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God And Discipline: Religious Education And Character Building In A Christian School In Jakarta, Chang Yau Hoon

Chang Yau HOON

No abstract provided.

Young People’S Attitudes Towards Interethnic And Inter-Religious Socializing, Courtship And Marriage In Indonesia, Lyn Parker, Chang Yau Hoon

Chang Yau HOON

No abstract provided.

What Is Islamic Democracy? The Three Cs Of Islamic Governance, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

This book chapter explores the three Cs of Islamic Governance; Constitution, Consultation and Consent.

Violence As An Obstacle To Livelihood Resilience In The Context Of Climate Change, Beth Tellman, Ryan Alaniz, Andrea Rivera, Diana Contreras

Ryan C. Alaniz

Central America continues to be a violent region and is prone to increasing climatic shocks and environmental degradation. This paper explores the non-linear feedback loop between violence and climate shocks on livelihood resilience in El Salvador and Honduras, two countries experiencing high rates of violence. The nature of this complex feedback loop is examined by analysing case studies on the community scale, which include challenges in reconstructing community social capital post-Hurricane Mitch (1998) in Honduras and the importance of social capital in community resilience to Hurricane Ida (2009) in El Salvador. We conclude that social capital is central in communities …

Migration Governance Challenges In A Middle Income Country: The Jordanian Experience, Piyasiri Wickramasekara

PIYASIRI WICKRAMASEKARA

No abstract provided.

Has Modernity Failed The Muslim World?, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

Modernity had come to the Muslim World. But it did not deliver. There is no stability, no freedom, no real democracy and no earned prosperity and no scientific vitality in the Muslim World. Perhaps rather than continuing to ask the old question is Islam compatible with modernity, we need to ask has modernity failed Muslims.

Reading Between The Poverty Lines, Srijit Mishra

Srijit Mishra

The proposed Rangarajan method on measurement of poverty in India borrows elements from three earlier methods – those of Alagh, Lakdawala and Tendulkar. An important departure in the Rangarajan method is to compute the poverty line commodity basket by combining items from two fractile groups to address the relatively higher expenses for some essential non-food items. This, while being statistically plausible, poses a behavioural dilemma, as there will be no fractile group that will satisfy both. As an alternative, we suggest dual poverty lines where the fi rst is computed on the basis of average calorie, protein and fat requirements …

Evolving Chineseness, Ethnicity And Business: The Making Of Ethnic Chinese As A 'Market-Dominant Minority' In Indonesia, Chang Yau Hoon

Chang Yau HOON

No abstract provided.

Introduction: Coping With Change - Understanding Ethnic Chinese Business Behavior, Chang Yau Hoon

Chang Yau HOON

No abstract provided.

What Is Enlightenment? An Islamic Perspective, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

This essay draws on Immanuel Kant’s concept of enlightenment as an escape from self- imposed ignorance and argues that a similar concept of enlightenment can be understood within the Muslim context as escape from self-imposed jahiliyyah, which is understood as fear to exercise reason publicly. The article advocates for ijtihad, is critical of Taqlid, and invokes Islamic sources to invest confidence in contemporary use of reason for interpreting Islam.

Katskiļu Atskaņas #3, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

This was the third of three newsletters published during the course of the Latvian Heritage Camp 3x3 in the Catskills at the Latvian Church Camp in Elka Park, NY. Bundza was the editor and wrote some of the articles.

Katskiļu Atskaņas #2, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

This was the second of three newsletters published during the course of the Latvian Heritage Camp 3x3 in the Catskills at the Latvian Church Camp in Elka Park, NY. Bundza was the editor and wrote some of the articles.

Katskiļu Atskaņas #1, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

This was the first of three newsletters published during the course of the Latvian Heritage Camp 3x3 in the Catskills at the Latvian Church Camp in Elka Park, NY. Bundza was the editor and wrote some of the articles.

3x3 Mēlene #3, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

This was the second of two newsletters published during the course of the Latvian Heritage Camp 3x3 in the Latvian Center Garezers in Three Rivers, MI. Bundza was the co-editor with Sams Knochs and wrote some of the articles.

Mid-Term Report, July 2014: Shu Internationalization Task Force, Carrie Wojenski

Carrie Wojenski

The Internationalization Task Force is poised to develop the University’s internationalization plan and support global learning opportunities for its faculty and students.

Opium Trade And Conflict In Afghanistan, Vivek Kumar Srivastava Dr.

Vivek Kumar Srivastava Dr.

This paper explores the role of opium cultivation in Afghanistan and the world.

Candidate Selection In Bolivia’S Mixed-Member System: Determinants Of Candidate Selection In Bolivia’S 1993 And 1997 Legislative Elections, Miguel Centellas

Miguel Centellas

Mixed-member electoral systems became a popular choice for “electoral engineers” in the 1990s. Countries as diverse as Venezuela, Hungary, Lesotho, and Italy adopted the system. The assumption was that introducing single-member districts (SMDs) in countries that used list proportional representation electoral systems would introduce “constituency” oriented legislators who could be more easily held accountable to voters. This paper explores any changes associated with the adoption of a mixed-member electoral system in Bolivia. It does so through a candidate-level analysis looking at differences in candidate profiles between two elections (1993 and 1997) and between two tiers (list and nominal) in the …

5th Annual Afro-Latino Lecture Series - Lubaraun, Aajay Murphy

Aajay Murphy

A poster for the screening of the film "Lubaraun" in conjunction with the 5th Annual Afro-Latino Lecture Series.

Global And Regional Determinants Of Regime Type: Pakistan, Jakob A Friedman

Jakob A Friedman

Abstract: Traditional fields of study for international relations (IR) scholars have revolved around the question of how regimes interact with one another in the international sphere. This paper deals with answering the question of how regimes emerge in the first place. To this end, there are two competing narratives in IR, which seek to explain the origins of regime type. The first is that regimes are shaped entirely by a given nations regional security concerns, the other is that regimes emerge in response to global political paradigms. Throughout the exploration of the political history of Pakistan, this paper seeks to …

5th Annual Afro-Latino Lecture Series - Dr. Guillermina Ramos Cruz, Aajay Murphy

Aajay Murphy

A poster for "Afro-Cuban Art from the Diaspora," a lecture by Dr. Guillermina Ramos Cruz, in conjunction with the 5th Annual Afro-Latino Lecture Series.

5th Annual Afro-Latino Lecture Series - C. A. Griffith, Aajay Murphy

Aajay Murphy

A poster for the screening of the film "América's Home" by C. A. Griffith in conjunction with the 5th Annual Afro-Latino Lecture Series.

Critical And Creative Thinking And Structured Analytic Methodologies: From “Think Flow” To “Work Flow”, James L. Harper

James L Harper

Training prepares for the “known.” Education prepares us for the “unknown.” That unknown should spark greater analytic dialogue within the intelligence enterprise regarding what our analyst training and education baseline should encompass as well as address the training strategies necessary to drive the Army intelligence community to a more refined analytic point. Before delving into what those analytic swing mechanics consist of, let us first review the premium placed on our analysis today and the operational and intelligence processes in order to better understand how and when our analytics come into play.

Transformative Conflict Resolution In An Unstable Neighbourhood: Turkey’S Conflict Resolution Efforts In The Middle East, Talha Kose

Talha Kose

Turkey had pursued a foreign policy in the Middle East that focused on transformative conflict resolution until the beginning of the “Arab Spring”. This transformative conflict resolution approach had aimed at bringing holistic and systemic change to the entire region. Turkish foreign policy had aimed at transforming the conflict producing structures, tried to engage positively with the actors and elites and attempted to change the securitydominated agenda into a multi-dimensional agenda. Despite the dominant discourse of the transformative conflict resolution, in practice the most effective conflict resolution methods and tools that Turkey utilised during this period fell under the management …

What Is Political Islam, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

This brief article was written as a pedagogical tool for undergraduates. It provides a basic discussion of Islamic political movements in order to define and describe the phenomenon widely known as Political Islam.

Islam, Democracy And Islamism After The Counterrevolution In Egypt, Muqtedar Khan

Muqtedar Khan

This article examines Muslim Brotherhood's governance during its brief reign and advances recommendations for reform.

The Kurdish Factor In Turkey-Syria Relations (2012-2013), Edgar Elbakyan

Intcess14 International Conference on Education and Social Sciences

The current research investigates the influence of the Kurdish factor on Turkey-Syria relations, making an emphasis on the events taken place in 2012-2013. The research aims at investigating the background of the Kurdish factor on Turkey-Syria relations, evaluating the role that Kurdish factor played/plays in the formation of the Turkish stance on the Syrian conflict, as well as composing a scientific research that can serve as a primary source for the further researches concerning both Turkey-Syria relations and the Syrian conflict.

By comparative and analytical methods of scientific research the current article promotes the following thesis: the Kurdish factor has …

The Security Challenges Of Drug Trafficking In West Africa: Why Agenda-Setting Matters, Felix Kumah-Abiwu

Felix Kumah-Abiwu

Reproduced with permission of the editor. Available at http://www.africa-upeace.org/images/pdfs/Publications/PEACEBUILDING.pdf

Review: The Bush Leadership, The Power Of Ideas, And The War On Terror, Dylan Kissane

Dylan Kissane

No abstract provided.

Sumud: The Palestinian Art Of Existence, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

No abstract provided.

The Paradoxical Effect Of Multipolarity Over The South American Security Governance, Víctor M. Mijares

Víctor M Mijares

Breaking the enduring idea on security regionalism’s relative isolation, multipolarity is a global phenomenon with tangible consequences, even for a so-called peace zone. The attempts for an autonomous South American security governance agreement were directly connected with changes in the distribution of power at the international structural level. However, the same force that allowed the rise of the South American Defence Council limits the progress towards a more committed agreement.The multipolar paradox lies in the difficulties to make compatible the two faces of one important outcome from multipolarity: national and regional autonomies.