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Fifteen years after the first Summit of the Americas, the world and
the Americas have changed enormously. Competing strategies for
economic development and political representation have shattered
the hemispheric consensus of the 1990s. This book analyzes these
developments and points towards a future for inter-American
co-operation.
This is an in-depth analysis of the various methods used by small
states to overcome their vulnerabilities in the international
arena. With its balanced approach and variety of contributions,
this book is of interest to researchers and academics who focus on
the developing world or multilateral diplomacy.
Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and
politics of climate change, water management, public service
delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues
should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important
voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with
each other.
This book examines key emergent trends related to aspects of power,
sovereignty, conflict, peace, development, and changing social
dynamics in the African context. It challenges conventional IR
precepts of authority, politics and society, which have proven to
be so inadequate in explaining African processes. Rather, this
edited collection analyses the significance of many of the
uncharted dimensions of Africa's international relations, such as
the respatialisation of African societies through migration, and
the impacts this process has had on state power; the various ways
in which both formal and informal authority and economies are
practised; and the dynamics and impacts of new transnational social
movements on African politics. Finally, attention is paid to
Africa's place in a shifting global order, and the implications for
African international relations of the emergence of new world
powers and/or alliances. This edition includes a new preface by the
editors, which brings the findings of the book up-to-date, and
analyses the changes that are likely to impact upon global
governance and human development in policy and practice in Africa
and the wider world post-2015.
This timely text reevaluates the contemporary political economy of
Africa in the light of continuing economic and ecological crises,
changing perceptions and prescriptions, and transformations in
global economic and strategic relations. It treats hitherto
overlooked issues such as gender and informal sectors and examines
proliferating conditionalities, such as democratic structures and
military expenditures. It suggests that established perspectives
need to be superceded by revisionist approaches and it anticipates
disappointment with current structural adjustment programmes,
advocating instead a return to various forms of self-reliance.
Africa has been noticeably absent in international relations theory. This new collection of essays by contemporary Africanists convincingly demonstrates the importance of the continent to every theoretical approach in international relations. The book breaks new ground in how we think about both international relations and Africa, re-examining such foundational concepts as sovereignty, the state, and power; critically investigating the salience of realism, neo-liberalism, liberalism in Africa, and providing new thinking about regionalism, security, and identity.
Culturally Responsive Choral Music Education visits the classrooms
of three ethnically diverse choral teacher-conductors to highlight
specific examples of ways that culturally responsive teaching (CRT)
can enrich choral music education. Principles of CRT are
illustrated in contrasting demographic contexts: a choir serving a
sizeable immigrant Hispanic population, a choir with an African
American classroom majority, and a choir comprised of students who
identify with eighteen distinct ethnicities. Additionally,
portraits of nine ethnically diverse students illuminate how CRT
shaped their experiences as members of these choral ensembles.
Practical recommendations are offered for developing a culturally
responsive classroom environment.
International aid and development is increasingly channelled
through religious groups and this collection examines the role that
these faith-based organizations play in managing international aid,
providing services, such as health and education, defending human
rights and protecting democracy. Focusing on Asia, Africa and the
Middle East, this book argues that greater engagement with faith
communities and organizations is needed, particularly in achieving
the Millennium Development Goals, and questions the traditional
securalism that has underpinned development policy and practice in
the North.
Theories of New Regionalism represents the first systematic attempt to bring together leading theories of new regionalism. Major theorists from around the world develop their own distinctive theoretical perspectives, spanning new regionalism and world order approaches along with regional governance, liberal institutionalism & neoclassical development regionalism, to regional security complex theory (RSCT) and the region-building approach.
Designed to be used as a primary text in introductory research
methods courses, Music Education Research: An Introduction aims to
orient even the most novice researchers toward basic concepts and
methodologies. Offering sustained attention to historical,
philosophical, qualitative, quantitative, and action research
approaches, the book includes overviews of how to read, interpret,
design, and implement research within each framework. Readers will
also find advice for conducting a review of research literature,
scholarly writing, and disseminating research. All in all, the book
serves as an invitation to consider how conducting research can
serve to satisfy curiosities while also contributing to our
collective professional knowledge. Drawing from classroom-tested
material and the authors' many collective years of experience as
instructors of research method courses and mentors to music
education graduate students, this book is a must-have resource for
masters and doctoral students in search of a thorough and
approachable overview of music education research.
This Proceedings is a collection of papers presented at the Third
Annual Conference on Superconductivity and Applications organized
by the New York State Institute on Superconductivity. This year the
Conference was held at the Buffalo Hilton Hotel on September 19-
21, 1989, with previous meetings on September 28-29,1987, and April
18-20, 1988. As in previous years, this meeting was highly
successful, with an attendance of over three hundred researchers
participating in lively scientific exchanges and discussions. The
high quality of the talks is evident in this Proceedings. The field
of high temperature superconductivity has matured considerably
since its early days of media frenzy and rapid new discoveries.
However, the enthusiasm and pace of research have not slowed down.
A much better picture of the nature of high temperature
superconductivity, the properties of these new materials and where
they may find their eventual use has emerged. Processing
techniques, especially thin film deposition, have been perfected
nearly to the point of allowing commercial applications. We expect
continued phenomenal growth of the field of high temperature
superconductivity, both in terms of research and applications for
many years to come.
Through analysing practices exercised by small states in their
diplomatic negotiations, this study crafts compelling cases
detailing both successful and unsuccessful attempts at punching
above one's weight. It shows that many options exist for small
states in the 21st century, and that they can be resilient despite
their vulnerabilities.
This is an in-depth analysis of the various methods used by small
states to overcome their vulnerabilities in the international
arena. With its balanced approach and variety of contributions,
this book is of interest to researchers and academics who focus on
the developing world or multilateral diplomacy.
Theories of New Regionalism represents the first systematic attempt
to bring together leading theories of new regionalism. Major
theorists from around the world develop their own distinctive
theoretical perspectives, spanning new regionalism & world
order approaches along with regional governance, liberal
institutionalism & neoclassical development regionalism, to
regional security complex theory (RSCT) and the region-building
approach.
Complex Analysis with Mathematica offers a new way of learning and
teaching a subject that lies at the heart of many areas of pure and
applied mathematics, physics, engineering and even art. This book
offers teachers and students an opportunity to learn about complex
numbers in a state-of-the-art computational environment. The
innovative approach also offers insights into many areas too often
neglected in a student treatment, including complex chaos and
mathematical art. Thus readers can also use the book for self-study
and for enrichment. The use of Mathematica enables the author to
cover several topics that are often absent from a traditional
treatment. Students are also led, optionally, into cubic or quartic
equations, investigations of symmetric chaos and advanced conformal
mapping. A CD is included which contains a live version of the
book: in particular all the Mathematica code enables the user to
run computer experiments.
Culturally Responsive Choral Music Education visits the classrooms
of three ethnically diverse choral teacher-conductors to highlight
specific examples of ways that culturally responsive teaching (CRT)
can enrich choral music education. Principles of CRT are
illustrated in contrasting demographic contexts: a choir serving a
sizeable immigrant Hispanic population, a choir with an African
American classroom majority, and a choir comprised of students who
identify with eighteen distinct ethnicities. Additionally,
portraits of nine ethnically diverse students illuminate how CRT
shaped their experiences as members of these choral ensembles.
Practical recommendations are offered for developing a culturally
responsive classroom environment.
Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and
politics of climate change, water management, public service
delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues
should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important
voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with
each other.
This book examines key emergent trends related to aspects of power,
sovereignty, conflict, peace, development, and changing social
dynamics in the African context. It challenges conventional IR
precepts of authority, politics and society, which have proven to
be so inadequate in explaining African processes. Rather, this
edited collection analyses the significance of many of the
uncharted dimensions of Africa's international relations, such as
the respatialisation of African societies through migration, and
the impacts this process has had on state power; the various ways
in which both formal and informal authority and economies are
practised; and the dynamics and impacts of new transnational social
movements on African politics. Finally, attention is paid to
Africa's place in a shifting global order, and the implications for
African international relations of the emergence of new world
powers and/or alliances. This edition includes a new preface by the
editors, which brings the findings of the book up-to-date, and
analyses the changes that are likely to impact upon global
governance and human development in policy and practice in Africa
and the wider world post-2015.
Fifteen years after the first Summit of the Americas, the world and
the Americas have changed enormously. Competing strategies for
economic development and political representation have shattered
the hemispheric consensus of the 1990s. This book analyzes these
developments and points towards a future for inter-American
co-operation.
Africa has been noticeably absent in international relations
theory. This new collection of essays by contemporary Africanists
convincingly demonstrates the importance of the continent to every
theoretical approach in international relations. This collection
breaks new ground in how we think about both international
relations and Africa, re-examining such foundational concepts as
sovereignty, the state, and power; critically investigating the
salience of realism, neo-liberalism, liberalism in Africa, and
providing new thinking about regionalism, security and identity.
Africa has been noticeably absent in international relations
theory. This new collection of essays by contemporary Africanists
convincingly demonstrates the importance of the continent to every
theoretical approach in international relations. This collection
breaks new ground in how we think about both international
relations and Africa, re-examining such foundational concepts as
sovereignty, the state, and power; critically investigating the
salience of realism, neo-liberalism, liberalism in Africa, and
providing new thinking about regionalism, security and identity.
After winning the presidency by a razor-thin victory on November 8,
1960, over Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower's former vice
president, John F. Kennedy became the thirty-fifth president of the
United States. But beneath the stately veneers of both Ike and JFK,
there was a complex and consequential rivalry. In Rising Star,
Setting Sun, John T. Shaw focuses on the intense ten-week
transition between JFK's electoral victory and his inauguration on
January 20, 1961. In just over two months, America would transition
into a new age, and nowhere was it more marked that in the
generational and personal difference between these two men and
their dueling visions for the country they led. The former general
espoused frugality, prudence, and stewardship. The young political
wunderkid embodied dramatic themes and sweeping social change.
Extensively researched and eloquently written, Shaw paints a vivid
picture of what Time called a "turning point in the twentieth
century" as Americans today find themselves poised on the cusp of
another watershed moment in our nation's history.
Designed to be used as a primary text in introductory research
methods courses, Music Education Research: An Introduction aims to
orient even the most novice researchers toward basic concepts and
methodologies. Offering sustained attention to historical,
philosophical, qualitative, quantitative, and action research
approaches, the book includes overviews of how to read, interpret,
design, and implement research within each framework. Readers will
also find advice for conducting a review of research literature,
scholarly writing, and disseminating research. All in all, the book
serves as an invitation to consider how conducting research can
serve to satisfy curiosities while also contributing to our
collective professional knowledge. Drawing from classroom-tested
material and the authors' many collective years of experience as
instructors of research method courses and mentors to music
education graduate students, this book is a must-have resource for
masters and doctoral students in search of a thorough and
approachable overview of music education research.
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