scholarly journals Editorial

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 560-562
Keyword(s):  
Good Practice ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Eastern Africa ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
The World ◽  
Conflict Intervention ◽  
Practice Knowledge

This edition of JMACA includes six examinations of conflict interventionin vastly different areas of practice. JMACA‟s mission is to publish articles that bring theory to practice. The adage that “there is nothing more practical than a good theory” holds very true in the field of conflict intervention. Practice theory is a theory of how social beingsmake and transform the world in which they live. The dynamic interaction between a system of ideas intended to explain something and the experience of the application of these ideas in the world,underpins the development of good practice. This interactive process enables the examination of conflict intervention knowledge, the purpose of interventions and builds learning, facilitatingthe development of the profession. From studies relating to workplace mediation, to the application of a systemic approach to conflict theory, an evaluation of a peer mediation programme for Irish Travellers in prison, an examination of the nature of radicalisation in Eastern Africa,and the role of the European Union in conflict resolution, the articles in this journal issue contain theory and practice knowledge across a wide and stimulating range of applications.

Identity, Commitment, and Change Agency

2016 ◽  
pp. 1815-1828
Author(s):  
Carol A. Kochhar-Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Change Agents ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Change Agency ◽  
Identity Commitment ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Problems ◽  
Problems Of Practice

It is becoming almost cliché to assert that doctoral scholars should integrate theory and practice and address critical problems of practice. Less charted territory, however, moves beyond integration of theory and practice to the cultivation of scholars' as committed people who possess a compass of values and vision as they act as catalysts for change in the world of practice. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the kind of cultivation needed to effect the transformation required for doctoral scholars to move beyond translation of theory to practice to the next step of catalyzing change. This chapter explores the intersection of core constructs or strands for creating scholars as change agents – identity, commitment and civic agency. These elements are examined from a theoretical framework, and in context of a case example of a doctoral program that bridges the academy and the community.

Identity, Commitment, and Change Agency

2016 ◽  
pp. 189-202
Author(s):  
Carol A. Kochhar-Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Change Agents ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Change Agency ◽  
Identity Commitment ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Problems ◽  
Problems Of Practice

It is becoming almost cliché to assert that doctoral scholars should integrate theory and practice and address critical problems of practice. Less charted territory, however, moves beyond integration of theory and practice to the cultivation of scholars' as committed people who possess a compass of values and vision as they act as catalysts for change in the world of practice. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the kind of cultivation needed to effect the transformation required for doctoral scholars to move beyond translation of theory to practice to the next step of catalyzing change. This chapter explores the intersection of core constructs or strands for creating scholars as change agents – identity, commitment and civic agency. These elements are examined from a theoretical framework, and in context of a case example of a doctoral program that bridges the academy and the community.

Sustainable Agriculture The United States versus the European Union

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carson H. Varner ◽  
Katrin C. Varner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Genetically Modified Crops ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Population ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Sustainability Issue ◽  
The World ◽  
Two Sides

This paper examines developing issues and attitudes that unite and divide the United States and the European Union as the discussion and regulation of agriculture evolves. While some terms, such as “organic,” are defined in law in both the United States and European Union, the increasingly used “sustainability” is an evolving concept. The main sustainability issue is how to provide food and fiber for a rapidly growing world population. In this context, the role of biotechnology is questioned. Americans tend to favor what are sometimes called genetically modified crops, while Europeans remain cautious. Europeans lean more toward organic farming, while Americans assert that much of the world will starve if organic methods are required. This paper reviews the directions that the discussion of these issues is taking and will show areas of agreement and where the two sides diverge.

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1972 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-381
Author(s):  
David R. Cameron ◽  
M. H. Lessnoff ◽  
D. F. S. Scott ◽  
Dennis Kavanagh ◽  
Basil Chubb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Third Reich ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Public Enterprise ◽  
State Enterprise ◽  
The Third ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Adapting Yorùbá Epistemology in Educational Theory and Practice in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Philosophy Of Education ◽  
Educational Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theory Of Knowledge ◽  
African Art ◽  
Philosophy Of Perception ◽  
The World ◽  
The Senses

What is the value of Yoruba epistemology, theory of knowledge, particularly its philosophy of perception, to humanity in general, and to contemporary Nigeria, in particular? How does Yorùbá epistemology connect with educational theory and practice in Nigeria? This essay recognizes but goes beyond the more general overviews on classical Yoruba education and its contemporary significance represented in works of Yorùbá and Africanist scholars. I demonstrate the significance of Yoruba philosophy of education beyond its cultural context, by projecting its universal and timeless value, foregrounding its distinctive concepts in dialogue with ideas from other cultures. In its engagement with Nigerian educational dynamics, the essay concentrates, first, on Yoruba epistemology in its intersection with ethical and metaphysical perspectives from Yoruba thought. Second, the essay deploys the African art-centered investigations of the role of the senses in relating with art, understood as paradigmatic of navigating the world.

scholarly journals Post-Brexit Power of European Union From the World Trade Network Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Justin Loye ◽  
Katia Jaffrès-Runser ◽  
Dima L. Shepelyansky
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Matrix Analysis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Trade Network ◽  
Google Matrix ◽  
The World ◽  
Leading Position

We develop the Google matrix analysis of the multiproduct world trade network obtained from the UN COMTRADE database in recent years. The comparison is done between this new approach and the usual Import-Export description of this world trade network. The Google matrix analysis takes into account the multiplicity of trade transactions thus highlighting in a better way the world influence of specific countries and products. It shows that after Brexit, the European Union of 27 countries has the leading position in the world trade network ranking, being ahead of USA and China. Our approach determines also a sensitivity of trade country balance to specific products showing the dominant role of machinery and mineral fuels in multiproduct exchanges. It also underlines the growing influence of Asian countries.

scholarly journals ROLE OF CUSTOMS DUTY REGULATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOOD MARKET

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahir Abbaszade
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Market ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Tariff Protection ◽  
The World ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Agriculture And Food

The main purpose of the article is to determine the role of customs duty regulation in the development of the food market. In recent years, as in other post-Soviet countries, effective measures are being taken to improve the customs duty policy in the Azerbaijan Republic. The article shows that the implementation of customs tariff protection of the national economy plays an important role in the formation of foreign trade strategy of each country. International experience shows that the United States of America, the European Union and Japan, the most important participants in the world market of agriculture and food products, are implementing important measures to regulate the domestic market through customs tariffs. The article identifies the problems arising in the development of the food market; offers and recommendations for their elimination are presented.

scholarly journals Editorial

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 412-413
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
International Conflict ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
International Conflicts ◽  
Bilateral Coordination ◽  
Change Dynamics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Conflict Intervention ◽  
Theory Research

Conflict theory and conflict intervention can be explored using a wide range of perspectives, from a focus on different specialisms, through theory, research and to theory applied to practice. We welcome the contributors to this issue from many parts of the world, covering a wide range of mediation themes and topics. The authors in this issue examine conflict with a focus on a variety of different fields of knowledge which are the bases for the articles. In this issue, Aytekin Cantekin presents and critiques conflict “ripeness” or “readiness” theories, concepts that have been helpful as analytic tools in the world of peacemaking. His article, “Ripeness and Readiness Theories in International Conflict Resolution” argues that “...using readiness theory (first) to understand each party and its positions separately, then using ripeness theory to map the bilateral coordination can be a better way to grasp basic foundations and change dynamics of the conflict to catch the ripe moment...” for conflict intervention in international conflicts.

scholarly journals BREXIT AS A MANIFESTATION OF THE CRISIS OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Liberal Democracy ◽  
Political System ◽  
The Political ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The World ◽  
Populist Movements

The publication is devoted to the analysis of the UK exit from the European Union as a manifestation of the systemic crisis of the liberal democracy model. The causes and difficulties of this process are analyzed under the conditions of the failure of the political system to make political decisions. The problematic issues of liberal ideology and the model of liberal democracy were examined. The differences in the ideological convictions of the two founders of liberalism – Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, as well as the role of these differences in the modern functioning of liberal democracy in the United Kingdom. The role of globalization processes in the world in the context of the development and functioning of liberal democracy is analyzed. Some features of the course of globalization processes in the world are highlighted. The features of the existence of the European Union as an international supranational organization in the context of its influence on the functioning and stability of the political system of the United Kingdom are examined. The features of the functioning of the model of liberal democracy under conditions of strengthening the international way of making political, economic and legal decisions are emphasized. Particular attention is paid to the political motives of organizing of start of the process of the UK’s exit from the European Union, as well as the consequences of such a decision. In addition, the role of populist movements in this process, that have Euro-skeptical positions, has been established. The features of the functioning of populist movements are highlighted. The essence of the crisis of the model of liberal democracy in the United Kingdom is determined. The author analyzes the risks of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union in the context of a peace settlement of the conflict in Northern Ireland as one of the indicators of the crisis of the liberal political system. In conclusion is performed analysis of some results of the referendum on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

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