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The "European model" of international law and its significance for Asia. Some critical reflections. EU Centre in Singapore Working Paper No. 7, June 2012 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
There is a certain arrogance in the affirmation that a “European model” of regional integration and of compliance with international law should be adopted anywhere in the world, and in Asia in particular. This article argues on the contrary that Asia and
Mayer, Benoît
core  

The Art of Reception: Field Visits as Microcosms for Development Interventions of Non‐Governmental Organisations in Uganda

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
wiley   +1 more source

Linking Basis of Leader–Member Exchange Differentiation to Diversity Climate and Idea Generation

open access: yesJournal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diversity climate has been recognized as a key factor in preventing negative and fostering positive diversity effects. Despite this, the literature provides limited theory for leaders and organizations on how to create positive diversity climates—and even fewer empirical tests.
David J. G. Dwertmann, Haeseen Park
wiley   +1 more source

The dialectics of trauma and political conscientization: A psychosocial study of activism for supporting sexual and gender minoritized communities in Brazil

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract This qualitative study examined the dialectical association between psychosocial trauma and political conscientization in the lives of activists advocating for persons with marginalized sexual orientations and gender identities (2SLGBTQIA+) in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Gab C. Siqueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Judicial Activism of the Shari\u27ah Appeals Court in Israel (1994 - 2001): Rise and Crisis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
The main thesis of this Article is that after 1994, with the nomination of new qadis to the Shari‘ah Court, a process of judicial activism began, which continues until this day.
Ramadan, Dr. Moussa Abou
core   +1 more source

Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization and its operationalization in the older and broader literature on the political economy of foreign aid.
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
wiley   +1 more source

Trade Unions and Human Rights [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
[Excerpt] In the 1990s the parallel but separate tracks of the labor movement and the human rights movement began to converge. This chapter examines how trade union advocates adopted human rights analyses and arguments in their work, and human rights ...
Compa, Lance
core   +1 more source

Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating the Rapids: How Non‐Governmental Organization Managers Develop Strategic Adaptation to Repressive Political Environments

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the management adaptation strategies non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) managers employ in order to operate in repressive political environments. It answers the question: how do NGO managers initiate, manage and sustain internal change when the political/regulatory environment changes?
Charles Kaye‐Essien   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EFECTUL OBLIGATORIU AL TRATATELOR INTERNAȚIONALE ȘI LIMITELE ACESTUIA

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Moldaviae: Stiinte Sociale, 2018
În prezenta lucrare ne-am propus drept scop să elucidăm nu doar importanța principiului obligativității tratatelor internaționale, ci și a excepțiilor de la aplicarea aestuia.
Augustina ŞIMAN
doaj  

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