VOLUME 3(2) • 2011
BOOK REVIEWS
Spinoza’s Theological-Political Treatise: A Critical GuideYitzhak Y. Melamed (Johns Hopkins University) Michael A. Rosenthal (University of Washington) (eds.)New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010, 294 pp. ISBN 978-0-521-88229-3The Cambridge Companion to DeweyMolly Cochran (Georgia Ins..
THE ASSIMILATION OF IMMIGRANTS INTO THE BRITISH LABOR MARKET
ABSTRACT. Scholarly research reveals strong correlations between the functions of East European migrants in the UK labor market, recruitment and employment of labor migrants, the social role of migrants, the potential human capital of immigrants, and the emergence of a new European migration system...
THE IMPORTANCE OF REGIONAL FOLKLORE IN ASCERTAINING ASPECTS OF WORLD VIEW
ABSTRACT. Considerable research attention has focused on the culture of the folk, the liveliness of folklore in everyday life, the nature of the folklore text, and the distinction between folklore and popular culture. I seek to contribute to a wider understanding of contextual and cultural influence..
GODARD AND THE LANGUAGE OF CINEMA
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this paper is to gain a deeper understanding of the nexus between the poetics of Godard’s use of time, Godard’s cinematic language of accumulation, the European art cinema of Godard, and the diversity of Godard’s films. The paper generates insights about Godard’s fascination..
THE COVERAGE OF TERRORISM IN THE NEWS
ABSTRACT. The mainstay of the paper is formed by an analysis of media coverage of publicity-seeking crimes, the media’s discussion of the war on terror, media’s role as an instrument of war, and terrorism’s prominence in the news. In this paper I am particularly interested in exploring the value of ..
THE IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES OF JEWS FROM THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE
ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate the immigration to the United States of Jews from the Russian Empire, the refugee nature of the Russian Jews, the effectiveness of Jewish organizations in influencing American immigration policy, and the Jewish influence on trends tow..
THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATION IN SHAPING THE CONDUCT OF POLITICS AND THE INTERACTIVE PRODUCTION OF PERSONALIZED INFORMATION
ABSTRACT. The paper generates insights about potentially productive connections, the experience of media consumption and production, the mediated lifeworld of citizen journalism, the Internet’s influence on politics, and emerging patterns of public attention. In the present paper, I focus on the exc..
ASPECTS OF RELIGIOUS MENTALITY IN EUROPE
ABSTRACT. Our paper contributes to the literature by providing evidence on the influence of the Christian and humanist traditions in Europe, the recognition of religious perspectives within EU law, the historical and cultural role of religions in Europe, the participation of religious bodies in Euro..
THE DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY OF EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this study is to examine the nature and variety of the EU’s global actorness, EU’s democratic legitimacy, the logic of the EU’s system of separation of powers, the reality of current EU politics, and the supranational aspects of policy-making in the EU. The main focus of thi..
THE COMPLEX REALITY OF THE PROCESS OF MUSIC EDUCATION
ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate music education in democratic societies, Reimer’s aesthetic philosophy of music education, the practice of music education, the multiplicity of today’s musical learning practices, and the contribution of autonomous learning practices ..
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN GEOPOLITICS: APPLICATION OF QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS IN STUDYING THE GEOPOLITICAL CODES CASE: THE ROLE OF THE PERSIAN GULF’S OIL IN THE IRAQ WAR
ABSTRACT. This paper attempts to analyze geopolitical codes using qualitative content analysis. Analyzing such codes helps to reveal the political elite’s geo- political assumptions, which form a state’s foreign policy. This paper explains how the relationship between events and geopolitical codes c..
NO ASIAN CENTURY WITHOUT THE PAN-ASIAN INSTITUTION
ABSTRACT. Following the famous saying allegedly spelled by Kissinger: “Europe? Give me a name and a phone number!” (when – back in early 1970s – urged by President Nixon to inform Europeans on the particular US policy action), the author is trying to examine how close is Asia to have its own telepho..