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Intelligent Island Discourse: Singapore’S Discursive Negotiation With Technology, Alwyn Lim

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

The small nation-state of Singapore has increasingly been referred to in the popular media as the Intelligent Island of the future. With significant state investment in the promotion and dissemination of information-communications technology and attendant social ramifications, this has become an area that can no longer be ignored or taken for granted. This article intends to map the conditions of possibility on which Singapore can be conceived of as an Intelligent Island, in situating the role of information technology and Intelligent Island discourse within the discourses of postcoloniality, technocapitalism, late modernity, and globalization. In particular, this article attempts to show …

Trends. Diplomats Acting Badly In The 21st Century: Not Doing As Doing, Weakness As Strength, Ecce Reward, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the order of action vs. reward in twenty-first century diplomacy.

Ambiguity As Certainty: Taiwan And Us Military Aid, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores assertions as to the consequences of ambiguous versus unambiguous political communication.

Trends. The Nature Of Security Agreements: An Example From The Nuclear Weapons Arena, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the nature of nuclear weapons security agreements, and the surrounding belief systems.

The Mind-Body Problem: A Tuberculosis/Tobacco Example, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article illustrates two conflicts between what is, perhaps, best for the mind and best for the body.

Trends. Diplomacy, Time, And Conflict, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the nature of time in the context of conflict, diplomacy, and conflict resolution.

Psychology And Missile Defense: Again Rising Like A Phoenix, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article identifies several psychological Issues bearing on the latest ballistic missile defense policies of the United States Government.

Trends. Accountability In Security Organizations: The Case Of The United States Navy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

Controversy surrounds the adjudication of the United States Navy (USN) commander whose submarine collided with and then sank a Japanese fishing boat in February 200l. The USN has Issued a letter of reprimand to the commander and is allowing him to leave the Navy with full pension based on his current rank, as opposed to authorizing a court-martial that would have rendered the commander liable to very serious criminal charges and sentences. At Issue have been the effects of the adjudication on military personnel aware of the adjudication.

Trends. The Psychology Of The Only Realistic Alternative: A Problem In The Mideast, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the conflict between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and the State of Israel.

Trends. The United States, People's Republic Of China, And Apologies: Not Only Mind Games, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the meaningufulness of an official apology in the context of the United States - China(PRC) diplomatic relations.

The Talented Mr. Putin: International Judo, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the successful foreign policy style of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia.

Terrorism As Defense, Defense As Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some definitional complexities of the construct terrorism.

Trends. The Ghost In The Machine: Is Bill Clinton Running Us Policy On China, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses aviation safety and the continuity of use/misuse of words by U.S. administrations, regardless of political affiliation.

The Yale Political Quarterly 2001 April, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

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The Politic 2001 Spring, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

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Court Administration As A Tool For Judicial Reform, Christie S. Warren

Faculty Publications

This paper focuses on court administration as a component of judicial branch reform in the United States and other countries.

Over the past fifty years, state and federal court systems in the United States have undergone a process of significant change. At the beginning of the twentieth century, courts were largely dependent upon the executive branch of government for administrative support and were for the most part externally dominated, disorganized, and poorly managed. By the end of the century, they had undergone a process of administrative innovation and improvement that changed the way they were managed. In other countries, judicial …

Is Feminism Bad For Multiculturalism?, Chandran Kukathas

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Multiculturalism and feminism are in tension to the extent that multiculturalism is a doctrine that condones the tolera- tion of cultural communities which might not respect or value women's concerns or interests. This has led some feminist think- ers, notably Susan Okin, to ask whether multiculturalism is bad for women. This paper agrees with Okin that there is a tension between feminism and multiculturalism - some of her critics to the contrary notwithstanding - but argues that multiculturalism should take preceden

Ibpp Research Associates: Macedonia, Anonymous Non-Native English Speaker In Macedonia

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses what the anonymous non-native English-speaking author considers militant Albanian extremism.

Tit For Tat, Patty Cake, And Hide And Seek: The Psychology Of Spy Games, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores the psychology of tit-for-tat reactions in the context of espionage and counterespionage.

Madeleine Albright Lecture At Uni March 28, 2001, University Of Northern Iowa.

Joy Cole Corning Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series

Madeleine Albright an American diplomat and political scientist served as the 64th University States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. She was the first woman to serve in the position.

Trends. China And Homosexuality: The Politics Of Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the removal of homosexuality from a list of mental illnesses by the Chinese Psychiatric Association (CPA) in the context of international security.

Facilitating Communications And Murder: Operation Condor And United States Complicity, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores levels of United States Government (USG) complicity during the late 1970s in the murder of individuals alleged to have been left-wing opponents of South American, right-wing, authoritarian governments.

Falling Dominoes In 2001: Nuclear Weapons And Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes psychologies of inevitability and their foundations pertaining to nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction.

The U Of O'S Greatest Grad, Maurice James Holland

Maurice James Holland (1984-1985 Acting; 1986 Acting)

After leaving the Indiana University School of Law in 1986, Maury Holland became the dean at the University of Oregon School of Law. He stepped down as Oregon’s dean in 1992 and continued teaching until his retirement in 2008. Holland died in 2020.

On March 13, 2001, Holland delivered the following lecture to the Round Table of Oregon. The lecture profiles University of Oregon Law Alumni Yosuke Matsuoka, who received his law degree in 1910 and went on to serve as a Japanese diplomat and the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.

From Norway: Research On Political Psychology And Humiliation, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article was written by Dr. Evelin Gerda Lindner, a cross-cultural social psychologist and physician at the University of Oslo, Institute of Psychology. Its focus on psychological research on humiliation is very relevant to political psychology given that this construct of emotion often may be salient in motivating insurgency movements, terrorism, war, low-intensity conflict, human rights violations, the breakdown of peacekeeping and peacemaking operations, and the incidence and prevalence of crime. Dr. Lindner can be reached at P.O.Box 1094 Blindern N-0317 Oslo, Norway…Tel no +47 91789296…[email protected]…http://www.uio.no/~evelinl

Trends. Nuclear Weapons Redux, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses rationales for reducing the number of nuclear weapons worldwide.

Sanctions That Work: The Bush Perspective On Iraq, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes some implications of United States (US) President Bush's comments on "sanctions that work" in the context of US foreign policy towards Iraq.

Trends. Peace, Peace Of Mind, And Mideast Mindlessness, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the work done by Dennis Ross, the Clinton administration's negotiator in the Arab-Israeli conflict. As the presidential administrations change from Clinton to Bush, Mr. Ross has provided a report covering his work with the Israelis and the Palestinians. There are many sides to the conflict and Mr. Ross presents a very narrow perspective.

Ibpp Research Associates: The Mideast, Anonymous Israeli Citizen

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The following is offered by an Israeli citizen in the context of an electronic dialogue with an IBPP research associate. (Unedited by IBPP with a few exceptions in brackets.)

Trends. A Standard Standard Of Proof: Is The World Trade Organization Good Or Bad For Democracy?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses the view of one member of the United States House of Representatives about the World Trade Organization and its affect on democracy.