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ItemDefense and Foreign Policy(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020-04-02)The history of American foreign and defense policy is framed by an enduring debate over the appropriate role of federal power in national politics. From the very beginning, parties formed around the role of the armed forces and how America should conduct its diplomacy. Competition between the branches of government, and the parties therein, over who should direct foreign and defense policy is central to their history. This chapter charts the contours of that competition, most notably between the president and Congress, and then considers the ideas that have driven these often overlapping public policies. It concludes by arguing that whilst this competition is basic to the history of the subject, continuity in foreign and defense policy is also an important part of the story.
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ItemActor-network theory and qualitative interviews(Sage Publications, 2020)Introducing eight analytical approaches that are key to successful social science research, this book helps you get to grips with theory and apply it to qualitative analysis.
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ItemParticipation, Positionality and Power: Critical Moments in Research with Service-Engaged Youth(Routledge - Taylor & Francis, 2020)Offering a closeup examination of their own research experiences, the authors address the complexities of researching with young people beyond simple questions of protection from harm and coercion by problematising notions of ‘resilience’, ‘participation’, ‘risk’ and ‘voice’. This edited collection takes the reader through an exploration of its key themes and, in doing so, presents a cast of candid and insightful accounts from youth researchers situated within the humanities and social sciences.
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ItemProsperity for the poor: Religion, poverty and development in Sub-Saharan Africa(Springer Nature Singapore, 2020-01-01)In this chapter, the authors present a much-needed discussion on the role of religion in the development process in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors invoke the case of the very popular Pentecostal prosperity gospel doctrine, a “religious policy” on poverty alleviation that promises material wealth and health to all believers through faith and monetary offerings to God (church). The authors examine how this doctrine is shaping local imaginations of poverty, and the moral agency of pursuing wealth in the market economy, as well as the ethics and apologetics of the doctrine’s material costs. The chapter therefore presents a useful invitation to development stakeholders and researchers to take religion more seriously in the conversation on development and poverty alleviation in Africa.
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ItemWitchcraft accusations and the social exclusion of the elderly in Northern Ghana: Understanding how cultural discourses and practices affect the wellbeing of the elderly(Palgrave Macmillan, 2020-01-01)This chapter examines the discourse on the relationship between culture and wellbeing of elderly persons, based on ethnographic study of accused witches in northern Ghana. The authors find that elderly people are mostly accused of witchcraft and are violently banished from their communities to live in witch camps; this has serious negative impacts on their wellbeing. The chapter therefore problematizes and examines the aspects of cultural practices and discourses that legitimize such ill-treatment of elderly persons. The authors also discuss implications for policy, government and other agencies working with the elderly to improve their wellbeing.
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ItemSeparatism as a Mode of Relations: Practicing Indigenous Resurgence and Nationhood in the 21st Century(Springer, 2020)This chapter argues that a politics focused on reorganising Indigenous-settler relations to facilitate Indigenous autonomy and separatism is not beyond imagining. Indigenous peoples have contested colonial domination since the first invasion of this continent began, struggling to regain and sustain their independence from settler authority and control in ways that have come to define Indigenous movements. While a focus on national politics, and particularly on changing the policies of the federal government, was a feature of much of the twentieth century, more recently there has been a profound shift in emphasis. In response to the seeming imperviousness of settler structures and institutions, there has been a growing call for Indigenous people to turn away from hostile political environments in favour of decolonising programs focused on local, place-based politics and cultural rejuvenation. This chapter examines some of what is happening in contemporary Indigenous separatist moves in Australia—moves that will inevitably reshape Indigenous-settler relations in profound ways. It argues that the ability for Indigenous peoples to live genuinely self-determining lives will depend on a careful disentangling of Indigenous and settler modes of governance, combined with extensive work to reconstitute Indigenous jurisdiction, decision-making and control.
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ItemYohana, YABIKU Founder and Former District Parliament Member, North Central Timor, East Nusa Tenggara(University of Melbourne with Universitas Gadjah Mada and MAMPU, 2020)Yohana's story is part of a peer-reviewed edited volume of women's life stories that draws on detailed ethnographic research of village women's lived experiences and how they, individually and collectively, have taken action to influence village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia. The analysis identifies the processes of women's empowerment, their involvement in grassroots women's collective action, engagement with civil society organisations, and how women influence village institutions, policies, development spending and priorities, and new projects as well as social norms in communities. Yohana's story is part of a peer-reviewed edited volume of women's life stories that draws on detailed ethnographic research of village women's lived experiences and how they, individually and collectively, have taken action to influence village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia. The analysis identifies the processes of women's empowerment, their involvement in grassroots women's collective action, engagement with civil society organisations, and how women influence village institutions, policies, development spending and priorities, and new projects as well as social norms in communities.: Yohana is a central figure in the community tackling violence against women and supporting women's empowerment in North Central Timor. She established YABIKU with friends in 2000 following her experiences supporting refugees from Timor Leste. Yohana served as a member of the North Central Timor House of Representatives 2014-2019. Her story details her drive to build coalitions within politics and, with the support of a network of non-government organisations, lead the formation and ratification of a District Regulation on the Implementation of the Protection of Women and Children. She has worked tirelessly to forge networks with policy-makers and to advocate for gender responsive policymaking.
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ItemVeronika, Head of the Fauana Women Farmers Group, North Central Timor, East Nusa Tenggara(University of Melbourne with Universitas Gadjah Mada and MAMPU, 2020)Veronika's story is part of a peer-reviewed edited volume of women's life stories that draws on detailed ethnographic research of village women's lived experiences and how they, individually and collectively, have taken action to influence village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia. The analysis identifies the processes of women's empowerment, their involvement in grassroots women's collective action, engagement with civil society organisations, and how women influence village institutions, policies, development spending and priorities, and new projects as well as social norms in communities. Veronika is Head of the Fauana Women Farmers Group and a leader of the Village Paralegal Group in her village in North Central Timor in East Nusa Tenggara. Her involvement in the prevention of violence against women and championing women's rights increased when the Amnaut Bife Kuan Association (YABIKU) entered the village and began to support the Women Farmers Group (Kelompok Wanita Tani) in 2014. YABIKU supported Veronika and other women to gain training in public speaking and leadership, basic paralegal and counselling skills and procedures for handling cases of domestic violence, which she has put into practice. One of Veronika's largest achievements as a member of the Paralegal Group was when she had to respond to a case of violence involving her own family.
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ItemHusnul, Village Constituent Group Member, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara(University of Melbourne with Universitas Gadjah Mada and MAMPU, 2020)Husnul's story is part of a peer-reviewed edited volume of women's life stories that draws on detailed ethnographic research of village women's lived experiences and how they, individually and collectively, have taken action to influence village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia. The analysis identifies the processes of women's empowerment, their involvement in grassroots women's collective action, engagement with civil society organisations, and how women influence village institutions, policies, development spending and priorities, and new projects as well as social norms in communities. Husnul's story is part of a peer-reviewed edited volume of women's life stories that draws on detailed ethnographic research of village women's lived experiences and how they, individually and collectively, have taken action to influence village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia. The analysis identifies the processes of women's empowerment, their involvement in grassroots women's collective action, engagement with civil society organisations, and how women influence village institutions, policies, development spending and priorities, and new projects as well as social norms in communities.: Husnul is a member of the BaKTI-supported Constituent Group in a village in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. With her husband overseas working, Husnul tried to earn a livelihood for her family by sewing and embroidering as well as working as a cook at the community health post before establishing a business making banana and cassava crisps. Since the 1990s, Husnul has been a Posyandu cadre and often helps villagers who need medical help, a position which led her to become involved in BakTI supported activities and the Constituent Group. Husnul participated in BaKTI paralegal training about how to handle cases of violence, data-based policy advocacy, and the drafting of the 2018 Village Regulation on the Protection of Women and Children. In the Constituent Group, Husnul is head of the Support Division. She has become a contact person for women, particularly from her hamlet, to talk about problems they experience. Husnul has also grown her networks and capacities in business management which has resulted in the growth of her taro cracker business.
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ItemLaeli, Chairperson of the Village Constituent Group, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara(University of Melbourne with Universitas Gadjah Mada and MAMPU, 2020)Laeli's story is part of a peer-reviewed edited volume of women's life stories that draws on detailed ethnographic research of village women's lived experiences and how they, individually and collectively, have taken action to influence village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia. The analysis identifies the processes of women's empowerment, their involvement in grassroots women's collective action, engagement with civil society organisations, and how women influence village institutions, policies, development spending and priorities, and new projects as well as social norms in communities. Laeli's story is part of a peer-reviewed edited volume of women's life stories that draws on detailed ethnographic research of village women's lived experiences and how they, individually and collectively, have taken action to influence village development in Indonesia's multi-level governance structure under the new Village Law in Indonesia. The analysis identifies the processes of women's empowerment, their involvement in grassroots women's collective action, engagement with civil society organisations, and how women influence village institutions, policies, development spending and priorities, and new projects as well as social norms in communities.: Laeli moved to this village in East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara where she is the Head of the BaKTI-supported Constituent Group and is also the Deputy Head of the PKK. Laeli took part in training and was involved in the drafting of the 2018 Village Regulation on the Protection of Women and Children, which provides women and children in the village with resources to respond to threats of domestic violence. The Constituent Group has helped Laeli develop her skills and confidence to speak in public and increased her awareness of problems faced by women in her community. The network which Laeli has cultivated through this work has also been crucial to the growth of her cracker business.