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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Voice of Exit - Towards a Theory of Democratic InconsistencyMarco GoliThe international armed conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are only the most apparent manifestation of the dilemmas that challenge the European liberal democracy. A much more crucial paradox, as far as certain European countries are concerned, is produced by the inertia of the democratic game it self. That is the construction of religious and ethnic affiliation as the very entrance … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,742 accessesView PDF Cite

Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractProblematizing Fragmentation of Environment Governance in Cambodia -Revisiting Weber’s ‘Objectivity’-Taizo YokoyamaThis theoretical study problematizes fragmented policies and governances of environment in Cambodia, drawing on some case studies of decentralization policy. The analysis through extensive literature review ascribes the cause of fragmentation to international aid dependence, which allows scientists to intervene in developing governance reform and policy-making process under the name of Technical-Assistance. The nature of social science will be examined … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 30 Nov 2017 · 7,798 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImproving Client Internal Capability to Monitor Public-Private Partnerships Projects: A ReviewNoor Amila Wan Abdullah Zawawi, Arazi Idrus, Abdullahi Ahmed Umar, Mohd Faris KhamidiPublic-Private Partnerships (PPP) or Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) are increasingly becoming very popular with governments across the globe for the provision of public infrastructure and services. When contracted, the public sector client believing the private sector will act in accordance with ‘bounded rationality’, ignores the constant monitoring and review process which is an integral part of any project. However, the … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 12 Feb 2013 · 7,887 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Education and Biodiversity Concern: Beyond the Ecological LiteracyCarlos Hiroo SaitoThis is a review article on environmental education. The focus of the discussion is the relationship between environmental education and Biodiversity concern and the emergence of the concept of Biodiversity education. The position described here configures as a disagreement of the insertion of these innovative terminology, defending the maintenance of the term environmental education and its general framework, reserving to … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 7 Feb 2013 · 9,184 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Effects of Personality and Cultural Intelligence on International Assignment Effectiveness: A ReviewNaresh Kumar, Raduan Che Rose, SubramaniamProblem statement: Studies on cultural intelligence (CQ) have been recently initiated dramatically in an effort to determine how they were related to positive life outcomes. While past findings showed positive correlations to various aspects of life outcomes, clear establishments of the theoretical and empirical connections of CQ on cross-cultural adjustment and job performance among expatriates was still remain elusive in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 10,664 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Relationship Between National Culture and E-Adoption: A Case Study of IranAkram Hadizadeh Moghadam, Parisa AssarNational Culture, in the sense of the shared traditions and representations of a society, has a profound effect on the design, adoption and the use of Information Technologies in each society. E-Adoption refers to the adoption of Information Technology and internet. Using Hofstede theory as the primary theoretical framework, through a review of existing studies, the current study attempted to … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2008 · 7,919 accessesView PDF Cite