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15 June 2009
- 05:4205:42, 15 June 2009 diff hist +9,667 N Soil and Food Production Created page with '==What Is Soil?== Only since man began cultivating plants and domesticating animals has soil been known as we know it: primarily a means of food provision. '''Agricultural, cult…'
- 05:4205:42, 15 June 2009 diff hist +10,701 N The Earth’s Human Population- Growth and Poverty Created page with '== Population Growth == The estimated number of individuals of the species ''Homo sapiens sapiens'' is a little over 6 billion today. However, the human population on Earth has …'
- 05:4105:41, 15 June 2009 diff hist +568 N Global environmental problems Created page with 'A variety of environmental problems affect our world. As globalization continues and the earth's natural processes transform local problems into international issues, few societ…'
- 05:4005:40, 15 June 2009 diff hist +1,964 N Students:Soil fertility Created page with 'Globalization is promoting soil fertility by putting profitability above sustainability. What brings the negative impacts, '''which are the main causes of production loss?''' Ro…'
- 05:4005:40, 15 June 2009 diff hist +2,524 N Students:Researching Globalisation Created page with '== Pro-globalization (globalism) == === Annotation=== Support of globalization: free trade should increase economic prosperity and technologies can raise living standards around …'
- 05:3705:37, 15 June 2009 diff hist +1,425 N Students:Sports in Nature Created page with '== Orienteering == === Annotation === here should be the annotation of your readings === Links === ==== External Links ==== Orienteering. (2008, September 29). In ''Wikipedia,…'
- 05:3705:37, 15 June 2009 diff hist +1,539 N VCSEwiki:Case study development Created page with 'Case study represents PRACTICAL contribution to the theme based on experience more than readings. In order to accomplish it successfully, please: * choose a local issue with glob…'
- 05:3605:36, 15 June 2009 diff hist +2,411 N VCSEwiki:Writing manual Created page with '== Introductory steps == *You can use '''prewriting techniques''' for identifying your theme. Some brainstorming is really useful before you start! *For academic writing, ver…'
- 05:3505:35, 15 June 2009 diff hist +3,898 N VCSEwiki:Reading manual Created page with 'At this point, let's think about how we will approach two very important skills: critical thinking and critical reading. =Critical thinking and reading= Critical thinking does …'
- 05:3405:34, 15 June 2009 diff hist +7,022 N VCSEwiki:Blank page Created page with '__NOTOC__ == Step 1 - Readings == In any area of interest, you have to develop understanding of the context of your work. In this course, please read the provided texts that int…'
- 05:3305:33, 15 June 2009 diff hist +3,933 N Instead of a conclusion: back to baby-farming? full text Created page with 'In 1729, the Irish clergyman and satirist Jonathan Swift put forward a novel solution to the economic problems of a society being ravaged by British cob- nialism: the poor should…'
- 05:3205:32, 15 June 2009 diff hist +4,257 N Transnational communities and citizenship full text Created page with 'Nation-state citizenship was the adequate form for a world of relatively autonomous nation-states. Such citizenship was meant to be singular and exclusive, and naturalization was…'
- 05:3205:32, 15 June 2009 diff hist +3,250 N Significance of transnational communities for national identity full text Created page with 'Individuals and groups develop transnational linkages because these provide the best ways of dealing with the social situations and opportunity structures they encounter in the c…'
- 05:3105:31, 15 June 2009 diff hist +3,182 N Transnational Comunities and Global Cities full text Created page with 'The ambiguous character of transnational communities and the ambivalence of their consciousness and identity is particularly evident when it is linked to discourses on global cit…'
- 05:3005:30, 15 June 2009 diff hist +5,468 N Migrant Incorporation Under Conditions of Globalisation full text Created page with 'As discussed above, globalization leads to major changes in the character of international migration. The context for migrant incorporation has already changed radically and will…'
- 05:3005:30, 15 June 2009 diff hist +7,085 N Modes of Incorporation full text Created page with 'Each immigration country has its own way ofregulating the situation of new- corners, but — as I have argued elsewhere (Castles, 1995; Castles and Miller, 1 998:244—50) — it…'
- 05:2905:29, 15 June 2009 diff hist +939 N Perspectives for Multicultural Societies and Transnational Communities full text Created page with 'A core feature of the nation-state as it emerged in Western Europe and North America was its claim to manage ethnic difference though border control as well as through processes …'
- 05:2905:29, 15 June 2009 diff hist +7,515 N Types of Migration full text Created page with 'People have always migrated for a variety ofreasons, However, in the last half- century three types of primary migration have been most common: permanent settlement migration, te…'
- 05:2805:28, 15 June 2009 diff hist +8,745 N Causes of Migration full text Created page with 'Much migration research has focused on the causes of migration. These debates cannot be summarized here, but clearly are central to any assessment of likely future. However, it s…'
- 05:2705:27, 15 June 2009 diff hist +2,801 N The volume and Significance of migration full text Created page with 'UN figures show that about 120 million people were resident outside their country ofbirth in 1990, and that the number ofinternational migrants was growing only slightly faster t…'
- 05:2605:26, 15 June 2009 diff hist +7,640 N International migration as a systemic factor in globalisation Created page with 'The upsurge of interest in migration in recent years obscures the &ct that migrations of various kinds were always key factors in colonialism, industrialization and nation-buildi…'
- 05:2605:26, 15 June 2009 diff hist +3,626 N Migration and community formation under conditions of globalisation/Introduction Created page with 'This article sets out to rethink the dynamics of the migratory process under conditions of globalization. Two main models of migration and incorporation dominated academic and po…'
- 05:2505:25, 15 June 2009 diff hist +11,840 N Migration and community formation under conditions of globalisation Created page with '''Migration and Community Formation under Conditions of Globalization'' ==INTRODUCTION== This article discusses the conceptual issues of migration research before focusing on tw…'
- 05:2405:24, 15 June 2009 diff hist +1,785 N Students:Globalisation 2008/2009 Themes Created page with '__NOTOC__ #The nature of globalisation. Global actors and driving forces #Globalisation Glossary - to be extended! #[[The political aspects of globalisation (a crisis in …'
10 June 2009
- 21:4621:46, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,695 N List of references - civil society Created page with 'Bello, Walden (2001). The Future in the Balance: Essays on Globalization and Resistance, Food First Books, Oakland, CA. Bello, Walden (2002a). What's Wrong with the OXFAM Trade …' current
- 21:4421:44, 10 June 2009 diff hist +3,956 N Summary Created page with 'Global civil society is defined negatively, described as a sphere outside the state and the market, and related its expansion to the development of the network society, global po…'
- 21:4021:40, 10 June 2009 diff hist +4,640 N Civic society in the Global North and Global South: Organic and Institutionalised civic society Created page with ''''Geography and the degree of institutionalisation of CS''' are the other classification criteria: more sensitive in terms of diversity and dynamics of the global CS and more us…'
- 21:3521:35, 10 June 2009 diff hist +1,171 N Other disputes Created page with '==Access to markets and global growth== Numerous NGOs, development agencies and think tanks believe that elimination of trade barriers imposed by developed countries and improve…'
- 21:3421:34, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,103 N Discords and Conflicts: What Kind of Globalisation? Created page with 'Civil society is characterised by diversity rather than likeness. There are a number of discords, and even open conflicts, within CS. '''Two paradigms''' can be extracted from t…'
- 21:3321:33, 10 June 2009 diff hist +1,348 N Points of Agreement: Problems, Players, Rules Created page with 'What most CS organisations agree on is the existence of problems, the key players, and the unfair rules of international economics and trade. There is accord throughout the CS o…'
- 21:2821:28, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,150 N Question of Legitimacy Created page with '==NGO-ism and the CS mandate== The Czech political teacup has been stirred up by President Václav Klaus’ statement warning against the menace of ‘post-democracy’, represe…'
- 21:2621:26, 10 June 2009 diff hist +3,416 N Civic society strategies Created page with ''''Three general types''' of attitudes that CS organisations assume toward governmental and private players are opposition, co-operation, and co-option. '''Opposition''' is a cl…'
- 21:0521:05, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,901 N The Issue of Westernisation – Russia-Formulated Zapadnisation Created page with 'Russia’s relation to globalisation is crucial regardless of its military and economic impotence, moral anomie, (breakdown of normative system of values) and cultural degenerati…'
- 20:4720:47, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,390 N The Issue of the Nature of Globalisation Processes Created page with 'So, one of the many ideological disputes is deeply rooted in the question whether globalisation is a deliberate, intentional, programmed process, or rather one that would corresp…'
- 20:4220:42, 10 June 2009 diff hist +4,695 N Latin America & Africa Created page with '== Latin America == Economic problems of Latin America, one might say, are chronic. The public, nonetheless, is most seriously affected by the experience of the crisis of 1998-20…'
- 20:4120:41, 10 June 2009 diff hist +7,468 N The Asian Crisis; China & India Created page with 'The Asian economic and political crisis due to the implementation of the Washington Consensus in the 1990s swept over many countries, from Thailand to Indonesia. The various asse…'
- 20:4020:40, 10 June 2009 diff hist +4,237 N The Washington Consensus – Implications for Developing Countries Created page with 'The development in many, if not all national states since the late 1980s (1989 in particular) has been markedly affected by the so-called Washington Consensus; the liberal ‘lef…'
- 20:3820:38, 10 June 2009 diff hist +1,694 N VCSEwiki:"Research" question Created page with 'In this course, we train ability to start research process. In this stage you have to specify your interest so that you would be able to concentrate your effort from the very beg…'
- 20:3720:37, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,546 N VCSEwiki:Peer review Created page with '__NOTOC__ == Review process == For quality criteria, you can enter the Review process of some academic journals: *[http://www.cec-wys.org/prilohy/996055c0/What%20referees%20say.…'
- 20:3620:36, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,008 N VCSEwiki:Revision of the text Created page with 'Revise your text so that you improve its quality. Ask following questions: *What works? What doesn't? Then do 3 steps of revision: == 1. Content. == *Have you explained why yo…'
- 20:3520:35, 10 June 2009 diff hist +3,402 N VCSEwiki:Literature review Created page with 'For writing is necessary to find some very reliable resources - your text should be based on critical and responsible thinking and dialogue with what has been already said. == W…'
- 20:3520:35, 10 June 2009 diff hist +1,259 N VCSEwiki:Annotation Created page with 'An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation of the resource - description with comments on its value or relevance. It could include: *content of the resource *usefulness and/or…'
- 20:3420:34, 10 June 2009 diff hist +473 N VCSEwiki:Prewriting techniques Created page with 'When you start writing, you can experiment with your theme in the beginning. Use provided "manuals" for prewriting techniques - especially the essay writing assistant. ===Resourc…'
- 20:3420:34, 10 June 2009 diff hist +906 N VCSEwiki:Your research topic Created page with '==Lesson 6== Place for experimenting with the theme. Use '''prewriting techniques''' for brainstorming! ==Literature review (Lesson 7)== Write an '''Introduction of your …'
- 20:3320:33, 10 June 2009 diff hist +3,352 N VCSEwiki:Text analysis Created page with '__NOTOC__ == Usual text structure (in academic articles) == *Title (abstract) *Introduction (purpose) *Background paragraph *Body paragraphs (in journals) following: **Literature…'
- 20:2620:26, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,254 N Students:Migration and security problems Created page with '== Migration an security problems relating to globalisation == === Summary === here should be the summary prepared in Lesson 2 ==== Evaluations of Summary ==== {| border=1 | …'
- 20:2520:25, 10 June 2009 diff hist +4,809 N Global Public Goods Management Created page with 'Whether public goods management, including nature’s services, is anchored in a purely utilitarian manner or a broader concept transcending utilitarianism is adopted, the '''nee…'
- 20:2420:24, 10 June 2009 diff hist +33 N File:Moldan Services.jpg Created page with 'Ecosystem services and well being' current
- 20:2320:23, 10 June 2009 diff hist +9,028 N Global public goods and nature services Created page with 'Bedřich Moldan __NOTOC__ Introduction - '''history of human domination''' ==Ecosystem Services == Nature has its place in the human world above…'
- 20:2120:21, 10 June 2009 diff hist +2,163 N The Issue of Asserting Particular Interests Created page with 'It is not one dimension – that of the idyllically uniting world (there is no idyll in the union at any rate) - which is interesting in the globalisation process, but how the t…'