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Peace Negotiations And The Dynamics Of The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Amr G.E. Sabet

Peace and Conflict Studies

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The saga of the Middle East ‘peace process’ and the fanfare that has surrounded it, obscured the fact that little has been subjected to detailed systematic and objective analysis. Nor has it been sufficiently put to the test of negotiation principles in a fashion that would shed light on its underlying nature and substance. This caveat hindered addressing important questions regarding the very structure of the process and its ability to deliver on its purported promises. It further raises questions as to whether one could speak of a real peace in the making, or whether the whole endeavor is …

Volume 7, Number 1 (May 2000), Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

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The “Post-Cold War” world presents staggering contrasts. On the one hand, the threat of annihilation has receded, totalitarianism seems to be in retreat and there is greater interest in such issues as sustainable development, human rights and good governance. On the other hand, however, political and economic instability seem chronic in many regions, and there is a sense of drift both within many countries and at the global level. Prominent on the “new agenda” of world politics is the apparent rising tide of communal conflicts around the planet: a trend which has both positive and negative aspects. Communalism is …

Focus Groups In Ethnography Of Communication: Expanding Topics Of Inquiry Beyond Participant Observation, Elizabeth A. Suter

The Qualitative Report

Historically, ethnography of communication has viewed participant observation as the central and necessary methodological point of departure for any ethnographic endeavor. However, as this article illustrates, this becomes problematic when particular topics of inquiry do not provide ample opportunities for observation. After struggles to participant observe conversations on women's marital naming practices, I was able to research this topic and produce participant observation-like understandings after I incorporated focus groups into my methods. Based upon these experiences and study, this article urges ethnography of communication scholars to step outside their traditional methodological practices, when necessary, and integrate the focus group method …

Feminist Content Analysis And Representative Characters, Patricia Leavy

The Qualitative Report

This paper details textual, visual and audio-visual content analysis from both a general and feminist perspective. It provides a backstage look at how I took an abstract idea of analyzing the larger socio-cultural-political American 1990s/2000 context through a representative fictional character, Ally McBeal, and created a manageable project outline for how to achieve my research goals using content analysis in multiple way

Reconstructing The World Of The Anorectic Outpatient: Procedures For Enhancing Trustworthiness And Credibility, Steven R. Thomsen, J. Kelley Mccoy, Marleen Williams

The Qualitative Report

Conducting in-depth interviews with clinical populations often poses a number of problems for qualitative researchers. Because of the skewed perception of themselves and the world around them, and because of their propensity to distort and deny the pathology of their illness, anorexic women are an example of one such group that can create possible problems for researchers, particularly those concerned with the trustworthiness and credibility of their analysis. How should qualitative researchers approach this population? How can a credible reconstruction of reality be produced? This paper explores and discusses the procedures utilized by the authors during an 18-month project in …

Constructivist Instructional Design: Creating A Multimedia Package For Teaching Critical Qualitative Research, Brandie Colón, Kay Ann Taylor, Jerry Willis

The Qualitative Report

Instructors for quantitative research courses often find that there are many different types of support material for those courses. That is not the case with qualitative courses. Very little support material is available for qualitative research courses. In this paper we describe the creation of one multimedia package that focuses on one type of qualitative research - critical ethnographic techniques. The package was created to help graduate students learn to use five critical ethnographic techniques: meaning fields, validity reconstruction, role analysis, power analysis, and horizon analysis. We used a constructivist instructional design model, R2D2, to guide our development work. It …

Connecting, April 2000, Volume 2, Issue 2, Nova Southeastern University Libraries

Connecting: Nova Southeastern University Libraries Newsletter

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2000 Spring Nsu Knights Sports Media Guide - Baseball, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Softball, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

Tidings, Volume 2, Number 1 - Spring 2000, Nova Southeastern University Libraries

Tidings: A publication of Nova Southeastern University Libraries

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Broadly Speaking - April, 2000, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Creativity Within Qualitative Research On Families: New Ideas For Old Methods, Sharon A. Deacon

The Qualitative Report

Qualitative researchers are continually searching for research methods that engage their participants in the data collection process. When researching living, dynamic systems such as families, researchers need to find methods that can encapsulate the multi-dimensionality of the human experience. The purpose of this paper is to acquaint researchers with some creative and active methods they can use to not only involve their participants in the research process, but also to more fully learn about and experience the perceptions, feelings, and life events of their participants. The methods discussed include sculpting, photography and videography, art and drawing, role playing, writing exercises, …

The Knight Volume 10: Issue 10, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Broadly Speaking - February, 2000, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Nsu Sports News - 2000-01-25 - "Nova Southeastern Announces New Sid", Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Press Releases

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The Knight Volume 10: Issue 8, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Self-Determination For Indigenous Peoples After Kosovo: Translating Self-Determination "Into Practice" And "Into Peace", Lorie M. Graham

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Numerous scholars have traced the early origins of self-determination from the Marxist precepts of class liberation to the Wilsonian ideals of democracy and freedom.

The Imprint Of Kosovo On The Law Of Humanitarian Intervention, Julie Mertus

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

For nearly ten years, human rights advocates have tried to focus public attention on Kosovo.

The Rights Of The Accused In A Global Enforcement Arena, Diane Marie Amann

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

It is a commonplace that crime, no less than other industries, has become a global venture.

Collective Harms Under The Alien Tort Statute: A Cautionary Note On Class Actions, Catharine A. Mackinnon

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A small but increasing number of class actions for mass human rights violations are being brought under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350.

A Case In Exploitation: Elian Gonzalez, Should He Stay Or Should He Go?, Erin Deady

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

By now we have all heard the issues framed. A young five-year-old boy is found clinging to a life raft after two days at sea adrift.

The Pinochet Case In Spain, Antoni Pigrau Sole'

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The London arrest of the senator and retired general, Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, on October 16, 1998, at the request of Spanish judge, Baltasar Garz6n, (the judge of the Fifth Central Court of Instruction of the National Court), and the steps taken thus far by the British and Spanish courts since the arrest have had, and will continue to have, undisputed transcendence.

Las Nuevas Adhesiones A La Union Europea De Los Paises De Europa Central Y Oriental: La Estrategia De Adhesion Y Sus Implicaciones En El Ambito De La Politica Comunitaria Ambiental, Mar Campins Eritja, Andreu Olesti Rayo

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A partir de la dcada de los afilos noventa y coincidiendo con la nueva situaci6n creada en Europa por la desintegraci6n de la Uni6n Sovi~tica, el canbio de circunstancias en el contexto mundial, especialmente en el Anbito europeo, ha comportado que determinados Paises de Europa Central y Oriental (desde ahora, PECO's) hayan solicitado su adhesi6n a la Uni6n Europea.

Alternative Dispute Resolution In Cyberspace: There Is More On The Line, Than Just Getting "Online", Rachel I. Turner

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The potential plaintiff is in Dallas, the potential defendant in Tiruporur, and the mediator in Hong Kong? They never leave their home cities.

Ph.D. In Dispute Resolution Student Handbook, Nova Southeastern University

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Course Catalogs

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School Of Social And Systemic Studies Catalog 2000-2001, Nova Southeastern University

College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Course Catalogs

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The Myth Of Perfection, Charles Rosenberg

Nova Law Review

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Nova Law Review 24, 2

Nova Law Review

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Shepard Broad Law Center Student Handbook, Nova Southeastern University

Shepard Broad College of Law Course Catalogs

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1999-2000 Nsu Knights Men's And Women's Basketball Winter Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

2000 Nsu Knights Official Program - Baseball, Softball, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.