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Honor in the Wild

retaliators. Without a third party, which is the Leviathan in Hobbes’s political philosophy, peace is always unstable due to the Hobbesian trap. “The key to the deterrence policy, though, is the credibility of ... sociology, political science, psychology and education at the University of Heidelberg and got his doctoral degree from the University of Bremen. From 2004 to 2006 he was research associate at the

Book Review: Welcome to Capitol Hill: 50 Years of Scandal in Tennessee Politics

Politics by Joel Ebert and Erik Schelzig (Vanderbilt University Press, 2023: ISBN 9780826505859, $24.95) lvis, Dolly, and . . . Ray Blanton? Political E corruption and malfeasance may not be the first images ... 1970s and 1980s to Republicans in the 2000s also reflects a change in the state’s political leanings over the same period. Perhaps the most well-known story in the book is that of former Congressman and

Do the Research!: Conspiracy Theorists and Public Libraries

social factors, as well as epistemic and political motives that cause people to believe in disinformation. A motive not addressed by Kużelewska and Tomaszuk but that cannot be overlooked is discussed at ... example, the Watergate Scandal in which the Nixon Administration attempted to cover up their involvement in breaking into the Democratic National Committee headquarters to steal information on political

My Own Private Library

“hippie gurus” influenced millions of people. The second category, philosophy of the counterculture, is a bit more nuanced. I include One of the author’s bookshelves Only as recently as the 2010s has the ... its publishing. Another book that I include in the philosophy category is Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. This book was a call to action that brought the environmental movement into public knowledge that

Librarian Residency Programs: A Vital Solution for Increasing Representation in Academic Libraries

the term “minority” from the official title, renaming it the Library Fellowship Program. These parallel changes point to a charged political climate concerning affirmative action initiatives, and the ... because it supplements my library education with personal, hands-on experiences that online degree programs just cannot offer. Representation Matters While societal, organizational, political, and

Judaism as a Group Evolutionary Strategy

, conscientiousness, and ethnocentrism. According to this thesis, several major intellectual and political movements, such as Boasian anthropology, Freudian psychoanalysis, and multiculturalism, were consciously or ... organization, methods, political philosophy and social appeal to the Nazi and Fascist parties” (Shatz 2004:65) . Another intellectual on the list, Saul Bellow, was a conservative who opposed feminism

News Briefs Summer 2023

, GA. With a bachelor’s degree in political science & history and an MAT in education from Georgia College & State Kisha Jones University, Kisha brings a strong educational background. She previously

Intergroup Cooperation in Shotgun Hunting Among BaYaka Foragers and Yambe Farmers from the Republic of the Congo

ethnic groups, are peaceful and exhibit stable cooperation across political, economic, and social domains (Bunce & McElreath, 2018; Fearon & Laitin, 1996; Fry & Söderberg, 2014; Pisor & Surbeck, 2019 ... of conventions . Politics Philosophy & Economics , 18 ( 3 ), 264 - 281 . Colson , E. ( 1979 ). In good years and in bad: Food strategies of self-reliant societies . Journal of Anthropological Research

Spring 2023

readers to see how the words of these “hippie gurus” influenced millions of people. The second category, philosophy of the counterculture, is a bit more nuanced. I include 9 Some of the author’s books on ... its publishing. Another book that I include in the philosophy category is Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. This book was a call to action that brought the environmental movement into public knowledge that

Signing Off on Signatures

. ( 2010 ). Perceptions of a profession: Librarians and stereotypes in online videos . Library Philosophy & Practice , 1 - 22 . Balling , G. , Henrichsen , L. A. , & Skouvig , L. ( 2008 ). Digital reading

Digital Library of Georgia (June 2023)

Preservation Society (Sugar Hill, Ga.) data that reflects the state’s cultural, political, social, geographic, and economic diversity provides a broader view of the community's growth over the decades. Brandon

From the Ground Up: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Past Fertility and Population Narratives

accounts come from an invading population, or where oral traditions may have a political motivation (although the political motivations may themselves be of interest; see Sheppard et  al., 2004, for ... (Härke, 2014) . Indeed, even the overall size and density of villages can indicate increasing social and political complexity, which often leads to stratification (e.g., Higham, 2015) . This evidence

Distinguishing Intergroup and Long-Distance Relationships

. However, they retained many Aymara-influenced institutions, especially with respect to social and political organization. Interculturales are more reliant on the market economy than are Mosetén: they have ... indígena in the city. In short, the pueblo indígena of a long-distance relationship was far less salient to participants than might be expected given the political landscape in Bolivia. It was also far less

Winter 2024

) lvis, Dolly, and . . . Ray Blanton? Political E corruption and malfeasance may not be the first images that come to mind when thinking of Tennessee, but the Volunteer State is not immune to wrongdoings

Book Review: Flipped: How Georgia Turned Purple and Broke the Monopoly on Republican Power

Power is an essential primer on the new political landscape in Georgia. Bluestein, a seasoned political reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and cohost of the podcast Politically Georgia ... and done, about half a billion dollars were spent on political ads, nearly 4.5 million Georgians voted in the 2020 runoff, and three Democrats were elected to high office. Few know more about current

From Storytelling to Facebook

Mosleh , M. , Pennycook , G. , & Rand , D. G. ( 2020 ). Self-reported willingness to share political news articles in online surveys correlates with actual sharing on Twitter . PLoS ONE , 15 ( 2 ... ), e0228882 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228882 Nichols , S. ( 2002 ). On the genealogy of norms: A case for the role of emotion in cultural evolution . Philosophy of Science , 69 ( 2 ), 234 - 255

Fall 2023

University of Delaware, the UCSB program dropped the term “minority” from the official title, renaming it the Library Fellowship Program. These parallel changes point to a charged political climate concerning ... because it supplements my library education with personal, hands-on experiences that online degree programs just cannot offer. Representation Matters While societal, organizational, political, and

Conformity and Group Performance

behavior maximizes payoff, and minimizes the probability of regret. Raanan Sulitzeanu-Kenan is an associate professor of political science and public policy in the Federmann School of Public Policy at ... Hebrew University. His studies address human behavior in the contexts of public organizations, politics, and law; he has published articles in the Journal of Politics, Political Behavior, the Journal of

Adoption, Fostering, and Parental Absence in Vanuatu

the biological parents (Isiugo-Abanihe, 1985; Kay, 1963) . In other cases, caregivers use fostering to increase their own prestige, gain political support, consolidate the interests of their lineage ... ) . For this reason, Ifalik people in the Caroline Islands are especially keen to adopt the children of high-ranking men (Betzig, 1988) . Cultivating such ties may provide social, political, and economic