China And Africa’S Peace And Security Agenda: The Burgeoning Appetite, Oita Etyang, Simon Oswan Panyako

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

China and Africa have had contacts since time immemorial. It is, however, in the last two decades that China vastly increased its engagement with Africa, following the first Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) that took place in 2000 and the Beijing Summit held in 2006. China has skillfully utilized its international strategy of multipolarity and non-interference to champion its economic interests as well as its hegemonic quest. It is undeniable that China has heavily invested in Africa through Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), and infrastructure development. China has also increased its appetite on matters peace and security. …

The Cost Of Inter-Ethnic Conflicts In Ghana’S Northern Region: The Case Of The Nawuri-Gonja Conflicts, Emmanuel Debrah, Seidu Alidu, Isaac Owusu-Mensah

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

The article assesses the socio-economic and human repercussions of one of the fiercest ethnic conflicts in Ghana’s Northern Region on people and society. While Ghana remains a stable democracy, sporadic ethnic and chieftaincy conflicts have been a recurrent feature of the political process. Analyzing data from survey opinions and interviews from wide spectrum of respondents, the study noted that the Nawuri-Gonja conflicts have destroyed the fabric of the society leaving behind squalor, breakdown of healthcare, education and psychological trauma. Women and children have suffered rape assaults and unprecedented high rate of mortality due to malnourishments respectively. The plights of these …

Conflict Of Interest In Exploitation And Utilisation Of Transboundary Natural Resources On Lake Victoria, Edmond M. Were

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

The management of Lake Victoria as a “regional common” is expected to adhere to the global principles of transboundary natural resource management. However, national interest and power asymmetry amongst riparian states buoyed by external demand have overwhelmed global and regional norms leading to incessant exploitation of the common resources. This paper uses idealist and realist perspectives of power relations to inform the analysis of conflicting interests in transboundary natural resource exploitation. It partly relies on 2012-2013 primary data from purposively selected Beach Management Units in Kenya and Uganda and secondary data from regional fisheries institutions. Notwithstanding the normative value of …

How Civility Works, Keith Bybee

Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media at Syracuse University

Is civility dead? Americans ask this question every election season, but their concern is hardly limited to political campaigns. Doubts about civility regularly arise in just about every aspect of American public life. Rudeness runs rampant. Our news media is saturated with aggressive bluster and vitriol. Our digital platforms teem with expressions of disrespect and trolls. Reflecting these conditions, surveys show that a significant majority of Americans believe we are living in an age of unusual anger and discord. Everywhere we look, there seems to be conflict and hostility, with shared respect and consideration nowhere to be found. In a …

Peace Through Partnership: Igo Membership And Military Spending, Isaac M. Castellano

Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper examines the role International Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) memberships have on defense expenditures, arguing that state leaders substitute high military spending rates for IGO membership as the information transmission mechanisms of IGOs offer more accurate information about the security environment that diminishes the need for military spending. States do not become pacifists as they are integrated into the international network of IGOs; rather, they find a reduced usefulness in and need for a robust military. This project empirically tests this relationship, and findings indicate a small but significant relationship between military spending and IGO membership. The most integrated states …

Invisible Children: The Effectiveness Of Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos) In Primary Education In Central America, Megan Skaggs

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

what extent are non-governmental organizations (NGOs) an effective tool in primary educational development in Central America? To address this concern, this project addressed the results of several months of research in Nicaragua, Guatemala, and at the U.S. NGO headquarters, where interviews with educators, NGO workers, and citizens were conducted regarding the role of NGOs in addressing educational concerns effectively. Interviewees included: Pueblo a Pueblo, Serving Orphans Worldwide, U.S. Agency for International Development, Let Girl’s Learn Program, and varied individuals connected with education or non-profit work in that region. My research analyzed the historical and social structures of Nicaragua and Guatemala, …

The Role, Accomplishments, And Challenges Of The Congressional Black Caucus Veterans Braintrust, Ron E. Armstead

William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications

In 1971, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) began its seminal investigation of racism in the military. A year into the investigation, the caucus reported the military had done little, if anything, to address racism in the ranks (188 Cong. Rec., 6739-6744, 1972). The problem continued as one of the most critical issues for the CBC during the latter years of the Vietnam War (188 Cong. Rec. pp. E8674-8688).

Concurrently, in 1971, the CBC held its first annual dinner, which some 500 people attended, including the late actor Ozzie Davis. Over the years, this dinner has grown into a five-day legislative …

Paanësia E Gjnd-Së Dhe Interpretimi I Shpalljës Së Pavarësisë Së Kosovës, Lirjeta Fazliu

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim diplome përmban një përmbledhje, kronologji dhe analizë të gjithë procesit që ka përshkuar Kosovën në periudhën që nga lufta e deri tek mendimi këshillëdhënës i Gjykatës Ndërkombëtare të Drejtësisë (1998-2008). Në konsulta të vazhdueshme dhe me rekomandimin e mentorit të temës Prof. Abdulla Azizi, fushëtrajtimi i këtij punimi do të jenë efektet në aspektin e shtimit të njohjeve pas mendimit të GJND si dhe ndikimi që mendimi këshillëdhënës i këtij mekanizmi ndërkombëtarë të drejtësisë ka në forcimin e subjektivitetit ndërkombëtarë të Republikës së Kosovës. Në brendi është bërë një përshkrim analitik nga shpallja e pavarësisë deri në dhënien …

Integrimet Evropiane Në Funksion Të Proceseve Zhvillimore(Me Theks Të Vecantë Ne Bujqësi), Gëzim Sllamniku

Theses and Dissertations

Për sa i përket bujqësisë dhe integrimit në Politikat e Përbashkëta Bujqësore (PPB) është një pyetje hyrëse e ndjeshme për zgjerimin e Unionit Evropian (UE). Politika e Përbashkët Bujqësore (PPB) është emri i përbashkët për instrumentet juridike dhe buxhetore të Unionit Evropian (UE) në fushën e bujqësisë dhe zhvillimit rural.

Politika e Përbashkët Bujqësore (PPB) ka lindur në fund të viteve 1950 dhe fillim të viteve 1960, kur anëtarët themelues të Këshilli i Evropës (KE-së) kishin dalë nga më shumë se një dekadë me mungesa te mëdha ushqimore gjatë dhe pas Luftës së Dytë Botërore. Nga PPB varën me miliona …

Kuvendi I Kosovës Themelimi I Tij Dhe Institutet E Kontrollit Palamentar Ndaj Qeverisë, Gazmend Mehmeti

Theses and Dissertations

Institucioni përfaqesues, Parlamenti ka rëndësi esenciale në sistemin poltik dhe qeverisës të një vendi, posaqërisht ne formën e demokracisë parlamentare,siq eshte rasti edhe me Republikën e Kosovës. Qytetarët ne demokracitë moderne duke e pas të pamundur të deklarohen dhe te jenë aktiv në mënyrë te drejtëperdrejtë ne politikëbërje ata me votën e tyre zgjedhin përfaqësuesit e tyre ne parlament. Parlamenti në shtetet demokracisë parlamnetare nënkupton institucionin politik dhe përfaqesues, të mbikqëyrjes së institucioneve tjera.Përveq funskionit dhe rolit përfaqesues, funksion me rëndësi është edhe funksioni ligjëvenes dhe zgjedhor. Parlamenti ne Republiken e Kosovës zgjedh Qeverinë dhe ushtron kontrollin parlamenatar ndaj saj …

Liritë Fetare Në Bashkimin Europian, Imri Hoxha

Theses and Dissertations

Pasiqë çështja e lirisë fetare paraqet një nga sfidat më të rëndësishme në kuadër të raporteve ndërnjerëzore, por edhe procesit euro-integrues të vendeve pretendente për në Bashkimin Evropian, në kuadër të këtij punimi do të shtjellohen modalitetet që implikojnë edhe shkallën e lirisë dhe kufizimit në këtë drejtim. Meqenëse hulumtimet paraprake kanë të dhëna mbi liritë fetare, tendenca e këtij punimi lidhet me ndryshimet konkrete që duhet bërë në këtë drejtim. Tendenca e punimit dhe rezultateve ka të bëjë me konkretizimin e detyrimeve që duhet ndjekur si standarte ndërkombëtare, por edhe kufizimet e duhura në garantimin e sigurisë kombëtare dhe …

Pozicioni Kushtetues I Kosovës, Arben Miftari

Theses and Dissertations

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Open Government And The Politics Of Public Knowledge In The United States, Philip Rocco

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

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Short-Interval Cortical Inhibition And Rhetoric And The Law, Or The Law Of Rhetoric: How Countries Oppose Novel Tobacco Control Measures At The World Trade Organization, Raphael Lencucha, Jeffrey Drope, Ronald Labonte

Political Science Faculty Research and Publications

The tobacco industry has developed an extensive array of strategies and arguments to prevent or weaken government regulation. These strategies and arguments are well documented at the domestic level. However, there remains a need to examine how these arguments are reflected in the challenges waged by governments within the World Trade Organization (WTO). Decisions made at the WTO have the potential to shape how countries govern. Our analysis was conducted on two novel tobacco control measures: tobacco additives bans (Canada, United States and Brazil) and plain, standardized packaging of tobacco products (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, EU and UK). We analyzed …

The Socratic Turn: Knowledge Of Good And Evil In An Age Of Science, Joel A. Schlosser

Political Science Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Svealand, Götaland And The Rise Of The East-Slavic Kingdom — Response To Piotr Murzionak (Comparative Civilizations Review, No. 73 Fall 2015), Bertil Haggman

Comparative Civilizations Review

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Comparative Civilizations Review

Comparative Civilizations Review

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Sticky Legacies: Persistence Of State Constitutional Provisions, Nancy Martorano Miller, Maria Aroca, Keith E. Hamm, Ronald D. Hedlund

Political Science Faculty Publications

In this paper, we assess the evolution of 32 state constitutions and the U.S. Constitution over a 100+ year time period (1776-1907). We construct an original sectionlevel dataset containing the text of every section within a constitution for every year between the adoption of the state’s first constitution and 1907. We classify each section by topic and compare the content of each new constitution as well as the impact of amendments. With a subset of these data, we analyze the extent to which sections were added, deleted, modified and remained the same over time using a novel approach that relies …

America’S Legendary Ignorance About Africa Persists, Julius A. Amin

History Faculty Publications

In an increasingly interconnected and technological global environment, ignorance of Africa is no longer acceptable. This, especially from major political leaders. Yet, examples of such ignorance are evident in the current American presidential campaign. Neither the Republican nominee Donald J. Trump nor the democratic nominee Hillary R. Clinton has articulated any concrete vision for an African policy.

Human-Scale Economics: Economic Growth And Poverty Reduction In Northeastern Thailand, Joel D. Moore, John A. Donaldson

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Under what conditions does economic growth benefit the poor? One way to answer this question is to identify and compare positive and negative outlier areas, those that experience greater and lesser poverty reduction, respectively, compared to what was anticipated given their levels of economic growth. The more similar these areas, the more leverage there is to unearth the factors that allow the poor to benefit from growth. In this paper, we employ an inductive approach to glean possible pathways out of poverty from two highly similar underdeveloped neighboring provinces in northeastern Thailand. Using extensive fieldwork and interviews, we explore factors …