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How a Tweet Brought People to the Street: Social Media and the Success of Ni Una Menos

social and political change. ... feminist organizations that came before us. We translate this powerful heritage into a political language trained in queer poetry and literature, a movement that I like to call las lenguas de las locas, [the

Failing Women? Structural Violence’s Relevance in Responses to Sexual Violence: A Case Study of Rwanda

deeply entrenched in intersectional structural violence. Given this, it argues the necessity for the Rwandan Government’s political will to be examined, wider sensitization campaigns, stronger coordination ... action.​3 His theory is relevant when considering the global pathology of SV, and the interrelations of community organization, political will, and structural shifts. Introduction:​ Estimates approximate

The Impact (or Lack Thereof) of Recent Environmental Negotiations on Climate Induced Displacement

, sea level rise, extreme weather events, and other climatic factors have increased the number of climate displaced persons (CDPs), political and legal frameworks have been slow to respond to the ... article will provide an overview of the history of international environmental negotiations as well as a review of legal code and political convention insofar as they pertain to climate induced displacement

Woman In The Body Politic: Gendered Citizenship and Islamic Jurisprudence

Citizenship is narrowly defined to mean legal membership of a political community, ascribing the same rights and duties of membership to all individuals. In practice, however, citizenship law can be ... at: https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/jogc Recommended Citation Introduction Scholars contest ‘citizenship’ as a concept on a variety of dimensions – from its conceptual meaning1 to political

Biotechnology and the Future of Humanity

alliance between those divided by their general political philosophy, and their view on issues like abortion, will develop. What is clear is that questions of biopolicy do not fit neatly into our traditional ... characteristic combination of liberal political sympathy and the awe due from one elite for another, handles challenges to mainstream scientific opinion as the contemporary equivalent of lese-majeste. Indeed, we

Tripping over Trips and the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Legislation and Political Decisions in Brazil and the United States

Assembly adopted the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS. 2 9 The declaration calls on all United Nations Member States to redouble their efforts to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care

The Introduction of the Nile Perch into Lake Victoria and the Resulting Neo-Colonial Relationship

Victoria through a political ecology perspective. In this paper we observe who the winners and losers are as a result of Nile perch introduction. The Nile perch has led to economic development however it has ... political and social consequences producing a series of entities who win as a result of the Nile perch introduction, and a set of entities that lose and have been adversely affected by the introduction. What

“The Source of Change Within Society”: A Brief Survey of Modern Iranian Women’s Movements

Islamic Revolution, though, opened doors to women’s activists to make use of Islamic and Islamist discourse to further their political goals for equal rights. In this paper I examine the 1890 Tobacco ... . Specifically, I will show that Islamist revolutionaries moralized women?s political participation in the public sphere and thus allowed Islamist women, in the decades following the revolution, to develop an

Legacy of Colonialism, Foreign Aid, and Poor Governance in Africa: Case Study of Togo

environment, was put in place and resulted in massive foreign debt, economic malaise, political persecutions, and civil unrests. Togo resorted to the intervention of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and ... situation of Togo today is the product of a political history since 1884. After the Berlin Conference the same year, a German explorer signed a protectorate treaty with a local chief Mlapa III making this

Human Need and the Right of Patients to Privacy

, 1994, at 20. 33. RAYMOND PLANT ET AL., POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIAL WELFARE (London: Routledge, 1980). employ the specific concept of "citizenship," and of all individuals who morally identify with ... confidentiality should be 6. ETHICS, SCIENCE AND INFORMATION DIVISION, BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, MEDICAL ETmics TODAY: ITS PRACTICE AND PHILOSOPHY 36 (London: BMJ Publishing, 1993). 7. Bernard Friedland

The Politics of American Aid and Politics in Uganda

regarding regional and ethnic marginalization, space for political opposition, corruption, the benefits and problems related to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and aid agencies, government ... : The Case of Uganda," Africa Today 50, no. 3 (2004): 22. catalyze economic development, cultivate civil society, and establish democratic political and social norms. For Sachs and others, foreign aid

Democracy in Albania: Shortcomings of Civil Society in Democratization due to the Communist Regime’s Legacy

with a political culture and values unsuited for a democratic society with global citizenship, thus crippling civil society. While it has had some successes, Albanian civil society post-1990 has been ... of democratic political culture. In the 2010 Democracy Index of 165 countries, Albania ranked 84th with a score of 5.86 out of 10. With the exceptions of Russia and Bosnia, Albania is the only Eastern

Neocolonial Discourse in the Peace Corps: Problematic Implications for Intercultural Relationship-Building

. The Kennedy Administration saw young, emerging countries in “the East” as opportunities for the United States to suppress the spread of communism and ensure the establishment of Western political and ... democracies,” making them “extremely vulnerable to communism and its seductive claims of social reform, political order, and economic growth”.4 This language is nearly identical to that used by British

The Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Border: A Legacy of Soviet Imperialism

Jeenbekov has also worked to consolidate his power, as he has threatened to imprison a political opponent of his – Ömürbek Babanov – on the charge of inciting conflict between the ethnics Uzbeks and Kyrgyz.5 ... numerous cultures, such as the Greeks, Arabs, Mongols, and Turks, all of which affected the socio-political landscape of the valley.23 In the mid-19th century Tsarist Russia conquered the Ferghana Valley

Standard of Care: The Law of American Bioethics. By George J. Annas. New York: Oxford University Press. 1993. 291 Pp. $24.95.

doctors' obligations to treat persons with AIDS and the political strife regarding FDA drug trials for HIV and demands from AIDS activists for changes in regulations to speed testing of 6. 111 S. Ct. 1759 ... cases expose choices among sharply contested values in current political and judicial culture. The best casebooks and textbooks in bioethics and health law are now somewhat dated,20 organized around one

Clinical Pragmatism: John Dewey and Clinical Ethics

philosophy has had so little influence on the development of bioethics. The biological foundation of his thinking and his lifelong concern for integrating theory and practice by bringing scientific method to ... bear on moral questions make Dewey's pragmatic philosophy particularly well suited for bioethics, which operates at one of the most significant intersections of science and ethics. The development * We

Our Environment: A Health Crisis - and what we must do to heal it

area. It is one of many to be tacked on to the political speeches of progressive candidates, or a specialization area for a legislative aide. It is limited in such a framework. This article will not go ... platforms for implementing policies and practices which will interrupt the causes of climate change and mediate its effects. Integrated landscape management (ILM) is more of a philosophy to approaching this

Connecting the Disconnects: Human Rights and Global Citizenship

responsibilities seems to be at the forefront of the discourse on global citizenship. Whether in political arenas, classrooms, or coffee shops, the conversation of global citizenship is quickly increasing in its ... popularity. From college campuses to political jargon, it seems that everyone is talking about this relatively recent phenomenon. With such a strong importance placed on this term, it is necessary to provide

Raymond B. Marcin: An Appreciation

apologize for them," 6 Ray Marcin has never felt obliged in any way whatsoever to apologize for his conservative values and philosophy. Indeed, Ray has acknowledged and celebrated throughout his whole life ... faith-a faith to which he bears witness every day through his fidelity of heart.14 While presented by the popular press and various civil rights groups as a highly-charged political issue, 15 for Ray

Evaluating Environmental Degradation as a Cause of Burma’s Rohingya Crisis

marred by the continuing control of the military (also known as the Tatmadaw) in daily and political life and proven to be short-lived in the aftermath of the latest coup.21 The current Commander in Chief ... Burma before independence.33 The political upheaval around 1990 further worsened conditions for the Rohingya: a campaign against Muslims was seen as strengthening the military government’s national