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Expanding The Horizons Of Horizontal Inquiry Into Rights Consciousness: An Engagement With David Engel, Michael W. Mccann
Expanding The Horizons Of Horizontal Inquiry Into Rights Consciousness: An Engagement With David Engel, Michael W. Mccann
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
This Comment interprets and reflects on the key features of David Engel's argument about the importance of balancing vertical models of rights diffusion with horizontal ethnographic studies of how rights consciousness develops out of practical experience in everyday social contexts. The primary focus is on endorsing the general argument and amplifying some understated or undeveloped dimensions of Engel's position. In particular, this reflection makes the case for: 1) expanding the range of subjects and contexts subjected to horizontal study, including especially greater attention to "haves" and elite actors; 2) studying subjects expected to have high rights consciousness as well as …
Counting The Costs Of A Global Anglophonic Hegemony: Examining The Impact Of U.S. Language Education Policy On Linguistic Minorities Worldwide, Stephen M. Harper
Counting The Costs Of A Global Anglophonic Hegemony: Examining The Impact Of U.S. Language Education Policy On Linguistic Minorities Worldwide, Stephen M. Harper
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
As the need for efficient communication between global participants in academia, business, and politics has grown in recent decades, English has quickly become the dominant universal language in these arenas. Language policy scholars have noted, however, that the rapid spread of English could present a substantial threat to the linguistic diversity of the world, as some scholars have estimated that as many as fifty percent of the world's languages will be extinct by the end of the twenty-first century. This Note argues that the United States' current stance in the area of language education will contribute to this global language …
A Theory Of Imperial Law: A Study On U.S. Hegemony And The Latin Resistance, Ugo Mattei
A Theory Of Imperial Law: A Study On U.S. Hegemony And The Latin Resistance, Ugo Mattei
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
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