Regional vs. global democracy: Possibilities and limitations

El siguiente texto corresponde al capítulo 15 de Gould, Carol C., Interactive Democracy. The Social Roots of Global Justice, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2014. La autora persigue un doble objetivo: profundizar en la democracia y aumentar la protección de los derechos humanos como modo de encarar problemas de justicia global como la cada vez mayor desigualdad económica y la pobreza. Su reto es hallar la forma de abordar ambos frentes desde el plano local, regional y global. El presente trabajo arroja nueva luz sobre cómo el desarrollo de formas regionales de democracia, limitadas por acuerdos regionales de derechos humanos, constituye una importante, y a menudo olvidada área de interés para la teoría normativaThe following text corresponds to chapter 15 of Gould, Carol C., Interactive Democracy. The Social Roots of Global Justice, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2014. The author pursues a dual objective: to deepen democracy and increase the protection of Human Rights as a way of dealing with problems of global justice such as the increasing economic inequality and poverty. Her challenge is to find ways to address both fronts from local, regional and global levels. This paper sheds new light on how the development of regional forms of democracy bounded by regional human rights agreements constitutes an important, and often forgotten focus for normative theor

Diversity, Democracy and Dialogue in a Human Rights Framework

Papers presented for the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Western Michigan University, November 3, 200

On The Uneasy Relation Between International Law And Democracy

The question we are asked to address is as follows: Is international law a threat to democracy? As a political philosopher, my inclination is to suggest that the answer requires clarifying at the outset the sense in which we are using each of the main terms here

Control of mercury and methylmercury in contaminated sediments using biochars: A long-term microcosm study

The final publication is available at Elsevier via https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2018.02.004 © 2018. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/The effectiveness of activated carbon and four types of biochar, switchgrass (300 °C and 600 °C), poultry manure (600 °C), and oak (∼700 °C) with respect to mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (MeHg) control was assessed in microcosm experiments carried out for 524 d. Early in the study (<30 d), minimal differences in concentrations of <0.45-μm filtered total Hg (THg) in control and 5% biochar-amended systems were observed. At later stages, THg concentrations in the amended systems decreased to 8–80% of concentrations in the sediment controls. Aqueous concentrations of MeHg were generally lower in the amended systems than in the controls, with an initial peak in MeHg concentration corresponding to the onset of iron and sulfate reduction (∼40 d) and a second peak to methanogenic conditions (∼400 d). Pyrosequencing analyses indicate the microbial communities initially associated with fermenters and later shifted to iron-reducing bacteria (FeRB), sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), and methanogens. These analyses also indicate the existence of 12 organisms associated with Hg methylation in all systems. Community shifts were correlated with changes in the concentrations of carbon sources (dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and organic acids) and electron acceptors (NO3−, Fe, and SO42−). Co-blending of biochars with Hg-contaminated sediment can be an alternative remediation method for controlling the release of Hg and MeHg, but the potential for Hg methylation under some conditions requires consideration.Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaCanada Research ChairsE. I. du Pont de Nemours and Compan

The Iowa Homemaker vol.31, no.7

Graduation or Marriage, Floramae Gates, page 5 Time and Motion Are a Wastin’, Carol Dee Legg, page 6 Betty Crocker Kitchens, Walter Christenson, page 7 Elect a President, Marjorie Brown, page 8 Beginner’s Luck, Carol McCready, page 9 A Home for Art, Carol Dee Legg, page 10 Staglines Say Wow, Patricia Binder, page 11 What’s New, Constance Cornwell, page 12 Information Please, Jean McGhie and Darleen Bornschein, page 15 All in One, Marjorie Miller, page 16 Trends, Beverly Gould, page 1

Methods for SARS-CoV-2 hospital disinfection, in vitro observations.

This work was funded by National Health Service Grampian Charity. DECL received support from UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the USA National Science Foundation (BB/W002760/1). Acknowledgment We thank John Ellison for provision of the je2Care 222nm UVC Lamp, and Novus ltd for access to the EORG water ozonation unit.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

The Iowa Homemaker vol.30, no.6

Your Blind Date, Harriet LaRue, page 3 Chart Your Course in Activities, Alane Baird, page 4 Modern Kitchen Magic, Beverly Gould, page 5 Land of Little Water, Nancy Voss, page 6 Summer Job, Marjorie Miller, page 7 What’s New, Jane Ann Steele, page 8 Brown ‘n Serve, Marjorie Miller, page 10 Here’s An Idea, Carol Dee Legg, page 12 Alums in the News, Jane Novak, page 14 Trends, Nancy Butler, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.31, no.6

The Wiles of Pammel, Dorothy Strickland, page 5 Alaska, Peggy McClaren, page 6 Who’s You, Carol Dee Legg, page 8 Her Classroom Is State-Wide, Nancy Voss, page 9 Make Your Own Jewelry, Barbara Short, page 10 What’s New, Constance Cornwell and Harriet LaRue, page 11 It’s Your T-V, Dorothy Owen, page 12 Information, Please, Jean McGhie, Darleen Bornschein, page 13 Marjorie S. Garfield, Jean Goul, page 15 Trends, Ruth Anderson, page 1