IPL: Strategic Shortfall: the 'Somalia Syndrome' and the March to 9/11
Professor Robert Patman, Professor of International Relations, Department of Politics. Inaugural Professorial Lecture, given October 16, 2008.
Dimensions of the Global Food Crisis: Session 1
Claire Mahon presents "The right to food: putting food security in context" for Jean Ziegler, Project on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, (Geneva). 44th Otago Foreign Policy School - Salmond Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. Friday 26 June to Sunday 28 June 2009.
www2006 - Free the Data
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Panel from the 15th International World Wide Web (www) conference held in Edinburgh
Power of image
According to Lynne Burmark “Humans process images 60,000 times faster than text. ” ( Harnessing the power of visual literacy! website) . She makes this statement on the back of research that I have not read, however she captures why I think it is important to re-evaluate the potential for the integration of media in [...]
Joseph Banda ZAMBART speaks at the Power of In-Between Conference 1-2 July 2008
Joseph Banda from ZAMBART talks about the one thing that he'll be taking away with him from the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice.
Kasongo Gillies, Panos speaks at the Power of In-between Conference 1-2 July 2008
Kasongo Gillies from Panos talks about the one thing that he'll be taking away with him from the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice.
Andrew Chetley from Healthlink speaks at the Power of In-Between Conference 1-2 July 2008
Andrew Chetley from Healthlink talks about the one thing that he'll be taking away with him from the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice.
Anna Downie (IDS, UK) and Maria McMillan (Dev-Zone, New Zealand) speak at the Power of In-Between Co
Anna Downie (IDS, UK) and Maria McMillan (Dev-Zone, New Zealand) talk about possibilities for collaboration between intermediaries in monitoring and evaluation at the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy
Sonja Tiscenko from REPOA speaks at the Power of In-Between Conference 1-2 July 2008
Sonja Tiscenko from REPOA talks about our responsibility to give feedback to each other in this field at the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice.
Jennifer Liguton from PIDS speaks at the Power of In-Between Conference 1-2 July 2008
Jennifer Liguton from PIDS talks about what she learnt from the first day of the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice.
Mark Hepworth from Loughborough University, UK speaks at the Power of In-Between Conference 1-2 July
Mark Hepworth from Loughborough University, UK talks about the two things he'll be taking away with him from the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice.
Dr Buhle Motala talks at the Power of In-between Conference 1-2 July 2008
Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata from UNISA talks about the importance of the open access movement from the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice
Michael Devlin speaks at the Power of In-between Conference 1-2 July 2008
Michael Devlin from COHRED talks about the one thing he'll be taking away from the Power of In-between Conference in Pretoria, South Africa 1-2 July 2008. The conference, organised by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex and the Human Science Research Council, South Africa, aimed to shine a light on the role of research brokers and intermediaries and explore how they support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice
Douglas Alexander MP on working with IDS
Douglas Alexander MP, Secretary State for International Development came to IDS on the 23 October to meet with IDS' Director Lawrence Haddad as well meeting Researchers, information and Communication specialists and a large group of IDS Students.
Hashemi speaks at the conference 'Globalising Development Studies'
These clips are from a discussion event in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which is part of a project being coordinated by the Institute of Development Studies in the UK and funded by the Ford Foundation, entitled ‘Globalising Development Studies’. This projects aims to investigate the barriers that prevent local and alternative voices being heard in global development debates, drawing on examples of ‘counter practice’ and innovation in development to see how these can inform internat
Transferring Clean Technologies to developing Countries: why do much disagreement?
In this Climate Lite: David Ockwell explains why developed and developing countries do not reach an international agreement on the transfer of clean technologies. Climate Lite -making climate change issues and research easy to digest.
Listen: free acclaimed international film series continues at Sarratt
International Lens, which uses film screenings as a forum to promote conversation in the diverse community of Vanderbilt and Nashville, is in its fifth semester on campus. All screenings are free and open to the public. International Lens has been named the best film series in Nashville by Nashville Scene film critic Jim Ridley.
Introduction Privacy has long been recognised as one of the important human rights and this is reflected in religion and history. There are, for example, references to privacy in the Qur'an, the Bible and Jewish law. Privacy was also protected in classical Greece and ancient China. The protection of privacy is seen as a way of drawing the line to indicate how far society can intrude into a person's affairs. Privacy encompasses an individual's liberty to choose how they lead their lives, freedom from
8 Further reading
Can the concept of human rights be applied across borders or are rights culturally specific? Is it realistic, or even desirable, to aim at an international system based on universal principles of justice? This unit takes a critical view of the assumption that ‘rights are a good thing’ and looks at the problems that arise when they are applied in the international arena.
7 Conclusion
Can the concept of human rights be applied across borders or are rights culturally specific? Is it realistic, or even desirable, to aim at an international system based on universal principles of justice? This unit takes a critical view of the assumption that ‘rights are a good thing’ and looks at the problems that arise when they are applied in the international arena.
