State-Nonstate Alliances in Civil War

2019 ◽  
pp. 14-36
Author(s):  
Yelena Biberman
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Nonstate Actors ◽  
Concepts And Categories ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Balance Of Interests

This chapter develops a new balance-of-interests framework for understanding how states and nonstate actors identify and enlist one another as allies in times of civil war. It begins by considering the relevant terms and develops the concepts and categories useful for the study of state-nonstate alliances. A brief overview of the relevant scholarly approaches provides potential explanations as well as the foundation for a new theoretical framework, which is then detailed. The chapter also considers the scope conditions for the argument. It concludes by describing the research design and methodologies used for data collection and analysis.

Hearing Aids for Ménière's Syndrome: Implications of Hearing Fluctuation

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (05) ◽  
pp. 430-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celene McNeill ◽  
Catherine M. McMahon ◽  
Philip Newall ◽  
Mary Kalantzis
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Great Satisfaction ◽  
Hearing Thresholds ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis

Background: Hearing fluctuation imposes the biggest challenge in the fitting of hearing aids for patients with Ménière's syndrome. Purpose: This study shows that the problem maybe be overcome by allowing the patients to test their own hearing and to program their own hearing aids to adjust for hearing fluctuation. Research Design and Study Sample: A group of 40 participants diagnosed with Ménière's syndrome were fitted with Widex Senso Diva hearing aids and were provided with a portable Senso Programmer 3 (SP3) that allowed them to measure their own hearing thresholds at up to 14 different frequencies and to program their own devices. Intervention: The participants were instructed to test their hearing three times a day for 8 weeks and to program their hearing aids according to the measured thresholds. Data Collection and Analysis: All participants recorded some degree of hearing fluctuation during the 8-week trial. Results and Conclusions: Among participants, 70 percent continued to program their hearing aids on a regular basis and reported great satisfaction with amplification because they are now able to adjust their own devices when their hearing fluctuates.

scholarly journals Romanticism in James Horner’s Songs: If We Hold On Together, Somewhere out There, I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You: Expressive Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anicleta Yuliastuti ◽  
Paulus Purba
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Findings

The topic of this study is about Romanticism of James Horner's songs that entitled If We Hold On Together, Somewhere Out There, I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You. The purpose of this study is to find out how James Horner expressed romanticism in his literary works. The theories used to analyze the data are expressive theory made by M.H Abrams and poetry theory from Persy Bysshe Shelly. The research design used is quantitative research. Data collection and analysis techniques by conducting intense readings and conducting content analysis. The research findings show that the romanticism in James Horner's song utilizes parallelism, hyperbole, personification, symbol, imagery, and antitheses. The romanticism expressed by James Horner in his song entitled If We Hold On Together, Somewhere Out There and I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You is to tell about the beauty of nature, emotions, feelings and intuitions that are poured out of the author through a message songs lyrics inspired by stories of movie imagination.

scholarly journals Advancing Grounded Theory: Using Theoretical Frameworks within Grounded Theory Studies

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Founding Fathers ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Research Questions

The founding fathers of grounded theory (GT) claimed it is an inductive methodological approach. Yet, some scholars argue that purely inductive GTs are not possible given researchers’ involvement in data collection and analysis. Subsequently, a constructivist GT approach was introduced. Still, full-length methodological articles that include rationales or detailed explanations for using constructivist GT approaches are limited in peer-reviewed journals. The purpose of this article is to highlight the ways in which the author used a constructivist GT approach in his dissertation. Within the article, the author provides concrete examples and a rationale for the ways in which he used a theoretical framework within a constructivist GT study. First, the author introduces literature on GT. Next, the author introduces the theoretical framework used in the study, highlighting the introduction of a theoretical framework as a departure from the traditional tenets of GT. Finally, the author highlights the ways in which he used the theoretical framework to shape the research questions, data collection and analysis, and findings.

Gambling with Violence

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yelena Biberman
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Nonstate Actors ◽  
State Fragility ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Balance Of Interests ◽  
Potential Applicability ◽  
War Outcomes ◽  
Distribution Of Power

State outsourcing of violence to nonstate actors is a global practice that challenges our notions of legitimate warfare, statehood, and citizenship. It matters for counterinsurgency, civil war outcomes, the humane treatment of civilians and former combatants, and the prospects of post-conflict peace. In South Asia, the use of nonstate proxies is deeply entwined with questions of state fragility, the postcolonial social contract, and the rivalry between two nuclear powers. This book explains the origins of state-nonstate alliances in times of civil war. A new balance-of-interests framework is generated through systematic fine-grained analyses of violence outsourcing by Pakistan and India in Kashmir, East Pakistan/Bangladesh, and their respective tribal belts. Central to this framework are the distribution of power inside the theater of war and varied interests of both the state and the nonstate actors. The cases drawn from Pakistan and India demonstrate how different configurations of local power and actors’ priorities result in distinct alliance patterns. The potential applicability of the balance-of-interests approach beyond South Asia is then demonstrated with analyses of Russia’s counterinsurgencies in Chechnya and Turkey’s operations against Kurdish rebels. The book builds on and contributes to the existing scholarship on civil war and counterinsurgency, in particular the burgeoning literature on militias, alliances, and South Asian security.

Analytic Filmmaking and the Persistence of Narrative: A Response to Roy Germano

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 677-679
Author(s):  
Sunita Parikh
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Textual Data ◽  
Documentary Filmmaking

While there is much to appreciate in Roy Germano's essay, I argue that the analytic filmmaking project as currently presented has flaws that need to be addressed before we can proceed with this approach. First, Germano underemphasizes many of the similarities among visual, audio, and textual data collection and analysis while at the same time failing to note important ways in which the two differ. Second, the discussion of documentary filmmaking focuses on a particular style of documentary and neglects to consider documentaries that are similar in their construction to the type of analytic filmmaking he argues for in the article. This emphasis on the differences creates needless and potentially problematic schisms between two groups of empirical researchers who have a great deal in common, in terms of interests and methods. Finally, the theoretical framework and the connection between theory and data need to be presented much more explicitly so that the viewer can follow the argument of the film.

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