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Using as an example a workshop on Islam sponsored by his own university, the author argues that the search for the essential heart of any social movement is a political edeavor insomuch as it is a form of classification that dehistoricizes complex mass social movements, representing them in ways that further the interests of those who carry out the classification.

Draws on personal experience to discuss the exercise of "balance of power" in the New South Wales Parliament. After tracing his path to this position, how the author developed a policy for using his vote on various bills is explained. The issues of cross-bench cooperation and private Members' Bills are addressed, and his participation in CPA tours noted.

В статье рассмотрено положение иностранных учёных в послепетровской России, их отношения с правящей элитой и академической бюрократией. ; The article suggests a review of foreign scientists condition in post-Peter Russia, describes their relations with ruling elite and academical bureaucracy. The author shows that these scientists led a hard straggle for their rights being the initiators of democratic traditions in Russia.

The author describes the ways in which mafia organizations work & the ways in which the Camorra exemplifies the traits of criminal gangs. He discusses the organization, the objectives, the types of activities, & its territorial scope of the Camorra. Much of this information is summarized in a lengthy table at the end of the article. Tables, 1 Map. D. Knaff

The author refers about the actual developments to achieve the Daka Education For All (EFA) goals and selected Millenium Development Goals (MDG). He concentrates on the aspects of Gender and quality. (DIPF/Orig.) ; Der Autor berichtet über den Stand der Entwicklungen zur Erreichung der in Dakar formulierten Education For All (EFA) Ziele und ausgewählter Millenium Development Goals (MDG). Dabei konzentriert er sich auf die Aspekte Gender und Bildungsqualität. (DIPF/Orig.)

This article introduces the National Science Foundation as a potential funding source for social work researchers and describes the experience of one faculty member in seeking funding from this source. The author provides an overview of the foundation, discusses its programmatic structure, proposal preparation, selection criteria, and review process, and presents a summary of a successfully funded proposal.

In this paper author analyzes de relation between the indigenous peoples and the institutions of the state, especially in the period of military dictatorship in Chile, dedicating special attention to the revival of the indigenous groups, what they expect basing on their legal rights, and what they encounter in practice.
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The author argues that current trends in advertising, particularly an increased reliance on complex destabilizing metaphors, have produced a double-bind situation within target audiences that has resulted, as per Gregory Bateson's description of the schizogenic process, in schizophrenic communication patterns being fed back to advertisers. Links are made to the roots of ironic consumption and other paradoxical tensions in consumer behavior.

Shocking increases in the costs of various forms of energy, and shortages of some resources, now cast energy efficiency as an overarching issue in terms of the environment, consumer pricing, employment, and national security. In this commentary, the author calls for the continued development of new technologies, supported by broader governmental policies and programs, to meet growing worldwide energy demands.

The author argues that a major challenge of Maruna, Porter and Carvalho's paper and other work detailing similar research, lies not only in its questioning of how probation work should be undertaken, but also of how it should actually be conceived. In particular, he considers that this body of work undermines the correctionalist paradigm which often dominates current interpretations of effective practice.

AbstractEducation and civil conflict are deeply intertwined in complex ways. The author posits a series of hypotheses about interrelationships by which schools are a natural arena for conflict—attracting violence, sometimes helping to prevent it, and fostering it as well. Violence affects schools at multiple levels; attacking individuals, communities, and systems, and weakening their sense of agency.

AbstractIn this article the author examines peace education in zones of conflict. Central to his thesis is that peace education, though returning valuable service to a conflict‐affected community, must take into account the local conflict conditions. It is important to understand the range of ways in which conflict can affect provision of education; many of these ways are identified.

The Colombian conflict seems a typical instantiation of a "greedy war"and exhibits very strong links between criminal economic activities and rebel organizations. On the contrary, the author suggests that not even in Colombia does the "criminal rebels" thesis hold. On the other hand, the Colombian case shows that criminality and war mix in ways that escape a strictly economic interpretation of war.

The author, who once enjoyed enough residual vision to make pictorial imagination possible even though he is totally blind now, says that preparation is essential for travel; and then finds that it is not enough. The contributions of factual reading, of historical knowledge, and of imagery and imagination to the enjoyment of travel are all evaluated and reflected upon.

The article contains a thorough analysis of various approaches to calculating the balance of payments. The retrospective evolution of scientific views on the problem of evening up the balance of payments is traced. The monetarist approach to the balance of payments adjustment is emphasized. The author underlines the IMF significant role in developing the balance of payments calculation methodology.