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Planning For Internationalization By Investing In Faculty, Lisa K. Childress Ed.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Over the last half century, major world events have prompted higher education institutions to develop internationalization plans. In order engage faculty in internationalization, higher education scholars and practitioners have recommended that internationalization plans include allocated resources, such as budgets for academic exchanges, faculty development workshops, and international curricular development and research grants (Olson, Green, & Hill, 2006; Paige, 2005; Siaya & Hayward, 2003). Yet, a frequently cited obstacle to faculty engagement in internationalization plans is lack of funding (Backman, 1984; Bond, 2003; Ellingboe, 1998; Green & Olson, 2003; Steers & Ungsen, 1992; Woolston, 1983). A cross-case analysis reveals that differential …

Population, Rural Development, And Land Use Among Settler Households In An Agricultural Frontier In Guatemala’S Maya Biosphere Reserve, David Carr Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

Guatemala was among the world’s leaders in deforestation during the 1990s at a rate of 2% per annum. Much of Guatemala’s recent forest loss has occurred in the emerging agricultural frontiers of the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR), the heart of the largest contiguous tropical forest in Central America—La Selva Maya. This paper presents data from 241 heads of households and 219 partners of household heads from a geographically stratified sample of eight (of 28) communities in the Sierra de Lacandón National Park (SLNP), the most ecologically biodiverse region in La Selva Maya and a core conservation zone of the MBR. …

Islam, Cultural Hybridity And Cosmopolitanism: New Muslim Intellectuals On Globalization, Carool Kersten Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

This essay explores those Muslim discourses on the phenomenon of globalization which distinguish themselves by not succumbing to the antagonism guiding Huntington’s ‘clash of civilization’ thesis (1996) or Benjamin Barber’s account of ‘Jihad vs. McWorld’ (1995), either through the ‘blind imitation’(taqlid) characterising the unquestioned preservation of the classical Islamic heritage by traditionalist Muslims or through the atavistic return to the supposed pristine Islam of the ‘Pious Ancestors’ (salaf) of revivalist (fundamentalist) respondents. Combining an intimate familiarity with the heritage of Muslim civilization with a solid knowledge of recent achievements of the Western academe in the human sciences, the ‘new Muslim …

Gordon Baker (Editor). No Island Is An Island: The Impact Of Globalization On The Commonwealth Caribbean London: Royal Institute Of International Affairs, 2007., Jerome Teelucksingh Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Grace M. Cho. Haunting The Korean Diaspora: Shame, Secrecy, And The Forgotten War. Minneapolis: University Of Minnesota Press, 2008., Keith Russell Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Fareed Zakaria, The Post-American World. New York And London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2008., Joseph Chinyong Liow Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Tejaswini Niranjana. Mobilizing India: Women, Music And Migration Between India And Trinidad, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 2006., Jerome Teelucksingh Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Duncan Mccargo. Tearing Apart The Land: Islam And Legitimacy In Southern Thailand. Ny, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2008., Saroja Dorairajoo

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Nepal’S Civil War And Its Economic Costs, Gyan Pradhan Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

This paper estimates the macroeconomic effects of increased spending on defense and internal security necessitated by the decade-long Maoist insurgency in Nepal. An investment equation is specified to examine the relationship between defense spending and investment. The estimation results indicate that there is a significant negative effect of defense spending on investment. A simple Harrod-Domar growth relationship is used to estimate the effect of the increase in defense spending on economic growth. This analysis suggests that between 1996 and 2006, the opportunity cost of the conflict in terms of lost output has been about 3 percent of Nepal’s current GDP.

Anoush Ehteshami & Mahjoob Zweiri. Eds. Iran’S Foreign Policy From Khatami To Ahmadinejad. Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom: Ithaca Press, 2008., Matthew K. Shannon Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Nuclear Proliferation And Authority In World Politics, Brian Frederking Ph.D., Kaitlyne Motl, Nishant Timilsina

Journal of International and Global Studies

We apply the “security-hierarchy paradox” to nuclear proliferation. Global security requires a certain amount of hierarchy. A world in which no nuclear proliferation rules exist to constrain states, for example, would not be secure. Global security requires legitimate and authoritative rules, which we define as rules that are mutually negotiated, binding to all and which provide a stable social order. Too much hierarchy, however, amounts to coercion and undermines global security. Rules that are not mutually negotiated, binding to all or do not provide a stable social order are not authoritative. We argue that North Korea and Iran have attempted …

Lynn Schofield Clark (Editor). Religion, Media, And The Marketplace. Rutgers University Press, 2007., Myna German Ph.D.

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Jared Diamond. Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail Or Succeed. New York, Ny: Viking Penguin, 2005., Robert Lawless

Journal of International and Global Studies

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Ciis Today, Fall 2009 Issue, Ciis

CIIS Today

This volume is the Fall 2009 issue of CIIS Today, the Magazine of the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Synorogenic Evolution Of Large-Scale Drainage Patterns: Isotope Paleohydrology Of Sequential Laramide Basins, Steven J. Davis, Hari T. Mix, Bettina A. Wiegand, Alan R. Carroll, C. Page Chamberlain

Environmental Studies and Sciences

In the past decade, we and others have compiled an extensive dataset of O, C and Sr isotope stratigraphies from sedimentary basins throughout the Paleogene North American Cordillera. In this study, we present new results from the Piceance Creek Basin of northwest Colorado, which record the evolving hydrology of the Eocene Green River Lake system. We then place the new data in the context of the broader Cordilleran dataset and summarize implications for understanding the synorogenic evolution of large-scale drainage patterns. The combined data reflect (1) a period of throughgoing foreland rivers heading in the Sevier fold-and-thrust belt and flowing …

Erika Blumenfeld, Danielle Siembieda

SWITCH

This article contains a short biography of artist Erika Blumenfeld, including a description of “Apparent Horizons: Antarctica,” a video installation documenting the light, sky, and sound in Antarctica and the Arctic.

About Polar Identity Exhibit, Danielle Siembieda

SWITCH

Polar Identity is an international art exhibition presented by the CADRE New Media Lab exploring how climate change impacts our understanding of our environment and who we are. Featuring works by artists from around the world, the exhibition addresses themes of global warming, identity, and human impact on the environment.

Andrea Polli, Danielle Siembieda

SWITCH

This article contains a short biography of Andrea Polli, a digital media artist and professor, and her work. It goes on to describe “Sonic Antarctica,” a multi-format (radio broadcast, live performance, and sound and video installation) project meant to explore the weather, climate, and environment of Antarctica.

Andrea Juan, Danielle Siembieda

SWITCH

This article contains a short biography of Andrea Polli, a digital media artist and professor, and her work. It goes on to describe “Sonic Antarctica,” a multi-format (radio broadcast, live performance, and sound and video installation) project meant to explore the weather, climate, and environment of Antarctica.

Philippe Boissonnet, Danielle Siembieda

SWITCH

This article contains a short biography of Philippe Boissonnet, a professor in the Arts. It also includes a description of “«CP/TOMS TOTAL OZONE»,” a large-scale photographic mural inspired by his trip to Antarctica.

Xavier Cortada, Danielle Siembieda

SWITCH

This article contains a short biography of artist Xavier Cortada, including descriptions of his art installations at the South Pole.

Resistant Place Identities In Rural Charleston County, South Carolina: Cultural, Environmental, And Racial Politics In The Sewee To Santee Area, Cassandra Y. Johnson, Angela C. Halfacre, Patrick T. Hurley

Environment and Sustainability Faculty Publications

The cultural and political implications of landscape change and urban growth in the western U.S. are well-documented. However, comparatively little scholarship has examined the effects of urbanization on sense of place in the southern U.S. We contribute to the literature on competing place meanings with a case study from the rural “Sewee to Santee” region of northern Charleston County, SC. Our research highlights conflicting cultural, environmental, and racial politics and their roles in struggles over place meanings. Using focus groups, interviews with elected officials, and participant observation, we document initial African American resistance and eventual compliance with the prevailing anti-sprawl …

Monitoring Of Water Quality Using Phytoplankton, Protozoa, And Benthos As Bioindicator In Chadeebucha Canal, Nakhon Pathom Province, Thanawan Panich-Pat, Warin Yenwaree, Rattiya Ongmali

Applied Environmental Research

Water quality was monitored using phytoplankton, protozoa and benthos as bioindicators in Chadeebhucha Canal, Nakhon Pathom Province. Data was collected during 12 sampling periods at 9 stations, 4 times per month in April, August and December, 2007. Phytoplankton and protozoa were collected at the surface level and a 0.4 m subsurface level. Benthos was collected from bottom sediment in the canal. Phytoplankton collected represented 3 divisions, i.e. Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta and Chromophyta as 4 dominant genera, Oscillatoria, Euglena, Scenedesmus and Phacus, indicating low water quality. Protozoa were found as 2 phyla; i.e. Ciliophora (3 genera) and Sacromastigophora (1 genus), which are …

Determination Of Arsenic Intake By Duplicate Diet Portion Sampling Method Among Ronphibun Residents, Piyawat Saipan, Suthep Ruangwises

Applied Environmental Research

Total daily dietary arsenic intake by adults in Ronphibun district, within Thailand has been re-evaluated via duplicate portion sampling and atomic absorption spectrophotometer determination of the arsenic. Hundred duplicate diet samples were collected from participants. The ranges of arsenic concentration in diets were between 0.49 and 1.33 µg g-1, lower than the Thailand Standard value of 2 µg g-1. The daily intake of total arsenic in the Ronphibun villagers ranged between 130.72 and 550.26 µg d-1 with a mean of 274.97 µg d-1 (SD = 74.78 µg d-1). Daily arsenic intakes of males (mean \inline \pm SD; 297.89 \inline \pm …

Dispersion Of Cadmium-Resistant Bacteria In Cadmium-Contaminated Soils At Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Soiratchaneekorn Ruanchaiman, Acharaporn Kumsopa, Narin Boontanon, Benjaphorn Prapagdee

Applied Environmental Research

Cadmium contamination in cultivated soils and rice grain grown in Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand was brought to public attention in 2003. Cadmium is considered highly toxic to plants, animals and microbes. However, some bacteria have developed the ability to detoxify cadmium and other heavy metals there by conferring resistance on these microbes. The aims of this research were to study the quantities and dispersion of viable soil bacteria and cadmium-resistant found in cadmium contaminated soils at Mae Sot District. Cadmium-resistant bacteria were isolated and further investigated for their cadmium-resistance ability. Cadmium and zinc concentrations were found in 15 …

St. Louis Currents: The Bi-State Region After A Century Of Planning, Andrew Theising, Mark Abbott Ph.D.

SIUE Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

This collection of essays by leading scholars examines urban issues facing the St. Louis region in the 2010 era, which is 100 years after the first city plan in the US in 1907.

A Preliminary Study On Total Volatile Organic Compound (Tvoc) Concentrations In Public Buses In Bangkok, Manunart Feungpean, Sopa Chinwetkitvanich

Applied Environmental Research

Recently, some new buses made in China have been purchased to give the transportation services in Bangkok due to their lower price. Unfortunately, volatile air pollutants emitted from material in new motor vehicles was little concern. The objective of this study was to conduct a preliminary survey of total volatile organic chemicals (TVOCs) in the cabins of some new buses used in public transportation in Bangkok. TVOCs was monitored in the air-condition buses running within Bangkok area under actual driving condition. Three buses were randomly sampled from three routes, i.e. the route number 8, 539 and 542. All of sampling …

Water Management For Irrigated Farming: Reuse Of Water From Macrobrachium Rosenbergii Farming For Off-Season Rice Production, Piyawat Promraksa, Thavivongse Sriburi, Somkiat Piyatiratitivorakul

Applied Environmental Research

Water management for integrated farming, reusing of water from shrimp (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) farm for off-season rice production was studied at Ban Na Vee, Khoawong District, Kalasin Province. The experiment was conducted in 2008 during dry season, from February to June. The integrated rice cultivation was using left-over water from shrimp rearing pond compare with that using water directly from the reservoir - for field preparation and rice growing throughout 4 months period. Factors on quality of water and sediment in the rice fields were monitored monthly. Additionally, indexes on rice growth and production were also determined monthly. Later, the partial …

Climate Protection In The People’S Republic Of China, Bartosz Rakoczy

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

Climate protection is one of the basic problems in the modern world. It is also a problem which should be solved in an all-world scale and not by each state separately. It does not mean, however, that individual states could not regulate issues concerning climate protection in their own legislation. Constitutional regulations play an important role in climate protection.

Climate protection in the constitution of the People’s Republic Of China is carried out on several plains. First, climate is protected as an environmental element to the use of which all citizens have the right. Public authorities ensure climate protection. Second, …

Embedding Climate Change In The Curriculum, John Willott

Conference on China and Global Climate Change : Reconciling International Fairness and Protection of the Atmospheric Commons

Climate change presents significant scientific, technical, ethical and political challenges. Attitudes to climate change are a function of tradition and culture, and the prevailing discourses in society and the media. Educators have a key role in understanding these attitudes and promoting behavioural changes. However, the transdisciplinary nature of the issues can present a problem for staff and students alike. While it is relevant to many, or most, areas of the curriculum, traditional discipline and organisational boundaries, and the knowledge, skills and educational history of both staff and students, can prevent engagement. Examples include teaching the concepts in non-science courses, engaging …