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The African Union And The Conflict In Mali: Extra-Regional Influence And The Limitations Of A Regional Actor, Abiodun Joseph Oluwadare Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

The role of regional and sub-regional organizations cannot be overstated in conflict resolution, especially in their sphere of influence. The African Union and The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have played prominent roles in places like Burundi, Darfur, Chad, Somalia, and Liberia. The success achieved in these interventions would not likely have been forthcoming if the US, European Union and its member nations, along with the United Nations had not given their support to these regional and sub-regional organizations. In other words, the cooperative, collaborative, and supportive understanding between these extra-African bodies and the regional and sub-regional organizations …

Constructing International Relations, Charmaine G. Misalucha

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Rebecca Adler-Nissen, ed. Bourdieu in International Relations: Rethinking Key Concepts in IR. London and New York: Routledge, 2013.
• Nicholas Greenwood Onuf. World of Our Making: Rules and Rule in Social Theory and International Relations. London and New York: Routledge, 2013.
• Arlene B. Tickner and David L. Blaney, eds. Thinking International Relations Differently. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.

Zhang, E., Kleinman, A., & Tu, W. (Eds.). (2011). Governance Of Life In Chinese Moral Experience. The Quest For An Adequate Life. London & New York: Routledge., Viktor Friedmann

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Raoul Bianchi & Marcus L. Stephenson. Tourism And Citizenship: Rights, Freedoms And Responsibilities In The Global Order. 2014. Abingdon, Routledge., Maximiliano E. Korstanje

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

K. Raja Reddy (Ed.). Foreign Policy Of India And Asia-Pacific. New Delhi: New Century Publications, 2012., Md. Abdul Gaffar

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Sun, Wanning And Jennu Chio (Eds.) Mapping Media In China: Region; Province, Locality. Routledge, London And New York; 2012, Gunjan Singh

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Tareq Y. Ismael And Jacqueline S. Ismael, Government And Politics Of The Contemporary Middle East: Continuity And Change. New York: Routledge, 2011., Özlem Madi Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Rulers, Rhetoric, And Ray-Guns: A Post Colonial Look At 90'S Alien Invasion Media, Logan Matthew Hudspeth

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

This thesis opens discussion on American alien invasion films of the 90s as a self-critique, a reaction to being an imperial power at the end of the Cold War. The alien menace in these films is not the "other" but rather the U.S. itself being the colonizer or conqueror looking to expand its sphere of influence. Furthermore, it discusses how Presidential rhetoric in the films play a role in this postcolonial reading. Specific works studied are: Independence Day (1996), Mars Attacks! (1996), Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998), and The Puppet Masters (1994).

Issue 37, David Bell

NoteBooth

New library website; Reference News and GovNews blogs; Booth Library wins the Illinois Library Association's "Library Innovative Award"

Using Storytelling (Including Image, Metaphor And Narrative) In Cross-Generational, Cross-Cultural Twenty-First Century Evangelism, Rick D. Mckinney

Doctor of Ministry

Generational and cultural diversity within twenty-first century society has created great challenges to both professional clergy and laypersons in communicating the gospel. In addition, a postmodern, post-Christian culture has created a hostile environment for those sharing the message of Christ using the formulaic, propositional evangelism methods of the Twentieth century. Section One of this dissertation will elaborate on the problem. Section Two discusses why these methods, written primarily for a period of time when Judeo-Christian absolutes and regard for the sacred were staples in society, are increasingly ineffective. As the church struggles with a steady decline in its membership, the …

Understanding And Taming Public And Private Corruption In The 21st Century (November 2014)

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Volunteers In America: How Volunteerism And American Civil Society Shape Our Museums, Sarah C. Crocker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the intersection of volunteerism, museum studies, and American civil society, using these frameworks to examine volunteer motivations within two Denver area art museums. Additionally, there is much current scholarship that focuses on the relationship between museums and community, yet does not often address the role of museum volunteerism within such a context. This thesis therefore also examines the intersection of community and museum volunteerism, presenting a starting point for future researches to continue studying museum volunteerism within the context of civic engagement. This thesis finds that, while the ideology of American civil society plays a role in …

The Transnational Political Involvement Of Nigerian Immigrants In New York City: Motivations, Means And Constraints, Leila Rodriguez Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Africans represent a small but rapidly growing immigrant population in the United States. Nigerians, who constitute the largest group, form a well-organized community with numerous ethnic, hometown and social associations. Through some of these organizations, many Nigerians have successfully intervened in the economic and social development and the political processes of their hometowns. Their political involvement in the U.S. is less. In this article I use quantitative and qualitative data to analyze the motivations that Nigerian immigrants have for political involvement in Nigeria or the U.S., the means that enable this participation, and the constraints to participating. Findings suggest the …

Michael Lucken, Anne Bayard-Sakai, Emmanuel Lozerand (Eds.), J.A.A. Stockwin (Trans.), Japan's Postwar. New York: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies, 2011, Steven Pieragastini

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Beshara, Adel (Ed.). The Origins Of Syrian Nationhood: Histories, Pioneers And Identity. New York: Routledge, 2011., Pascal Abidor

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Adobe Medicus 2014 6 November-December, Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center

adobe medicus

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The Impact Of Polio Eradication On Routine Immunization And Primary Health Care: A Mixed-Methods Study, Svea Closser, Kelly Cox, Thomas M. Parris, R Matthew Landis, Judith Justice, Ranjani Gopinath, Kenneth Maes, Hailom Banteyerga Amaha, Ismaila Zango Mohammed, Rashid Jooma

Section of Neurosurgery

Background: After 2 decades of focused efforts to eradicate polio, the impact of eradication activities on health systems continues to be controversial. This study evaluated the impact of polio eradication activities on routine immunization (RI) and primary healthcare (PHC).
Methods: Quantitative analysis assessed the effects of polio eradication campaigns on RI and maternal healthcare coverage. A systematic qualitative analysis in 7 countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa assessed impacts of polio eradication activities on key health system functions, using data from interviews, participant observation, and document review.
Results: Our quantitative analysis did not find compelling evidence of widespread and …

Scitech News- 68(4)-2014

Sci-Tech News

Columns and Reports

From the Editor 5

SciTech News Call for Articles 5

Conference Report, Diane K. Foster

• International Student Travel
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Table Of Contents, Depaul College Of Law

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

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John Evans Study Committee Recommendations, Ramona Beltran, Richard Clemmer-Smith, Tamra D’Estree, Steven Fisher, David Fridtjof Halaas, Alan Gilbert, Dean Saitta, Billy J. Stratton, Adam Rovner, George E. Tinker, Nancy D. Wadsworth, Amanda Williams, Julia Bramante, Viki Eagle, Sara Schwartzkopf, Dave Buchanan, Gail Ridgely, Otto Braided Hair, Joe Big Medicine, Karen Little Coyote, Henry Littlebird, Chief Willey

John Evans Study Report

With the completion of this report the University of Denver is presented with an opportunity to reflect on our institutional origins, history, and legacy. We have an opportunity to provide a model of transparency, accountability, and transformation for institutions that have directly profited or indirectly benefited from the displacement of the indigenous communities whose lands and histories they occupy. This moment invites us to bend the arc of history away from the clamor of old apologetics that have caused deep wounds for those whose voices have been silenced and toward justice, healing, and peace. This likewise holds for those whose …

University Of Denver John Evans Study Report, Richard Clemmer-Smith, George E. Tinker, Alan Gilbert, Nancy D. Wadsworth, David Fridtjof Halaas, Billy J. Stratton, Steven Fisher

John Evans Study Report

"Universities are dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge. They are conservators of humanity's past. They cherish their own pasts, honoring forbears with statues and portraits and in the names of buildings. To study or teach at a [university] is to be a member of a community that exists across time, a participant in a procession that began centuries ago and that will continue long after we are gone. If an institution professing these principles cannot squarely face its own history, it is hard to imagine how any other institution, let alone our nation, might do so."

-Report …

Book Review: The Accidental Instructional Designer: Learning Design For The Digital Age, Emilia R. Marcyk

LOEX Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Creativity In Information Literacy Teaching: Part Two – Applying Creativity To Teaching, Anthony Stamatoplos

LOEX Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Deconstructing Tercerunquinto, Christopher Michael Fraga

Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Teaching An Old Jaw New Tricks: Diet-Induced Plasticity In A Model Organism, From Weaning To Adulthood, Jeremiah E. Scott, Kevin R. Mcabee, Meghan M. Eastman, Matthew J. Ravosa

Publications

Many organisms exhibit a decrease in the ability to modify their phenotypes in response to shifts in environmental conditions as they mature. Such age-dependent plasticity has important implications in a variety of evolutionary and ecological contexts, particularly with respect to understanding adaptive responses to heterogeneous environments. In this study we used experimental diet manipulation to examine the life-history trajectory of plasticity in the feeding complex of a model organism, the white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). We demonstrate that, contrary to expectations derived from previous cross-sectional studies of skeletal plasticity, the jaws of weanlings and young adults exhibit similar increases …

Transhumanism And Catholic Natural Law: Changing Human Nature And Changing Moral Norms?, Brian Patrick Green

Staff Publications and Research

In this chapter I propose a preliminary response to the transhumanist challenge to natural law by investigating six basic questions: ( 1) Is human nature relevant to morality? (2) Is human nature mutable? (3) How would we know if human nature had changed? ( 4) Could cultural evolution replace biological evolution? (5) How would human nature and human will relate to each other under these new transhuman conditions? (6) Is it possible to construct a dynamic ethic to fit a dynamic nature, and if so, what might that ethic be?

Overall, I argue that it is possible to maintain a …

Climate Champion: Christiana Figueres (Vol. 1. Issue 2), Global Leadership Dialogues

Center for Governance and Sustainability Publications

Christiana Figueres is the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. She founded the non-profit Center for Sustainable Development of the Americas, and directed it for eight years (1995 – 2003). She also designed and helped to establish national climate change programs in eight Latin American countries, thereby promoting strong participation of the countries in that region in the Climate Change Convention.

A World Of Becoming, Stanimir Panayotov

International Dialogue

It is difficult to respond in a genre other than philosophical prose when writing about one. Philosophical prose is a very demanding and small club: it is almost like the poetry club of philosophy recognized in and by itself. Few are the specimens of the genre and plenty are those raising hands from within. This is largely because genre-determined writing such as this one is both about style and Zeitgeist. And to rise up to the standards of styling the spirit(s) of time is an ordeal of both the heart and the mind even trained thinkers fail to do. With …

Leviathans At The Gold Mine: Creating Indigenous And Corporate Actors In Papua New Guinea, Jerry K. Jacka

International Dialogue

Social analysis in anthropology today “oscillates uneasily” between a concern with Foucauldian global regimes of governance on the one hand and Deleuzian assemblages of agentive actors on the other. In Leviathans at the Gold Mine: Creating Indigenous and Corporate Actors in Papua New Guinea, Alex Golub asks if there is “a better way to do justice to a contemporary scene characterized by both spontaneity and regime” (2). Golub’s book seeks to find this middle road through the analysis of the development of a world-class gold mine on the homelands of a group of indigenous people—the Ipili— living in the highlands …

Cooperative Movement Impacts On Poverty Eradication In Indonesia: 2007-2011 Archival Research, Horohito Norhatan

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

Global leaders and institutions expend considerable time, effort, and resources to eradicate poverty in the world. In spite of these efforts, poverty persists worldwide as a trap into which millions of people continue to fall. The cooperative contribution towards poverty eradication has advanced in recent years. Cooperatives can potentially increase the economic well-being, fostering sustainable economic development at the community level (Yusuf & Ijaiya, 2009). The present study is based on a quantitative archival data analysis of cooperatives’ movement progress and poverty eradication efforts in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between the Indonesian cooperative …