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"In The Anatomy of a Deception, Robert P. Abele reconstructs the public dialogue that led to the United States collectively making the decision to invade and occupy the sovereign nation of Iraq. The book examines this public debate concerning the invasion and occupation of Iraq and focuses on thinking critically about the decision. It will be argued here that the structure of the public case made for invading Iraq showed itself at that time to be a manipulation of evidence for a predetermined conclusion. This book is intended to challenge readers to debate such important issues more deeply, more reflectively, and with more ethical commitment than prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. If we do not commit ourselves to that, and set about righting the wrongs done in the public debate regarding Iraq, we will find ourselves in many more wars to come, for no other reason than the self-interests of those who seek to enhance their own profit and/or power."--Jacket

The opponents of legal recognition for same-sex marriage frequently appeal to a "Judeo-Christian" tradition. But does it make any sense to speak of that tradition as a single teaching on marriage? Are there elements in Jewish and Christian traditions that actually authorize religious and civil recognition of same-sex couples? And are contemporary heterosexual marriages well supported by those traditions? As evidenced by the ten provocative essays assembled and edited by Mark D. Jordan, the answers are not as simple as many would believe. The scholars of Judaism and Christianity gathered here e

International audience ; What does it mean for a corporation to be transparent in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? The search for transparency is presented as a key driver of a sustainability policies (Gray, 1992; Milne, Kearins, & Walton, 2006). Yet, transparency in practice – as it is materialized through standards – is far from transparency in principle. The gap between the ostensive and performative aspects of transparency have to be analyzed (Latour, 1984). In this paper, we propose to study practices and processes, i.e. the way in which transparency is materialized into specific instruments and technologies that currently govern corporate conducts: private CSR reporting standards. For that purpose, we analyze two widely diffused CSR corporate standards (the GRI and the CDP), stressing the shiftings between the original discourses on transparency of their promoters to their implementation into a set of tools and technologies. We highlight and discuss a risk of capture of transparency principles by the auditing profession who is at the forefront of such standards.

International audience ; What does it mean for a corporation to be transparent in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? The search for transparency is presented as a key driver of a sustainability policies (Gray, 1992; Milne, Kearins, & Walton, 2006). Yet, transparency in practice – as it is materialized through standards – is far from transparency in principle. The gap between the ostensive and performative aspects of transparency have to be analyzed (Latour, 1984). In this paper, we propose to study practices and processes, i.e. the way in which transparency is materialized into specific instruments and technologies that currently govern corporate conducts: private CSR reporting standards. For that purpose, we analyze two widely diffused CSR corporate standards (the GRI and the CDP), stressing the shiftings between the original discourses on transparency of their promoters to their implementation into a set of tools and technologies. We highlight and discuss a risk of capture of transparency principles by the auditing profession who is at the forefront of such standards.

В статье представлен анализ различных аспектов обеспечения социально-политической стабильности, содержащихся в документах стратегического планирования в области национальной безопасности России. В них уделяется серьезное внимание вопросам предупреждения, выявления и пресечения действий экстремистских, сепаратистских и террористических структур, массовых беспорядков, повышения устойчивости государства к деструктивному информационному воздействию и военному ослаблению. Однако вопросы противодействия политической дестабилизации рассматриваются в разных доктринальных документах и изолированно друг от друга, без взаимной увязки в рамках единой стратегии или концепции.The article presents an analysis of different aspects of security of social and political stability as reflected in the documents of strategic planning of Russia's national security. In the documents the main attention focuses on the prevention, detection and suppression of acts of extremist, separatist and terrorist organizations, riots, state's increasing sustainability to the destructive impact of the information influence and military weakening. However, the issues of counteracting the political destabilization are considered separately from each other, without integrating them in a single strategy or conception.

As the cold war ends there appears to be less a rising of capitalist market economies or of newly invigorated enlightenment than of angry ethnonationalism & parochial chauvinism. In the US, the toppling of the white republic's institutionalized racism -- legislatively established segregation, "Jim Crow" laws, & juridically enforced race discrimination -- has made its second line of defense -- the walls built against job opportunities & occupational advancement -- both more visible & less vulnerable to assault. It should be seen in terms of the desire to enlarge on a more humane enlightenment & a more comprehensive civil rights policy -- in effect, to extend the principles of the Declaration of Independence to the performance required by the US Constitution. One aspect of such an extension would be a renewed understanding of the principle of equality as expressed through the Thirteenth & Fourteenth Amendments. Much of the present difficulty can be credited to the failure of so many to see that the protection of the life, liberty, & property of all persons sometimes required the enactment of laws that benefit some of those persons -- eg, the minority whose rights have been violated, neglected, abrogated, or never before recognized. African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, & women belong among the beneficiaries of laws, programs, & policies that seek to provide affirmative action in behalf of jobs, education, training, & professionalization. Such laws, programs, & policies are not rightly considered to be instances of reverse discrimination; rather, they apply precisely to those to whom they ought to apply & work in behalf of a legitimate public purpose -- the mandate of the Thirteenth Amendment. However, even if it should be agreed that the cluster of peoples designated supra are appropriately classified with respect to the fulfillment of the aims of the Civil War amendments, there still would remain the question of how to determine whether an individual, if challenged as to his or her ancestry, is in fact a member of the ethnoracial group that is benefited. Here, the review of several naturalization cases provides a preview of what might occur, & a warning about the difficulties to be overcome. AA

This paper examines the international cooperation as a complementary instrument for promoting development it presents a reflection on the management process of cooperation projects that can be regarded as a intervention for development, which inherently requires the systematic incorporation of political, community-based, technical and management components. From Social Work, this approach proposes aspects for achieving the results and the objectives formulated in the project. It also leads to get a positive impact for the development of the beneficiaries ; Este artículo aborda el tema de la cooperación internacional como un instrumento complementario de promoción al desarrollo y presenta una reflexión sobre el proceso de gestión de los proyectos de cooperación, leídos como una intervención para el desarrollo en la que se requiere incorporar de manera sistemática un componente político, comunitario, técnico y administrativo. Se proponen aspectos que, desde la perspectiva del Trabajo Social, posibilitan, además del logro de los resultados y objetivos formulados en los proyectos, un impacto positivo sobre el desarrollo de los sujetos implicados

The article reveals the main problems in the way of legal preparation of future social workers. The researcher stresses that higher education today as priority characteristics allocates competence, erudition, individual creativity, to search for knowledge and the need to improve them, the high culture of the individual. Formation of readiness of students for future work in the social sphere is a complicated process due to the interaction of all components of vocational training in high school. Therefore, it is important to study the existing professional education teaching experience with the formation of future social workers to exercise legal action. The author singled out the basic principles of constructing pedagogical activity for the effective organization of the educational process. The main legislative and regulatory deficiencies in vocational education have been identified, which have been negatively reflected in the theoretical and practical training of future social workers concerning the legal aspects of future professional activity. Material: the analysis of scientific and methodological and psychological and pedagogical literature revealing the problem of legal training of future specialists in the social sphere that ensures their competition in a market economy, as well as in connection with the development of a complete personality in the context of education aimed at the spirituality and culture of youth and Their relevance in the continuum of unified educational standards. Result: it has been proved that the specific feature of training a specialist in the social sphere should be practice in field conditions, namely in social services of various types, public organizations, etc.Conclusions: it has been established that professional-oriented practice should become a key component in the training of a specialist, since it determines the general and specific tasks, practical knowledge and skills that a highly qualified specialist in the social sphere must possess.

Under the premise that local history can illuminate aspects of the past in ways that few works of broad historical synthesis can ever hope to equal, Christopher Friedrichs draws a comprehensive portrait of the small German city of Nördlingen during a turbulent century and a half of early modern history. In doing so he explores the transition from a traditional to a modern way of life.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905

Résumé L'examen des principales caractéristiques des travaux portant sur les relations entre les institutions de recherche et les entreprises soulève des interrogations méthodologiques – le choix des cas étudiés et la capacité de généraliser à partir de ceux-ci – qui fournissent l'occasion de jeter un regard critique sur le processus de production des connaissances en sciences sociales. On observe dans les travaux récents une nette tendance à choisir des objets de recherche similaires, les chercheurs retenant très majoritairement des cas de réussite impliquant un nombre restreint d'acteurs peu représentatifs de l'ensemble des pratiques. Nonobstant cette limitation, les résultats sont souvent généralisés à l'ensemble du phénomène étudié. Ainsi, la multiplication des études portant sur le MIT ou l'université Stanford laisse dans l'ombre l'examen des échecs en matière de collaboration entre l'enseignement supérieur et l'industrie. La focalisation des travaux sur les États-Unis indique que la répartition des travaux correspond à la hiérarchie des puissances mondiales dans le champ scientifique et que les chercheurs reprennent à leur compte le classement qui prévaut dans le champ qu'ils prennent pour objet. Sur ce plan, il est clair que le statut élevé d'un cas au sein du groupe étudié exerce une rétroaction positive sur le statut de celui qui l'étudie. Un idéal type de la relation entre une entreprise et une institution de recherche se dégage de cette analyse : une équipe de chercheurs de haut niveau travaillant dans le secteur biomédical et appartenant à une université américaine « prestigieuse », qui poursuit des activités de recherche pour ou en collaboration avec une grande entreprise ou une PME de haute technologie du même domaine, et qui possède le personnel et les expertises nécessaires à une relation fructueuse ainsi qu'à l'utilisation optimale des résultats obtenus. Cet idéal type ne permet pas plus de cerner les relations entre les différents acteurs de l'innovation que de saisir la diversité des liens entre entreprises et institutions d'enseignement supérieur. On peut se demander comment les travaux étudiés parviennent alors malgré tout à s'imposer sur le plan scientifique. Une part de l'explication est d'ordre méthodologique : les cas retenus peuvent être considérés comme exemplaires dans la mesure où, pris un à un, ils analysent quelques-unes des caractéristiques principales du phénomène étudié. C'est pris collectivement comme corpus qu'ils posent problème car ils ne permettent pas de produire une connaissance générale du phénomène. Un second aspect de l'explication tient au faible degré d'autonomie des sciences sociales et à la propension des chercheurs à accepter des objets empiriques qui s'inscrivent « naturellement » dans les préoccupations gouvernementales : les histoires de succès, le secteur biomédical et la biotechnologie, les universités de pointe, etc.