bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Carbon stock and biomass of Baluno Mangrove Forest ecosystems in West Sulawesi, Indonesia
Authors: CARONG SUPARJO RAZASLI , ANWAR AZIIL , AHMED YASSER , ARBIT NUR INDAH SARI , MANNAN ABD , RUSMIDIN RUSMIDIN , ANWAR TAVIP , RIMBAWAN FIRHAN
Published: December 2024

Abstract. Carong SR, Anwar A, Ahmed Y, Arbit NIS, Mannan A, Rusmidin, Anwar T, Rimbawan F. 2024. Carbon stock and biomass of Baluno Mangrove Forest ecosystems in West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 3067-3074. Global warming, fueled by rising CO2 levels, threatens life on earth. Mangrove ecosystems, with their high CO2 absorption capacity, are crucial in climate mitigation efforts. This study aims to identify the attributes of mangrove biomass, quantify carbon stock, and assess the capacity of above-ground biomass (including trees, saplings, and seedlings) and soil to sequester carbon. Carbon stock measurements were conducted in the Baluno Mangrove Forest conservation area which is under the management of the Yayasan Peduli Pengembangan Masyarakat Desa (YPPMD). The sampling strategy employed was stratified proportionate random sampling. The research area is partitioned into multiple strata of mangrove forest vegetation density. The study area consists of 25 plots, each measuring 20x20 (400 m2 soil samples are collected using a soil core to a certain depth, typically up to 30 cm or more. The samples are then analyzed in a laboratory to determine the organic carbon content. Therefore, the total area covered by the plots is 10,000 m2, which is equivalent to 1 hectare. The Baluno Mangroves have a total biomass of 1,558.15 tons/ha. The species with the highest biomass was Sonneratia sp., with a value of 30.81 tons. Conversely, the species having the lowest biomass was Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, with a value of 0.0625 tons. The Baluno Mangrove area has an average carbon stock of 989.04 tons per hectare, with the potential to absorb 3,629.79 tons of CO2 per hectare. In conclusion, Baluno Mangroves store 58,719.57 metric tons of carbon, with Sonneratia sp. as the largest contributor, emphasizing the vital role of Indonesia's mangroves in global carbon sequestration and climate mitigation.
Resignación, heroísmo y hermandad femenina en Dos mujeres de Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
Authors: Horta María Jesús
Published: December 2024

La novela, publicada en cuatro tomos entre 1842 y 1843, presenta la institución del matrimonio como una norma social imperfecta que inevitablemente desemboca en la infelicidad de los esposos. Ese fracaso llevaba a la mayoría de las mujeres a refugiarse en la resignación, al no contar con una profesión o unos medios económicos que les permitieran mantenerse por sí mismas, puesto que romper con esa situación era una actitud heroica que muy pocas podían permitirse. Las protagonistas, Luisa y Catalina, encarnan dos imágenes idealizadas muy al uso en el Romanticismo: la esposa fiel y angelical y la amante apasionada y libre. Pero ninguna de ellas resulta ser tan arquetípica como podría parecer en un primer momento; por el contrario, ambas desempeñan el papel de «heroínas resignadas» integrando así dos conceptos aparentemente opuestos. La escritora nos muestra lo equivocada que era esa dicotomía mediante la evolución de sus protagonistas las cuales, en lugar de enfrentarse, se sacrificarán valientemente para superar la dolorosa situación en que se encuentran, mostrando su solidaridad para con la otra. Gómez de Avellaneda escribió la obra con un claro interés didáctico al defender la necesidad de fomentar las redes de hermandad femeninas como única forma de conseguir una verdadera emancipación de las mujeres.
La disputa por el riesgo. El conflicto eco-social entre la pesca artesanal y el capitalismo haliéutico. El caso de la región del Mar Muerto en el Istmo-Costa de Chiapas, México
Authors: Ramos Torres Rogelio Josue
Published: December 2024

El artículo aborda la mecánica del proceso de modernización de la zona del Mar Muerto en el Istmo chiapaneco, en México, impulsado desde el gobierno a través del capitalismo haliéutico, cuyo asentamiento se tradujo en la colisión entre las ideas propias del libre mercado y las lógicas de un estilo de vida fuertemente arraigado en la naturaleza. Se propone al riesgo como figura explicativa considerando la relación ontológica que, en razón de su actividad y el contacto con el mar, las sociedades de pescadores tienen con este elemento, que ha sido también base de la identidad y la organización social. En un somero recuento, se mencionan los esfuerzos mediante los que se buscó desarrollar los litorales, con consecuencias que, en casos como el que aquí se observa, han derivado también en un deterioro ambiental y un debilitamiento del tejido social crecientes. El objetivo es mostrar que, en las sociedades pesqueras tradicionales, la racionalidad que guiaba el oficio y que se reflejaba en los esquemas de trabajo, la organización comunitaria y la interacción con la naturaleza, se apoyaba en una relación metonímica con el riesgo, que, al ser modificada, sobre todo debido a la inserción de nuevas tecnologías, facilitó los cambios que necesitaba concomitantemente el proceso de reordenamiento impulsado por las fuerzas del capital. Se destaca, además, el carácter esencialmente contencioso del proceso, y se muestran ciertas resistencias y oposiciones con las que el pescador defiende su estilo de vida.
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Higher Educational Institutions: A Comprehensive Overview
Authors: Nuong Deri Mildred , Singh Amrik , Zaazie Perpetual , Anandene David
Published: December 2024

As the landscape of education undergoes rapid transformations in the digital era, higher educational institutions are increasingly turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance teaching, learning, and administrative processes. This abstract provides a comprehensive overview of the current state and future prospects of integrating AI in higher education.The integration of AI in higher educational institutions encompasses various facets, including personalized learning, intelligent tutoring systems, automated grading, and administrative efficiency. AI-powered educational tools leverage machine learning algorithms to analyze individual student performance, adapt content delivery, and provide personalized feedback, thereby optimizing the learning experience. This not only caters to diverse learning styles but also fosters a more inclusive and engaging educational environment. AI plays a pivotal role in automating administrative tasks, such as admissions processes, course scheduling, and resource allocation. This streamlining of administrative functions not only reduces the burden on educational institutions but also contributes to cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency. The abstract provides a snapshot of the current landscape of AI in higher educational institutions, offering insights into the transformative power of AI technologies and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. As educational paradigms continue to evolve, the judicious integration of AI has the potential to revolutionize teaching and learning methodologies, paving the way for a more efficient, adaptive, and inclusive higher education system.
Leveraging generative AI tools for effective academic writing
Authors: Balachandar Aiswarya , Gurusamy Ramasundaram
Published: December 2024

The intricate relationship between the creative demonstration and its creator is a subject of profound exploration and psychological satisfaction.  An art form whether visual, literary or performative, serve as channels for the creator to externalize their innermost thoughts and emotions. This case narrates the art of writing (the skill set) which can evoke a sense of joy, enabling writers to channel their imagination, experience, and individuality into tangible forms.
The integration of AI-enabled technologies, such as ChatGPT, has undeniably revolutionized the landscape of the art of writing. The case is the pertinent concern about the potential loss of the art of writing and the subsequent impact on the joy of art delivery. This case study delves into the repercussions of the advent of ChatGPT on the traditional craft of writing and its influence on the emotional resonance of artistic expression through writing forms.
As AI algorithms like ChatGPT become increasingly adept at generating text, there is an increase in the erosion of the human touch in writing. There is a risk of losing the emotive power that comes from an artist's genuine connection with their creation. The study uncovers the effect of AI-generated content on the dilution of creative thoughts and subsequent happiness derived from its delivery.
Fostering Jegnaship: Establishing a Black Women’s Writing Collective through Abpsi’s Principles
Authors: Smith Gabrielle
Published: December 2024

Abstract: This article explores the conceptualization and proposed establishment of a Black women’s academic and artistic writing collective grounded in the principles of Jegnaship as established by the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi). It argues for the importance of fostering an environment where Black women’s academic and artistic works are championed in order to cultivate communal support, mutual growth, and collective success. By integrating the concept of Jegnaship into the collective’s foundation, the initiative aims to enhance visibility, provide support, and create sustainable development pathways for Black women in academia.
Womanist Therapies in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple : Black Art as Spiritual Revival
Authors: Pennamon Tiffany
Published: December 2024

Abstract: Alice Walker’s literature evinces the power of storytelling, painting, singing, dancing, and other art forms not only as a salvific balm but also as a way to make meaning of distressing experiences due to racism, gender violence, colonialism, and climate disaster, among other interlocking forms of oppression. Yet, despite the depths of everyday artistic genius embodied by many of Walker’s characters, few scholars have observed how Walker elevates Womanist-oriented “art therapies” as rituals of spiritualized care for Black healing. Walker’s characters’ engagement in these non-traditional modes of therapy raises questions about the limitations—and sometimes harmful nature—of Eurocentric therapeutic approaches when it comes to caring for the psychological and spiritual needs of Black people across the diaspora. As such, this paper explores the love-based technologies of communal dialogue, letter writing, singing, and quilting in The Color Purple (1982) as a means to promote art therapy as the primary mode for restoring and reviving Black people’s mind, body, and soul. Because there is a lack of attention to the realities of Black people in traditional mental health studies, I argue that, using Woman-ist and psychoanalytic frameworks to explore Black women’s writings reveals how art therapies have already provided an outlet for Black peoples’ spiritual, emotional, and psychological nurturance and healing that predates the use of modern Western psychology. Furthermore, Walker’s art-based love ethic imbued in Womanist works like The Color Purple increases our attentiveness to our own blind spots, grief, and spiritual wellbeing so they can be faced, healed, and rejuvenated, respectively, using creative modalities.
The (Non)Notable Network: Tracing Black Women’s Poetry Networks in and Around Jackson, Mississippi
Authors: Paige Bria E.
Published: December 2024

Abstract: In this essay, I situate Margaret Walker—deemed by Nikki Giovanni “the most famous person nobody knows”—at the nexus of what I conceptualize as the (non) notable network of Black women writers, specifically poets writing and publishing in and around Jackson, Mississippi, during the mid-twentieth century. This essay expands beyond Walker to explore the life and legacy of similarly obscured Black women poets, such as Ruth Roseman Dease, who was ironically misidentified as Zora Neale Hurston in a widely circulated 1952 archival photograph with Walker. Moreover, this essay seeks to consider who is eclipsed when the African American literary canon mimics the American literary canon and its exclusionary and exceptionalist structuring logic in privileging “mainstream” authors over lesser-known, local writers? Subsequently, I situate Dease within a literary lineage comprised of Black women writers who similarly faced difficulty acquiring and sustaining literary notability throughout their lives and most especially in their wake. The interweaving of the literary lives and legacies of Dease, Hurston, and Walker further link these writers and their poetic forms to the foremother of their writ-erly tradition and her chosen poetic form—Phillis Wheatley and the elegy. Dease’s only book-length poetry collection, Scan-Spans (1967), and her other published works and their publishing venues ground the more expansive scope of this study, which evaluates mentorship and kinship networks and their significance amongst Black women writers rooted in Mississippi and those branching out beyond.
“You Will Be Moved”: Exploring Black Liberation Theology in the Work of Margaret Walker Alexander and Prince
Authors: McInnis C Liegh
Published: December 2024

Abstract: Margaret Walker Alexander addressing political issues through a moral lens is the blueprint and epitome of what Kalamu ya Salaam calls the Black Blues Aesthetic, which blends gospel, blues, and funk sensibilities into freedom psalms to create mass popular art. Much like Prince’s 2001 album Rainbow Children , Margaret Walker Alexander’s 1970 poetry collection Prophets for a New Day is both anthem and protest work, designed to convince listeners that Civil Rights work is God’s work, for when Yeshua was resurrected from the grave He liberated humans from spiritual and physical enslavement, which, for Alexander and Prince, are manifested as police harassment, discriminatory hiring and promoting practices, poorly-funded educational systems, poverty, and discrimination in the judicial system, especially as it relates to sentencing practices. Using R. Baxter Miller’s “The ‘Etched Flame’ of Margaret Walker: Biblical and Literary Re-Creation in Southern History” as a guide, I will show that Prince uses Alexander’s mode of signifying biblical imagery to parallel and highlight the struggle and heroic essence of African American people. Ultimately, for Alexander and Prince, there was no way of addressing the socio-political evils of humanity without addressing the notion that in God lay all the answers.
Stitching Myself Together: Sojourner Truth and Making a Self
Authors: Foster-Singletary Tikenya
Published: December 2024

Abstract: Sojourner Truth presents a self that belies the ideas imposed on her—ideas about female frailty and the defeminization of black female bodies. Nevertheless, depictions of Truth knitting further imply the tenuous juncture that she highlights in her speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?” The association of knitting with typical femininity and womanhood allows Truth to use her image to “read” femininity, literacy, and the act of making a self. By disrupting the assumed associations between whiteness and constructions of gender, she conveys that she both understands and challenges them.
Cultivating the Future of China: Collective Initiative on Children's Domestic Travel in Republican China (1912–1936)
Authors: Chen Fanghao
Published: December 2024

Abstract: This paper explores the interplay between children's domestic travel and national identity formation in Republican China. By scrutinizing geographical pedagogic materials and theoretical frameworks surrounding children's travel, we illuminate the nuanced connections between such travel practices, children's subjectivity development, modern knowledge education, and nation-building. The research method involves a thorough analysis of various textual and visual sources to understand the specific practices of children's travel. This paper argues that the construction of modern Chinese childhood and citizenship was a communal effort steered by a diverse range of travel advocates across societal sectors. The study illustrates the critical role of travel education in aligning children with the nation's future trajectory, thus rendering children's development integral to fostering capable future citizens and a robust and vibrant nation. Children's physical, psychological, and intellectual states emerge as both contested and collaborative arenas for shaping the national subject and envisioning China's future.
La noche del Banquete : masculinidades apolíneas y dionisíacas en el Ateneo de la Juventud Mexicana
Authors: Gabiño María José Andrade
Published: December 2024

RESUMEN: El Ateneo de la Juventud Mexicana y sus miembros han sido estudiados y mitificados constantemente. Sin embargo, algunas de sus facetas siguen sin ser exploradas, especialmente aquellas que podrían aportar a las definiciones y prácticas de género y sexualidad en la imaginación del México intelectual, prerrevolucionario y posrevolucionario, y a la homosociabilidad que atraviesa toda la historia letrada. En este artículo analizo a Pedro Henríquez Ureña y Alfonso Reyes, dos de sus fundadores, en esa juventud en la que pudieron experimentar y negociar sus masculinidades, en la que también existió un componente homoerótico. Centrándome en la noche del 25 de diciembre de 1908 en la que mantuvieron una reunión para celebrar el nacimiento de Dioniso, y leyeron el Banquete de Platón, argumento que los ateneístas tuvieron que decidir si se permitirían el homoerotismo explícito, si serían intelectuales dionisíacos o apolíneos y, por ello, si escribirían poesía o ensayo. RESUMEN: El Ateneo de la Juventud de México y sus miembros han sido estudiados y mitificados constantemente. Sin embargo, algunas de sus facetas siguen sin ser exploradas, especialmente aquellas que podrían aportar a nuestro entendimiento sobre las definiciones y prácticas de género y sexualidad en la imaginación del México intelectual, prerevolucionario y posrevolucionario, y en la homosociabilidad que atraviesa toda la historia intelectual. En este artículo analizo a Pedro Henríquez Ureña y Alfonso Reyes, dos de sus fundadores, en esa juventud en la que pudieron experimentar y negociar sus masculinidades, donde también existió un componente homoerótico. Centrada en la noche del 25 de diciembre de 1908 en la que mantuvieron una reunión para celebrar el nacimiento de Dionisio, y leyeron el Banquete de Platón, argumento que los ateneístas tuvieron que decidir si se permitirían el homoerotismo explícito, si serían intelectuales dionisiacos o apolíneos y, por ello, si escribirían poesía o ensayo. Abstract: The Ateneo de la Juventud Mexicana and its members have been studied and mythicized constantly. However, some of their aspects have not been explored yet, especially those that could contribute to our understanding of the definitions and practices of gender and sexuality in the imagination of the Mexican intelligentsia, both prerevolutionary and postrevolutionary, and about the homosociality that runs throughout intellectual history. In this article, I analyze Pedro Henríquez Ureña and Alfonso Reyes, two of the Ateneo's founders, in that youth in which they could experiment with and negotiate their masculinities, and where there also existed a homoerotic component. Centered on the night of December 25, 1908, when they held a meeting to celebrate the birth of Dionysus and read Plato's Symposium , I argue that the Athenaeists had to decide if they would allow themselves an explicit homoerotism, whether they would be Dionysian or Apollonian intellectuals and, therefore, whether they would write poetry or essays.
Ecología y corporalidades queer en Las malas (2019) de Camila Sosa Villada
Authors: Kokalov Assen
Published: December 2024

RESUMEN: Este trabajo parte de una serie de aproximaciones teóricas relacionadas con los estudios queer y la "segunda ola" de los estudios ecológicos para investigar los modos en que ambos temas se interconectan en la novela Las malas (2019) de la escritora trans argentina Camila Sosa Villada. Se examinan los parques urbanos y las maneras en que estos han sido planeados para combatir lo que la sociedad patriarcal denomina degeneración y desviación moral, por un lado, y cómo los personajes queer de Sosa Villada se desempeñan dentro de una tradición local que resiste tal normalización, por otro. Adicionalmente, se considera el rol de los caracteres trans/travesti en Las malas y sus experiencias que les permiten funcionar como puentes entre el mundo humano y el no humano, un proceso que elabora una nueva ética medioambiental y ecológica que trastorna los límites binarios entre los dos mundos. RESUMEN: Este trabajo parte de una serie de aproximaciones teóricas relacionadas con los estudios queer y la "segunda ola" de los estudios ecológicos para investigar los modos en que lo queer y lo ecológico se interconectan en la novela Las malas (2019) de la escritora trans argentina Camila Sosa Villada. Se examinan los parques urbanos y las maneras en que estos han sido planeados para combatir lo que la sociedad patriarcal denomina degeneración y desviación moral, por un lado, y cómo los personajes queer de la Sosa Villada se desempañan dentro de una tradición local que resiste tal normalización, por otro. Adicionalmente, se considera el rol de los caracteres trans/travesti en Las malas y sus experiencias que les permiten funcionar como puentes entre el mundo humano y el no humano, un proceso que elabora una nueva ética medioambiental y ecológica que trastorna los límites binarios entre los dos mundos. Abstract: The article applies queer and "Second Wave" ecological studies to explore the interconnections among environment, ecology, gender, and sexuality in Las malas (2019), Argentine trans activist and writer Camila Sosa Villada's bestselling novel. The analysis delves into the ways in which urban parks have been traditionally planned to combat what patriarchal society considers degenerative and immoral practices, on one hand, and, on the other, the inventive strategies that Sosa Villada's queer characters use to survive within a local tradition that resists and challenges such urban planning. Furthermore, the article examines the importance of trans/travesti characters and their experiences within the novel that allow them to function as bridges that conjoin the human and the nonhuman worlds.
The Lives and Afterlives of Pachamama
Authors: Robalino María Gloria
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACT: Pachamama has become one of the most common denominations—or chronic misidentifications—for planet earth today. Indeed, the more globally popular Pachamama seems to grow, the less culturally specific it seems to become. Hence, its meteoric rise in discursive circulation calls for an examination of the semantic transformations it has experienced in turn. I will attempt to explain these transformations by tracing the development of some of the most dominant and well-known definitions of Pachamama, as well as by expanding on some of its lesser-known indigenous Andean accounts—from Pachamama's inception in the colonial archive up to the present day. Along the way, we will be able to recognize the sense of prolonged deferral and potentiality that characterizes Pachamama in the indigenous Andean world and that has likely conferred upon it a lasting utopian allure within and beyond the Andes. Abstract: Pachamama has become one of the most common denominations—or chronic misidentifications—for planet earth today. Indeed, the more globally popular Pachamama seems to grow, the less culturally specific it seems to become. Hence, its meteoric rise in discursive circulation calls for an examination of the semantic transformations it has experienced in turn. I will attempt to explain these transformations by tracing the development of some of the most dominant and well-known definitions of Pachamama as well as by expanding on some of its lesser-known indigenous Andean accounts—from Pachamama's inception in the colonial archive up to the present day. Along the way, we will be able to recognize the sense of prolonged deferral and potentiality that characterizes Pachamama in the indigenous Andean world and that has likely conferred upon it a lasting utopian allure within and beyond the Andes.
Possessed Pilgrims and Land Dispossession: The Agrarian Perplexities of Alardo Prats
Authors: Sallent Arnau Sala
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACT: In 1929 Alardo Prats y Beltrán published one of the most fascinating reports of Spanish journalism prior to the Second Republic: Tres días con los endemoniados: la España desconocida y tenebrosa . Prats confronted the massive pilgrimages to the sanctuary of the Virgin of La Balma, in the Alt Maestrat region, visited by legions of Valencian, Aragonese, and Catalan " endemoniados " or possessed peasant farmers seeking exorcism. Already an accomplished journalist and in the midst of the Spanish Civil War, Prats visited Aragonese lands to witness the frontline and the collectivizations taking place at the rear. By analyzing his 1929 report and his 1937 Vanguardia y retaguardia de Aragón , I illuminate the insufficiencies of the republican liberal discourse in understanding key aspects of the peasant ethos, and the failure to recognize the effects of land dispossession. Abstract: In 1929 Alardo Prats y Beltrán published one of the most fascinating reports of Spanish journalism prior to the Second Republic: Tres días con los endemoniados. La España desconocida y tenebrosa. Prats confronted the massive pilgrimages to the sanctuary of the Virgin of La Balma, in the Alt Maestrat region, visited by legions of Valencian, Aragonese, and Catalan "endemoniados" or possessed peasant farmers seeking exorcism. Already as an accomplished journalist and in the midst of the Spanish War, Prats visited Aragonese lands to witness the frontline and the collectivizations taking place at the rear. By analyzing his 1929 report and his 1937 Vanguardia y retaguardia de Aragón, I illuminate the insufficiencies of the republican, liberal discourse in understanding key aspects of the peasant ethos, and the failure to recognize the effects of land dispossession.
Una Geografía Literaria Para Galicia: Intertexto y Territorio En La Hija Del Mar (1859), De Rosalía De Castro
Authors: Candeira Margarita García
Published: December 2024

RESUMEN: El artículo analiza La hija del mar (1859), primera novela de Rosalía de Castro, para dilucidar las complejas imbricaciones que establece entre el componente territorial y el intertextual. Las citas que abren sus veinte capítulos convocan a escritores señeros de la literatura europea coetánea que inciden muy acusadamente en la conformación profundamente discursiva del espacio gallego, de marcado protagonismo, dando lugar a dos constelaciones espaciales fundamentales. La primera, centrípeta, se asocia a un repliegue regional, donde el entorno montañoso, especialmente el alpino, juega un papel muy destacado. La segunda, centrífuga, trasluce una determinada imagología de las colonias europeas y de la amenaza de los pueblos fronterizos orientales. Abstract: This article analyzes La hija del mar , Rosalía de Castro’s first novel, to elucidate the complex interweavings established between its territorial and intertextual components. The quotations that open the book’s twenty chapters bring together some of the most important writers of contemporaneous European literature, who had a marked impact on the profoundly discursive conformation of Galician space, giving rise to two fundamental spatial constellations. The first, centripetal, is associated with a regional withdrawal, where the mountainous environment, especially the alpine, plays a prominent role. The second, centrifugal, reflects a certain imagology of the European colonies and the threat of the populations along the eastern border. The specific editions handled by Castro show that her description of the Costa da Morte is the product of an intensely topographical imagination that draws on iconic literary sources to make a territorial claim that confirms the relevance of individual regions in European literary construction.
‘The Most Important Weapon in this Diplomatic War
for National Union’: The Irish Free State and the
Boundary Commission, 1923–25
Authors: Duffy Patrick Barry
Published: December 2024

This article questions the prevailing historiographical view that the approach of
the Irish Free State to the Boundary Commission was lax and passive. It argues
that the Free State adopted a strategic and tactical approach, not as a technicality
to fulfil their Anglo-Irish Treaty obligations, but out of a genuine desire for
national union. The North-Eastern Boundary Bureau distributed publicity
demonstrating the wishes of the inhabitants and outlined international comparisons.
Officials visited Northern Ireland and Britain to ascertawin the views of
stake-holders. The suggestions for creating all-Ireland institutions as an alternative
to the commission show that the Free State leaders were motivated by a desire for
‘national union’. The dissemination of publicity internationally, the bureau’s role
in applying for League of Nations membership, and the registration of the treaty
at Geneva challenged potential British claims that the boundary was a domestic
matter and demonstrates consideration of a potential appeal to the league.
Introduction: The Revolution at 250: A Special Issue
Authors: Neem Johann , Shankman Andrew
Published: December 2024

Abstract: The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is approaching at a time when the nation is fractured and divided. To what extent are our current divisions shaped by the nature, character, achievements, and limits of the American Revolution whose semi-quincentennial we will soon commemorate? Can we tell the story of the American Revolutionary era so that we do full justice to the complexity of the events and the broad mosaic of peoples who shaped and were shaped by it? How do we as historians provide the true complexity of this past while contributing to and advancing our present and ongoing civic conversations?
The Age of Reconstitution: Negotiating Statehood and Citizenship in the 1780s
Authors: Cutterham Tom
Published: December 2024

Abstract: This historiographical essay explores the last thirty years of scholarship on the United States during the 1780s, focusing especially on international commerce, westward expansion, and debates over citizenship. It argues that, rather than taking the federal constitution as a hard break and a starting-point for the political history of the early republic, we should instead situate the 1780s as an "age of reconstitution," during which crucial dynamics and contradictions were established at both state and continental level that continued to shape the development of the early republic. Historians in the last thirty years have broadly moved away from the study of republican and liberal ideas towards the practicalities of state-formation and transnational relationship-building. The lens of citizenship, however, might help us reconsider the relationship between constructing social order in the new republic and ensuring its survival in a hostile world.
Why Ukraine Shouldn't Negotiate with Putin
Authors: Person Robert
Published: December 2024

Abstract: Those promising a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine operate under the mistaken assumption that there exists some combination of territorial and policy compromises that would satisfy all sides and bring about a stable long-term peace. In fact, the conflict is more intractable than ever: Bargaining models of war termination predict that peace negotiations are likely to fail. Win, lose, or draw, the war will be settled on the battlefield, not at the negotiating table. The stakes couldn't be higher: Whether the West continues its support for Ukraine's fight or forces Kyiv to make a deal with the devil, the consequences for international security and global democracy will reverberate for years to come.
The Return of Politics in Bangladesh
Authors: Chowdhury Nusrat Sabina
Published: December 2024

Abstract: In July 2024, Bangladesh witnessed a historic uprising that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after 15 years of increasingly authoritarian rule. What began as student protests against discriminatory government job quotas transformed into a nationwide movement demanding regime change. The protests, marked by unprecedented violence and state repression, resulted in nearly a thousand deaths. The student coalition "Students Against Discrimination" emerged as a powerful political force, successfully mobilizing the masses and ultimately forcing Hasina to flee. The uprising highlighted the enduring role of student activism in Bangladesh's politics and reignited hope for democratic reform under an interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
Sri Lanka's Peaceful Revolution
Authors: DeVotta Neil
Published: December 2024

Abstract: In 2024, Sri Lanka experienced a historic political transformation through peaceful elections that put an end to the country's dynastic politics. Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) of the left-wing People's Liberation Front won the presidency with 56 percent after second-preference votes, while his National People's Power coalition secured an unprecedented 159-seat parliamentary supermajority. This dramatic shift followed Sri Lanka's 2022 economic crisis and bankruptcy, which discredited traditional political parties. The elections marked several firsts: the first use of ranked-choice voting redistribution, the largest number of first-time legislators, increased female representation, and unprecedented minority support for a Sinhalese-led party. AKD's victory—following a 2019 campaign in which he gained only 3.2 percent of the vote—augurs a significant political realignment focused on anti-corruption and economic stability.
Why the World Is Down on Democracy
Authors: Wike Richard
Published: December 2024

Abstract: In recent years, multiple cross-national surveys have highlighted deep and growing frustration with the functioning of democracy in countries across the globe. Why are citizens unhappy? Many things drive dissatisfaction with democracy, but political dysfunction is an important factor. There is a widespread sense that political parties and leaders are not responsive to the public and do not care about the concerns of ordinary citizens—in essence, that representation is broken. Survey research shows that today's dissatisfied, restive democrats want a representative democracy that features new political elites, newly empowered citizens, and new platforms for public dialogue.
The Source of Georgia's Democratic Resilience
Authors: Panchulidze Elene , Youngs Richard
Published: December 2024

Abstract: After years of democratic backsliding, Georgia experienced a dramatic shift toward autocratization in 2024, with the Georgian Dream government passing restrictive laws and manipulating parliamentary elections. However, Georgian society's response has grown more determined and inclusive, demonstrating a pattern of cyclical resilience where autocratization and democratic resistance unfold in parallel. While this pushback has not yet sparked a democratic turnaround, it has ensured fierce contestation of autocratic moves. The case of Georgia illuminates how pluralistic values and civic mobilization can serve as primary sources of resilience, even when formal institutional safeguards falter. Georgia's experience shows that democratic culture can deepen even as autocratization advances.
Women’s Emerging Empowerment: An Analysis of Workplace Cultural Dimensions in K-Dramas, 2016–2022
Authors: Grantham Susan , Dunnell Liana
Published: December 2024

abstract: K-dramas have grown in popularity globally in recent years. Cultivation analysis studies have found that heavy viewers and binge-watchers of television shows are more likely to perceive the real world in a way that is commonly depicted in those shows. Consequently, viewers’ perceptions of South Korea may be impacted by watching K-dramas and our understanding of cultural practices in South Korea may be influenced. Using cultural dimensions as a framework, this study reviewed nine K-drama series available for viewing following the 2015 feminist reboot, and implementation of the 2019 gapjil (갑질) laws, to evaluate how women were portrayed in their workplaces in these series. The results indicate that the K-dramas reflected the social change taking place in South Korea. Between 2016 and 2022, harassment and bullying of the lead female character (LFC) in the series declined. Additionally, the LFCs were more willing to take on business risks and to emphasize their individuality and own well-being.
Influences on Public Sector Employees’ Embrace of Open Government Data: A Step Forward in Data-Based Administration
Authors: Hwang Seula , Lee Taejun (David)
Published: December 2024

abstract: This study explored the strategic utilization of open government data (OGD) as a pivotal resource for advancing data-based administration, which is a key mechanism for harnessing digital power. The research involved surveying 700 government and public sector employees, extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model by integrating data literacy, self-efficacy, and personal innovativeness as precursors to user characteristics and abilities. Findings indicated that data literacy and self-efficacy boosted anticipated job performance and reduced the effort necessary for data use, indirectly influencing the behavioral intention to use OGD. However, personal innovativeness significantly impacted only the expectations of performance. The intention to adopt a behavior was strongly affected by the expected performance outcomes, the anticipated effort involved, and the degree of social influence. Interestingly, no relationship was found between facilitating conditions, which included expectations of organizational and technological support and the behavioral intention to use OGD. The study argues that the use of OGD should be promoted through systematic diagnosis and strengthening of data literacy in government organizations, training programs to improve data literacy, and the creation of a culture of data utilization. Furthermore, from an organizational communication perspective, the adoption of ICT technologies such as OGD significantly improves the effectiveness of government objectives by refining communication strategies and fostering innovation and collaboration within public organizations.
Hanbok Pop: The Traditional Culture and the Fabulation of Hallyu in Brazil
Authors: Pacheco Mariana
Published: December 2024

abstract: This article analyzes the trend of the traditional Korean garment, hanbok , in Brazil and its evolving role as a cultural identity symbol. It also examines the symbolic significance of hanbok in South Korea, where it has become an emblem of the Korean Pop Wave. Additionally, the paper highlights the connection between Korean residents in Brazil and Brazilians through a case study of exhibitions held at the Korean Cultural Center in São Paulo. Furthermore, this article discusses how hanbok functions as a communication medium, fostering connections and establishing a discursive foundation for a movement that has spread South Korean identity to the Western world.
Hydro-Social Becomings: Rescaling Energy Politics in the Shadows of Vaca Muerta, Argentina / Devenires hidro-sociales: re-escalando políticas energéticas en las sombras de Vaca Muerta, Argentina
Authors: Rasmussena Mattias Borg , Navarrete Maximiliano
Published: December 2024

abstract: This article explores the scalar politics around a small-scale hydropower plant on the Nahueve River in the province of Neuquén in Argentine Patagonia. We show how this plant is presented as discrete and spatially bounded, obscuring the networked geography of the project in its relationship with an extractivist territoriality. Social movements known as socio-environmental assemblies seek to rescale energy politics by emphasizing the ties between community and territory. The article explores how the ideas of somos cuenca (we are the watershed) and agua libre (free water) came to shape the emergence of a broad coalition of assemblies working to inform themselves and the broader communities of the area about the anticipated impacts of the project. We argue that this scalar politics of the socio-environmental assemblies, which links broader geographies to intimate spaces, is conditioned by and produces a hydro-social consciousness. Finally, we discuss the limits of these politics within the current conjuncture. resumen: Este artículo explora la política escalar alrededor de una planta hidroeléctrica de pequeña escala sobre el río Nahueve, en la provincia de Neuquén, Patagonia argentina. Mostramos cómo este se presenta como un proyecto discreto y espacialmente limitado. Sin embargo, esto oculta la geografía enredada de tales proyectos y su relación con una territorialidad extractivista. Los movimientos sociales conocidos como asambleas socioambientales buscan re-escalar la política energética, enfatizando los lazos entre la comunidad y el territorio. El artículo explora cómo las ideas de "somos cuenca" y "agua libre" permitieron la emergencia de una amplia coalición de asambleas, las cuales se han destacado en su trabajo para informarse a sí mismas y a las comunidades de la zona sobre los impactos anticipados del proyecto. Argumentamos que esta política escalar de las asambleas socioambientales, que vincula geografías más amplias con espacios íntimos, está condicionada por, y al mismo tiempo produce, una conciencia hidro-social. Por último, discutimos los límites de estas políticas dentro de la coyuntura actual.
Dying in the "Southern Macrozone": Eventfulness and Externalities in Chile's Wind Energy Rush / Morir en la "Macrozona Sur": acontecimientos y externalidades en el boom de energía eólica en Chile
Authors: Cariola Maria
Published: December 2024

abstract: This paper examines the conditions under which the externalities of capitalist energy development become meaningful in Mapuche territory in Chile. I describe two deaths that occurred outside the construction site of the Malleco Wind Farm and analyze how different actors struggled to make sense of them, establish them as eventful, and identify different actors as responsible. One, the death of a local motorcyclist in a traffic collision with employees of the wind farm company, became an accident in official framings. The other, the death of a police officer in the context of police repression of the ensuing protests, was framed as the result of "terrorist" violence. Theoretically, I consider the notion of eventfulness and argue that, in the space constructed as the "Southern Macrozone", certain spectacular forms of eventfulness foreground moments of violent conflict between Mapuche and the state, occluding routine forms of violence involving corporate actors. These dynamics, I argue, are exacerbated by the elusive form of the modern corporation. In the context of the settler-colonial conflict, then, capitalist corporations effectively fade into the background as actors in what appears to be a conflict between irrational "terrorist" violence and the state. resumen: Este artículo examina las condiciones en las que las externalidades del desarrollo energético capitalista cobran sentido en el territorio mapuche de Chile. Describo dos muertes ocurridas fuera de las obras de construcción del Parque Eólico Malleco y analizo cómo diferentes actores lucharon por darles sentido, establecerlas como acontecimientos e identificar a los actores responsables. Uno, la muerte de un motociclista local en una colisión de tráfico con empleados de la empresa del parque eólico, se convirtió en un accidente en los relatos oficiales. El otro, la muerte de un agente de policía que en el contexto de la represión policial de las protestas subsiguientes se narró como resultado de la violencia "terrorista". Teóricamente, considero la noción de acontecimiento y sostengo que, en el espacio construido como la "Macrozona Sur", cierto acontecimiento espectacular centra momentos de conflicto violento entre mapuche y el Estado, ocultando formas rutinarias de violencia que implican a actores empresariales. Estas dinámicas, sostengo, se ven exacerbadas por la forma elusiva de la corporación moderna. En el contexto del conflicto de colonialismo de asentamiento, entonces, las empresas capitalistas pasan a un segundo plano como actores en lo que parece ser conflictos entre la violencia "terrorista" irracional y el Estado.
Bypassing the Bureaucracy: Qing Rulership and the First Papal Legation to China
Authors: Swen Litian
Published: December 2024

Abstract: The Qing inherited the Ming dynasty’s bureaucratic court system. Though recent studies show that the Qing used other ruling traditions and methods in governing frontier and non-Chinese areas, negotiations and deliberations between inner and outer courts are still the classic model for understanding Qing emperors’ practices of power in Beijing. Upon analysis of Qing’s receptions of the papal legations, this article reveals that Qing emperors intentionally bypassed the bureaucratic system by using a private power network to practice their power in traditional Chinese areas. Qing rulers’ practices of private power have long been neglected because of the lack of official Qing chronicles and histories covering this part of Qing rulership. Benefited from Jesuits’ records, this article reconstructs the basic operation mechanism of Qing rulers’ private networks, and argues that their private networks were not an add-on or attachment but a structure parallel to the bureaucratic system. This parallel power structure utilized but not well documented in official Qing writings, is in fact an important character of Qing rulership differentiating the Qing from the Ming.
Xenophobia Among Han Chinese Elites in the High Qing
Authors: Kang Wonmook
Published: December 2024

Abstract: This article examines how Han Chinese elites reacted to foreign influences in the eighteenth century. As domestic politics shifted, anti-foreign sentiments increased, with Han literati expressing intertwined resentments toward Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism, and Manchu rule. These issues were often entangled and carefully discussed under Qing censorship. While initially subtle, these anti-foreign feelings surfaced in works like the novel Yesou puyan , reflecting growing dissatisfaction with foreign elements and foreshadowing the rise of anti-Manchu sentiments near the end of the Qing dynasty.
The New Year Tangse Ceremony and the Making of Qing Rule
Authors: Wu Julia Manchu
Published: December 2024

Abstract: This paper traces the development of the New Year Tange ceremony and demonstrates its pivotal role in establishing the early Qing rule and Qing emperorship. Contrary to the prevalent idea that the ceremony was a long-standing tradition, I argue that it was meticulously designed by Nurhaci to ensure a smooth succession after his passing. Thus, the ceremony was entangled with consolidating the polity and its rulership from its inception. The ceremony underwent several alterations as the Jurchen khanate evovled into the Qing empire and moved south. In the 1670s, the Kangxi emperor transformed Tangse into an exclusive imperial shrine for the banner elites, as the court sought to end threats from Han Chinese warlords, further signified the emergence of a new ruling discourse: the prerequisite to claim Manchuness rested on the privileged banner status. This policy institutionalized the conflation of Manchu identity with banner affiliation. The transformation of the New Year Tangse ceremony from a court ritual, to an imperial rite, then to a state rite, and to a Manchu rite underscores the instrumental religious symbolism that Qing rulers relied on in times of struggles.