41 research outputs found
Let's get dangerous â A review of current scholarship in public relation history
Public relations history is on a rising plane of research and publication. Borrowing from Soviet Premier Khrushchevâs 1956 comment that âHistorians are dangerous and capable of upsetting everythingâ, the commentary argues that it needs to be more challenging, more critical, and seeking other voices. There is a strengthening debate over public relationsâ historiography which needs to extend to all countries and types of public relations practice and theory
Rebirth of a nation or 'The incomparable toothbrush': the origin story and narrative regeneration in Sri Lanka
I examine the post-Independence role of Sri Lankaâs origin story, revealing the ways in which the foundational myth of the Mahavamsa functions as a conflicted site of cultural âencompassmentâ (Kapferer) in literary and political discourse. Through an analysis of the fiction of Tissa Abeysekara, Carl Muller and the assassinated president Ranasinghe Premadasa, I show how the scripting of this myth in fiction reveals a shift from the celebratory drives of nationalism to a critique of patriotism in a way that both reflects and anticipates a broader paradigmatic shift in the construction of belonging and the outsider found in post-war Sri Lanka
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THE EFFECTS OF PATIENT OPERATED HYPERTENSION GROUPS ON COMPLIANCE IN HYPERTENSION TREATMENT
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A mental health epidemiological survey relating dormitory factors to emotional adjustment
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Integrating Environmental Protection and North American Free Trade
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) represents significant developments in both regional trade liberalisation and environmental protection. Pre-agreement negotiations offered non-government organisations (NGOs) considerable opportunity to reduce areas of potential conflict between these two objectives. The Agreement deals with both boundary problems and common standards without dictating uniformity of standards or impinging greatly on each nation's sovereign control over matters within its own borders. The introduction of this practical strategy into the international trade arena could be the most significant feature of the NAFTA in shaping future regional and international trade negotiations.Environmental Economics and Policy, International Relations/Trade,
Integrating Environmental Protection and North American Free Trade
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) represents significant developments in both regional trade liberalisation and environmental protection. Pre-agreement negotiations offered non-government organisations (NGOs) considerable opportunity to reduce areas of potential conflict between these two objectives. The Agreement deals with both boundary problems and common standards without dictating uniformity of standards or impinging greatly on each nation's sovereign control over matters within its own borders. The introduction of this practical strategy into the international trade arena could be the most significant feature of the NAFTA in shaping future regional and international trade negotiations