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This book presents a rich ethnography of post-conflict social and economic recovery in East Timor following the end of Indonesian military occupation of the territory in 1999. It offers a longer-term analysis of the pathways to rebuilding and restoring local community life, and the budding prosperity that has flowed from participation in spontaneous circular labour migration and the remittance benefits that have followed. Based on extensive comparative literature and field-based empirical research, the book explores the protracted process of cultural and economic revival following a generation-long period of military repression and a sustained struggle for national independence. With a focus...
Shaping Nations and Markets employs a mixed methods approach to contend that economic ideas, organization of domestic interests and their economic power, asymmetries of information, and political institutions do not sufficiently explain the formation of national interests in processes of trade liberalization. The author proposes that something is missing—identity capital—which also empowers economic sectors that share either liberalizing or protectionist interests. Identity capital is an economic sector’s contribution to the stability of a national identity narrative; it correlates with the degree to which the workforce of any sector represents the dominant conception of national ident...
This book contains all refereed papers that were accepted to the third edition of the « Complex Systems Design & Management » (CSD&M 2012) international conference that took place in Paris (France) from December 12-14, 2012. (Website: http://www.csdm2012.csdm.fr) These proceedings cover the most recent trends in the emerging field of complex systems sciences & practices from an industrial and academic perspective, including the main industrial domains (transport, defense & security, electronics, energy & environment, e-services), scientific & technical topics (systems fundamentals, systems architecture& engineering, systems metrics & quality, systemic tools) and system types (transportation systems, embedded systems, software & information systems, systems of systems, artificial ecosystems). The CSD&M 2012 conference is organized under the guidance of the CESAMES non-profit organization (http://www.cesames.net).
Provides the first comparative look into executive decree authority. It explains why presidents issue decrees and why checks and balances sometimes fail.
Continue to build power, take control of your life, and spring ahead by making a critical decision to stay ahead of the game. In this volumepart 2 of a three-part seriesauthor Arlindo Fernandes presents the second step on a road that can help you reach your maximum potential. He shares ways for you to see more clearly the obstacles in your path, respect and embrace opportunity at your disposal, make the necessary sacrifices to achieve success, and keep your life under controlall the way to the end. To accomplish these steps, its important to digest the principles of Stay Ahead of the Game with a particular attention to your ancestry, which allows you to know not only who you are but also what you are capable to achieve. Only then can you dominate all the negative forces imposing a resistance to your advancement to excellence. You are a winner by birth. You should not let the curses of any generation make you a loser. By learning about the smooth and rough roads traveled by others, youll be equipped to capitalize on opportunities. Use your wisdom and achieve more than you ever thought was possible by staying ahead of the game.
Chega! merupakan sebuah kesaksian yang meresahkan. Laporan ini akan menyentak para pembaca Indonesia yang mengira bahwa di bawah rezim Soeharto semuanya berjalan damai di provinsi Indonesia ke-27 saat itu. Halaman demi halaman kita dapat membaca cerita-cerita korban pembantaian, perkosaan, penghilangan paksa, penyiksaan, dan berbagai kejahatan yang tidak terbayangkan. ...[M]asyarakatdi Indonesia dapat belajar dari Chega! Berkat penerbitan Iaporan ini oleh KPG, pembelajaran tersebut menjadi dimungkinkan. Laporan ini adalah suatu kontribusi penting ke arah demokratisasi di Indonesia dan reformasi sektor keamanannya. -- Ifdhal Kasim, Ketua Kornnas HAM Laporan CAVR adalah ensiklopedi sejarah kit...
Coordenado pelo Prof. Dr. Emilio Peluso Neder Meyer, esta obra é uma publicação resultado das atividades do Centro de Estudos sobre Justiça de Transição da UFMG (CJT/UFMG), um Projeto Coletivo da Linha de Pesquisa “História, Poder e Liberdade”, do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito da UFMG (http://www.pos.direito.ufmg.br/?page_id=1921#33). O livro é, portanto, um retrato das atividades do CTJ/UFMG. O CJT/UFMG, criado em 2014, é um projeto de pesquisa e extensão que desenvolve atividades ligadas à justiça de transição no Brasil e em outros países. Nos anos de 2016 e 2017, o CJT/UFMG, juntamente com a Faculdade de Direito da UnB, são sede da Secretaria Executiva da ...
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