Information on "Social Theory"
January 2007
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2007
Measuring Human Well-being: Key Findings and Policy Lessons
Author: David Clark, Mark McGillivray
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU)
This policy brief summarizes key findings and publications from a research project on social development indicators, providing insights into how human well-being can be conceptualized and measured. More on «Measuring Human Well-being: Key Findings and Policy Lessons»
December 2006
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Dec 2006
The Aspect of Culture in the Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities
Author: Tove H Malloy, Michele Gazzola
Publisher: European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
This report disseminates the results of a research and evaluation project undertaken in six EU member states in 2006. More on «The Aspect of Culture in the Social Inclusion of Ethnic Minorities»
November 2006
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Nov 2006
Opening Doors Upstairs: Networks and Social Capital among Ipanema Doormen
Author: Adriana Abdenur
Publisher: Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA)
This paper examines whether wealth and status negatively impact the formation of resource-rich ties between people at the bottom of the social ladder and people at the top. More on «Opening Doors Upstairs: Networks and Social Capital among Ipanema Doormen»
September 2006
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Sep 2006
Transformative Social Policy: Lessons from UNRISD Research
Author: Thandika Mkandawire
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This brief presents some of the key lessons from the UNRISD research on the developmental role of social policy as it addresses issues of intrinsic value such as social protection, equality and social citizenship. More on «Transformative Social Policy: Lessons from UNRISD Research»
April 2006
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Apr 2006
Fear and Property: Why a Liberal Social Ontology Fails Postcolonial States
Author: Anna M. Agathangelou and L.H.M. Ling
Publisher: Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA)
This paper discusses the ontological failure of liberalism in the world politics. More on «Fear and Property: Why a Liberal Social Ontology Fails Postcolonial States» -
Apr 2006
Human Bombs: Rethinking Religion and Terror
Author: Nichole Argo
Publisher: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS)
This paper attempts to explore the roots of suicide bombers. More on «Human Bombs: Rethinking Religion and Terror»
January 2006
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Jan 2006
Relative Income Position and Performance
Author: Benno Torgler, Sascha L Schmidt, Bruno S Frey
Publisher: Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy
This paper provides an empirical analysis on how individuals’ relative income position affects their performance. More on «Relative Income Position and Performance»
November 2005
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Nov 2005
Fiction as Method/Method as Fiction; Stories and Storytelling in the Social Sciences
Author: Anna M. Agathangelou, L.H.M. Ling
Publisher: Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA)
This paper proposes an alternative approach to world politics and introduces the theory of Worldism. More on «Fiction as Method/Method as Fiction; Stories and Storytelling in the Social Sciences»
May 2005
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May 2005
Strategic Insights, Volume IV, Issue 5
Author: Anne Marie Baylouny, Velko Attanassoff, Thomas C Bruneau, William D Casebeer, Timothy A Kraner, Jennifer Chandler, Jaime Gomez, Nichole M Harris, Timothy Haugh, Tara Leweling, R J Schmidt, M Elizabeth Smith
Publisher: Center on Contemporary Conflict (CCC)
This special issue of Strategic Insights investigates the applicability of social movement or mobilization theory to the study of groups using violence. More on «Strategic Insights, Volume IV, Issue 5»
January 2005
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2005
Social Networks Among Return Migrants to Post-War Lebanon
Author: Sibylle Stamm
Publisher: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)
This paper seeks to contribute towards a better understanding of the dynamics of return migration. More on «Social Networks Among Return Migrants to Post-War Lebanon»
