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Does America still count in the world? Can the world still count on America? In raising such questions halfway into a series of systemic shocks that began in September 2001, Simon Serfaty, a long-time scholar of international politics, reminds Americans that their country's well-being and that of the world are intertwined. Play it again, Sam: History is in a foul mood again, and this is no time to come home and leave behind an unfinished European Union facing the ghosts of a revanchist Russia still claiming the Old World as its own; a strategic dark hole in the Greater Middle East, on the eve of a global Sarajevo moment; and China's surging hegemonic power in a continent fraught with too much history and too little geography. Admittedly, what is good for America may no longer be best for all the West, and what is good for the West may no longer be good for much of the Rest: the unipolar moment is irreversibly over. Yet, writing in an elegant style and with much historical insight, Serfaty argues that even with the old power map irreversibly gone, mainly to the benefit of the non-Western world, a new world order for the twenty-first century will remain dependent on the U.S. role, its capabilities and its efficacy, as well as its leadership and its purpose. [Amazon.com] ; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/politicalscience_geography_books/1039/thumbnail.jpg

Germany expects to receive more than 1 million refugees in 2015. While international commentators have admired Chancellor Merkel's response to this "crisis," the situation is complex and the German government's actions and Merkel's own statements reflect multiple perspectives. In this working paper, I draw on a philosophical tradition dating back to the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel to interpret the political debate of immigration and Germany's response to the recent migrant crisis. ; Bauder, H. (2015) On Adenauer, Hegel, and … Migration: (or, How to Interpret Europe's Migrant "Crisis"). Toronto: Ryerson Centre for Immigration & Settlement.

The settlement sector in Canada has undergone significant transformations in recent times, most notably the imposition of neoliberal principles on service providers that has transferred a substantial amount of the immigrant selection and recruitment process from governmental agencies to third parties. This trend of devolution has accelerated with recent developments associated with Provincial Nominee Programs. By reviewing the literature related to Provincial Nominee Programs and their implementation, we illustrate how private employers and institutions of higher education are not only involved in immigrant selection but also increasingly in settlement service delivery. Keywords: immigration, settlement services, Provincial Nominee Program, neoliberalism, privatization, institutions of higher education, Canada

This paper investigates the value of deploying municipal wireless network infrastructure. By Vos's (2007c) estimate, there are more than 400 such networks, either deployed or in development in the United States. Many other wireless networks are operational, or being rolled out in cities around the world, including Toronto, London, Bologna, Singapore, Taipei and Perth. Developed by municipal governments, private providers or public-private partnerships, these networks are intended to serve the connectivity needs of local residents, tourists and business travellers. ; Middleton, C. (2007). A Framework for Investigating the Value of Public Wireless Networks. Paper for the 35th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy (pp. 1-36).

Gesellschaftspolitische Auseinandersetzungen um religiöse Symbole und Stätten sind religionsgeschichtlich zwar nichts Neues, jedoch scheinen solche Konflikte in jüngster Zeit in Europa vermehrt in der Öffentlichkeit und den Medien präsent zu sein. Der Beitrag skizziert am Beispiel des Konfliktes um den Ruf des Muezzin in Duisburg-Laar und anhand der Auseinandersetzung um den Haupttempel der Hare-Krishna-Bewegung in Großbritannien den Verlauf solcher Konflikte. Der Theorieansatz des »öffentlichen Raums« analysiert diese Konflikte in kultursoziologischer Perspektive: Entsprechende Konflikte sind nicht nur Gradmesser gesellschaftlicher Toleranz ›fremd‹-religiösen Traditionen gegenüber, sondern auch Indikator der impliziten Normierung des öffentlichen Raums. Die gesellschaftspolitischen Auseinandersetzungen in den kulturell und plural gestalteten Gesellschaften Europas deuten darauf hin, daß eine inhaltliche Neubesetzung dieser Normierung zugunsten der Repräsentanz bislang marginalisierter Gruppen, insbesondere von Migrantengruppen, anstellt und zunehmend zwischen den gesellschaftlichen Gruppen ausgehandelt wird. ; + ID der Publikation: unilu_3042 + Sprache: Deutsch + Letzte Aktualisierung: 2018-05-30 10:29:30

In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched. ; Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ; Governing sexuality, constituting states -- Engendering social problems, exposing sexuality's effects on biopolitical states -- State scripts : antisodomy law and the annals of law and law enforcement -- "Half truths" : racializations, habitual criminals, and the police -- Pivoting toward the state : phase one of the struggle against section -- State versus sexuality : decriminalizing and recriminalizing homosexuality in the postliberalized context. ; In Sexual States Jyoti Puri uses the example of the recent efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in India to show how the regulation of sexuality is fundamentally tied to the creation and enduring existence of the Indian state. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched. ; Mode of access: Internet.