scholarly journals The role of oil in the division of Kurdistan in contemporary history 1914-1972

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-204
Author(s):  
پشكۆ عەبدولرەحمان ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary History

Science Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century: Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 002200942110067
Author(s):  
Soenke Kunkel
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Global Environmental Problems ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Science Diplomacy ◽  
The Cold War

Setting the stage for the special forum, this introduction points to the centrality of science diplomacy activities within many current foreign policy concepts around the world. It also points to the lack of historical perspective within many current academic debates about science diplomacy. Suggesting the value of such a perspective, the introduction then draws attention to a number of fruitful contributions that histories of science diplomacy may make to contemporary history. These include: a better understanding of how entanglements between science, foreign policy, and international relations evolved over the twentieth century; a refined understanding of the workings of foreign relations and diplomacy that sheds light on the role of science as an arena of foreign relations; new insights into the Cold War; a globalizing of perspectives in the writing of contemporary history; a new international focus on widely under-researched actors like universities, science movements, science organizations, and science academies; a focus on new themes that range from global environmental problems to issues like cultural heritage. The remainder of the introduction then delineates some of the shared assumptions and findings of the essays and then briefly introduces each contribution to the special section.

scholarly journals A DIDACTIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE FALSE TREATY OF MANIPULATION – WRITTEN BY ANA BLANDIANA

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Florina Irina Dima
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Autobiographical Texts

The present paper aims to underline the important role of introducing contemporary reading of autobiographical texts in high-school literature classes in Romania. It mentions the concepts of Shah Saria, Debra Edwards, and Linda Andersen, and the definitions of autobiography by Philippe Lejeune, Isabel Duran, and Karl Weintraub. For demonstration, it examines the text of the Romanian writer Ana Blandiana (a pseudonym of Otilia Valeria Coman), namely the False Treaty of Manipulation, published in 2013. The didactic generosity of this book is demonstrated with mention of the thematic stratification and uniqueness of the text, and by discussing the textual reference to the Romanian contemporary history, the connections between topics within the book, and how these might serve the interest and preparedness of teenagers for their adult life. The didactic approach of the book content involves extra-, inter-, and across-textual questions, as well as detailed passages, themes, and secondary themes relevant to the study of autobiography.

Language Planning and Policy in Nepal

1980 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 71-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selma K. Sonntag
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Language Planning ◽  
Underdeveloped Country ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Language Planning And Policy ◽  
Foreign Policies ◽  
History Of

Abstract The paper is an historical account of language planning and policy in Nepal, from the period of the first unification of Nepal in the 1700's up until the present day, with comments on possible future trends. Emphasis is placed on the period after 1951, when the Rana regime was first replaced by democratic experimentation and later by monarchal rule. The language policy of this post-1951 period is illustrated in the paper by co-ordinating government reports on the education system and development projects, newspaper articles, et cetera to the contemporary history of changes in government, of political party stands, and of Nepal's foreign policies. The author analyzes and comments on this co-ordination, demonstrating how language planning and policy formation is dependent on other political policies and events of the time. The two language policy controversies used as main examples in the paper are the Nepali-Hindi controversy, and to a lesser extent, the Nepali-Newari controversy. Explanations for the dominant role of these two controversies in an underdeveloped country with over forty languages are given.

Otto Kirchheimer - Gesammelte Schriften

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Party Systems ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Post War ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
Industrial Societies ◽  
Selection Of

The fifth volume in this six-volume collection of Otto Kirchheimer’s (1905–1965) works is entitled Politische Systeme im Nachkriegseuropa (Political Systems in post-war Europe) and contains 34 works by Kirchheimer, published between 1950 and 1967, on changes to political orders in modern industrial societies. Geographically, these studies focus not only on the Federal Republic of Germany but also on developments in other Western European democracies, the USA and the GDR. In these writings, Kirchheimer pays particular attention to changes in the party systems in these countries, the changing role of the parliamentary opposition, the calculated influence of associations and interest groups, the intensification of bureaucracy and the strengthening of the executive, and the political attitudes and expectations of citizens in modern democracies. In addition, this volume contains a comprehensive bibliography of all Kirchheimer’s published works plus a selection of his unpublished writings. This book will appeal to all those interested in politics, law, contemporary history and sociology.

scholarly journals Establishing the system of higher energetics education and science of Russian in domestic historiography

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-27
Author(s):  
Arsen Rustemovich Pavlenko ◽  
Rakhimian Galimianovich Iusupov
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Academic Science ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Energy Education ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Theoretical Generalization ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation

This article is devoted to the contemporary historiography of higher school for energetics in USSR and the Russian federation. The subject of this research is comprised of formation of modern scientific perceptions on emergence and development of Russian system of training energy personnel. The object of this research is the body of 1990s-2000s publications of historic and multidisciplinary profile on the contemporary history of higher energy education and university energetics in Russia. The goal of this research is to determine the main problematic vectors and theoretical approaches forming in the process of scientific research of this topic, as well as understanding of the results and further prospects of its development. The novelty of this research consists in determining, systematizing and analyzing the content of the body of historiographical sources on history of Russian energetics and education during XX and XXI centuries. The authors conclude that within the framework of this historiographical branch, there is a current scientific base that allows transitioning to a new level of discovery and theoretical generalization of materials. It seems relevant to transition from “milestone stories” of universities and departments to study of the role of higher education and academic science in the process of implementation of state energy policy in Russia, as well as development of international energy dialogue.

scholarly journals Opowieść o nieuwikłanych ziemiach

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Michał Kozłowski
Keyword(s):  
Eastern European ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Final Solution ◽  
Nazi Regime ◽  
Central European ◽  
Anti Semitism ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Successful Execution ◽  
Mass Killings

Narrative of untangled lands Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands is an extremely ambitious project not only of historiography but also, we dare say, of historiosophy. Snyder seeks originality in shaping both the geography and the narrative of what he considers to be the central occurrence of contemporary history – mass killings of the Nazi regime and Stalinist Russia. He claims that in order to comprehend the logic of the killings we need to put emphasis on the (intentional and unintentional) collusion (interaction) of the two regimes. I believe that this interpretation is trivial if we take its weak interpretation, and wrong if we want to understand it in a strong way. Snyder is widely praised for adopting or giving justice to the Central European (namely Polish) perception of the WWII, but in doing it he gladly succumbs to its lacunas and deliberate misinterpretations. He not only downgrades the importance of the Shoah but also downplays the role of Eastern European anti-Semitism and its interaction with the Nazi “messianic” anti-judaismus as the key factor in successful execution of the Final Solution.

Illusion managers. The role of historical narratives in populist leadership

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theofilos Gkinopoulos ◽  
Michał Bilewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Contemporary History ◽  
Good And Evil ◽  
Social Identity Approach ◽  
Key Questions

In this paper, we delineate the connection between history, social identity and populism, applying to populist leadership. We develop an argument of the use of history by populist leaders to politically mobilize and manage of social identities. We draw on social identity approach and its connection with populism. We introduce history as a political tool for populist leaders. We bring specific historical examples from Greece and Poland to make a case for a particular narrative that populist leaders communicate.. We present explanations offered in populist history such as belief in ‘good and evil’ and historical analogies. Finally, we present methods of spreading historical narratives by populist leaders, emphasizing on censorship, denial, museums and commemorations. We conclude by arguing for populist leadership as a reflection of contemporary history with leaders as history makers and consumers. We identify some key questions to enhance our understanding of the historical component of populist identities.

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