La política del miedo: antiterrorismo y democracia australiana

En los años posteriores al 11-S, los diversos paquetes de reformas legislativas han llevado a un aumento progresivo de la capacidad del Estado australiano para inmiscuirse en la vida de los ciudadanos de a pie y detener y enjuiciar a individuos sospechosos de llevar a cabo actividades relacionadas con el terrorismo sin tener en cuenta las debidas garantías procesales que han caracterizado a la democracia australiana durante más de un siglo. Y aún así, lo que más reafirma los temores de los defensores de las libertades civiles, los socialdemócratas y los miembros de la comunidad australiana tan diversa étnicamente es el discurso promovido en paralelo por el Gobierno de John Howard, en el que el terrorismo se identifica prácticamente con el islam. El resultado ha sido una erosión desigual de la democracia mediante la cual los costes sociales derivados de ese aumento de las competencias del Estado recaen de forma desproporcionada en determinados grupos étnicos y religiosos. Así, el enfoque dado por el Gobierno de Howard a la lucha contra el terrorismo no sólo ha menguado el carácter democrático de Australia, sino que además está socavando también una larga tradición de multiculturalismo y llevando a las comunidades musulmanas a adoptar una postura defensiva que amenaza con aislarlas de sus conciudadanos australianos y complicar futuras iniciativas antiterroristas

Temor y odio: Australia y el antiterrorismo

Este ARI analiza el enfoque australiano sobre el antiterrorismo. A diferencia de muchos de sus homólogos occidentales y vecinos de la región Asia-Pacífico, hasta hace poco Australia había tenido poca experiencia directa del terrorismo. Sin embargo, los acontecimientos del 11-S sacudieron a este país, haciéndole salir de su autocomplacencia, y desde entonces la lucha antiterrorista ha ocupado una posición central en los debates políticos nacionales. Canberra ha adoptado un enfoque a dos niveles con respecto a dicha lucha. A nivel internacional la piedra angular de sus políticas antiterroristas es la alianza militar de Canberra con Estados Unidos. A nivel nacional, el Gobierno australiano ha respondido a la amenaza terrorista endureciendo las competencias punitivas e investigadoras del Estado. Y, sin embargo, hay una serie de supuestos erróneos acerca de la naturaleza y las causas del terrorismo que mina la efectividad de las políticas a ambos niveles. Dadas estas circunstancias, no es probable que el enfoque dado por Canberra a la amenaza del terrorismo vaya a producir beneficios a largo plazo en términos de seguridad regional o nacional

A missing peace? The role of religious actors in countering terrorism

Despite the surge of scholarly interest in terrorism and counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 world, surprisingly little attention has been paid to the role of religious actors (especially faith communities and faith leaders) in combating the threat of terrorism. However, the resurgence of religiosity in contemporary politics should not be viewed as an inherently dangerous force. As Appleby has argued, a new secular-religious model of inter and intra-state diplomacy looms as a development with significant potential to resolve conflict and deny terrorist groups access to communities of support. By drawing on an Australian example, we argue that in societies that have a strong multicultural and multifaith character secular-religious diplomacy pitched at the national and sub-national level can play an important role in the formation of a flexible long-term counterterrorism strategy

The use of email as a component of adult stammering therapy : a preliminary report

In West Glasgow email has evolved from a rapid means of arranging therapy appointments with adults who stammer into a medium for exchange of therapeutic messages with some clients. Since 2004, sixteen clients have used email to communicate as part of their therapy programme. The benefits include improving access to services, supporting speech change, facilitating lasting personal growth, improving clinical decision-making, equalizing the therapist-client relationship and enhancing caseload management. Although this experience suggests that email is appropriate for stammering therapy, the effectiveness and ethics of, and the rationale for, clinical practice that includes email need careful consideration. Further research is required to formally evaluate the client experience

The perceptions of career counsellors towards girls and high status subjects in five secondary schools in Durban.

Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2004.This study was conducted to investigate what the perceptions of Career Guidance Counselors were toward young girls and High Status Subjects. The study was underpinned by the work done by a number of researchers in other countries. These researchers all proved that the subjects Mathematics and Physical Science were not gender biased and girls could do as well as boys. The subject packages girls chose at the end of their grade 9 year would have an impact on possible career choices they could make after the completion of grade 12. The study also seeks to explore reasons why girls were not choosing these subjects and if the Career Guidance Counselors were actively encouraging the girls to take these subjects. The study was a qualitative one using interviews based on questionnaires. The answers were carefully recorded and decoded. The Career Guidance Counselors were interviewed at their schools in the central Durban area. The schools selected were those fortunate enough to have counselors on their staff. Many schools do not have Career Guidance Counselors as they are unable to accommodate them with their limited resources. The study found that at many schools there was little if any encouragement from the Guidance Counselors to enter these subjects in grade 10. The two schools that did encourage their female learners to select these subjects found that their learners achieved very well. This study will show that urgent intervention needs to be made if our young girls are to take their rightful place in our society in a number of high status occupations

Where have all the flowers gone? – Changing climate, seasons and weather and the challenges and opportunities for public health research

Since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations produced the Paris Agreement1 of December 2015, despite its subsequent notorious political challenges, the zeitgeist of global warming and subsequent climate change (GWCC) concerns has moved on from debating its very existence, toward understanding the way in which GWCC is and will manifest now and in the future. Any dispute regarding the attribution of global warming, and the consequences of climate change, to industrial-era emissions of greenhouse gasses emanating from anthropogenic origins, is now in the realm of ‘Flat-Earthers’. The more relevant questions are now about how we rehabilitate the worldwide fossil fuel addiction (mitigation) and how we respond to the impacts of GWCC (adaptation).http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ojid20am2019Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorolog

Mentor Relationships: Their Construction and Meaning in the Training of Musicians

This qualitative study documents the importance of the mentor relationship in the training of musicians who wish to pursue a career in music. The thesis explores the diversity, similarities, construction and meaning of the mentoring relationship by interviewing 15 musicians who hold senior teaching positions in tertiary music faculties. The findings show that the relationship is significant for both the mentor and the protege and identifies key functions that relate to both the psycho-social and career development of the protege. The study highlights the need for music teachers to be more aware of the developmental importance of mentor relationships and for music faculties to develop programs that better facilitate such relationships

Healthy Pacific Grandparents: A Participatory Action Research Project Exploring Ageing Well Amongst Pacific People in New Zealand

The New Zealand older adult population (aged 65+ years) is growing at a faster rate than the younger population, with many of those in the later years living much longer. The proportion of older Pacific people is forecast to reach 4.1% of the country’s total population within the next two decades, highlighting the importance of research focused on ageing Pacific populations. This article sets out the research protocol and methods for the Pacific Islands Families: Healthy Pacific Grandparents’ Study, which aims to investigate older Pacific people’s viewpoints on ageing to identify specific cultural values, perspectives and understandings as the Pacific population in New Zealand ages. The study will recruit and utilize participants from a grandparent cohort that is nested within the families of the longitudinal Pacific Islands Families Study. This study uses a Participatory Action Research approach to position the participants in a leadership role where they are co-researchers involved in both the research and the implementation of recommendations. Utilizing a transformative research process will bring older Pacific people together to define for themselves their needs and their experiences, identify any areas of shortcoming, and support the implementation of solutions through strategic and informed actions

High-resolution interrogation of functional elements in the noncoding genome

The noncoding genome affects gene regulation and disease, yet we lack tools for rapid identification and manipulation of noncoding elements. We developed a CRISPR screen using ∼18,000 single guide RNAs targeting > 700 kilobases surrounding the genes NF1, NF2, and CUL3, which are involved in BRAF inhibitor resistance in melanoma. We find that noncoding locations that modulate drug resistance also harbor predictive hallmarks of noncoding function. With a subset of regions at the CUL3 locus, we demonstrate that engineered mutations alter transcription factor occupancy and long-range and local epigenetic environments, implicating these sites in gene regulation and chemotherapeutic resistance. Through our expansion of the potential of pooled CRISPR screens, we provide tools for genomic discovery and for elucidating biologically relevant mechanisms of gene regulation.National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Award F32-DK096822)National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) (Grant 5DP1-MH100706)National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.) (Grant 1R01-MH110049