- Department of Communication and Development Studies, PNG University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea
- Education, Humanities, Cultural Theory, History of Broadcasting, Social Psychology, Communication, and 20 moreCommunication and Development, Literature, Intercultural Communication, Literary Criticism, Learning And Teaching In Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Higher Education, Anglo-American literature, Higher Education Policy, Sociopsychologie, History and Memory, Political Science, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, History of Education, Economic Sociology, Technology, Development communication, Papua New Guinea, Corporate Social Responsibility, and European Historyedit
- From June 2013, I have been serving as a Professor in the Department of Communication and Development Studies at The ... moreFrom June 2013, I have been serving as a Professor in the Department of Communication and Development Studies at The Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT/UNITECH). Before this date, I served in various universities in Romania, Korea, Liberia and in my native USA (since 1983). From 2020, I also serve as an affiliated habilitated Professor in Philology at the Institute for the Organization of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Studies(IOSUD) of the "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu (Romania).edit
- Josina Makau, The Ohio State University, Robert R Monaghan, The Ohio State University, Marilyn Lawrence Boemer, University of North Texas, Chapin Ross, University of Texas/Arlington, Samuel Hamlett, University of Texas/Arlingtonedit
This volume presents a collection of papers from the 1st edition of the International Conference for Young Philological Researchers on New Methodological Directions and Perspectives in Literary and Linguistic Studies, held at “Lucian... more
This volume presents a collection of papers from the 1st edition of the International Conference for Young Philological Researchers on New Methodological Directions and Perspectives in Literary and Linguistic Studies, held at “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania, in May 2020.
In thirteen selected papers, authors have tackled Otherness in terms of Representations of the Other; Grammars of Otherness; Otherness in Literature; Discourses on Self/Other; Voices, Arts and Metaphors of Self and Other; Sameness and Otherness; Otherness in Education; (In)(di)visibility and Translatability of Otherness, etc. The volume spans a variety of fields, from linguistics, cultural theory, and philosophy to literature, psychology, and art, and each is concerned with not only otherness but also with representation.
In thirteen selected papers, authors have tackled Otherness in terms of Representations of the Other; Grammars of Otherness; Otherness in Literature; Discourses on Self/Other; Voices, Arts and Metaphors of Self and Other; Sameness and Otherness; Otherness in Education; (In)(di)visibility and Translatability of Otherness, etc. The volume spans a variety of fields, from linguistics, cultural theory, and philosophy to literature, psychology, and art, and each is concerned with not only otherness but also with representation.
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Descrierea CIP a Bibliotecii Naţionale a României GILDER, ERIC Reflective Essays on Changing Society and Selves across Time Eric Gilder Sibiu : Techno Media, 2019 Conţine bibliografie ISBN 978-606-616-362-0 This book contains... more
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GILDER, ERIC
Reflective Essays on Changing Society and Selves across Time
Eric Gilder
Sibiu : Techno Media, 2019
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ISBN 978-606-616-362-0
This book contains previously published essays by the author on varied topics pertaining to philosophy of society, technological change, higher education, philosophy and rhetoric, etc.
GILDER, ERIC
Reflective Essays on Changing Society and Selves across Time
Eric Gilder
Sibiu : Techno Media, 2019
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ISBN 978-606-616-362-0
This book contains previously published essays by the author on varied topics pertaining to philosophy of society, technological change, higher education, philosophy and rhetoric, etc.
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Descrierea CIP a Bibliotecii Naţionale a României GILDER, ERIC Topical Argumentation Practice : Selected Historical Readings in Post-War Commercial Radio Broadcasting in the United Kingdom / Eric Gilder. - Sibiu : Techno Media, 2019.... more
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Topical Argumentation Practice : Selected Historical Readings in Post-War Commercial Radio Broadcasting in the United Kingdom / Eric Gilder. - Sibiu : Techno Media, 2019.
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Contains previously published essays by Eric Gilder and Mervyn Hagger, arranged and modified by Gilder for use students of American and British Cultural Studies.
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Topical Argumentation Practice : Selected Historical Readings in Post-War Commercial Radio Broadcasting in the United Kingdom / Eric Gilder. - Sibiu : Techno Media, 2019.
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ISBN 978-606-616-361-3
Contains previously published essays by Eric Gilder and Mervyn Hagger, arranged and modified by Gilder for use students of American and British Cultural Studies.
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As a primordial concept of human experience, knowledge, in a broad sense, was not necessarily and always linked to learning, but rather something bestowed from on high or mysteriously granted. Throughout the eras since, education changed... more
As a primordial concept of human experience, knowledge, in a broad sense, was not necessarily and always linked to learning, but rather something bestowed from on high or mysteriously granted. Throughout the eras since, education changed from an esoteric elite marker to one of pragmatic, applied ability to discover and invent. With the coming of the industrial revolution, social massification al la Marcuse followed, and with it the use of mass persuasion, for good (literacy campaigns) or ill (rank consumerism). Knowledge was thus intimately tied up with the processes of democratization and adaptation to trends increasingly related to economic and at most social competitiveness, so, in a word, the need for a programmatic and generally pragmatically oriented Learning. In other words, the accessibility of knowledge and the related methodologies of its teaching, assimilation and evaluation have become increasingly widespread. As Western (and then others) societies have followed the “knowledge society” transformation, philosophical conflicts on the essential meaning of “education” and for whom have persisted and intensified. In the coming A.I. transformation, how will mass education evolve for the many, vis-a-vis of elite esoteric education for the few? To which type of beneficiaries will it predominately serve? To a transhumanist Elon Musk, for example, or, on the contrary, much more sensitively stressed by the rigors of the new “intellectual revolution” (cf European Commission), sustainable development in a broad meaning, post-pandemic resilience and a flexible pragmatism, open to interdisciplinarity and ethical options grounded in self and civic responsibility/responsibility?
Keywords: Knowledge vs. Learning, Esoteric vs. Practical Knowledge, AI and Education, Transhumanist vs. Humane education, EU policy on education
Keywords: Knowledge vs. Learning, Esoteric vs. Practical Knowledge, AI and Education, Transhumanist vs. Humane education, EU policy on education
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Noting the emergence and increasing appeal to the hybrid office communication format, specifically in the case of inter-communication within networks and large organizations, this article examines ways to structure this type of... more
Noting the emergence and increasing appeal to the hybrid office communication format, specifically in the case of inter-communication within networks and large organizations, this article examines ways to structure this type of intercommunication. Firstly, it refers to the achievement of well -being, especially of the group. Their well-beingness is defined according to a multi-faced approach, for both participants/ interlocutors and decision makers. Secondly, it specifies criteria for achieving a state of “collective happiness”, mainly defined as eudaimonia, centered, according to Aristotle, on fulfillment, referring to the pursuit of Virtue and of Meaning, in all aspects of “after the virtue” post-modern life, accomplished through the dialogical/inter-communication process.
Key words: hybridity, well-beingness, adaptation, collective happiness, communication.
Key words: hybridity, well-beingness, adaptation, collective happiness, communication.
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The article introduces the challenges of maintaining effective security (of both personnel and property) on a 220 hectare rural/suburban University campus, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, located on the outskirts of Lae,... more
The article introduces the challenges of maintaining effective security (of both personnel and property) on a 220 hectare rural/suburban University campus, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, located on the outskirts of Lae, the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea, serves as its main port and manufacturing hub. Since the Independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975, the city of Lae, the University (of approximately 3000 students, and 1500 academic, technical, and administrative and staff) and its surrounding communities have faced increasing pressing security issues, some caused by internal (on campus) and others by external (off campus) factors. After a long, politically motivated student boycott in 2016 (which ended up with destruction of varied University properties and the death of a student), the University has endeavoured to create a safe campus environment by employing quantitative modelling predictive techniques, cost-effective technologies and appropriate social-...
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When Rawls’ A Theory of Justice was published in 1971, a conversational debate on justice was already underway between him and Polish/Belgian legal theorist Chaïm Perelman. In 1975, Michel Meyer, outlined that... more
When Rawls’ A Theory of Justice was published in 1971, a
conversational debate on justice was already underway between him and Polish/Belgian legal theorist Chaïm Perelman. In 1975, Michel Meyer, outlined that this debate on a workable theory of justice was based upon the fact that Rawls was operating from Kantian starting point (which was ahistorical, abstract and universal), while Perelman was operating from a modified Hegelian starting point (which was resolutely historical, concrete and particular). Meyer states: “For Rawls, it seems that the principles of justice, which are deduced from the postulated existence of an original situation, are formal truths, whatever he may say about it. However, for Perelman, «the rules of a constituted society are for the most part products of a historic past» . . ., as well as their improvements”. As he concludes, “Rawls’
ambition is to think out a consistent theory of justice which would be a philosophical ideal that ought to be realized on earth. Perelman’s ambition on the other hand, is not to think out what should, but what could be in a world torn by conflicts of interests and passions”. From these two diverse perspectives on justice, I will then consider the ‘wicked’ issue of defining and applying the ambiguous concept of ‘merit’ in Anglo-American societies; the current debate of which seems to parallel the larger philosophical debate of justice (as per its nature versus its application) as demonstrated between Rawls and Perelman.
conversational debate on justice was already underway between him and Polish/Belgian legal theorist Chaïm Perelman. In 1975, Michel Meyer, outlined that this debate on a workable theory of justice was based upon the fact that Rawls was operating from Kantian starting point (which was ahistorical, abstract and universal), while Perelman was operating from a modified Hegelian starting point (which was resolutely historical, concrete and particular). Meyer states: “For Rawls, it seems that the principles of justice, which are deduced from the postulated existence of an original situation, are formal truths, whatever he may say about it. However, for Perelman, «the rules of a constituted society are for the most part products of a historic past» . . ., as well as their improvements”. As he concludes, “Rawls’
ambition is to think out a consistent theory of justice which would be a philosophical ideal that ought to be realized on earth. Perelman’s ambition on the other hand, is not to think out what should, but what could be in a world torn by conflicts of interests and passions”. From these two diverse perspectives on justice, I will then consider the ‘wicked’ issue of defining and applying the ambiguous concept of ‘merit’ in Anglo-American societies; the current debate of which seems to parallel the larger philosophical debate of justice (as per its nature versus its application) as demonstrated between Rawls and Perelman.
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Drawing from previous work by Gilder on issues of computerization and governance (1987) and the revolutionary analogue to digital transition (2013), this essay first considers the "Great Reset" currently underway in the European Union via... more
Drawing from previous work by Gilder on issues of computerization and governance (1987) and the revolutionary analogue to digital transition (2013), this essay first considers the "Great Reset" currently underway in the European Union via the "digital transformation pyramid" (digitization, digitalization and digital transformation) leading to "Industry 4.0". Within the EU, the role and function of the Digital Transformation Council-DTC is considered, as is the need to develop and maintain what SOSN and Hodge have called the "holy trinity of peopleprocess-technology" in the face of five drivers of technological transformation. While a focus on end-customers of technology (such as the DTC provides) should promote democratic decision processes, it does not guarantee them. This is because while fostering economic gains, the combination of technological determinism and subsequent decision processes might not "be taking into account the solutions regarding their choices and their level of civic education, which can be manipulated only towards a pragmatic and mercantile goal." In the words of Carayannis et al. (2012), this conception of EU policymakers is poised between the "knowledge economy" and the "knowledge society", and a more expansive conception is required. The authors then consider the 17 goals of the SDGs in the EU space as seen through, first, the Threat-Exchange-Integration social organizers of Kenneth Boulding (1970; 1978), grounded within the eight major revolutionary technologies as described by Richard Currier (2015), then, second, to how, a "deep switch" of the development paradigm, as articulated by Serban (2013), can be (perhaps) obtained, via concepts of well-being and resilience. Finally, consideration of a modified "ecologically sensitive" Quintuple Helix of Carayannis et al. (2012), (which "emphasizes in the new evolutionary configuration the need for a so-called socioecological transition of society and economy in view of the new evolutions and expectations of the 21 st century") will be contemplated.
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This is a reflection for Easter I wrote for "The Deacon", a parish newsletter of St Vincent's Cathedral [Anglican] Church in Bedford, Texas (USA) in 2008.
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Drawing from the theories of Kenneth Boulding on issues of the production of social "goods" and "bads" in either deteriorating or appreciating social systems (driven often by "rational" individual choices that lead in a dysfunctional... more
Drawing from the theories of Kenneth Boulding on issues of the production of social "goods" and "bads" in either deteriorating or appreciating social systems (driven often by "rational" individual choices that lead in a dysfunctional system to irrational collective outcomes) and the Thomas theorem (on the very real effects of fictive knowledges), the seminar sought to describe the unique 2016 US Presidential election, wherein all the expected (albeit implicit) rules of the political process have been subverted/transcended by events. This political process upheaval is, in part, explained by the semantic insights of Alfred Korzybski's "the map is not the territory" contributions, Chris Hayes distinction between "institutionalist" and "insurrectionist" political orientations, the application of ethical psychological profiles provided by Karen J. Greenberg and social-theological orientations by theologian Jürgen Moltmann. Scott Eastman defined the general approach to geopolitical forecasting that was refined during a multi-year, US intelligence community financed, research project. The methodology establishes a base rate, applies Bayesian updating, rigorously seeks potential Black Swan events (Nassim Taleb), studies technicalities (e.g. US Electoral College), and involves working collaboratively in motivated and intellectually diverse teams where ad hominem attacks are unacceptable. The application of this process to the current US presidential election and the rise of Trump, tracks a breakdown in substantive democracy to a more procedural democracy, as well an erosion of trust in traditional institutions and societal leaders. Forecasting the US presidential election of 2016 vexed traditional models, as a paradigm shift of the Overton window transpired. The shift also played out across Europe with the Brexit and rise of nationalist political parties. The affects of globalization and a technological transformation to an increasingly robotized workplace are trends that may transcend the ability of the current political system to adequately address the needs of the populous, but provide fodder for campaigns. "There are only two things we know about the future. One is where and when eclipses will take place and the other is that a kitten will never grow up into a rhinoceros. Nevertheless, we have to worry about the future, simply because the greatest dilemma of mankind is that all knowledge is about the past and all decisions are about the future. I frankly despair of finding any single or simple rule of universal betterment" (Kenneth Boulding, p. 19).
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From the conference collection, second edition (18 - 21 September, 2003). Coordinated by Eduard Vlad
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Starting from the avenues indicated for re-conceptualising possible policy directions to deal with coming climate change at the end of the authors’ recently published study (Gilder and Pal, 2015), this paper further considers the... more
Starting from the avenues indicated for re-conceptualising possible policy directions to deal with coming climate change at the end of the authors’ recently published study (Gilder and Pal, 2015), this paper further considers the sociological implications of Vadineanu’s (2001) Socio-Economic System (SES) level model (which articulates relationships among what he terms as “natural capital” and: A. Physical capital; B. Social capital; C. Cultural capital; D. Man-dominated components of the Natural capital; and, E. Natural and semi-natural components of the Natural capital) and the practical viability of his advanced Decision Support System (DSS) to foster political decisions supporting sustainable development. These sociological implications will unpacked first via a consideration of Korzybski’s (1951) “the map is not the territory” semantic concept, and then via Golay’s (2008) expanded notion that the socio-psychological processes of human constructivism articulated by Korzybski makes even the so-called “territory” of the science of climate change “not the territory” of political policies. The paper posits that only by embracing the (anti)-political stance of practical utopianism as posited by US social thinker Goodman (1960) can a way out of the “built-in” socio-political dilemmas of climate change policy silos be (possibly) envisioned.
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Research Interests: Rock 'N Roll, History of the BBC, Race Records, Alan Freed, Gordon McLendon, and 11 moreWonderful Radio London, Radio Caroline, Phonographic Performances Limited, Radio Luxembourg, The history of Radio Luxembourg in Eastern Bloc countries, Alan Crawford, Don Pierson of Eastland, Texas, Decca Records, EMI - Records, RCA Records, and Sir John Reith, Lord Reith, BBC
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT) is a polytechnic in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) established in 1965 by an Act of the (then) colonial administration of Australia. Since the Independence of PNG in... more
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT) is a polytechnic in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) established in 1965 by an Act of the (then) colonial administration of Australia. Since the Independence of PNG in 1975, it has been a University in the state system of Higher Education in the developing country. With an economy based largely on extractive industries, consistent funding of internal human capital development in PNG has been a challenge, as has funding the state higher education sector, especially in matters of infrastructure development. Internet provision at the University had been poor until the recent introduction of Internet access via the O3b (Other 3 Billion) mid-orbit satellite communication system. The article introduces the system, placing it and its benefits (via a Burkean theoretical frame) squarely within the Europe 2020 strategy, wherein the “EU is a global player and takes its international responsibilities seriously” especially in developing “real partnerships” with countries such as PNG to fulfill global development goals.
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Three hundred years before George Orwell wrote his 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty Four, Seventeenth Century events referred to as the ‘Interregnum’, could have served as one source for his inspiration. Several themes run through Orwell’s... more
Three hundred years before George Orwell wrote his 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty Four, Seventeenth Century events referred to as the ‘Interregnum’, could have served as one source for his inspiration. Several themes run through Orwell’s musings, and one pertains to the compilation of a dictionary scheduled for publication by the year 2050. The purpose of Orwell’s lexicon is to document the finality of a process achieved through ‘extirpation by redaction’. By intentionally reversing common definitions of specific words, and then interjecting those alternative renditions into common usage, they eventually lose their original meanings, and those words can be then be removed from the dictionary. Orwell explained that it is part of a process to control human memory: ‘You are unable to remember real events and you persuade yourself that you remember other events which never happened.’ Today, each time the word ‘Interregnum’ is substituted for events which took place between the years 1649 to 1660, the process of ‘extirpation by redaction’ is being employed.
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Loosely drawing its inspiration from the movie “The Matrix,” the article first walks the reader through the seminal work of two philosophers not usually placed together—Stephen Pepper and Richard Weaver. Specifically, the paper draws from... more
Loosely drawing its inspiration from the movie “The Matrix,” the article first walks the reader through the seminal work of two philosophers not usually placed together—Stephen Pepper and Richard Weaver. Specifically, the paper draws from Pepper’s philosophical categories of knowledge (formism, mechanism, contextualism and organicism) and Weaver’s philosophical categories of argument (argument by definition, argument
by analogy and argument by cause-and-effect/ circumstance) to create an analytical matrix of twelve categories by which the varied formative institutions of higher education today, both in structure and exemplars, can be profitably compared both to
the ethos of the “classic” university of the past. From within these competing historical models and their present-day reiterations, the locus of the often “disappearing” human
being within them can (perhaps) be re-discovered by a reclaiming of a comprehensively self-reflective and critical reconstruction of meaning, a meaning which is often cloaked
by a “secret” ideology governed by an unacknowledged worldview.
by analogy and argument by cause-and-effect/ circumstance) to create an analytical matrix of twelve categories by which the varied formative institutions of higher education today, both in structure and exemplars, can be profitably compared both to
the ethos of the “classic” university of the past. From within these competing historical models and their present-day reiterations, the locus of the often “disappearing” human
being within them can (perhaps) be re-discovered by a reclaiming of a comprehensively self-reflective and critical reconstruction of meaning, a meaning which is often cloaked
by a “secret” ideology governed by an unacknowledged worldview.
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It is vital for security experts to learn from the historical records of global climate change as to how the human society has been impacted by its consequences in the “new” Anthropocene Epoch. Some of these consequences of global climate... more
It is vital for security experts to learn from the historical records of global climate change as to how the human society has been impacted by its consequences in the “new” Anthropocene Epoch. Some of these consequences of global climate change include the perishing of several human settlements in different parts of the globe at different times, e.g., in 1700 B.C., prolonged drought contributed to the demise of Harappan civilization in northwest India. In 1200 B.C., under a similar climatic extremity, the Mycenaean civilization in present-day Greece (as well as the Mill Creek culture of the northwestern part of the present-day US state of Iowa) perished. Why did some societies under such climatic events perish while others survived? Lack of preparedness of one society and its failure to anticipate and adapt to the extreme climatic events might have attributed to their extinction. The authors will also analyze the extinction of one European Norse society in Greenland during the Little Ice Age (about 600 years ago), as compared to the still-surviving Inuit society in the northern segment of Greenland, which faced even harsher climatic conditions during the Little Ice Age than the extinct Norsemen. This is how the adaptability and “expectation of the worst” matter for the survival of a particular community against climatic “black swan” events (Taleb, 2007). Similar impacts in terms of sea-level rise expected by the year 2100 whereby major human populations of many parts of the world are expected to lose their environmental evolutionary “niche” will be discussed. Rising temperature will not only complicate human health issues, but also will it take its toll on the staple food producing agricultural belts in some latitudinal expanse. It will also worsen the living condition of the populace living in areas where climate is marginal.
Through the Socio-Economic Systems Model provided by Vadineanu (2001), the authors will next consider the effect of extant policy-making “prisms” responding to climate change (such as the “Club of Rome” versus the “Club for Growth” visions) as concerns the ongoing process of globalization and survival of the nation-state.
Through the Socio-Economic Systems Model provided by Vadineanu (2001), the authors will next consider the effect of extant policy-making “prisms” responding to climate change (such as the “Club of Rome” versus the “Club for Growth” visions) as concerns the ongoing process of globalization and survival of the nation-state.
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The modern European university as we know it is changing, has changed, and will continue to in order to adapt to modern needs and to what is happening around it. This process has been revealed by the huge upsurge in higher education... more
The modern European university as we know it is changing, has changed, and will continue to in order to adapt to modern needs and to what is happening around it. This process has been revealed by the huge upsurge in higher education reform programs, of quality assurance initiatives, of Higher Education (HE) league tables across the region and beyond, purporting to measure this-and-that all-vital “indicator” or “criterion.” The authors posit that all of these policy innovations have their merits, for each in its own way is beginning to move HE away from being an pedigreed ‘acquired taste’ elixir for an elite, to a new and more palatable drink that is open not only to different partakers of all knowledge and skill varieties, but also enticing to a novice post-secondary learner attracted to try attractively bottled ‘New World’ Beaujolais of Life-Long Learning (LLL) courses and programs. This is seen generally as especially good news for fulfilling individual personal aspirations for professional and personal advancement as well as meeting knowledge societies’ present and future needs of national prosperity, growth and stability. The accompanying downside of this positive development, the twinned phenomena of diploma inflation and job inflation, present a real threat to these real lifelong learning successes, however. To begin to unpack these intertwined phenomena will require that the authors first discern the real spirit or wine of “lifelong learning” in modern education and labour market circles and specifically how this, or indeed if this, is of any relevance to the process and function of HE generally and the modern university in particular.
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The modern European university as we know it is changing, has changed, and will continue to in order to adapt to modern needs and to what is happening around it. This process has been revealed by the huge upsurge in higher education... more
The modern European university as we know it is changing, has changed, and will continue to in order to adapt to modern needs and to what is happening around it. This process has been revealed by the huge upsurge in higher education reform programs, of quality assurance initiatives, of Higher Education
(HE) league tables across the region and beyond, purporting to measure this-and-that all-vital “indicator” or “criterion.” The authors posit that all of these policy innovations have their merits, for each in its own way is beginning to move HE away from being an pedigreed ‘acquired taste’ elixir for an elite, to a new and more palatable drink that is open not only to different partakers of all knowledge and skill varieties, but also
enticing to a novice post-secondary learner attracted to try attractively bottled ‘New World’ Beaujolais of Life-Long Learning (LLL) courses and programs. This is seen generally as especially good news for fulfilling individual personal aspirations for professional and personal advancement as well as meeting knowledge societies’ present and future needs of national prosperity, growth and stability. The accompanying downside
of this positive development, the twinned phenomena of diploma inflation and job inflation, present a real
threat to these real lifelong learning successes, however. To begin to unpack these intertwined phenomena will require that the authors first discern the real spirit or wine of “lifelong learning” in modern education and labour market circles and specifically how this, or indeed if this, is of any relevance to the process and function of HE generally and the modern university in particular.
(HE) league tables across the region and beyond, purporting to measure this-and-that all-vital “indicator” or “criterion.” The authors posit that all of these policy innovations have their merits, for each in its own way is beginning to move HE away from being an pedigreed ‘acquired taste’ elixir for an elite, to a new and more palatable drink that is open not only to different partakers of all knowledge and skill varieties, but also
enticing to a novice post-secondary learner attracted to try attractively bottled ‘New World’ Beaujolais of Life-Long Learning (LLL) courses and programs. This is seen generally as especially good news for fulfilling individual personal aspirations for professional and personal advancement as well as meeting knowledge societies’ present and future needs of national prosperity, growth and stability. The accompanying downside
of this positive development, the twinned phenomena of diploma inflation and job inflation, present a real
threat to these real lifelong learning successes, however. To begin to unpack these intertwined phenomena will require that the authors first discern the real spirit or wine of “lifelong learning” in modern education and labour market circles and specifically how this, or indeed if this, is of any relevance to the process and function of HE generally and the modern university in particular.
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Why is the use of copyrighted materials in the United Kingdom referred to as a process of ‘fair dealing’, while in the United States it is referred to as a process of ‘fair use’? Because of the universality of communications and the ever... more
Why is the use of copyrighted materials in the United Kingdom referred to as a process of ‘fair dealing’, while in the United States it is referred to as a process of ‘fair use’? Because of the universality of communications and the ever expanding use of the Internet to facilitate the free flow of published expression between readers in the United Kingdom and the United States, works have comingled their respective copyright notices that are attached to them. At first glance ‘fair dealing’ and ‘fair use’ might appear to be synonymous terms having the same meaning in law, but they are not. But then, neither is there a simple explanation as to what either term means. To find an answer it is necessary to reference a supreme written law to understand both their parameters and penumbras defining national law on copyrights, as modified by international treaties.
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This article tells the unique story of Texan entrepreneur Don Pierson, and how he attempted to create a beachhead of free-market capitalism in a despotic, improvised Haiti during the notorious time of "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier.... more
This article tells the unique story of Texan entrepreneur Don Pierson, and how he attempted to create a beachhead of free-market capitalism in a despotic, improvised Haiti during the notorious time of "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier. His Tortuga Island "Freeport" project, which envisioned both capitalistic development and social improvement for poverty-stricken Haitians, fell victim to an intrigue of international money-dealing and Cold-War power politics. It concludes, "if the dream of Pierson had been allowed to flourish ... then this Caribbean island nation may have been lifted out of the cesspool in which Haiti still finds itself."
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The paper explores alternative explanations to the origins of the American constitution. The authors’ first-hand experience in “pirate” radio broadcasting takes them on an unexpected research journey, which leads them to the discovery of... more
The paper explores alternative explanations to the origins of the American constitution. The authors’ first-hand experience in “pirate” radio broadcasting takes them on an unexpected research journey, which leads them to the discovery of an “alternative” figure that may have been at the basis of modern constitutional democracy.
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Taking a lead off of Raymond Williams’ comment in “Base and Superstructure in Marxist Cultural Theory” that the “dominant” rendering of historical tradition is always a selective rendering of tradition (thereby burying other tellings),... more
Taking a lead off of Raymond Williams’ comment in “Base and Superstructure in Marxist Cultural Theory” that the “dominant” rendering of historical tradition is always a selective rendering of tradition (thereby burying other tellings), this essay tells a story of how an inadvertent uncovering of a lost graveyard in Houston, Texas in 1986 threatened a long-settled version of Texas history, and thus (literally and figuratively) was “covered up” once more. Author Mervyn Hagger had Dr. Kenneth Brown of the University of Houston present on-site for a television program in 1988, where Brown argued in support for seriously considering his thesis. Yet, after the international publicity died down, Brown was seemingly pressured to drop his investigation furthering this inquiry. Since that time, the earth has been put back (literally and figuratively) on this topic; the matter was “buried.” The authors wonder if an explanation might be found in lives of 114 sailors who were abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico by the English pirate Sir John Hawkins during this same time period. This preliminary essay seeks to revisit unanswered questions.
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Because no human being ever chose to be born, every human being is dependent upon at least one other human being, after the moment of conception until they reach a non-specifiable age of individual survivability. But that phase may not... more
Because no human being ever chose to be born, every human being is dependent upon at least one other human being, after the moment of conception until they reach a non-specifiable age of individual survivability. But that phase may not last until it collides with the involuntary boundary line called death. Individualism is therefore (at best) a fleeting possibility to be acquired during a non-impaired period of human life, and its construct thus voids any legitimate claim to it as a “natural” birthright. Most accurately, individualism may be explained in terms of “penumbras” and “emanations” once employed by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas in writing the 1965 majority Opinion for Griswold v. Connecticut, (381 U.S. 479). Its 1973 maternal companion in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113) presents a conundrum to dissenters, because their opposition requires atheists to concur that only a “god” has the power to give and take life. Clearly, the planned and unplanned fruits of conception belie a deistic source of life-giving power - while converse biological foes; planetary instability; national Armed Forces; terrorist warriors and self-motivated killers belie supernatural means as causation for the termination of human life. However, self-sustaining sectors within humanity continue to strive towards the idealism of individualism, which in reality only an immortal and almighty entity could possess bio-power, in Foucault’s terminology, thus has both a natural and supra-natural source.
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When references are made to the development of ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ music during the Twentieth Century, they usually focus upon two episodes as related within two conflicting versions. Disparities are the product of perceptions formed both by... more
When references are made to the development of ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ music during the Twentieth Century, they usually focus upon two episodes as related within two conflicting versions. Disparities are the product of perceptions formed both by observers in the UK who reacted to artists from the USA, and observers in the USA who reacted to artists from the UK. The overlapping biographical accounts of both artists and audiences have been melded together into one universal story, but it is far from being a genuine recital of events. Original works were often derived from the African-American community, who in the days of racial segregation had no way to protect their financial interests. Consequently, racial sources were intentionally obfuscated by ‘cover versions’ in order to maximize profits by adapting material to appeal to a wider, bleached culture by the media conglomerates that created legislation to protect their commercial interests. While resulting ‘cover versions’ frequently lacked originality, sensitivity and cognition of original works, on occasion counter-copy-productions eclipsed the originals. But over time a ‘cultural stew’ became blended beyond the point where original components are now discernible, which has prompted this re-examination of the happenstance ‘recipe’ that resulted in a Transatlantic fare known as ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’.
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After retired British Army Major Roy (Paddy) Bates fought rival squatters and gained control over an abandoned British Nary World War II defense fort called Rough Tower, his actions precipitated a 1968 Meeting by the Cabinet of Prime... more
After retired British Army Major Roy (Paddy) Bates fought rival squatters and gained control over an abandoned British Nary World War II defense fort called Rough Tower, his actions precipitated a 1968 Meeting by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Their conclusion was that the United Kingdom should ignore Bates at that time and deal with any resulting consequences as quietly as possible. However, when Bates claimed sovereignty over that structure which was stationed outside British territorial waters, and he then styled it as the independent 'Principality of Sealand', he set in motion a state of confusion within the government of the United Kingdom. Over the years, the status of Rough Tower has also become a manifest state of denial by successive British governments, and in 2011, it remains a conundrum.
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In the “co-text-ed” areas of maritime law, broadcasting law and commercial trade law, the word of “piracy” has been “overdetermined” by a number of varied historical, political, economic and social forces, both national and international.... more
In the “co-text-ed” areas of maritime law, broadcasting law and commercial trade law, the word of “piracy” has been “overdetermined” by a number of varied historical, political, economic and social forces, both national and international. The proposed presentation and paper will seek to untangle the individual “determining” factors “context-ing” this rouge word, hoping to distinguish the proper sphere of state control of illegal activities with obvious ill consequences (such as in the regulation of false-label trade goods) from the improper control of free speech social and political rights, via the bothersome constructs of “licensing” and “intellectual property” (as in the restricting of the dissemination of cultural, “intangible” goods), terms both at odds with the ultimate goals of an open society.
The article demonstrates how the American mass-media system manipulated British off-shore commercial radio from 1964 to 1967, in link with dissent elements within the British Establishment. This demonstration undermines the popular... more
The article demonstrates how the American mass-media system manipulated British off-shore commercial radio from 1964 to 1967, in link with dissent elements within the British Establishment. This demonstration undermines the popular re-rendering of the “radio pirates” as rebels against the Establishment, and shows thereby that cultural change requires dominant-interest collaboration to be effective.
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A Japanese ship was purchased by a company in Panama and impounded off the coast of the USA with an illicit cargo of drugs on board. The ship was sold by the U.S. Government for US$100 over a public holiday under dubious... more
A Japanese ship was purchased by a company in Panama and impounded off the coast of the USA with an illicit cargo of drugs on board. The ship was sold by the U.S. Government for US$100 over a public holiday under dubious circumstances. This vessel became home to a U.S. 'pirate radio‘ station twice, after its name, ownership and registration had been laundered more than once, and it then became the center stage prop for the climax of a major Hollywood motion picture where it was blown up. U.S. Government paperwork never explained what happened to the drugs, or the vessel, or why after destruction, the government of Panama maintained its original ship registration.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has self-promoted its reputation as the “standard” by which all other modern broadcasters should be judged. While the international face of the BBC represents the British Foreign Office, its... more
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has self-promoted its reputation as the “standard” by which all other modern broadcasters should be judged. While the international face of the BBC represents the British Foreign Office, its domestic services are supposed to mirror the British way of life. However, this “British-ness” owes its origins to feudal cultural norms once articulated by John Reith who both shaped and directed its broadcasting policy. Reith admired Mussolini and shared Hitler’s dislike for modern jazz. He banned Churchill from the BBC airwaves before WWII and he regarded American commercial broadcasting as “`vulgar.” It was Churchill who helped to end the BBC monopoly by introducing commercial broadcasting which brought with it a commercial culture that both Reith and Hitler despised. Today, many Britons look back fondly to that quieter, more unified and dignified age of Reith and pose this question: What price has Britain paid for its broadcasting freedoms?
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In a previous article for EJHE, I detailed Curricula Reform (CR) efforts in Higher Education (HE) in four (relatively) well developed regional and national settings (The EU, the USA, Hong Kong SAR China, and Singapore). I detailed the... more
In a previous article for EJHE, I detailed Curricula Reform (CR) efforts in Higher Education (HE) in four (relatively) well developed regional and national settings (The EU, the USA, Hong Kong SAR China, and Singapore). I detailed the backdrop motivating the moves by policymakers to reform the curricula in such ‘world class’ settings, that is, in each of the areas noted, there exists the capital resource base (economic, social and cultural) to undergird such hopes and policy outcomes. I also then detailed the processes each region's policymakers have undertaken to foster ‘world class’ outcomes via CR efforts. Yet, the critique of these processes, and their applicability to CR in less developed countries (LDCs) remains; a task which is the scope of this study. It specifically addresses the question whether the goals and objectives of such higher education curricula reform pressures from the (post)industrial ‘first world’ upon the LDCs are reasonable, given their largely agricultural economies.
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In this article (part one of two) I will consider, using the dramatistic model pioneered by Kenneth Burke, the ‘scene’ or historical cultural ground of each ‘highly developed’ national/regional area (The EU, the USA, Hong Kong [SAR], and... more
In this article (part one of two) I will consider, using the dramatistic model pioneered by Kenneth Burke, the ‘scene’ or historical cultural ground of each ‘highly developed’ national/regional area (The EU, the USA, Hong Kong [SAR], and Singapore) in terms of their Higher Education (HE) systems. After these analyses, then I look to the ‘agent’ who put Curricula Reform (CR) into place (usually Ministries of (higher) education, but also labor ministries) in pursuit of ‘relevance,’ and then to the ‘agency’ or means that they employ (or not) to make their ‘acts’ of Curricula Reforms effective. I first look to the EU example, which has seen a great change in the era of the ‘Bologna Process’ which includes not only the established Western European nations, but also countries of Central and Eastern Europe that have been transitioning out of communism, second to the American (USA) universities that have embraced a ‘common core’ curriculum, Harvard and Columbia Universities in particular, third, to Hong Kong (which has been moving from a traditional British system to an integrated senior high school and early university studies model based on the American ‘common core’), and fourth and finally, Singapore's third stage of developing an HE system well adapted to a ‘knowledge society.’
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Written by two higher educational policy editors and experts, the essay explicates and critiques the basic (and perhaps base) motivations of the European-wide “Bologna Process” and its effects on academic degree structures of universities... more
Written by two higher educational policy editors and experts, the essay explicates and critiques the basic (and perhaps base) motivations of the European-wide “Bologna Process” and its effects on academic degree structures of universities via the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS), the Diploma Supplement (DS), and Quality Assurance
(QA) and related “top-down” “steering” policy innovations. By use of a popular music metaphor (“unplugged”) the authors seek to provide a readable sketch of the practical implementation of the Process and its mixed effects on curricula reform, student learning outcomes, graduate employability and life-long learning. Recognizing its broad remit promoting “reform” of higher education in Europe, the authors remain guardedly hopeful that wise implementation of the Bologna Process policies will prevent mindless ideological “deforming” of the sector and its stakeholders.
(QA) and related “top-down” “steering” policy innovations. By use of a popular music metaphor (“unplugged”) the authors seek to provide a readable sketch of the practical implementation of the Process and its mixed effects on curricula reform, student learning outcomes, graduate employability and life-long learning. Recognizing its broad remit promoting “reform” of higher education in Europe, the authors remain guardedly hopeful that wise implementation of the Bologna Process policies will prevent mindless ideological “deforming” of the sector and its stakeholders.
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Résumé: Les tensions théologiques existantes à l’intérieur de la Communion Anglicane qui s’élargit globalement concernant la manière dont la Présence du Dieu est mieux comprise et rendue – soit comme une expérience personnelle intérieure,... more
Résumé: Les tensions théologiques existantes à l’intérieur de la Communion Anglicane qui s’élargit globalement concernant la manière dont la Présence du Dieu est mieux comprise et rendue – soit comme une expérience personnelle intérieure, placée entre pathos et logos,
soit comme une construction enracinée socialement, placée entre la déclamation sociale externe et la critique individuelle interne – sont devenues une stase centrale dans les arguments de la politique ecclésiastique ultérieure. Pour mieux dévoiler ce point tournant du débat, une mixture de perceptions de l’oeuvre de Boulding et Watts, complémentée aussi par la construction de «la vue vertueuse» de Murdoch, avec un intérêt particulier pour la manière dont Rowan Williams, en tant qu’Archevêque de Canterbury a manié la tension dans sa contribution au Débat Lambeth 1998 sur la Décision morale.
Keywords: Anglican Communion, Presence of God, pathos, logos, “virtuous seeing”, Rowan Williams
soit comme une construction enracinée socialement, placée entre la déclamation sociale externe et la critique individuelle interne – sont devenues une stase centrale dans les arguments de la politique ecclésiastique ultérieure. Pour mieux dévoiler ce point tournant du débat, une mixture de perceptions de l’oeuvre de Boulding et Watts, complémentée aussi par la construction de «la vue vertueuse» de Murdoch, avec un intérêt particulier pour la manière dont Rowan Williams, en tant qu’Archevêque de Canterbury a manié la tension dans sa contribution au Débat Lambeth 1998 sur la Décision morale.
Keywords: Anglican Communion, Presence of God, pathos, logos, “virtuous seeing”, Rowan Williams
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Résumé: Située entre le romano°catholicisme, le protestantisme et l’orthodoxie, la théologie anglicane a adopté au cours de l’histoire une conception de gouvernance d’«église plus compréhensive» dans laquelle le nominalisme protestant, la... more
Résumé: Située entre le romano°catholicisme, le protestantisme et l’orthodoxie, la théologie anglicane a adopté au cours de l’histoire une conception de gouvernance d’«église plus compréhensive» dans laquelle le nominalisme protestant, la communauté catholique et la tradition orthodoxe coexistent aussi difficile que puisse être cette coexistence. Or, en ce moment, partout dans le monde, la communauté anglicane subit le contrecoup d’une crise de la légitimation ouverte par les débats sur la sexualité et nourrie par des conceptions divergentes sur la vérité et la foi dans un monde de plus en plus divisé en «trois vitesses» (post°nationale
et postmoderne, nationale et moderne et, aussi, pré°tribale et tribale).
Cette étude articule un modèle de légitimation (qui réunit les éléments d’un mystère de l’appréhension personnelle et ceux d’un processus critique de rationalisation ainsi que l’appréciation de l’autorité de la communauté relative à la tradition anglicane opposée à un processus de la synthèse théologique prophétique) qui décrit comment un croyant anglican (dont le meilleur exemple est l’archevêque de Canterbury, Rowan Williams) peut l’utiliser, à partir de chacun de ces domaines, en vue de la perception et du jugement pertinent des phénomènes.
Keywords: Anglican Theology, Anglican Communion, Legitimation, Personal Construct Psychology, Church of England, Episcopal Church of the USA.
et postmoderne, nationale et moderne et, aussi, pré°tribale et tribale).
Cette étude articule un modèle de légitimation (qui réunit les éléments d’un mystère de l’appréhension personnelle et ceux d’un processus critique de rationalisation ainsi que l’appréciation de l’autorité de la communauté relative à la tradition anglicane opposée à un processus de la synthèse théologique prophétique) qui décrit comment un croyant anglican (dont le meilleur exemple est l’archevêque de Canterbury, Rowan Williams) peut l’utiliser, à partir de chacun de ces domaines, en vue de la perception et du jugement pertinent des phénomènes.
Keywords: Anglican Theology, Anglican Communion, Legitimation, Personal Construct Psychology, Church of England, Episcopal Church of the USA.
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The paper analyzes Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury, starting from the assumption that since some psychic dimensions are not easily made conscious due to their possessing a low degree of cognitive awareness (as indicated in the... more
The paper analyzes Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury, starting from the assumption that since some psychic dimensions are not easily made conscious due to their possessing a low degree of cognitive awareness (as indicated in the "unthinking" character of Benjy), a consideration of various unitive representations of extant sound patterns and rendered mental images/imaginations therein can aid in rendering these opaque psychic dimensions explicit. Then they will be placed into a Personal Construct Theory (PCT) framework to bring forth further submerged construct-ends (represented by brothers Quentin's and Jason's operating constructs) to the surface.
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The issue of translation, shortly commented upon via Quirk, Levy, Bassnett, Bell, Dubois, Chiţoran and Bantaş, has been and still is a solid background for approaching poetic contributions, in our case, Saunders' poetry translated into... more
The issue of translation, shortly commented upon via Quirk, Levy, Bassnett, Bell, Dubois, Chiţoran and Bantaş, has been and still is a solid background for approaching poetic contributions, in our case, Saunders' poetry translated into Romanian. For the aesthetic value of the volume entitled No Doves / Fără porumbei to be properly revealed, sound patterns as stylistic instances suggesting the dimension of space and time, these two pure forms of intuition in Kant's philosophy, will be identified and analysed in relation with meaning via Jung's archetypes and Bachelard's aesthetics.
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... Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, who have taken part in this mind adventure over the years, including, most notably (in addition to Mr. Vasi and Ms. Mitrea), Bogdan Micu, loana Penescu, Mona Manolescu-Pistrui,... more
... Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest, who have taken part in this mind adventure over the years, including, most notably (in addition to Mr. Vasi and Ms. Mitrea), Bogdan Micu, loana Penescu, Mona Manolescu-Pistrui, Corina Popa, and Augustin Catalin Stoica. ...
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This study analyzes the processes by which gay people see themselves in relation to the social construction of AIDS discourse, both as individuals and as a collective. By the use of Foucault's concepts of “subjectification” and... more
This study analyzes the processes by which gay people see themselves in relation to the social construction of AIDS discourse, both as individuals and as a collective. By the use of Foucault's concepts of “subjectification” and “bio‐power,” the various self‐defining constructs of People With AIDS (PWAs) are described, and their interaction with the political sphere explicated.
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Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world’s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN... more
Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world’s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN 1992-1322) is published once every two years by the Department of Communication and Development Studies at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair in Quality Management of Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, of the “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania It is interested in research papers falling under two broad disciplinary “umbrellas,” i.e., English for Academic Purposes (EAP)/English for Special Purposes (ESP) and Communication for Development.
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The rise of fake news in the social media era has emerged as a pressing societal challenge, impacting communication, public perception, and democratic processes. This article examines the phenomenon of fake news in the context of social... more
The rise of fake news in the social media era has emerged as a pressing societal challenge, impacting communication, public perception, and democratic processes. This article examines the phenomenon of fake news in the context of social media platforms and explores its implications for individuals and society. Drawing on a review of relevant scientific literature, the article delves into the psychological processes that contribute to the spread and acceptance of misinformation. Additionally, it highlights the consequences of fake news, such as eroding public trust in media and institutions, distorting public opinion, and influencing decision-making. The article critically analyzes three pieces of fake news, aiming to dissect the linguistic and narrative techniques employed to manipulate perceptions around COVID-19. It reveals how such misinformation can influence public trust, exacerbate fears, and distort the discourse on health and politics. It also explores existing strategies to combat fake news, including media literacy education, fact-checking initiatives, and responsible journalism, while emphasizing the need for innovative and collaborative future approaches. By understanding the complexities of fake news and its impact in the social media era, this article aims to provide insights into developing informed interventions to mitigate its negative effects and promote a more trustworthy information environment.
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Using sociolinguistic and communication theories as a framework, this article will analyze excerpts from two same-sex, and two opposite-sex interviews, each with different conversational trajectories and outcomes. One of each pair of... more
Using sociolinguistic and communication theories as a framework, this article will analyze excerpts from two same-sex, and two opposite-sex interviews, each with different conversational trajectories and outcomes. One of each pair of interviews under scrutiny features interlocutors of differing political ideologies, whereas the others are conversations between people of contiguous political leanings. Using insights from sociolinguistics, the four different group interactions will be shown to either progress and develop coherent arguments or digress and devolve into incoherent disagreements. Conversational camaraderie (considerateness) or dissent (agonism) between the interlocutors (in terms of rapport-talk, report-talk, genderlect, idiolect, the overall effectiveness of communication, etc.) will be considered.
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Plagiarism remains a persistent problem in academia, with an increasing number of students resorting to it not only in exams but also in their diploma papers. This unethical practice has led to the revocation of degrees for some... more
Plagiarism remains a persistent problem in academia, with an increasing number of students resorting to it not only in exams but also in their diploma papers. This unethical practice has led to the revocation of degrees for some well-known public figures. The motivations behind plagiarism are diverse, including improper citation, time constraints, and inadequate understanding of the topic. However, many students are oblivious to the severe consequences that plagiarism can have on their future careers, and they often lack awareness of proper prevention methods. This paper aims to explore the significance of paraphrasing as an effective means to avoid plagiarism when appropriately employed. Correct citation of sources and proper paraphrasing are essential to prevent unintentional plagiarism. The paper will delve into the definition of plagiarism, its consequences, and the importance of adopting ethical writing practices. By highlighting the benefits of paraphrasing and its role in curbing plagiarism, this study emphasizes the need for academic integrity and the responsibility of students to uphold it.
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The starting point and prerequisite for this work is the assumption that the mastery of a language-in addition to competence in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and lexicon (roughly in Chomsky's sense)-the... more
The starting point and prerequisite for this work is the assumption that the mastery of a language-in addition to competence in the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and lexicon (roughly in Chomsky's sense)-the communicative (pragmatic) competence (e.g., according to Hymes) is decisive. Research results in the context of intercultural pragmatics have made it clear that the realization of speech acts depends on language-specific norms and principles of politeness, which is a source in intercultural communication of potential misunderstandings and conflicts. Since the description and analysis of pragmatic competence, which is expressed through the realization of certain speech acts by selected language users, is the focus of interest in this article, it first explains the term pragmatics and the sub-area pragmatic competence in more detail. Subsequently, the speech act theoretical approach, as it is to be applied in this work, is presented and discussed. The basics of speech act theory are mentioned and the phenomenon of indirect speech acts is explained.
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The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown affected lives around the globe including Papua New Guinea (PNG) at all levels. This study explored the impact of the pandemic on the livelihoods of ordinary people of PNG with the Sustainable... more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown affected lives around the globe including Papua New Guinea (PNG) at all levels. This study explored the impact of the pandemic on the livelihoods of ordinary people of PNG with the Sustainable Livelihood Framework being used as a lens. A qualitative research methodology was utilized to investigate the real-life experiences and narratives of common people in rural and urban Lae and Mt. Hagen. Sixty male and female participants were interviewed. Through thematic analysis, it was found that COVID-19 had compounding household impacts that magnified extant inequalities. The author holds that the PNG Government must address these increased inequalities to achieve, inclusivity and equality resulting in sustainable human development for all.
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This research examines the complex issue of tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province; to explain its prevalence and causes while assessing the Government's control over this escalating problem. Drawing upon anecdotal evidence... more
This research examines the complex issue of tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province; to explain its prevalence and causes while assessing the Government's control over this escalating problem. Drawing upon anecdotal evidence from newspapers, contemporary literature, and personal experiences as a citizen, the analysis asserts that the roots of tribal fighting in Enga are intricately intertwined with the cultural dynamics, socioeconomic systems, and the political and bureaucratic operational structure of the nation. Moreover, it contends that Papua New Guinea (PNG) is gradually losing control of the province, allowing violence and destruction to become pervasive, thereby jeopardising it with a relentless cycle of killings and property destruction unless constructive and strategic actions are swiftly implemented. The analysis points out the urgency of establishing an integrated, tribal-based peace and order system but emphasizes that immediate proactive Government intervention is vital to curbing the escalating conflicts. However, it also highlights that, before addressing technical matters, a fundamental shift in the mindset and attitudes of politicians, government employees, security forces, educated elites, and tribal leadership is crucial. Failing to develop a proactive strategy to contain this escalating problem may result in the loss of control over this violence, leaving the province under the influence of warlords, many of whom are educated elites residing outside of the province.
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Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world‟s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN... more
Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world‟s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN 1992-1322) is published periodically by the Department of Communication and Development Studies at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. It is interested in research papers falling under two broad disciplinary “umbrellas,” i.e., English for Academic Purposes (EAP)/English for Special Purposes (ESP) and Communication for Development.
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Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world‟s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN... more
Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world‟s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN 1992-1322) is published twice a year (June and January) by the Department of Communication and Development Studies at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. It is interested in research papers falling under two broad disciplinary “umbrellas,” i.e., English for Academic Purposes (EAP)/English for Special Purposes (ESP) and Communication for Development.
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Special ABC issue devoted to the work of philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch
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Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world‟s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN... more
Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world‟s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN 1992-1322) is published twice a year (June and January) by the Department of Communication and Development Studies at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. It is interested in research papers falling under two broad disciplinary “umbrellas,” i.e., English for Academic Purposes (EAP)/English for Special Purposes (ESP) and Communication for Development.
Papers covering EAP or ESP can consider any aspect of the areas, including: classroom research, EAP/ESP methodology, course design, material design, genre analysis, rights analysis, critical EAP/ESP, reading and writing, testing and evaluation, computer-mediated language learning, EAP/ESP research, quality assurance of academic programs, and socio-linguistic influences on the teaching and learning of EAP/ESP.
For contributions covering Communication for Development (C4D) topics, the journal welcomes papers on any aspect of the field, including: communication in education, communication and gender, communication in resource management, conflict resolution, negotiation skills, partnership building, communicating development in such sectoral contexts as industries, healthcare, agriculture, and so forth, mass media, democracy and human rights, and media and HIV/AIDS.
Empirical (quantitative) or qualitative approaches to relevant topics are equally welcome. Papers which bridge the two larger fields of interest in an innovative trans-disciplinary fashion are particularly encouraged.
Authors grant the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies the copyright to their article upon publication, so to foster wide distribution. What this practically means is that if the author wishes subsequently to re-publish the article(s) in another form, full acknowledgement and full publication data of the JCDS must be included therein.
Indexing: The JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (former title) is presently indexed in OCLC (www.worldcat.org). Under the current title, JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies, it is listed in Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Academia.
Papers covering EAP or ESP can consider any aspect of the areas, including: classroom research, EAP/ESP methodology, course design, material design, genre analysis, rights analysis, critical EAP/ESP, reading and writing, testing and evaluation, computer-mediated language learning, EAP/ESP research, quality assurance of academic programs, and socio-linguistic influences on the teaching and learning of EAP/ESP.
For contributions covering Communication for Development (C4D) topics, the journal welcomes papers on any aspect of the field, including: communication in education, communication and gender, communication in resource management, conflict resolution, negotiation skills, partnership building, communicating development in such sectoral contexts as industries, healthcare, agriculture, and so forth, mass media, democracy and human rights, and media and HIV/AIDS.
Empirical (quantitative) or qualitative approaches to relevant topics are equally welcome. Papers which bridge the two larger fields of interest in an innovative trans-disciplinary fashion are particularly encouraged.
Authors grant the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies the copyright to their article upon publication, so to foster wide distribution. What this practically means is that if the author wishes subsequently to re-publish the article(s) in another form, full acknowledgement and full publication data of the JCDS must be included therein.
Indexing: The JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (former title) is presently indexed in OCLC (www.worldcat.org). Under the current title, JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies, it is listed in Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and Academia.
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Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world‟s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN... more
Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world‟s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (formerly titled the JLCS: Journal
of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN 1992-1322) is published twice a year (June and January) by the Department of Communication and Development Studies at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. It is interested in research papers falling under two broad disciplinary „umbrellas,‟i.e., English for Academic Purposes (EAP)/English for Special Purposes (ESP) and Communication for Development.
of Language and Communication Studies (ISSN 1992-1322) is published twice a year (June and January) by the Department of Communication and Development Studies at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. It is interested in research papers falling under two broad disciplinary „umbrellas,‟i.e., English for Academic Purposes (EAP)/English for Special Purposes (ESP) and Communication for Development.
Research Interests: Development Studies, Sustainable Development, Communication and social change, development, mass media and society, Teacher Education in Teaching English to Speakers of Second/Foreign Languages (TESOL), Prison and Corrections Reforms, Restorative Justice, and 2 moreFirst-Year Writing and Camphill Movement
Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world’s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (ISSN 1992-1322) is published twice a year (June and December) by the Department of... more
Hailing from Papua New Guinea, the world’s most linguistically and socially diverse locale, the JCDS: Journal of Communication and Development Studies (ISSN 1992-1322) is published twice a year (June and December) by the Department of Communication and Development Studies at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. It is interested in research papers falling under two broad disciplinary ‘umbrellas,’ i.e., English for Academic Purposes (EAP)/English for Special Purposes (ESP) and Communication for Development.
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Editorial
Advocating for the Scales of Memory: Museums as Sites of Transitional Justice
Eliza Garnsey, Queens’ College, University of Cambridge (UK)
Individualisation of Customary Land: How Theoretically Sound is the Policy Prescription?
Khandakar Qudrat-I Elahi, Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Crime Challenges the Development Path of Papua New Guinea
Garry Sali, Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Communication Against Impassibility: Through Silence and Ressentiment and Beyond
Henrieta Anișoara Șerban & Viorella Manolache, Romanian Academy (Bucharest)
The Role of Intra-Communication and Inter-Communication Processes in Motivating Female Children to Engage in Commercial Sex Practices in Lae, Morobe Province. Papua New Guinea
Wilma Molus, Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Communication Strategies Significant in Achieving Positive Outcomes in Politics for Women in Papua New Guinea
Mary Aisi, Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Table of Contents:
Editorial
Advocating for the Scales of Memory: Museums as Sites of Transitional Justice
Eliza Garnsey, Queens’ College, University of Cambridge (UK)
Individualisation of Customary Land: How Theoretically Sound is the Policy Prescription?
Khandakar Qudrat-I Elahi, Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Crime Challenges the Development Path of Papua New Guinea
Garry Sali, Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Communication Against Impassibility: Through Silence and Ressentiment and Beyond
Henrieta Anișoara Șerban & Viorella Manolache, Romanian Academy (Bucharest)
The Role of Intra-Communication and Inter-Communication Processes in Motivating Female Children to Engage in Commercial Sex Practices in Lae, Morobe Province. Papua New Guinea
Wilma Molus, Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Communication Strategies Significant in Achieving Positive Outcomes in Politics for Women in Papua New Guinea
Mary Aisi, Papua New Guinea University of Technology
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Neopragmatism and Postliberalism: A Contemporary Weltanschauung (Bilingual Edition: Postliberalism Neopragmatism: un Weltanschauung Contemporan), Henrieta Anisoara Serbans Bucharest, RO. ‘Ion I. C. Br’Institute of Political Science and... more
Neopragmatism and Postliberalism: A Contemporary Weltanschauung (Bilingual Edition: Postliberalism Neopragmatism: un Weltanschauung Contemporan),
Henrieta Anisoara Serbans
Bucharest, RO. ‘Ion I. C. Br’Institute of Political Science and International Relations Printing House, 2021.407 pages.
ISBN: 9786068656946
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‘Wonder is the beginning of philosophy and doubt is the beginning of political philosophy. Disagreement, antagonisms, and the questioning out of beliefs and, especially, hierarchies, questioning initiate and form political action. The more we discover our own standpoints against the background of the socialization the more we are able to take them apart the more equipped for political action’(p. 373)
Henrieta Anisoara Serbans
Bucharest, RO. ‘Ion I. C. Br’Institute of Political Science and International Relations Printing House, 2021.407 pages.
ISBN: 9786068656946
Motto:
‘Wonder is the beginning of philosophy and doubt is the beginning of political philosophy. Disagreement, antagonisms, and the questioning out of beliefs and, especially, hierarchies, questioning initiate and form political action. The more we discover our own standpoints against the background of the socialization the more we are able to take them apart the more equipped for political action’(p. 373)
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Book review of title by Chris Hayes (European Journal of Higher Education 3(1): 114-125)
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Book review of book by Marek Kwiek (European Journal of Higher Education 4 (2): 201-04)
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Book review (European Journal of Higher Education 2 (4): 447-52)
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The price of admission: how America’s ruling class buys its way into elite colleges – and who gets left outside the gates'; 'Shelter: where Harvard meets the homeless'; 'The social animal: the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement'; and 'The empathic civilization: the race to global ...more
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... How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (Cultural Front) and it was written by Marc Bousquet. This edition of How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (Cultural Front) is in a... more
... How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (Cultural Front) and it was written by Marc Bousquet. This edition of How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (Cultural Front) is in a Paperback format. This books publish date ...
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The article introduces the challenges of maintaining effective security (of both personnel and property) on a 220 hectare rural/suburban University campus, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, located on the outskirts of Lae,... more
The article introduces the challenges of maintaining effective security (of both personnel and property) on a 220 hectare rural/suburban University campus, The Papua New Guinea University of Technology, located on the outskirts of Lae, the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea, serves as its main port and manufacturing hub. Since the Independence of Papua New Guinea in 1975, the city of Lae, the University (of approximately 3000 students, and 1500 academic, technical, and administrative and staff) and its surrounding communities have faced increasing pressing security issues, some caused by internal (on campus) and others by external (off campus) factors. After a long, politically motivated student boycott in 2016 (which ended up with destruction of varied University properties and the death of a student), the University has endeavoured to create a safe campus environment by employing quantitative modelling predictive techniques, cost-effective technologies and appropriate social-psychological insights aimed at transcending extant tribal mindsets (the country is noted for having over 800 tribes and languages across its widely space geography of 462,840 Km and approximately 7 million population). Tribal conflict is a constant concern for the police and governing authorities, an inhibitor of balanced social and economic development of the resource-rich country.
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In this study, the authors carried out a detailed analysis of the technologies required for successful implementation of a sustainable renewable energy household power supply in Papua New Guinea or PNG (PNG is a Pacific Island nation,... more
In this study, the authors carried out a detailed analysis of the technologies required for successful implementation of a sustainable renewable energy household power supply in Papua New Guinea or PNG (PNG is a Pacific Island nation, North of Australia) to free the country from fossil fuel dependency. The role of renewable energy sources in the recent PNG National Energy Policy covering 2018 to 2050 (unveiled at the 2018 March Energy Summit in Port Moresby by the PNG Minister of Energy) was also analysed. From the outcome of our recently concluded SERI 2018 Renewable Energy conference, we assembled into a single hypothetical ‘energy basket’ all the varied renewable ‘green’ energy sources within PNG (as estimated by our energy research groups). This paper estimates that there is sufficient renewable energy in PNG and advocates that these available green energy sources should be tapped, for they can go a long way in the quest for climate change mitigation. This research paper will articulate that shifting PNG’s and other Pacific Island nations’ energy reliance from fossil fuels and other non-renewable sources to renewable green and environmentally sustainable sources is not only achievable, but feasible within a reasonable time.