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collaborated on Joel’s Modern Political Philosophy course, a mid-level seminar with 17 students aimed at introducing students to the modern tradition of political thought including social contract theory ... November, we also began to discuss Joel’s initial plans for a course on power he was scheduled to teach in the upcoming semester. Even as we were still collaborating on the Modern Political Philosophy course
Objective To advance in a theoretical explanation about the effect of party systems and political competition on government performance, relative to the provision of public goods and clientelistc ... number of competing political parties encourages the clientelistic behavior of incumbents. Limitations Despite the paper explains some known empirical facts, it does not present any empirical
remained confused about the roles and values of internationalization in higher education (Yudkevich, 2014, see p. 1469) . Indeed, the Russian transformational context was littered with political ... , 1985; Graham & Dezhina, 2008) . Hesitations and ambiguities are understandable if one looks into the historical legacies of Russian higher education. Russian scientists confronted numerous political
homogeneous good in a host country, then the optimal output of the firms can be affected ambiguously by the government subsidy policy in the host country. Domestic firms offer political contributions to the ... political contributions to the government, that are tied to the government's policy decision. The government sets the optimal policy maximizing a weighted sum of total contributions and aggregate social
homogeneous good in a host country, then the optimal output of the firms can be affected ambiguously by the government subsidy policy in the host country. Domestic firms offer political contributions to the ... political contributions to the government, that are tied to the government's policy decision. The government sets the optimal policy maximizing a weighted sum of total contributions and aggregate social
The philosophy of “publish or perish” has already been adopted as a yardstick by the vast majority of Chinese higher education institutions in their attempts to benchmark Western research ... of teaching and research. Positive Elements in the “Publish or Perish” Philosophy Needless to say, this trend has some positive elements and benefits to both teachers and institutions. On the one
productive and responsible citizens (AAC&U, 2002) . Such an educational philosophy, which originated in ancient Greece and later developed in Euro-America, is widely regarded as a Western model of higher ... autonomous self who is objective and free from bias (Appiah, 2003) , and “necessary for sociality and relationship” (Puente, 2015, p. 147) . Originating in ancient Greek philosophy, cosmopolitanism
curriculum. It reflects Australia’s extensive engagement with Asia in social, cultural, political and economic spheres. … An understanding of Asia underpins the capacity of Australian students to be active and ... introduced in 2014, the roots of this introduction can be traced back to the 1980s and the work of various political parties. In 1989, Robert Hawke, then Prime Minster of Australia, established the Asia
Ideas about ethnicity, religion, and nationalism among others, which we label “ideology”, seem to affect the preferences of voters, political parties and finally, the equilibrium policy. In this ... voters. Keywords: Political economy; Political equilibrium; Ideology; Swing voters JEL Classification D72; P16 Resumen Ideas sobre etnicidad, religión y nacionalismo entre otros, que llamamos
, political and educational environment in China and transcending the dichotomies separating native and non-native speaking teachers as well as Chinese and non-Chinese teachers. ... philosophy. Leaving England in 1929 at the age of 18, he achieved a political awakening in the United States during the Great Depression though working in New York City, studying at Columbia University and
hindering Chinese higher education’s development is largely owing to the political, social, and cultural factors prevailing in the environment in which the universities operate. Put in another way, Chinese ... approach adopted, and concludes it “is heavily laden with political meaning,” rather than embracing a new educational philosophy (Zhang, 2012, p. 415) . Over hundreds of years, Chinese culture and
opening up was not merely an economic and political reform, but an opening of the mind to the outside world, after the disaster of the Cultural Revolution. But it is important to be reminded that China’s
dependence theory, and political economy; (3) Several controversial issues have made their way into public debate, for example, higher education as a public good or private good, academic capitalism ... . This paper provides a systematic literature review which has been triggered by the belief that, in spite of different social and political contexts, understanding of higher education funding patterns and
, practices of academic freedom vary across the world, according to variations in political cultures, educational cultures and state-university relations. The article discusses these variations with particular ... combine a universal element with space for context-specific elements. higher education; political culture; academic freedom; globalization Introduction Worldwide higher education is a unified field of
[ Links ] Benton, A. L. (2007). The strategic struggle for patronage: political careers, state largesse and factionalism in Latin America. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 19(1): 55-82. DOI: 10.1177 ... -GasolinasyDiesel-30012019.pdf [ Links ] Geddes, B. (1991). A Game Theoretic Model of Reform in Latin American Democracies. American Political Science Review, 85(2), 371-392. DOI: 10.2307/1963165 [ Links
education and political science. - The models for analyzing encounters tend to be Western- and/or US-centric: Kim’s emergence of intercultural identity (stress-adaptationgrowth cycle, in Tian & Lowe, 2013 ... -political and historical forces” (ibid.) must be taken into account. Finally, Bhatia & Ram (2009) propose powerful counterarguments and suggest that acculturation and identity should be considered as
, which I warmly supported as her mentor. Together, we drafted a rough syllabus which covered major parts of our personal interests such as astrology and the astronomical political system. In the private ... also provides a unique student perspective on the teaching philosophy and pedagogy. As mentioned above, she not only proposed the subject of “history of Chinese astronomy” in her independent study course
arguing as a freshman about the correct interpretation of Plato. Now, with several semesters of philosophy study under my belt, would I be able to prove that I was right all along? More importantly, though ... at Reed required for all first-year students. Officially, Hum 110 “introduces students to humanistic inquiry by considering a range of artistic, intellectual, political, and religious strategies that
is part of a prestigious book series, the Routledge’s International Studies in the Philosophy of Education. The contributors explored this topic in a range of different contexts, covering four ... explores the political and social contours in the framing and up-take of Dewey’s ideas in Europe, where Russia and Germany are investigated. An Afterword presents a perceptive argument on how to understand
dynamics of teaching environments deprived of reflexive pedagogy. I should pause to note that I write from my own experience after one semester at Bryn Mawr, where I taught the political science survey ... , linguistic, and political conversation with methodical reflection about learning per se. As I have suggested, the presence of an observer taking notes on classroom performances and teaching strategies raises
