Exploring the Elements of Postcolonialism and its Exponents

Postcolonialism is an academic discipline that analyses, explains and responds to the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism. The purpose of the present study is to examine the postcolonialism and elements of postcolonialism such as marginalization, identity, multiculturalism, racial discrimination, hybridity, mimicry etc. The article discusses the thoughts of Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Homi K. Bhabha, and Gayatri Spivak on postcolonialism as well

Sample-Efficient Co-Design of Robotic Agents Using Multi-fidelity Training on Universal Policy Network

Co-design involves simultaneously optimizing the controller and agents physical design. Its inherent bi-level optimization formulation necessitates an outer loop design optimization driven by an inner loop control optimization. This can be challenging when the design space is large and each design evaluation involves data-intensive reinforcement learning process for control optimization. To improve the sample-efficiency we propose a multi-fidelity-based design exploration strategy based on Hyperband where we tie the controllers learnt across the design spaces through a universal policy learner for warm-starting the subsequent controller learning problems. Further, we recommend a particular way of traversing the Hyperband generated design matrix that ensures that the stochasticity of the Hyperband is reduced the most with the increasing warm starting effect of the universal policy learner as it is strengthened with each new design evaluation. Experiments performed on a wide range of agent design problems demonstrate the superiority of our method compared to the baselines. Additionally, analysis of the optimized designs shows interesting design alterations including design simplifications and non-intuitive alterations that have emerged in the biological world.Comment: 17 pages, 10 figure

Indien und Deutschland im 21. Jahrhundert: Eine strategische Partnerschaft

In diesem Aufsatz, der zuerst 2002 in der Zeitschrift "KAS-Auslandsinformationen" erschienen ist, befasst sich der Autor mit der zukünftigen Ausrichtung der deutsch-indischen Beziehungen im 21. Jahrhundert. Die traditionsreichen und vielfältigen Beziehungen zwischen Indien und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland sowie das Eintreten beider Länder für Stabilität und Demokratie in ihrer jeweiligen Region stellen eine solide Basis für eine fruchtbare deutsch-indische Partnerschaft auch in der Zukunft dar

21st century diplomacy : a practitioner's guide

Diplomacy has become multifaceted, pluri-directional, volatile and intensive, due to the increased complexity in terms of actors, dialogues subjects, modes of communication, and plurality of objectives. This book examines all such factors to provide the definitive guide to diplomacy as it is practiced today. This book covers the spectrum of diplomacy practice, including regional diplomacy, diplomacy of small states, performance management, handling of decisions and crisis, use of information technology, and reform in foreign ministries. Also included are chapters on craft skills and practical exercises

The contemporary embassy : paths to diplomatic excellence

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