Sentences with phrase «critical policy debates»

The Royal Society and the US National Academy of Sciences, with their similar missions to promote the use of science to benefit society and to inform critical policy debates, offer this new publication as a key reference document for decision makers, policy makers, educators, and other individuals seeking authoritative answers about the current state of climate change science.

Thematic chapters focus on critical policy debates and on key driving forces, notably ebook bestsellers and pricing strategies across European markets, self - publishing, regulation, piracy, and the expanding activities of the leading global players such as Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Kobo.

Information is power, and we will work every day to inform, educate and engage the public on critical policy debates.

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Firstly the BBC delayed the publication of the ruling until after a critical debate on the future of the badger cull policy in parliament on March 13th.

Kerem Öktem deconstructed attitudes to the Arab world in Turkey, by presenting a critical reading of Turkish public debates and the potentially counterrevolutionary policies of the ruling party in Turkey on the Egyptian revolution.

A recent research project by Kayte Lawton and myself for the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, attempts to inform debate by providing a critical assessment of the options for reforming wealth taxes in the UK.

As much as empirical challenges may seem to render this debate theoretical, it is a critical one for policy: the authority to issue federal guidance to schools on discipline disparities comes directly from administrative authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act, which requires either different treatment or disparate intent.

In the public education debate, HECSE shares critical information policy makers need regarding current preparation challenges, effective preparation and support for highly - qualified personnel, new knowledge about children and youth with disabilities, and effective ways to design appropriate programs, deliver effective content, and monitor student growth.

This increasingly corporatized environment exacerbates the politicization of charter schools in Massachusetts, increases partisanship in education policy debates, and forms a critical lens through which this paper will investigate charter performance.

From «social to speculative; technical to theoretical,» the participating teams lead intellectual and architectural practices that not only situate the US as a leading center of critical research at the heart of the debate on citizenship, social conscience, and a just society, but also as a place at the intersection of political action, public policy, and changing notions of nationality.

It could be parsed as a Pangaean Affairs article by an editorial collective of ammonites critical of the elitist vertibrate policy debate between coprolite carbon sequestration advocates, and radical therapods demanding more tree fern peatbeds to fuel posterity's struggle to power through Snowball Earth episodes in epochs to come.

After all, the authors of that letter are all climate scientists, and a critical analysis of their arguments might help to reinforce why RealClimate is wisely NOT a place for «debating» energy policy — at least in part because that's not a field to which climate scientists bring any particular expertise.

Get Involved in th e Geoengineering Debate A lingering but critical policy question for DOD is what its role should be in discussions concerning geoengineering, i.e. the intentional manipulation of the climate, which is often discussed as a means to counter the effects of the climate change generated by human activity.

In turn, «scandals» accusing various scientists of falsifying data or colluding for political reasons have ever since arisen at critical decision - making moments, such as during governmental debates on policies like cap - and - trade.

2.10.2 Intellectual freedom includes: (a) the rights of all Staff to express opinions about the operation of the University and higher education policy more generally; (b) the rights of Staff to pursue critical open enquiry and to discuss freely, teach, assess, develop curricula, publish and research within the limits of their professional competence and professional standards; (c) the right to participate in public debates and express opinions about issues and ideas related to their discipline area; (d) the right of all Staff to participate in professional and representative bodies and to engage in community service without fear of harassment, intimidation or unfair treatment; and (e) the right to express unpopular or controversial views, although this does not mean the right to vilify, harass or intimidate.

We intend to play an active role in the debate on water resources, water supply and water consumption, with a very critical attitude towards the current policies.

The climate denial countermovement has also blocked critical reflection on and serious debate about climate change through other strategies which seek to promote the idea that civil society will be better off if climate change policies are not adopted.

The «persuadable middle» of the climate change debate, not the die - hard skeptics, will make the critical difference in changing public opinion, behavior, and policy.

Mann's Tweet links to the respected climate - science site Daily Kos, whose correspondent dislikes the fact that «extremist pundit Mark Steyn and his New York Super Lawyer, Daniel J. Kornstein» think that Dr Mann's attempt to shut down open debate on a critical public - policy issue is fairly obviously a free - speech issue.

As immigration policies are being debated, understanding how these laws affects foreign nationals with respect to human rights, labour and litigation, is becoming a highly complex and critical issue.

One of the critical appraisals of this approach could suggest that informed participants aware of this approach would be chilled from engaging in discourse, thereby achieving the opposite of the policy objective that is desired here, namely encouraging public debate.

But I love research, health policy, and critical debate.

«This is a critical time for health care, and women have much at stake in the debate,» said PPFA Vice President for Public Policy and Advocacy Laurie Rubiner.

With the current policy debates underway in Washington, this is a critical time for REALTORS ® to come together and be heard on the issues that are important to the industry, communities and the clients that REALTORS ® serve.

Continue to be «The Voice for Real Estate» on critical legislative and regulatory priorities, such as addressing appraisal issues, stressing the needs of the self - employed in the health - care debate, and advocating for government policies that lessen the impact of the economic downturn on commercial practitioners.