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Author | : Paul Cairney |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2016-04-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1137517816 |
The Politics of Evidence Based Policymaking identifies how to work with policymakers to maximize the use of scientific evidence. Policymakers cannot consider all evidence relevant to policy problems. They use two shortcuts: ‘rational’ ways to gather enough evidence, and ‘irrational’ decision-making, drawing on emotions, beliefs, and habits. Most scientific studies focus on the former. They identify uncertainty when policymakers have incomplete evidence, and try to solve it by improving the supply of information. They do not respond to ambiguity, or the potential for policymakers to understand problems in very different ways. A good strategy requires advocates to be persuasive: forming coalitions with like-minded actors, and accompanying evidence with simple stories to exploit the emotional or ideological biases of policymakers.
Author | : M. Jamie Ferreira |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2009-02-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781444304664 |
The first comprehensive introduction to cover the entire span ofKierkegaard’s authorship. Explores how the two strands of his writing—religiousdiscourses and pseudonymous literary creations—influencedeach other Accompanies the reader chronologically through all thephilosopher’s major works, and integrates his writing intohis biography Employs a unique “how to” approach to help thereader discover individual texts on their own and to help themclosely examine Kierkegaard’s language Presents the literary strategies employed inKierkegaard’s work to give the reader insight intosubtext
Author | : Lars Schoultz |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 497 |
Release | : 1998-06-15 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0674256042 |
In this sweeping history of United States policy toward Latin America, Lars Schoultz shows that the United States has always perceived Latin America as a fundamentally inferior neighbor, unable to manage its affairs and stubbornly underdeveloped. This perception of inferiority was apparent from the beginning. John Quincy Adams, who first established diplomatic relations with Latin America, believed that Hispanics were "lazy, dirty, nasty...a parcel of hogs." In the early nineteenth century, ex-President John Adams declared that any effort to implant democracy in Latin America was "as absurd as similar plans would be to establish democracies among the birds, beasts, and fishes." Drawing on extraordinarily rich archival sources, Schoultz, one of the country's foremost Latin America scholars, shows how these core beliefs have not changed for two centuries. We have combined self-interest with a "civilizing mission"--a self-abnegating effort by a superior people to help a substandard civilization overcome its defects. William Howard Taft felt the way to accomplish this task was "to knock their heads together until they should maintain peace," while in 1959 CIA Director Allen Dulles warned that "the new Cuban officials had to be treated more or less like children." Schoultz shows that the policies pursued reflected these deeply held convictions. While political correctness censors the expression of such sentiments today, the actions of the United States continue to assume the political and cultural inferiority of Latin America. Schoultz demonstrates that not until the United States perceives its southern neighbors as equals can it anticipate a constructive hemispheric alliance.
Author | : Richard Weissbourd |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2009-05-01 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 054752532X |
A wake-up call for a national crisis in parenting—and a deeply helpful book for those who want to see their own behaviors as parents with the greatest possible clarity. Harvard psychologist Richard Weissbourd argues incisively that parents—not peers, not television—are the primary shapers of their children’s moral lives. And yet, it is parents’ lack of self-awareness and confused priorities that are dangerously undermining children’s development. Through the author’s own original field research, including hundreds of rich, revealing conversations with children, parents, teachers, and coaches, a surprising picture emerges. Parents’ intense focus on their children’s happiness is turning many children into self-involved, fragile conformists. The suddenly widespread desire of parents to be closer to their children—a heartening trend in many ways—often undercuts kids’ morality. Our fixation with being great parents—and our need for our children to reflect that greatness—can actually make them feel ashamed for failing to measure up. Finally, parents’ interactions with coaches and teachers—and coaches’ and teachers’ interactions with children—are critical arenas for nurturing, or eroding, children’s moral lives. Weissbourd’s ultimately compassionate message—based on compelling new research—is that the intense, crisis-filled, and profoundly joyous process of raising a child can be a powerful force for our own moral development.
Author | : Philip Edward Carr |
Publisher | : Word Alive Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2022-12-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1486623468 |
A ninety-day devotional to draw you closer to God. Many Christians can recite John 3:16 by heart, but what do the other 3:16 passages in the Bible tell us about God? Philip Edward Carr invites you to join him on a journey, starting with the 3:16 passage of every book in the Bible. He offers a key message and an application for you for each day. In the second part of this devotional, the author takes you through each chapter of the Gospel of John. At the end of the journey, you will have an overview of the Bible to spark your exploration of deeper studies into God’s Word.
Author | : Alexander Thurston |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2016-09-22 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1316776808 |
The spectre of Boko Haram and its activities in Nigeria dominates both media and academic analysis of Islam in the region. But, as Alexander Thurston argues here, beyond the sensational headlines this group generates, the dynamics of Muslim life in northern Nigeria remain poorly understood. Drawing on interviews with leading Salafis in Nigeria as well as on a rereading of the history of the global Salafi movement, this volume explores how a canon of classical and contemporary texts defines Salafism. Examining how these texts are interpreted and - crucially - who it is that has the authority to do so, Thurston offers a systematic analysis of curricula taught in Saudi Arabia and how they shape religious scholars' approach to religion and education once they return to Africa. Essential for scholars of religion and politics, this unique text explores how the canon of Salafism has been used and refined, from Nigeria's return to democracy to the jihadist movement Boko Haram.
Author | : Dan Goodley |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2005-10-30 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1350312142 |
Disability is not just the physical, sensory or intellectual impairments a person has, but the exclusion from society they face as a result. Organisations for disabled people are a growing voice in challenging this exclusion and anti-discrimination legislation is helping to change the structures in society that have contributed to it. This book examines the discipline of psychology in this regard. It argues that psychology has tended to ignore the socio-cultural aspects of disability and treat disabled people as objects rather than arbiters of psychological intervention. Bringing together disabled and non-disabled researchers and psychologists, this book proposes ideas for an enabling psychological theory and practice, and addresses questions such as: -"How can we support the inclusion of disabled children?" - "Can therapy enable rather than pathologise?” - "What can be learnt from the experience of disabled psychologists?" "How can psychology contribute to social models of disability?” In examining these issues, this volume challenges the reader to reconsider the relationship between disability studies and psychology and to do so in ways that contribute to the emancipation - rather than the exclusion - of disabled people. A key text for students on relevant courses within disability studies and psychology degrees, this book is also an important resource for those who study or work in the areas of healthcare studies, nursing, sociology and social work. Dan Goodley is a Reader in disability studies, University of Sheffield, with research interests in disability theory, activism and methodology. Rebecca Lawthom is Principal Lecturer in psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University and a member of the Research Institute for Health and Social Change. Her research interests are in disability, community and feminist psychology.
Author | : Carole Mortimer |
Publisher | : Harlequin |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2013-12-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1460326946 |
Harlequin® Historical brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Harlequin® Historical bundle includes Not Just a Wallflower by Carole Mortimer, Falling for the Highland Rogue by Ann Lethbridge and The Knight's Fugitive Lady by Meriel Fuller. Look for six compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Historical!
Author | : Richard J. Light |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2024-08-06 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0691229465 |
How campus communities of every kind can transform themselves from good to great Becoming Great Universities highlights ten core challenges that all colleges and universities face and offers practical steps that everyone on campus—from presidents to first-year undergraduates—can take to enhance student life and learning. This incisive book, written in a friendly and engaging style, draws on conversations with presidents, deans, and staff at hundreds of campuses across the country as well as scores of in-depth interviews with students and faculty. Providing suggestions that all members of a campus community can implement, Richard Light and Allison Jegla cover topics such as how to build a culture of innovation on campus, how to improve learning outcomes through experimentation, how to help students from under-resourced high schools succeed in college, and how to attract students from rural areas who may not be considering colleges far from their communities. They offer concrete ways to facilitate constructive interactions among students from different backgrounds, create opportunities for lifelong learning and engagement, and inspire students to think globally. And most of the ideas presented in this book can be implemented at little to no cost. Featuring a wealth of evidence-based examples, Becoming Great Universities offers actionable suggestions for everyone to have a positive impact on college life regardless of whether their campus is urban or rural, private or public, large or small, wealthy or not.
Author | : Sally Donovan |
Publisher | : Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2019-07-18 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 1784504440 |
An honest insight into the rollercoaster reality of therapeutically parenting teenagers. Raising any teenager is tough, but raising teens who have experienced trauma in their early years is a whole different - and more difficult - ball game. Adoptive parent Sally Donovan is here to answer every question you've ever wanted to ask about therapeutically parenting teenagers, and a whole lot more besides. Therapeutic parenting is equal parts love, commitment, determination, and realism, and Sally writes about it all with equal parts blazing wit, tear-jerking honesty, and wisdom. Read this book to hear a voice speaking from experience - and above all, the heart - about everything to expect from therapeutically parenting your teens.