A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE OFFSHORE UNITISATION REGIME IN AUSTRALIA

2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 409
Author(s):  
A. Soh ◽  
C. Pope
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Legislative Framework

Unitisation, and the threat of unitisation, is a major risk for petroleum industry participants because it can significantly affect both project timelines and project profitability. Despite this, the Commonwealth legislative framework is sparse on detail regarding the process for offshore unitisation in Australia. This article examines the offshore unitisation regime in Australia and its implications. Part I describes the historical context for unitisation in Australia; Part II describes the key concepts of unitisation, including both forced unitisation and voluntary unitisation; and Part III reviews the current Commonwealth legislative framework. Part IV analyses the adequacy of the Commonwealth legislative framework in achieving efficiency in unitisation and Part V addresses recommendations for amendments to that framework.

The role of Constitutional Courts in Transitional Justice: Colombia and South Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadiehezka Paola Palencia Tejedor
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Transitional Justice ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Constitutional Courts ◽  
Political Background ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

This work focuses on a compared analysis of the South Afri- can decision related to the “peace and reconciliation act” of this country’s Parliament, and the Colombian decision regarding the amendment of the constitution called “The juridical framework for the peace.” Turning to the structure, it is developed in three major topics: 1. It provides a brief of the historical context, political background and an overview of the two decisions.2. It gives a structural analysis of the powers that each Court has and the nature of the constitutional mechanism through which both Courts decided the constitutionality of the said norms 3. It presents a critical analysis on the similarities and differences between the two systems and judgments. It presents some con- clusions. 

Transformation of Scientific Approaches to the Practice of Regulating the Socio-Economic Development of a Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
N. P. Molchanova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Current Period ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Legislative Framework

The paper deals with the methodology and practice of the state regulation of the regional economy based on the legislative framework and works of Russian scientists in the historical context with account for the specifics of the current period of market transformation. The subject of research is organizational and economic relations, aimed at improving the management efficiency of regional socio-economic development. The purpose of research was to identify the key problems of the regional economy regulation preventing the balanced functioning of administrative-territorial entities and substantiate the need to boost measures of state support. Based on the dialectical cognition method and the system approach, the positions of leading scientists and scientific schools on topical issues of the regional economy as a scientific discipline were analyzed, which made it possible to identify the main reasons hampering socio-economic transformations and justify measures for running a more active regional policy. It is concluded that consistent improvement of methodological and organizational approaches creates prerequisites for improving the results of the socio-economic development at the regional level; however, in the current situation of the macroeconomic instability serious problems may arise to be resolved primarily by the state regulation.

Meditation in Prison

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Auty
Keyword(s):  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Vipassana Meditation ◽  
Prison Studies

In recent years interest in the use of meditation programs in prison has grown considerably, yet empirical research evidence for their effectiveness has been slower to accumulate. This chapter explores the application of meditation programs that take place within prison walls and evaluates their effectiveness in three key areas: (i) mental health and psychological wellbeing; (ii) substance misuse; (iii) and reoffending behavior. Evidence from prison studies, most of them conducted in the USA, is reviewed with a focus on their effectiveness. The philosophical and historical context of meditation is taken into account, and key concepts and definitions are critiqued. The chapter explores the meditation practices that are most often found in prison, such as Transcendental Meditation, mindfulness, and Vipassana meditation. It examines meditation’s role as an adjunct therapy in the treatment of substance misuse disorders and more general applications that aim to enhance well-being. The limitations of current studies together with directions for future research are also discussed.

Caught in the Continuum: A Critical Analysis of the Principle of the Least Restrictive Environment

1988 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven J. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Least Restrictive Environment ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Vocational Services ◽  
Continuum Concept ◽  
New Community ◽  
Restrictive Environment ◽  
The Continuum

This article presents a critical analysis of the principle of the least restrictive environment (LRE). The article begins with a review of the origins of LRE in professional writings and law and moves next to a discussion of how LRE has been operationalized in terms of a continuum of residential, educational, and vocational services. Building on previous critiques of the continuum concept, the author presents seven conceptual and philosophical flaws or pitfalls in the LRE principle itself, especially when it is applied to people with severe disabilities. The author then argues that an uncritical acceptance of LRE may lead to the establishment of a “new” community-based continuum and takes the position that many leading writings in the field can be interpreted to legitimate this new continuum. The conclusion of the article supports an unconditional commitment to integration and briefly contrasts integration with LRE as a guiding principle for the design of services and support for people with developmental disabilities and concludes with a note on the importance of viewing concepts in historical context.

Analysis of Gender Equality in Higher Management Levels

2012 ◽  
pp. 931-947
Author(s):  
Nuria Calvo ◽  
María Bastida ◽  
Jacobo Feás
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Managerial Performance ◽  
Female Managers ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Human Resources Strategies

The main goal of this chapter is to undertake a critical analysis of the current situation concerning the equal treatment of female managers in Spain. In this chapter, the authors analysed the dynamics of business behaviour in order to understand why inequality of women managers for gender reasons persists in spite of the anti-discrimination measures recommended by the legislative framework in place. This analysis has allowed proposals for measures to be drawn up to be taken into account in designing human resources strategies, based on systems of management by competencies and assessment of managerial performance.

Prologue—Setting the Stage

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Abbie E. Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Adoptive Families ◽  
The Past ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Over Time

The prologue provides historical context for the book, detailing, for example, how adoption has changed over time, particularly with regard to structural openness (i.e., contact between birth and adoptive families) and communicative openness in adoption (i.e., how parents talk about adoption), two key concepts in the book. In addition to changes in openness, other major societal shifts have occurred over the past several decades that impact and intersect with adoption: namely, the rise in gay parenthood and the rise and expansion of the Internet in society. The prologue also introduces the research participants who were interviewed for the book: namely, lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples who adopted through private domestic adoption or foster care, and who were interviewed at various points from preadoption to 8 years after they adopted. The prologue also addresses the major theoretical perspectives (family systems, life course, developmental) that frame the book.

10. Postcolonial and decolonial approaches

2019 ◽  
pp. 160-176
Author(s):  
Meera Sabaratnam
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Approaches To Studying ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Similarities And Differences

This chapter looks at postcolonial and decolonial approaches to studying world politics, arguing that these are multilayered and diverse. These do not constitute a single ‘theory’ of the international but rather a set of orientations to show how to think about it. The chapter starts by separating a number of different elements involved in theorizing the world, and how postcolonial and decolonial approaches look at them. These include questions of epistemology, ontology, and norms or ethics. It then examines the historical context in which postcolonial and decolonial approaches arose, showing that there was a dynamic relationship between political struggles for decolonization and the development of different intellectual arguments. It considers where postcolonial and decolonial approaches have emerged and where they depart from each other in terms of analysis and focus. Having traced these traditions through the twentieth century, the chapter describes the key concepts used in postcolonial and decolonial thought across different disciplines, before looking at their impact on the field of international relations (IR). The chapter also explores the similarities and differences between different approaches and other theories in the field of IR. Finally, it contemplates the on-going popularity of postcolonial and decolonial approaches in the present day.

scholarly journals Model Interpretasi al-Qur’ân Abdullah Saeed

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Achmad Zaini
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Seventh Century ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Contextualist Approach

This article tries to deliver Abdullah Saeed’s idea on the new approach to inter pret the Qur’ân called contextualist approach. He proposes his ideas based on his finding that there is a gap between texts which have been understood literally by majority of ulama’ and socio-historical context of the Qur’ân at the time of revelation in the first/seventh century and the contemporary concerns and needs of Muslims today. Based on his expertise on hermeneutic, he proposes four stages: encounter with the world of the text, critical analysis, meaning for the first recipients and meaning for the present. The proposed idea should be appreciated even though it seems that it is a preliminary study which has to be elaborated into practical way.

scholarly journals Playing Whiteness in Crisis in The Last of Us and Tomb Raider

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraya Murray
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Whiteness Studies ◽  
Critical Whiteness Studies ◽  
Critical Whiteness ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
White Majority ◽  
Crystal Dynamics ◽  
Demographic Shifts ◽  
The U.S

This paper examines the white normative figure under duress, through videogames that present a crisis in American narratives of progress: The Last of Us (Naughty Dog, 2013), set in a melancholic post-apocalyptic U.S.; and Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics, 2013), a reboot of the now-classic Lara Croft narrative that recasts the heroine as desperate and far from invincible. Using key concepts from critical whiteness studies, popular panics around the demographic shifts in the U.S. away from a white majority, and Richard Dyer’s theorizations, I show how “making whiteness strange” can decouple it from the normative, and rescue it from unattainable ideals and self-annihilating tendencies. Running the gauntlet between representing universal humanity and traumatized victimhood, whiteness in games takes a beating within a fraught post-9/11 and post-Obama moment of national transition. Through critical analysis of identity politics around whiteness in video games, larger cultural stakes are revealed.

scholarly journals Classificatory disputes and scientific controversies: society, nature, and culture in the Anthropocene

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-184
Author(s):  
Felipe Barbosa Bertuluci ◽  
Leila da Costa Leila da Costa ◽  
Roberto Donato Silva Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Ecological Economic ◽  
Scientific Controversies ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
Industrial Societies

In general, the idea of Anthropocene refers to the set of socio-historical, ecological, economic, and technological transformations responsible for configuring a new stage of regulation and evolution of the planetary geological system. From its original proposition in the 2000s, this notion gained increasing repercussion, mobilizing different positions in multiple fields of scientific knowledge. This article aims to develop a critical analysis of some of the main concepts found in such debates, from the mobilization of three fundamental analytical categories: the concepts of Society, Nature, and Culture. In methodological terms, this is a literature review article based on qualitative and non-systematic bibliographic research. The analysis undertaken here indicates how the different approaches mobilized by the driving idea of Anthropocene result in theoretical movements that redefine the relationships between agency, structure, and social change in the historical context of modern industrial societies.

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