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Power-sharing in the Divided Asian Societies
Many countries in Asia are inhabited by multi-segment societies diversified in terms of race, religion, language and economic status. They have repeatedly provided the basis for analysis of the search for consensus in the construction of a political scene that would ensure the participation in power of each group. Regardless of the chosen model, the distribution of power in multi-segment societies has always been characterized by a state of "unstable equilibrium". Practical solutions constantly evolved between consociationalism, centripetalism, federalism. In extreme cases they led to political disintegration of states or to permanent domination of one of the segments, most often based on authoritarian solutions. In this volume, a group of scholars specializing in countries of the region try to point out the dynamics of the "unstable equilibrium" of power sharing in particular Asian countries and analyze the trends occurring in them in the 21st century.
Institutional Engineering and Hybrid Power-sharing in Divided Societies
Many societies are strongly divided, especially in ethnic, religious, racial, and ideological terms. Such divisions are usually related to the existence of divergent interests that may lead to serious conflicts between groups and/or between them and state authorities. In order to limit them, participation in decision-making processes by members of different groups is needed. However, it is extremely difficult to establish and maintain effective power-sharing arrangements. This book examines the cases of Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya, and Burundi, where hybrid models of power-sharing have emerged, combining specific elements of consociational and centripetal types. It also explains the specificity, life cycle, and performance of different hybrid systems.
Pathways to Alternative Epistemologies in Africa
This volume investigates alternative epistemological pathways by which knowledge production in Africa can proceed. The contributors, using different intellectual dynamics, explore the existing epistemological dominance of the West—from architecture to gender discourse, from environmental management to democratic governance—and offer distinct and unique arguments that challenge the denigration of the different and differing modes of knowing that the West considered “barbaric” and “primitive.” This volume therefore constitutes a minimal gesture that further contributes to the ongoing discourse on alternative modes of knowing in Africa.
Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobials
Focuses on combating bacterial pathogens by understanding their strategies of defense! Each chapter begins with a summary of concepts, so those not actively working in the field gain an overall picture of what follows! Highlights antibiotic resistance in pathogens that poses the greatest threat to human health! Containing nearly 2000 references for additional research, Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobials discusses the ecology of drug resistance genes, acquired response, and selection in natural bacterial populations describes global response systems that are a basis of resistance details antibiotic modification, inactivation, and host target modification as means of resistance development...
Federalist Solutions to Pakistan's Political Crises
Federalist Solutions to Pakistan's Political Crises investigates the transformative potential of communal democratic norms within Pakistan's politico-economic sphere. Analyzing the current consociational structure, which inordinately predicates federal organization on ethnic identity, the book reveals the particular challenges facing Pakistan, exacerbated by the imposition of neoliberal norms on its society and economy. Advocating for a localized centripetalist model, Sikander Ahmed Shah proposes leveraging power sharing to counter the prevailing hegemonic trends and to foster greater sociocultural cohesion within Pakistan’s diverse polity. This model entails dividing Pakistan’s federal ...
Athena Unbound
A clear-eyed examination of the open access movement: past history, current conflicts, and future possibilities. Open access (OA) could one day put the sum of human knowledge at our fingertips. But the goal of allowing everyone to read everything faces fierce resistance. In Athena Unbound, Peter Baldwin offers an up-to-date look at the ideals and history behind OA, and unpacks the controversies that arise when the dream of limitless information slams into entrenched interests in favor of the status quo. In addition to providing a clear analysis of the debates, Baldwin focuses on thorny issues such as copyright and ways to pay for “free” knowledge. He also provides a roadmap that would ma...
Inequalities and Conflicts in Modern and Contemporary African History
The book deals with historical, social, economic, political, and international causes, contexts, and consequences of inequalities and conflicts in Africa. In particular, the book is to puts conflicts and turbulences in Ethiopia in a broader, African comparative perspective. It also identifies and analyzes multiple causes of conflicts which cannot be studied only as a result of one variable. Inequalities and conflicts have a whole set of causes stemming from historically inherited, as well as global, international, socio-economic, political and other contexts which cannot be analyzed separately. This book is vital for anyone who is interested in the study of African history, comparative politics, and conflict in Africa.
Proceedings of International Conference on Information Technology and Applications
This book includes high-quality papers presented at 15th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA 2021), held in Dubai, UAE during 13 – 14 November 2021. The book presents original research work of academics and industry professionals to exchange their knowledge of the state-of-the-art research and development in information technology and applications. The topics covered in the book are cloud computing, business process engineering, machine learning, evolutionary computing, big data analytics, internet of things and cyber-physical systems, information and knowledge management, computer vision and image processing, computer graphics and games programming, mobile computing, ontology engineering, software and systems modelling, human computer interaction, online learning / e-learning, computer networks, and web engineering.
