Global Debates Local Dilemmas
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Global Debates Local Dilemmas
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Author : Tran Minh Hang
language : en
Publisher: ANU Press
Release Date : 2018-12-20
Global Debates Local Dilemmas written by Tran Minh Hang and has been published by ANU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-20 with Social Science categories.
The practice of sex-selective abortion is on the rise globally, stirring debates about gender inequality, medical ethics and reproductive autonomy. This book is the first ethnography to document practices of sex selection in Viet Nam. It shows how and why abortions are used to select the sex of children and how Vietnamese individuals and health professionals are implicated in this illicit and controversial practice. Telling the stories of women who have undergone sex-selective abortions, it traces their passage through sex determination and abortion decision-making phases, and investigates their experiences during and after their sex-selective abortions. It describes the turmoil experienced by individuals who undergo such abortions and explores their interactions with the spectrum of social actors and health institutions that facilitate practices of sex selection. As the first ethnographic study on sex-selective abortions in Viet Nam, this book delves into socially sensitive terrain and sheds light on personally fraught individual experiences of reproductive agency. It documents societal responses to sex-selective abortions in Viet Nam and identifies gaps in the state’s capacity to regulate reproductive desire in a marketised economy. A resource for researchers, it contributes to ongoing debates on sex selection and provides a framework for developing relevant social policies, interventions and support services. ‘This pioneering study offers a nuanced and sensitive account of sex-selective abortion as human experience. Through thought provoking case studies, the book provides rare ethnographic documentation of the complex quandaries that arise as selective reproductive technologies are routinised across the globe.’ — Tine M. Gammeltoft, Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen
Democracy And Violence
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Author : John Schwarzmantel
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-13
Democracy And Violence written by John Schwarzmantel and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-13 with Political Science categories.
Illustrated most dramatically by the events of 9/11 and the subsequent ‘war on terror’, violence represents a challenge to democratic politics and to the establishment of liberal-democratic regimes. Liberal-democracies have themselves not hesitated to use violence and restrict civil liberties as a response to such challenges. These issues are at the centre of global politics and figure prominently in political debates today concerning multiculturalism, political exclusion and the politics of gender. This book takes up these topics with reference to a wide range of case-studies, covering Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. It provides a theoretical framework clarifying the relationship between democracy and violence and presents original research surveying current hot-spots of violent conflict and the ways in which violence affects the prospects for democratic politics and for gender equality. Based on field-work carried out by specialists in the areas covered, this volume will be of high interest to students of democratic politics and to all those concerned with ways in which the recourse to violence could be reduced in a global context. This book has significant implications for policy-makers involved in attempts to develop safer and more peaceful ways of handling political and social conflict. This book was published as a special issue of Democratizations.
Racism And Ethnicity
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Author : Ian Law
language : en
Publisher: Pearson Education
Release Date : 2010
Racism And Ethnicity written by Ian Law and has been published by Pearson Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Social Science categories.
This publication examines in detail the theories, histories and principal debates of race, racism and ethnicity within a global context. The text offers critical evaluation of the work of major figures from Du Bois to Goldberg, and presents new research on pre-modern racisms, contemporary scientific racisms, and racist violence.
Abortion In Asia
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Author : Andrea M. Whittaker
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2010
Abortion In Asia written by Andrea M. Whittaker and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Abortion categories.
Based on extensive original field research, this provocative collection presents case studies from Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia and India. It includes an insight into the conditions and hard choices faced by women and the circumstances surrounding unplanned pregnancies.
Confronting Biopiracy
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Author : Daniel Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-02-24
Confronting Biopiracy written by Daniel Robinson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-24 with Nature categories.
'Biopiracy' refers either to the unauthorised extraction of biological resources, such as plants with medicinal properties, and associated traditional knowledge from indigenous peoples and local communities, or to the patenting of spurious 'inventions' based on such knowledge or resources without compensation. Biopiracy cases continue to emerge in the media and public eye, yet they remain the source of considerable disagreement, confusion, controversy and grief. The aim of this book is to provide the most detailed, coherent analysis of the issue of biopiracy to date. The book synthesises the rise of the issue and increasing use of the term by activists and negotiators in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to form a critical understanding of the themes, implications and politics of biopiracy. Taking a case-study based approach, derived from interviews and fieldwork with researchers, government, industry, local farmers, healers and indigenous people, the author sequentially documents events that have occurred in biopiracy and bioprospecting controversies. Implications and ethical dilemmas are explored, particularly relating to work with local communities, and the power relations entailed. Detailing international debates from the WTO, CBD and other fora in an accessible manner, the book provides a unique overview of current institutional limitations and suggests ways forward. Options and solutions are suggested which are relevant for local communities, national governments, international negotiators, NGO and interest groups, researchers and industry.
Abortion Sin And The State In Thailand
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Author : Andrea Whittaker
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-07-29
Abortion Sin And The State In Thailand written by Andrea Whittaker and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-29 with Political Science categories.
This book discusses abortion in a non-Western, non-Christian context - in Thailand, where over 300,000 illegal abortions are performed each year by a variety of methods. The book, based on extensive original research in the field, examines a wide range of issues, including stories of the real-life dilemmas facing women, popular representations of abortion in the media, the history of the debate in Thailand and its links to politics. Overall, the work highlights the voices of women and their subjective experiences and perceptions of abortion, and places these 'women's stories' in an analysis of broader socio-political gender and power relations that structure sexuality and women's reproductive health decisions.
Moving Ahead With Redd Issues Options And Implications
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Author : Arild Angelsen
language : en
Publisher: CIFOR
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Moving Ahead With Redd Issues Options And Implications written by Arild Angelsen and has been published by CIFOR this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Climatic changes categories.
Global Marketing And Advertising
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Author : Marieke de Mooij
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2010
Global Marketing And Advertising written by Marieke de Mooij and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
The Third Edition of the bestseller is packed with cultural, company, and country examples that help explain the paradoxes international marketers are likely to encounter.
Selective Reproduction In The 21st Century
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Author : Ayo Wahlberg
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-08-12
Selective Reproduction In The 21st Century written by Ayo Wahlberg and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-12 with Social Science categories.
This book explores how conditions for childbearing are changing in the 21st century under the impact of new biomedical technologies. Selective reproductive technologies (SRTs) - technologies that aim to prevent or promote the birth of particular kinds of children – are increasingly widespread across the globe. Wahlberg and Gammeltoft bring together a collection of essays providing unique ethnographic insights on how SRTs are made available within different cultural, socio-economic and regulatory settings and how people perceive and make use of these new possibilities as they envision and try to form their future lives. Topics covered include sex-selective abortions, termination of pregnancies following detection of fetal anomalies during prenatal screening, the development of preimplantation genetic diagnosis techniques as well as the screening of potential gamete donors by egg agencies and sperm banks. This is invaluable reading for scholars of medical anthropology, medical sociology and science and technology studies, as well as for the fields of gender studies, reproductive health and genetic disease research.
Reimagining Our Futures Together
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Author : International Commission on the Futures of Education
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Release Date : 2021-11-06
Reimagining Our Futures Together written by International Commission on the Futures of Education and has been published by UNESCO Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-06 with Political Science categories.
The interwoven futures of humanity and our planet are under threat. Urgent action, taken together, is needed to change course and reimagine our futures.