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Frames And Consensus Formation In International Relations: The Case Of Trafficking In Persons, Volha Charnysh, Paulette Lloyd, Beth A. Simmons
Frames And Consensus Formation In International Relations: The Case Of Trafficking In Persons, Volha Charnysh, Paulette Lloyd, Beth A. Simmons
All Faculty Scholarship
This article examines the process of consensus formation by the international community regarding how to confront the problem of trafficking in persons. We analyze the corpus of United Nations General Assembly Third Committee resolutions to show that: (1) consensus around the issue of how to confront trafficking in persons has increased over time; and (2) the formation of this consensus depends upon how the issue is framed. We test our argument by examining the characteristics of resolutions’ sponsors and discursive framing concepts such as crime, human rights, and the strength of enforcement language. We conclude that the consensus-formation process in …
China- Tibet Conflict, Allen Gnanam
China- Tibet Conflict, Allen Gnanam
Allen Gnanam
China- Tibet tensions are continually growing, as Tibetans are protesting for total independence from China, despite condemnation from their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who is only seeking a sense of autonomy for Tibet (Sinder, 2008). As Tibetan protests are becoming violent and aggressive, the Dalai Lama has also threatened to resign as Tibet’s government in exile (Sinder, 2008), however, his rhetoric is not being exposed to the Tibetan people, due to government censorship in China. Therefore the Dalai Lama, an exiled institutional entrepreneur, has to find new methods that will enable his influential message, to be received by the …
Trends. Why Humanitarian Workers Should Be Killed: A Perspective From Nietzschean Slave Morality, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Why Humanitarian Workers Should Be Killed: A Perspective From Nietzschean Slave Morality, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses different views of the murders of United Nations humanitarian workers in Iraq – first, from a modern Western perspective, and, second, from the perspective of Friedrich Nietzsche as he considered the transvaluation of what is Good on the part of the powerless.
Special Article. Commentaries On A World At War: Sars, Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Preemption, The United Nations, International Respect And Confidence, And Truth., Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article highlights cognitive difficulties exposed by examples of contemporary security conflict.
Trends. Subtle And Obvious Items In Psychological Assessment: The Case Of Iraq, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Subtle And Obvious Items In Psychological Assessment: The Case Of Iraq, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses the types of questions asked of Iraqi authorities by United Nations weapons inspectors in the process of searching for weapons of mass destruction as well as validity for the questioning process.
Trends. When Governments Want Government To Change, Ibpp Editor
Trends. When Governments Want Government To Change, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This Trends article discusses regime change in Germany and Iraq in a political psychological context.
On Ethical Peacekeeping: Ambivalence And Politics At The United Nations, Ibpp Editor
On Ethical Peacekeeping: Ambivalence And Politics At The United Nations, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article highlights the significant interdependence between strategic and ethical concerns in international peacekeeping controlled by the United Nations (UN).
The United Nations Review The Psychology Of Sanctions, Ibpp Editor
The United Nations Review The Psychology Of Sanctions, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes psychological issues in assessing the viability of sanctions before they are affected and then evaluating the consequences of these sanctions.
Trends. The Annan Apologia: Still Missing The Point, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Annan Apologia: Still Missing The Point, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses Kofi Annan's apology for the United Nations' failure to intervene in the atrocities in Bosnia and Rwanda.
Trends. The Political Psychology Of Abortion And United Nations Funding, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Political Psychology Of Abortion And United Nations Funding, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses United States (US) executive and legislative branches meddling in international policy, especially as it relates to abortion.
Trends. Kosovo And The United Nations: A Paean For Application Of Psychological Research On Good Samaritanism, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Kosovo And The United Nations: A Paean For Application Of Psychological Research On Good Samaritanism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that is beginning to employ a team of investigators, lawyers, and analysts who may--ultimately--identify, prosecute, and deter war crimes in Kosovo, observers might wonder what's taking so long and why the United Nations hasn't focused more emphatically on the Serbian military, paramilitary, and police attacks on ethnic Albanian civilians in recent weeks. Answers might include difficulties in identifying the behavioral referents of war crime, fears that more determined intervention might deleteriously affect humanitarian aid to the many internal refugees, fears that humanitarian aid personnel might be further intimidated and …
Trends. Current Events In Northern Ireland, Mexico, And Iraq: The Timeless Problem In Intelligence Operations, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Current Events In Northern Ireland, Mexico, And Iraq: The Timeless Problem In Intelligence Operations, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the three kinds of intelligence operations and how they may make a future security challenge only that much more difficult to address.
Trends. Iraq: To Bomb Or Not To Bomb?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Iraq: To Bomb Or Not To Bomb?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author continues the analysis against initiating an "air war" employing bombs and missiles against Iraq as a punishment for violating United Nations directives.
Trends. Kosovo And Angola: The Enemy Of My Enemy As Friend Or Enemy?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Kosovo And Angola: The Enemy Of My Enemy As Friend Or Enemy?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The articles discusses the time-honored contribution of social psychology is that of balance theories as applied to interpersonal configurations.
Comments On Iraq, The United Nations (Un), And The Inspection Crisis: What Iraqi Error In Judgment?, Ibpp Editor
Comments On Iraq, The United Nations (Un), And The Inspection Crisis: What Iraqi Error In Judgment?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The Editor continues his diatribe of the Iraqi-UN crisis.
Trends. Miscalculating Miscalculations: Why Iraqi Threats Against The United States (Us) Make Sense, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Miscalculating Miscalculations: Why Iraqi Threats Against The United States (Us) Make Sense, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the political and psychological impact of of Iraq actions against the US in regards to UN generated nuclear inspections .
Trends. Libya, Iraq, And Sanctions-Busting Through Common Decency, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Libya, Iraq, And Sanctions-Busting Through Common Decency, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses UN placed sanctions against Libya related to the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am aircraft in flight in which 270 people died.