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PurposeThis paper aims to examine the international challenges of fitting fathers into work‐family policies at a time of global economic turbulence.Design/methodology/approachThe paper's design is a comparative policy analysis approach using international working time, paternity, maternity and parental leave data from selected rich, middle and poorer income nations. Leave policies are examined in relation to the place of fathers in the work‐family policy mix between 2010 and 2011.FindingsShort well‐compensated paternity leave provision is emerging in poorer and middle income countries but none offer the range of father‐targeted parental leave innovation observed in some richer nations. A comparison of leave policy changes effecting fathers between 2010 and 2011 showed resilience in face of economic downturn particularly in European countries.Research limitations/implicationsGlobal data on fathers' working hours, paternity leave and men's access to parental leave are difficult to access and more effort in data standardisation is required to build on this study.Practical implicationsInter‐governmental bodies play an important role in the promotion of father‐friendly employment measures even in countries with strong male breadwinner cultures.Originality/valueThis policy analysis extends scholarship on how societies promote and regulate cultural constructions of fatherhood in families and in the workplace. It suggests that drivers to fit fathers into work‐family policies are mixed and do not easily map on to country classifications or policy regimes.

Der Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien spielt eine zentrale Rolle bei der Eindämmung des Klimawandels und kann gleichzeitig ein Element für nachhaltige wirtschaftliche Entwicklung sein. Staatliche Maßnahmen zur Förderung erneuerbarer Energien haben in einigen Ländern zu einer Veränderung der Strommärkte durch zunehmende Stromerzeugung aus erneuerbaren Energiequellen geführt. Bisher fehlen empirische Untersuchungen darüber, weshalb staatliche Eingriffe und Fördermaßnahmen in einigen Ländern erfolgreicher waren als in anderen. Im Ländervergleich ist die Wirkung von Förderprogrammen für erneuerbare Energien daher oft unklar. Neben der Veränderung nationaler Strommärkte hat der Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien zur Entwicklung eines Industriezweigs geführt, der die notwendigen Technologiekomponenten erzeugt. Während einige Länder diese Güter sehr erfolgreich produzieren und exportieren gibt es eine Debatte darüber, welchen Einfluss umweltpolitische Regulierung auf die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Fertigungsindustrie in einzelnen Ländern hat. Trotz der steigenden Bedeutung von erneuerbaren Energien bleiben Struktur und Ursachen des internationalen Handels mit entsprechenden Technologiegütern bisher unklar. Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit einer Reihe von Fragen in Bezug auf die Wirkung von Politikmaßnahmen zur Förderung erneuerbarer Energien. Im Fokus stehen insbesondere die Auswirkungen von Fördermaßnahmen auf den Ausbau der Erzeugungskapazität auf nationalen Märkten, sowie auf den internationalen Handel mit entsprechenden Technologiekomponenten. Mikro-ökonometrische Ansätze werden genutzt, um die Wirksamkeit von Einspeisetarifen und Renewable Portfolio Standards auf Kapazitäts- und Erzeugungsentwicklung in EU-Ländern und US-Bundesstaaten zu schätzen. Dabei werden länderspezifische Unterschiede der politischen Stringenz, Politikgestaltung und die Wirkung zusätzlicher Politiken besonders berücksichtigt. Darüber hinaus wird der internationale Handel mit Solar- und Windenergiekomponenten betrachtet. Durch eine Analyse der Exporte von OECD Ländern und China wird die Wirkung der Politik für erneuerbare Energien auf Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und damit den bilateralen Handel identifiziert. Methodisch trägt diese Dissertation zur Diskussion über die Rolle von länderspezifischen Effekten in der angewandten mikro-ökonometrischen Literatur und zur Identifizierung korrekter Schätzer unter Berücksichtigung von Null-Beobachtungen und Heteroskedastizität bei. ; Renewable energies are a critical element in containing climate change while sustaining economic development. The expanded introduction of renewable energy policies changed electricity markets due to increasing renewable electricity capacity and generation. Although some are convinced that policies have worked in selected markets, conclusive evidence on the effect of renewable energy policies remains unclear and is still debated. In addition, the change in national electricity systems is accompanied by the development of a dynamic industry sector providing the necessary technology components for renewable electricity production. While some countries are particularly successful in exporting renewable energy technology components, there is debate on the effect of environmental regulation on a country's manufacturing industry competitiveness. Furthermore, in this particular sector, structure and drivers of international trade remain unclear. This dissertation addresses a number of questions regarding the effect of renewable energy policies on renewable electricity supply expansion and international trade in necessary technology components. An econometric approach is taken to estimate the effectiveness of renewable energy policies on renewable energy capacity and generation development in EU countries and U.S. states. Feed-in tariffs and renewable portfolio standards are analyzed while controlling for country differences in policy stringency, policy design and supplementary policies. Analyzing OECD country and Chinese exports of solar and wind energy technology components the effect of renewable energy policy on determining country competitiveness and, thus, bilateral trade is identified. Methodologically, this dissertation contributes to the discussion on the role of country specific effects in applied micro-econometric cross country comparison as well as to the selection of proper estimators under the existence of zero trade flows.

This poster visualises a project that investigates Teaching International Students (TIS) through the lens of government policy, theories and practice. It provides a scaffolded ecological system for building practice-based architecture to inform educators' career development learning. The focus is on providing a "Distributed Facilitator Framework" (DFF) for empowering educators to embark on situational-based learning activities to engage International students in the tertiary learning environment. Through a visualisation process, staged professional learning activities and an established theoretical premise, the core elements behind providing professional learning are shown. An ecologies of practice lens has been used to envisage a TIS Community of Practice (CoP) as an integral component of global outreach as expressed in the UNSW 2025 Strategy. The 'National Strategy for International Education' underpinned by Leask and Carroll's (2013) guide to: 'Good practice principles of teaching across cultures' will be linked to the colourful bricolage of student and educator experience. The aim is to enhance International student engagement through educator driven mentoring, events and Students as Partners. Firstly, through portraying ways that a DFF can be educator-led to promote transformative practice to address quality outcomes through 'Inspired learning through Inspired teaching'. Secondly, to develop a deeper understanding of TIS in the techno-driven environment of higher education.

Der Band stellt erstmalig die 'Machtfrage' in der gegenwärtigen konstruktivistischen Sicherheitsforschung. Wie lassen sich Machtverhältnisse, die Probleme der Sicherheit und Unsicherheit betreffen, aus transdisziplinärer und historischer Sicht analysieren? Der Band führt Beiträge aus der Geschichtswissenschaft, Kunstgeschichte, Politikwissenschaft, Soziologie, Kulturanthropologie und Rechtswissenschaft zusammen, um die bislang eher implizit gestellte Frage nach der konzeptuellen Bedeutung von Macht in Prozessen der Versicherheitlichung zu eruieren. Durch konzeptuell-theoretische Aufsätze und durch historische Fallstudien, die vom 16. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert reichen, werden die dominanten Paradigmen der Critical Security Studies, die zumeist aus den Internationalen Beziehungen stammen und oftmals den Staat ins Zentrum der Analyse rücken, in ein neues Licht gerückt.

This book explores the ways in which democratizing Muslim countries treat their ethnic minorities' requests of inclusiveness and autonomy. The author examines the results of two important cases-the securitization of Kurds in Turkey and the "autonomization" (a new concept coined by the study) of Acehnese in Indonesia-through multiple hypotheses: the elites' power interest, the international factors, the institutions and history of the state, and the ontological security of the country. By examining states with ethnic diversity and very little religious diversity, the research controls for the effect of religious conflict on minority inclusion, and so allows expanded generalizations and comparisons. In non-Muslim majority countries, and in so called "mature democracies," the problem of the inclusion of old or new ethnic minorities is also crucial for the sustainability of the "never-ending" democratization processes. Maurizio Geri is Research Analyst at ACT-NATO, specializing in international security and democratic issues in the regions of Europe, Middle East, and Southeast Asia

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to compare Chinese high-tech firms with other international firms in terms of quality capability and competence.


Design/methodology/approach
– This study uses data from the GMRG fourth round survey and provides a method for differentiating and empirically measuring quality competence and capability using a sample of 343 plants in 17 countries in the high-tech manufacturing sector.


Findings
– It is shown that the theory of performance frontiers can be used to explain differences in levels of investment in quality management, as well as competence and capability, in plants across regions with varying levels of economic development. Further, it is shown that plants in China provide an example of a special case in that they do not display the same characteristics as plants in other emerging economies.


Research limitations/implications
– The study is limited to the high-tech sector and is also constrained by the countries in which the GMRG data has been gathered.


Practical implications
– Investment in quality management methods may not always result in discernible variance in quality indicators. In this study this has been shown to be the case in plants in the industrialized world, highlighting the importance of developing a requisite proficiency in innovation. For the plants in China leverage may lie in focussing on how and where resources are being invested, and how quality management is actually valued within a plant.


Social implications
– The study indicates that although some economies in the world may experience rapid growth this also needs to be tempered by a requisite investment in building human capability.


Originality/value
– The evidence indicates that the plants in China in this study do not possess similar levels of quality competence and capability, and struggle to make investment in quality management alter outcomes.