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Examines partition as a solution for ethnic conflict, contending that North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans for an extended presence in the Balkans suggest that Bosnia is a turning point in partition theory, representing acknowledgment of the unlikely success of a divide. Advocates see partition as more compassionate than armed intervention, as well as a possible way to keep one country from being swallowed up by another & to preserve the rights of two ethnic groups. The argument's validity is explored by addressing historical partitions in Cyprus, India, Palestine, & Ireland. Although partition was seen as the best solution in each case, it invariably resulted in continued violence & forced mass migration. Cyprus is found to have the most parallels to Bosnia. It took 14 years of intense ethnic conflicts before an unstable partition was established in Cyprus, & there is still doubt whether it will work permanently because the current division is a standoff requiring the presence of UN forces. Economic problems generated by ethnic partition are also discussed. J. Lindroth

Examines the discourse of mainstream environmental groups & the critique of environmentalism by environmental justice groups to argue that a hidden discourse of whiteness is used to promote environmental activism. Analyzed is environmental rhetoric in essays by John Muir (eg, 1890) that were instrumental in saving Yosemite & a picture book published by the Sierra Club that helped prevent construction of two dams in the Grand Canyon. Although there is no argument with the importance of wilderness issues, it is shown that the environmental literature's "naturalized notion of nature" has shaped what nature is & helped define environmental politics. Environmental justice groups, comprising mostly people of color & lower economic status, claim white privilege is at the center of mainstream environmentalism. They are advocating the importance of protecting human habitats from toxic hazards, claiming that racism & class discrimination determine sites targeted for toxic dumping/incineration. They are seeking a redefinition of nature that encompasses all people, land, animals, plants, & waters. Future prospects are discussed. 76 References. J. Lindroth

Malamud, A. (1999). La UCR y el PJ en la legislatura bonaerense: ¿aliados o adversarios? Revista de ciencias sociales, (10), 231-258. ; El principio de la división de poderes y de los frenos y contrapesos fue plasmado por primera vez en la Constitución de los Estados Unidos de América, allá por el año 1787. Nuestra Constitución Nacional y, a su amparo, todas las provinciales, la tomaron a su tiempo como modelo para el diseño de las instituciones políticas locales, asumiendo los mismos postulados republicanos y copiando los mecanismos de salvaguarda que para aquéllos previeron los Padres Fundadores del país del norte. Sin embargo, el ejercicio del gobierno durante más de un siglo ha ido distanciando las prácticas políticas de su matriz originaria; y mientras algunas de ellas han sido recogidas en sucesivas reformas constitucionales, otras se han mantenido disociadas con la letra y, creemos, el espíritu de las leyes fundamentales (nacional y provinciales).