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Trends. Ehud Barak And Peace: Mistakes On The 15-Month Mistake, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the citings of many analysts, journalists, and diplomats--the last often speaking on an unattributed basis--a huge error in the current quest for peace between Israel and the Palestinian National Authority and between Israel and Syria and Lebanon.

Trends. Immaterial Materialism: The Communist Party Confronts Falun Gong And Qi Gong In The People's Republic Of China, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the April 1999 demonstration by members of the Falun Gong sect outside the Zhongnanhai compound in Beijing.

Trends. Evolution, Devolution, And Northern Ireland: Ever Closer To Bloody Sunday?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the latest deadline for the devolution of significant political power from the British Parliament to a new Assembly in Northern Ireland.

Ibpp Research Associates: Nigeria, Staff Writer - The Post Express

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author - a staff writer at The Post Express - discusses The Express, describing it as an independent newspaper based out of Ogun, Nigeria and dedicated to promoting the prospects of democracy and justice in Nigeria and to reaching those who have not abandoned the faith that human affairs are best administered in the spirit of reason and in a climate of true democracy. This description led into a short article - Senate Honours Abiola - which described the honoring of the late Chief Abiola, presumed winner of the 6/12/1993 presidential election who died in detention.

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Trends. Employment Policies For Nuclear Weapons: Uses Of First Use, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) public policy advocating a "first use" of nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

Is Coke The Real Thing? The Pause That Refreshes? Hysterical Blindness On Hysteria In Belgium, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comments on the outbreak of symptoms allegedly reactive to imbibing Coca-Cola in Belgium, journalistic coverage of the outbreak, and the relationship between the two.

Letter To Anna: An American Perspective On Why The Us Hasn't Acted Decisively In Kosovo, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article--slightly edited by IBPP--was submitted by Mr. Andrew Chittim, a freelance writer and marketing specialist. The article arrived on May 25th--well before the end of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. In retrospect, however, Mr. Chittim's analysis highlights a number of Issues that are still not resolved.

Women, Bargaining And Change In Seven Structures Of World Political Economy, Michael H. Allen

Political Science Faculty Research and Scholarship

Feminist discourses have changed the vision of the issues and sites of political encounter that are important for study in IR. IPE scholars have also been reframing the discipline by their focus upon other agents besides states, and other structures of power and change, besides those of security and production. But these discourses could also complement each other to mutual benefit. This article suggests ways to do that, by positing a framework of analysis through which IPE, Feminist, International-Legal/Institutional, Peace and other critical discourses could intersect. It suggests that world political economy be conceived of in terms of seven intersecting, …

Critical Intercultural Dialogue, Michael James

Faculty Journal Articles

Cultural pluralism assumes the persistence of inter-group conflicts and poses the question of how members of multiethnic liberal democracies should address disagreements stemming from divergent cultural values. Allowing groups greater cultural autonomy resolves some problems, but does not address those that arise when different cultural values suggest divergent answers to questions of common concern. These can be addressed through developing practices of critical intercultural dialogue that will provide a basis for mutual understanding of group values and valid intercultural criticism. Such critical intercultural dialogue is based on three criteria: the priority of understanding the other's values to criticism of them, …

Contested Terrain: Understanding The Persistence Of Racial Inequality In America, Carol Nackenoff

Political Science Faculty Works

Review Of "The Color Of Politics: Race And The Mainsprings Of American Politics" By M. Goldfield, "Facing Up To The American Dream" By J. Hochschild, "Shifting The Color Line: Race And The American Welfare State" By R.C. Lieberman, "Voting Hopes Or Fears? White Voters, Black Candidates, And Racial Politics In America" By K. Reeves, And "Reaching Beyond Race" By P.M. Sniderman And E.G. Carmines

Japan's War Memories: A Political Approach, Miyuki Sakuta

Dissertations and Theses

In discussion of Japan's role in the world, scholars and politicians have often pointed out the significance of Japan's war memories. Japan is considered an anomalous actor because of its status as an economic superpower without military or political weight. Memories of World War II have been defined as a constraining factor in Japan's attempts to assume a greater role in international affairs.

The purpose of the present study is to analyze the origins and the functions of the memory factor. While common explanations have been either psychological or cultural, I took a political approach, adopting the Realists' theory that …

Mlgpa News (June 1999), Betsy Smith

MLGPA news (1996-2004)

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Legislators' Perceptions About Poverty: Views From The Georgia General Assembly, Elizabeth L. Beck, Deborah M. Whitley, James L. Wolk

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study sought to explore legislators perspectives about causes of poverty. Members of the Georgia General Assembly rated the importance of 10 behavioral and structural explanations of poverty, and indicated whether they thought poor women and children would be better served under AFDC or TANF. Whereas all groups of legislators found behavioral explanations moderately important, there was significant variation by race, gender, and political party about the importance of structural explanations of poverty. Support for several structural explanations of poverty correlated with a preference for AFDC, but no correlations were found with behavioral explanations. This study holds implications for affecting …

Jobs For "Wilad Al-Nas", Ghada Fakhry Barsoum

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Reflections On National Character: Is The United States Still A Superpower?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comments on the construct of national character and then employs the construct to suggest that the United States (U.S.) Government and the US as a nation and nation-state may no longer warrant superpower status.

Trends. Nato And Yugoslavia: Data On Data, On Knowing What To Know, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombing of the People's Republic of China's embassy in Belgrade.

Ibpp Research Associates. Macedonia, Anonymous - Skopje, Macedonia

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is a note (lightly edited for English only) from a professor in Skopje, Macedonia that was addressed to a professional colleague of the IBPP Editorial Board in response to that colleague's inquiry into the situation in Macedonia. The author notes a difference between what has been broadcast via the Western media and the perceptions of conditions in-country.

Misplaced Faith In Psychological Holiness: Murder, Suicide, Swiss Guards, And The Vatican, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some of the problems in employing psychological testing to decrease the probability of murder perpetrated by employees in the job environment.

The Politics Of Placebo, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores definitions of the construct placebo in a political context.

Trends. Causal Attributions And The Subversion Of Time: Would An Indictment Of The Israeli Foreign, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article discusses the indictment of the Israeli Foreign Minister by the Israeli State Attorney on charges of fraud, bribery, and witness tampering.

Trends. Human Rights And Military Conflict: Numerology Versus Quantitative Analysis, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

the author discusses a journalist's comments on the United Nations Human Rights Commission vote to take no action on a human rights censure motion against the People's Republic of China.

Analyzing Voting Trends In East Baton Rouge Parish Gubernatorial Races In The 1990'S, Deshanna L. Bause

Electronic Dissertations and Theses

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the voting patterns in the minority communities during important elections. A secondary component ofthis study analyzes the voting practices of Blacks in East Baton Rouge parish. TIle population will be voters in the precinct located in East Baton Rouge. Participants in this study must be a registered voter residing in the precincts of the East Baton Rouge parish. The use of Microsoft Excel made it possible to determine the voting trends of the black population.

Containment To Enlargement: America's National Security Policy, Linda J. Thayne

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

With the demise of the Cold War, an internationalist philosophy towards national security has gained prominence among many of the political, social and economic leaders of the United States. Internationalists believe that the United States has a new role of advancing global peace and prosperity. This internationalist perspective has led to a reformulation of the United States' national security agenda. This thesis reviews the administrations new philosophical outlook on national security by examining the core premises and structural framework contained in the administrations new foreign policy agenda. The paper will briefly examine the motivation behind the reshaping of U.S. foreign …

Ibpp Research Associates. Serbia, Aleksandar Radulovic, Nikola Radulovic

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is a perspective that was contributed on April 25, 1999 by Aleksandar & Nikola Radulovic of Belgrade, Serbia through Global Network Initiative staffer Gil Grein.

Trends. Serbs And Kosovar Albanians: Birds Of A Feather, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses how Albanians and Serbs are alike in the throes of similarly deep and powerful psychological processes.

Trends. Pinning The Tail On The Donkey: A Legacy Of The Legacy Codes, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses a Taiwanese-born U.S. citizen that was alleged to have spied against the US and for the People's Republic of China.

Human Rights, Peace, And East Timor: Perspectives From A Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is based on an interview with Mr. [Jose] Ramos-Horta, the co-winner of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize along with Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo. The interview was conducted by the IBPP editor. The article is also based on remarks delivered by Mr. Ramos-Horta to an audience at Yavapai College (Prescott, Arizona) and sponsored by that college, Prescott College, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott Campus).

Ibpp Research Associates. Banja Luka, Srpska, Zeljka Kasagic

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article is a letter from a 26 year-old Serbian female, Ms. Zeljka Kasagic, of Banja Luka, Srpska. The letter was written in a response to inquiries by Global Network Initiative staffer Gil Grein concerning the current crisis between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Yugoslavia.

Why Behavior Can't Be The Sole Arbiter Of Foreign Policy Goodness: The Ghosts In And Out Of The Machine And Yugoslavia, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article highlights a common fallacy in the critique of foreign policy initiatives.

Trends. The Decommissioning Of Reality: Towards A New Northern Ireland Government, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the obstacles in transitioning to the new power-sharing Northern Ireland Assembly.