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Ardıç, Nurullah. Islam And The Politics Of Secularism: The Caliphate And Middle Eastern Modernization In The Early 20th Century (Soas/Routledge Studies On The Middle East). London: Routledge, 2013., Cengiz Sisman Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Stenslie, Stig. Regime Stability In Saudi Arabia: The Challenge Of Succession. London And New York: Routledge, 2012, Carool Kersten Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Haynes, Jeffrey (Ed.). Routledge Handbook Of Democratization. London And New York: Routledge, 2012., Laurens De Rooij

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

David Held And Kristian Ulrichsen, (Eds.). The Transformation Of The Gulf: Politics, Economics And The Global Order. New York: Routledge, 2012., Laura Frances Goffman

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Keeping Pace With Cyber Power, Defense, And Warfare, Michael Olender

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Joseph S. Nye, Jr., The Future of Power. New York: PublicAffairs, 2011.
• Daniel Ventre (ed.), Cyber Conflict: Competing National Perspectives. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Paulo Shakarian, Jana Shakarian, and Andrew Ruef, Introduction to Cyber-Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Amsterdam and Boston: Syngress, 2013.

How Will China Shape The Global And Regional Order?, Gunjan Singh

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review on:

• Xiaoming Huang and Robert G. Patnam. (Eds.). China and the International System: Becoming a world power. New York and London: Routledge,
• 2013 Yong Wook Lee and Key-young Son, (Eds.). China’s Rise and Regional Integration in East Asia: Hegemony or community? New York and London: Routledge, 2014

Hooglund, E. & Stenberg, L. (Eds.). Navigating Contemporary Iran: Challenging Economic, Social And Political Perceptions. New York And London: Routledge, 2012., Kathleen Foody Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Christopher Davidson (Ed.). Power And Politics In The Persian Gulf Monarchies. London: Hurst & Company, 2011., Anas Alahmed

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Rico Isaacs. Party System Formation In Kazakhstan. Between Formal And Informal Politics. New York: Routledge, 2011., Farkhad Alimukhamedov Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Suhrke, Astri & Mats Berdal, (Eds.). The Peace In Between: Post-War Violence And Peacebuilding. London: Routledge, 2012., Joseph Stimpfl Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Acemoglu, Daron & James R. Robinson. Why Nations Fail: The Origins Of Power, Prosperity And Poverty. New York: Crown Publishing, 2012., Maximiliano E. Korstanje Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Craig Calhoun, Mark Juergensmeyer And Jonathan Van Antwerpen (Eds.). Rethinking Secularism. Oxford And New York: Oxford University Press, 2011., Carool Kersten Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Samer S. Shehata, (Ed.). Islamist Politics In The Middle East: Movements And Change. London And New York: Routledge, 2012., Jaqueline Swansinger Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Marodsilton Muborakshoeva. Islam And Higher Education: Concepts, Challenges And Opportunities. London And New York: Routledge, 2012., Laurens De Rooij

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Gordillo, Gastón. Rubble: The Afterlife Of Destruction. Durham: Duke University Press, 2014., Ismael Vaccaro Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Exploring Ways Social Media Data Inform Public Issues Communication: An Analysis Of Twitter Conversation During The 2012-2013 Drought In Nebraska, Adam Wagler, Karen J. Cannon

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

Social networking sites often are used to maintain close social ties, but increasingly they are used for information and news dissemination, specifically about major events and crises. In 2012, a historic drought struck the Midwest, destroying or damaging portions of major field crops in major agricultural production states. By the end of August 2012, 90% of Nebraska was declared in extreme or exceptional drought, leading to bans on irrigation, damaged crops, and record-low yields as well as damaging the state’s leading economic sector. This case study used social media monitoring and analysis to explore online Twitter conversations related to this …

Message From The Editorial Board, John R. Clark

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Instructions For Authors, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Contents, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Discovery: The Student Journal Of Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food And Life Sciences - Volume 16 2015, Several Authors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Bumpers College Students In Action, Discovery Editors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Letter From The Dean, Michael Vayda

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

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Expanding Eco-Visualization: Sculpting Corn Production, Jennifer E. Figg

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation expands upon the definition of eco-visualization artwork. EV was originally defined in 2006 by Tiffany Holmes as a way to display the real time consumption statistics of key environmental resources for the goal of promoting ecological literacy. I assert that the final forms of EV artworks are not necessarily dependent on technology, and can differ in terms of media used, in that they can be sculptural, video-based, or static two-dimensional forms that communicate interpreted environmental information. There are two main categories of EV: one that is predominantly screen-based and another that employs a variety of modes of representation …

Danilo Di Mauro. The Un And The Arab-Israeli Conflict: American Hegemony And Un Intervention Since 1947. London And New York: Routledge, 2012., Ellen Jenny Ravndal

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.

Integrating Microstates Into Cross-National Research: An Exploratory Analysis, Timothy S. Rich Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

How do microstates potentially challenge our understanding of international and comparative politics? Microstates comprise as many as one-fifth of all sovereign states yet are rarely incorporated into cross-national research. Cursory analysis suggests that microstates challenge the conventional wisdom in several ways. This paper highlights some of these challenges and presents preliminary quantitative evidence suggestive of a microstate divergence. Ultimately the evidence here makes the case for increased consideration of the theoretical and empirical leverage attained by analysis of microstates.

Important Components Needed In Today’S Global Society From A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Helena H. Wallenberg-Lerner Ph.D., Wayanne B. James Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

This article reviews the extent to which individuals from different geocultural regions view and identify affective components perceived to be important in today’s global society. Various regions of the world were categorized to ensure equivalent participation around the world. Eight geocultural regions were identified to compare responses by geographical regions to obtain information on possible differences. A questionnaire was administered to respondents in the eight geocultural regions to obtain their perceptions of important affective components needed in today’s global society. Based on this study, there were at least nine different affective components perceived to be important in today’s global society. …

The State As A Person?: Anthropomorphic Personification Vs. Concrete Durational Being, Robert Oprisko Ph.D., Kristopher Kaliher

Journal of International and Global Studies

In “The State as Person in International Theory,” Wendt explores the analysis and comparison of the classic unit of international relations to a human subject. In an unprecedented manner, Wendt takes his comparison to the limit, finding connections between the biological aspects of personhood as well as the social. In this essay, we use a structure similar to Wendt’s but come to different conclusions. Using the works of Searle’s intentionality and Mitzen’s ontological security, among others, we find that the social category of state personhood is determined to be both accurate and helpful for progressing IR theory. We depart from …

Negotiating Development: Valuation Of A Guesthouse Project In Southern Guinea-Bissau, Brandon Lundy Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

This paper provides a case study illustrating the crossroads between the agendas of international/national economic development with that of the development objectives of local communities. It shows how a community development project connects villagers to the larger world – both practically and imaginatively. This study takes a single case, the process of developing a guesthouse building project among the Nalú of southern Guinea-Bissau, to illustrate how a local attempt to connect to the outside world is intersected by community relations, NGOs, and development discourse. Through a community study using ethnographic methodology including participant observation, interviews, and focus groups, the village …

Politics Of Technoscapes: Algorithms Of Social Inclusion & Exclusion In A Global City, R. Swaminathan

Journal of International and Global Studies

Social media and the Internet are seen as Siamese twins. The discursive architecture of social media is so tightly coupled with the various imaginaries of the Internet that the distinct spatiality, territoriality, and relational power dynamics of each is often simplistically blurred and merged. This paper makes the case that the sociality and spatiality of social media is not only different from that of the Internet but is increasingly becoming part of our contemporary built environment in a manner that confers social media a high degree of relative autonomy in its relationship with the Internet. The paper further argues that …

Daniel Bar-Tal And Izhak Schnell (Eds.), The Impacts Of Lasting Occupation: Lessons From Israeli Society. New York, Oxford University Press, 2013., Jon Mandaville Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Book review.