VOLUME 2(2) • 2010
ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC: TWO POLES – DIFFERENT SCORES • Similarities and Differences in Security Structures Surrounding the Two Polar Caps
ABSTRACT. Arctic and Antarctica, the world’s two regions within the polar circles of northern and southern hemispheres, were rarely discussed in the past, but lately have gained the attention of the international community. Besides the fact that the two poles are permafrost encircling the geographic..
THE FUTURE OF MUSLIM YOUTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH LINDA HERRERA
Linda Herrera is a social anthropologist with regional specialization in the Middle East and North Africa. She works in the fields of comparative/international education, development studies, and youth studies. She received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in Middle East Studie..
MARKS OF DICTATORIAL DISCOURSE
ABSTRACT. The objective of this paper is to emphasize the importance of discourse of powerful institutions and groups, understanding the conceptual level of metaphor in persuasive political communication, and social strategies of discourse and communication control. I shall focus here on dimensions ..
CURRENT DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN EUROPE
ABSTRACT. The objective of this paper is to emphasize the importance of the challenges of demographic change, the dynamics of demographic transition, and the role of pension assets on financial markets and economic stability. In this paper I am particularly interested in exploring the effects of the..
RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND SOCIAL COHESION IN AN ERA OF TRANSNATIONALISATION
ABSTRACT. Our aim in this article is to develop a research agenda for examining the current focus on diversity and social cohesion, transnational linkages of religious groups, the relationship between ethnicity and nationalism, the routine practices of everyday life, and the discursive enactment and..
CHINA’S URBAN POVERTY DISTRIBUTION: ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL INEQUALITY, AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF POVERTY
ABSTRACT. I shall focus here on the emerging new poverty in China, social inequality under China’s rapid economic development, the dynamics of urban poverty generation, intergenerational mobility in urban China, and the importance of growth in agricultural incomes for poverty reduction. The objectiv..
THE RHETORIC OF THE EUROPEAN SECURITY ARCHITECTURE: THE RISE OF SECURITY GOVERNANCE
ABSTRACT. The objective of this paper is to emphasize the importance of the creation of a pluralistic security community, the security order and institutional structures of a multipolar Europe, the pattern of diplomatic and strategic interactions in the European security system, the performative rol..
THE ECONOMICS OF FRAUD AND CORRUPTION RISK MANAGEMENT
ABSTRACT. Overall, throughout this paper, I demonstrate the value and importance of the role of social structure in advancing corruption, the causes and consequences of corruption, the social costs of grand corruption, international cooperation in fighting corruption-related money laundering, the cl..
THE WORLD-CHANGING POTENTIAL OF CROWDSOURCED JOURNALISM IN A CORPORATE-DOMINATED MASS-COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT
ABSTRACT. Overall, throughout this paper, I demonstrate the value and importance of the status of social networking in mainstream news journalism, democratic publicness, online social networks, the digital media ecosystem, and the increasing predominance of digital technologies and computer-mediated..
PAKISTAN’S NUCLEARIZATION – A COMPULSIVE GEO-POLITICAL NECESSITY
ABSTRACT. The division of Indo-Pak subcontinent as an independent Pakistan left the long term bone of contention between Pakistan and India: The Kashmir issue. So deep were the geo-political roots of this dispute that it created grounds for the nuclearization of South Asia. This paper explores the d..
SEEDING DOUBT: HOW SCEPTICS HAVE USED NEW MEDIA TO DELAY ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
ABSTRACT: A version of this article was presented to the Association for Journalism Education (AJE) annual conference, “New Media, New Democracy?” at Sheffield University, UK, on September 12, 2008. The paper explores the ways in which new media is used to derail action on climate change. First I pr..
BEFORE ATHENS: EARLY POPULAR GOVERNMENT IN PHOENICIAN AND GREEK CITY STATES
ABSTRACT. There is no question that Athens developed, named and refined democracy in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC but a number of scholars have pointed to evidence that suggests the ideas and institutions that constitute democracy had previously been tested in other Greek city states and ..