Information on "Social Systems" and "Americas"
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January 2010
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Jan 2010
Testing a Poverty Trap Mechanism with Tsimane' Panel Data
Author: Emilie Perge
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
Even if people have asserted the existence of a poverty trap within the forest, it has never been empirically tested that forest and poverty interactions lead to a poverty trap from which poor forest people could not escape. More on «Testing a Poverty Trap Mechanism with Tsimane' Panel Data»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
A Legacy of Excellence
Author: John Graham, Laura Mitchell
Publisher: Institute on Governance (IOG)
This publication provides an overview of the challenges, strengths and structure of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF) in Canada, as observed by an Institute on Governance evaluation. More on «A Legacy of Excellence»
May 2009
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May 2009
In Search of Common Ground
Author: Jodi Bruhn
Publisher: Institute on Governance (IOG)
This paper attempts to reconcile the governance principles espoused by the Institute On Governance with Canadian Aboriginal governance traditions. More on «In Search of Common Ground»
September 2005
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Sep 2005
Transforming the Rewards for Military Service
Author: Cindy Williams
Publisher: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS)
This paper addresses the problems recruiting and employing members of the US Armed Forces with a focus on rewards and benefits. More on «Transforming the Rewards for Military Service»
February 2005
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16 Feb 2005
Roundtable on Indigenous Legal Traditions
Publisher: Institute on Governance (IOG)
This paper summarizes a speech on indigenous legal traditions delivered at a roundtable discussion on a new aboriginal governance agenda – TANAGA in Canada. More on «Roundtable on Indigenous Legal Traditions»
September 2004
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21 Sep 2004
Roundtable on Good Governance Principles: International and Aboriginal Perspectives
Author: Frannie Léautier, Larry Chartrand
Publisher: Institute on Governance (IOG)
This paper summarizes the opening roundtable of IOG's TANAGA (Towards a New Aboriginal Governance Agenda) series. More on «Roundtable on Good Governance Principles: International and Aboriginal Perspectives»
June 2004
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Jun 2004
African Security Review, Vol 13 No 2
Author: Iqbal Jhazbhay, Khalid Ali El Amin, Matt Bryden, Ian S Spears, Justin Pearce, Henry Boshoff, Thierry Vircoulon, Jenny Clover, Chris Maroleng, Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, Max du Plessis, Nelson Alusala, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, Sybert Liebenberg, Eric G Berman
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
The articles in this edition of African Security Review discuss various political, economic and security issues related to states in the Horn of Africa. More on «African Security Review, Vol 13 No 2»
January 2004
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2004
Women and Children
Author: Nadine Puechguirbal, Natalie Kimball, Stephanie W Hampton, Karima Omar, Ian Hurd, Lawrence A Kogan
Publisher: John C Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations
This paper contains six chapters, each examining political participation and empowerment, particularly concerning women in post-conflict situations. More on «Women and Children»
September 2003
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Sep 2003
Rethinking Asymmetric Threats
Author: Stephen J. Blank
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
For the last several years, the US strategic community has used the terms ?asymmetric? and ?asymmetry? to characterize everything from the threats it faces to the wars it fights. More on «Rethinking Asymmetric Threats»
July 2003
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Jul 2003
Nationalism, Sectarianism, and the Future of the US Presence in Post-Saddam Iraq
Author: W. Andrew Terrill
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This monograph addresses the critical questions involved in understanding the background of Iraqi national identity and the ways in which it might evolve in the future to either the favor or detriment of the United States. More on «Nationalism, Sectarianism, and the Future of the US Presence in Post-Saddam Iraq »
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