278 research outputs found

    Planetary Hinterlands:Extraction, Abandonment and Care

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    This open access book considers the concept of the hinterland as a crucial tool for understanding the global and planetary present as a time defined by the lasting legacies of colonialism, increasing labor precarity under late capitalist regimes, and looming climate disasters. Traditionally seen to serve a (colonial) port or market town, the hinterland here becomes a lens to attend to the times and spaces shaped and experienced across the received categories of the urban, rural, wilderness or nature. In straddling these categories, the concept of the hinterland foregrounds the human and more-than-human lively processes and forms of care that go on even in sites defined by capitalist extraction and political abandonment. Bringing together scholars from the humanities and social sciences, the book rethinks hinterland materialities, affectivities, and ecologies across places and cultural imaginations, Global North and South, urban and rural, and land and water

    The University of Montana: A History Through the Lens of Physical Culture, PE, Health, Athletics, and Recreation 1897-2019: The Evolution of a Department

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    Foreword to Routledge Handbook of Global Land and Resource Grabbing

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    The influence of the Paris Agreement on mitigation actions toward the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions post 2015: A comparative study of Nordic, Asian and African regions

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    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stepped up its warning on climate tipping points as scientists warn of the impending irrevocable disaster that will occur with continued emissions. Since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, countries are encouraged to substantially reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to limit the global temperature increase to 2oC and pursue efforts to limit global temperatures to 1.5oC. So, have countries adhered to the IPCC warnings by reducing emissions and does the international environmental regime (IER) have anything to do with their emissions-reductions efforts since 2015? To answer these questions, this thesis tracks the emissions reductions efforts of eight countries to determine whether the IER vis-à-vis the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework for Climate Change (UNFCCC) have influenced the emissions reduction effort in these countries. The eight countries are China, Denmark, Finland, India, Morocco, Nigeria, Norway and Sweden selected based on their emissions contributions, emissions reductions ambition and efforts since 2015. Further, the significance of the IER has been interrogated for several decades in relation to major environmental concerns such as ozone layer depletion, biodiversity loss and climate change. The thesis responds to the current gap in the literature that has not addressed the influence of the Paris Agreement on emissions reductions efforts across four continents. Previous literature has examined other international environmental agreements (IEA) such as the Montreal Protocol and the Kyoto Protocol and have utilised parameters to measure the IER’s effectiveness. The thesis distinguishes by examining the influence of the Paris Agreement utilising the existing parameters proffered by various scholars such as compliance, enforcement, monitoring, problem structure and institutional design. The thesis also introduces new parameters that have not been used in the existing literature to analyse international environmental regime influence, such as political will subsumed under behavioural changes, equipping of environmental judges and climate litigation under the enforcement parameter, and NDC target review under the implementation parameter. The thesis builds a conceptual framework using the green political theory and the regime theory as its pillars. These theories are best suited to the thesis as they support state and non-state engagement in environmental issues concerning the global commons. The thesis also relies on the Paris Agreement’s preamble that recognises the importance of all levels of government and various actors (corporate and non-state actors) to aid its analysis of the selected countries’ engagement with emissions reduction. The analysis of the selected countries reveals that their climate action benefited from cross-influences from the IER, regional environmental organisations (REOs) and non-state actors. The thesis found that there was significant IER influence in Morocco, India and Nigeria. The regime also moderately influenced Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and China. In addition, the thesis found that REOs such as the European Union (EU), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) played a commendable role in encouraging emissions reductions efforts. Non-state actors also played a crucial role to pressure governments to act through climate litigation and protests. The thesis’ significance lies in its ability to present an up-to-date view of the interplay among the IER, the REOs and other non-state actors in emissions reductions post-Paris 2015. In addition, new parameters as mentioned above, have been introduced that could be relevant in assessing the influence of future environmental regimes

    Leading ethical leaders : higher education institutions, business schools and the sustainable development goals

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    This volume provides unique and profound insights from within educational institutions in diverse regions of the world on how ‘learning outside’ and ‘learning inside’ can be holistically integrated, so that the sustainable development agenda does not remain static and programmatic, but a creative and permeable framework. The shared hope across the thirteen chapters, which constitute complete original essays on the theme, is to develop meaningful, interdisciplinary curricula and research projects which serve the human community as a whole. The aim of the editors is directed towards a similar United Nations’ valuable ideal: to advance knowledge in respect of the earth and the future generations who will inherit it

    Full Issue: Spring 2023

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    In the spring 2023 issue of DePaul Magazine, DePaul celebrates its 125th year and the university looks ahead to designing its future. With students and alumni who make a difference in their local and national communities, DePaul seeks to become the national model for higher education. We look at innovative programs at DePaul, including initiatives across the university that use emerging technology and an esports program that fosters inclusiveness and collaboration

    Full Issue: Summer 2022

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    In the latest issue of DePaul Magazine, we look at how Eugene P. Jarvis, a trailblazer in the video game industry, and his wife, DePaul Trustee Sasha L. Gerritson (MUS \u2799), are taking DePaul\u27s College of Computing and Digital Media to the next level with a landmark gift to spur innovation. Also: Robert L. Manuel becomes DePaul\u27s 13th president, DePaul alumnus Jon Irabagon (MUS \u2700) charts his own course in the jazz world as a performer, composer and producer, initiatives across campus amplify DePaul\u27s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and DePaul Originals Game Studio Creative Director Allen Turner designs games that draw on Indigenous mythology

    Psychophysiologische Untersuchungen zum Essverhalten

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    Introduction. Malnutrition is a global challenge with mortality rates caused by obesity surpassing those of undernutrition. Excessive and low quality food intake detrimentally impacts human and planetary health likewise. In contrast, high fiber diets are beneficial for host metabolism and for the environment. Yet, diet-related behaviour change remains challenging, both on the systemic and the individual level. It remains largely unclear how high fiber diets act on the host in detail, to what extent gut-brain communication is involved, and by which mechanisms eating behaviour may be modulated and maintained. To this end, I investigated underlying mechanisms of eating related psychophysiological markers in humans in three studies. Methods. I examined changes in brain connectivity networks as proxies for reward and selfreflective processing induced by severe weight loss through bariatric surgery in a clinical sample of obese compared to waiting list control patients (n = 48, Study 1). I combined data from two independent cross-sectional studies: overweight adults (n = 27) and post-bariatric surgery groups with age-, sex- and BMI-matched control groups (n = 40). Primary measures of interest were eating behaviour, microbial genera abundance, and fiber intake or weight loss success, respectively, next to short-chain fatty acids in feces and serum (Study 2). I analysed data from the LIFE-Adult cohort study (n = 8,943) relating habitual diet to weight status, depressive symptoms and personality traits (Study 3). Additionally, I conducted a withinsubject cross-over dietary intervention study (n = 60) including brain imaging, cognitive tasks and biomarkers, and a series of large-scale online studies (n = 16,379). Results. In Study 1, we found no significant post-surgery changes in brain connectivity in confirmatory analyses. Exploratory results showed increased connectivity between the reward network to medial posterior frontal regions relating to treatment success. In Study 2, eating behaviour linked differentially to two groups of microbial genera. Indeed, those linked to unhealthier eating were found to be informative of treatment success post-bariatric surgery, in terms of higher weight loss and improved eating traits. In Study 3, less frequent animal-based food intake was significantly related to lower BMI and to lower extraversion, not to depressive symptoms. Conclusion. These results propose a complex cross-talk between eating behaviour and psychophysiological markers and i) indicate a link between therapy-induced weight loss and reward-related brain processes, ii) provide first evidence for links between eating behaviour and gut microbiota and iii) replicate known associations of high fiber diets and weight status, as well as add new insights on diet-related differences in personality traits. Future interventional studies need to investigate causality of gut-brain communication and its mechanistic pathways related to fiber.Einleitung. MangelernĂ€hrung ist ein globales Problem, wobei die durch Adipositas verursachte Sterblichkeitsrate die der UnterernĂ€hrung übersteigt. Eine übermĂ€ĂŸige, minderwertige ErnĂ€hrung wirkt sich gleichermaßen negativ auf die menschliche und planetare Gesundheit aus. Im Gegensatz dazu ist eine ballaststoffreiche ErnĂ€hrung vorteilhaft für den Stoffwechsel und die Umwelt. Das ErnĂ€hrungsverhalten zu verĂ€ndern, bleibt jedoch eine Herausforderung, sowohl auf systemischer als auch auf individueller Ebene. Es ist weitestgehend unklar, wie eine ballaststoffreiche ErnĂ€hrung auf den Wirt wirkt, inwieweit Darm-Hirn-Kommunikation beteiligt ist und durch welche Mechanismen das Essverhalten moduliert und beibehalten werden kann. Methoden. Ich untersuchte VerĂ€nderungen von GehirnkonnektivitĂ€t, die mit Belohnung und Selbst-Reflexion assoziiert sind, nach bariatrischer Operation in einer klinischen Stichprobe im Vergleich zu Wartelisten-Patient:innen (n = 48) (Studie 1). In zwei unabhĂ€ngigen Querschnittsstudien mit übergewichtigen Erwachsenen (n = 27) und solchen nach bariatrischer Operation sowie Kontrollgruppen (n = 40), betrachtete ich Essverhalten, die Abundanz mikrobieller Gattungen und Ballaststoffzufuhr bzw. therapeutischen Erfolg, sowie kurzkettige FettsĂ€uren in Feces und Serum (Studie 2). Ich analysierte den Zusammenhang zwischen ErnĂ€hrung mit Gewicht, DepressivitĂ€t und Persönlichkeit (n = 8,943, Studie 3). Auch führte ich eine randomisierte ErnĂ€hrungsintervention (n = 60) mit Bildgebung des Gehirns, kognitiven Aufgaben und Biomarkern, sowie eine Serie von Online-Studien (n = 16,379) durch. Ergebnisse. In Studie 1 wiesen konfirmative Analysen auf keine signifikanten VerĂ€nderungen der GehirnkonnektivitĂ€t nach bariatrischer Chirurgie hin. Explorative Ergebnisse zeigten eine erhöhte KonnektivitĂ€t zwischen dem Belohnungsnetzwerk und einer medial-posterioren frontalen Region in Verbindung mit dem Therapieerfolg. In Studie 2 war Essverhalten unterschiedlich mit zwei Gruppen von Bakterien verbunden. Diejenigen, die mit ungesundem Essen in Verbindung standen, waren ebenso mit dem Therapieerfolg nach bariatrischer Operation assoziiert. In Studie 3 stand die seltenere Aufnahme von tierischen Lebensmitteln in signifikantem Zusammenhang mit einem niedrigeren BMI und geringerer Extraversion, nicht aber mit DepressivitĂ€t. Schlussfolgerungen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen ein komplexes Zusammenspiel zwischen Essverhalten und psychophysiologischen Markern und i) weisen auf einen Zusammenhang zwischen therapiebedingter Gewichtsabnahme und belohnungsbezogenen Gehirnprozessen hin, ii) liefern erste Belege für ZusammenhĂ€nge zwischen Essverhalten und Darmmikrobiota und iii) replizieren Assoziationen zwischen ballaststoffreicher ErnĂ€hrung und Gewicht, und bringen neue Erkenntnisse über ernĂ€hrungsassoziierte Persönlichkeitsunterschiede. Interventionsstudien sollten die KausalitĂ€t der Darm-Hirn-Kommunikation und ihre mechanistischen Wege im Zusammenhang mit Ballaststoffen untersuchen

    Staged Otherness

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    The cultural phenomenon of exhibiting non-European people in front of the European audiences in the 19th and 20th century was concentrated in the metropolises in the western part of the continent. Nevertheless, traveling ethnic troupes and temporary exhibitions of non-European humans took place also in territories located to the east of the Oder river and Austria. The contributors to this edited volume present practices of ethnographic shows in Russia, Poland, Czechia, Slovenia, Hungary, Germany, Romania, and Austria and discuss the reactions of local audiences. The essays offer critical arguments to rethink narratives of cultural encounters in the context of ethnic shows. By demonstrating the many ways in which the western models and customs were reshaped, developed, and contested in Central and Eastern European contexts, the authors argue that the dominant way of characterizing these performances as “human zoos” is too narrow. The contributors had to tackle the difficult task of finding traces other than faint copies of official press releases by the tour organizers. The original source material was drawn from local archives, museums, and newspapers of the discussed period. A unique feature of the volume is the rich amount of images that complement every single case study of ethnic shows
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