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Social, technical-economic, environmental and political assessment for the evaluation of transport modes for petroleum products

, environmental, social and political factors being equally important, following the concepts of sustainable development. In general, only aspects related to investment, construction, equipment acquisition and ... of knowledge expressed by environmental, political, social and technical-economic dimensions and uses technical analysis and mathematical tools that configure its systemic character (Rigolin, 2013

Social, technical-economic, environmental and political assessment for the evaluation of transport modes for petroleum products

petroleum derived products, in a Case Study. The method deals with technical, economic, environmental, social and political factors being equally important, following the concepts of sustainable development ... of knowledge expressed by environmental, political, social and technical-economic dimensions and uses technical analysis and mathematical tools that configure its systemic character (Rigolin, 2013

The Evil of Banality: On the Life and Death Importance of Thinking by Elizabeth Minnich

State University , USA Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/dignity Part of the Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons, and the Feminist Philosophy Commons Recommended ... issues. I highly recommend that The Evil of Banality be taught in women’s studies, race relations, political science, sociology, psychology and, of course, philosophy courses. Not only students, but

"All the Flowers May Die, But the Thistles Will Live": Sex Trafficking Through the Eyes of a Police Officer-Researcher

This article is a description of the research I conducted on the sex industry in Manitoba, Canada, from 2016-2017. I interviewed 61 people, of which six were political leaders, 23 were social workers ... , and influential community leaders. I sought to broaden the scope to gain a fuller picture and understanding, and hopefully, some new solutions. Of the 61 participants I interviewed, six were political

Review of A Politically Incorrect Feminist by Phyllis Chesler

political activists of the second-wave, the author of Women and Madness and 17 other books. Chelser discusses major issues of the time and provides an insider’s view of many of the feminism’s most significant ... specific context, telling us the political issue, time, place, or particular event in which she was involved. Although many women are mentioned only briefly, others are discussed in more detail, such as

Book Review: The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men by Robert Jensen

book The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men (2017) is written from his own gender location as a man who became persuaded by the intellectual and political coherence of radical feminism. In ... themes, interweaving Jensen’s personal, intellectual and political engagement with radical feminism. Firstly, he describes his life as cleaving neatly into two halves. In the first 30 years, he desperately

The Normalization of Prostitution in Switzerland: The Origin of Policies

In this article, we examine how socio-political actors frame prostitution and problems attached to the phenomenon and what types of policies they suggest. The sex trade in Switzerland has been ... Commons , Political Economy Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Public Policy Commons, Sexuality and the Law Commons, and the Social Control , Law, Crime, and Deviance Commons 2 University of

The Porn Myth: Exposing the Myth Behind the Fantasy of Pornography by Matt Fradd

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[Not] Buying It: Prostitution as Unwanted Sex

Philosophy Commons Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. Acknowledgements For helpful comments and suggestions ... purchasing behavior itself is remarkably common and consistent, cutting across standard political, religious, ethnic, and national lines among men (Monto 2004) .1 Discussions of the morality of prostitution

Conversation with Jody Raphael about "Decriminalization of Prostitution: The Soros Effect

theorist whose special interest is the philosophy and politics of the gendered/sexed body. She has a special interest in the work of Michel Foucault and Andrea Dworkin. She is a trustee of FiLiA, a feminist ... (2019) Inventing Transgender Children. Her latest journal article is: (2019) The Medico-Legal ‘Making’ of ‘The Transgender Child.’ She is currently carrying out research on “the female body as political

"Baby Factories": Exploitation of Women in Southern Nigeria

. However, dominant scholarly literature on this phenomenon focused on its explanation (Smolin, 2007; Onyemelukwe-Onuoha, 2013) , and its political economy (Okoli, 2014; Makinde, 2015; Makinde, Olaleye ... , rational and informed consent. Data and Methods This research was conducted in the three geo-political zones—south-east, south, and south-west Nigeria. Due to the trans-disciplinary nature of the study, an

"Baby Factories": Exploitation of Women in Southern Nigeria

. However, dominant scholarly literature on this phenomenon focused on its explanation (Smolin, 2007; Onyemelukwe-Onuoha, 2013) , and its political economy (Okoli, 2014; Makinde, 2015; Makinde, Olaleye ... , rational and informed consent. Data and Methods This research was conducted in the three geo-political zones—south-east, south, and south-west Nigeria. Due to the trans-disciplinary nature of the study, an

"A Bias Steam-Ironed into Women's Lives": A Conversation with Author Phyllis Chesler about Women and Madness, 47 Years After Publication

relatively powerless position of women and their widespread sexual repression. It usually also signifies their exclusion from or subordination within the economic, political, religious, and military systems (p

The Communications Decency Act: Immunity for Internet-Facilitated Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Law, The Catholic University of America; Christopher R. Green, Associate Professor of Law and H. L. A. Hart Scholar in Law and Philosophy, University of Mississippi School of Law; and Donna Rice Hughes ... competitor.47 Craigslist yielded to the political and public pressure to and removed the “Adult Services” section on its website,48 although ads for sexual services have not been expunged from the site but

Today's Porn: Not A Constitutional Right; Not A Human Right

Philosophy Commons, Law and Politics Commons, Law and Psychology Commons, Law and Society Commons, Legal History Commons, Legal Remedies Commons, Legal Theory Commons, Rule of Law Commons, Sexuality and the ... has spent more than 200 years and written countless opinions deciding what that means. The First Amendment, the Court has pronounced, protects the right to criticize political leaders, the right to burn

Bound by Silence: Psychological Effects of the Traditional Oath Ceremony Used in the Sex Trafficking of Nigerian Women and Girls

justice and political systems remain prevalent (Oraegbunam, 2010). In African Traditional Religion, ?law and religion are inseparable. Both are essential to regulate people?s behavior and conduct in ... society. Law and religion are laid down for the guidance of an intelligent being by a supreme being who has power over humans. This view implies the existence of a political sovereign whom people in an

Impacts of the globalized economy on the environment: the tanning industry in the Vale do Rio dos Sinos

, cultural, economic and political agents in this region, and documents about the tanning industry were reviewed and analysed. Global perspectives and local conditions were brought together to understand the ... understand the causes and consequences of social, political and economic structures and to evaluate the intrinsic association of the tanning industry with the social, historical and cultural development of the

Impacts of the globalized economy on the environment: the tanning industry in the Vale do Rio dos Sinos

, cultural, economic and political agents in this region, and documents about the tanning industry were reviewed and analysed. Global perspectives and local conditions were brought together to understand the ... understand the causes and consequences of social, political and economic structures and to evaluate the intrinsic association of the tanning industry with the social, historical and cultural development of the

Impacts of the globalized economy on the environment: the tanning industry in the Vale do Rio dos Sinos

, cultural, economic and political agents in this region, and documents about the tanning industry were reviewed and analysed. Global perspectives and local conditions were brought together to understand the ... understand the causes and consequences of social, political and economic structures and to evaluate the intrinsic association of the tanning industry with the social, historical and cultural development of the

It Can't Wait: Exposing the Connections Between Forms of Sexual Exploitation

, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Internet Law Commons, Judges Commons, Law and Philosophy Commons, Law and Politics Commons, Law and Society Commons, Legal History Commons, Rule of Law Commons, Sexuality ... and the Law Commons, Social Control , Law, Crime, and Deviance Commons , Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Social Media Commons, and the Social Work Commons Follow this and