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This book traces the history of UNESCO from its foundational
idealism to its current stature as the preeminent international
organization for science, education, and culture, building a well
rounded understanding of this important organization. The book: *
provides an overview of the organization and its institutional
architecture in the context of its humanistic idealism * details
the subsequent challenges UNESCO faced through cold war and power
politics, global dependence and interdependence, and the rise of
identity and culture in global politics * analyses the functioning
of UNESCO administration, finance, and its various constituencies
including the secretariat, member-states, and civil society *
explores the major controversies and issues underlying the
initiatives in education, sciences, culture and communication *
examines the current agenda and future challenges through three
major issues in UNESCO: Education or All, digital divide issues,
and norms on cultural diversity * assesses the role of UNESCO in
making norms in complex world of multiple actors and intersecting
issue-areas. Reflecting on UNESCO's vision, its everyday practices,
and future challenges; this work is an essential resource for
students and scholars of international relations and international
organizations.
This book traces the history of UNESCO from its foundational
idealism to its current stature as the preeminent international
organization for science, education, and culture, building a well
rounded understanding of this important organization.
The book:
- provides an overview of the organization and its institutional
architecture in the context of its humanistic idealism
- details the subsequent challenges UNESCO faced through cold war
and power politics, global dependence and interdependence, and the
rise of identity and culture in global politics
- analyses the functioning of UNESCO administration, finance, and
its various constituencies including the secretariat,
member-states, and civil society
- explores the major controversies and issues underlying the
initiatives in education, sciences, culture and communication
- examines the current agenda and future challenges through three
major issues in UNESCO: Education or All, digital divide issues,
and norms on cultural diversity
- assesses the role of UNESCO in making norms in complex world of
multiple actors and intersecting issue-areas.
Reflecting on UNESCO's vision, its everyday practices, and
future challenges; this work is an essential resource for students
and scholars of international relations and international
organizations.
The backlash against globalization and the rise of cultural anxiety
has led to considerable re-thinking among social scientists. This
book provides multiple theoretical, historical, and methodological
orientations to examine these issues. While addressing the rise of
populism worldwide, the volume provides explanations that cover
periods of both cultural turbulence and stability. Issues addressed
include populism and cultural anxiety, class, religion, arts and
cultural diversity, global environment norms, international trade,
and soft power. The interdisciplinary scholarship from well-known
scholars questions the oft-made assumption in political economy
that holds culture "constant," which in practice means
marginalizing it in the explanation. The volume conceptualizes
culture as a repertoire of values and alternatives. Locating human
interests in underlying cultural values does not make political
economy's strategic or instrumental calculations of interests
redundant: the instrumental logic follows a social context and a
distribution of cultural values, while locating forms of
decision-making that may not be rational.
The backlash against globalization and the rise of cultural anxiety
has led to considerable re-thinking among social scientists. This
book provides multiple theoretical, historical, and methodological
orientations to examine these issues. While addressing the rise of
populism worldwide, the volume provides explanations that cover
periods of both cultural turbulence and stability. Issues addressed
include populism and cultural anxiety, class, religion, arts and
cultural diversity, global environment norms, international trade,
and soft power. The interdisciplinary scholarship from well-known
scholars questions the oft-made assumption in political economy
that holds culture "constant," which in practice means
marginalizing it in the explanation. The volume conceptualizes
culture as a repertoire of values and alternatives. Locating human
interests in underlying cultural values does not make political
economy's strategic or instrumental calculations of interests
redundant: the instrumental logic follows a social context and a
distribution of cultural values, while locating forms of
decision-making that may not be rational.
Provides comprehensive coverage on recidivism risk/needs assessment
tools Correctional and healthcare professionals around the world
utilize structured instruments referred to as risk/needs assessment
tools to predict the likelihood that an offender will recidivate.
Such tools have been found to provide accurate and reliable
evaluations and are widely used to assess, manage, and monitor
offenders both institutionally as well as in the community. By
identifying offenders in need of different levels of intervention,
examining causal risk factors, and individualizing case management
plans, risk/needs assessment tools have proven invaluable in
addressing the public health issue of recidivism. Recidivism
Risk/Needs Assessment Tools brings together the developers of the
most commonly-used risk/needs assessment tools to provide a
comprehensive overview of their development, peer-reviewed research
literature, and practical application. Written by the leading
professionals in the field of risk/needs assessment, the book
provides chapters on: Recidivism Risk Assessment in the 21st
Century; Performance of Recidivism Risk Assessment Instruments in
Correctional Settings; Correctional Offender Management Profiles
for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS); the Federal Post-Conviction
Risk Assessment Instrument; the Inventory of Offender Risks, Needs,
and Strengths (IORNS); the Level of Service (LS) Instruments; the
Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS); the Self-Appraisal
Questionnaire (SAQ); the Service Planning Instrument (SPIn); the
Static Risk Offender Needs Guide-Revised (STRONG-R); the Offender
Group Reconviction Scale (OGRS); the Forensic Operationalized
Therapy/Risk Evaluation System (FOTRES); the RisCanvi; and more.
Systematically identifies currently-validated recidivism risk/needs
assessment tools Reviews research on recidivism risk/needs
assessment tools used internationally Each chapter presents
sufficient detail to decide whether a given recidivism risk/needs
assessment tool is right for your practice Recidivism Risk/Needs
Assessment Tools is ideal for correctional, probation and parole,
and behavioral health professionals.
This volume brings together 19 original chapters, plus four
substantive introductions, which collectively provide a unique
examination of the issues of science, technology, and art in
international relations. The overarching theme of the book links
global politics with human interventions in the world: We cannot
disconnect how humans act on the world through science, technology,
and artistic endeavors from the engagements and practices that
together constitute IR. There is science, technology, and even
artistry in the conduct of war-and in the conduct of peace as well.
Scholars and students of international relations are beginning to
explore these connections, and the authors of the chapters in this
volume from around the world are at the forefront.
This volume brings together 19 original chapters, plus four
substantive introductions, which collectively provide a unique
examination of the issues of science, technology, and art in
international relations. The overarching theme of the book links
global politics with human interventions in the world: We cannot
disconnect how humans act on the world through science, technology,
and artistic endeavors from the engagements and practices that
together constitute IR. There is science, technology, and even
artistry in the conduct of war-and in the conduct of peace as well.
Scholars and students of international relations are beginning to
explore these connections, and the authors of the chapters in this
volume from around the world are at the forefront.
This proceedings includes papers presented at the Innovative
Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites
symposium. Topics include powders, films, coatings, fibers,
composites, and functionally graded materials; sol-gel, polymer
precursor, and soft chemistry techniques; novel processing and
microstructure-property relationships; reaction forming, combustion
synthesis, and CVD; oxidation of metals and mechanical alloying;
electrophoresis and plasma processing; and mechanism and kinetics
of processes.
Ceramic matrix composites are likely candidates for
high-temperature structural applications in industries such as
aerospace, utilities, and transportation. This volume includes
papers on advances in basic science and technology of ceramic
matrix composites and how these advances can be used to address
technological issues faced by industry.
The most exciting development in parallel computer architecture
is the convergence of traditionally disparate approaches on a
common machine structure. This book explains the forces behind this
convergence of shared-memory, message-passing, data parallel, and
data-driven computing architectures. It then examines the design
issues that are critical to all parallel architecture across the
full range of modern design, covering data access, communication
performance, coordination of cooperative work, and correct
implementation of useful semantics. It not only describes the
hardware and software techniques for addressing each of these
issues but also explores how these techniques interact in the same
system. Examining architecture from an application-driven
perspective, it provides comprehensive discussions of parallel
programming for high performance and of workload-driven evaluation,
based on understanding hardware-software interactions.
* synthesizes a decade of research and development for practicing
engineers, graduate students, and researchers in parallel computer
architecture, system software, and applications development
* presents in-depth application case studies from computer
graphics, computational science and engineering, and data mining to
demonstrate sound quantitative evaluation of design
trade-offs
* describes the process of programming for performance, including
both the architecture-independent and architecture-dependent
aspects, with examples and case-studies
* illustrates bus-based and network-based parallel systems with
case studies of more than a dozen important commercial designs
Developed nations strive to create the impression that their hearts
and pockets bleed for the developing world. Yet, the global North
continues to offer unfavorable trade terms to the global South.
Truly fair trade would make reciprocal concessions to developing
countries while allowing them to better their own positions.
However, five hundred years of colonial racism and post-colonial
paternalism have undermined trade negotiations. While urging
developing countries to participate in trade, the North offers
empty deals to "partners" that it regards as unequal. Using a
mixed-methods approach, J. P. Singh exposes the actual position
beneath the North's image of benevolence and empathy: either join
in the type of trade that developed countries offer, or be cast
aside as obstreperous and unwilling. Singh reveals how the global
North ultimately bars developing nations from flourishing. His
findings chart a path forward, showing that developing nations can
garner favorable concessions by drawing on unique strengths and
through collective advocacy. Sweet Talk offers a provocative
rethinking of how far our international relations have come and how
far we still have to go.
Developed nations strive to create the impression that their hearts
and pockets bleed for the developing world. Yet, the global North
continues to offer unfavorable trade terms to the global South.
Truly fair trade would make reciprocal concessions to developing
countries while allowing them to better their own positions.
However, five hundred years of colonial racism and post-colonial
paternalism have undermined trade negotiations. While urging
developing countries to participate in trade, the North offers
empty deals to "partners" that it regards as unequal. Using a
mixed-methods approach, J. P. Singh exposes the actual position
beneath the North's image of benevolence and empathy: either join
in the type of trade that developed countries offer, or be cast
aside as obstreperous and unwilling. Singh reveals how the global
North ultimately bars developing nations from flourishing. His
findings chart a path forward, showing that developing nations can
garner favorable concessions by drawing on unique strengths and
through collective advocacy. Sweet Talk offers a provocative
rethinking of how far our international relations have come and how
far we still have to go.
Our interactive world can take a creative product, such as a
Hollywood film, Bollywood song, or Latin American telenovela, and
transform it into a source of cultural anxiety. What does this
artwork say about the artist or the world she works in? How will
these artworks evolve in the global market? Film, music,
television, and the performing arts enter the same networks of
exchange as other industries, and the anxiety they produce informs
a fascinating area of study for art, culture, and global politics.
Focusing on the confrontation between global politics and symbolic
creative expression, J. P. Singh shows how, by integrating
themselves into international markets, entertainment industries
give rise to far-reaching cultural anxieties and politics. With
examples from Hollywood, Bollywood, French grand opera, Latin
American television, West African music, postcolonial literature,
and even the Thai sex trade, Singh cites not only the attempt to
address cultural discomfort but also the effort to deny
entertainment acts as cultural. He connects creative expression to
clashes between national identities, and he details the effect of
cultural policies, such as institutional patronage and economic
incentives, on the making and incorporation of art into the global
market. Ultimately, Singh shows how these issues affect the debates
on cultural trade being waged by the World Trade Organization,
UNESCO, and the developing world.
With contributed papers from the 2011 Materials Science and
Technology symposia, this is a useful one-stop resource for
understanding the most important issues in the processing and
properties of advanced ceramics and composites. Logically organized
and carefully selected, the articles cover the themes of the
symposia: Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses
and Composites; Advances in Ceramic Matrix Composites;
Solution-Based Processing of Materials; and Microwave Processing of
Materials. A must for academics in mechanical and chemical
engineering, materials and or ceramics, and chemistry.
The objective of this book will be to explore the possible
applications in the field of spectroscopy toward matters related to
security, the environment and forensics, with in-depth analyses of
relative difficulties and advantages of the various techniques.
Spectroscopic techniques have been contributing significantly to
diverse areas, such as material processing and characterisation,
communication, forensic science, and defence with an unequalled
precision by using lasers. Raman and infrared spectroscopic
techniques are regularly used in the studies on semiconductors,
microelectronics, catalysis and nano-materials. With the advent of
nanotechnology, new materials are being reported with an improved
sensitivity to various toxic gases, finger printing etc. Photo
acoustic spectroscopy, with a quartz tuning fork sensor, makes it
possible to detect trace amounts of explosive powders and residues
on surfaces from a distance. Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy
from the Curiosity rover, roaming the Mars surface, has been
sending valuable spectral data that will be used to understand the
existence of life. The present book encompasses a wide range of
topics pertaining to the variety of spectroscopic techniques which
would be of great importance in the detection of explosives,
chemical and biological agents and in meeting any defence threats.
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