Pakistan link
Pakistan Link is a very useful site for those interested in Pakistani current affairs, culture, religion society, economics and politics. The site is targetted at the Pakistani community in the United States, but is of interest to scholars of diasporic communities and to those of Pakistani origin around the world. There are a large number of news articles presented on the site, alongside which are also commentaries on cultural events, arts, education and Pakistani society. The site is updated wi
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Caribbean online - routes to roots
This online exhibition, Caribbean Online: Routes to Roots, focuses on archival material related to Caribbean history and politics is from the Commonwealth Institute. The exhibition examines a number of themes in Caribbean history in a broadly chronological sequence, including slavery and abolition, agriculture and trade, the experience of soldiers from the Caribbean in World War One, independence and the development of trade unions and political parties. A highly user-friendly resource, there i
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China's Policy Response to the Global Financial Crisis
Yu Yongding will be in Australia to deliver the Productivity Commission's Richard Snape Lecture for 2009. An Academician with Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, former Director-General of Institute of World Economics and Politics (1998- ), Professor with Post-Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, President of the China Society of World Economics (2001- ), Editor of China and World Economy, Associate Editor of Asian Economic Policy Review. He was formerly the academic member of
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How Globalisation and Climate Change will Reshape Humanitarian Crises and Aid
Public Seminar hosted by the Department of International Relations and RegNet How Globalisation and Climate Change will Reshape Humanitarian Crises and Aid Peter Walker Rosenberg Professor of Nutrition and Human Security, and Director of the Feinstein International Center, Tufts University Date: Tuesday 9 February 2010 Time: 12.30 -- 2pm Venue: Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies Al Falasi Lecture Theatre, Building 127, Ellery Crescent, ANU Peter Walker has been active in development and disas
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Graduate Studies in International Affairs: Special Responsibilities -The United States in Global Gov
GSIA SPECIAL PANEL Special Responsibilities: The United States in Global Governance Speakers Mlada Bukovansky Mlada Bukovansky is Associate Professor of International Relations at Smith College. Her research focuses on the evolving norms and institutions of the international system, both current and historical. She has published articles in the journals International Organization, Review of International Studies, Review of International Political Economy, and International Relations. Her book, L
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Policing marginalised communities: An international perspective
There are few comparative studies on policing and the management of social order. How to explain the recurrent occurrence of clashes between youths, most often of immigrant or minority origin, complaining of police harassment, of humiliating stops and searches, and young, poorly trained policemen feeling "harassed" in marginalised urban zones in Europe? Why, in France, are the latter so reluctant to embrace the community policing model? Delinquent policemen and the delinquent youths appear as th
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Thailand in Crisis vodcast series: Episode 02
Thailand is a nation on the verge - from the Red Shirt protests that culminated in violence and loss of life, to ongoing issues about democratic accountability and political instability. Over the next six weeks, the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific will bring you Thailand in Crisis - a series of six vod and podcasts released each Friday and beginning on 28 May. The vodcast will be available for viewing on ANUchannel at YouTube, while the podcast will be available for download from this page a
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Thailand in Crisis vodcast series: Episode 03
Thailand is a nation on the verge - from the Red Shirt protests that culminated in violence and loss of life, to ongoing issues about democratic accountability and political instability. Over the next six weeks, the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific will bring you Thailand in Crisis - a series of six vod and podcasts released each Friday and beginning on 28 May. The vodcast will be available for viewing on ANUchannel at YouTube, while the podcast will be available for download from this page a
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Thailand in Crisis vodcast series: Episode 04
Thailand is a nation on the verge - from the Red Shirt protests that culminated in violence and loss of life, to ongoing issues about democratic accountability and political instability. Over the next six weeks, the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific will bring you Thailand in Crisis - a series of six vod and podcasts released each Friday and beginning on 28 May. The vodcast will be available for viewing on ANUchannel at YouTube, while the podcast will be available for download from this page a
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Thailand in Crisis vodcast series: Episode 06
Nicholas Farrelly is joined by three outstanding young Thai scholars keen to offer their views on the situation in their home country. All three have been students in the Australian National University's College of Asia and the Pacific in a range of fields - politics, international relations and history. Nattakant Akarapongpisak, Pongphisoot Busbarat, and Preedee Hongsaton
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Perspectives: Leadership challenges - Ashridge Journal Article
Over the last eighteen months of economic turmoil, leaders, their ethics, morals and judgement have been scrutinised and questioned. Indeed the whole topic of leadership and its role in business, politics and wider society has been the subject of great debate. 360° brought together three of Ashridge’s leadership experts, Dave Bond, Narendra Laljani and Stefan Wills, to get their views on how the broad subject of leadership is evolving – and importantly – what are the leadership developmen
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Faith Complex: Thomas Reese, S.J., on Obama and the Catholic Church
In this episode of Faith Complex, Father Reese, S.J., discusses the relationship between American presidential politics and Catholic voters.
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Faith Complex: An Introduction
Faith Complex is a show about the collision of religion, politics and art. Faith Complex is a joint production of Georgetown University's Program for Jewish Civilization and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, and it airs weekly at WashingtonPost.com
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Faith Complex: An Introduction
Faith Complex is a show about the collision of religion, politics and art. Faith Complex is a joint production of Georgetown University's Program for Jewish Civilization and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, and it airs weekly at WashingtonPost.com
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Shop Floor Culture and Politics in Egypt: An interview with Professor Samer Shehata
Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab politics at Georgetown University?s Walsh School of Foreign Service, discusses his new book 'Shop Floor Culture and Politics in Egypt.'
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Brink Lindsey on the Age of Abundance
Brink Lindsey, of the Cato Institute and author of The Age of Abundance: How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the interaction between culture and politics and prosperity. Lindsey outlines the nature of prosperity in America in the 20th century, then focuses on the last half of the century when cultural change was perhaps as dramatic as economic change. The conversation concludes with a discussion of Lindsey's essay, "Paul Krugman'
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Winston on Market Failure and Government Failure
Clifford Winston of the Brookings Institution talks about the ideas in his book, Market Failure vs. Government Failure, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Winston summarizes a large literature on antitrust, safety regulation and environmental regulation. He finds that government regulation often fails to meet its objectives. While markets are imperfect, so is government. Winston argues that idealized theories of government intervention based on textbook theories of market failure are not the way r
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21L.476 Romantic Poetry (MIT)
This course examines readings of the major British Romantic poets (Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Scott, Shelley, and Keats) and important fiction writers (Mary Shelley and Walter Scott). Attention is also given to literary and historical contexts.
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w11.1 Politics and Social Change
soc1a06-c01 - Section C01 - w11.1 Politics and Social Change - McMaster University > Courses > SOC1A06 Introduction to Sociology > Section C01 > w11.1 Politics and Social Change
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