Democracy, Sustainability and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Ashish Kothari Founder-member, Kalpavriksh e-mail: chikikothari@gmail.com http://radicalecologicaldemocracy.wordpress.com / www.iccaconsortium.org Abstract: In the context of the ongoing review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and their possible replacement by a new framework in 2015, it is important to highlight the issues of democracy, ecologically sustainability and socio-economic equity as being central to such a framework. This article puts forth ideas […]
Democracy and Democratic Transition: Lessons from Egypt and Tunisia
Matthew J. Gordner Founder and Director of the The Peace by Piece Initiative, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to dialogue on sensitive issues of local and global scope. Scholar at the Trudeau Foundation and a PhD Student in the University of Toronto’s Department of Political Science. e-mail: matt.gordner@mail.utoronto.ca / web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/111769501″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ […]
Tilting the Playing Field: The Modular Appeal of Competitive Authoritarianism
Charles Larratt-Smith Vice President of Latin American Affairs for the The Peace by Piece Initiative, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to dialogue on sensitive issues of local and global scope. PhD Student, University of Toronto, Department of Political Science e-mail: c.larratt.smith@mail.utoronto.ca web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . Abstract: In this article I examine the recent elections found in six competitive authoritarian, ‘semi-democratic’ countries: […]
Human Collaboration the Peoples Revolution of a Global Learning Framework
Richard Close CEO-Servant, The Chrysalis Campaign. As a senior consultant, Richard has developed programs for different companies, including poverty curriculum development in Bridgeport, CT and the development of a UNESCO PPN African portal. e-mail: rclose@richardclose.info web: http://globallearningframework.ning.com . Abstract: “While traditional classrooms wade through indexed text books chapter by chapter in order to pass Friday’s test, […]
Face to Face: Global Understanding Through Personal and Virtual Contact
Judith Beth Cohen Professor, School of Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Jcohen@lesley.edu . Abstract: Based on travel-study experiences in Ghana, Peru, South Africa and other sites, Cohen discusses the positive effects of short-term travel study immersion for students and faculty. Citing research studies that explore global attitudes of participants after such travel, Cohen makes a […]
Civic and Intercultural Education: A Means for Community Development and Attitude Change
Oana Nestian Sandu Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, Romania e-mail: oana.nestian@intercultural.ro, oana.nestian@gmail.com web: www.intercultural.ro . Abstract: Our societies are going through a process of continuous transformation. The challenges and opportunities of diversity and globalization can only be addressed if civic education and intercultural education are inter-related. More often than not, there is a lack of coherence between […]
The Use of Plant Characterisation Modelling Studies to Substantiate National Conservation and Sustainability Policies
James Furze University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology James.Furze@uwe.ac.uk . Quanmin Zhu Professor at University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology Quan.Zhu@uwe.ac.uk . Jennifer Hill Associate Professor at University of the West of England, Faculty of Environment and Technology Jennifer.Hill@uwe.ac.uk [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/106152548″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” […]
La Cooperación al Desarrollo a través del turismo en países subdesarrollados
Francisco Orgaz Agüera Profesor en Turismo, Medio Ambiente y Administración de Empresas en Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago, UTESA (República Dominicana). Doctorando en Turismo en Universidad de Sevilla (España). franorgaz@hotmail.com . Resumen: El turismo es uno de los principales sectores económicos a nivel internacional. En este sentido, la industria del turismo se conforma como una herramienta de cooperación […]
What Hides Behind the Listener: Harmonic Contribution to Timbre
Pedro Javier Gómez Jaime Doutorado Multidisciplinar e Multi-institucional em Difusão do Conhecimento (DMMDC), Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), chototrova@yahoo.com . Victor Mancir da Silva Santana Doutorado em Física, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), vmancirss@hotmail.com . Abstract: the timbre is the more complex attribute of the sound and it is characterized by the harmonics components of […]
Arqueologia de um futuro não premeditado
Kleber Lopes de Oliveira Filósofo e Mestre em Educação (UFBA). Professor na Prefeitura Municipal de Salvador e pósgraduando no Curso de Especialização em Filosofia Contemporânea da Faculdade São Bento da Bahia. lkleber@gmail.com . Resumo: Arqueologia da psikhé dos préplatônicos, onde se afirma o sobrelevado valor em se conhecer aquele aspecto, o psíquico, caso se compare às suas próprias filosofias, […]
