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Civil Society's Role in Conflict Prevention: International Development Research Centre - 0 views

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"We are used to intervening when a crisis has erupted. We do not prepare before with some kind of preventive strategy to stop conflicts from deteriorating. The challenge is to transition from reaction to prevention."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"We are used to intervening when a crisis has erupted. We do not prepare before with some kind of preventive strategy to stop conflicts from deteriorating. The challenge is to transition from reaction to prevention."</div>

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PAKISTAN/US: Elected Gov't Wants War On Terror Reviewed - 0 views

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"The basic issue is that just as the U.S. wants to be safe from terrorism, we don't want to see bombs and missiles falling on our villages, we want our people to be safe and we don't want blood to flow in our streets. Our Parliament is sovereign and it wo

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The basic issue is that just as the U.S. wants to be safe from terrorism, we don't want to see bombs and missiles falling on our villages, we want our people to be safe and we don't want blood to flow in our streets. Our Parliament is sovereign and it wo</div>

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Can the community construct knowledge to shape services in the local state? A case stud... - 0 views

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The Labour government's stated commitment to shifting the balance of power to communities, citizens and users has been expressed in numerous initiatives to promote participatory governance in the local state. In this context achieving reliable ways of lea

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Labour government's stated commitment to shifting the balance of power to communities, citizens and users has been expressed in numerous initiatives to promote participatory governance in the local state. In this context achieving reliable ways of lea</div>

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euforic blog: Global governance between utopia and reality - 0 views

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The magazine 'Global Perspectives' published its March issue under the headline: Global Governance between Utopia and Reality. It was inspired by the conferences series "Global Resource Management: A challenge for peace, development and environment" o

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The magazine 'Global Perspectives' published its March issue under the headline: Global Governance between Utopia and Reality. It was inspired by the conferences series "Global Resource Management: A challenge for peace, development and environment" o</div>

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Teaching Global Citizenship - 0 views

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Pilot education course has undergrads learning in Ghana from U of A alumnus-who happens to be the village chief.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Pilot education course has undergrads learning in Ghana from U of A alumnus-who happens to be the village chief.</div>

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POLITICS: Tibet Critics Focus on Olympics Opening Ceremony - 0 views

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"It is increasingly clear that much of the current wave of repression is occurring not in spite of the Olympics, but actually because of the Olympics," the report said.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"It is increasingly clear that much of the current wave of repression is occurring not in spite of the Olympics, but actually because of the Olympics," the report said.</div>

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Deliberation interrupted: Confronting Jurgen Habermas with Claude Lefort -- Rummens 34 ... - 0 views

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In this article I confront Jürgen Habermas' deliberative model of democracy with Claude Lefort's analysis of democracy as a regime in which the locus of power remains an empty place.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In this article I confront Jürgen Habermas' deliberative model of democracy with Claude Lefort's analysis of democracy as a regime in which the locus of power remains an empty place.</div>

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International Higher Education | Number 51 | Academic Freedom in Muslim Societies - 0 views

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The major obstacle to building respect for academic freedom in Muslim societies is the persistence of authoritarian culture. Given that most Muslim-majority countries remain under a form of authoritarian rule, Muslim academics largely face the same kinds

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The major obstacle to building respect for academic freedom in Muslim societies is the persistence of authoritarian culture. Given that most Muslim-majority countries remain under a form of authoritarian rule, Muslim academics largely face the same kinds</div>

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Black Looks half hour for haiti: 2 - 0 views

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The "food riots" in Haiti are easy fodder for the media especially when no explanation is seen to be necessary. Try and find a single report with any historical background to the food crisis other than relating it to the overall food crisis across the

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The "food riots" in Haiti are easy fodder for the media especially when no explanation is seen to be necessary. Try and find a single report with any historical background to the food crisis other than relating it to the overall food crisis across the</div>

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Il faut éviter de sombrer dans le pessimisme - Le Dev - 0 views

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Line Beauchamp admet toutefois que nos démocraties pensent trop à court terme

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Eldis 30 years of democracy: riding the wave? Women's political participation in Latin ... - 0 views

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This report reviews the current state of women's participation in Latin American countries that have either maintained or adopted a representative and multi-party democratic system since 1978. It also examines the extent to which women are present in po

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This report reviews the current state of women's participation in Latin American countries that have either maintained or adopted a representative and multi-party democratic system since 1978. It also examines the extent to which women are present in po</div>

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African Path Al-Jazeera cameraman returns home from Guantanamo (AFP) - 0 views

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"Sami Al-Haj should never have been held so long," said secretary general Robert Menard in a statement released in Washington. "US authorities never proved that he had been involved in any kind of criminal activity. This case is yet another example o

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Sami Al-Haj should never have been held so long," said secretary general Robert Menard in a statement released in Washington. "US authorities never proved that he had been involved in any kind of criminal activity. This case is yet another example o</div>

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POLITICS: Democracy Unfinished - 0 views

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Inter Parliamentary Union A new report by the Geneva-based Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) has shown that women are changing the priorities and sometimes the tone of legislatures around the world. But, it also highlights the slow pace at which the numbe

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Inter Parliamentary Union A new report by the Geneva-based Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) has shown that women are changing the priorities and sometimes the tone of legislatures around the world. But, it also highlights the slow pace at which the numbe</div>

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James Laxer: What it Means When Hillary Clinton Says: "We Could Totally Obliterate Them... - 0 views

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If a major leader in any other country talked about obliterating a country, that leader would be condemned as contemplating mass murder, even genocide. The word "obliterate" extends far beyond the usual American bluster about promoting "regime change" in

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">If a major leader in any other country talked about obliterating a country, that leader would be condemned as contemplating mass murder, even genocide. The word "obliterate" extends far beyond the usual American bluster about promoting "regime change" in</div>

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Global Voices Online » Fiji Times publisher deported - 0 views

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A day after the interim PM speech on guaranteeing Fiji media freedom, Mr. Evan Hannah, the managing director of the Fiji Times was detained and confirmed to have deported out of country. AuCorp, solivakasama, Babasiga and McKenzie have their says.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A day after the interim PM speech on guaranteeing Fiji media freedom, Mr. Evan Hannah, the managing director of the Fiji Times was detained and confirmed to have deported out of country. AuCorp, solivakasama, Babasiga and McKenzie have their says.</div>

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Homo spectator: Public space in the age of the spectacle -- Kohn 34 (5): 467 -- Philoso... - 0 views

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This article develops a novel approach to the relationship between public space and democracy. It employs the concept of the spectacle to show how public space can serve to destroy or weaken solidarity just as easily as it can foster a democratic ethos of

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article develops a novel approach to the relationship between public space and democracy. It employs the concept of the spectacle to show how public space can serve to destroy or weaken solidarity just as easily as it can foster a democratic ethos of</div>

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Review essay: Charles Taylor, Modern Social Imaginaries (Durham, NC: Duke University Pr... - 0 views

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In recent years, Charles Taylor has become the foremost practitioner of a new kind of philosophical genre: the brief but wide-ranging historical survey of our contemporary intellectual categories. Modern Social Imaginaries is no exception to this trend. T

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In recent years, Charles Taylor has become the foremost practitioner of a new kind of philosophical genre: the brief but wide-ranging historical survey of our contemporary intellectual categories. Modern Social Imaginaries is no exception to this trend. T</div>

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Democracy and American Grand Strategy in Asia: The Realist Principles Behind an Endurin... - 0 views

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Has democracy promotion been discredited as a central theme of American foreign policy after the US experience in Iraq? Many American critics and friends overseas appear to believe so. It would be wrong, however, to believe that the ideational approach of

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Has democracy promotion been discredited as a central theme of American foreign policy after the US experience in Iraq? Many American critics and friends overseas appear to believe so. It would be wrong, however, to believe that the ideational approach of</div>

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Reflections on education, democracy and social change - Globalisation, Societies and Ed... - 0 views

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In our editors introduction to this journal when it was launched in 2003, we argued that the juxtaposition of processes of globalisation, societies and education provided a unique and important lens through which to examine the recalibration and transform

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In our editors introduction to this journal when it was launched in 2003, we argued that the juxtaposition of processes of globalisation, societies and education provided a unique and important lens through which to examine the recalibration and transform</div>

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UChannel-Thirty Years of Islamic Revolution - 0 views

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Asef Bayat, International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (Apr 7, 2008 at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA))

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Asef Bayat, International Institute for the Study of Islam in the Modern World (Apr 7, 2008 at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA))</div>

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