Proceedings of the 16th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities
Proceedings of the 16th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities
Contributor(s): Nicoleta-Elena Heghes (Editor), Ciprian Raul Romițan (Editor)
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Business Economy / Management, Business Ethics
ISSN: 2578-8574
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: social sciences; humanities; conference; economics and business;
Summary/Abstract: This publication presents the proceedings of the 16th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities held on March 30-31, 2020. The Conference was organized by Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies.
- E-ISBN-13: 978-1-945298-26-4
- Page Count: 205
- Publication Year: 2020
- Language: English
Monetary Systems
Monetary Systems
(Monetary Systems)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Financial Markets, Public Finances
- Page Range:1-8
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:Bretton Woods System; Central Banks; Currency System; Economic Stability; International Trade; Monetary Policy;
- Summary/Abstract:Throughout modern international finance, different monetary regimes existed. International monetary arrangements initially arose from the need to provide international trade with easy means of settling trans-border payments (Semmler 2019). For centuries, both domestic and international trade was carried out using gold and silver (Semmler 2019). The Gold standard during the Interwar Period since 1870, the Bretton Woods system and the following Euro currency introduction. This essay summarizing the differences between the three Monetary and currency systems: Gold standard, Bretton Woods and Euro-System and highlights the success and failures of the different approaches to guide monetary matters throughout history.
International Law and Fundamental Human Rights - Ensuring Accountability for the Downing of Flight MH 17
International Law and Fundamental Human Rights - Ensuring Accountability for the Downing of Flight MH 17
(International Law and Fundamental Human Rights - Ensuring Accountability for the Downing of Flight MH 17)
- Author(s):Titus Corlăţean
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:9-17
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:flight MH 17; shot down; accountability; European Convention on Human Rights; Ukraine; Russia; Netherlands; separatists; Security Council;
- Summary/Abstract:The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) started in January 2020 its work on the draft report entitled: “Ensuring accountability for the downing of flight MH 17” (rapporteur Titus Corlatean, SOC, Romania). The future report will have as main task to inquire about the extent to which countries have carried out investigations required under the European Convention on Human Rights and co-operated with one another as instructed by the United Nations Security Council and to make appropriate recommendations. Essentially, the facts under investigation are related to the shot down of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 over Eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014, during a decisive phase of the conflict between separatists, backed by Russia, and the Ukrainian military. A first Introductory memorandum was presented by the rapporteur in January 2020 to the PACE Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee, underlining the key elements of his mandate for ensuring the accountability for the shot down of flight MH 17 and the terrible loss of the life of 283 passengers and 15 crew members. The committee accepted to declassify the memorandum. The main initial conclusions and the guidelines for the future work to finalize the report are presented as follows.
Social Media and Youth Empowerment: An Empirical Inquiry
Social Media and Youth Empowerment: An Empirical Inquiry
(Social Media and Youth Empowerment: An Empirical Inquiry)
- Author(s):Nkem Fab-Ukozor, Ifeoma C Ojiakor
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Media studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:18-27
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:information; communication technology; internet; leisure; social media; unemployment; youth empowerment;
- Summary/Abstract:The flight of global unemployment is frightening especially with more jobs being rendered redundant due to the advent of Information Communication Technology notably the internet. Despite this ugly trend, stakeholders are optimistic that the internet if effectively applied would create more job opportunities. Anchored on Uses and Gratification theory of communication, the study is an inquiry into specific areas of social media economic empowerment among users. In the method section, mixed method design which involved descriptive survey and factorial design was employed using descriptive analysis and ANOVA statistical tools. The sample population was 143 social media users in Anambra State whose ages ranged from 23-37 years. The participants were sampled from a pool of social media users using purposive and convenient technique. The result revealed that youths’ awareness on the empowerment potential of social media is high, while indicating that majority (65.7%) of the youths are attracted by social media by its leisure appeal and they use it for chatting, connecting friends and leisure compared to 34.3% of youths who use it for learning, empowerment and opportunities. Furthermore, significant differences were observed between males and females on social media user appeal. It is recommended that youths be mentored on the empowerment potentials of social media by the successful leaders in the industry.
Productivity, Sustainability, and Economic Growth in Metropolises: Estimates of Long-Time Commuting Effects in Developing Countries
Productivity, Sustainability, and Economic Growth in Metropolises: Estimates of Long-Time Commuting Effects in Developing Countries
(Productivity, Sustainability, and Economic Growth in Metropolises: Estimates of Long-Time Commuting Effects in Developing Countries)
- Author(s):Aurelio Hess, Sampson Banflo Narteh-Yoe
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Developing nations, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development
- Page Range:28-34
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:commuting; estimates; metropolis; productivity; sustainability;
- Summary/Abstract:In this study, the long-time commuting patterns of workers in six of the biggest metropolises of the world were observed – New Delhi, Mexico City, São Paulo, Manilla, Nairobi, and Accra – located in very different geographic regions, and all of them coming from the developing world. The main question to be answered was whether there is scope for labor policy changes towards productivity improvements in this area. The findings brought fundamental insights to the debate about big cities' problems to avoid becoming more crowded, congested, and polluted, reducing sustainability, productivity, and economic growth. Simple random samples of workers in the Metropolitan Areas of each city were surveyed electronically, by ‘Google-Forms e-survey’ during the second half of 2019. The sample proportions were the estimators of the population proportions. Considering specific error margins – below 5 percentage points – for each city, and with a 95 percent point of confidence level, the authors used proportion (p) sample distributions to draw inferences about the population of workers. It was found that long-time commuters are between 12 and 26 percent of the workers who participated in the survey. More than 65 percent of workers in all the cities observed were interested in reducing commuting time. More than half of the workers agreed that reducing commuting time could improve labor productivity, and approximately the same share is aware of the negative effects on quality of life and health. Labor policy changes in these six metropolises have the potential of affecting more than 6.5 million workers.
Contemporary Models of Access to Customers in Serbian Banking Sector
Contemporary Models of Access to Customers in Serbian Banking Sector
(Contemporary Models of Access to Customers in Serbian Banking Sector)
- Author(s):Ivana Marinović Matović
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Economic development, Financial Markets, Public Finances, Marketing / Advertising
- Page Range:35-41
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:CRM; banking sector; Republic of Serbia; customer relationship;
- Summary/Abstract:Globalization and increasingly intense competition have led to a new concept of access to bank customers. The new approach involves increasing the sales of banking products and services, maintaining existing customers, attracting new customers, and at the same time maintaining a high level of competitiveness. The new approach to bank customers is using contemporary Customer Relationship Management (CRM) models, which support cross-selling processes. In the banking sector in Serbia, different forms of promotion are used in sales strategies: advertising, sales promotion, public relations, directs sales, direct marketing, sponsorship, and other forms. In the constant search for new clients, emphasis is placed on the predictive CRM environment. The predictive environment, by collecting and analyzing data from the media, from social networks, various services and other sources, better defines needs, and creates personalized offers for bank customers. The aim of this paper is to analyze the application of contemporary models of access to customers in the banking sector of Serbia, primarily the “Banking CRM model”. The paper will make a significant contribution in terms of understanding the CRM concept in Serbian banking sector, and the possibilities of its application in contemporary banking practice, in order to improve that the bank's sales message reaches the customer in the form of integrated personalized campaigns.
Some Aspects Specific to the Investigation of Corruption Acts
Some Aspects Specific to the Investigation of Corruption Acts
(Some Aspects Specific to the Investigation of Corruption Acts)
- Author(s):Nicoleta-Elena Heghes
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminology, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
- Page Range:42-48
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:crime scene investigation; corruption; flagrant; hearing; investigation; search;
- Summary/Abstract:Corruption can be considered the oldest form of crime that has accompanied the development of human society so far, and probably a long time from here on. The topicality of the approached topic has its roots in the urgent need to combat this dangerous reality by adopting a fair and stable legislation, without the existence of loopholes to encourage criminal perseverance. In this article we will emphasize the need for legal regulation of the facts and acts of corruption both internally and internationally, as well as the presentation of the methods or tactics that can prevent or, as the case may be, combat these antisocial facts if the function of prevention of the law did not produce the expected effects, such as the search, the hearing of the suspects, the accused and the witnesses, the flagrant or the spot investigation. With its sanction, corruption has also become a legal phenomenon, crossing purely social borders and becoming a source of criminal consequences. Thus, corruption becomes a legal fact, regulated by rules that attract the most serious form of liability in case of their violation.
Judicial Discontents in Democracy: Interrogating the Contradictions
Judicial Discontents in Democracy: Interrogating the Contradictions
(Judicial Discontents in Democracy: Interrogating the Contradictions)
- Author(s):Adeline Nnenna Idike, Ikechukwu Ogoeze Ukeje, K. C. Nwachukwu, Okeke Remi Chukwudi
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Politics and law
- Page Range:49-54
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:judiciary; judicial discontents; democracy; democratic regimes; Nigeria;
- Summary/Abstract:The French judge and political philosopher, Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, otherwise, simply known as Montesquieu, propounded the theory of separation of powers, currently implemented in many democracies across the world. Implicit in the terminology of separation of powers, is the desire for a seamless democracy or the type of democracy with minimal national bitterness. None of the three arms of government was ever envisaged to be a possible source of discontent in democracy. What then is to be done when one of these tripartite coequals (specifically the judiciary) becomes the source of discontent in an assumed democratic polity? This paper interrogates the embedded issues.
Particularities on Child-Friendly Justice Concerning Inoperability of Judicial Procedures
Particularities on Child-Friendly Justice Concerning Inoperability of Judicial Procedures
(Particularities on Child-Friendly Justice Concerning Inoperability of Judicial Procedures)
- Author(s):Alina Zaharia
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:55-60
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:child; victim; juvenile justice; child-friendly justice; human rights;
- Summary/Abstract:If the purpose of applying a punishment to a felon is firstly retributive, then restorative, when it comes to a child perpetrator, the primary concern to specialists in the legal, psychological and social assistance field must be the effective protection and social reintegration of the minor. The courts for minors are meant to be able to determine the needs of every child who falls under the law, regardless of its quality (perpetrator, victim, witness, collateral victim). Creating a child-friendly justice system gives the child a safe and ideal space where all his rights are respected and his voice is heard, regardless of age, maturity or social status, benefiting from social and legal assistance for the entire duration, prior, incipient and subsequent to a judicial procedure in which the child takes part. In general, court proceedings may be delayed due to certain intervening factors that may have a negative impact on the parties, which is in contradiction with the act of justice. In this context, we point out that the delays in the court proceedings involving children brings with them the victimization and traumatization of the child. Finally, institutional actors have a duty to keep away a child from the rigid and traumatic side of applying justice and transforming it into child-friendly justice.
Responding to Urban Violence Via Human Rights Approach to Urbanization
Responding to Urban Violence Via Human Rights Approach to Urbanization
(Responding to Urban Violence Via Human Rights Approach to Urbanization)
- Author(s):Joan Mbagwu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Studies in violence and power, Rural and urban sociology
- Page Range:61-66
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:urbanization; violence; government policies; human rights; development;
- Summary/Abstract:The concept of urbanization in global development is a new approach which is currently sweeping through developing countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Mali) like a wild fire. However, with the huge efforts and speed at which urbanization is being pursued, many governments of these countries appear overwhelmed and unable to cope with its challenges as they are not able to provide enough basic infrastructures and services for the growth urban population. Nigeria is one of the countries struggling to cope with the challenges of urbanization especially in the areas of security of lives and property. The desire to write this article was motivated by the current inadequacy in urban policy implementation in relation to security in Nigeria. Relevant literature and archival retrieval of historical documents were reviewed. This article discussed important features of urbanization challenges in Nigeria like: rapid population growth and changing demographic structure; poverty and unemployment; difficulties in accessing housing delivery inputs; and lack of adequate capacity on the part of government. Finally, it examined the implications of these challenges in relation to the issue of insecurity in urban areas and maintained that urban policies in developing cities if properly implemented and managed should bring about a reduction of the lingering and persistent insecurity challenges and promote economic and social development.
Interaction Effect of Dual N-back Working Memory Training and Anxiety Levels on L2 Writing Performance
Interaction Effect of Dual N-back Working Memory Training and Anxiety Levels on L2 Writing Performance
(Interaction Effect of Dual N-back Working Memory Training and Anxiety Levels on L2 Writing Performance)
- Author(s):Nawal Khelalfa
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition
- Page Range:67-74
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:anxiety; dual N-back; interaction effect; second language writing; working memory;
- Summary/Abstract:Burgeoning interest in the role of working memory (WM) in most cognitive endeavors has led to an increase in WM training programs. Within the field second language (L2) writing, however, WM improvement interventions are scarce, and even scarcer is research into how other variables interact WM in their effect on performance. Hence, this study examines how anxiety, often believed to be a significant impediment for both WM and writing, moderates the effect of WM training on writing. Learners’ (N=80) writing performance was assessed before and after Dual N-back WM training. Writing anxiety levels were examined for any potential interaction with the intervention. Results from ANCOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and Two-Way ANOVA have revealed two things. First, writing anxiety is significantly correlated with writing performance. Second, the treatment group outperformed the control group even after controlling for both initial performance and anxiety levels. The findings indicate that there is a significant anxiety-treatment interaction effect on writing performance. Implications are discussed.
On Freedom in the Artificial Age
On Freedom in the Artificial Age
(On Freedom in the Artificial Age)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:75-80
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:AI; Artificial Intelligence; Climate change; Climate justice; Discrimination of excellence; Freedom;
- Summary/Abstract:The currently ongoing introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and big data into our contemporary society causes a market transformation that heightens the need for ethics in the wake of an unprecedented outsourcing decision making to machines. Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses historically unique challenges for humankind. This chapter will address legal, economic and societal trends in the contemporary introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics and Big Data derived inferences. In a world, where there is a currently ongoing blend between human beings and AI, the emerging autonomy of AI holds unique potentials of eternal life but also imposes pressing legal and ethical challenges in light of AI gaining citizenship, overpopulation concerns and international development gaps. The current legal status of AI and robotics will be outlined with special attention to consumer protection and ethics in the healthcare sector. The unprecedented economic market revolution of outsourced decision making to AI will be captured in macroeconomic trends outlining AI as corruption free market solution, which is yet only prevalent and efficient in some parts of the world. Finally, a future-oriented perspective on the use of AI for enhancing democracy and diplomacy will be granted but also ethical boundaries envisioned. The mentioned transition appears to hold novel and unprecedentedly-described freedom challenges in our contemporary world. In an homage to freedom, the following paper first lays open these freedom-threatened areas in order to then provide strategies to alleviate these potential freedom deficiencies but also set new freedom potential free.
Prospects on the European Investigation Order in Relation to Joint Methods Deficiencies
Prospects on the European Investigation Order in Relation to Joint Methods Deficiencies
(Prospects on the European Investigation Order in Relation to Joint Methods Deficiencies)
- Author(s):Marius-Adrian Arva
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:81-86
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:European Investigation Order; human rights infringement; transnational evidence procurement;
- Summary/Abstract:We emphasize in the present study that, in the context of cross-border crime evolution, it was developed an instrument based on mutual recognition of judicial decisions by member states authorities from the European Union, entitled the European Investigation Order, which, although was intended as a unitary approach in the procurement of evidence process, compared to the old fragmentary system, this purpose could not be achieved. We also point out the dangers of violating the protective guarantees of the persons rights, for those individuals that are targeted by the investigative measures, in relation to particularities of various national penal systems regarding the procurement by the executing State of evidence to be used in judicial procedures by the issuing State.
Legal and Ethical Concerns Regarding Gene Editing
Legal and Ethical Concerns Regarding Gene Editing
(Legal and Ethical Concerns Regarding Gene Editing)
- Author(s):Ștefania Andra Stanciu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Health and medicine and law
- Page Range:87-91
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:CRISPR technology; designer babies; gene editing; moral vs. medical benefits; ethical vs. law;
- Summary/Abstract:The field of genetics has given rise to technology that will revolutionize the biological sciences: the powerful gene-editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9. Between medical progress, ultimate new age cure for diseases and the risk of altering human DNA in an irreversible way, the legal challenges of applying CRISPR in the health context, along with the regulatory and ethical issues that might arise must be approached with increased responsibility. A main goal or a variety of purposes? Enhancement or gene editing to improve normal human traits, changes from edited genomes that might be inherited - repercussions of the new gene-editing technology could result in altering human DNA. Current international legislation and interpretation, global consensus worth pursuing on this subject and future regulations required.
About Adoption and People Who Can Adopt in Romania
About Adoption and People Who Can Adopt in Romania
(About Adoption and People Who Can Adopt in Romania)
- Author(s):Ciprian Raul Romiţan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Constitutional Law, Social development, Family and social welfare
- Page Range:92-99
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:adoption; internal adoption; international adoption; adoptee; adopter; filiation;
- Summary/Abstract:Although, in principle, any person can adopt and become an adoptive parent, regardless of their marital status (married or single), sex, race, nationality, etc., the Romanian legislation in this area establishes a series of requirements for this. For this purpose, the law on the legal regime of adoption stipulates that the persons or families wishing to adopt must fulfill the moral guarantees, as well as the material conditions necessary for the child’s raising, education and harmonious development. The fulfillment of the guarantees and conditions provided by law, as well as the existence of the parental skills, is certified by the general directorate of social assistance and child protection within the territorial area of which the adoptee or the adoptive family resides, by issuing a certificate following the evaluation performed according to the provisions of the adoption law. This study will analyze the requirements to be met by the persons or families wishing to adopt, namely: the age of the adopter, the full exercise capacity, the moral and material ability to adopt, the consent of the adopter and the consent of the adopter’s spouse.
Assessing Pure Water for the World’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Program in Honduran Schools
Assessing Pure Water for the World’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Program in Honduran Schools
(Assessing Pure Water for the World’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Program in Honduran Schools)
- Author(s):Olivia Laramie, Annette Butty
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Education, Social development, Health and medicine and law
- Page Range:100-107
- No. of Pages:8
- Keywords:menstrual hygiene; development; education; nonprofit; nutrition;
- Summary/Abstract:Pure Water for the World’s Menstrual Hygiene Management program aims at improving knowledge of menstrual health. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the MHM program in schools for menstruating girls, non-menstruating girls, boys, and teachers. Surveys and focus groups conducted in Trojes community schools have concluded that PWW’s MHM program has improved knowledge amongst teachers and menstruating girls. The knowledge of school-aged boys and non-menstruating girls though can still be improved. Of the 209 students surveyed, 49% reported that they had knowledge of the menstrual cycle and menstrual hygiene. Although issues such as response bias could have played a role in this large proportion of students without knowledge of menstruation, the number of students who benefited from the education and training has increased. It is recommended that the teachers use a pre-/post-test system to track the results of the MHM programs in their classrooms. By 6th grade, the students should be receiving lessons on menstruation, sexual health, puberty, and other topics amongst all genders. We recommend that PWW creates a partnership with an organization focused on nutrition to create a program in the schools geared towards menstruating girls, as study results indicate that this is an area of concern. PWW should work more closely with the Ministry of Health to ensure that the importance of menstrual hygiene and sexual health are relayed to the teachers as a way to de-stigmatize menstruation and empower teachers to provide accurate information.
The Domestic Violence in Romania and Methods for Dealing with the Phenomenon
The Domestic Violence in Romania and Methods for Dealing with the Phenomenon
(The Domestic Violence in Romania and Methods for Dealing with the Phenomenon)
- Author(s):Dan Cristian
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social development, Studies in violence and power, Victimology
- Page Range:108-111
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:domestic violence; the coercive force of the state; concept;
- Summary/Abstract:Domestic violence represents a common problem in society nowadays. In Romania, this issue tends to expand from one generation to another, although the methods for dealing with this current are various in number and complexity, with special reference to the psychological ones. The central factors which give rise to this type of aggressive behaviors are the following: low financial status of the families, social status differences, educational gaps, toxic characters and so on. Within the variety of methods for tackling with the debated subject we can name the legal sanctions applied by the state with the help of the coercive force, the psychotherapy sessions and collective therapy. The article is proposing an extensive analysis in regards to the domestic violence. The paperwork will describe the current legislation of Romania for this issue, the roots of this problem and ways of countering it, all of this while taking into consideration the present social and economic development of the state. In the same manner, it is necessary to observe the reasons why the victims refuse to address their situations to the competent authorities.
Third Party Logistics and Beyond
Third Party Logistics and Beyond
(Third Party Logistics and Beyond)
- Author(s):John Rocha, Kruti Lehenbauer
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Transport / Logistics
- Page Range:112-120
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:Supply Chain Management; Logistics; Transportation;
- Summary/Abstract:A transportation revolution occurred forty years ago with the deregulation of the industry, particularly in the United States. With the deregulation complete, the transportation industry has been slow in developing a total customer satisfaction environment particularly in terms of the industry-wide total-customer package. The bulk of the transportation service offered in the U.S. has not exceeded third-party logistics (3PL). Since our barriers for entry are low and at times non-existent, what roadblocks hamper U.S. transportation companies from developing services that its global competitors already offer its customers? The end game of supply chain logistics is to augment customer value (Bowersox, Closs, Stank, 2000). This paper aims to identify what obstacles have prevented transportation companies from transforming into fifth party logistics (5PL) providers who can ensure optimum customer service by resolving fundamental logistical problems efficiently. The transformation into 4PL or 5PL can help current 3PL transportation and other companies to provide maximum benefits to customers by resolving complex supply chain issues, improving warehouse technology, increasing efficiency in transit times and creating a seamless process through the use of information technology (IT).
Beautiful Experiments in Teaching Freedom: Collectivist Conceptions of Interdependence in the Discussion of Liberatory Teacher-Student Trust
Beautiful Experiments in Teaching Freedom: Collectivist Conceptions of Interdependence in the Discussion of Liberatory Teacher-Student Trust
(Beautiful Experiments in Teaching Freedom: Collectivist Conceptions of Interdependence in the Discussion of Liberatory Teacher-Student Trust)
- Author(s):Nirel JonesMitchell
- Language:English
- Subject(s):School education
- Page Range:121-127
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:Ptahhotep; Jose Martí; political theory; education; inner-city youth;
- Summary/Abstract:Top researchers in the field of critical pedagogy signify that trust literally liberates the brain from fear. This allows for student creativity and higher-order thinking; without cultural awareness and empathy, researchers claim, educational apartheid in inner-city public schools will persist. American notions of ‘proper’ teacher-student dynamics are contextualized by the political philosopher John Locke who delineated a framework dismissive of relational interdependence. Thus, within domestic pedagogical scholarship, collectivist conceptions of teacher-student relationships, congruent with African American collectivist cultural understandings, remain largely unexplored. At first glance, consideration of political philosophy seems peculiar. This perspective, however, is not only compatible--but critical; interpretations of the intersections between political theory and pedagogical analysis are necessary to move beyond mediating the effects of marginalization towards addressing theories surrounding interrelationship and their exclusion from academia, throughout history and today. The following analysis briefly discusses Afro Cuban notions of collectivism, particularly relevant because of their ties to socialist ideologies--opposite of John Locke’s economic outlook. It then interprets texts from ancient KMT, “The Satire of the Trades” and “Instruction of Ptahhotep,” in order to articulate the specific definitions of connection that evade modern educational discourse. This research is imperative; effective pedagogy within classrooms will both reduce crime--as is indicated by the realities of the school to prison pipeline--and produce adults prepared and willing to eradicate other crises in American society.
Migrancy and the Birth of Nativism, Uganda 1920s-1960s
Migrancy and the Birth of Nativism, Uganda 1920s-1960s
(Migrancy and the Birth of Nativism, Uganda 1920s-1960s)
- Author(s):Nicholas Tunanukye
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Migration Studies
- Page Range:128-135
- No. of Pages:7
- Keywords:migrancy; ethnicity; nativism; migrant labor; citizenship;
- Summary/Abstract:Uganda has experienced explosive inter-ethnic conflicts and yet internal migration has persisted, and intermingling of different ethnicities has led to a complex relationship among them. This article bases on the oral history and life histories of the former Banyankole migrant laborers and their former Baganda employers, to discuss the incentives that propelled migration of people and what impact it had on the relationship among them. The article argues that the Banyanyankole migrant labor experience informed their socio-economic and political behavior back home, influenced the penetration of capital in southwestern Uganda, informed the Banyankole perception of the Baganda, and subsequent relations that defined their interactions, which ignited flames of nativism. It is pitched in the historical theories of Ravenstein and Lee. The findings show that the labor migration in Uganda was in response to the colonial economic policies, which aimed at developing the colonial overlord. The factors that propelled migration included the need to pay taxes, mobilizing resources for marriage, access to manufactured goods, and cash nexus. Migrancy had an impact on both the sending and host communities in defining their identities in relation to cash crop growing and expansion in Ankole, change in the labor dynamics, monetarization and commoditization of the economy in Ankole, change in gender roles, Baganda versus Banyankole perception, and modern life in Ankole.
Comments on the Outstanding Debt, Liquid Debt and Due Claim in Romania
Comments on the Outstanding Debt, Liquid Debt and Due Claim in Romania
(Comments on the Outstanding Debt, Liquid Debt and Due Claim in Romania)
- Author(s):Nicolae Popa
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Constitutional Law, Civil Law
- Page Range:136-139
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:definite claim; enforcement; chargeable claim; enforcement conditions; enforceable title;
- Summary/Abstract:On foreclosure, Romanian legislation lays down a number of requirements for its achievement. In this respect, the Code of Civil procedure stipulates the conditions that should be met by claims for their enforcement. In practice, foreclosure is performed in order to cancel the main claim and its accessories, like interests, penalties, other amounts granted according to the law, by an instrument permitting enforcement, and also enforcement expenses. In this paper, we intend to present issues related to the outstanding debt, liquid debt and due claim, as stipulated in article 663 under the Romanian Code of Civil Procedure, together with opinions and comments of the professional doctrine on the article mentioned above. Also, we brought up the legislative changes made on this body of law and we gave examples of matters in the national case law to describe various possible situations that could occur, in order to underline the special attention that must be given to the regulations on debt instruments, as it is a highly important and topical matter in Romania.
Effects of Leisure Policy on Consumer Satisfaction: Setting the Stage for Drone Proliferation
Effects of Leisure Policy on Consumer Satisfaction: Setting the Stage for Drone Proliferation
(Effects of Leisure Policy on Consumer Satisfaction: Setting the Stage for Drone Proliferation)
- Author(s):Hoonsuk Yoon
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Marketing / Advertising
- Page Range:140-151
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:drone; leisure policy; accessibility; happiness; leisure industry;
- Summary/Abstract:As the government investment in UAV and drone technology increases, many aviation laws and legal limitations are impeding the growth of drone industry as a part of leisure activity. This research investigates the intricate interplay of leisure policy and people’s perception to set the stage for the drone proliferation in Korea as a new public leisure activity. Using the data from Survey on National Leisure Activity collected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 10,602 respondents whose age were 15 or older had participated in this survey. For this empirical research, an independent t-test, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were conducted. The result of our analysis has revealed that people who are in leisure club are more satisfied with leisure itself, but they are less likely to evaluate the leisure industry positively. When tested whether or not people’s leisure policy perception affects the leisure satisfaction, how people perceive leisure policy and the leisure satisfaction affect their perception of leisure policy. This means that leisure policy should be fully taken into account when launching a new type of leisure activity. We can safely conclude that to make a sound policy and to increase public satisfaction, we must delve into the intricate interplay of leisure policy perception.
The Historical and Legal Aspects of Car Theft
The Historical and Legal Aspects of Car Theft
(The Historical and Legal Aspects of Car Theft)
- Author(s):Robert Şerbănescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, Criminology
- Page Range:152-155
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:truth; traces; details; laboratory; research;
- Summary/Abstract:It is well known that technology has contributed on a large scale in the last 300 years to the improvement of human life and society in general. One such element is represented by the car, a machine capable of covering a significant distance in a short amount of time, faster than any horse or other animal used for transportation. Recognizing the benefits brought to commerce, security and comfort within large scale domains, we cannot neglect the fact that this invention is a huge step for everyday individuals as well. In this era a car is a necessity, thus having it stolen could result in severe consequences for some of us. Considering this aspect, the current paperwork will analyze how a car can be stolen, the methods used by the judicial police for finding the author, the legal implications and ways of prevention. The main focus will be on how the identification, collection and preservation of the traces left behind by the thief are completed alongside the research done in the forensic laboratory, these activities having the purpose of uncovering details which could serve in finding the truth about the illegal action and the person responsible for it.
The Importance of Reconstitution as a Criminalistics Tactical Procedure
The Importance of Reconstitution as a Criminalistics Tactical Procedure
(The Importance of Reconstitution as a Criminalistics Tactical Procedure)
- Author(s):Clara Maria Oancea
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law
- Page Range:156-159
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:reconstitution; tactical procedure; eyewitness; criminal investigation;
- Summary/Abstract:The advantages of reconstitution in finding out the truth, the necessary requirement for obtaining a fair criminal conviction, are undeniable, of which it is noticeable to carry out the verification directly by the judicial body regarding the possibility of committing the criminal facts, in the way in which they were claimed by denunciation, complaint or the notification of ex officio, and of the perception of these criminal facts by the eyewitnesses or the persons directly involved in their commission. With the help of this tactical procedure, a series of questionable evidence or simple indications can be confirmed or removed, which, in the absence of the reconstitution, would make the investigation more difficult than it would help the criminal investigation bodies. In any case, the conclusions of a reconstitution, like any other means of proof in the criminal process, do not have a special probative value, by themselves, but must be appreciated and analyzed in relation to the other evidence administered in the criminal case, as required by the rules established in par. 97 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice
(Environmental Justice)
- Author(s):Julia M. Puaschunder
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental interactions
- Page Range:160-165
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Agriculture; Climate Change; Climate Change Gains;
- Summary/Abstract:Mapping Climate Justice proposes a 3-dimensional environmental justice approach to share economic benefits and the burden of climate change right, just and fair around the globe. Scientific data is backed by ethical imperatives. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) gains and losses of a warming globe are captured to be distributed unequal around the world. The ethical climatorial imperative demands for an equalization of the gains of climate change around the globe in order to offset losses incurred due to climate change (Kant 1783/1993; Puaschunder 2017b, c; Rawls 1971).First, climate justice within a country should pay tribute to the fact that low- and high-income households carry the same burden proportional to their disposable income, for instance, enabled through a progressive carbon taxation, consumption tax to curb harmful behavior and/or corporate inheritance tax to reap benefits of past wealth accumulation that may have caused climate change (Puaschunder 2017c).Secondly, fair climate change change burden sharing between countries ensures those countries benefiting more from a warmer environment also bear a higher responsibility regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts (Puaschunder 2019). Thirdly, climate justice over time is proposed in an innovative climate change burden sharing bonds strategy, which distributes the benefits and burdens of a warming earth Pareto-optimal among generations (Puaschunder 2016a). All these recommendations are aimed at sharing the burden but also the benefits of climate change within society in an economically efficient, legally equitable and practically feasible way now and also between generations.
Criminalistic Research of the Forged Documents
Criminalistic Research of the Forged Documents
(Criminalistic Research of the Forged Documents)
- Author(s):Oana Horhogea, Georgiana Mardare (Balusescu)
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Criminal Law, Criminology
- Page Range:166-170
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:false; documents; criminalistics; expertise; research;
- Summary/Abstract:Following the research and the studies carried out over time, the writing criminalistic expertise was divided in several categories according to the specificity of each case. The final purpose was that of identifying the perpetrator of a fake based on the acknowledgements and conclusions established by the criminalist expert. It is considered that, during the drafting, the documents have a real, objective and exact objective because the persons drafting them do not foresee late on that they are to be used as evidence in court. These types of expertise are used both in the criminal as well as in the civil trial, having as objective the confirmation of the authenticity of a document.
Property Insurance
Property Insurance
(Property Insurance)
- Author(s):Valentina Avramescu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Civil Law
- Page Range:171-176
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:insurance; movable assets; immovable assets; insured risk; insured case;
- Summary/Abstract:The paper presents the topic regarding the insurance of assets, defining the insurance agreement and the notion of "asset" in the legal sense, the principles underlying the insurance, the classification of the assets, the distribution of the insurances according to their object, as well as the object of the insurance of assets mentioned in the insurance agreement. Also, the specific elements of this type of agreement can be found in the paper: the period of insurance of assets, the beginning and termination of liability, the insured interest- a condition imposed on the insurance agreement arising from the principle of damage compensation, the insured risk, that future and possible event, the conditions that an event must fulfil and also the insured case.
Romanian-Turkey Politico-Diplomatic Relations (1971-1974)
Romanian-Turkey Politico-Diplomatic Relations (1971-1974)
(Romanian-Turkey Politico-Diplomatic Relations (1971-1974))
- Author(s):Gabriela-Nicoleta Dragne
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, Diplomatic history, International relations/trade, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
- Page Range:177-181
- No. of Pages:5
- Keywords:politician; diplomat; official visit; parliamentary group;
- Summary/Abstract:The stage of the relations between Romania and Turkey, at the political-diplomatic level, has seen an ascending development as a result of the high level visits, thus laying the foundations of the formation of friendship groups within the two parliaments, contact sand mutual visits at the level of the ministers, of municipalities. There was, however, a moment of stagnation, which was not a particular feature but a general feature that manifested itself both in Turkey's external relations and in domestic political life, with the formation of the Naim Talu government, a transition al government. It could engage in large-scale external relation sanctions. The Turkish press as well as the diplomatic environment expressed interest in learning about the concrete problems, addressing Romanian diplomats in Ankara, the Czechoslovak ambassador, the adviser of the U.S. Embassy, the ambassadors of Bulgaria and Greece and one of the advisers of the R.F. German embassy.
International Humanitarian Law. Seven Decades in the Service of Humanity
International Humanitarian Law. Seven Decades in the Service of Humanity
(International Humanitarian Law. Seven Decades in the Service of Humanity)
- Author(s):Elena Roxana Vişan
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- Page Range:182-185
- No. of Pages:4
- Keywords:International Humanitarian Law; peace; humanitarian conventions; solidarity rights;
- Summary/Abstract:In an era marked by globalization, increasingly bloody and permanent armed conflicts, war threats, it is imperative to respect the foundation of humanity, the Geneva Conventions by adopting actions in the spirit of human rights education and a culture of peace. From the desire to protect the human being and to promote among the youth the humanitarian treasure of humanity, specialists in the field of International Humanitarian Law, non-governmental organizations celebrate the Day of the International Humanitarian Law annually, by a collective commitment in assimilating and promoting the human aspiration, being, peace and the common good.
Adequate Housing for People Receiving National Merit Benefits - Comparative Analysis by Low Income Status
Adequate Housing for People Receiving National Merit Benefits - Comparative Analysis by Low Income Status
(Adequate Housing for People Receiving National Merit Benefits - Comparative Analysis by Low Income Status)
- Author(s):Brandon Ryu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Social differentiation
- Page Range:186-194
- No. of Pages:9
- Keywords:national merit benefits; veterans; adequate housing; low-income; marital status;
- Summary/Abstract:This research compares the housing condition of people receiving national merit benefits and that of people from the group of low-income families. The research examined the mean difference of the two groups along with correlation and regression analyses. The descriptive statistics and percentage difference show that those who receive national merit benefits are less likely to own houses; to have ventilation installed in their bathroom; to live in asbestos-free houses; to have a solid structural frame, and to live in houses free of water leakage and dew condensation. Regression analysis shows that marital status explains the change of housing satisfaction for these people.
The Way Verbs of Perception Play a Role in the Poems by the Blind
The Way Verbs of Perception Play a Role in the Poems by the Blind
(The Way Verbs of Perception Play a Role in the Poems by the Blind)
- Author(s):Elmira Esmaeelpour, Farhad Sasani
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Language and Literature Studies, Cognitive linguistics
- Page Range:195-200
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:blind; metaphor; perception verb; vision;
- Summary/Abstract:Due to the importance of vision in human perception, different verbal behaviors are expected in the congenitally blind individuals and the sighted ones. Therefore, in this research, two groups of poets (the congenitally blind and control group of the sighted) were found to explore how differently they represent their perception of the five predominant senses. Strikingly, the statistical results show that the frequency of verbs of vision are not only significantly high but also are more frequent than the same verbs in the poems of the sighted. This might be explained through the fact that perception is reflected and codified in language. Thus, the blind can perceive visual phenomena through language however they are congenitally blind. The second qualitative experiment shows that these blind people use different visual metaphors more than the sighted. This might prove Halliday and Mathiessen’s belief that conceptual structure and semantic structure are just different metaphors of one thing.
Productivity Diamond
Productivity Diamond
(Productivity Diamond)
- Author(s):Michal Asaf Kremer
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Business Economy / Management, Human Resources in Economy
- Page Range:201-205
- No. of Pages:6
- Keywords:Managers developments; Leadership; Productivity; Efficiency; Decision Making;
- Summary/Abstract:The article deals with productivity in management and leadership through the presentation of the “70’s Research” and the innovative model that emerged in its trail: “Productivity Diamond.” During my work as a lecturer in leadership decision-making in various companies and organizations in Israel, and during the training and guidance of executives of different personality types and cultural origins and sectors, I developed the desire to investigate the area of productivity that leads to excellence. The research journey I embarked on (2017-2019) has the ultimate purpose to characterize productivity that leads to excellence through examining the perceptions and attitudes towards the subject of managers from different sectors and cultures. The research method used is qualitative and conducted through semi-structured narrative interviews that took place with 70 leading managers and commanders in their field. The second focus of the article deals with a model that was shaped as a result of the “Productivity Diamond” study. This model maps the burning challenges that emerged from the interview analysis and is in fact a key organizer for an entire applied method that is relevant to real assimilation of both a long-term productivity and a set of innovative tools and skills that help executives implement productivity leading to excellence - MPI. The research is entitled as the “70’s Research” in light of the number of participants in it and also because of its timing near Israel’s 70th Anniversary.
