ITER Director - General Bernard Bigot plans to lead a delegation to Tehran as early as next month to begin formal talks on ties that, Iranian science officials hope, will boost the nation's fusion program and expose Iranian experts to
global norms in science.
One of our central findings in that book was that we could understand a great deal about China's (and America's) levels of behavioural consistency with global order norms by focussing on the domestic saliency of
the global norm in question, and then the extent to which domestic norms aligned with those at the global level.
Not exact matches
In the glow of our pride of ownership, we tend to forget that owning your residence is hardly the
global norm.
The Western - dominated
global financial system relies on a slew of internationally agreed - upon rules,
norms and institutions that let countries trade and invest
in each other.
In an interview with YFS Magazine,
global entrepreneur Tej Kohli talked about the different hurdles he came across when expanding from country to country, including learning about behavioral and cultural
norms, legal and tax differences and much more.
In today's
global and distributed business economy, virtual teams are becoming the
norm.
A year ago, Templeton
Global Equity Group's
Norm Boersma, Cindy Sweeting and Heather Arnold penned an article for Beyond Bulls & Bears discussing the signs of a revival
in value stocks.
Three professionals from Templeton
Global Equity Group ™,
Norm Boersma, Cindy Sweeting and Heather Arnold, offer their perspective on the latest developments
in Greece.
An analysis of international declarations (often underestimated) and a growing concern about business ethics (evident
in the work of Max Stackhouse, Dennis McCann, Shirley Roels and Preston Williams) indicates that something very much like the
global ethic, with its fundamental guiding
norms, is gaining ground
in the economic sphere.
This is being treated as a bright - line violation of
global norms that
in itself requires retaliation.
It is more helpful, and more difficult, to ask how biblically informed
norms might be sustained and embodied
in a rapidly changing
global economy.
In this regard, one of the most preoccupying features of the new Gender Architecture is its seamless approach to normative and operational activities, which will force national and local implementation of
norms forged at the
global level and as the «experts» - not national cultures - interpret them.
In addition, following the UN's 1995 Beijing Conference on Women, the «
global norm» of «gender equality» was applied or «mainstreamed» throughout the UN system.
- «Programming, advisory services, technical assistance, training and capacity development: carrying out catalytic, targeted and multisectoral programming; providing advisory services worldwide for the effective implementation of the commitments and
norms adopted at the
global level
in the area of gender...» [6]
She exemplifies the path to power preferred by the
global technocratic elite — rooted
in a rigorous control of one's image and calculated disregard for
norms that restrain less powerful actors.
Hence the vital importance of grasping the stakes of the
global governance «gender equality»
norm - what both words - «gender» and «equality» mean
in the language of the
norm - setters, who is at the rudder of
global governance, what their strategic vision and agenda are.
In spite of its eminently incoherent character, reproductive health paradoxically became one of the most applied
norms of the new
global ethic.
De facto, however, the
global norms were constructed by «experts» chosen
in function of their ideological slant and like - mindedness.
The patterns suggest a developing
global culture — a
norm that says,
in effect, that legitimate regimes
in the modern system of states should sponsor secular learning but not religious indoctrination.8
Practitioners and policy makers from the
Global North may find alienating the emphasis on «non-violent» fathering (maybe
in some communities
in the
Global South «violent» fathering is the
norm — but surely
in many others it is not?)
In global terms, breastfeeding is normal, whereas because only 8 % of the world's babies are born in countries where bottle - feeding is the cultural norm [10] some might describe bottle - feeding as a «traditional harmful practice of the minority,» as set out in the Innocenti Declaration [11
In global terms, breastfeeding is normal, whereas because only 8 % of the world's babies are born
in countries where bottle - feeding is the cultural norm [10] some might describe bottle - feeding as a «traditional harmful practice of the minority,» as set out in the Innocenti Declaration [11
in countries where bottle - feeding is the cultural
norm [10] some might describe bottle - feeding as a «traditional harmful practice of the minority,» as set out
in the Innocenti Declaration [11
in the Innocenti Declaration [11].
We wanted to examine US and Chinese behaviour with respect to key
global norms both comparatively and also to assess how their bilateral relationship was influencing their respective positioning
in respect of
global norms.
As this article has inferred, mutualism has been somewhat underplayed
in relation to private sector institutions, not least because it challenges powerful interests and appears to contravene the establish
norms of neo-liberalism, which despite the crisis remain deeply embedded
in the
global economic order.
Innovation and change take place
in longer time frames, as fluxes
in domestic politics and
in global norms compel strategic cultures to adapt and evolve.
It represents our most recent — and most enduring — experiment
in global governance, as a place for states to convene, as the setter of international
norms, and as a provider of key services, from emergency relief to human rights monitors and peacekeepers.
What happened
in Southern Ijaw was totally against every acceptable
global democratic
norm and practice» the source added.
Britz discusses social justice as a moral
norm for addressing ethical challenges
in the
global information society, seen as a continuation of relationships altered by information and communication technologies (ICT).
«
In the broader scheme of things, our finding should lead us to be modest about the potential utility of
global governance, particularly voluntary «soft»
norms, to deliver public goods,» adds Nathan Andrews, one of the study's co-authors.
► Also on Wednesday, Christina Larson wrote that, at the
Global Research Council meeting Monday
in Beijing, Chinese science leaders «threw their weight behind plans to embrace open access and Western
norms of scientific conduct, including a plea from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for more rigorous evaluation and peer review.»
«Rather, rapid growth
in giant trees is the
global norm and can exceed 600 kg (1,300 pounds) per year
in the largest individuals,» they wrote.
International scientific organizations, such as AAAS or SPIE, should take the lead
in harmonizing these structures
in a very collaborative way, as well as the ethical
norms and intellectual property policies that surround them, thus making science more accessible to laymen and policy - makers for a purer and standardized
global research environment.
Such a
global norm would advance the spirit of open collaboration, simplify current mechanisms of information sharing, and potentially save many lives
in subsequent outbreaks.»
January through August of 1998 are all
in the 14 warmest months
in the satellite record, and that El Niño started when
global temperatures were somewhat chilled; the
global average temperature
in May 1997 was 0.14 C (about 0.25 degrees F) cooler than the long - term seasonal
norm for May.
In a global political environment in which knee - jerk reactions to Islamic radicalism have become the norm, Timbuktu's study of the violent repercussions of religious power is shocking for its patient, nuanced approac
In a
global political environment
in which knee - jerk reactions to Islamic radicalism have become the norm, Timbuktu's study of the violent repercussions of religious power is shocking for its patient, nuanced approac
in which knee - jerk reactions to Islamic radicalism have become the
norm, Timbuktu's study of the violent repercussions of religious power is shocking for its patient, nuanced approach.
In instances however, where there are more than one author or creators of copyright materials that are offered on a
global scale, as a basic rule, the
norms and standards of international treatise of copyright applies.
In addition, as international business continues to become a norm in the global economy, it's important that the UK workforce has the necessary language skills to establish meaningful relationships with others from different countrie
In addition, as international business continues to become a
norm in the global economy, it's important that the UK workforce has the necessary language skills to establish meaningful relationships with others from different countrie
in the
global economy, it's important that the UK workforce has the necessary language skills to establish meaningful relationships with others from different countries.
You can expect to see lessons
in propaganda as the educational
norm — teachers will be obliged to extoll the wonders of free market capitalism and the American business system; they will be forced to speak
in favor of the nation's latest wars; and perhaps there will be lessons devoted to creation science and the lie of
global climate change.
A year ago, Templeton
Global Equity Group's
Norm Boersma, Cindy Sweeting and Heather Arnold penned an article for Beyond Bulls & Bears discussing the signs of a revival
in value stocks.
Norm's travel articles can be found on The Epoch Times; Spa Tours Worldwide; Business Insider; JetsetExtra; The Big Blend's Vacation Station Magazine; Way Back When Magazine, Radio & TV;
Global Writes; and Where and What
in the World.
A short video toured with the
Norm / No - Madic video projection pan
global exhibition launched
in Melbourne Aust and Liverpool UK coinciding with the Liverpool Biennale «12.
In the face of what is likely the unspoken norm in America, the fact that many of us loathe or are indifferent towards nature, how can a few more photographs help promote an understanding of global warmin
In the face of what is likely the unspoken
norm in America, the fact that many of us loathe or are indifferent towards nature, how can a few more photographs help promote an understanding of global warmin
in America, the fact that many of us loathe or are indifferent towards nature, how can a few more photographs help promote an understanding of
global warming?
551: Jim Larson wrote: «Can we just ignore them and work with
global temperatures, or are there actually larger deviations from the
norm at the regional level
in a warming world?»
If all of the energy that stasists and activists have put
in on framing climate science (much of it necessitated by the tactics of professionals resisting a shift to new energy
norms) were redirected to building the foundation of a
global energy quest, there'd be a decent chance the gap can be closed.
This finding sparked a valuable discussion among scientists of how to consider, and communicate, drought risks related to human - driven
global warming when truly monstrous dry spells — dwarfing anything
in modern experience — are an underlying
norm.
The scattered problem areas have certainly led to a downturn
in global production for some crops, but most are still at relatively high levels versus historical
norms.
Part of this climate impasse relates to the early stages of human recognition that our growth - centered economic
norms are butting up against some
global limits — a point made
in Naomi Klein «s potent new piece on «Capitalism vs. the Climate»
in The Nation.
Although our
global models demonstrate that long - term environmental
norms are very successful at capturing chronic fire probability patterns, future work is necessary to assess how much more explanatory power would be added through interannual variation
in climate variables.
If a policy prescription does not account for the real complexity
in the climate system, and real gaps
in knowledge about aspects of
global warming that matter most, is it likely that the public and lawmakers will pursue a big transformation of lifestyles and economic
norms to curb CO2 emissions
in a growing world still more than 85 percent dependent on burning fossil fuels to drive economies?
It's worth considering the lessons of Chicago
in the context of the devastating loss of close to 15,000 people
in France during Europe's devastating 2003 heat wave, with the death rate, not to mention the chaotic aftermath, a function of a host of factors ranging from
global warming shifting the odds of extreme heat to social
norms leaving old people
in harm's way.
Given humanity's focus on the near and now, the greatest challenge posed by
global warming is figuring out how to spur meaningful changes
in energy
norms based on a risk with this time scale.