Effects of natal male alliances on aggression and power dynamics in rhesus macaques

This paper explores the power dynamics inherent in qualitative research involving migration narratives. Drawing on the author’s experiences collecting life histories and constructing narratives of Congolese young people in Uganda, this article addresses the ethical and methodological issues of representivity, ownership, anonymity and confidentiality. It also explores the importance of investment in relationships in migration narrative research, but also the difficulties that arise when professional and personal boundaries become blurred.

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Deconstructive Analysis Of The Short Story “Saleema” By Daniyal Mueenuddin

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature ◽

10.33195/uochjll/1/1/06/2017 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 106-125

Author(s):

Omama Tanvir ◽

Nazish Amir

Keyword(s):

Short Story ◽

Power Dynamics ◽

Male Character ◽

Binary Oppositions ◽

Power And Authority

The aim of this research is to apply deconstructive approach to a short story. For this purpose Daniyal Mueenuddin’s short story “Saleema” is selected and analyzed. Through deconstruction the feminist reading of the story is dismantled and the power dynamics of the patriarchal Pakistani society are subverted. The research is anchored in Derrida’s concept of unreliability of language and Cuddon’s idea of reversal of binary oppositions. The paper finds that the protagonist Saleema is not as weak and oppressed as she is perceived to be, rather she is a resilient, independent woman who uses any means possible to get what she wants. The power and authority reside with her and not with any male character. The study is purely qualitative and exploratory in nature.

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Deconstructive Analysis Of The Short Story “Saleema” By Daniyal Mueenuddin

University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature ◽

10.33195/jll.v1ii.27 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Short Story ◽

Power Dynamics ◽

Male Character ◽

Binary Oppositions ◽

Power And Authority

The aim of this research is to apply a deconstructive approach to a short story. For this purpose, Daniyal Mueenuddin’s short story “Saleema” is selected and analyzed. Through deconstruction, the feminist reading of the story is dismantled and the power dynamics of the patriarchal Pakistani society are subverted. The research is anchored in Derrida’s concept of the unreliability of language and Cuddon’s idea of reversal of binary oppositions. The paper finds that the protagonist Saleema is not as weak and oppressed as she is perceived to be, rather she is a resilient, independent woman who uses any means possible to get what she wants. The power and authority reside with her and not with any male character. The study is purely qualitative and exploratory in nature. Keywords: Deconstruction, Post-structuralism, Feminism, Daniyal Mueenuddin, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, Saleema

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Presidential Privilege and the Freedom of Information Act

10.3366/edinburgh/9781474442442.001.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Kevin M. Baron

Keyword(s):

Social Learning ◽

Historical Analysis ◽

Public Information ◽

Executive Branch ◽

Executive Power ◽

Power Dynamics ◽

Freedom Of Information ◽

Freedom Of Information Act ◽

Contemporary Politics ◽

Government Secrecy

Executive privilege (EP) as a political tool has created a grey area of constitutional power between the legislative and executive branches. By focusing on the post-WWII political usage of executive privilege, this research utilizes a social learning perspective to examine the power dynamics between Congress and the president when it comes to government secrecy and public information. Social learning provides the framework to understand how the Cold War's creation of the modern American security state led to a paradigm shift in the executive branch. This shift altered the politics of the presidency and impacted relations with Congress through extensive use of EP and denial of congressional requests for information. When viewed through a social learning lens, the institutional politics surrounding the development of the Freedom of Information Act is intricately entwined with EP as a political power struggle of action-reaction between the executive and legislative branches. Using extensive archival research, this historical analysis examines the politics surrounding the modern use of executive privilege from Truman through Nixon as an action-reaction of checks on power from the president and Congress, where each learns and responds based on the others previous actions. The use of executive privilege led to the Freedom of Information Act showing how policy can serve as a congressional check on executive power, and how the politics surrounding this issue influence contemporary politics.

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