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Upheavals in the Middle East
Authors: Cohen Ronen A.
Published: February 2025

Upheavals in the Middle East: The Theory and Practice of a Revolution engages with some of the most sensitive issues in the Middle East—revolutions and social protests. The book offers theoretical paradigms that suit the Middle East’s conditions—culturally, religiously and historically. It deals with seventeen case studies from a range of Muslim and Arab states and provides a theoretical framework to study other situations all over the world, including cases from the recent Arab Spring. Revolution, as political action, can occur in all societies, but in recent years it has appeared most frequently in the Middle East. Will this trend continue? What makes the Middle Eastern revolution unique and surprising? This book seeks to answer these questions, placing side by side those cases that were successful and those that were doomed to fail.
The Political Economy of News in China
Authors: Hearns-Branaman Jesse Owen
Published: February 2025

The Political Economy of News in China: Manufacturing Harmony is the first full-scale application of Herman and Chomsky’s classic propaganda model to the news media content of a country with a system that is not outwardly similar to the United States. Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman examines the news media of the People’s Republic of China using the five filters of the original model. He asks provocative questions concerning the nature of media ownership, the effect of government or private ownership on media content, the elite-centered nature news sourcing patterns, the benefits and costs of having active special interest groups to influence news coverage, the continued usefulness of the concepts of censorship and propaganda, the ability of advertisers to indirectly influence news production, and the potential increase of pro-capitalist, pro-consumerist ideology and nationalism in Chinese news media. This book will appeal to scholars of international media and journalism.
Race, Gender, and Class in the Tea Party
Authors: Burke Meghan A.
Published: February 2025

It has been all too tempting to characterize the Tea Party as an irrational, racist, astro-turf movement composed of members who are working to subvert their own economic interests. Race, Gender, and Class in the Tea Party reveals a much messier and much more fascinating analysis of this movement. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with organizers and fieldwork at conservative campaign trainings and conventions, its rich ethnographic data explores how the active folks in this movement, specifically organizers in one Midwestern state, understand their world, and how they act on that basis to change it. As this book will reveal, most Tea Party organizers do depend on deeply flawed understandings of race and class—either believing wholeheartedly in myths, or confining their analyses to the narrow limits of the conservative media system. Yet, Tea Party racism is simply American racism.

Race, Gender, and Class in the Tea Party reveals the complexities and contradictions inherent in this movement, where organizers attempt to reconcile their personal experiences with their conservative politics. In the end, these dynamics reveal as much about us as it does about the Tea Party. It is certain to challenge all of our politics, and especially our scholarly thinking, about the movement, and offers a path toward real conversations about our collective future in the United States.
Historical Dictionary of American Theater
Authors: Fisher James
Published: February 2025

Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings covers the history of theater as well as the literature of America from 1538 to 1880. The years covered by this volume features the rise of the popular stage in American during the colonial era and the first century of the United States of America, with an emphasis on its practitioners, including such figures as Lewis Hallam, David Douglass, Mercy Otis Warren, Edwin Forrest, Charlotte Cushman, Joseph Jefferson, Ida Aldridge, Dion Boucicault, Edwin Booth, and many others.

The Historical Dictionary of American Theater: Beginnings covers the history of early American Theatre through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on actors and actresses, directors, playwrights, producers, genres, notable plays and theatres. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the early American Theater.
Crimes of Reason
Authors: Braude Stephen E.
Published: February 2025

Crimes of Reason brings together expanded and updated versions of some of Braude’s best previously published essays, along with new essays written specifically for this book. Although the essays deal with a variety of topics, they all hover around a set of interrelated general themes. These are: the poverty of mechanistic theories in the behavioral and life sciences, the nature of psychological explanation and (at least within the halls of the Academy) the unappreciated strategies required to understand behavior, the nature of dissociation, and the nature and limits of human abilities. Braude’s targets include memory trace theory, inner-cause theories of human behavior generally, Sheldrake’s theory of morphogenetic fields, widespread but simplistic views on the nature of human abilities, multiple personality and moral responsibility, the efficacy of prayer, and the shoddy tactics often used to discredit research on dissociation and parapsychology. Although the topics are often abstract and the issues deep, their treatment in this book is accessible, and the tone of the book is both light and occasionally combative.
John Brown Speaks
Authors: DeCaro Louis
Published: February 2025

This collection of writings by John Brown in the fateful days after his raid on Harper's Ferry showcase the depth of conviction of Brown's character. Paired with Louis DeCaro's narrative of the aftermath, trial, and execution of John Brown in Freedom's Dawn: The Last Days of John Brown in Virginia, this book preserves the first-hand experience of Brown as he gave his life for the abolitionist cause.
The Future of the Jews
Authors: Eizenstat Stuart E.
Published: February 2025

In The Future of the Jews, Stuart E. Eizenstat, a senior diplomat of international reputation, surveys the major geopolitical, economic, and security challenges facing the world in general, and the Jewish world and the United States in particular. These forces include the shift of power and influence from the United States and Europe to the emerging powers in Asia and Latin America; globalization and the new information age; the battle for the direction of the Muslim world; nontraditional security threats; changing demographics, which pose a particular challenge for Jews worldwide and the rise of a new anti-Semitism that seeks to delegitimize Israel as a Jewish state. He also discusses the enduring nature of and challenges to the strategic alliance between the United States and Israel. In an extensive new foreword to the paper edition, Eizenstat addresses crucial developments affecting the Jewish people since the book first appeared in 2012, including increasing tensions in the Middle East, the digital revolution and NSA revelations, declining optimism on the Arab Spring, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the revival of anti-Semitism. In addition, he reflects on the changing identify of American Jews as revealed by the Pew Center Survey of U.S. Jews (2013). Eizenstat’s provocative analysis will be of interest to everyone concerned about the future of Jews worldwide and in Israel and the United States’ role in a world that is confronting unprecedented simultaneous, cataclysmic changes.
Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier
Authors: Buckley Jay H. , Rensink Brenden W.
Published: February 2025

The Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier covers early Euro-American exploration and development of frontiers in North America but not only the lands that would eventually be incorporated into the Unites States it also includes the multiple North American frontiers explored by Spain, France, Russia, England, and others. The focus is upon Euro-American activities in frontier exploration and development, but the roles of indigenous peoples in these processes is highlighted throughout.

The history of this period is covered through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on explorers, adventurers, traders, religious orders, developers, and indigenous peoples. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the development of the American frontier.
Historical Dictionary of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Authors: Kumaraswamy P R
Published: February 2025

Competing Jewish and Arab national claims over the Holy Land form the core of the Arab–Israeli conflict, thereby transforming it into the most intensely-fought struggles in the history of humanity. The conflict evokes unparalleled passion and hostility not only among its immediate participants and neighbors but also in the wider international community. The involvement of three principal monotheistic religions makes the conflict a truly universal contestation. As a result, it often contributes to bouts of violence, turmoil and terrorism in the Middle East and beyond.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Arab-Israeli Conflict covers the history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries important events, key personalities, official positions of principal states and the UN and other efforts to find a peaceful settlement.. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this conflict.
Historical Dictionary of Shamanism
Authors: Harvey Graham , Wallis Robert J.
Published: February 2025

A remarkable array of people have been called shamans, while the phenomena identified as shamanism continues to proliferate. This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Shamanism contains with examples from antiquity up to today, and from Siberia (where the term “shaman” originated) to Amazonia, South Africa, Chicago and many other places. Many claims about shamans and shamanism are contentious and all are worthy of discussion. In the most widespread understandings, terms seem to refer particularly to people who alter states of consciousness or enter trances in order to seek knowledge and help from powerful other-than-human persons, perhaps “spirits”. But this says only a little about the artists, community leaders, spiritual healers or hucksters, travelers in alternative realities and so on to which the label “shaman” has been applied.

This second edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and extensive bibliography. The dictionary contains over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on individuals, groups, practices and cultures that have been called “shamanic”. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Shamanism.
Historical Dictionary of the Gambia
Authors: Perfect David
Published: February 2025

When The Gambia achieved its independence from Great Britain on 18 February 1965, as mainland Africa’s smallest state, its future seemed uncertain. It retained this status for nearly 30 years, An attempted coup d’état in July 1981 was put down, but, ironically, when other African states were returning to democratic government, Gambian democracy finally succumbed to a military coup on 22 July 1994. While civilian rule was restored in 1996, full democracy was not and a number of subsequent presidential and parliamentary elections have been far from free and fair, while The Gambia’s human rights record has been very poor since 1994.

This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Gambia contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Gambia.
Failure to Adjust
Authors: Alden Edward
Published: February 2025

Americans know that something has gone wrong in this country’s effort to prosper in the face of growing global economic competition. The vast benefits promised by the supporters of globalization, and by their own government, have never materialized for most Americans. This book is the story of what went wrong, and how to correct the course. It is a compelling history of the last four decades of US economic and trade policies that have left Americans unable to adapt to or compete in the current global marketplace. Failure to Adjust argues that, despite the deep partisan divisions over how best to respond to America’s competitive challenges, there is achievable common ground on such issues as fostering innovation, overhauling tax rules to encourage investment in the United States, boosting graduation rates, investing in infrastructure, and streamlining regulations. The federal government needs to become more like U.S. state governments in embracing economic competitiveness as a central function of government. The book presents an especially timely analysis of the trade policies of the Obama administration, and discusses how America can reassert itself as the leader in setting rules for international economic competition that would spread the benefits of global trade and investment more broadly.
Historical Dictionary of Tunisia
Authors: Perkins Kenneth J.
Published: February 2025

The demographically modest, but strategically significant, country of Tunisia has experienced profound and revolutionary change in the almost two decades since the publication of the previous edition of this volume (1997). Most dramatically, a populist uprising in 2011 ousted the entrenched dictatorship whose two heads had successively presided over the country since independence from France in 1956. As Tunisians celebrated this achievement, they inspired similar movements elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa, giving rise to an “Arab Spring” that held out hope for the introduction of transformational innovations in democratic concepts and institutions across the region. Sadly, however, powerful forces of the status quo thwarted these efforts in country after country. But in Tunisia itself, a more hopeful scenario unfolded. In the fall of 2011, elections to a constituent assembly that international observers characterized as free and fair, gave the major Islamic party a plurality of the votes and set Tunisia on a course of participatory democracy.

This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Tunisia contains a chronology, an introduction, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Tunisia.
Historical Dictionary of U. S. Latino Literature
Authors: Lomelí Francisco A. , Urioste Donaldo W. , Villaseñor María  Joaquina
Published: February 2025

U.S. Latino Literature is defined as Latino literature within the United States that embraces the heterogeneous inter-groupings of Latinos. For too long U.S. Latino literature has not been thought of as an integral part of the overall shared American literary landscape, but that is slowly changing. This dictionary aims to rectify some of those misconceptions by proving that Latinos do fundamentally express American issues, concerns and perspectives with a flair in linguistic cadences, familial themes, distinct world views, and cross-cultural voices.

The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Latino Literature contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has cross-referenced entries on U.S. Latino/a authors, and terms relevant to the nature of U.S. Latino literature in order to illustrate and corroborate its foundational bearings within the overall American literary experience. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this subject.
Writing Creatively
Authors: DaFoe Nancy
Published: February 2025

Holding thought loops, metaphoric maneuvers, startling juxtaposition, and clever catachresis, a guided journal allows students of the art of discourse a place to test the waters before leaving safe harbor.

Nancy Dafoe’s guided journal is designed to complement her book Breaking Open theBox: A Guide for Creative Techniques to Improve Academic Writing and Generate Critical Thinking, but it may be used independently from that text by composition instructors and writing teachers interested in helping their students develop, practice, and master creative techniques and skills in order to advance and enliven writing.

The design of Dafoe’s guided journal—featuring teacher and student sides—is intended to make it easy for writing instructors to work with their students on individual concepts. This guided journal contains models and exemplars, as well as encourages explorations in language.

Skilled academic writers, essayists, and novelists have long known that savvy application of poetic techniques and practice in language play makes for better writing in every genre and for more powerful rhetoric.
Developing Mathematical Thinking
Authors: Katz Jonathan D.
Published: February 2025

In this country we have done a poor job of helping students come to see the wonder, beauty and power of mathematics. Standards can be brought into the picture, but unless we think about what it means to truly engage students in mathematics we will continue to be unsuccessful. The goal of this book is to begin to change the way students experience mathematics in the middle and high school classrooms. In this book you will find a theoretical basis for this approach to teaching mathematics, multiple guides and questions for teachers to think about in relation to their everyday teaching, and over 30 examples of problems, lessons, tasks, and projects that been used effectively with urban students.
Gender-Based Perspectives on Batterer Programs
Authors: Gondolf Edward W.
Published: February 2025

Gender-Based Perspectives on Batterer Programs responds to the intense debate about the approach and effectiveness of batterer programs, especially in light of the “evidence-based practice” movement. But it does so through a collection of 24 interviews with batterer program founders and leaders who have been working in the field for 25 to 35 years. In the process, it answers many of the misconceptions and misrepresentations of batterer programs, and highlights their contributions and development. It also offers recommendations to researchers and the field in general that would help strengthen the work overall.

More specifically, the book is a follow-up to the author’s research-oriented book, The Future of Batterer Programs: Reassessing Evidence-Based Practice (Northeastern University Press, 2012). That book critically reviewed the research on batterer programs in light of the demand for documentation of program effectiveness and documented the effective role of batterer programs in an intervention system. It also exposed the need for “evidence-based practice” research to include the feedback, interpretations, and critique of practitioners who have their own “evidence” to contribute.

In Gender-Based Perspectives on Batterer Programs, a summarizing introduction and conclusion on leadership frame the set of leader interviews. The collection of interviews represents an archive of the experience and wisdom of long-term workers in the field—many of whom are on the verge of retirement. This “database” should help researchers develop more meaningful studies, and ground research results in actualities of the work. Ideally, the interviews will also help practitioners realize their commonalities and better represent themselves to their critics and public in general.
The Pursuit of the Chinese Dream in America
Authors: Yang Dennis T.
Published: February 2025

The Pursuit of the Chinese Dream in America illuminates the hopes, expectations, challenges, and aspirations of this generation of Chinese students as they pursue higher education at American universities. Based on interviews with Chinese students, parents, teachers, and educational agents in Shanghai, this ethnographic study examines the cultural, economic, and social factors that have fostered the increase of Chinese undergraduates on American campuses.

Dennis T. Yang describe the pivotal roles that parents, teachers, peers, and educational agents played as students embarked on the college admissions process for American universities, with an emphasis on the prominent influence of parents during the college decision-making process. Yang addresses how his interviewees, particularly the parents and students, interpreted and evaluated the importance of cultural, social, and economic capital in their lives, and how the drive to obtain these forms of capital, to varying degrees, affected the families’ decisions to conceive of and support the study abroad option.
Domain and Domain Wall Motion
Authors: Yakubu Shedrach
Published: February 2025

Generally, domains in ferroic materials are a special kind of twin defect that occurs to counter the effect of the stray fields generated during phase transformation from a highly symmetric phase to a low symmetric phase. Domain walls serve as a boundary between two or more domains, either antiparallel (forming 180° domain wall) or perpendicular (forming 90° domain wall), based on the direction of the order parameter. The science and engineering of domain and domain wall motions are highly significant as this plays a crucial role in hysteresis modification and property enhancement in ferroic materials. This chapter shall attempt to capture some of the fundamental concepts of domain and domain wall formation and the types/kinds of domain walls discussed based on the nature of the change of the polar order at the domain wall plane. Domain wall motions, factors that restrict this motion, and the contribution of domain wall motion to switching polarization vectors will also be addressed. Various domain engineering techniques in ferroelectric single crystals, ceramics, polymers, and composites, as well as moods of applications such as memory storage, capacitors, and sensors, shall be explored in this chapter.
Economic Interdependence and its Role in the Propagation of Financial Crises: A Theoretical Synthesis
Authors: Ayestarán Crespo Raquel , Urrutia Hoyos Ignacio
Published: February 2025

The intensification of global economic interdependence has accelerated the spread of financial crises among nations. Our goal is to identify and categorize the primary channels through which economic interdependence drives financial contagion between countries. To achieve this, we conducted a theoretical review that integrates existing literature on financial and commercial transmission mechanisms. The findings highlight that the most relevant channels are international trade, foreign direct investment, integrated financial markets, global supply chains, and coordinated economic policies, each with varying impacts depending on the economic context. The research highlights that while economic interdependence can foster growth, it simultaneously heightens the vulnerability of economies to financial crises. This study emphasizes the urgency of formulating stronger global economic policies to mitigate these risks and suggests specific areas for future research, such as evaluating the effectiveness of policies in different regions.
BK Channels, Cholesterol, and Cerebral Arteries
Authors: Schneider Elizabeth , Dyer Christy , Dopico Alex , Bukiya Anna
Published: February 2025

Potassium homeostasis is essential for a variety of physiological functions, many of which are critically dependent on proper function and expression of potassium channels. Though only a small portion of the large potassium channel family, voltage- and calcium-gated potassium channels of large conductance (MaxiK, BK) are ubiquitously expressed in the human body, and contribute to potassium homeostasis. Of particular interest, BK channels are major regulators of cerebral artery smooth muscle tone and diameter. BK-mediated currents are inhibited by many endogenous ligands including cholesterol, a major component of mammalian cell membranes and regulator of membrane protein function. Upon dietary intake of cholesterol-rich foods, cholesterol levels in cerebrovascular smooth muscle are increased. While cholesterol causes plaque formation in the lining of many artery types throughout the human body, cerebral arteries are rather resilient to this process, which is likely due to active uptake of cholesterol into the vascular smooth muscle layer. Upon cholesterol accumulation in cerebrovascular smooth muscle cells, BK channel regulation of myogenic tone is altered, and can exacerbate cholesterol-driven pathologies. In this chapter, we review BK channels, cholesterol interactions with these channels, and the influence of such interactions on cerebral artery function.
Epilepsy and Sleep
Authors: Costanza Carola , Siciliano Margherita , Gallai Beatrice , Gamirova Rimma , Carotenuto Marco
Published: February 2025

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders, characterized by spontaneous and recurring unprovoked seizures, affecting approximately at least 2% of the global population. Epileptogenesis involves complex and dynamic changes at the molecular, cellular, and network levels within the brain. A critical aspect of this process is the reorganization of neuronal networks, which plays an essential role in the development and perpetuation of epileptic activity. This reorganization includes alterations in synaptic connectivity, neurogenesis, and the balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission. The relationship between sleep and epilepsy is complex and bidirectional. Sleep can influence seizure occurrence and interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs), and conversely, epilepsy and seizures can impact sleep architecture and quality. Insomnia in children with epilepsy is a complex and multifactorial condition involving intricate interactions between neurophysiological, genetic, psychological, and environmental factors. Understanding the pathophysiology of insomnia in this population requires a comprehensive approach considering the diverse mechanisms contributing to sleep disruption.
Technological Advances in Ceramic Membranes for Water Treatment
Authors: Colmenero Fonseca Fabiola , Borrell Amparo , Dolores Salvador Moya María , Benavente Rut , Francisco Palomino Bernal Juan
Published: February 2025

A study on the technological innovations in the development of ceramic membranes for water treatment is provided. These membranes have proven to be effective in removing contaminants in the water, such as heavy metals and pathogens. It discusses the different materials based on oxides such as Al2O3, TiO2, SiO2, and ZrO2, used in manufacturing, as well as fabrication techniques and surface modifications that have improved their properties. In addition, the environmental and economic impact on water treatment plants is addressed. From a financial point of view, implementing membranes can be an investment, both in acquiring the membranes and in the infrastructure. Membrane maintenance and operating costs are often high, which can affect the economic viability of the treatment plant. The results suggest ceramic membranes are a viable and efficient option for treating polluted water.
Mycoremediation: An Innovative and Sustainable Approach
Authors: Daâssi Dalel , Bouassida Mouna , Almaghrabi Fatimah , Chamkha Mohamed
Published: February 2025

The expanding population, rapid growth in urbanization, and industry exacerbate pollution-related issues. Pollution of the soil and water has an impact on both human health and the environment. Thus, the restoration and the cleanup of contaminated areas represent an important technological and environmental challenge for sustainable growth and development. Among the various techniques used to remediate environmental contaminants, Mycoremediation, the use of fungi or its derivatives, is by far the most widely employed to remove or degrade metal metals, persistent organic pollutants, and some emerging pollutants. This chapter summarizes the key aspects of mycoremediation as an eco-friendly, economical, and sustainable approach to environmental remediation in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The current chapter discusses the potential of various fungi in degrading contaminants such as heavy metals, agricultural and pharmaceutical wastes, dyes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Likewise, we address the major fungal species, their mechanisms, and applications for mycoremediation. Afterward, the economic and environmental benefits, problems, and future techniques for improving the efficiency of remediation are addressed.
Brown and Beige Adipose Tissue: From Activators to Physiological Relevance
Authors: Tischer Dominik , Soriano-Arroquia Ana
Published: February 2025

Brown and beige adipose tissue activate non-shivering thermogenesis in response to cold exposure or beta-adrenergic agonists. During this process, glucose and lipids are used to generate heat through mitochondrial uncoupling, increasing energy expenditure at the expense of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. Importantly, the decline in brown adipose tissue negatively correlates with age and body mass index (BMI). This is, therefore, why induced “browning” of white adipose tissue is proposed as a promising therapeutic approach against obesity and metabolic diseases. In this chapter, we will review the intricate and exciting world of non-shivering thermogenesis, from the molecular mechanisms to the potential pharmacological treatments that are currently under scientific scrutiny, as well as the role that batokines, BAT-derived adipokines, play in inter-tissue crosstalk after certain stimuli such as cold exposure and exercise.
Multiple Basal Cell Carcinomas
Authors: Zhou Qiaochu , Zhang Yanan , Zhang Shan , Wang Jinhui , Lin Lele , Xu Jie
Published: February 2025

Basal cell carcinoma is a common nonmelanoma form of skin cancer. Treating multiple basal cell carcinomas is challenging, and choosing the best treatment for multiple basal cell carcinomas is a real problem for clinicians. The treatment of multiple basal cell carcinomas has seen a progressive evolution in recent years. Several tumor suppressor genes and proto-oncogenes have been implicated in BCC pathogenesis, including the key components of the Hedgehog pathway, PTCH1 and SMO, the TP53 tumor suppressor, and members of the RAS proto-oncogene family. A variety of treatment modalities exist and are selected. We reviewed the studies providing treatment options for multiple basal cell carcinomas. This review may be helpful to meet the challenges of management.
Potensi dan Tantangan Hukum Digitalisasi Layanan Kenotariatan: Analisis Komparatif Indonesia dan Amerika Serikat
Authors: Ferryanto Justitia , Tan Winsherly , Sudirman Lu
Published: February 2025

Enhancing access to notary services is a crucial aspect of law enforcement, as it clarifies legal certainty across various segments of society. This enhancement can be achieved through the utilization of digitalization, enabling the execution of notary services without the need for face-to-face interactions. This study aims to analyze the challenges of digitalizing notary services in Indonesia, using the United States as a comparison. Employing normative legal research methods supported by legislative and comparative approaches, the analysis reveals that Indonesia lags behind the United States in facilitating digital notary services, with an insufficient legal framework. This issue reflects the underdevelopment of legal frameworks in the notary field and other legal domains, which impacts the normative limitations of digitalizing notary services in Indonesia.
[Peningkatan akses terhadap layanan kenotariatan merupakan bagian penting dari penegakan hukum, dengan memperjelas kepastian hukum di berbagai kalangan masyarakat. Peningkatan akses ini dapat dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan proses digitalisasi, yang memungkinkan dilaksanakannya pelayanan kenotariatan tanpa harus bertatap muka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tantangan digitalisasi layanan kenotariatan di Indonesia, dengan menggunakan Amerika Serikat sebagai perbandingan. Dengan metode penelitian hukum normatif yang didukung oleh pendekatan peraturan perundang-undangan dan pendekatan komparatif, analisis penelitian ini menemukan bahwa Indonesia masih tertinggal di belakang Amerika Serikat dalam memfasilitasi layanan kenotariatan digital, dengan kerangka hukum yang masih kurang memadai. Permasalahan ini mencerminkan pengembangan hukum yang tertinggal di ranah kenotariatan, dan ranah hukum lainnya, yang berdampak terhadap batasan normatif digitalisasi layanan kenotariatan di Indonesia].
Implikasi Kriteria Imkanur Rukyat Mabims Baru Terhadap Penyatuan Awal Bulan Kamariah Di Indonesia
Authors: Fitriyani Fitriyani , Isfihani Isfihani , Octasari Astrie
Published: February 2025

The implementation of the new MABIMS criteria in 2022 stipulates that the new crescent moon can be considered visible if it has a height of at least 3 degrees and an elongation angle of at least 6.4 degrees. The change in criteria for the height of the crescent moon further distances the unification between the Government and Muhammadiyah. This research aims to analyze the implementation and impact of the implementation of the new MABIMS criteria on the unification of determining the beginning of the lunar month in Indonesia. The research uses reckoning analysis data to determine the start of Ramadan, Shawwal and Zulhijah in 1443 – 1452H. This type of research is field research. This research uses a qualitative approach. he research uses reckoning analysis data to determine the start of Ramadan, Shawwal and Zulhijah in 1443 – 1452H. This type of research is field research. This research uses a qualitative approach. The research results show that the reason for changing the MABIMS criteria was driven by astronomical considerations, namely that the shape of the crescent moon produced by the old criteria was too thin and easily obscured by twilight light. Then, the implementation of the new MABIMS criteria resulted in a greater difference in the criteria for crescent height, namely 0 to less than 3 degrees. Data on calculating the height of the hilal from 1443 AH - 1452 AH shows that there were 13 times the height of the hilal which did not meet the criteria for the new Imkanur Rukyat MABIMS but met the criteria for the shape of the hilal.
[Penerapan kriteria MABIMS yang baru pada tahun 2022 menetapkan bahwa hilal baru dapat dianggap terlihat jika memiliki ketinggian minimal 3 derajat dan sudut elongasi minimal 6,4 derajat. Perubahan kriteria tinggi hilal justru semakin menjauhkan adanya penyatuan antara Pemerintah dengan Muhammadiyah. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis implementasi dan dampak implementasi kriteria MABIMS baru terhadap penyatuan penentuan awal bulan Kamariah di Indonesia. Penelitian menggunakan data analisis hisab penentuan awal Ramadan, Syawal dan Zulhijah tahun 1443 – 1452H. Jenis penelitian ini adalah field research. Penelitian ini yang menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa alasan perubahan kriteria MABIMS didorong oleh pertimbangan astronomis, yaitu bentuk hilal yang dihasilkan oleh kriteria lama terlalu tipis dan mudah terhalang oleh cahaya senja. Kemudian, implementasi kriteria MABIMS baru mengakibatkan selisih kriteria tinggi hilal lebih besar yakni 0 hingga kurang 3 derajat. Data hisab tinggi hilal dari tahun 1443 H- 1452 H menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 13 kali tinggi hilal yang tidak memenuhi kriteria Imkanur Rukyat MABIMS baru namun memenuhi kriteria wujudul hilal].
Tinjauan Hukum Pidana dan Hukum Pidana Islam terhadap Kasus Penebangan Hutan Lindung: Kajian atas Putusan Nomor 73/PID.B/LH/2021/PN Skl
Authors: Cibro Muriyadi , Ramadani Ramadani
Published: February 2025

This research analyzes Decision Number 73/PID.B/LH/2021/PN Skl regarding cases of logging of protected forests, with a focus on positive legal perspectives in Indonesia and Islamic criminal law. Using normative juridical analysis methods, this study evaluates the application of positive law in dealing with environmental violations and explores the views of Islamic criminal law on environmental crimes. Research data was obtained through reviewing legal documents and related literature, using a comparative and statutory approach. The research results show that the court's decision is in accordance with the provisions of positive law in force in Indonesia, especially in terms of environmental protection. However, Islamic criminal law offers a stricter approach by providing severe sanctions for acts of environmental destruction, which reflects high moral values and social responsibility. This study highlights the potential for integrating the two legal systems as an effort to strengthen environmental regulation and protection. The conclusion of this research shows that even though positive law has been implemented well, adopting the values of Islamic criminal law, such as providing sanctions based on restorative justice and preventing greater damage, can be an effective solution for dealing with environmental violations in the future. This research contributes to the development of a more comprehensive legal framework for protecting environmental sustainability. [Penelitian ini menganalisis Putusan Nomor 73/PID.B/LH/2021/PN Skl terkait kasus penebangan hutan lindung, dengan fokus pada perspektif hukum positif di Indonesia dan hukum pidana Islam. Menggunakan metode analisis yuridis normatif, studi ini mengevaluasi penerapan hukum positif dalam menangani pelanggaran lingkungan hidup serta menggali pandangan hukum pidana Islam terhadap kejahatan lingkungan. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui kajian dokumen hukum dan literatur terkait, dengan pendekatan comparative dan statute. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa putusan pengadilan telah sesuai dengan ketentuan hukum positif yang berlaku di Indonesia, khususnya dalam hal perlindungan lingkungan hidup. Namun, hukum pidana Islam menawarkan pendekatan yang lebih tegas dengan pemberian sanksi berat terhadap tindakan perusakan lingkungan, yang mencerminkan nilai-nilai moral dan tanggung jawab sosial yang tinggi. Studi ini menyoroti potensi pengintegrasian kedua sistem hukum sebagai upaya memperkuat regulasi dan perlindungan lingkungan. Kesimpulan penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa meskipun hukum positif telah diterapkan dengan baik, adopsi nilai-nilai dari hukum pidana Islam, seperti pemberian sanksi berbasis keadilan restoratif dan pencegahan kerusakan yang lebih besar, dapat menjadi solusi efektif untuk menangani pelanggaran lingkungan hidup di masa depan. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi terhadap pengembangan kerangka hukum yang lebih komprehensif dalam melindungi kelestarian lingkungan].
Analisis Strategi Organisasi Perangkat Daerah Kabupaten Bangkalan Dalam Mengakselerasi Sertfikasi Halal
Authors: Khomariyah Nurul , Ma’adi Alan Su’ud
Published: February 2025

Bangkalan Regency with a majority muslim population has great potential in the development of halal products, both in the food, beverage and other product sectors, but the implementations of the halal certification program ini Bangkalan Regency has not been running effectively. In the case, there needs to be an effective and coordinated strategy from the Regional Apparatus Organization (OPD) to encourage business actors to obtain certification quickly and efficiently and ensure local products can compete in the global halal market. The purpose of this study is to analys strategies implemented by OPD to facilitate the certification process more quickly & efficiently, thus providing wider access for MSMEs. This research uses observations, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that there are several strategies used by OPD in Bangkalan Regency in accelerating halal certification,these strategies include 1) mandatory halal, 2) Collaboration between OPD 3) persuasive approach to MSME players
[Penduduk Kabupaten Bangkalan sebagain besar beragama muslim, sehingga memiliki peluang dan potensi untuk mengembangkan produk halal di sektor makanan, minuman, dan produk lainnya. Tetapi, dalam proses pelaksanaan sertifikasi halal masih belum efektif. Maka diperlukannya strategi yang efektif dan terkoordinasi dari Organisasi Perangkat Daerah (OPD) untuk mendorong pelaku usaha mendapatkan sertifikasi halal secara cepat dan efisien serta memastikan produk-produk lokal dapat dapat bersaing di pasar halal global. Penelitian bertujuan mengkaji strategi yang diterapkan OPD dalam memfasilitasi proses sertifikasi secara lebih cepat & efisien, sehingga memberikan akses yang lebih luas bagi UMKM. Metode yang digunakan kualitatif, dengan pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, serta dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan terdapat strategi yang digunakan oleh OPD di Kabupaten Bangkalan dalam mengakselerasi sertifikasi halal strategi tersebut antara lain adalah 1) mandatory halal, 2) Kolaborasi antar OPD 3) Pendekatan secara persuasif terhadap para pelaku UMKM].
Relevansi Konsep Akad Wakalah Dalam Program Tapera Analisis Tinjauan Fiqih Muamalah
Authors: Haq Dhiyaul , Mus’if Ach
Published: February 2025

This study examines the relevance of the wakalah bil ujrah contract in the Tapera program, a government-led housing financing scheme in Indonesia, from an Islamic law perspective. The research aims to assess the legal compliance of the Tapera program with Islamic principles and provide recommendations for its improvement. The study employs a descriptive qualitative approach with inductive analysis, utilizing data from scholarly journals, news articles about Tapera, and Islamic law literature. The research explores the concept of wakalah, the pillars and conditions of wakalah bil ujrah, and analyzes the suitability of these elements in the Tapera program based on participant perspectives. The findings reveal a lack of understanding among Tapera participants regarding the wakalah bil ujrah contract. The research highlights the need for comprehensive socialization to ensure a proper understanding of the contract's pillars and conditions. The study emphasizes the importance of legal compliance with Islamic principles in the Tapera program and recommends intensive socialization to enhance participant understanding of the wakalah bil ujrah contract, ensuring its validity and effectiveness, and aligning the program with Islamic principles.
[Penelitian ini mengkaji relevansi akad wakalah bil ujrah dalam program Tapera, sebuah skema pembiayaan perumahan yang dipimpin oleh pemerintah di Indonesia, dari perspektif hukum Islam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menilai kepatuhan hukum program Tapera dengan prinsip-prinsip Islam dan memberikan rekomendasi untuk perbaikannya. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif dengan analisis induktif, memanfaatkan data dari jurnal ilmiah, artikel berita tentang Tapera, dan literatur hukum Islam. Penelitian ini mengeksplorasi konsep wakalah, rukun dan syarat wakalah bil ujrah, dan menganalisis kesesuaian unsur-unsur tersebut dalam program Tapera berdasarkan perspektif peserta. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan kurangnya pemahaman di antara para peserta Tapera mengenai akad wakalah bil ujrah. Penelitian ini menyoroti perlunya sosialisasi yang komprehensif untuk memastikan pemahaman yang tepat mengenai rukun dan syarat akad. Penelitian ini menekankan pentingnya kepatuhan hukum terhadap prinsip-prinsip syariah dalam program Tapera dan merekomendasikan sosialisasi intensif untuk meningkatkan pemahaman peserta mengenai akad wakalah bil ujrah, memastikan keabsahan dan keefektifannya, serta menyelaraskan program dengan prinsip-prinsip syariah].
Disparitas Norma Nafkah Iddah dalam Kompilasi Hukum Islam: Perspektif Mashlahah Mursalah untuk Kepastian Hukum Pascaperceraian
Authors: Zakyyah Zakyyah , Ridwansyah Muhammad
Published: February 2025

Iddah maintenance is a legal consequence of divorce that must be fulfilled by the husband. Article 149 KHI limits iddah alimony to the wife only when divorce occurs at the initiative of the husband (cerai talak), but if the divorce occurs at the initiative of the wife (cerai gugat) the wife is not entitled to iddah alimony. However, Article 152 KHI regulates iddah maintenance as the right of a divorced wife unless the wife is nusyuz, without classifying the form of divorce. This study aims to analyze the shar'i reasons related to articles 149 and 152 KHI based on maqasid shari'ah theory. This study is a normative type of study using KHI as primary legal material, and using reference books, journals, and research results as secondary legal material. Data analysis is done qualitatively. The results of the study show that the disparity in norms related to iddah maintenance as a post-divorce wife's right causes legal uncertainty and based on mashlahah mursalah theory, Article 152 provides more benefit. Revision of Article 149 KHI is needed to realize legal certainty in the context of the legal consequences of divorce.
[Nafkah iddah merupakan akibat hukum dari perceraian yang harus dipenuhi oleh suami. Pasal 149 KHI membatasi nafkah iddah hanya didapat oleh istri ketika terjadi perceraian atas inisiatif suami (cerai talak), namun apabila perceraian terjadi atas inisiatif istri (cerai gugat) istri tidak berhak atas nafkah iddah. Namun pada Pasal 152 KHI mengatur nafkah iddah sebagai hak istri yang diceraikan kecuali istri tersebut nusyuz, tanpa mengkhasifikasikan bentuk perceraiannya. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis alasan syar’i terkait pasal 149 dan 152 KHI berdasarkan teori maqasid syari’ah. Kajian ini merupakan jenis kajian normatif dengan menggunakan KHI sebagai bahan hukum primer, dan menggunakan buku referensi, jurnal, dan hasil penelitian sebagai bahan hukum sekunder. Analisis data dilakukan secara kualitatif. Hasil kajian menunjukkan disparitas norma terkait nafkah iddah sebagai hak istri pasca perceraian tersebut menimbulkan ketidakpastian hukum dan berdasarkan teori mashlahah mursalah, Pasal 152 lebih memberikan kemaslahatan. Revisi Pasal 149 KHI diperlukan untuk mewujudkan kepastian hukum dalam konteks akibat hukum dari perceraian].