Introduction An evaluation of the contribution of feminist International Relations (IR) theory to the discipline as a whole is fraught with complexities; not only is feminist discourse a multifaceted branch of competing theories employing separate epistemologies‚ it is also a somewhat marginalised field within the study of IR. In their different ways‚ feminist theorists aim to expose gender biases embedded in conventional IR theories‚ such as realism and liberal institutionalism‚ and to reconstruct gender-neutral
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International Relations State-centric: It is the study of the relations of states‚ understood in diplomatic‚ military and strategic terms. The relevant unit is the state‚ not the nation. Sovereignty is the key feature. Due to international developments‚ we may weaken the assumption that external policy of the state is based on security. But states remain dominant in IR. Globalization theorists focus on it rather than the states. We live in a ‘borderless world’ (Ohmae 1990). Development of IR Theory in the
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Davao City bans use of plastics‚ styrofoams Philippine Daily Inquirer 3:28 pm | Thursday‚ May 10th‚ 2012 DAVAO CITY – After banning smoking and spitting in public‚ the city government announced that starting June 28‚ it would be a crime here to use environmentally-destructive plastic bags and styrofoams in packaging‚ including for food products. Joseph Dominic Felizarta‚ chief of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro)‚ said the city government will strictly implement the
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Human Relations Movement refers to those researchers of organizational development who study the behavior of people in groups‚ in particular workplace groups. It originated in the 1930s’ Hawthorne studies‚ which examined the effects of social relations‚ motivation and employee satisfaction on factory productivity. The movement viewed workers in terms of their psychology and fit with companies‚ rather than as interchangeable parts. "The hallmark of human-relation theories is the primacy given to
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Customized Learning Theory Karen Wilmath EDUC 500 Liberty University The purpose of this paper is to discuss different learning theories and how the years have caused educators and psychologists to evaluate the validity of some of them. Technology alone has caused a major kink in some of the learning theories from earlier psychologists. Although there are multiple learning theories that have been developed over the years‚ not one of them includes all aspects of learning and many have left
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P4‚ M2‚ D2 P4: In this assignment I will be explaining two theories which are the disengagement theory and the activity theory. Disengagement theory The disengagement theory suggests when people reach old age‚ they tend to naturally withdraw themselves from society and social involvement‚ elderly folk will also reduce their physical activity due to complications with poor health as they grow old. This among other reasons will result in restricted opportunities to interact with others and forms
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This chapter seeks to review the thoughts of other experts on industrial relations practices in state owned organisations. The purpose is to have a reference in terms of what others believe and perceive in relation to industrial relation and its practices in state owned organizations using Ghana as a case study. State-Business Relations and Economic Performance in Ghana by Charles Ackah‚ Ernest Aryeetey‚ Joseph Ayee & Ezekiel Clottey In their executive summary‚ Charles Ackah‚ Ernest Aryeetey‚ Joseph
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is an old theory and it was there even in 18th and 19th century. But in International Politics this theory or view point became popular after Second world war and scholars like Max Weber‚ E.H. Car‚ Frederick Schuman‚ Nicholas Spykman‚ Reinhold Nicbuhr‚ Arnold Wolfers‚ Kenneth Thompson‚ George F. Kennan‚ Hans J. Morgenthau‚ Henry Kissinger. Hans. J. Morgenthau is considered the chief exponent of Realist Approach. He has responsible for building a realist model of international relations which seeks
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Douglas McGregor proposed two theories by which to view employee motivation. He avoided descriptive labels and simply called the theories Theory X and Theory Y. (1)Theory X assumes that the average person: dislikes work and attempts to avoid it‚ has no ambition‚ wants no responsibility‚ and would rather follow than lead. Is self-centered and therefore does not care about organizational goals‚ resists change‚ is gullible and not particularly intelligent. (1)Theory Y makes the following general assumptions:
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Power Relations in IT Education and Work: The Intersectionality of Gender‚ Race and Class Lynette Kvasny College of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennyslvania State University lkvasny@ist.psu.edu Eileen M. Trauth College of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennyslvania State University etrauth@ist.psu.edu Allison J. Morgan Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences School of Business Howard University amorgan@howard.edu Journal of Information‚
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