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Van Dijk, Poell, And De Wall, The Platform Society: Public Values In A Connective World (2018), Batuhan Keskin Mar 2019

Van Dijk, Poell, And De Wall, The Platform Society: Public Values In A Connective World (2018), Batuhan Keskin

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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The Unfree Space Of Play: Emergence And Control In The Videogame And The Platform, Logan Brown Mar 2019

The Unfree Space Of Play: Emergence And Control In The Videogame And The Platform, Logan Brown

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This article attempts to understand the economic and informatic ramifications of the convergence between increasingly connective games and massive online platforms by considering recent trends in both that center around designing for emergence. Scholarship on emergence as a property of games overwhelmingly treats emergent design as a liberating force that privileges player agency in a virtual space. Yet, as games fuse with surrounding platform ecosystems like Steam, Facebook, and Google, those emergent behaviors are subject to vast systems of inscription that analyze user behavior in order to reshape the free space of emergence and extract greater social and financial capital. …


[Cntrl] + [Alt] + [Esc] ? Virtual Platforms As Spaces Of Control And Contestation, Aras Ozgun Mar 2019

[Cntrl] + [Alt] + [Esc] ? Virtual Platforms As Spaces Of Control And Contestation, Aras Ozgun

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- March 2019, Leonard Lardaro Mar 2019

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- March 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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"Baby Factories": Exploitation Of Women In Southern Nigeria, Jacinta Chiamaka Nwaka, Akachi Odoemene Mar 2019

"Baby Factories": Exploitation Of Women In Southern Nigeria, Jacinta Chiamaka Nwaka, Akachi Odoemene

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Despite the writings of feminist thinkers and efforts of other advocates of feminism to change the dominant narratives on women, exploitation of women is a fact that has remained endemic in various parts of the world, and particularly in Africa. Nigeria is one of those countries in Africa where women are largely exposed to varying degrees of exploitation. This paper examines the development and proliferation of baby-selling centers in southern Nigeria and its impacts on and implication for women in Nigeria. It demonstrates how an attempt to give protection to unwed pregnant girls has metamorphosed into “baby harvesting” and selling …


Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- February 2019, Leonard Lardaro Feb 2019

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- February 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- January 2019, Leonard Lardaro Jan 2019

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- January 2019, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- December 2018, Leonard Lardaro Dec 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- December 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- November 2018, Leonard Lardaro Nov 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- November 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Black Panther: Thrills, Postcolonial Discourse, And Blacktopia, Giana M. Eckhardt Oct 2018

Black Panther: Thrills, Postcolonial Discourse, And Blacktopia, Giana M. Eckhardt

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Black Panther challenges traditional depictions of African nations in film by showcasing the fictional African country of Wakanda as a global technological leader, its citizens as being comfortable in global settings, and by having Wakanda deliver social aid to the US, reversing the typical global flow of assistance. Wakanda is depicted as a Blacktopia, where societies thrive beyond the reach of white supremacy as they have not been subject to colonization.


The Socialist World In The Second Age Of Globalization: An Alternative History?, James M. Robertson Oct 2018

The Socialist World In The Second Age Of Globalization: An Alternative History?, James M. Robertson

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

The history of the Second Age of Globalization (from 1945 through to the present) has traditionally been told through the lens of either the industrially advanced First World, or, more critically, the developing countries of the Third World. Less is known about the experience of globalization in the so-called “Second World”, the socialist states of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites. The following review essay draws on recent work in the history of globalization to show that, contrary to long-held assumptions that socialism was an autarkic system that cut countries off from the wider world, post-war socialist countries …


Winning War In A Globalized World: Utilizing Women & Gender Initiatives In 21st Century Conflict, Emerald M. Archer Oct 2018

Winning War In A Globalized World: Utilizing Women & Gender Initiatives In 21st Century Conflict, Emerald M. Archer

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

Three thousand years of recorded history has reserved warfighting for men and, in 2017, we continue to rely on ideas of hegemonic masculinity to understand who participates in war. However, women have played a vital role in the context of warfare from its inception. In the twenty-first century, women’s service is critical to the types of conflicts militaries regularly confront – specifically, counter insurgency and peacekeeping operations. The intersection of gender and security today provides new routes to peaceful prosperity globally. Applying gender initiatives to militaries – whether it means creating a gender balanced force, the integration of women into …


Introduction To The Special Issue: Alternative Imaginings, Mine Üçok Hughes, Rika Houston Oct 2018

Introduction To The Special Issue: Alternative Imaginings, Mine Üçok Hughes, Rika Houston

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.


Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- October 2018, Leonard Lardaro Oct 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- October 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

No abstract provided.


(S)Expectations Abroad: Male Traveler Interactions With Southeast Asian Economies, Elliot J. Glotfelty, Glenn M. Miles Oct 2018

(S)Expectations Abroad: Male Traveler Interactions With Southeast Asian Economies, Elliot J. Glotfelty, Glenn M. Miles

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

Interacting with locals is a highlight of the tourism experience; however, these interactions may be accompanied by unsolicited propositions for the traveler to participate in the sex industry. Through the lens of Thailand’s largely visible sex industry, this work addresses issues of tourism and travel intertwined with the sex industry in greater Southeast Asia. Governments, a variety of businesses and individuals benefiting financially from a burgeoning sex tourism industry encourage persistence of a viable local sex trade. Although subtleties exist between human trafficking, the sex industry, and sex tourism, each can be intertwined. This article provides an overview of the …


Perils Of Hollywood Whitewashing?: A Review Of 'Ghost In The Shell' Movie, Kosuke Mizukoshi Sep 2018

Perils Of Hollywood Whitewashing?: A Review Of 'Ghost In The Shell' Movie, Kosuke Mizukoshi

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

'Ghost in the Shell' was first produced as a Japanese animated film in 1995. The movie and its sequels established a cult status due to the philosophical depth in portraying the posthuman condition. It was remade as a live action Hollywood film in 2017; and this version failed at the box office. One reason had to be the “whitewashing” issue – that the female protagonist was played by a white actress in the Hollywood movie, rather than a Japanese character as in the original anime. This review essay critically discusses issues of whitewashing, racial ‘identity’, the shifting identity of the …


Skålén, Fougère & Fellesson, Marketing Discourse: A Critical Perspective (2012), Yuichiro Hidaka Sep 2018

Skålén, Fougère & Fellesson, Marketing Discourse: A Critical Perspective (2012), Yuichiro Hidaka

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.


Revisiting The Creation Of Meaning By Media: A Perspective From Japan, Satoko Suzuki Sep 2018

Revisiting The Creation Of Meaning By Media: A Perspective From Japan, Satoko Suzuki

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This paper revisits the role of media in the meaning-construction system. In consumer research, media are often regarded as gatekeepers in the system. This paper focuses on the media’s other role -- as the creator of meanings. In this paper, an interpretive analysis of magazine articles regarding the ‘jibun e no gohoubi’ [self-reward] consumption since 1990 has been conducted. The findings indicate that the media had created the meanings of sacred and profane consumption acts, in the domain of self-reward consumption. In addition, the paper explores the influence of media in liberating and empowering Japanese women.


From Social Marketing To Societal Perversion: History Of Hometown Tax In Japan, Yuichiro Hidaka, Kosuke Mizukoshi Sep 2018

From Social Marketing To Societal Perversion: History Of Hometown Tax In Japan, Yuichiro Hidaka, Kosuke Mizukoshi

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This paper considers social marketing from a critical perspective. The paper traces the history of the donation system named ‘hometown tax’ that the Japanese government introduced to promote local revitalization of relatively marginal communities. Owing to the lavish reciprocal gifts to “donors” by the administrators of these communities, the system resulted in a quasi-market that allowed donors to avoid paying taxes and to receive special benefits. Our analysis reveals the divergence of the intents and effects of this social marketing intervention. The findings indicate that during social marketing attempts to carry out effective and well-intentioned interventions, which social marketing research …


Critical Marketing In Japan: The Legacy Of Fujiya Morishita, Kazuo Usui Sep 2018

Critical Marketing In Japan: The Legacy Of Fujiya Morishita, Kazuo Usui

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

This paper explores the tradition of critical marketing studies in Japan, launched by Professor Fujiya Morishita. From his Osaka-based university appointments, Morishita's paradigm criticized disadvantageous aspects of the marketing practices of dominant manufacturers. Based on Marxian economic thinking, his ideas resonated well with the disaffected groups during the 1950-75 high-growth phase of Japan. As the economic context in Japan changed, Morishita's ideas lost some of their validity and appeal. Nonetheless, understanding the contributions of Morishita is important in the overall analysis of the development of marketing knowledge in Japan.


Japan And Critical Marketing Theory: Opening A Window, Masaaki Takemura, Nikhilesh Dholakia Sep 2018

Japan And Critical Marketing Theory: Opening A Window, Masaaki Takemura, Nikhilesh Dholakia

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.


Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- September 2018, Leonard Lardaro Sep 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- September 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- August 2018, Leonard Lardaro Aug 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- August 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- July 2018, Leonard Lardaro Jul 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- July 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- June 2018, Leonard Lardaro Jun 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- June 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- May 2018, Leonard Lardaro May 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- May 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

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Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- April 2018, Leonard Lardaro Apr 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- April 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

No abstract provided.


The Normalization Of Prostitution In Switzerland: The Origin Of Policies, Corinne Isler, Marjut Jyrkinen Apr 2018

The Normalization Of Prostitution In Switzerland: The Origin Of Policies, Corinne Isler, Marjut Jyrkinen

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

In this article, we examine how socio-political actors frame prostitution and problems attached to the phenomenon and what types of policies they suggest. The sex trade in Switzerland has been tolerated since 1942, and prostitution is protected under the economic freedom guaranteed by the Swiss constitution. Any critique of prostitution is viewed as counterproductive, claimed to be rooted in old-fashioned ideas about sexuality and thought to worsen the situation for women who sell sex. The role of sex buyers is largely obscured, and the presumed right to buy sex remains unquestioned.


Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- March 2018, Leonard Lardaro Mar 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- March 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

No abstract provided.


Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- February 2018, Leonard Lardaro Feb 2018

Rhode Island Current Conditions Index -- February 2018, Leonard Lardaro

The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index

No abstract provided.