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Jivanta Schöttli. Vision And Strategy In Indian Politics: Jawaharlal Nehru’S Policy Choices And The Designing Of Political Institutions. Oxford And New York: Routledge. 2012., Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Goenka, A. And D. Henley (Eds.). Southeast Asia’S Credit Revolution: From Moneylenders To Microfinance. Milton Park, Uk: Routledge. 2010., Christina Dames Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Neoliberal Globalization And The Politics Of Migration In Sub-Saharan Africa, Saul Tobias Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Over the last few decades, many states in sub-Saharan Africa have adopted draconian anti-migrant policies, leaving refugees and migrants vulnerable to violence, harassment, and economic exploitation. These policies represent a shift from the relatively hospitable attitude shown by many African nations in the immediate post-colonial period. Explanations at the local level do not adequately explain the pervasiveness of these changes or why many developing states are now replicating the migration discourse and practices of the global north. Drawing on scholarship and data from a number of states in the region, including Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa, this paper argues …

State Sponsored Famine: Conceptualizing Politically Induced Famine As A Crime Against Humanity, Jlateh Vincent Jappah Md, Msc, Danielle Taana Smith

Journal of International and Global Studies

This paper argues for the codification of politically induced famine as a crime against humanity. We use the term “state sponsored famine” to reflect the conceptualization of famine as not merely nature-induced but also as a willfully orchestrated state policy. The specification of faminogenic practices as criminal would subject perpetrators to international jurisdiction and provide deterrence to future offenders. We review traditional conceptualizations of famine as a geophysical event. We explore Amartya Sen’s concept of famine as caused by the collapse of individual entitlement and market exchange dynamics; we also discuss commentary on Sen’s approach. Further, we analyze the limits …

Amitav Acharya, & Barry Buzan (Eds.) Non-Western International Relations Theory: Perspectives On And Beyond Asia. New York: Routledge. 2010., William Jones

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Carool Kersten. Cosmopolitans And Heretics: New Muslim Intellectuals And The Study Of Islam. London; New York: Hurst, Columbia. 2011., Chiara Formichi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Jayatilleke S. Bandara, Prema-Chandra Athukorala, And Saman Kelegama, (Eds.). Trade Liberalisation And Poverty In South Asia. Routledge, 2011., Rina M. Alluri

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Ken’Ichi Ikeda And Sean Richey. Social Networks And Japanese Democracy: The Beneficial Impact Of Interpersonal Communication In East Asia. New York: Routledge. 2012., Gloria Garcia Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Mandakranta Bose. Women In The Hindu Tradition. Rules, Roles And Exceptions. Routledge. 2010., Susanne Kranz Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Glen Peterson. Overseas Chinese In The People’S Republic Of China. London And New York: Routledge. 2012., Karen Teoh Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Nancy Rosenberger. Seeking Food Rights: Nation, Inequality And Repression In Uzbekistan. Case Studies On Contemporary Social Issues. John A. Young, (Ed.). Belmont, Ca: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. 2012., Vika Gardner Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Harmonizing Commercial Wind Power And The Endangered Species Act Through Administrative Reform, J. B. Ruhl

Vanderbilt Law Review

What could be greener than wind power? That's easy-saving endangered species! The wind power industry has learned the hard way what timber companies, federal land management agencies, hydropower generators, state highway departments, real estate developers, small coastal villages, the Environmental Protection Agency, farmers, major metropolitan governments, and more like them around the nation know all too well-never, ever take your eyes off the Endangered Species Act ("ESA"). It may be green and one of the darlings of our nation's renewable energy future, but wind power has no "green pass" to get out of the ESA.

The reason wind power has …

Through The Eyes Of Reviewers: Key Components & Content In External Funding, Susan Stapleton, Steve Kohler, Kristal Ehrhardt

Research and Dessert

WHO funds research and who should I contact to find out what is involved in applying? WHAT do I need to know about the application process? WHERE do I find out about what goes into the application? WHEN do I apply? HOW do I go about crafting a successful application?

Ice Research News, Vol. 2, No. 2 - November 2012, Clemson University

ICE Research News (Biannual Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Climate Change And The Water Crisis In Israel, Lauren Deutsch

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

Israel’s water crisis is controlled by the availability and location of water resources that are affected by climate change and geopolitics in southwest Asia. Conflict between Israel and the Palestinian occupied territories in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have put strains on the allocation of water recourses. The goal of this research was to model how much a change in climate will affect the amount of available freshwater in Israel. Intensive research taken from Israel and the occupied territories was carried out to understand how the amount of precipitation, rainfall, and the rate of evaporation is affected by …

Diplomacy And Cosmopolitanism In A Globalized World, Adina Borcan Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Due to the fact that there is a new world culture, with increasing connections of varied local cultures, the characteristics of the 21st century seem to be globalization, seen as “a matter of increasing long-distance interconnectedness, at least across national boundaries, preferably between continents as well” (Hannerz, 1996, p. 17). However, despite this tendency towards globalization, there are still some communities who have no contacts even within the same country (different tribes from an African country, for example) or countries which are isolated due to political doctrine (North Korea, for example), where contact with the rest of the world is …

Lawrence Sáez & Gurharpal Singh (Eds.). New Dimensions Of Politics In India: The United Progressive Alliance In Power. London: Routledge. 2012., Mario González Castañeda Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

N. K. Otmazgin And E. Ben-Ari. Popular Culture And The State In East And Southeast Asia. New York: Routledge. 2012., Gwenola Ricordeau Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Peter Button. Configuration Of The Real In Chinese Literary And Aesthetic Modernity. Collection Ideas, History And Modern China. Leiden: Brill Press. 2009., Florent Villard Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

C. Sarmento. (Ed.). Permanent Transit: Discourses And Maps Of The Intercultural Experience. Newcastle-On-Tyne. Uk: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 2012., Myna German Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

National Science Foundation Career Program, Carla Koretsky, David Huffman

Research and Dessert

NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars.

Commonwealth Times 2012-11-01

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, November 1, 2012, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Indirect Pathways Into Practice: A Comparative Examination Of Indian And Philippine Internationally Educated Nurses And Their Entry Into Ontario’S Nursing Profession, Margaret Walton-Roberts, Jenna Hennebry

International Migration Research Centre

In Canada half of all internationally educated nurses (IENs) are employed in Ontario, and in 2010 the top three countries where new IENs had received their training were the Philippines, India and China. This presentation reports on preliminary results from an ongoing research project examining the experiences of IENs from the Philippines and India who intend to enter Ontario’s nursing profession indirectly via temporary migration streams. The preliminary survey results will be presented, including differences in the characteristics and experiences of the two groups as they follow migration and occupational pathways to enter Canada and the nursing profession in Ontario. …

Obtaining Consumer Perceptions Of External Costs Of “Cheap” Food Products And Analyzing Quality Food Markets That Minimize External Costs In Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, Jennifer Long '13

Outstanding Senior Seminar Papers

Today, the United States’ food system is primarily a large industrial operation with smaller-scale community-based food systems. Although the industrial food system has benefitted society by increasing the amount of food available for every person, some of these products are “cheap” food products that generate external costs, such as poor health, potential wealth loss to farmers and environmental degradation. With over 1 billion individuals on earth undernourished and 15.8% of all U.S. households as of 2010 food insecure [Patel, 2012], this system has not completely solved food issues. Community-based food systems, on the other hand, minimize external costs …

Examining Ways To Promote Water Conservation At Golf Courses In Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, Rose Kelly '13

Outstanding Senior Seminar Papers

The purpose of this study was to examine ways for golf courses in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, to promote water conservation. As the demand for freshwater exponentially increases around the United States, it becomes necessary to examine current freshwater uses, especially those for recreational purposes. Golf courses are one of the largest freshwater users, with a typical course consuming hundreds of thousands of gallons every day for grass maintenance. With water shortages and insecure future water supplies, golf courses around the United States are urgently looking for ways to promote water conservation. This includes golf courses in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. The severe drought …

Abolitionist Animal Rights: Critical Comparisons And Challenges Within The Animal Rights Movement, Corey Lee Wrenn

Animal Rights Movement Collection

The abolitionist movement is an emergent and radical approach to nonhuman animal rights. Calling for a complete cessation in nonhuman animal use through the abolishing of property status for nonhuman animals and an adoption of veganism and nonviolence, this approach stands in stark contrast to mainstream approaches such as humane production and welfare reform. This paper describes the goals and stances of abolitionism; the basic debate between abolitionism and other nonhuman animal rights movements; and the current state, challenges, and future prospects for abolitionism. It is argued that abolitionism, as developed by Francione, is the only morally consistent approach for …

Characterization Of Dusts In Traditional Bakeries, Brigitte Roberge, Simon Aubin, Yves Cloutier

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Plusieurs études concluent que les boulangers exposés à la poussière de farine risquent d'être sensibilisés et de développer des symptômes respiratoires, voire de l'asthme professionnel (AP). D'autres rapportent une augmentation du risque de sensibilisation à la farine à des niveaux de 2 mg/m³ bien qu'il y ait prévalence de sensibilisation chez les boulangers exposés à 1 mg/m³ de poussière de farine. Selon des études récentes, les travailleurs de boulangeries industrielles ou artisanales pourraient être exposés jusqu'à 7,8 mg/m³ et ceux des meuneries jusqu'à 16 mg/m³. La majorité des études rapportent des niveaux exprimés en fraction …

Characterization Of Dusts In The Food Seasonings Sector, Brigitte Roberge, Simon Aubin, Yves Cloutier

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les épices et les herbes aromatiques contiennent des substances organiques - nommées également substances actives - pouvant causer des irritations ou ayant un potentiel allergène pour la peau et pour le système respiratoire. De 1995 à 2007, la CSST a indemnisé 9 cas d’asthme survenus dans le secteur des autres industries de produits alimentaires qui comprennent notamment la production d’assaisonnements. Les auteurs ont caractérisé les poussières dans l’air d’établissements de fabrication de mélanges d’assaisonnement à base d’épices et d’herbes aromatiques en termes de poussières totales, de fractions inhalable et respirable ainsi que la granulométrie des poussières générées lors de diverses …

Can We Regulate Our Way To Energy Efficiency? Product Standards As Climate Policy, Noah M. Sachs

Vanderbilt Law Review

Alternative energy supplies get most of the attention in the climate change debate, but reducing energy demand should be the dominant strategy for cutting global greenhouse gas emissions. Dozens of technical studies have concluded that improving the efficiency of automobiles, furnaces, motors, consumer electronics, lighting, air conditioners, and other energy-using products is the cheapest and fastest way to achieve dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.' In fact, avoiding catastrophic global heating largely depends on how fast energy efficient technology can be deployed over the next few decades.

Energy efficiency can be promoted through multiple policies, such as energy taxes, a …