Refractions Through The Secular: Islam, Human Rights And Universality,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Refractions Through The Secular: Islam, Human Rights And Universality, Zara Khan
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Universal human rights (HR) are often theorized as philosophically neutral. Because they do not espouse any particular theory of the human being, it is argued, they can be reasonably appropriated by all. In this thesis, I explore HR’s universality claim, by focusing on the discourse’s secular foundation. In the universal human right to freedom of religion, I find a distinctly modern grammar of ‘religion,’ one that separates ‘religion’ from politics and power, law from morality, and the public and private realms. The modern concept of religion also espouses a secular theory of the human, insofar as the human is defined …
Curing Violence: Prescriptions For Justice And Peace In Colombia,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Curing Violence: Prescriptions For Justice And Peace In Colombia, Marissa Crawford
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
As the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos sits across the negotiating table from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), justice as a conduit for peace has dominated discourse on remediating the legacy of more than 50 years of internal conflict. Justice, however, like the conflict itself, is contested in both meaning and substance. This thesis will approach the topic of justice from both a human rights and transitional justice perspective, arguing the need for systematically disentangling the concept in its international, domestic, and grassroots iterations. It will contend that transitional justice policy will more effectively be designed if …
Power And Proximity: The Politics Of State Secession,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Power And Proximity: The Politics Of State Secession, Elizabeth A. Nelson
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
State secession is a rare occurrence in the international system. While a number of movements seek secession, the majority fail to achieve statehood. Of the exceptional successes, many have not had the strongest claims to statehood; some of these new states look far less like states than some that have failed. So what accounts for these secessions? I argue that the politics of regional actors drive the process. If a secessionist movement does not have the support of actors in the region, it will not achieve statehood. There are three mechanisms through which regional actors can determine outcomes: (1) they …
Feeling Political: Affect, Emotion, And Ethics In Western Political Theory,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Feeling Political: Affect, Emotion, And Ethics In Western Political Theory, John Mcmahon
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
What conceptual and methodological resources would it take for political theory to be able to more deeply analyze the emotional and affective dimensions of political life? In this dissertation, I articulate interdisciplinary work on affect and emotion into political theory in order to realize four linked objectives: first, to develop a method of reading and interpreting political theory capable of tracing the theoretical work done by affect and emotion in works of political thought; second, to reassess the boundaries of the political theory canon in terms of the thinkers that ‘count’ as part of that canon as well as the …
Normalization Policies With Cuba: Implications For Political And Economic Reform,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Normalization Policies With Cuba: Implications For Political And Economic Reform, Ramona N. Khan
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
For longer than the past half century, the relationship between the United States and Cuba has been one of antagonism, mistrust, betrayal, hostility and defiance. Decades of mutual hostility arising from Cuba’s post revolution adoption of an economic system that emulated that of the Soviet Union, along with the long history of U.S. interference in Cuba’s domestic and international affairs that predated the Castro revolution and continued afterward, have resulted in this rancorous relationship. Cuba’s move to communism shortly after the Castro regime came to power was regarded as a threat to both democracy and capitalism by the United States, …
“God Is Near": American Theocracy And The Political Theology Of Joseph Smith,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
“God Is Near": American Theocracy And The Political Theology Of Joseph Smith, Alan P. Koenig
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The Mormon prophet Joseph Smith established the quintessentially “American religion” according to religious critics like Harold Bloom, perhaps the last major religion to emerge in the Western world. Founded during the rise of Jacksonian Democracy, early Mormonism espoused many populist and egalitarian tenets, yet behind Smith’s theology of an ever more exalted path to individual godhood lay an extraordinary politics demanding a new, theocratic hierarchy. This dissertation will discuss how Smith’s apocalypticism and exceptional politics of continual revelation confronted a pluralistic Protestant society with the superseding aim of creating a uniquely American kingdom. As a political theorist, Smith’s apocalyptic theology …
Transnational Indigenous Migration: Racialized Geographies And Power In Southern Highland Ecuador,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Transnational Indigenous Migration: Racialized Geographies And Power In Southern Highland Ecuador, Victoria Stone-Cadena
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This study examines the shifting landscape of social and economic inequalities in the remittance-dominated region of southern highland Ecuador, focusing on the transformations brought about by increased international migration since the early 2000s. The broader question is whether or not transnational migration has facilitated political and social upward mobility among indigenous communities. More specifically I ask: in what ways does indigenous identity figure in contemporary international migration practices, how does transnational indigenous migration complicate bounded notions of rural indigenous life, and how might the strategies employed by indigenous migrants transform social and economic inequalities in two small towns in the …
Assessing Social Protection Arrangements In Angola And Mozambique,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Assessing Social Protection Arrangements In Angola And Mozambique, Andre Cavaller Guzzi
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
I examine the extent to which the involvement of international development actors in poor and post-conflict countries can override the influence of the domestic political elites on the outcomes of social protection programs. I compare the outcomes of social protection arrangements in two post-conflict countries, Angola and Mozambique. They have different levels and kinds of international involvement, which I define based on the involvement of post-conflict UN peace operations and their dependency on foreign aid. While Mozambique had a UN operation and has been dependent on foreign aid, Angola did not have a UN operation after its civil war and …
Intellectual Property Rights For New Seed Technologies: Balancing Farmers’ And Breeders’ Rights,
2016
Purdue University
Intellectual Property Rights For New Seed Technologies: Balancing Farmers’ And Breeders’ Rights, Preethi Krishnan, Andrew Raridon, Leigh Raymond, Mangala Subramaniam
Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs
Many cite improved seed technologies as vital to addressing the challenge of food insecurity, especially when faced with combined stresses of global climate change, population growth, and natural resource depletion (Anthony and Ferroni 2012; Lipton 2007). As improved seeds find their way into the developing world, policymakers are struggling to find the appropriate institutional mechanisms to regulate their creation and use. Arguments over intellectual property rights (IPR) are central to this debate. Some activists in the Global South are distrustful of any IPR regime that creates private ownership over seeds, whereas international financial institutions such as the World Trade Organization …
Review Of The Gender And Social Impacts Of Improved Seed Technology In Developing Countries: Policy Implications,
2016
Purdue University
Review Of The Gender And Social Impacts Of Improved Seed Technology In Developing Countries: Policy Implications, Preethi Krishnan, Andrew Raridon, Leigh Raymond, Mangala Subramaniam
Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs
Experts have acknowledged the limits to growth that the processes of climate change, population expansion, and resource depletion will place on agricultural producers in the 21st century (FAO 2012). In response, scientists are employing biotechnology to create new improved seed varieties. However, developing improved seed technology (IST) involves complex and controversial issues that span across disciplines in the biological and social sciences (see Box 1). In this policy brief, we emphasize the need to better examine the gender and social impacts of advancements in seed technology. Based on a detailed review of the literature, we determine that despite recent …
Book Reviewed By Yvonne Y. Kwan: Katharya, Um. (2015). From The Land Of Shadows: War, Revolution, And The Making Of The Cambodian Diaspora. New York And London, Ny: Nyu Press. 329 Pp. $28.00 (Paperback). Isbn: 978-1-4798-0473-3., Yvonne Y. Kwan
Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement
Book reviewed by Yvonne Y. Kwan: From the land of shadows by Katharya Um
A Fractured Party,
2016
Gettysburg College
A Fractured Party, John M. Rudy
Civil War Era Studies Faculty Publications
The Republican party was fractured and in tatters. Warring factions could barely decide the most important issues of the day, let along rally around a candidate. A decade of fractious politics within the party left no true power brokers. The former Republican president was less than enthusiastic about the tickets his party fielded. America was faced with deciding between two candidates plagued by scandal. And a man from Adams County was not above trying to stir up even more trouble. [excerpt]
Does Oppressed Religious Liberty Cause An Uprising In Terror Attacks?,
2016
Kennesaw State University
Does Oppressed Religious Liberty Cause An Uprising In Terror Attacks?, Ansley N. Miller
The Kennesaw Journal of Undergraduate Research
The political community's research comes across as inconclusive in regard to the relationship between liberty and terrorism, given the differing opinions on what defines 'liberty' and 'terrorism.' Having stated that, this research tries to the idea of religious liberty in regards to overall terrorism. Most research up to 2016 has been done on terrorist data after 2001 until 2010 (in some cases 2012.) This research expands to the year 2014 to analyze the connection between religious oppression by country governments and their effect on the number of terror attacks in each country in the span of one year. My research …
Safe Operation And Accident Prevention At Container Terminals : A Case Study On Asyaport Container Terminal,
2016
World Maritime University
Safe Operation And Accident Prevention At Container Terminals : A Case Study On Asyaport Container Terminal, Mert Akaman
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Improvement Of Collection And Distribution System Of Shanghai,
2016
World Maritime University
Improvement Of Collection And Distribution System Of Shanghai, Zhilin Cui
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Evaluation On The Collection And Distribution System Of Yangshan Port,
2016
World Maritime University
The Evaluation On The Collection And Distribution System Of Yangshan Port, Guchuan He
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Research Of Single Window Clearance Mode In Different Countries And Regions And The Current Demerits Existing In China,
2016
World Maritime University
The Research Of Single Window Clearance Mode In Different Countries And Regions And The Current Demerits Existing In China, Hengsheng Kang
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Research On Earning Fluctuation Of Chinese Shipping Enterprises,
2016
World Maritime University
Research On Earning Fluctuation Of Chinese Shipping Enterprises, Guanming Chen
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Does Democracy Promotion Promote Democracy? The Zimbabwean Case,
2016
Lingnan University
Does Democracy Promotion Promote Democracy? The Zimbabwean Case, Ruvimbo Natalie Mavhiki
Lingnan Theses
Why has the increase in election funding by both Western international organizations and governmental donor agencies not resulted in the deepening and consolidation of democracy in most African countries? This study assesses this question with reference to Zimbabwe. Significant financial and technical commitments have been invested for the establishment and consolidation of democracy in Zimbabwe, but instead of democratic consolidation, Zimbabwe has oscillated from a de facto one party state to a competitive electoral democracy and then to an electoral authoritarian regime. What explains this puzzling phenomenon? Can democracy promotion promote democracy, and if not, what are the pre-requisites for …
The Influence Of Shanghai Free Trade Zone To Shanghai International Shipping Industry,
2016
World Maritime University
The Influence Of Shanghai Free Trade Zone To Shanghai International Shipping Industry, Kaihong Cheng
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
