Suchergebnisse

Die sich beschleunigende Globalisierung von Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik führt immer mehr Menschen unterschiedlicher Kulturzugehörigkeit zusammen. Im 21. Jahrhundert werden die erfolgreiche Führung von Unternehmen und das friedliche Miteinander der Menschen stärker als je zuvor vom Umgang Init Kulturunterschieden abhängen. In nahezu allen Bereichen von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft wird somit die interkulturelle Kompetenz zu einer Schlüsselqualifikation der Menschen heranwachsen. Dieser Entwicklung muß auch die Hochschulausbildung Rechnung tragen. Ein didaktisches Instrument, das u.a. der Erhöhung der interkulturellen Kompetenz der Studierenden dienen soll, stellt die internationale E-Mail Debate dar, die inzwischen an einigen Universitäten fester Bestandteil des Lehrprogramms ist. Eine empirische Untersuchung zeigt, daß die E-Mail Debate bisher lediglich Einzelaspekte der interkulturellen Kompetenz in der gewünschten Weise beeinflußt. Sie trägt aber dazu bei, die Wahrnehmung fremder Kulturen zum Teil zu verbessern und einige Hindernisse, die der kulturübergreifenden Kommunikation entgegenstehen, abzubauen. Diese Ergebnisse geben Anlaß zu der Hoffnung, daß ein verfeinertes und erweitertes Konzept der E-Mail Debate den günstigen Einfluß auf die interkulturelle Kompetenz der Studierenden stärker entfalten wird.

This is a review of the second volume of A. Battler's "Mirology". The author presents a critical analysis of theories of international relations in Western, Japanese, Chinese, Soviet and Russian science. Battler's theoretical research focuses on the analysis of the problem of power in international relations, progress and agency. Special attention is paid to the political economy of international relations. ; В рецензии анализируется второй том работы А. Бэттлера «Мирология» (Бэттлер А. Мирология. Прогресс и сила в мировых отношениях. М. : ИТРК, 2015. Т. II. Борьба всех против всех. 672 с.). Отмечается авторский критический анализ теорий международных отношений в западной, японской, китайской, советской и российской науке. Центральное место в теоретической разработке самого А. Бэттлера занимает анализ проблемы силы в международных отношениях, прогресса и субъектности. Особое внимание уделяется политэкономии международных отношений.

Introduction : race, gender, and culture in IR / Randolph B. Persaud and Alina Sajed -- Postcolonialism : the relevance for IR in a globalized world / Sankaran Krishna -- Race in international relations / Srdjan Vucetic and Randolph B. Persaud -- Gender, race and international relations / Aytak Akbari-Divabar -- Gender and nation / Nivi Manchanda and Leah de Haan -- Postcolonialism and international relations : intersections of sexuality, religion, and race / Momin Rahman -- Race and global inequality / Naeem Inayatullah and David Blaney -- Discourses of conquest and resistance : international relations & Anishinaabe diplomacy / Hayden King -- Security studies, postcolonialism, and the Third World / Randolph B. Persaud -- "It is not about me...but it kind of is" : celebrity humanitarianism in late modernity / Aida Hozic, Samantha Majic and Ibrahim Yahaya

Benutzerkommentar

"Guilhot's story begins in the 1950s when U.S. foreign policy experts promoted human rights and democracy as part of a "democratic international" to fight the spread of communism. Later, the unlikely convergence of anti-Stalinist leftists and the nascent neoconservative movement found a place in the Reagan administration. These "State Department Socialists," as they were known, created policies and organizations that provided financial and technical expertise to democratic movements and also supported authoritarian, anti-communist regimes, particularly in Latin America." "Guilhot traces the intellectual and social trajectories of key academics, policymakers, and institutions, including Seymour M. Lipset, Jeane Kirkpatrick, the "Chicago Boys," influenced by Milton Friedman, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the Ford Foundation. He examines the ways in which various individuals, or "double agents," were able to occupy pivotal positions at the junction of academe, national, and international institutions, and activist movements. He also pays particular attention to the role of the social sciences in transforming the old anti-communist crusades into respectable international organizations that promoted progressive and democratic ideals, but did not threaten the strategic and economic goals of Western governments and businesses." "Guilhot's purpose is not to disqualify democracy promotion as a conspiratorial activity. Rather he offers new perspectives on the roles of various transnational human rights institutions and the policies they promote. Ultimately, his work proposes a new model for understanding the international politics of legitimate democratic order and the relation between popular resistance to globalization and the "Washington Consensus.""--Jacket

"International development stakeholders harness communication with two broad purposes: to do good, via communication for development and media assistance, and to communicate do-gooding, via public relations and information. This book unpacks various ways in which different efforts to do good are combined with attempts to look good, be it in the eyes of donor constituencies at large, or among more specific audiences, such as journalists or intra-agency decision makers. Development communication studies have tended to focus primarily on interventions aimed at doing good among recipients, at the expense of examining the extent to which promotion and reputation management are elements of those practices. This book establishes the importance of interrogating the tensions generated by overlapping uses of communication to do good and to look good within international development cooperation. The book is a critical text for students and scholars in the areas of development communication and international development, and will also appeal to practitioners working in international aid who are directly affected by the challenges of communicating for and about development."--Provided by publisher.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), in partnership with the Fiji Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the Fiji Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism (MITT), conducted a study of the sourcing of imported and local fresh produce by Fiji's hotel sector. The study analyzes the purchasing patterns of Fiji's hotels, to better understand existing linkages between the tourism and agriculture sectors, and to identify opportunities to improve these linkages. This report covers Fiji's main tourism areas of Nadi, Lautoka, the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands, Denarau, and the Coral Coast that are home to 74 percent of all bed places. The report estimates the demand for vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood, dairy, herbs, and juice products across hotels in Fiji's main tourism areas. Based on this demand estimate, as well as on feedback from specialists working in the sector and qualitative interviews with hotel chefs, owners, and purchasing managers, the report identifies specific fresh produce items that have potential for import replacement by local agricultural producers. The results and recommendations in this report can be used by the Fijian Government, farmers and suppliers, donor and development partners, hotels, and the broader agricultural industry to develop, fund, and implement the policies and practices required to increase economic linkages between tourism operators and farmers.