'Comparative perspective' presentation slideshows

HSRC presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology

HSRC presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology. 22 February 2005. Overview of the HSRC. What we do: vision and mission. The HSRC does "social science research that makes a difference" Contributes to the evidence and analysis basis of transformation The HSRC

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The impact of EU membership on East European growth Laza Kekic, Economist Intelligence Unit Oxford, April 29th 2005

The impact of EU membership on East European growth Laza Kekic, Economist Intelligence Unit Oxford, April 29th 2005. Outline. Overview of recent performance in Central Europe (new EU members) and the Balkans (future members) Growth and the EU factor * expectations of rapid catch-up growth

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Tree of Origin

Tree of Origin What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us About Human Social Evolution On Becoming Human What are the implications for our humanity of our evolutionary origins? Our mental heritage Evolutionary origins of ethics, morality, religion 40 million years of primate social evolution

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Higher Education Funding in Poland: Traps of Financial Self-Reliance? ( NORPOL Oslo seminar, 20 January, 2010)

Higher Education Funding in Poland: Traps of Financial Self-Reliance? ( NORPOL Oslo seminar, 20 January, 2010). Professor Marek Kwiek Center for Public Policy Poznan University, Poznan, Poland kwiekm@amu.edu.pl www.cpp.amu.edu.pl. (1) Introduction.

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Ideology and Public Opinion

0. Ideology and Public Opinion. 15 October, 2007. Review: The American Political System. Designed to protect against majority rule and protect minority rights Examples Viewed in comparative perspective. Nature and Acquisition of Opinions and Values.

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The Perinatal Period: Transition from the Womb

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Chapter 3 Anthropology and Intercultural Relations

Chapter 3 Anthropology and Intercultural Relations. Introduction. Culture Human capacity to differentiate Categorize the world of experience Assign meanings to the categories Common sense Unstated assumptions shared amongst communities Cultural Misunderstandings

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What is Biological/Physical Anthropology?

What is Biological/Physical Anthropology?. What is Anthropology?. Scientific study of the origin, behavior, physical variation, and cultural development of human beings Deals with the whole of humanity, past and present

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VIRCLASS The Virtual Classroom for Social Work in Europe

VIRCLASS The Virtual Classroom for Social Work in Europe. Presentation at EUSW 2nd Annual Meeting in Olsztyn 19-21 October 2006 Anne Karin Larsen Bergen University College. About the presentation. Short history Visions, objectives and elements Curriculum development

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Geography 352 Urbanization in the Global South Jim Glassman Lecture #3, January 13

Geography 352 Urbanization in the Global South Jim Glassman Lecture #3, January 13 Liberalism in historical perspective Locke, Smith, Mill, Friedman Emphasis on individual property rights Marxism as a historical response to liberalism Marx, Engels, Lenin, Panitch

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Report WDL Content Selection Working Group

Report WDL Content Selection Working Group . Rifaat Hilal Co-Chair Sreten Ugricic Co-Chair. Agenda. Introduction. Objectives and Definition. Selection and Audience. Selection Philosophy. General Guidelines for Content selection. Concluding Remarks. Content Selection Standing Committee.

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Argentina in the Aftermath of International Financial Crisis: Commodity Booms and the New State Capitalism

Argentina in the Aftermath of International Financial Crisis: Commodity Booms and the New State Capitalism. Sylvia Maxfield Simmons College Prepared for a Workshop to Precede the Montreal International Studies Association Meeting, March 15, 2011. Generalizing Across the Region:

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Gender, Employment, and Work-Family Policy: Lessons from Europe:

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MEDIA DEPENDENCIES IN A CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT Tam NGUYEN z3398485

MEDIA DEPENDENCIES IN A CHANGING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT Tam NGUYEN z3398485. 60 + percent of patients nowadays consult the internet. From January through June 2009, 51 percent of American adults aged 18-64 had used the Internet to look up health information during the past 12 months .

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The Canadian Political System: A Comparative Perspective

The Canadian Political System: A Comparative Perspective. Study Canada Summer Institute July 4, 2011 Donald Alper Department of Political Science Center for Canadian-American Studies Western Washington University. A Federal System. 14 governments (excluding First Nations) 1 federal

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MANFRED G. SCHMIDT

When parties matter: A review of the possibilities and limits of partisan influence on public policy. MANFRED G. SCHMIDT GOVERNMENT RESPONSIVENESS AND POLITICAL COMPETITION IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE SARA BINZER HOBOLD and ROBERT KLEMMENSEN TEVFIK MURAT YILDIRIM.

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The Center for Advanced Studies Unicamp

Workshop on Equity in Higher Education: the International Perspective Higher School of Economics Moscow, April 19-20, 2012. The Center for Advanced Studies Unicamp. Renato H. L. Pedrosa Deputy Head, Center of Advanced Studies Coordinator , Group of Studies in Higher Education.

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Engineering Ethics and Identity: Emerging Initiatives in Comparative Perspectives

Engineering Ethics and Identity: Emerging Initiatives in Comparative Perspectives. Presented by Joseph Arizzi. Gary Downey. Alumni Distinguished Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech. Methodology. Key Methods:

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The Canadian Political System: A Comparative Perspective

The Canadian Political System: A Comparative Perspective. Study Canada Summer Institute in Ottawa/Montreal July 3, 2012 Donald Alper Department of Political Science Center for Canadian-American Studies Western Washington University. A Federal System. 14 governments

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