bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Rhetoric of the “March of Independence ” in Poland (2010-2017) as the Answer for the Polic y of Multiculturalism in EU and the Refugee Crisis
Authors: Wiącek Elżbieta
Published: May 2020

In 2010, Polish far-right nationalist groups hit upon the idea of establishing one common nationwide march to celebrate National Independence Day in Poland. Since then, the participants have manifested their attachment to Polish tradition, and their anti-multicultural attitude. Much of the debate about multiculturalism and the emergence of conflictual and socially divisive ethnic groupings has addressed ethical concerns. In contrast, this paper focuses on the semiotic and structural level of the problem.
Zmieścić się w ramach
Authors: Weychert Monika
Published: May 2020

To Stay within the Range. Three Attempts to Define Contemporary Roma Art in Poland

The concept of contemporary Roma art was introduced into the critical apparatus of aesthetics by Timea Junghaus in 2007, when she curated Paradise Lost, the first Roma Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, an unprecedented act and a strong political statement. It is therefore more intriguing than ever to observe attempts to redefine the idea of „contemporary Roma art”. A single exhibition – Kali Berga, one event, the same group of artists and the same set of artworks has inspired two contradictory concepts: Wojciech Szymański anticipated the concept of „post-Roma art”, while Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka came up with the idea of the „art of the Roma”. As a cultural expert, I analyse the conceptualisation process of the phenomenon of contemporary Roma art.
Rosja wobec separatyzmu katalońskiego (2014-2017)
Authors: Kaczorowski Bartosz
Published: May 2020

Russia and Catalonian Separatism The article analyzes the attitude of Russia towards the increasing importance of Catalonian separatism. Moscow, despite its official recognition of the problemas Spain’s internal affair, has carried out various actions in order to strengthen the separatist movement, mainly by activity in cyberspace. The aims of these steps were to undermine the stability of West European states, to present them as violating human rights and to weaken NATO and the European Union. Russian actions were treated by Spain as directed against its territorial integrity and asa result, they increased awareness of this problem in the Spanish public opinion. As a consequence, a shift of Madrid’s policy towards Moscow is very highly probable.
Główne kategorie myśli politycznej Richarda Hookera
Authors: Musiewicz Piotr
Published: May 2020

The Main Categories of Richard Hooker’s Political Thought

This article outlines the main philosophical and political issues of this late-Tudor Anglican divine. Hooker’s ideas, developed in Of the Laws of Eccclesiastical Polity, provide some atypical answers to typical questions about the state and itsconnection with the church. The first issue presented is the nature of law and reason: Hooker’s approach bears a strong resemblance to St. Thomas Aquinas’ thought here. We can also observe the naissance of a theory of a “social contract”, as society enters an agreement to nominate a governor over them. Hooker seems to be applying this theory to both the origins of the state and of the church. Indescribing the role of tradition in law-making, Hooker can be called the pioneer of the Conservative doctrine. We shall indicate the role of the Revelation in Hooker’s outlook and his polemics with the Puritans here. Finally, we will come to Hooker’s criticism of the theory of two powers, his favour of monism and its historical proponents, and to his arguments for the royal supremacy in England.
“The Coming Event!”
Authors: Lencznarowicz Jan
Published: May 2020

John Dunmore Lang’s Vision for an Independent Australia

John Dunmore Lang, the Scottish Presbyterian clergyman who settled in Sydney in 1823, until his death in 1878 played an important role in the religious, political and cultural life of New South Wales and helped to create two new colonies: Victoria and Queensland. His writings as much as his political and educational activities significantly contributed to the rise of early Australian nationalism. Lang envisaged a great future of a federal Australian republic – the United Provinces of Australia. Drawing on Lang’s books, pamphlets and his articles and speeches published in the colonial and metropolitan press, this paper analyses the religious, ideological, political and economic ideas that led him to present and espouse the cause of the future America of the Southern Hemisphere.The focus is on the fundamental political and social principles on which Lang wanted to establish the independent Australian nation. The paper also discusses planned political institutions, as well as expected or desired social and economic
Mining Optimal Policies: A Pattern Recognition Approach to Model Analysis
Authors: Bravo Fernanda , Shaposhnik Yaron
Published: May 2020

This project spawned from an admission control problem we were working on for a major hospital in the Boston area. We tried to incorporate various aspects of the problem in a model, which resulted in a complex optimization problem that was difficult to solve analytically. Although numerical solutions could be computed, we were looking for insights to characterize simple policies that could be used in practice. We then came up with the idea of using machine learning to analyze solutions as a mean for obtaining such insights, an idea we thought could be interesting by itself. The motivating problem is an ongoing separate work.
Informed Trading with a Short-Sale Prohibition
Authors: Lenkey Stephen L.
Published: May 2020

Using a rational expectations equilibrium framework, I evaluate the effects of a short-sale prohibition in an economy with asymmetrically informed investors who are identical except for their information sets. Relative to an economy in which short selling is permitted, the financial market is less informationally efficient under a short-sale ban even when the ban is not binding. This alters the risk-sharing environment and leads to an increase in information acquisition. Additionally, a short-sale prohibition increases market depth. Imposing a cost on short selling instead of a strict prohibition yields similar results. Novel empirical implications are identified.

This paper was accepted by Karl Diether, finance.
Na Maré Profunda: infraestruturas midiáticas e o oceano animado.
Authors: Figueiredo Ruy Cézar Campos , Felinto Erick
Published: May 2020

A artista franco-guianense Tabita Rezaire lançou em 2017 sua obra Na Maré Profunda, exposta no ano de 2018 no Brasil na exposição Campos de Invisibilidade. Aqui serão articuladas relações entre sua obra, suas reflexões e questões teóricas que permeiam a arte e o pensamento sobre as mídias no contexto da pós-internet, resultando em um texto que promove um encontro entre infraestruturas midiáticas, estudos africanos, tecnologia, animismo e epistemologia.
Newly qualified health visitor: The evidence to support home visiting
Authors: Boddy Bethany
Published: May 2020

Bethany Boddy reflects on the evidence of improved outcomes after home visiting by health visitors and its important use in assessments
Upper limb extravasation of cytotoxic drugs: Results of the saline washout technique in children
Authors: Mas Virginie , Simon Anne Laure , Presedo Ana , Mallet Cindy , Ilharreborde Brice , Jehanno Pascal
Published: May 2020

Purpose

Extravasation of cytotoxic vesicant drugs is a surgical emergency (within six hours) since this incident can lead to severe skin and soft-tissue damage. Outcomes after the saline washout procedure have been extensively described in adults, but rarely in children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of early saline washout procedure for upper limb cytotoxic drug extravasation in children.

Methods

All consecutive children with vesicant drug extravasation were retrospectively reviewed. The saline washout procedure was performed. Cosmetic aspect, residual pain and range of movement were analyzed as well as time to surgery and chemotherapy resumption at last follow-up.

Results

Between 2014 and 2018, 13 cytotoxic vesicant drug extravasations occurred (mean age 8 years (sem 5)), including 11 treated by the saline washout procedure. At mean follow-up of 11 months (sem 7), the patients had no or low pain and ranges of movement were fully conserved. Two patients (one within the six hours’ delay) had soft-tissue necrosis leading to extensive reconstructive surgery.

Conclusion

The saline washout procedure is safe and easy and significantly reduces the incidence of extensive skin damage. Early referral to a specialized department is essential. However, the key parameter remains prevention by educating medical staff and nurses about these injuries and by training them for early and urgent management.

Level of Evidence

IV
Ottawa classification for symptomatic acetabular dysplasia assessment of interobserver and intraobserver reliability
Authors: Bali K. , Smit K. , Ibrahim M. , Poitras S. , Wilkin G. , Galmiche R. , Belzile E. , Beaulé P. E.
Published: May 2020

Aims

The aim of the current study was to assess the reliability of the Ottawa classification for symptomatic acetabular dysplasia.

Methods

In all, 134 consecutive hips that underwent periacetabular osteotomy were categorized using a validated software (Hip2Norm) into four categories of normal, lateral/global, anterior, or posterior. A total of 74 cases were selected for reliability analysis, and these included 44 dysplastic and 30 normal hips. A group of six blinded fellowship-trained raters, provided with the classification system, looked at these radiographs at two separate timepoints to classify the hips using standard radiological measurements. Thereafter, a consensus meeting was held where a modified flow diagram was devised, before a third reading by four raters using a separate set of 74 radiographs took place.

Results

Intrarater results per surgeon between Time 1 and Time 2 showed substantial to almost perfect agreement among the raters (κappa = 0.416 to 0.873). With respect to inter-rater reliability, at Time 1 and Time 2 there was substantial agreement overall between all surgeons (Time 1 κappa = 0.619; Time 2 κappa = 0.623). Posterior and anterior rating categories had moderate and fair agreement at Time 1 (posterior κappa = 0.557; anterior κappa = 0.438) and Time 2 (posterior κappa = 0.506; anterior κappa = 0.250), respectively. At Time 3, overall reliability (κappa = 0.687) and posterior and anterior reliability (posterior κappa = 0.579; anterior κappa = 0.521) improved from Time 1 and Time 2.

Conclusion

The Ottawa classification system provides a reliable way to identify three categories of acetabular dysplasia that are well-aligned with surgical management. The term ‘borderline dysplasia’ should no longer be used. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res. 2020;9(5):242–249.
Thermal accumulation at kilohertz repetition rates inside fused silica under ultrafast laser irradiation
Authors: Jia Xiao , Zhao Xin
Published: May 2020

Thermal accumulation effect has proved to reduce ablation threshold and improve the ablation rate during multi-pulse ultrafast laser ablation. It was widely believed that this effect cannot be triggered until the laser repetition rate is raised to the megahertz range. In this Letter, we experimentally discover strong thermal accumulation in fused silica at kilohertz repetition rates and its significant contribution to enhance ablation rate. It is found that the threshold repetition rates to trigger thermal accumulation are intrinsically determined by material thermal diffusivity and insensitive to ambient conditions. We observe two-fold enhancement of the ablation rate and clearly discriminate the contribution from thermal and non-thermal accumulation effects by 35% and 50%–70%, respectively. A multi-physics model is developed to assist the understanding of the process. This Letter promotes the fundamental understanding of thermal/non-thermal accumulation effects and opens the door to low-repetition-rate thermal accumulation for low thermal diffusivity materials.
Mandatory Sentences in South Africa: Lessons for Australia?
Authors: Terblanche Stephan , Mackenzie Geraldine
Published: May 2020

Many of the most serious crimes that can be committed in South Africa are, since 1998, subject to mandatory minimum sentences prescribed in legislation. This legislation was originally introduced as a short-term measure, yet has now become a permanent fixture. This article looks critically at the mandatory sentencing legislation in South Africa, drawing comparisons with similar legislation in Australia. It also examines some of the consequences of such legislation not properly foreseen in South Africa, in particular the escalation in the prison population. In taking an internationally comparative approach, this article contributes to the contemporary debate on mandatory sentencing.
Youth and Popular Culture in 1950s Ireland, Eleanor O’Leary (2018)
Authors: Free Marcus
Published: May 2020

Review of: Youth and Popular Culture in 1950s Ireland, Eleanor O’Leary (2018)

London: Bloomsbury Academic, 240 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-35001-589-0, h/bk, £85.00

 

A Post-Nationalist History of Television in Ireland, Edward Brennan (2019)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 231 pp.,

ISBN 978-3-31996-859-9, h/bk, €72.79
Fairytale and Gothic Horror: Uncanny Transformations in Film, Laura Hubner (2018)
Authors: Casey Máiréad
Published: May 2020

Review of: Fairytale and Gothic Horror: Uncanny Transformations in Film, Laura Hubner (2018)

London: Palgrave Macmillan, 206 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-137-39346-3, h/bk, €96.29
Planet Cosplay: Costume Play, Identity and Global Fandom, Paul Mountfort, Anne Peirson-Smith and Adam Geczy (2019)
Authors: Burke Liam
Published: May 2020

Review of: Planet Cosplay: Costume Play, Identity and Global Fandom, Paul Mountfort, Anne Peirson-Smith and Adam Geczy (2019)

Bristol, UK: Intellect, 308 pp.,

ISBN 978-1-78938-151-1, p/bk, £37.00, ISBN 978-1-78320-956-9, h/bk, £72.00
Közösségi közlekedés színvonalának utaselégedettségi vizsgálata - előfelmérés Szegeden
Authors: Gál József , Tóth István Tibor
Published: May 2020

Az ELIPTIC projekt keretében felmérés készült az utazók szokásairól és környezettudatos magatartásáról. Kiemelésre került a közösségi közlekedés minőségi paramétereinek vizsgálata, valamint a trolibuszok használatának megfelelősége. A vizsgálat célja Szeged trolibuszhálózatának fejlesztése hibrid Ikarus-Skoda üzemű trolibuszok alkalmazásával.
A szociális szövetkezetek szerepe a vidékfejlesztésben - esettanulmány
Authors: Kis Krisztián , Kovács Helga , Szatmári Gabriella , Tóth Mónika
Published: May 2020

A foglalkoztatási és jövedelemszerzési lehetőségek javítása napjaink egyik legnagyobb kihívása a vidéki térségekben. Ennek orvoslásában fontos szerepet tölthetnek be a szociális szövetkezetek, amelyek képesek integrálni a gazdasági, társadalmi és szociokulturális célokat. Működésükkel jelentős mértékben hozzájárulhatnak a foglalkoztatási és szociális problémák enyhítéséhez, a vidéki térségek gazdaságának stabilizálásához, valamint a társadalmi kohézió és társadalmi integráció előmozdításához. Tanulmányunkban a Bergendóc Szociális Szövetkezet működését és eredményeit vizsgáljuk. Esettanulmányunk rámutat arra, hogy a szövetkezet többféle, főként szociális, kulturális, valamint közösségszervező tevékenységet végzett 2013-as megalakulását követően, miközben nem volt képes kialakítani fenntartható működésének gazdasági bázisát. Az üzleti tevékenységből származó eredmények elmaradása, más anyagi források híján, finanszírozhatatlanná tette a működést, aminek következményeként a szövetkezet válságba került, tevékenységeit jórészt szünetelteti, ma inkább csak vegetál.
Logisztika a kommunális hulladékgazdálkodásban
Authors: Budavári Viktória , Gál József
Published: May 2020

Kettős kapcsolat figyelhető meg a logisztika és a környezetvédelem között. A különleges kezelést igénylő anyagok csomagolása és szállítása hatással van a környezetre, egyrészt a nagy mennyiségű csomagolóanyag hulladék és annak levegőszennyezése miatt. Másrészt a hulladékgazdálkodás logisztikájának célja a környezet védelme. A cél, hogy megakadályozzuk a felhalmozódást a 3R segítségével: csökkentsük, utasítsuk el és hasznosítsuk újra. A jog szabályozza a termelés teljes folyamata alatti teendőket magában foglalva a hulladékgazdálkodást is. Ebben a tanulmányban megvitatjuk a kapcsolatot a logisztika és a hulladékmenedzsment között.
Logisztikai problémák megoldásának támogatása Excel 2016-ban
Authors: Hampel Györgyi
Published: May 2020

A logisztika interdiszciplináris tudomány, számos területhez köthetően találkozhatunk vele. Energia, (alap)anyagok, félkész- és késztermékek, személyek, információk rendszeren belüli és rendszerek közötti áramlásának tervezésével, vezérlésével, szabályozásával, ellenőrzésével megvalósításával foglalkozik. Ma már a vállalkozások számítógépes függőségéről beszélhetünk. Számítógépes támogatás nélkül, ha nem is lehetetlen, de meglehetősen nehéz egy vállalkozás folyamatait tervezni, kézben tartani, irányítani. Az irodai programcsomagok részeként elérhető táblázatkezelők (is) alapfelszereléssé váltak a vállalati környezetben. Jelen publikáció célja bemutatni, hogy logisztikai problémák megoldásához hogyan járulhat hozzá egy korszerű, mai igényeknek megfelelő táblázatkezelő.
A Papaver rhoes és a Consolida orientális csírázása nitrogén műtrágyás kezelés hatására
Authors: Ecseri Károly , Honfi Péter
Published: May 2020

Vizsgálatunkban két szántóföldi vadvirág ammónium-nitrátos kezelésének hatását vizsgáltuk az állományokról gyűjtött magok csírázóképességén keresztül. A termesztő-berendezésben végzett mag vetési kísérlet során a Papaver rhoeas esetében a 12 és 24 g/m2 -es kezelések negatív hatásúnak bizonyultak a kontroll állományhoz képest a vizsgált paraméterek tekintetében. A Consolida orientális fajnál elhúzódó magfejlődést tapasztaltunk. A csírázásdinamikai elemzés során a legnagyobb műtrágya dózisban részesült állományról gyűjtött propagulumok értékei voltak gyengébbek, a többi kezelés pozitív hatású volt a kontrollhoz viszonyítva.
A piacorientáció kulturális és magatartási megközelítésének empirikus összehasonlító elemzése
Authors: Kovács Bence , Szakály Zoltán , Kontor Enikő , Polereczki Zsolt
Published: May 2020

A vállalkozások piacorientációjával kapcsolatos kutatások közel 30 éves múltra tekintenek vissza és még ma sem jelenthető ki, hogy általánosan elfogadottá vált volna egy „uralkodó" megközelítés. A témakörrel foglalkozó szakemberek és kutatók általában két perspektíva egyikével próbálják megközelíteni és definiálni a fogalmat, vizsgálatunkban e két nézet legelterjedtebb módszereit vetjük össze, a viselkedési alapú MARKOR és a kulturális alapú MKTOR nemzetközileg bemért skálákat. Az összehasonlító elemzés alapját egy országos, reprezentatív, 250 elemű vállalati megkérdezés képezi. A vizsgálat során meghatároztuk a vállalkozások piacorientációját külön a MARKOR és külön az MKTOR skálák alapján, majd a kapott eredményeket összevetettük és értékeltük a szakirodalom alapján.
Felsőoktatási szakképzésben résztvevők munkához kapcsolódó értékvilága
Authors: Miklós Péter
Published: May 2020

A szegedi felsőoktatási szakképzésben résztvevők munkához kapcsolódó értékvilágát vizsgáló felmérés (2013) során a szerző a Donald E. Super által kidolgozott munka-érték kérdőív rövidített változatát használta. A Szegedi Tudományegyetem felsőoktatási szakképzésben résztvevő hallgatóinak értékstruktúráját vizsgálva látszik, hogy számukra kiemelkedően fontos a jó munkahelyi légkör, ugyanakkor azt is megállapíthatjuk, hogy az anyagiak és az intellektuális értékek is számítanak nekik. Jellemző rájuk, hogy tanulmányaikat nem szeretnék befejezni ezen a szinten. Érdekes azonban, hogy az altruizmus mindössze az ötödik helyre került a hat értékkör közül.
Porózus dekoratív kerámiatermékek előállítási lehetőségeinek vizsgálata téglaagyag és alumínium-oxid porok felhasználásával
Authors: Kurovics Emese , Gömze A. László
Published: May 2020

Hagyományos téglaagyag és a műszaki kerámiaipari alapanyagként ismert alumíniumoxid felhasználásával a szerzők olyan új kerámia kompozitot fejlesztettek ki, amely felhasználható padlófűtési rendszerek dekoratív burkolására. A porszerű alapanyagokból finom szemcsés fűrészporral több összetétel alkalmazásával keverékeket készítettek, majd egytengelyű porsajtolással henger formájú próbatesteket sajtoltak. A minták égetése 1050°C, 1150°C illetve 1250°C-os maximális hőmérséklettel történt elektromos fűtésű kamrás kemencében. A szerzők által kapott vizsgálati eredmények jól mutatják a keverék összetétel és a hőkezelési körülmények hatását az elkészült próbatestek zsugorodására, porozitására, hővezető-képességére, valamint a termék olyan fizikai tulajdonságaira is, mint a szín.
Az innováció fogalmának és folyamatának teoretikus megközelítése
Authors: Vukoszávlyev Szlobodan
Published: May 2020

világ fejlődése igencsak látványos folyamat, főképp, ha abból a szempontból nézzük,hogy hová jutott az emberiség az őskortól napjainkig. Ez a fejlődési folyamat, a folyamatos újítások,fejlesztések alapjaiban változtatták meg az emberiség életét. Ennek tükrében nemcsoda, hogy a közgazdaság-, gazdálkodás- és szervezéstudományok népszerű kutatási területei közé tartozik a fejlődésgazdaságtan és az innováció. A tanulmányban igyekszem átfogó képet adni az innovációfogalmi rendszeréről és megvilágítani az innováció, mint folyamat vagy társadalmi- gazdasági jelenség hátterében meghúzódó tényezőket. Bemutatom, hogy a XX. századtól kezdődően hogyan változott az innováció értelmezése, mi az, ami ma a gyakorlatban innovációnak tekinthető, miképp építhető be egy szervezet életébe az innováció és hogyan ágyazódik be az innováció megkerülhetetlenül az életünkbe.
Teljesítménymérés a közúton
Authors: Csipkés Margit , Nagy Lajos , Nagy Orsolya Bernadett
Published: May 2020

Az ellátási lánc működéséhez elengedhetetlen a megfelelő áruszállítás kialakítása, mivel az áruszállítást végzők kötik össze a lánc szereplőit és hoznak létre ezzel logisztikai láncokat. Cikkünkben a szállításhoz kapcsolódó olyan mutatószámokat mutatunk be, melyek nélkülözhetetlenek a döntési folyamatokban. Minden szállításnál fő célként kell kitűzni, hogy az alapanyag a termelőüzembe, illetve, hogy az elkészített termék a fogyasztóhoz jusson el minél rövidebb idő alatt, minél kisebb költség felhasználásával. Anyagunkban a magyarországi árutovábbítás leggyakrabban használt formáját a közúti szállítást/szállítmányozást/fuvarozást választottuk. Ennek oka, hogy a legtöbb általunk vizsgált szervezet napjainkban is legnagyobb hányadban ezt a formát alkalmazza (mind a hazai, mind a nemzetközi szállításnál is). Anyagunkban kitérünk a szállításnál használható teljesítménymérési mutatókra is (átfutási idővel, illetve a minőséggel kapcsolatos mutatókra).
Egy vidéki szarvasmarhatelep emberi erőforrásának vizsgálata
Authors: Halag Ágnes
Published: May 2020

Egy vidéki középvállalkozás szarvasmarhatelepének humán erőforrását vizsgáltam.Először a munkahelyi szervezettséget figyeltem meg. Adatokat gyűjtöttem a termelés tárgyi és humántényezőire, elemeztem a munkatermelékenységi mutatókat. Megállapítottam, hogy a tehénállománycsökkentésével romlanak a munkatermelékenységi mutatók. Javaslom a tehénállomány növelését amunkatermelékenységi mutatók javítása érdekében.
Családi gazdaságok fejlődési lehetőségei
Authors: Nagyné Demeter Dóra
Published: May 2020

Az átfogó kutatás a mezőgazdasági termeléssel foglalkozó családi gazdaságok termelésistruktúrában elfoglalt valós pozícióját meghatározására, valamint a változásokat leíró folyamatokalapján a jövőbeli fejlődési lehetőségeiket feltárására irányult. A kutatás során az értékesítésilehetőségeket, valamint a szabályozási környezet változásainak hatásait vizsgáltam. Célom a családigazdaságok lehetőségeinek és fejlődési lehetőségeink feltárása volt. Az empirikus vizsgálat 2017-benkezdődött és 2018 tavaszáig tartott. Jelen tanulmányban az alábbi kérdésekre kapott válaszokatismertetem: Milyen forrásokból kívánják fejleszteni és bővíteni a gazdaságukat? Milyen humánerőforrás tényezők játszhatnak ebben szerepet?
O Centro de Educação a Distância da UNB no contexto da internacionalização: integração de ações educativas inovadoras com uso de tecnologias digitais / UNB'S Distance Education Center in the context of internationalization: integration of innovative educa
Authors: Ferreira Marcello , Nogueira Teresinha de Jesus Araújo Magalhães , Nogueira Danielle Xabregas Pamplona , Sacerdote Helena Célia de Souza
Published: May 2020

Este estudo trata das ações do Centro de Educação a Distância (CEAD) da Universidade de Brasília (UnB) no cenário da internacionalização educacional. Considera a internacionalização como processo de integrar uma dimensão internacional e intercultural na educação superior, por meio de interação e práticas colaborativas. Com o objetivo de analisar as ações do CEAD voltadas para a internacionalização, com foco na extensão, a pesquisa exploratória, após análise documental, revelou que esse Centro contribui com ações inovadoras, por meio dos programas Universidade Aberta do Brasil e Aprendizagem para o 3º Milênio (A3M), com o destaque para o convênio com a Universidade Aberta de Portugal (UAb), e se materializa, primordialmente, em ações de divulgação.
Rola poznańskiego ośrodka geograficznego w implementacji metod i modeli matematycznych w geografii społeczno-ekonomicznej
Authors: Czyż Teresa , Chojnicki Zbyszko
Published: May 2020

Artykuł składa się z trzech części. Część pierwsza zawiera wstępne omówienie relacji między metodami postępowania badawczego a rozwojem geografii jako nauki oraz obejmuje zagadnienie przełomu metodologicznego związanego z kwantyfikacją geografii. W części drugiej przedstawiono w zarysie postęp w rozwoju kierunku ilościowego w geografii światowej. Część trzecia dotyczy aktywności, osiągnięć i roli poznańskiego ośrodka geografii społeczno-ekonomicznej w poszczególnych fazach matematyzacji geografii.
Tworzenie „miejsc kompletnych” w procesie nauczania projektowania urbanistycznego zorientowanego na rozwiązywanie realnych problemów przestrzennych. Przykład działań podejmowanych na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Poznańskiej
Authors: Kaźmierczak Bartosz , Pazder Dominika
Published: May 2020

Artykuł przedstawia wybrane zagadnienia związane z projektowaniem „miejsc kompletnych” – rozumianych jako przyjazne i atrakcyjne społecznie przestrzenie publiczne. Podkreślono ważność włączania do procesu projektowego lokalnych społeczności, by opracowywane koncepcje projektowe w jak największym stopniu odpowiadały realnym potrzebom. W artykule ukazano ideę kreowania „miejsc kompletnych” stanowiącą element procesu dydaktycznego realizowanego na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Poznańskiej i w ramach współpracy z otoczeniem zewnętrznym. Zaprezentowany przykład uczenia się opartego na współpracy przy rozwiązywaniu realnych problemów przestrzennych wydaje się przydatnym narzędziem służącym promowaniu idei planowania uspołecznionego oraz poprawy jakości przestrzeni wspólnej. Przedstawiony został przykład badawczy długotrwałej współpracy między instytutami akademickimi a gminą Tarnowo Podgórne, w rezultacie której powstaje kompleks obiektów wraz z otaczającą przestrzenią publiczną, którego celem jest integracja i budowanie wspólnoty obywatelskiej wśród lokalnej społeczności.
Brief Report: Can Political Orientation Explain Mental Health in the Time of a Global Pandemic? Voting Patterns, Personal and National Coping Resources, and Mental Health During the Coronavirus Crisis
Authors: Mana Adi , Sagy Shifra
Published: May 2020

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine mental health during the coronavirus pandemic crisis and its explanation by personal and national level coping resources. This question was examined in the midst of a political crisis in Israel among voters from two different political orientations.

Method: Questionnaires were delivered to a sample of 396 Israeli Jews, of them 180 (45.5%) right-wing and 216 (54.5%) left-wing voters. Right-wing voters presented higher levels of mental health during the crisis as compared to left-wing voters.

Results: Right-wing voters also reported stronger levels of national coping resources such as sense of national coherence and trust in governmental institutions. Moreover, mental health was predicted only by personal resources among left-wing voters, while among the right-wing participants national resources were significant as well.

Discussion: The results highlight the role of political orientation and low trust in the government as a possible risk factor for mental health even in times of global pandemic crisis.
Guatemala's Precarious Peace
Authors: Holiday David
Published: May 2020

The Guatemalan peace process will ultimately be considered successful if it contributes to reconciliation among the many participants in the armed conflict… . While international human rights norms and institutions clearly support uncovering the truth about Guatemala's bloody past, such inquiries call nto question the fundamental structures of military, political, and economic power in Guatemala.
Lingering Legacy: Apartheid and the South African Press
Authors: Graybill Lyn
Published: May 2020

All the [South African] media—with the exception of the alternative press—violated the public's basic right to information on what had been done on their behalf in the name of apartheid. … By keeping the public in the dark, they contributed to a climate in which human rights abuses against blacks could and did prevail.
Putin in Power
Authors: McFaul Michael
Published: May 2020

During the Yeltsin years, it became fashionable in the West to cite Russia's weak state as the source of Russia's ills. Putin has demonstrated after only a few months in office that the Russian federal state still has tremendous power—perhaps too much power—if the man in control of that state is vigorous, ambitious, and popular.
People, Nature, and Ethics
Authors: Wapner Paul
Published: May 2020

Environmental abuse is not only about how humans treat the nonhuman world but also about how they treat each other. Whether referring to climate change, threats to biological diversity, nuclear waste, or depleted fish stocks, some people benefit from the environmental abuse, while others disproportionately suffer from the consequences.
The Paradox of Global Environmentalism
Authors: Guha Ramachandra
Published: May 2020

Wilderness lovers like to speak of the equal rights of all species to exist. This ethical cloaking cannot hide the truth that green missionaries are possibly more dangerous, and certainly more hypocritical, than their economic or religious counterparts.
“Reinventing” Democracy in Peru
Authors: Balbi Carmen Rosa , Palmer David Scott
Published: May 2020

Alberto Fujimori, the president who claimed he had to destroy democracy in order to save it, has ignominiously departed, leaving behind a transitional government that is slowly unveiling the corruption in which Fujimori operated and also laying the groundwork for new presidential elections this April.
East Asia: Security and Complexity
Authors: Ott Marvin C.
Published: May 2020

In Southeast Asia, the United States and China are natural geopolitical rivals. For United States security planners based in Honolulu and Washington, this creates a remarkably challenging environment.
India's New Mantra: The Internet
Authors: Kudaisya Gyanesh
Published: May 2020

At first sight the Internet in India seems ubiquitous. Yet questions remain about the penetration it has achieved, the sophistication of its use, and the benefits it is likely to offer to a developing nation like India.
Madagascar: Legitimizing Autocracy
Authors: Marcus Richard R.
Published: May 2020

President Ratsiraka is trying to reverse the gains that have been made during Madagascar's democratization process. Campaigning on the slogan of freedom with development, he has successfully moved the country back toward the autocracy of the Second Republic. If the highest leadership is not seeking democracy, then who is?
The Survival of Malawi's Enfeebled Democracy
Authors: VonDoepp Peter
Published: May 2020

[T]he image of sure-footed democratic progress must be placed against the picture that emerges from other dimensions of Malawi politics, a picture that presents a more disturbing view and that suggests the prospects for democratic stability and longevity are in question.
China as Number One
Authors: Ahn Soong-Bum
Published: May 2020

The inferred assumption in most American scenarios is one in which a dominant China is a threat to its neighbors and the United States. Yet what if China acts as a benevolent hegemon, or at least a benign one?
China's Media: Between Politics and the Market
Authors: Polumbaum Judy
Published: May 2020

Were it not for the shifting sands into which the bold and the hapless alike sometimes fall, the persistence of official rhetoric portraying media as the standard-bearer of correct guidance and orientation would seem laughable. At the least it is irreversibly anachronistic.
Iran's Liberal Revolution?
Authors: Baktiari Bahman , Vaziri Haleh
Published: May 2020

If [Khatami] does not seize the moment and conservatives continue to resist change, Iranian citizens will become increasingly impatient: their questions already are no longer ‘Why reform?’ or ‘What kind of reform?’ They now urgently ask ‘How?’ and ‘When?’
The Politics of Emergency Rule in Egypt
Authors: Singerman Diane
Published: May 2020

What has warranted the Egyptian government's use of state security courts, military courts, military law, and exceptional regulation and control of political life over the course of more than five decades? Clearly, Islamist radicals who have been willing to use violence against the state and civilians outside the parameters of the law warrant strong measures…. [Yet] these laws have remained in place even as the government has claimed that its policies have vanquished the Islamist threat.
Energy Resources and Uses: A Global Primer for the Twenty-First Century
Authors: Smil Vaclav
Published: May 2020

Any realistic appraisal of global energy futures must begin with a comprehensive and balanced understanding of resources and their uses. What are the kinds and magnitudes of energy stores and flows available to supply the world's still-growing needs for fuels and electricity? And what is the intensity and pattern of their use?
Somalia: In the Crosshairs of the War on Terrorism
Authors: Menkhaus Ken
Published: May 2020

One lesson learned since September 11 is that the expanded war on terrorism has created a lens that tends to distort our vision of the complex political dynamics of countries like Somalia. Local political realities are not always assessed in their own right, but instead are interpreted through, and reduced to, the logic of the war on terrorism.
Political Islam in Southeast Asia
Authors: MacDonald Scott B. , Lemco Jonathan
Published: May 2020

Significant differences exist between the Islamic revivalist movements looking to cultural and spiritual renewal that have swept Southeast Asia in recent years and transnational terrorist networks. Straddling these two extremes are political parties and groups seeking greater autonomy or secession of predominantly Islamic regions.
What Is Cyberterrorism?
Authors: Conway Maura
Published: May 2020

Are terrorist groups who operate in cyberspace ‘cyberterrorists’? The answer hinges on what constitutes cyberterrorism. … Admittedly, terrorism is a notoriously difficult concept to define; however, the addition of computers to oldfashioned criminality it is not.
Can the United States Promote Democracy in the Middle East?
Authors: Hawthorne Amy
Published: May 2020

In the aftermath of September 11, the United States has no alternative other than to begin to shift its role in the Arab world from an enabler of authoritarian rule to a supporter of gradual, but genuine, democratic change.
America in the Middle East: Statemanship versus Politics
Authors: Norton Augustus Richard
Published: May 2020

No matter who rules in Baghdad, George Bush will have to decide between the role of statesman and politician in Arab–Israeli peacemaking.
Iraq Before and After Saddam
Authors: Yaphe Judith S.
Published: May 2020

Iraq had a violent and unstable political culture before Saddam, and a stability bolstered by repression, fear, and wealth under Saddam. Could history repeat itself in Iraq? Could the country produce another Saddam-like figure by replicating the conditions and circumstances that propelled him to power?
Latin America's New Political Leaders: Walking on a Wire
Authors: Shifter Michael
Published: May 2020

Today's underlying political currents in Latin America are less about ideology and more about a public desire to find leaders who can effectively address everyday problems, and who do so honestly. The formulas of the past—whether ‘socialism’ in the 1970s or ‘neoliberalism’ in the 1990s#x2014;have been widely questioned, and largely dismissed. With traditional ideas and structures breaking apart, new leaders are being called on to produce results.
Climate Change Blues: Why the United States and Europe Just Can't Get Along
Authors: Busby Joshua W.
Published: May 2020

Although the dispute about climate change is overshadowed by the strain in European–American relations concerning war with Iraq, it may have been a factor in the growing level of distrust between the United States and Europe. Indeed, the dispute over global warming may mask a larger concern.
Bringing Turkey into Europe
Authors: Khan Mujeeb R. , Yavuz M. Hakan
Published: May 2020

While the goal of earning EU membership has been central to the recent push to implement significant political and legal reforms in Turkey, it still remains to be seen whether Turkey's Muslim heritage, large population, and economic underdevelopment will remain immovable obstacles to full membership. It is now clear that this is a decision that can no longer be indefinitely postponed by Brussels or Ankara.
The Islamist Challenge in Kosova
Authors: Blumi Isa
Published: May 2020

Even as Western societies worry about the ‘rise of Islamic fundamentalism,’ the international community's ill-conceived policies for Kosova's rural Muslim population may prove to be directly responsible for the production of Europe's own Taliban.
China and the Politics of SARS
Authors: Fewsmith Joseph
Published: May 2020

By challenging the Chinese to consider not only the accountability of their government, but also issues of openness, trust, responsiveness, and the ‘right to know,’ the sars crisis seems likely to provide a major impetus to new thinking about relations between society and state.
China and North Korea: The Limits of Influence
Authors: Scobell Andrew
Published: May 2020

The Bush administration should recognize that on North Korea, only limited support will be forthcoming from Beijing. The best Washington can expect is a China actively pressing the United States and North Korea to talk and willing to host or participate in further meetings. But this presumes that both Pyongyang and Washington are ready to sit down in the first place.
America and South Korea: The Ambivalent Alliance?
Authors: Cha Victor D.
Published: May 2020

If South Korean resentment of America's military presence is less clear-cut than many would suggest, so, too, are the policy differences supposedly dividing American and South Korean leaders.
US–Russian Relations: Between Realism and Reality
Authors: Wallander Celeste A.
Published: May 2020

If only realism could prevail, one is tempted to hope, the United States and Russia could work together to meet their common interests in security, stability, and prosperity. Reality, however, just keeps getting in the way.
Colombia's Resilient Democracy
Authors: Posada-Carbó Eduardo
Published: May 2020

Colombia's problems are far from over. But the current signs of strength stand in sharp contrast with the gloomy and even fatalistic climate of opinion, predominant among Colombians just a couple of years ago, that was loudly echoed in international circles.
Learning by Doing: Al Qaeda's Allies in Southeast Asia
Authors: Abuza Zachary
Published: May 2020

Al Qaeda and its affiliates will continue to attack soft economic targets, primarily in moderate Muslim states, whose secular regimes, closely allied with the United States, are Al Qaeda's real focus.
The New South Africa, a Decade Later
Authors: Handley Antoinette
Published: May 2020

What has changed has been unexpected: the politics of the country have stabilized with astonishing speed…; [the ANC government] has implemented a conservative macroeconomic policy; and an epidemic has emerged as the single greatest threat to stability and prosperity.
Japan: America's New South Korea?
Authors: Auer James E. , Lim Robyn
Published: May 2020

There are signs that Japan will assume the geostrategic role of the ‘new South Korea’-a leverage point against China. Missile defense in particular will transform the us-Japan relationship into a ‘normal’ alliance, taking it in directions not hitherto contemplated.
Asia in the Balance: America and China's “Peaceful Rise”
Authors: Sutter Robert
Published: May 2020

America's strengths in Asia remain formidable…. Chinese leaders seem to understand this in their acceptance of us leadership in Asian and world affairs, as part of a long-term strategy to develop ‘peacefully’ without upsetting the United States.
Out-of-Step Policies Threaten Global Growth
Authors: Eichengreen Barry , Park Yung Chul
Published: May 2020

Constructive adjustments in the monetary and fiscal policy mix in Asia, the United States, and Europe would be an important step toward a healthier world economy.
After Arafat
Authors: Robinson Glenn E.
Published: May 2020

Arafat's death provides that rare historical opportunity for enormous and generally beneficial change to take place in Palestine… . [But] Palestine's comparative weakness, its political economy, and the occupation are not upended so easily. Neither are its fundamental requirements for a comprehensive peace with Israel.
Politicide: Ariel Sharon and the Palestinians
Authors: Kimmerling Baruch
Published: May 2020

What is Sharon's plan? It is nothing less than the politicide of the Palestinian people: a combined military, political, diplomatic, and psychological process that has, as its ultimate goal, the dissolution of the Palestinians' existence as a legitimate socially, politically, and economically independent entity.
The Limits of Shock and Awe: America in the Middle East
Authors: Norton Augustus Richard , Kazemi Farhad
Published: May 2020

Never before has a country committed itself to so fundamental and dramatic a transformation of a major region of the world as the United States has in the Middle East since 2001… . It remains to be seen how well the rhetoric of promoting reform will weather the experience of promoting reform.
Australia's Emerging Global Role
Authors: Gyngell Allan
Published: May 2020

Where once Australians felt remote from global power, they now find themselves closer to it.
Constrained or Irrelevant: The Media in Putin's Russia
Authors: Lipman Masha
Published: May 2020

The problem with today's media in Russia is not just that the Kremlin controls national television, but also that those publications that remain uncontrolled do not make a difference….
A Too Perfect Union? Why Europe Said “No”
Authors: Moravcsik Andrew
Published: May 2020

Far from demonstrating that the European Union is in decline or disarray, the constitutional crisis demonstrates its essential stability and legitimacy.
Reform and Corruption in Latin America
Authors: Weyland Kurt
Published: May 2020

Some level of corruption is endemic to the region's states almost regardless of their economic policies.
Separation Anxiety: Quebec versus Canada, Again
Authors: Kurlantzick Joshua
Published: May 2020

In the past year Quebec's separatist movement has revived in dramatic fashion. Polls show that over half of Quebecers would vote for sovereignty if a new referendum were called. …
China's Unpeaceful Rise
Authors: Mearsheimer John J.
Published: May 2020

International politics is a nasty and dangerous business, and no amount of goodwill can ameliorate the intense security competition that sets in when an aspiring hegemon appears in Eurasia.
US–China Economic Relations: The Next Stage
Authors: Frisbie John , Overmyer Michael
Published: May 2020

To advance and maintain a mutually advantageous economic relationship, China and the United States should elevate economic engagement to a more comprehensive level.
The Withering of Philippine Democracy
Authors: Abinales Patricio N. , Amoroso Donna J.
Published: May 2020

The ‘democracy’ brought about by people power is not working for the benefit of the majority of poor Filipinos. It has simply returned to power the clans and warlords that once dominated pre–martial-law politics. …
Suspended Animation: The US and Russia after the G-8
Authors: Wallander Celeste A.
Published: May 2020

The two countries seem to be … simultaneously reaching out in cooperation with one hand while raising the other for a sharp blow, with neither the embrace nor the strike ever quite reaching its mark.
Letter from Afghanistan: Are the Taliban Winning?
Authors: Rashid Ahmed
Published: May 2020

There is no doubt that Afghanistan has progressed enormously since 9-11, but now even the positive achievements carried out by the international community appear to be unraveling.
Youth, Violence, and Democracy
Authors: Pinheiro Paulo Sérgio
Published: May 2020

Repressive measures that have targeted youth gangs and criminalized the younger generation threaten the progress of both human rights and democracy.
The Long and Leisurely Route: Coming of Age in Europe Today
Authors: Arnett Jeffrey Jensen
Published: May 2020

In the first half of the twentieth century, Europeans went from childhood to adolescence to young adulthood, and they reached a settled young adulthood by their early 20s. No more.
America's Asia-Pacific Strategy Is Out of Kilter
Authors: Tow William T.
Published: May 2020

If Washington is effective in linking its Asia-Pacific and global security postures, it can maintain its status as a preeminent power in the region. If it fails, it may find itself involved in a dangerous and unstable multipolar rivalry. …
The Cost of Keeping Our Cool
Authors: Wyss David
Published: May 2020

How much are we willing to spend now to insure our grandchildren against environmental disaster? How much are developed countries willing to spend to ward off problems for emerging economies?
China Needs Help with Climate Change
Authors: Gallagher Kelly Sims
Published: May 2020

As a developing country, China still lacks many of the institutions, policies, and enforcement mechanisms that are needed to foster technology transfer and environmental protection.
France Returns to Center Stage
Authors: Tiersky Ronald
Published: May 2020

Sarkozy's calculation is that France and Europe will achieve more by working with Washington than by working against it.
Ethiopia's Convergence of Crises
Authors: Lyons Terrence
Published: May 2020

If the growing regional and internal pressures on Addis Ababa destabilize the regime, an uncontrolled and potentially very violent transition is possible.
South Africa After the Age of Heroes
Authors: Herbst Jeffrey
Published: May 2020

The silver lining accompanying the anc's premature display of elite instability is that the country's democracy, just 14 years old, is itself demonstrating new maturity.
War in Georgia, Jitters All Around
Authors: Cornell Svante E.
Published: May 2020

Moscow's ambitions… directly undermine the entire European project of peace, freedom, and prosperity.
Pakistan: The Critical Battlefield
Authors: Riedel Bruce
Published: May 2020

In the global struggle against terrorism, Pakistan … poses paradoxes and enigmas. Understanding these—and developing a strategy to deal with them—may constitute the single most important foreign policy challenge facing the United States.
After Mubarak, Mubarak?
Authors: Shehata Samer
Published: May 2020

Whoever follows Mubarak will inevitably be weaker and less experienced than the man who has ruled the country for more than a quarter century.
The Rise of Refugee Diasporas
Authors: Van Hear Nicholas
Published: May 2020

If, as we may expect, conflict becomes more common as a result of the current economic crisis … diasporas may find themselves increasingly called on to aid their conationals in distress.