Peace studies and EFL -providing critical outlooks and skills in an increasingly globalized and digitalized world

4000000581本論は、平和学(ピース・スタディーズ)をEFL授業の一環として実施する形態が、英語教育における一つの主要な学びの方法として確立されつつあることについて考察する。平和学のコンテンツは、EFL授業において、政治・社会的、そして効果的で効率的な教育方法に関する見解を提示し、新しい教育的展開を可能にしている。この見解は、日本政府によって提起された大学の国際化を更に後押しするものになるだろう。しかしながら、現在の国際化の流れは、日本だけでなく、今世界中で起きている保守主義の急伸に反する動きと見ることもできる。従って、平和学とEFLの「協同授業」は、日本と国際政治、戦争と平和、そして学びの道具としての「言語」との関係性を模索する類い稀な位置を占めることになるだろう。This essay describes the way Peace Studies and EFL is emerging as a crucial field of learning. It argues that Peace Studies presents critical political and pedagogical viewpoints effectively and efficiently. This view complements the Japanese government's push to globalize universities; however, this globalization initiative is itself founded against an increasing backdrop of conservatism in Japan and abroad. Thus Peace Studies and EFL has the opportunity to occupy a unique place that explores the connections between Japanese and international politics, war and peace, and the language needed to navigate such an important course.departmental bulletin pape

A functional analysis of change propagation

A thorough understanding of change propagation is fundamental to effective change management during product redesign. A new model of change propagation, as a result of the interaction of form and function is presented and used to develop an analysis method that determines how change is likely to propagate. The analysis produces a Design Structure Matrix, which clearly illustrates change propagation paths and highlights connections that could otherwise be ignored. This provides the user with an in-depth knowledge of product connectivity, which has the potential to support the design process and reduce the product's susceptibility to future change

Dual-frequency GPS survey for validation of a regional DTM and for the generation of local DTM data for sea-level rise modelling in an estuarine salt marsh

Global average temperatures have risen by an average of 0.07°C per decade over the last 100 years, with a warming trend of 0.13°C per decade over the last 50 years. Temperatures are predicted to rise by 2°C - 4.4°C by 2100 leading to global average sealevel rise (SLR) of 2 – 6mm per year (20 – 60cms in total) up to 2100 (IPCC 2007) with impacts for protected coastal habitats in Ireland. Estuaries are predominantly sedimentary environments, and are characterised by shallow coastal slope gradients, making them sensitive to even modest changes in sea-level. The Shannon estuary is the largest river estuary in Ireland and is designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive (EU 1992) providing protection for listed habitats within it, including estuarine salt marsh. Trends in Shannon estuary tidal data from 1877 – 2004 suggest an average upward SLR trend of 4 - 5mm/yr over this period. A simple linear extension of this historical trend would imply that local SLR will be in the region of 40 - 45cm by 2100. However, this may underestimate actual SLR for the estuary by 2100, since it takes no account of predicted climate-driven global SLR acceleration (IPCC 2007) up to 2100

How sensitive is tropospheric oxidation to anthropogenic emissions?

We use a global chemistry transport model to explore how changes in anthropogenic emissions alter ozone production and tropospheric oxidizing capacity over decadal (1990–2010) and centennial timescales (1900–2100). We find that the spatial extent of O3 production and loss in the troposphere changes very little despite large projected increases in precursor emissions. While tropospheric OH shows a long-term decrease of only 20% between 1900 and 2100, there are widespread changes in distribution which alter regional oxidation capacity substantially. We show that the remote marine boundary layer remains an important net sink of O3, as greater production related to increased continental NO x emissions is outweighed by greater O3 destruction. The critical NO x level required to support net O3 production doubles between 1900 and 2100, from 28 to 55 pptv on average, preventing any large-scale shift in production regime

Towards the assignment for the 41S04 ^1S_0 meson nonet

The strong decays of the $\pi(2070)$, $\eta(2010)$, $\eta(2100)$, $\eta(2190)$, and $\eta(2225)$ as the $4 ^1S_0$ quark-antiquark states are investigated in the framework of the $^3P_0$ meson decay model. It is found that the $\pi(2070)$, $\eta(2100)$, and $\eta(2225)$ appear to be the convincing $4 ^1S_0$ $q\bar{q}$ states while the assignment of the $\eta(2010)$ and $\eta(2190)$ as the $4 ^1S_0$ isoscalar states is not favored by their widths. In the presence of the $\pi(2070)$, $\eta(2100)$, and $\eta(2225)$ being the members of the $4 ^1S_0$ meson nonet, the $4 ^1S_0$ kaon is phenomenologically determined to has a mass of about 2153 MeV. The width of this unobserved kaon is expected to be about 197 MeV in the $^3P_0$ decay model.Comment: 15 pages, 5 figures, version accepted for publication in Physical Review

"A complex question about the remnants of empire": The Labour Party and the Falklands War

This chapter seeks to place the Labour Party’s responses to the Falklands War in the context of the party’s historic anti-imperialism and post-war foreign policy. The positions of the party leadership, backbench MPs, Constituency Labour Parties, and trade unions are considered, revealing the extent to which Labour’s handling of the Falklands issue was shaped by left/right divisions and factional alliances. The contrasting personalities of Foot and Benn underpin the chapter. Emphasizing the importance of media coverage in influencing popular attitudes towards the conflict, it also scrutinizes the Falklands campaign’s impact on Labour’s electoral fortunes. The chapter begins by outlining the nature of the British-Argentine dispute over the Falkland Islands