scholarly journals American-Chinese Confrontation from the Perspective of Thucydides Trap

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Alexandr Shalak
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urgent Problem ◽  
Fundamental Causes ◽  
Military Conflicts ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Thucydides Trap ◽  
New Research

War is an inevitable companion of human history. Therefore, from a scientific point of view, as well as from a practical and applied point of view, the identification of the fundamental causes that give rise to this phenomenon continues to be an urgent problem. It was made an attempt to explain a new research method along with class and geopolitical approach assigning reasons of great military conflicts. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the method called the Thucydides trap. The object of the study is the deterrence strategies used by the main actors of world politics. The subject of the study is the modification of the Thucydides trap in relation to the US-China confrontation.

scholarly journals The Concept of Multipolarity: Diversity of Approaches and Interpretations

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 424-445
Author(s):  
Vladislav S. Soluianov
Keyword(s):  
Regional Integration ◽  
International System ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Regional Powers ◽  
Regional Approach ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact

The author regards multipolarity as a question open for discussion, the variety of answers to which contribute not only to the comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon, but also to the perception of processes taking place in the world politics. The content of the multipolarity concept is revealed through the perspectives of realism, neorealism, civilizational approach, regional approach, liberalism, and constructivism. From the realism perspective, multipolarity can be considered as an objective reflection of the world development. The foundation of multipolarity consists in the growth of economic, military, and political potential of non-Western powers and the weakening of the US position as a global leader. Neorealism views multipolarity as a property of the international system which affects the behavior of states. The civilizational approach focuses on identifying civilizations as new actors and centers of power on the world stage. The regional approach highlights the importance of the increasing regionalization processes and creation of regional integration systems, which contribute to the formation of multipolarity in the context of the rise of regional powers and weakening of the USs world position. Liberalism seeks to assess the impact of multipolarity on the stability and security of the international system. Along with the predictable attitude to multipolarity as a threat to peace and security, there is another more optimistic point of view. Constructivism regards multipolarity as a foreign policy discourse and a project of several states, primarily Russia. The results allow to see multipolarity from different perspectives and develop a more comprehensive and objective understanding of this phenomenon.

scholarly journals Mass Atrocities and Their Prevention

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 1240-1292
Author(s):  
Charles H. Anderton ◽  
Jurgen Brauer
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Physical Injuries ◽  
Multidisciplinary Nature ◽  
Economic Inquiry ◽  
Mass Atrocity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Mental Trauma ◽  
New Research ◽  
Mass Participation

Counting conservatively, data show about 100 million mass atrocity-related deaths since 1900. A distinct empirical phenomenon, mass atrocities are events of enormous scale, severity, and brutality, occur in wartime and in peacetime, are geographically widespread, occur with surprising frequency, under various systems of governance, and can be long-lasting in their effects on economic and human development, wellbeing, and wealth, more so when nonfatal physical injuries and mental trauma also are considered. As such, mass atrocities are a major economic concern. Given the multidisciplinary nature of the subject matter, the pertinent conceptual, theoretical, and empirical literatures are voluminous and widely dispersed, and have not been synthesized before from an economics point of view. We address two gaps: a “mass atrocities gap” in the economics literature and an “economics gap” in mass atrocities scholarship. Our goals are, first, to survey and synthesize for economists a broad sweep of literatures on which to base further work in this field and, second, for both economists and noneconomists to learn how economic inquiry contributes to understanding the causes and conduct of mass atrocities and, possibly, to their mitigation and prevention. In drawing on standard, behavioral, identity, social network, and complex systems economics, we find that the big puzzles of the “how” and “why” of mass atrocities, and mass participation therein, are being well addressed. While new research on such topics will be valuable, work should also progress to develop improved prevention approaches. (JEL D72, D74, K38, N40, Z13)

scholarly journals “Do the next thing”: an interview with Elizabeth Adams St. Pierre on post-qualitative methodology

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Guttorm ◽  
Riikka Hohti ◽  
Antti Paakkari
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Inquiry ◽  
Research Association ◽  
The Us ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology ◽  
New Materialisms ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Ontological Turn ◽  
New Research

Professor Elizabeth Adams St. Pierre’s work focuses on critical and poststructural theories of language and the subject and what she has called post qualitative inquiry or post inquiry. She asks what might come after conventional humanist qualitative research methodology. She’s especially interested in the new empiricisms/new materialisms as well as new research practices enabled by the ontological turn. During St. Pierre's visit to the Finnish Educational Research Association (FERA) Conference in Oulu in November 2014, we had the opportunity to talk with her about post qualitative research around some questions we had sent her beforehand. We then transcribed, edited, and translated the interview, and published it in the Finnish journal Kasvatus (Education) in spring 2015. In this interview St. Pierre talks in the US context, where qualitative methodology is turning—or being pushed to turn—back to positivism with normalized and formalized practices, St. Pierre encourages researchers to constantly question the prevailing truths and the traditions they have learnt too well.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Theory of Acquired Needs from McClelland as a Means of Work Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
José Abel De Andrade Baptista ◽  
Alexandre Formigoni ◽  
Sara Almeida da Silva ◽  
Caio Flavio Stettiner ◽  
Rosana Aparecida Bueno de Novais
Keyword(s):  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
American Psychologist ◽  
Professional Success ◽  
Professional Environment ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Individual

The present work aims to demonstrate the most relevant points in the theory of acquired needs, formulated by the American psychologist David Clarence McClelland in 1961. The theory reports that the individual's success depends on two factors, from the socially acquired experiences to the of life and how these experiences should be treated to understand what needs the individual needs to meet to achieve motivation. From this point, the problem to be studied is intended to understand whether professional success can be measured based on three needs that, when met, would be enough to generate employee satisfaction with their work? The general objective of the research is the analysis of the theory developed by McClelland and how it can be more recently related to the concept of satisfaction in the professional environment. The research method for the proposed theme is a bibliographic search, as it stands out in the use of well-selected and updated information on the subject to be treated, in addition to being the most viable methodology to avoid redundancies in approaching the theme. It was obtained as a result of the analysis that amid so many problems found in managers, according to the point of view of the teams of collaborators, the concern to know the differences and needs of the team has not been a behavior properly adopted by the leadership. Therefore, it was concluded that the theory is useful for the reality of several globalization companies, but the problem lies in the neglect of leadership.

scholarly journals ANALISIS STRUKTURAL OBJEKTIF DALAM NOVEL PESANTREN IMPIAN KARYA ASMA NADIA

EDU-KATA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16
Author(s):  
Zumrotul Ilmiyah
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Main Character ◽  
The Third ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Rehabilitation Period ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Additional Figure

The research was conducted with the aim of (1) describing the objective structure aspects, (2) describing the value of moral education in the Asma Nadia Pesantren Impian novel. The object in this study is the aspect of objective structure and the value of moral education contained in the novel Pesantren Impian by Asma Nadia. The subject of his research was Asma Nadia's Dream Dream School. The instruments in this study were the researchers themselves, note books, ballpoint pens, and relevant books that could be used as reference material. Data collection techniques used by researchers used library techniques and note-taking techniques, namely by: (1) the researcher reads novel, (2) the author identifies the data, (3) records the results of the data relating to novel. The research method used by the researcher is the description method. The analysis technique used by researchers is the content technique of content analysis authors. The results of this study indicate that (1) the theme found in Asma Nadia's Pesantren Impian novel is the determination and effort of a woman to become a better person after undergoing a rehabilitation period in a pesantren. The main character is Girl, Rini is an additional figure, Teungku Umar, Teungku Hasan, Sinta and Santi. The background is divided into two types, namely the place setting and the time setting. The plot / groove used is a backlight or flash back. The point of view used is the third person's viewpoint of omniscience. (2) the value of moral education, namely respect, compassion and helpfulness.

scholarly journals DNA as information: at the crossroads between biology, mathematics, physics and chemistry

2016 ◽  
Vol 374 (2063) ◽  
pp. 20150071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julyan H. E. Cartwright ◽  
Simone Giannerini ◽  
Diego L. González
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Information ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Scientific Debate ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The One ◽  
New Research ◽  
Experimental Level

On the one hand, biology, chemistry and also physics tell us how the process of translating the genetic information into life could possibly work, but we are still very far from a complete understanding of this process. On the other hand, mathematics and statistics give us methods to describe such natural systems—or parts of them—within a theoretical framework. Also, they provide us with hints and predictions that can be tested at the experimental level. Furthermore, there are peculiar aspects of the management of genetic information that are intimately related to information theory and communication theory. This theme issue is aimed at fostering the discussion on the problem of genetic coding and information through the presentation of different innovative points of view. The aim of the editors is to stimulate discussions and scientific exchange that will lead to new research on why and how life can exist from the point of view of the coding and decoding of genetic information. The present introduction represents the point of view of the editors on the main aspects that could be the subject of future scientific debate.

scholarly journals Applicability of the rules of international humanitarian law to peacekeeping operations in regional crises

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
Alexandru Cauia ◽  
◽  
Naif Jassim Alabduljabbar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
Peacekeeping Operations ◽  
Military Conflicts ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject

Reading the International Humanitarian Law, point of view of the status of subjects of Public International Law of the parties ist the only issue that involved in military conflicts matters so that they can be qualified as international or non-international, which depends directly on the volume of legal rules to be enforced and complied by the warring parties. Thus, members of peacekeeping operations conducted under the auspices of the UN, or with the participation of regional structures must strictly comply with the provisions of the rules of war throughout their actions in situations that may qualify as armed conflicts. Mechanisms and instruments for ensuring compliance with the rules of International Humanitarian Law by members of peacekeeping contingents shall be the subject of research in this article.

scholarly journals STUDI POSKOLONIAL TERHADAP KAWASAN ALUN-ALUN JEMBER: USAHA MENGGALI POTENSI KOTA KREATIF

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-134
Author(s):  
Y.A. Widriyakara ◽  
Anas Hidayat ◽  
Lucia Ina Trisjanti
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
New Order ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Creative City ◽  
The People ◽  
Global Trend ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The City

Title: Postcolonial Study towards Jember Alun-alun Area: Efforts to Explore the Potential of Creative City The Alun-alun is an important area in the city in Java, which has existed since pre-colonial era (can be traced back to the Majapahit era), which was later adapted creatively by the Dutch in colonial era to the post-independence of Indonesia. Studies on the Alun-alun is mostly done historically, symbolic or functional, whereas this study viewed from the perspective of postcolonial, that reverse point of view: from the square is considered passive and influenced, being square is active and can be aligned with the global trend. The research method is qualitative research, with a view creativity of Jember society in the process of changes. This study combines direct observation, observe documents and interview. Alun-alun became a media of "control" by the Dutch (towards Indonesian/Jember society) to the New Order era (towards the people of Indonesia/Jember), society is assumed to be liyan (others). Then look for new forms to imitate and reverse of what has been done by the "authorities" so that an alun-alun will be hybrid, diaspora and transculturation also occur. Jember alun-alun area from postcolonial view has a dynamic and adaptive character. Community and Jember alun-alun are not a passive entity that is marginalized and only accept influence from the outside, but they are the subject of the creative changes, to be aligned with a more advanced entity.

scholarly journals The South China Sea Impasse and Implications for World Politics

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Sheriff G.I. ◽  
Esther N.
Keyword(s):  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Politics ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
The South ◽  
China Sea ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Oil Gas

The paper examines the South China Sea impasse between China and its neighbours in the region as well as the United States, which tries to see the sea as an open maritime area for international navigation. Using the secondary documented literature, findings show that the South China Sea is naturally endowed with variegated natural resources ranging from oil, gas and habitable islands that can be developed and this is the reason behind the impasse. The paper concludes that the South China Sea is increasingly a hotspot of conflict between China and the US; it is the subject of several overlapping territorial disputes. Like in most geopolitical tensions, trade would be a prime casualty in case of an escalation. The paper recommends that China, which is the claimant of the South China Sea, and other countries involved should dialogue and come up with policies that are favourable to all parties involved.

A Modified Chair Geometry for Whole Body Counting

1976 ◽  
Vol 15 (05) ◽  
pp. 246-247
Author(s):  
S. C. Jain ◽  
G. C. Bhola ◽  
A. Nagaratnam ◽  
M. M. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Marked Improvement ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Spatial Response ◽  
Body Counting ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Whole Body Counting ◽  
The Buddha

SummaryIn the Marinelli chair, a geometry widely used in whole body counting, the lower part of the leg is seen quite inefficiently by the detector. The present paper describes an attempt to modify the standard chair geometry to minimise this limitation. The subject sits crossed-legged in the “Buddha Posture” in the standard chair. Studies with humanoid phantoms and a volunteer sitting in the Buddha posture show that this modification brings marked improvement over the Marinelli chair both from the point of view of sensitivity and uniformity of spatial response.

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