VOLUME 2(1) • 2010
LANGUAGE, TRUTH AND LOGIC: THE BATTLE TO PRESERVE MEANING IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Abstract. If the original mission of theory was to simplify and clarify the world in order that we might better understand it, then it is clear that that mission has been perverted, if not abandoned, by a sizeable party of theoreticians. Similarly, if it was the purpose of quantitative method to len..
THE IMPACT OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BASED BUSINESS
ABSTRACT. This paper considers the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) and its impact on Information Technology (IT) based businesses. We summarize the factual background to, and contents of, the agreement, and then review those parts of the agreement (or omissions fro..
INTERNATIONALIZATION AND THE COSMOPOLITICAL UNIVERSITY
Abstract. This article discusses some of the issues that surround the internationalization of higher education as a way to open discussion about the construction of an alternative cosmopolitical vision of the university, necessary if the university is to fulfill any historic tasks concerning th..
CAPITALISM VIA SCIENCE AND MORALITY
ABSTRACT. The economic system of laissez-faire, free market capitalism has never been fully realized anywhere but it has been defended by many theorists. This paper divides the defenses into two types, the scientific (or empirical) and the normative (or value-laden) varieties. The former ..