VOLUME 3(1) • 2011
THE CONCEPT OF GENOCIDE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
ABSTRACT. The objective of this paper is to emphasize the importance of the role of joint criminal enterprise complicity in genocide, the establishment of the nature of the crime, the concept of crimes against humanity, the physical element of the crime of genocide, and the prohibition of crimes aga..
THE FORMATIVE FUNCTION OF MUSICAL INTERACTIONS WITHIN SOCIAL IDENTITY
ABSTRACT. In the present paper, I focus on the sheer beauty of music, the evocative power of music, passive listening, the collective excitement and bonding of music, the coercive power of music, and the dynamic power of rhythm. The current study has extended past research by elucidating the multipl..
PRODUCTION PRACTICES OF COGNITIVE CAPITALISM AND THE PROCESS OF MEDIA CONVERGENCE
ABSTRACT. I am specifically interested in how previous research investigated the dynamic decentralized architecture of the internet, decentralized practices of virtual social cooperation, the social networks of popular culture, production practices of cognitive capitalism, and the labor of the audie..
THE CHANGING FORM AND FUNCTIONS OF CITIES IN AN EXPANDING GLOBAL ECONOMY
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this paper will be to supply a brief overview of the transformation of the centralized urban structure, the emergence of city-regions in an expanding global economy, the expansion of the global mosaic of city-regions, the changing form and functions of cities, the futu..
THE ROLE OF THEORY IN THE EDUCATION OF COUNSELING PRACTITIONERS
ABSTRACT. The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate the self-actualising varieties of counseling and psychotherapy, the conceptual architecture of Lacanian psychoanalysis, the dynamics of human behavior, the relationship that grows through the process of counselling and psychotherapy, ..
TULLOCK’S ANALYSIS OF THE LIMITS OF BUREAUCRACY
ABSTRACT. In this paper I am particularly interested in exploring Tullock’s analysis of bureaucracy, the nature and limitations of bureaucratic structures, the increasing prevalence of bureaucratic organizations, behavior within bureaucracies, and the nature and characteristics of various bureaucrat..
THE EFFECT OF INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN LEGAL ORDER
ABSTRACT. This paper aims to analyze and discuss policy dynamics in the Council of the European Union, the networking capabilities of the EU countries, the Council’s decision-making process, theoretical models of EU decision-making, and the hybridity of EU governance. The overall results provide str..
THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE IN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
ABSTRACT. The mainstay of the paper is formed by an analysis of the speciality of the crime of genocide, the prevention and the punishment of the crime of genocide, the legal memory of the crimes, the collective memory of the crimes, and the concept of genocide as a separate international crime. The..
IRAN, THE CENTER OF ‘STRATEGIC ENERGY ELLIPSE’: A GEOPOLITICAL REALITY
ABSTRACT. The term ‘strategic energy ellipse’ coined by Kemp and Harkavy, initially, refers to significance of two oil and gas basins in the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf areas. In this paper, Iran is introduced as the center of this vast and strategic area. From this view, Iran plays a key role ..
THE JUSTICE–HOME AFFAIRS DIPLOMACY: THE PALERMO CONVENTION, TEN YEARS AFTER – TOWARDS THE UNIVERSAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ABSTRACT. As one of the active participants in the Palermo system treaty making (from early Polish draft in 1988 to the Signing Conference in December 2000), I am revisiting, rethinking and summing up the first 10 years period after the creation of important international instruments on organized cr..
CITIZEN JOURNALISM: BACK TO THE FUTURE?
ABSTRACT. Though the digital technology of blogging is new, the concept of citizen journalism is not. Likewise, citizen journalism offers little threat to traditional journalism. This paper examines the mundane roots of citizen journalism in the earliest expressions of communal curiosity to modern e..
THE THEORIST AND THE PRACTITIONER: LINKING THE SECURITIZATION OF MIGRATION TO ACTIVIST COUNTER-NARRATIVES
ABSTRACT. Since at least the end of the Cold War, there has been a striking return to viewing migration as a security issue, within both Western policy and our scholarly inquiry. However, it is clear that this policy framing technique can often leave migrant populations vulnerable, threatened, and c..