VOLUME 4(2) • 2012
THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE LAW
ABSTRACT. Considerable research attention has focused on the interaction between private international law and civil procedure, the discourse of European private law, the doctrinal, normative and conceptual shape of European private law, and the normative foundations of private law. The paper genera..
RECONCILING SOCIAL COHESION, RELIGIOUS LAW AND SECULAR RIGHTS
ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate powerful secularizing currents in European society, moral and religious diversity, and structuring and permanent characteristics of democratic societies. The theory that I shall seek to elaborate here puts considerable emphasis on the..
GEOPOLITICS OF QUANTUM BUDDHISM: OUR PRE-HYDROCARBON TAO FUTURE • (NO BREAKTHROUGH AT THE RIO+20 SUMMIT)
ABSTRACT. From Rio to Rio with Kyoto, Copenhagen and Durban in between, the conclusion remains the same: There is fundamental disagreement on the realities of this planet and the ways we can tackle them. A decisive breakthrough would necessitate both wider contexts and a larger participatory base to..
20 YEARS TO TRADE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE FOR POLITICAL SOVEREIGNTY • EXAMPLE OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION COUNTRY LATVIA
ABSTRACT. What happens to a country which suddenly is free to govern its own territory and people? What is their biggest fear? Is it the inability to satisfy its population or a threat from the former conqueror? A lot of decisions have to be made in a short amount of time as a result the implication..
THE STAGES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM AN OPPORTUNITY PERSPECTIVE: ROSTOW EXTENDED
ABSTRACT. This paper extends Rostow’s stages of economic growth model from the perspective of entrepreneurial opportunity. The paper outlines the characteristics of traditional, underdeveloped, developing, development, and post industrial economies. The author postulates that the stage of economic g..
WHAT CHINA WANTS IN ASIA: 1975 OR 1908? • GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY IN THE SOUTH AND EAST CHINA SEA – CHINESE STRATEGIC MISTAKE
ABSTRACT. Is China currently acting as a de facto fundraiser for the US? A real challenge is always to optimize the (moral, political and financial) costs in meeting the national strategic objectives. In this case, it would be a resolute Beijing’s turn towards green technology, coupled with the firm..
REINVENTING PARTICIPATION: CIVIC AGENCY AND THE WEB ENVIRONMENT
ABSTRACT. Participation is a key concept in the vocabulary of democracy, and can encompass a variety of dimensions. Moreover, it can be shaped by a range of different factors; my emphasis here is on the significance of the web environment in this regard. I first situate participation against the bac..
THE COLD PEACE
ABSTRACT. We critique prevailing notions of “peace” and its application to issues of social justice and citizenship as it underlies peace education and peace studies. It is our intention to emphasize how issues of conflict and security for the 21st century are embedded within a post-national and pos..
BOOK REVIEWS
Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State Gerard Casey (University College Dublin)Continuum: London-New York, 2012, 188 pp.ISBN: 978-1-4411-2552-1 Resolving the Cyprus Conflict: Negotiating HistoryMichális Stavrou Michael (La Trobe University)Palgrave Macmillan: New York, 2011, 311 pp.ISBN: 978-0..