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Cross-Institutional And Interdisciplinary Dialogue On Curriculum For Global Engagement: Emerging Perspectives And Concerns, Fay Patel Ph.D., Mingsheng Li Ph.D., Matthew Piscioneri Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Inviting stakeholders to engage in dialogue on a curriculum for global engagement and organizational social responsibility in higher education (HE) is a challenge, especially when one crosses disciplinary and institutional boundaries. The established discourse and practice of internationalization in higher education over the past decades has manifested unresolved tensions and inconsistencies that have restricted the effective conceptualization of the global engagement curriculum. Upon observing inadequate professional development opportunities for dialogue regarding the global engagement curriculum at their respective universities, colleagues from Monash University and Deakin University in Australia and Massey University in New Zealand organized an open forum on the …

Rethinking China’S Model: Contending Perspectives On Chinese Economic Reform And State Governance, Zhiguo Ye

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Wang Mengkui ed. Thirty Years of China's Reform. London and New York: Routledge. 2012.
• Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Lida V Nedilsky, Siu Keung Cheung (eds.) China's Rise to Power: Conceptions of State Governance. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 2012.

Reflections On China’S Global Outreach, Emilian Raychev Kavalski

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Zheng Bijian, China’s Road to Peaceful Rise: Observations on Its Causes, Basis, Connotations, and Prospects. Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2011.
• Peter Kien-hong Yu, International Governance and Regimes: A Chinese Perspective. Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2012.
• Hongyi Lai and Yiyi Lu (eds), China’s Soft Power and International Relations. Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2012.

Farhan Hanif Siddiqi, The Politics Of Ethnicity In Pakistan: The Balouch, Sindhi And Mohajir Ethnic Movements. Oxon And New York: Routledge, 2012., Muhammad Junaid Nadvi Ph.D.

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Dominik Kopinski, Andrzej Polus, & Iantaylor, (Eds.) China’S Rise In Africa. Perspectives On A Developing Connection. London & New York: Routledge, 2012., Yoon Jung Park

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Lau, Albert Ed. Southeast Asia And The Cold War. New York: Routledge. 2012., Martin Ottovay Jørgensen Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Takeshi Hamashita. China, East Asia, And The Global Economy: Regional And Historical Perspectives. New York: Routledge, 2008., Dan Du

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Henrike Donner (Ed.). Being Middle Class In India: A Way Of Life. New York: Routledge, 2011, Frank F. Conlon Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Kellner-Heinkele, Barbara And Jacob M. Landau. Language Politics In Contemporary Central Asia: National And Ethnic Identity And The Soviet Legacy. London: I.B. Tauris, 2012., R. Charles Weller

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Toby Dodge And Nicholas Redman (Eds.).Afghanistan To 2015 And Beyond. London: Routledge, 2011., Saroj Kumar Rath Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Searching For Security: Prospects For Peace In Sino-Foreign Relations, Covell Meyskens

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Quansheng Zhao and Guoli Liu, eds. Managing the China challenge: global perspectives. London and New York: Routledge, 2009.
• Dennis J. Blasko. Chinese Army today: tradition and transformation for the 21st century. New York: Routledge, 2012.

Debdas Banerjee. Economic And Human Development In Contemporary India: Cronyism And Fragility. New York: Routledge, 2010., Maansi Parpiani

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Richard Smith. Mapping China And Managing The World: Culture, Cartography And Cosmology In Late Imperial Times. New York: Routledge, 2013., Daniel Knorr

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Caizhen Lu. Poverty And Development In China: Alternative Approaches To Poverty Assessment. Routledge Contemporary China Series, 74. New York: Routledge. 2012., Tami Blumenfield Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Transitional Justice: Prioritizing Truth Commissions Or International Tribunals To Ensure Healing And Reconciliation, Jlateh Vincent Jappah, Danielle Taana Smith

Journal of International and Global Studies

There is a recent increased examination of the effects of international funding for truth commissions and criminal tribunals in post-conflict societies as they transition to peace. The discourse on whether to prioritize truth commissions or international criminal tribunals and which form of transitional justice more effectively fosters healing and reconciliation continues to be highly polemical. This paper explores whether, in terms of post-conflict healing and reconciliation, international funding would be better spent on truth commissions than on international criminal tribunals or vice versa. It examines the complexities and heterogeneity of transitional societies and suggests that international funding for transitional justice …

Developing Paradise: Tourism, The Local Community, And Nature In Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, John Ripton Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Las Terrenas, a town in the Samanà province of the Dominican Republic, has experienced phenomenal growth of its tourist industry. Electricity only arrived in Las Terrenas in the late 1990s, yet today, more than 70 hotels and other establishments offer thousands of rooms in tourist accommodations. In little more than two decades, the population of Las Terrenas has mushroomed from a few hundred to nearly 20,000. While the forces of commercial development integrate Las Terrenas into the global economy, its municipal infrastructure simply has not kept pace. The national government finances the construction of roads and other projects to promote …

Transnational Policy Networks In Global Water Governance In India, Vandana Asthana Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

This paper argues that in the processes of global water governance, transnational policy networks play a significant role in defining spaces of engagement that privilege certain voices and versions. These networks produce narratives that not only convey storylines of sustainable water practices but also often have embedded within them the advocacy of a particular policy instrument that they intend to promote. What appears as knowledge is often structured towards the goal at which it is directed. Using application of private sector participation in water as an example from India, the paper explores how these power/knowledge regimes are established and supported …

Taiwan: Introspecting On A Democracy At An Existential Crossroad, Raviprasad Narayanan

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Dafydd Fell. Government and Politics in Taiwan. Abingdon: Routledge. 2012.
• Jean-Marc.F. Blanchard & Hickey, Dennis, V. (Eds.). New Thinking about the Taiwan Issue – Theoretical insights into its origins, dynamics and prospects. New York: Routledge. 2012.

Joy Hendry. Understanding Japanese Society, 4th Edition. New York: Routledge, 2013., Ilana Maymind Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Zheng Wang. Never Forget National Humiliation: Historical Memory In Chinese Politics And Foreign Relations. New York: Columbia University Press, 2012, Torsten Weber

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Xiaowei Zang. Islam, Family Life, And Gender Inequality In Urban China. London/ New York: Routledge, 2012., Vanessa Frangville Ph.D.

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Chad Haines. Nation, Territory And Globalisation In Pakistan: Traversing The Margins. New York: Routledge, 2012., Utathya Chattopadhyaya

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Timothy De Waal Malefyt And Robert J. Morais. Advertising And Anthropology: Ethnographic Practice And Cultural Perspectives. New York: Berg, 2012., John Mccreery Ph.D.

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Berenschot, Ward. Riot Politics: Hindu-Muslim Violence And The Indian State. New York: Columbia University Press, 2011., Daniel Jasper

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Political Participation Of The Indian Diaspora In The Usa, Vinod Janardhanan

Journal of International and Global Studies

This essay aims to foreground the types and patterns of political participation of Asian Indians in the US and the change and continuity thereof since migration of the community began in significant numbers in the 20th century. It shows how immigration reforms and citizenship laws prevented the community, for over half a century (until at least 1965), from achieving a demographic critical mass, which is a crucial factor in becoming an effective player in the political system of the US, and the community’s reaction to these restrictions. Surveying the political participation of Indian Americans since the years prior to India’s …

Transnational And Global Processes In Modern Chinese History, Karen Teoh

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Prasenjit Duara. The Global and Regional in China’s Nation Formation. Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2009.
• Bryna Goodman and David S. G. Goodman, eds. Twentieth-century Colonialism and China: Localities, the Everyday, and the World. London and New York: Routledge, 2012.

Leakthina Chau-Pech Ollier And Tim Winter (Eds.) Expressions Of Cambodia: The Politics Of Tradition, Identity And Change. New York: Routledge, 2012., Joann Digeorgio-Lutz Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Sally N. Cummings. Understanding Central Asia: Politics And Contested Transformations. New York: Routledge, 2012., Emilian Kavalski Ph.D.

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Peter J. Katzenstein, (Ed.) Sinicization And The Rise Of China: Civilizational Processes Beyond East And West. New York: Routledge, 2012., Christa Adams

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Mingjiang Li. Mao’S China And The Sino-Soviet Split: Ideological Dilemma. New York: Routledge, 2012., Barry Mccarron

Journal of International and Global Studies

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