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Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Immigration and Immigration Research in the United States / Nancy Foner, Ruben G. Rumbaut, and Steven J. Gold -- Part I. Studying Immigration: Disciplinary Perspectives and Future Research Needs -- Chapter 1. Immigration Research in the United States: Social Origins and Future Orientations / Ruben G. Rumbaut -- Chapter 2. The View from the Disciplines and the Social Science Research Council -- The Sociological Roots and Multidisciplinary Future of Immigration Research / Mary C. Waters

"This collection of new essays brings together more than two dozen contributors from around the world who teach sportsmanship in a range of academic disciplines including sociology, psychology, economics, education, kinesiology and applied athletics. Topics include the moral ambiguities of cheating; recreation in prison; ethics and character formation; coaching perspectives; gender; race; and the portrayal of sportsmanship"--

Part 1. Introduction -- 1. Introduction: Equality as a Multi-faceted Concept; François Levrau & Noel Clycq -- Part 2. Theories and Histories -- 2. Egalitarianism: A Tour d'Horizon; François Levrau -- 3. Equality, Rights and Community: A Long Term Perspective; Bert de Munck -- 4. Multiculturalism Today: Difference, Equality and Interculturalism; Tariq Modood and Tamar De Waal -- Part 3. Institutions and Policies -- 5. Religion and Equality in the Workplace: A Legal-philosophical Analysis; François Levrau & Leni Franken -- 6. Economic Equality and the Welfare State; Wim Van Lancker and Aaron Van den Heede -- 7. Gender, Anti-discrimination and Diversity: The EU's Role in Promoting Equality; Ruby Gropas -- Part 4. Experiences and Impressions -- 8. How do People React to (In)equality and (In)justice?: A Psychosocial Approach; Johanna Pretsch -- 9. What Welfare Principles do Europeans Prefer?: An Analysis of Their Attitudes Towards Old Age Pensions and Unemployment Benefits; Tim Reeskens and Wim Van Oorschot -- 10. A Transdisciplinary Cultural Studies' Approach to Inequality: What Can We Learn From Precarity and Why Does Art Matter?

The Limits of Conscientious Objection in Medicine Dr. Gal Kober My paper examines the possible limits of freedom of conscience in medical and pharmaceutical practice. Conscientious objection is a fundamental right in a democracy; in the US, nearly all states offer some legal protection for medical professionals who wish to avoid certain practices that clash with their moral or religious convictions. However, this right is not unlimited; the law extends these protections only to some practices, and sets restrictions beyond which objection is not acceptable. In the context of medical and pharmaceutical practice the issue comes up most sharply in relation to reproductive health. I evaluate the limits of conscientious objection by pharmacists and physicians in cases involving the morning-after pill ('Plan-B'). I argue that, while freedom of conscience affords the right to refuse, a fiduciary responsibility is implied within the bounds of voluntarily assumed professional duties, and thus one's moral autonomy may be justly restricted. Oxford Bibliographies Online:-The Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy Dr. Matthew Dasti This will be a presentation of my peer-reviewed annotated bibliography on the six systems of Hindu philosophy while also introducing the audience to the Oxford Bibliographies Online as a scholarly resource. Which Galaxies are Making Stars? Star Formation in Three Super-Clusters of Galaxies Dr. Thomas Kling Stars form when enough hydrogen gas accumulates in a given region in a galaxy to attract gravitationally, heat up, and begin a process of nuclear fusion. Part of my research program is to determine which galaxies make stars and why. I will report of progress from my 2013 Summer Grant, where I analyzed 3 ½ nights of observations using the Mayall 4-m telescope at Kitt Peak in Arizona of three different clusters in four filter bands. My raw data is over 450 individual exposures from a 121 megapixel camera attached to a lens that is 4-m is size. The number of exposures allows one to measure very faint galaxies (~23rd magnitude), much dimmer than the human eye can see (~7th magnitude), without saturating the camera.

Digital Microscopic Photography and Numismatic Research: The View from Corinth Dr. Michael Ierardi In the 2012/3 funding cycle CARS purchased a Dynolite digital handheld microscopic camera to facilitate my research work in the coin room in the museum at Ancient Corinth. This paper illustrates the applications of the camera to a series of problems, ranging from the fairly specific to the general: identification of a barely legible medieval German coin; a typological study of the long-lived late Classical Pegasus/Trident series; coin iconography as evidence for cultural history and civic identity in the high Roman Empire; and using the mint control marks on coins struck as provision allowance for the Macedonian occupying garrison to reconstruct of a lost episode in the political economy of early Hellenistic Greece. International Financial Reporting Standards Without an International Financial Reporting Language: Evidence of Information Asymmetry in the European Union Dr. Mark Crowley Since 2005, companies in the European Union (EU) are required by Regulation 1606/2002 to prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS; however, these listed companies are not required to prepare financial statements and disclosures in an International Financial Reporting Language (IFRL) or lingua franca. We question whether firms that file IFRS financial statements only in the local language but not in English, the IFRL or lingua franca, limit the benefits of IFRS; whereas, companies that also file in English reduce information asymmetry and increase the effectiveness of IFRS as a global informational tool. This paper examines annual filings from 6,000 listed companies in the European Union (EU) for the years 2009 and 2012. We found that approximately 60 percent of companies from non-English speaking countries file in their local language and voluntary disclose in English; while 40 percent report only in their native languages. Our research suggests that until international companies adopt English as the International Financial Reporting Language (IFRL) the full benefit of complying with IFRS will not be recognized. Exemplar or Empire: McKinley, Bryan, and the Philippines in the 1900 Presidential Election Dr. Jason Edwards This particular project focused on how William Jennings Bryan and President William McKinley articulated what America's role in the world should be. Specifically, I examined Bryan's 1900 Acceptance Address of the Democratic Nomination, while exploring several addresses made by President McKinley late in 1899 and early 1900. I argue that William Jennings Bryan's rhetoric represents the classical position within American foreign policy that the United States best influences the affairs of the world by focusing on perfecting its domestic institutions at home, while not directly involving itself with other nations. President McKinley's rhetoric represents a new and updated position that the United States best exemplifies its greatness by direct involvement with the world and other nations. This particular project is part of a larger book I am developing tracing the historical debates over America's development from an exemplar nation to one that emphasizes empire and direct involvement with the world.

With the advent of strategic science, multidisciplinary and cross-institutional research is more and more becoming the rule. The problems encountered by such multidisciplinary research and development cooperations are highly varied. They derive from multiple differences in the backgrounds of the participants and are often perceived as cultural gaps that need to be bridged for cooperation. The main argument of the article is that multidisciplinary collaborations have mechanisms at their disposal to cooperate despite multiple problems counteracting such a cooperation. Since symbolic communication is the primary medium of articulation across sites, this article focuses on how symbolic communication enables cooperation across sites without a deep comprehension of each other's work. Multidisciplinary cooperations start out with few shared symbolic resources, but as the cooperation continues, they may develop communicative boundarytranscending objects such as active and passive dictionaries and hybrid repertoires.