Articles

Fourteen Points on Local Courts in the U.S.

Patricia Sohn • Dec 27 2016 • Articles

Local judges need to be more empowered, not less, so that they can engage their training in impartial decision making based on law and principle.

The Making of the Modern World

Erik Ringmar • Dec 26 2016 • Articles

International politics, for good and for bad, was shaped by Europeans and by non-Europeans copying European examples.

The Implications of Brexit for Libraries: An Academic Librarian’s Perspective

Laurence Morris • Dec 23 2016 • Articles

In a time of contested facts and ‘fake news’, librarians could make a worthwhile contribution to discussion of Brexit by assisting with the negotiation of meaning.

Trump, China, and the History of Hawkish Republican Campaign Rhetoric

Jack Thompson • Dec 21 2016 • Articles

Trump may ‘normalise’ his attitude to China after inauguration. If he does not, the consequences of such a strategy of provocation are potentially catastrophic.

Deadly Stalemate in Yemen

Charles Schmitz • Dec 19 2016 • Articles

Yemen’s faltering economy desperately requires sustained, well-coordinated efforts to rebuild a country devastated by war and facing a humanitarian crisis.

Reconceptualising Structural Power: A New Concept Made Out of Sterling Parts

Andrej Pustovitovskij • Dec 18 2016 • Articles

The two analytic tools introduced here enable the conceptualisation of a structural approach to power that is ontologically accessible and fit for operationalization.

Brexit, ‘the Media’ and the Illusive Nature of Euroscepticism

Patrick Bijsmans • Dec 14 2016 • Articles

Stereotypes commonly occurring in the British press go at the expense of people’s opportunities to inform themselves about the EU.

Discussion Roles Transform College Asynchronous Talk

Cheryl Hancock • Dec 12 2016 • Articles

Discussion roles provide a tremendous learning and critical thinking advantage for entry level online students looking to become comfortable responding in discussion.

Crime against Humanity?

Alison Assiter • Dec 11 2016 • Articles

Ayatollah Montazeri’s critique of executions in the 1980’s is an admittance of crimes against humanity. Recognising them as such could raise awareness of other crimes.

How Inequality Undermines Democracy

Oren M. Levin-Waldman • Dec 10 2016 • Articles

To the extent that inequality effectively speaks to a shrinking middle class it represents a threat to democracy.

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