Decolonizing social work Gray, Mel; Coates, John; Yellow Bird, Michael ...
2013., 2013, 20160513, 2016-05-13, 2016-05-18, 2013-02-20
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In this volume, Indigenous and non-Indigenous social work scholars examine local cultures, beliefs, values, and practices as central to decolonization. Supported by a growing interest in spirituality ...and ecological awareness in international social work, they interrogate trends, issues, and debates in Indigenous social work theory, practice methods, and education models including a section on Indigenous research approaches.
This major collection contains selected papers from the third Public Law Conference, an international conference hosted by the University of Melbourne in July 2018. The collection includes ...contributions by leading academics and senior judges from across the common law world, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The collection explores the frontiers of public law, examining cutting-edge issues at the intersection of public law and other fields. The collection addresses four principal frontiers: public law and international law; public law and Indigenous peoples; public law and other domestic fields, specifically criminal law and private law; and public law and public administration. In common with the two books from the previous Public Law Conferences, this collection offers authoritative insights into the most important issues emerging in public law, and is essential reading for those working in the field.
At the very beginning of cosmonautics, Ukraine distinguished itself as a space state. In the field of space conquest, we had significant achievements: the Ukrainian was in outer space, the Ukrainians ...participated in international programs, produced space transport. Among the astronauts of the USSR, many who were born in Ukraine and made a significant contribution to the development of the world astronautics. Such personalities include the 58th cosmonaut of the USSR, the 143rd cosmonaut of the world, the Hero of the Soviet Union, test pilot Igor Petrovich Volk. The article provides some historiographical information and notes the small number of such studies on the personality of the astronaut. It is stated that materials of a journalistic and popular science character prevail among scientific achievements. In the article, the authors detail the life path of a prominent astronaut. I. Volk studied flight business in Ukraine - graduated from Kirovograd military aviation school of aviation pilots. His activity began in 1965, and from May 1965 to 2001 he worked at the MM Gromov Flight Research Institute. Igor Volk has devoted many years of his life to trial work in the sky. He had the knowledge and experience to test the corkscrew of almost all types of aircraft that were in the USSR at the time. The authors emphasized that it was he who, during the execution of the "corkscrew program" on the Su-27 aircraft, first performed the so-called dynamic braking - "put the aircraft on its tail." This aerobatic maneuver is now known as the Pugachov Cobra. Igor Volk tested in the atmosphere a prototype of the Soviet multiple spacecraft fighter. This project was defeated, but later another project was developed - Buran, the commander of which was appointed Igor Volk. As part of the development of this project from July 17th to 29th, 1984, Igor Volk made a space flight as a cosmonaut-researcher for the Soyuz T-12. Immediately after returning from flight to Earth, an experiment was conducted to control the Tu-154LL and MiG-25LL aircraft, which were approximated by the aerodynamic parameters to the "Buran". It was noted that he was at the helm of the aircraft immediately after the flight - none of the astronauts in the world did a similar task. This experiment was strictly classified. The world knew about the successful experiment only in 1988 during the press conference of the head of Glavcosm O. Dunayev. Igor Volk had a special, detailed approach to the test flights: he prepared in advance, thought over every detail, listened to the opinions of colleagues, and used their experience. He never catapulted. Well-known flight experts consider him the key figure in the development of techniques for landing aircraft under the conditions of engine failure.
The Routledge Handbook of Indigenous Wellbeing consists of five themes, namely, physical, social and emotional, economic, cultural and spiritual, and subjective wellbeing. It fills a substantial gap ...in the current literature on the wellbeing of Indigenous people and communities around the world.
This handbook sheds new light on understanding Indigenous wellbeing and its determinants, and aids in the development and implementation of more appropriate policies, as better evidence-informed policymaking will lead to better outcomes for Indigenous populations.
This book provides a reliable and convenient source of information for policymakers, academics and students, and allows readers to make informed decisions regarding the wellbeing of Indigenous populations. It is also a useful resource for non-government organizations to gain insight into relevant global factors for the development of stronger and more effective international policies to improve the lives of Indigenous communities.
Vital Enemies Santos-Granero, Fernando
2009, 20090101
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Analyzing slavery and other forms of servitude in six non-state indigenous societies of tropical America at the time of European contact, Vital Enemies offers a fascinating new approach to the study ...of slavery based on the notion of “political economy of life.” Fernando Santos-Granero draws on the earliest available historical sources to provide novel information on Amerindian regimes of servitude, sociologies of submission, and ideologies of capture. Estimating that captive slaves represented up to 20 percent of the total population and up to 40 percent when combined with other forms of servitude, Santos-Granero argues that native forms of servitude fulfill the modern understandings of slavery, though Amerindian contexts provide crucial distinctions with slavery as it developed in the American South. The Amerindian understanding of life forces as being finite, scarce, unequally distributed, and in constant circulation yields a concept of all living beings as competing for vital energy. The capture of human beings is an extreme manifestation of this understanding, but it marks an important element in the ways Amerindian “captive slavery” was misconstrued by European conquistadors. Illuminating a cultural facet that has been widely overlooked or miscast for centuries, Vital Enemies makes possible new dialogues regarding hierarchies in the field of native studies, as well as a provocative re-framing of pre- and post-contact America.
Although Volk may be considered as a central concept in the work of Carl Schmitt, and one to which the German jurist dedicated a sizable amount of writing, a remarkably limited number of publications ...have so far provided an analytical study of how Schmitt conceptualised Volk, particularly in English-language secondary literature. This article intends to address this gap by systematically reviewing how the concept of Volk appears in the Schmitt's theoretical effort, with a particular focus on his publications from the late 1920s to 1945, and how it relates to his main legal-theoretical and political claims, both in his constitutional doctrine (Staatsrechtslehre) as well as in international law. It sketches some interpretive pathways to locate Volk in a broader historical and theoretical context, and it offers a conceptualisation of the relation between Schmitt and existentialist nationalism.
Purpose of Review
Epidemiologic studies have observed elevated health risks in populations living near unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD). In this narrative review, we discuss strengths ...and limitations of UOG exposure assessment approaches used in or available for epidemiologic studies, emphasizing studies of children’s health outcomes.
Recent Findings
Exposure assessment challenges include (1) numerous potential stressors with distinct spatiotemporal patterns, (2) critical exposure windows that cover long periods and occur in the past, and (3) limited existing monitoring data coupled with the resource-intensiveness of collecting new exposure measurements to capture spatiotemporal variation. All epidemiologic studies used proximity-based models for exposure assessment as opposed to surveys, biomonitoring, or environmental measurements. Nearly all studies used aggregate (rather than pathway-specific) models, which are useful surrogates for the complex mix of potential hazards.
Summary
Simple and less-specific exposure assessment approaches have benefits in terms of scalability, interpretability, and relevance to specific policy initiatives such as set-back distances. More detailed and specific models and metrics, including dispersion methods and stressor-specific models, could reduce exposure misclassification, illuminate underlying exposure pathways, and inform emission control and exposure mitigation strategies. While less practical in a large population, collection of multi-media environmental and biological exposure measurements would be feasible in cohort subsets. Such assessments are well-suited to provide insights into the presence and magnitude of exposures to UOG-related stressors in relation to spatial surrogates and to better elucidate the plausibility of observed effects in both children and adults.
Purpose of Review
This review summarizes studies highlighting perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their effects on the placenta, pregnancy outcomes, and child health. It highlights human ...population-based associations as well as in vitro-based experimental data to inform an understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying these health effects. Among the mechanisms by which PFAS may induce toxicity is via their interaction with the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), nuclear receptors that regulate lipid metabolism and placental functions important to healthy pregnancies, as well as fetal and child development.
Recent Findings
In utero exposure to prevalent environmental contaminants such as PFAS is associated with negative health outcomes during pregnancy, birth outcomes, and later in life. Specifically, PFAS have been associated with increased incidence of gestational diabetes, childhood obesity, preeclampsia, and fetal growth restriction. In terms of placental molecular mechanisms underlying these associations, studies demonstrate that PFAS interfere with trophoblast lipid homeostasis, inflammation, and invasion. Moreover these effects could be mediated in part by the interaction between PFAS and PPARs, as well as other biological mechanisms.
Summary
This review summarizes how PFAS, critical environmental contaminants, may contribute to diseases of pregnancy as well as early and later child health.
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