Somalia And Survival In The Shadow Of The Global Economy

This study examines the capabilities of self-determination movements in Somalia after the collapse of a central state to explain the variable capacities of groups to provide stable orders and understand why leaders of these movements choose particular strategies. The primary factors shaping these strategies and capabilities include (1) the nature and longevity of prewar local elite relations with the central authority of the collapsing state, (2) the social organization of prewar and wartime informal economies in localities, (3) the capacity of local authorities to control, and in some cases, resist efforts of outsiders to mediate conflict, and (4) the capacity of local authorities to regulate commercial transactions with the rest of the world. This study shows that some movements of self-determination in post state collapse environments like Somalia are capable of creating stable polities, but that this accomplishment rests on using social control over wealth and commerce to keep resources to discipline agents who otherwise have an incentive to engage in predation or disrupt this political consolidation.

Armed Rebellion in Collapsed States(<Special Issue>State Formation in Comparative Perspectives)

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Defendant\u27s Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff\u27s Motion to Exclude Testimony from 1954 Coroner\u27s Inquest

The State of Ohio asserted that testimony from the 1954 coroner\u27s inquest should not be excluded because the coroner\u27s inquest was carried out properly under Ohio law. Sam Sheppard\u27s Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights would not be violated by admitting this evidence, nor would his right to due process. Additionally, coroner records are admissible as public records. See order ruling on this motion

Defendant\u27s Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff\u27s Motion to Exclude Testimony from 1954 Coroner\u27s Inquest

The State of Ohio asserted that testimony from the 1954 coroner\u27s inquest should not be excluded because the coroner\u27s inquest was carried out properly under Ohio law. Sam Sheppard\u27s Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights would not be violated by admitting this evidence, nor would his right to due process. Additionally, coroner records are admissible as public records. See order ruling on this motion

The Challenges of Armed Group Organization in Socially Fragmented Environments

This research explains variations in how armed groups organize their relations with surrounding communities in the context of conflict in collapsed states. The collapse of central state authority tends to generate multiple armed groups that reflect and further promote social fragmentation. The norm is a situation of multisided competition, of symmetrical irregular warfare akin to violent competition among gangs. This environment creates obstacles to the formation of socially encompassing and mobilizing armed groups. Yet a few armed groups that appear in this context are able to assert their own guiding narratives and organizational codes. The argument is that variations in armed group autonomy to organize its own relations with communities in conditions of state collapse is related to the nature of pre-conflict relationships between community clandestine commercial activities and state regimes, and the pre-conflict relationships of armed group leaders to regime strategies of social control. This presentation draws from research in Iraq and Somalia and broader comparisons with contemporary and historical conflicts.Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security StudiesEvent web page, Event photo

Optimal interpolation of satellite and ground data for irradiance nowcasting at city scales

We use a Bayesian method, optimal interpolation, to improve satellite derived irradiance estimates at city-scales using ground sensor data. Optimal interpolation requires error covariances in the satellite estimates and ground data, which define how information from the sensor locations is distributed across a large area. We describe three methods to choose such covariances, including a covariance parameterization that depends on the relative cloudiness between locations. Results are computed with ground data from 22 sensors over a 75×80 km area centered on Tucson, AZ, using two satellite derived irradiance models. The improvements in standard error metrics for both satellite models indicate that our approach is applicable to additional satellite derived irradiance models. We also show that optimal interpolation can nearly eliminate mean bias error and improve the root mean squared error by 50%

Economía criminal y poder político

Desde hace aproximadamente cinco años, el Centro de Análisis político de la Universidad EAFIT, en alianza con diversas entidades públicas y privadas, viene desarrollando una línea de investigación en torno a las economías criminales y las formas de captación de rentas desde la ilegalidad. Este trabajo tiene como centro la política. La mala ventura del término “economías criminales”, es que oculta el papel crucial que el poder político juega en su configuración y permanencia. Los vasos comunicantes entre poder político y crimen son variados e intrincados, y que tienes mayor profundidad que la que se les atribuye.Estado y mercados ilegales en Latinoamérica: reflexiones a partir del concepto de mercancía política. Michel Misse -- El gobierno del oro en el Bajo Cauca. Una lectura weberiana sobre la explotación aurífera aluvial no legal. Jorge Giraldo Ramírez -- Problemas de la mafiya, crisis de los señores de la guerra. William Reno -- La división del trabajo en el narcotráfico: mercancía, capital y geografía del Estado. Gustavo Duncan -- Instituciones y cultivos ilícitos. Santiago Tobón Zapata -- Políticas de drogas ilegales: ¿dónde, cómo y qué debatir?. Francisco E. Thoumi -- Comercio delictivo, lavado de activos y captura del estado. Julián Arévalo, Juan Ricardo Orteg

Cover Story: A Modus Vivendi? Sex, Marriage and the Church

The article presents divergent views on an analysis by historian Eamon Duffy of the Catholic Church\u27s response to shifting attitude towards sex and marriage in the West. Duffy noted that the church is increasingly confronted with the need to evolve a modus vivendi with social trends. Many Catholics are said to have disregarded the church\u27s teachings on sex and marriage. Other topics tackled include the increasing rate of divorce, premarital sex, same-sex unions and sexual education