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"Education"
October 1999
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Oct 1999
Secrecy and Knowledge Production
Author: Steven Aftergood, Keith C. Clarke, John G. Cloud, Michael Aaron Dennis, W. Mark Fruin, Hugh Gusterson, Francis B. Kapper, Alec Shuldiner, David A. Wallace, Susan Wright
Publisher:
Peace Studies Program (PSP)
This paper features chapters discussing the relationship of secrecy to the production of scientific and technical knowledge, the practice and consequences of secrecy in the national security arena, and the ways in which secrecy operates in private co... More on «Secrecy and Knowledge Production»
September 1999
August 1999
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Aug 1999
New Approaches to International Negotiation and Mediation
Author: Daniel Druckman, Victor Robinson, Steven Brams, Jack Child, Jonathan Wilkenfeld, Sarit Kraus, Marie Isabelle Chevrier, Roy Licklider, Richard Joseph, Bertram Spector
Publisher:
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This paper distills the findings and policy-relevant conclusions of research projects, sponsored by the United States Institutes of Peace, that focus on negotiation and mediation efforts to resolve conflict. More on «New Approaches to International Negotiation and Mediation»
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Aug 1999
The Conditions and Consequences of Choice: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment
Author: Naila Kabeer
Publisher:
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper provides a critical assessment of attempts to construct measurement mechanisms for gauging levels of female empowerment. More on «The Conditions and Consequences of Choice: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment»
July 1999
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Jul 1999
Training to Promote Conflict Management
Author: Elizabeth McClintock, Paula Gutlove, Jean F Freymond, Brook Boyer, David A Steele, Hibaaq Osman, Ernest E Uwazie, Harvey J Langholtz, Guy Burgess, Heidi Burgess, Paul Wehr, Otto Koester, Dennis O'Donnell
Publisher:
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This paper outlines courses and results of training programs focusing on conflict management and prevention, capacity building and mediation that were supported by the United States Institute of Peace. More on «Training to Promote Conflict Management»
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Jul 1999
Globalization and the Welfare State
Author: Geoffrey Garrett, Deborah Mitchell
Publisher:
Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy
This paper explores the empirical merits of two contending perspectives on the relationship between globalization and the welfare state. More on «Globalization and the Welfare State »
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Jul 1999
Marine Science and Technology
Publisher:
UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
This publication discusses the importance of the marine sector to the national wealth of the UK and the importance of oceans for trade, fisheries, energy resources, species and habitat conservation and scientific research. More on «Marine Science and Technology»
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Jul 1999
Youth Involvement in Policy-Making
Author: Edler C Marques
Publisher:
Institute on Governance (IOG)
This paper explores the lack of youth participation in Canada and provides reasons for including students in educational governance. More on «Youth Involvement in Policy-Making »
