De Gaulle's Republic 1958 - 1969
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught in Spring Semester 2010,
This module examines the founding first decade of the Fifth Republic by focusing principally, though not exclusively, on the personality and political ideas of Charles de Gaulle.
It begins by examining his emergence as the providential leader of the Resistance, to the frustrations of the Liberation and his thwarted plans for the constitutional renaissance of France, through the
Réduction de la mortalité maternelle – Dakar 2010 - Résultats de l’enquête anthropologique.
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Rappel sur la méthodologie de l’enquête due à la particularité du lien entre une demande légitime et les structures de la vie quotidienne. Plusieurs exemples qui expliquent la difficulté de confronter et d’analyser les données.
Auteur : Yannick JAFFRE – (Cherch
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Digital Government 1: Information Technology and Democratic Politics, Winter 2009
Course is the first in a two-part sequence exploring contemporary practices, challenges, and opportunities at the intersection of information technology and democratic governance. Whereas the second course focuses on challenges and innovations in democratic administration, this first course focuses on theories and practices of democratic politics and the shifting role of information technologies in supporting, transforming, and understanding these. The first half of the course seeks to ground co
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The goals of the course are to introduce the use of ideas from the poker world in skills of life, business, politics and international relations. We will specifically delve into the use of poker in:
1.Strategic thinking
2.Game Theory, Risk and Business
3.So
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