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Technology Left Behind -- Where Have All The Catalogers Gone?, Cris Ferguson

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Questions & Answers -- Copyright Column, Laura N. Gasaway

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Atg Interviews Norman Demarais, Donna Capelle Cook

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Electronic Resource Management Systems, Part Ii: Offerings From Serial Vendors And Serial Data Vendors, Ellen Finnie Duranceau

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Back Talk -- It's The Web, Stupid, Anthony (Tony) W. Ferguson

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People Profile: Tim Daniels, Editor

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Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

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The Conspectus: Time For A Comeback?, Paul Streby

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Resistance To Privatization In Egypt, Yasmin Khodary

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In Economic Neoliberalism Became Almost Irrelevant, G.W. Kolodko states: New development policies are emerging after 10 years of experience with the transition process. Both theoreticians and policymakers are revising earlier theories about the market-state relationship, scrutinizing privatization processes, tackling deregulation arrangements with a fresh attitude, and attempting to deal with the far-reaching consequences of globalization (Kolodko, 1999). This research examines resistance to privatization in Egypt. It researches the reasons behind such resistance and the tactics of resistance as well. It also examines the different modes of resistance that exist in Egypt. Finally, it attempts to find out the effects of …

Private Military Companies: The Case For Expansion, Sabine Colle

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This thesis investigates the current expansion in the hiring of private military companies. The thesis seeks to examine the recent explosion in the use of private military companies in the quest to achieve peace and security. The thesis will also address the differences between the classic view of mercenaries and the new trend in professional security companies as an effective answer to the peacekeeping dilemma concerning lack of resources and enforcement mechanisms. The restrictions and ambiguities in international law and their impact on the regulation of PMCs will also be addressed. To illustrate the situation, the thesis will then continue …

Ngos And Refugees' Rights In Cairo: An Investigative Research On The Role Of Egyptian Ngos In Assisting Refugees To Access Their Rights, Hussam Eldin Elnaim Hussain Abd Elrahman

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There are different studies that highlight the work of international non­ governmental organizations with refugees. A large number of refugees is produced and received by developing countries. Governments in the Third World _have difficulties in assisting refugees. In the absence of a government role in Egypt, this thesis examines the role of local NGOs in assisting refugees to access their human rights in Cairo. For that purpose, 18 Egyptian NGOs, two international NGOs and the UNHCR Cairo Office were examined. The natures of NGOs, their programs and their activities with refugees are discussed to identify to what extent these activities …

The Impact Of The Turkish-Israeli Rapprochement On Turkey's Relations With Syria And Iraq From The Realist And Constructivist Perspectives, Nibal Ezz El-Din Gamil Attia

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Depending on the realist theory does not explain accurately the causes of the Turkish Israeli rapprochement. For instance, this theory neglects the nature of demographic and social formation of states in using this concept to explain alliances. The present study uses the Constructivist approach in studying these causes. Constructivists, argue that understanding how actors develop their interests is important in explaining international political phenomenon. To explain interest formation, they focus on the social identities of individuals or states. Identity, makes some countries more attractive than others. The importance of identity for determining who is considered a worthwhile strategic pa1iner is …

Refugee And Migration Trends In Jerusalem: The Shufat Refugee Camp And Ar Ram Commercial Town - The Contested Status Of Jerusalemites, Riman Barakat

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Throughout the last fifty years especially since 1967, there has been a slow but gradual and systematic process of displacement through various Israeli government policies and regulations, forcing Palestinians to leave Jerusalem. This work attempts to investigate migration trends and refugee modes of behavior that have emerged as a result of the various policies implemented against Jerusalem ID holders. Two locales have been chosen as case studies for this work; Ar Ram commercial and residential town and the Shufat refugee camp.' With the erection of the separation

wall/ barrier/ fence, both of these sites have either been partially or entirely …

Whatever Happened To The State?: A Preliminary Analysis Of The Role Of State And Civil Society In Development Discourse, Corrie Blankenbeckler

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The basic research problem of this thesis lies in the conflicting nature of the policies of the international financial system and of non-government organizations with regard to the state. Contemporary discourse in the international aid community manifests a deep mistrust of state institutions' ability to effectively manage developments reforms, but lacks the theoretical foundations and organizational methodologies that would be necessary to develop strategies to build up the state so that it might better perform its duties and minimize corruption.

The Use Of Transnational Jurisprudence In Constitutional Human Rights Adjudication, Mona Ahmed El Bahtimy

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The Introduction Of Human Rights Education To Two Secondary Schools In Sudan, Siham Taha Elmugammar

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The Health Insurance System In Egypt, Aya Allah Amr Elhilaly

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This study analyzes the proposed amendments of the health insurance system in Egypt from a human rights perspective. It starts by outlining the international human rights law standards of the right to health concluding that Egypt has an obligation under international human rights treaties to which it is party to provide a public health insurance system.

The study then addresses the failures of the current health insurance system in Egypt to fulfill the right to health on a non-discriminatory basis arguing that the exclusion of the majority of Egyptians on the basis of employment status or enrollment at school is …

American Foreign Policy In The Middle East Under George W. Bush 2001-2004: Reasons For Change, Marwa Ghoniem

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The Formation Of Social Networks In New Urban Communities- Case Study: New Borg Al-Arab City, Fatma Helaly

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New communities have not yet received the attention of researchers, and especially, sociologists, as they are considered to be 'less authentic', nor has the concept of social networks in such new communities been dealt with yet. What the different types of social networks are, and how they are formed in such communities is the main objective of this thesis, taking the city of New Borg Al Arab as a case study. The formation of social networks is affected by social status, such as urban/ rural background, age, gender, educational level, life cycle, etc..

Some examples of new communities in Egypt …

The Impact Of Globalization On Fertility Behavior In The Arab World, Samar Safwat Hilmi

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The available literature on the population growth in the Arab World with a special focus on Egypt, its causes and consequences and the impact of the developmental aspects of globalization such as female education and women empowerment in declining population growth is reviewed with particular reference to definitions and various theories and perspectives behind the idea of person- environment relationship. The aim of the present study is to investigate and offer an explanation of the impact of the developmental aspects of globalization, namely economic and significantly HUMAN development on raising women awareness about their status (social, health, roles), through education …

The Importance Of Information To Repatriation Decision-Making: The Sudanese Refugees In Cairo And Their Main Sources Of Information, Eline Sophie Vorland Holen

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The UNHCR Handbook on Voluntary Repatriations, as well as Executive Committee Conclusions, highlights the importance of adequate information upon evaluating repatriation. Nonetheless, few studies have concentrated on how refugees collect and evaluate available information regarding conditions in country of origin, and whether the accessible information is adequate to make an informed decision on repatriation.

This thesis analyses how southern Sudanese refugees in Cairo collect, evaluate, and use information about conditions in Sudan when they evaluate the possibilities of a return to Sudan. Five sources of information are available to the refugee community: the general Sudanese community in Cairo, including newcomers …

Ecotourism, Marwa Tarek Aly Ibrahim

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Bridging The Relef-Development Gap Among Refugees In Cairo, Hilary Erin Smith Ingraham

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Rights And Wrongs, Suzanne-Juliette Mobley

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The Egyptian Personal Status Law And Domestic Violence, Abeer Abdel Raouf Mohamed

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This study will attempt to briefly describe violence against women and focus on domestic violence against women in particular. Parallel to this, deficiencies in the personal status law in terms of proving harm in divorce provisions will be analyzed and briefly explain how Islamic doctrines are not implemented. Additionally, I will analyze and evaluate the recent amendments to the personal status law and family court laws, in terms of empowering women to terminate abusive marital relationships as well as being able to reconsider the obstacles women face in the legal system regarding family laws. As Al Ahram Weekly (December: 2004) …

E-Governance In Egypt: A New Methodology To Poverty Reduction, Shahdan Mahmoud Niazi

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The aim of the thesis is to examine if the e-governance initiative in Egypt can contribute to poverty reduction. The study utilizes people-centered indicators by employing Sen's "capability approach" where Sen shifts from the traditional understanding of poverty as derivative of insufficient resources to a new perspective which incorporates the lack of capabilities and opportunities into the definition of the term. The thesis concludes that IT is not the determinant cure that can transform the mode of governance within the government sector in a way that can contribute to poverty alleviation. The transformation of the governance mode for enhanced human …

Honor And War, Amanda Frances Paulin

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International conflicts have modified into entities that would have been unrecognizable to scholars and practitioners of International Relations two decades or so ago. The global battlefield is transforming into, not objective reality, but rather a field of combined social aspects used to manipulate and twist reality in favor of the players seeking to overcome power positions and grievances. Current patterns of cooperation and conflict constitute a new paradigm of understanding for political science and international relations theorists. Traditional dynamics of power struggles between interstate conflicts have disappeared and instead have been replaced with a complex set of dynamics based on …

An Evaluation Of Two Community Based Initiatives, Salma Abdel Rahman Sabri

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Development As 'Hostage': A Look At The World Bank's Participation Agenda, Amr Afifi Mahmoud Selim

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Participatory development is the embodiment of an approach that emphasizes a 'people centered' version of development, which ultimately aims to empower the people - so frequently portrayed as the 'objects' of development- to control their own development and the means by which it is to be achieved. This thesis examines the representation of the participation paradigm as per the discourse of that most important of development institutions- the World Bank- and provides an assessment of the latter's incorporation of participation in its activities.

This thesis essentially deals with a development paradigm that has gained significant ground in recent years, so …

The Right To Refuse Military Service Under International Human Rights Law, Asmara Sium

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