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Enhancing Political Participation in Jamaica: The Use of Facebook to “Cure” the Problem of Political Talk Among the Jamaican Youth

Youth participation through political talk appears to be shifting to the online public sphere in many parts of the world. Many attribute this shift to online social networks such as Facebook ... research seem to suggest that this may be a cure for the problem of political apathy among the youth. This study explores such a possibility in Jamaica. In all, 752 youth ages 15 to 24 were surveyed to

“Bracketing” Foreign Policy from Domestic Affairs: A New Paradigm for International Negotiation and Decision-Making

This paper argues that geo-political negotiators must separate domestic issues from their calculations and consider only strategic goals and international concerns when working through issues with ... decision. Thus, self-knowledge along with the discipline and ability to set aside these constructions – no matter how important they are to one’s personality and political philosophy—are the most important

SAĞLIK PROFESYONELLERİNİN YALIN UYGULAMALARA DİRENCİNİ BELİRLEMEYE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Lean applications are based on a philosophy of eliminating the waste in the system and consist of a production system aiming to reach the most productive way by focusing on value concept. The lean

Dual Campus High School: A Study to Determine the Impact of a Multicampus High School on Student Engagement, Student Success, and Faculty Efficacy

courses to students on two campuses. The “dual campus” philosophy was adopted so as to ensure maximum program flexibility for students. The philosophy, however, was destined to affect student engagement and ... phase of this study, a rather exhaustive survey was completed where we looked for research dealing with what we would come to call a dual campus philosophy. Research into the area of schools existing on

Scientific, Political Debate Continues on Methods for Estimating Fallout Exposure

Journal of the National Cancer Institute Scientific, Political Debate Continues on NEWS Methods for Estimating Fallout Exposure In 1990, decades after dozens of nuclear blasts from weapons ... muddier. ?Fallout doesn?t have geographic boundaries,? said Preston. ?The original act was based upon the information available at the time and some political decisions.? Hatch spearheaded the act and had

Corporate Responsibility in Peace building, Conflict Prevention and Development: The Role of the Mining Sector in Ghana

socio-economic, political, cultural and environmental needs of communities should be integrated into a corporate business objective for peace and security. Therefore, the article provides information on ... Organization Commons, Infrastructure Commons, International Economics Commons, Other Political Science Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Political Economy Commons, Public Economics Commons, and the

KUŞAKLAR VE ÖRGÜTSEL SESSİZLİK / SESLİLİK

Aim: Generations can be defined as age groups influenced by political, cultural and other variables between periods. However, it is clear that there is not only age difference in the single detail

TÜRKİYE’DE KADIN KONUSU ÜZERİNE YAZILAN LİSANSÜSTÜ TEZLERİN BİBLİYOMETRİK İNCELEMESİ (2008-2018)

the departments of History, Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Psychology, Journalism, Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. It is seen that there are less master dissertations at the department of

Social Policy in Greece in the Interwar Period: Events, Conflicts, and Conceptual Transformations

This study gives an outline—by period—of the most basic social policy measures and health and welfare programs of the Venizelist political center. The periodization involves a breakdown of the above ... would come to be regarded as too advanced by the Venizelist center itself, and on the basis of forms of social and political expression, including some previously developed inside the working class

Color-Coding Politics: Creating Meaning About “Red States” and “Blue States” in U.S. Newspapers Between 2003 and 2007

During the 2000 Presidential election between George H. W. Bush and Al Gore, journalists often used the terms blue states and red states to describe the political landscape within the United States ... also tested indicating that framing patterns varied slightly by time period and article types. However, the argument that increased levels of political polarization in the United States have been created

Taking Experiential Givenism Seriously

In the past few years, a small but intense debate has transpired on the margins of mainstream scholarship in the discipline of Philosophy, particularly within the subfield of American pragmatism ... mainstream scholarship in the discipline of Philosophy, particularly within the tradition known as American pragmatism. While most philosophical pragmatists struggle with questions about how ideas might

Cultivating the Pedagogy of Experience Through International Field Trips: Beyond the National Context

Urban and regional planners, in the era of globalization, require being equipped with necessary skill sets to better deal with complex and rapidly changing economic, sociocultural, political, and ... Globalization and the ascendancy of the knowledge- and service-based marketplace have had a profound impact on the economic, sociocultural, political, and environmental contexts, and consequently resulted in a

Editorial

scholars, both new and established. The JICS focus would not be limited to satisfying only those in academia, but would embrace the philosophy of interdisciplinary cooperation and exchange in the pursuit of ... knowledge. All disciplines would be welcome to publish research and reviews that addressed the complex and universal societal condition, conflict. The philosophy of the JICS is that the examination of

Evaluating the “Success” of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Programs: The Case of Congo-Brazzaville

of political science and program evaluation to assess the level of “success” in Congo’s DDR programs. DDR is a highly complex and contingent process, and complete success or failure is unlikely, with ... international University , USA 1 Part of the Comparative Politics Commons, International and Area Studies Commons, International Relations Commons, Models and Methods Commons, Other Political Science Commons

Evaluating the “Success” of Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Programs: The Case of Congo-Brazzaville

of political science and program evaluation to assess the level of “success” in Congo’s DDR programs. DDR is a highly complex and contingent process, and complete success or failure is unlikely, with ... international University , USA 1 Part of the Comparative Politics Commons, International and Area Studies Commons, International Relations Commons, Models and Methods Commons, Other Political Science Commons

The Diversity Policy Model and Assessment of the Policy: Debates and Challenges of (Media) Diversity

diversity policy within a broad context of legal, political, economic, and sociocultural grounds: It proposes an integrative policy model that offers a platform for the analysis of the policy implications and ... political evaluative criteria. While competition lends itself to the existing economic analysis, diversity and localism do not (Ho & Quinn, 2009). As history tells us, the failure of diversity policy is often

The Role of Cancer Research in Noncommunicable Disease Control

political agenda toward a growing threat to human development. Proposed strategies for control of noncommunicable diseases focused mainly on the shared risk factors of tobacco, harmful use of alcohol ... middle-income countries. This meeting followed the Special Session on HIV/AIDS in 2001, the only other high-level meeting to discuss a health topic and orient the global political agenda toward a growing

Reflections on Administrative Evil, Belief, and Justification in Khmer Rouge Cambodia

, the legitimation of bureaucratic malevolence, and the teleology of historical agency. The article proposes that bureaucracy, by virtue of its lack of discretion against political forces, is not merely a ... -doing. The problem of administrative evil is compounded when one considers the impetus to iniquity provided by political evilthat is, the actions and mind-set of a political leadership that wishes to

Level of Europeanization and Policy Outcomes: The Common Security Policy and the Case of Europol

The European Union (EU) is a decision-making, polycentric political community, with double-layer boundaries and constitutionally and procedurally plural decisions. Likewise, it may be assumed that ... the characteristics of the parties involved and determine the outcomes of political decision-making and performance, even in fundamentally intergovernmental areas (referring to the third pillar). This