Out of the Shadows: Child marriage and slavery

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.ASI_2013_DBS_Nepal_Out_of_the_Shadows.pdf: 1029 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020.0-ASI_2013_DBS_Nepal_Out of the Shadows Summary.pdf: 30 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

International Law and the Securitisation of Peacemaking: On Chapter VII, the Security Council and the Mediation Mandate in Yemen

Peace mediation as a form of peaceful settlement of disputes has evolved significantly in the past 20 years, moving away from an informal process between parties towards a more structured undertaking rooted in norms and values of international law. Sitting between Chapter VI and Chapter VII of the UN Charter, mediation is an underexplored aspect of the collective security regime in international law. Surprisingly little attention has been paid to the role of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the exercise of legal authority under Chapter VII in shaping mediation mandates. This article addresses this gap by developing a theoretical framework for understanding the role of UNSC in the construction of security in the context of peacemaking. Using the mandate of the Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen as a case study, the article traces the progression of the mediation mandate a set out in the UNSC resolutions, interrogating the shift in discourse from UN support for an inclusive political transition into a narrower focus on hard security and the international response to the threat of terrorism. Through this analysis the article demonstrates how the place of UNSC within the Charter system allows for a gradual securitisation of the peace mediation process at the expense of inclusive approaches. At a time when consensus on collective security appears to be weakening the role of the UNSC in constructing and responding to global threats is of significant interest to the future of Charter-based international peace and security

Factors Influencing Consumer Choices in Graduate Nursing Education at Andrews University

Problem. Universities and colleges are increasingly interested in marketing strategies in order to improve enrollment. Nursing programs have likewise become more conscious of the need to be more market-oriented. Knowing the factors that influence consumer choices in higher education can enhance marketing strategies. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify the factors related to marketing nursing graduate education that affect consumer choices in a particular program. Of special interest was the nursing student population in the Andrews University Graduate Nursing Program. Method. From the literature and from focus groups of a sample of the student population, data were obtained. The researcher conducted all focus group data gathering. The interview schedule was sent to three of the outreach sites for completion as a paper-and-pencil test as suggested in the literature for the quantitative value that is unobtainable by strictly qualitative analysis. The sample was voluntarily self-selected for all groups. Out of the 110 master\u27s students, 66 were actually involved in data collection for this study. Results. The study indicated that out of the marketing factors of product, place, price, and promotion, product and place are the most important. Accessibility, scheduling convenience, quality of the program, and quality of the faculty, the image, the Christian focus, and the emphasis on research were the most frequently reported factors that influence student choices in Andrews University master\u27s of nursing program. Conclusions. Knowledge provided by this research indicates that certain factors are identifiable that influence registered nurses in a choice of a particular program for graduate study. The analysis of the data obtained is applicable in developing a strategic marketing plan for the Department of Nursing at Andrews University. If the 10 highest-ranking factors consistently occur in repeated research, market planning for the master\u27s students in nursing can be executed more profitably in every program. The pragmatic value of this study is that the information can be applied immediately in the formulation of a strategic marketing plan. The tentative SWOT analysis and the marketing plan can be enhanced and actually used within the current academic year

Rehabilitation interventions for foot drop in neuromuscular disease

"Foot drop" or "Floppy foot drop" is the term commonly used to describe weakness or contracture of the muscles around the ankle joint. It may arise from many neuromuscular diseases

Tackling health inequalities through developing evidence-based policy and practice with childbearing women in prison: a consultation

A collaborative partnership between the Hallam Centre for Community Justice and the Mother and Infant Research Unit (MIRU) at the University of York was successful in securing funding to conduct this consultation project. This collaboration brought together the knowledge and expertise of researchers working in maternal and infant health and those with knowledge of the prison sector. This consultation scopes and maps the health needs and health care of childbearing women in prison, using the Yorkshire and Humberside region as a case study

What Counts as Transitional Justice Scholarship? Citational Recognition and Disciplinary Hierarchies in Theory and Practice

Since its emergence as a field of scholarship and practice, transitional justice has coalesced around a set of mechanisms to deal with a legacy of violence. The “pull” toward mechanisms, institutions, and structures as a means of delivering justice has led to certain kinds of knowledge being recognized as “transitional justice research” in the mainstream. Drawing on the theory of epistemic positioning, we reveal how hierarchies of academic knowledge and the dominant “ways of knowing” in and of transitional justice are created. Through citation analysis, we reveal an emerging canon, a central body of valuable and seemingly “inevitable” knowledge of transitional justice consisting primarily of structure and outcome-oriented inquiries in the disciplines of politics, international relations, and law and consolidating a standardized model of how to “do” transitional justice. We argue that this canonization comes at the expenses of alternative approaches that challenge the core assumptions of the field. Inquiries that prioritize agency or process and reimagine what transitional justice could be remain bounded to their disciplines and subfields. We demonstrate how certain anxieties about the survival of the field result in policing of the boundaries of the field, creating hierarchies of “valuable” knowledge, and resisting the “decolonizing” impulse

Aligning Participation and Protection in the Women Peace and Security Agenda

This article presents the first feminist doctrinal textual analysis of cross-pillar synergies within thematic resolutions of the UN Security Council. Specifically, it examines the pillars of ‘participation’ and ‘protection’ under the women, peace and security agenda (WPS). In attempts to balance agency with victimhood, normative advancement of both pillars has until recently evolved along parallel tracks, with little acknowledgment of how protection relates to women’s participation. The paper identifies synergies, gaps and productive tensions as the WPS agenda begins to engage with the inter-relationship between the pillars. It outlines critical implications and considerations for any future moves towards cross-pillar congruence

At the nexus of participation and protection: risks and barriers to women’s participation in Northern Ireland

This blog is based on research commissioned by the International Peace Institute. For a fuller account of the research and its findings see: At the Nexus of Participation and Protection: Protection-Related Barriers to Women’s Participation in Northern Ireland. Catherine Turner and Aisling Swaine explore the intersection between women’s participation and protection in the context of Northern Ireland illustrating the tensions and connections between the two which not only highlight the continued relevance of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, but also the need for it to engage with this tension on a more meaningful level