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Describes how the forces of globalization have transformed the relationship between states and their citizens, how sovereignty derives from democracy and respect for human rights, not from power of the state, and implications for the US and the international community.

Examines three factors that determine support: national identity, perceived economic costs and benefits, and perceived impact of sovereignty on the condition of the French language in Quebec; based on data from the 1992-93 Canadian Referendum and Election Survey (CRES).

Der eine riskante Eigendynamik entwickelnde ökonomische Prozeß der Moderne bedarf einer ethisch begründeten Begrenzung und Gestaltung. Diese These wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit entfaltet, indem grundlegende Wirkungsmechanismen der kapitalistischen Wirtschaft analysiert und einer kritischen Überprüfung aus theologisch-sozialethischer Sicht unterzogen werden. Ausgehend von den Reformimpulsen des Protestantismus auf dem Weg zur sozialen Marktwirtschaft fragt der Verfasser nach Voraussetzungen, konkreten Ausgestaltungen und Weiterentwicklungen einer sozial und ökologisch regulierten Marktwirtschaft. Der hier vorgelegte Ansatz einer theologischen Wirtschaftsethik ist dialogisch ausgerichtet: es geht darum, mit sozial- und wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Entwürfen in ein Gespräch über Grundfragen und Sinnperspektiven menschlichen Wirtschaftens einzutreten. Traugott Jähnichen ist Professor für Christliche Gesellschaftslehre an der Universität Bochum.

Examines growing use of prison labor as a way for corporations to harness cheap labor and for prisons to turn a profit; US. Includes policy recommendations for serving the interests of the prisoners and society.

Examines relationship between level of welfare spending and effect of the economy on elections; based on data for 17 nations, 1960-87.

Forests are an essential component of the lorraine landscape and environment and a valuable part of the heritage of the province. Therefore, they play an important part in country planning schemes and are still considered in many cases as a stake to be taken into account. An analysis of wooded areas is a reliable testimony of the success or failure of the successive planning policies applied and the various harmful actions it had to suffer (inconsistencies of the re-structuring schemes, preference given to resinous species, damages due to wars, annexion : 1871-1918. The area covered by forests has risen by 100 000 ha since 1945 and this development has been paired with an increase of the proportion of tall fully-grown trees in decicuous forests. The timber industry has become a very promising branch for the economy of lorraine, though results are rather fluctuating. Its future is closely linked to the development of research in sylviculture and the existence of an innovative and efficient forest management sector. Though it exposed to many threats (acid rain, various forms of pollution, encroaching urbanisation, extension of fallow land) the forest contributes greatly to the quality of lorraine landscapes and should make the re-structuring process of the local economy easier (timber industry line, tourism and leisure activities) ; La forêt est une composante essentielle du paysage lorrain. Ce riche patrimoine, en grande partie soumis au régime forestier, contribue à organiser le territoire et demeure, comme par le passé, un espace d'enjeux. L'analyse des paysages boisés traduit durablement les réussites et les échecs des politiques d'aménagement poursuivies, des changements et des stress subis (difficile histoire de la conversion, enrésinements, dégâts dus aux guerres, annexion). Depuis 1945, la forêt s'est accrue de 100.000 ha. (surtout des enrésinements) et le passage à la futaie s'est très progressivement imposé dans les forêts feuillues. Secteur d'avenir pour l'économie lorraine, la filière-bois offre un ...

Forests are an essential component of the lorraine landscape and environment and a valuable part of the heritage of the province. Therefore, they play an important part in country planning schemes and are still considered in many cases as a stake to be taken into account. An analysis of wooded areas is a reliable testimony of the success or failure of the successive planning policies applied and the various harmful actions it had to suffer (inconsistencies of the re-structuring schemes, preference given to resinous species, damages due to wars, annexion : 1871-1918. The area covered by forests has risen by 100 000 ha since 1945 and this development has been paired with an increase of the proportion of tall fully-grown trees in decicuous forests. The timber industry has become a very promising branch for the economy of lorraine, though results are rather fluctuating. Its future is closely linked to the development of research in sylviculture and the existence of an innovative and efficient forest management sector. Though it exposed to many threats (acid rain, various forms of pollution, encroaching urbanisation, extension of fallow land) the forest contributes greatly to the quality of lorraine landscapes and should make the re-structuring process of the local economy easier (timber industry line, tourism and leisure activities) ; La forêt est une composante essentielle du paysage lorrain. Ce riche patrimoine, en grande partie soumis au régime forestier, contribue à organiser le territoire et demeure, comme par le passé, un espace d'enjeux. L'analyse des paysages boisés traduit durablement les réussites et les échecs des politiques d'aménagement poursuivies, des changements et des stress subis (difficile histoire de la conversion, enrésinements, dégâts dus aux guerres, annexion). Depuis 1945, la forêt s'est accrue de 100.000 ha. (surtout des enrésinements) et le passage à la futaie s'est très progressivement imposé dans les forêts feuillues. Secteur d'avenir pour l'économie lorraine, la filière-bois offre un ...

Treball de fi de màster en Estudis del Discurs: Comunicació, Societat i Aprenentatge ; Este estudio analiza la cobertura de los principales medios españoles sobre el conflicto vasco en su etapa post-armada, centrándose especialmente en los modelos mentales que promueven cuando tratan sobre los presos del conflicto político. Explora los razonamientos que legitiman el encarcelamiento después de que ETA anunciara, en octubre de 2011, el fin de sus atentados. Observa cómo los medios despliegan un cuadrado ideológico polarizando los intereses de los presos/ny la izquierda independentista vasca por un lado (el exogrupo), y los intereses del Estado Español y la sociedad española por el Otro (endogrupo), reforzado por la presentación negativa del otro y la autopresentación positiva. Los presos son generalmente presentados como victimarios y culpables, mientras que el conflicto en sí es percibido como una situación de enfrentamiento donde ETA es el objetivo a reducir; y la paz, como un escenario que implica irremediablemente la victoria (militar y discursiva) del endogrupo. Finalmente, se comparan las observaciones del análisis con los principios del Periodismo de Paz, concluyendo que los medios españoles no promueven modelos mentales que promueven la empatía y la reconciliación. ; This study analyzes the coverage of the two main Spanish newspapers about the Basque conflict after its armed phase, focusing on the construction of mental models when dealing with the question about the prisoners of political conflict. It explores the arguments that legitimize the imprisonment after the armed organization ETA announced the end of its attacks on October 2011. This study found that the media display an ideological square, polarizing the interests of prisoners and the Basque independentist left on one side (the outgroup), and the interests of the Spanish state and the Spanish society on the other (the ingroup), intensified by the negative presentation of the other and positive self-presentation. Prisoners are usually presented as victimizers and guilty; therefore, mental models that oppose their freedom are easily activated. The conflict itself is perceived as a confrontational situation where ETA is the aim to eliminate; and peace, as a scenario which inevitably means the victory (military and discursive) of the ingroup over the outgroup. Finally, the observations of the analysis are compared with the principles of Peace Journalism, concluding that the Spanish media do not promote mental models that evoke empathy and reconciliation between the different actors involved in the conflict.

This dissertation aims to study the relationship between the economic dimension of "new wars" and the perpetuation of violence. The analysis on the economic dimension of "new wars" shows that it is an essential aspect to understand in an interconnected and globalized setting because there are impacts on the state-building and on the social and political spheres. The main question of the thesis is going to analyze the main aspects of the war economy in Kosovo. One of the hypotheses holds that in contemporary wars, the state suffers increased levels of violence, which leads to a non-ending cycle of internal crisis, because of the economic aspect of war. The goal is to explore this hypothesis and to analyze the nature and characteristics of the war economy as well as, to understand how the perpetuation of violence can easily spread on a transnational level. One of the main sources for the discussion of the "new wars" theory are the book New & Old Wars: Organized Violence in a Global Era, 2012 by Mary Kaldor and the book The New Wars, 2003 by Herfried Münkler. Kaldor has an extensive fieldwork experience on the type of intrastate conflicts and analyses the main aspects of conflicts in different parts of the world. While Kaldor and Münkler focus on the "new wars" thesis, authors such as Philippe Le Billon in the paper The Political Economy of War: What Relief Agencies Need to Know, 2000 provides a better insight into the different types of war, their characteristics and challenges. Finally, authors such as Francesco Stratazzi in the article with the tittle Between ethnic collision and mafia collusion, 2006 and Jenny H. Peterson, in the article with the title Transforming a war economy, 2014 provide an even more detailed analysis of the economic aspects of the conflict in the Balkan region and in relation to the case on Kosovo's war economy. The dissertation is divided into three chapters. The first chapter examines the nature of the "new wars" based on a qualitative research of the central authors on the topic. The second chapter analyses the political economy of weak states and the causes for the perpetuation of violence. In the third chapter, the case study on the Kosovo war economy is discussed and analyzed to better understand the theoretical aspects of the economy of the war in the case of Kosovo. The main goal of our thesis is to study the related causes of the economic dimension of these types of war and to understand how the awareness of war economy can help to take measures to prevent violent conflict and perpetuation of war.

The need to incorporate the gender dimension in higher education is a central element of gender equality policies within the European Union (EU). When most institutions of higher education have already strengthened and consolidated their curricula, the next challenge is to include and ensure that all people have the same opportunities to progress in education. This study intends to incorporate the gender dimension in teaching through a guide providing recommendations for the introduction of changes that will allow its effective incorporation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) areas. It will take into account the administration in charge of formulating policies in the field of education, the students, and, mainly, the teaching staff. Its objective is to cover aspects related to the principles of equal opportunities and gender equality in STEM higher education disciplines. For this purpose, 41 volunteer teachers from 8 degrees and master's degrees from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Spain participated. To achieve the results of this study, aspects related to social and gender relevance of the subjects, inclusive methodology, classroom management and assessment were considered. As a preliminary step to the development of the guide of recommendations, a teacher's self-assessment tool and a questionnaire for students to analyze the perception of the gender dimension were developed. ; Peer Reviewed ; Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::4 - Educació de Qualitat ; Objectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::5 - Igualtat de Gènere ; Postprint (published version)

Introduction-- J.Roemer & K.Suzumura PART 1: EQUITY AMONG OVERLAPPING GENERATIONS Pension Contributions and Capital Accumulation-- T.Ihori Equity and Efficiency in Overlapping Generations Economies-- T.Shinotsuka, K.Suga, K.Suzumura & K.Tadenuma Social Security Pensions and Interregional Equity: The Japanese Case-- N.Takayama PART 2: RANKING INFINITE UTILITY STREAMS A New Equity Condition for Infinite Utility Streams and the Possibility of Being Paretian-- G.B.Asheim, T.Mitra & B.Tungodden Possibility Theorems for Equitably Aggregating Infinite Utility Systems-- K.Basu & T.Mitra On the Existence of Paretian Social Welfare Quasi-orderings for Infinite Utility Streams with Extended Anonymity-- T.Mitra & K.Basu Pareto Principle and Intergenerational Equity: Immediate Impatience, Universal Indifference and Impossibility-- Y.Xu PART 3: INTERGENERATIONAL EVALUATIONS Formal Welfarism and Intergenerational Equity-- C.d'Aspremont Intertemporal Social Evaluation-- C.Blackorby, W.Bossert & D.Donaldson Intergenerational Fairness-- M.Fleurbaey Person-Affecting Paretian Egaliterianism with Variable Population Size-- B.Tungodden & P.Vallentyne PART 4: SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Intergenerational Justice and Sustainability under the Leximin Ethic-- J.Roemer Intergenerational Justice, International Relations, and Sustainability-- J.Roemer & R.Veneziani Intergenerational Equity and Human Development-- J.Silvestre PART 5: LONG-RUN ISSUES OF INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY Toward a Just Savings Principle-- N.Van Long Normative Approaches to the Issues of Global Warming: Responsibility and Compensation-- K.Suzumura & K.Tadenuma Fundamental Incompatibility Between Economic Efficiency, Intergenerational Equity and Sustainability-- N.Yoshihara Index