Reflecting the debate between state-centered and human-security approaches to security strategy, Africa-US Relations explores the interactions between the US and African countries in a wide spectrum ...of key arenas. The authors range from such traditional security issues as peacekeeping and terrorism to concerns with HIV/AIDS, environmental degradation, aid policies, and international trade. Their contributions place in sharp relief the differences in inner logic and preferred consequences among alternative strategic perspectives--as well as the implications of those differences for policy choices.
The morphology and ultrastructure of spores of the Devonian plant
Kryshtofovichia africani
Nikitin are examined. The structure of ultrathin exine megaspores
of K. africani
is established. The exine ...consists of two layers: granular ectexine and lamellate endexine. Microspores have a lamellate ultrastructure with a trend toward loosening and formation of the granular structure towards the ectexine outer part. Heterospory of
K. africani
is apparent in both morphological characters and sporoderm ultrastructure of micro- and megaspores.
Expanding Boundaries Laine, Jussi P; Moyo, Inocent; Changwe Nshimbi, Christopher
2021, 20201227, 2020, 2020-12-28, Volume:
1
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This book challenges the common European notions about African migration to Europe and offers a holistic understanding of the current situation in Africa. It advocates a need to rethink Africa-Europe ...relations and view migration and borders as a resource rather than as sources of a crisis.
Migrant movement from Africa is often misunderstood and misrepresented as invasion caused by displacement due to poverty, violent conflict, and environmental stress. To control this movement and preserve national identities, the EU and its various member states resort to closing borders as a way of reinforcing their migration policies. This book aims to dismantle this stereotypical view of migration from Africa by sharing cutting-edge research from the leading scholars in Africa and Europe. It refutes the flawed narratives that position Africa as a threat to European societies, their economies, and security, and encourages a nuanced understanding of the root causes as well as the socioeconomic factors that guide the migrants’ decision-making. With chapters written in a concise style, this book brings together the migration and border studies in an innovative way to delve into the broader societal impacts of both. It also serves to de-silence the African voices in order to offer fresh insights on African migration – a discourse dominated hitherto by the European perspective.
This book constitutes a valuable resource for research scholars and students of Border Studies, Migration Studies, Conflict and Security Studies, and Development Studies seeking specialisation in these areas. Written in an accessible style, it will also appeal to a more general public interested in gaining a fuller perspective on the African reality.
The results of sporoderm studies for Paleozoic spores are obtained for the first time on a nanotomographic scanner. They are comparable to the results obtained on a scanning electron microscope (SEM) ...and transmitting electron microscope (TEM), verifying the interpretation of structures of the external and internal structure of the sporoderm for the objects studied. A nanotomographic scanner enables us to carry out complex studies of different sporoderm projections and to visualize the relationships and arrangement of its components without damaging the integrity of the object and losing unique Paleozoic material. Application of a nanotomographic scanner also reduces the time taken for object preparation for examination on a SEM or TEM. The nanosculpture of the exosporium of Devonian
Kryshtofovichia africani
Nikitin megaspores is revealed to show its two-layer structure, with the thicknesses and locations of the layers established.
Il presente articolo è il risultato di osservazioni fatte dall’autrice durante una ricerca sul campo iniziata nell’anno 2006 e successivamente sviluppata come ricerca di dottorato. L’esperienza ha ...rivelato l’esistenza di un reiterato discorso sull’africanità, rivendicato con forza dai babalorixás e dagli ialorixás come elemento di differenziazione tra candomblé e le restanti religioni afro-brasiliane. La breve analisi qui presentata si ripropone una riflessione sull’identità candomblecista, rispetto alle menzionate religioni, esaminando contestualmente la significativa affermazione e influenza del candomblé nel processo di riafricanizzazione avvenuto in Brasile durante gli anni ’60, nell’ambito del movimento di controcultura nazionale. Lo scopo è quello di pensare alle dinamiche di negoziazione, e sopravvivenza – messe in atto dalle religioni di provenienza indigena e africana in Brasile – attraverso la realizzazione di studi finalizzati alla conoscenza della comunità candomblecista e della sua relazione con l’ibridismo religioso, così come l’attenzione alle connessioni esistenti tra il discorso della leadership religiosa stabilitosi nella città di Goiânia e gli altri discorsi locali.
This reference book surveys the richness of postcolonial African literature. The volume begins with an introductory essay on postcolonial criticism and African writing, then presents alphabetically ...arranged profiles of some 60 writers, including Chinua Achebe, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Doris Lessing, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Tahbar Ben Jelloun, among others. Each entry includes a brief biography, a discussion of major works and themes that appear in the author's writings, an overview of the critical response to the author's work, and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources. These profiles are written by expert contributors and reflect many different perspectives. The volume concludes with a selected general bibliography of the most important critical works on postcolonial African literature.
World Englishes Wolf, Hans-Georg; Polzenhagen, Frank
2009, 2008-11-30, Volume:
8
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The book is the first of its kind to establish Cognitive Linguistics as a research paradigm within the field of world Englishes. The authors survey the main tenets of both areas of linguistic enquiry ...and suggest that the theoretical and methodological apparatus developed both within Cognitive Linguistics generally and within its novel sub-discipline Cognitive Sociolinguistics can overcome certain limitations inherent in traditional approaches to cultural variation in language. They present a case study of the linguistic realization of the cultural model of community in African English as an exemplar for the investigation of cultural models in other varieties of English. Corpus-linguistic methods are combined with conceptual metaphor analysis and blending theory to elucidate a vast network of conceptualizations salient to speakers of African English. The findings, based on computer corpora and a range of additional sources, are discussed against the background of work in anthropology, religious studies, and political science. The book also reflects on the role of English in intercultural communication and concludes with a comparison of Cognitive Linguistics and pragmatic functionalism, placing the former in the wider framework of a hermeneutic philosophy that stresses dialogic understanding.
Utilizing Jung's idea of theory as a ‘personal confession’, the author charts his own development as a theorist, establishing links between his personal history and his ideas. Such links include his ...relationship with both parents, his sexuality, his cultural heritage, and his fascination with Tricksters and with Hermes. There follows a substantial critical interrogation of what the author discerns as the two main lines of clinical theorizing in contemporary analytical psychotherapy: interpretation of transference‐countertransference, and the relational approach. His conclusion is that neither is superior to the other and neither is in fact adequate as a basis for clinical work. The focus then shifts to explore a range of political and social aspects of the clinical project of analytical psychology: economic inequality, diversity within the professional field, and Jung's controversial ideas about Jews and Africans. The author calls for an apology from the ‘Jungian community’ for remarks about Africans analogous to the apology already issued for remarks about Jews. The paper is dedicated to the author's friend Fred Plaut (1913‐2009).
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En se servant de l'idée de la théorie de Jung comme d'une ‘confession personnelle’, l'auteur retrace son propre parcours en tant que théoricien, faisant des liens entre son histoire personnelle et ses idées. De tels liens comprennent sa relation à ses deux parents, sa sexualité, son héritage culturel, et sa fascination pour les Tricksters et pour Hermès. Suivra une interrogation critique conséquente sur ce que l'auteur comprend comme les deux courants principaux de la théorisation clinique en psychothérapie analytique aujourd'hui: l'interprétation du transfert‐contretransfert, et l'approche relationnelle. Sa conclusion est qu'aucune des deux n'est supérieure à l'autre, et qu'aucune ne convient en fait comme base de travail clinique. L'accent est ensuite mis sur l'exploration d'un ensemble d'aspects politiques et sociaux du projet clinique de la Psychologie Analytique: l'inégalité économique, la diversité dans le champ professionnel, ainsi que les idées controversées de Jung sur les Juifs et les africains. L'auteur demande des excuses de la part de la ‘communauté jungienne’ à propos des remarques sur les africains, semblables à celles déjà faites pour les remarques à propos des Juifs. L'article est dédié à l'ami de l'auteur, Fred Plaut (1913‐2009).
Unter Hinzuziehung der Jungschen Idee der Theorie als ‘persönlichem Bekenntnis’ zeichnet der Autor seine eigene Entwicklung als Theoretiker nach, wobei er zwischen seiner persönlichen Entwicklung und seinen Vorstellungen Verbindungslinien zieht. Diese schließen seine Beziehung zu beiden Eltern, seine Sexualität, sein kulturelles Erbe und sein Fasziniertsein von Trickstern und Hermes ein. Dem folgt eine substantielle kritische Befragung dessen, was der Verfasser als die beiden Hauptlinien der klinischen Theoriebildung innerhalb der gegenwärtigen Analytischen Psychotherapie wahrnimmt: Interpretation von Übertragung‐Gegenübertragung und den relationalen Ansatz. Er folgert, daß keine davon der anderen überlegen ist und daß keine tatsächlich eine adäquate Basis für klinische Arbeit darstellt. Der Fokus wechselt zur Untersuchung einer Reihe von politischen und sozialen Aspekten des klinischen Projektes der Analytischen Psychologie: ökonomische Ungleichheit, Vielfalt innerhalb des Berufsfeldes sowie Jungs kontroverse Ansichten über Juden und Afrikaner. Der Autor verlangt eine Entschuldigung von der ‘Jungianischen Gemeinschaft’ für Bemerkungen über Afrikaner analog zu der bereits ergangenen Entschuldigung für Anmerkungen über Juden. Der Beitrag ist dem Freund des Autors gewidmet, Fred Plaut (1913 – 2009).
L'autore, servendosi dell'idea di Jung della teoria come una ‘confessione personale’, espone il suo proprio sviluppo in quanto teorico, stabilendo collegamenti tra la sua storia personale e le sue idee. In tali collegamenti vengono inclusi la propria relazione con entrambi i genitori, la propria sessualità , la sua eredità culturale il suo essere stato affascinato dai Tricksters e da Hermes. Segue poi un essenziale interrogarsi criticamente su ciò che l'autore distingue come le due linee principali della teoria clinica nella psicoterapia analitica contemporanea: l'interpretazione del transfert‐controtransfert e l'approccio relazionale. La sua conclusione è che nessuno è superiore all'altro e nessuno è di fatto adeguato come base per il lavoro clinico. L'attenzione poi si sposta nell'esplorazione di un ambito di aspetti politici e sociali del progetto clinico della psicologia analitica: l'ineguaglianza economica, la diversità nel campo professionale e le controverse idee di Jung riguardanti gli Ebrei e gli Africani. L'autore chiede che la ‘comunità Junghiana’ porga le sue scuse per le osservazioni sugli Africani, analoghe alle scuse già rivolte per le osservazioni sugli Ebrei. Questo lavoro è dedicato a Fred Plaut (1993‐2009) amico dell'autore.
Используя идеи Юнга о теории как ‘авторскую исповедь’, автор данной статьи прослеживает свое собственное развитие как теоретика, связывая свои идеи с личной историей. Такие связки включают в себя отношения с обоими родителями, сексуальность, культурное наследие и увлеченность Трикстерами и Гермесом. За этим следует внушительное критическое вопрошание–исследование того, в чем автор видит два главных направления клинического теоретизирования в современной аналитической психотерапии: интерпретации переноса‐контрпереноса и подхода сточки зрения отношений. Он делает заключение о том, что ни тот, ни другой подход не являются по отношению к другому превосходящими, и что ни один из них не адекватен, в действительности, в качестве основы для клинической работы. Затем фокус внимания смещается к исследованию спектра политических и социальных аспектов клинической программы аналитической психологии: здесь и экономическое неравенство, и разнородность внутри профессионального поля, и противоречивые идеи Юнга о евреях и африканцах. Автор призывает к извинениям от лица ‘юнгианского сообщества’ за ремарки об африканцах, извинениям, аналогичным уже сделанным за ремарки о евреях. Статья посвящена другу автора Фреду Плауту (1913‐2009).
Utilizando la idea de Jung respecto de la teoría como una ‘confesión personal’, el autor delinea su propio desarrollo como teórico, estableciendo lazos entre su historia personal y sus ideas. Dichos lazos incluyen la relación con su madre y su padre, su sexualidad, su herencia cultural, y su fascinación con Tricksters y con Hermes. Luego continúa una interrogación crítica y sustancial respecto de lo que el autor discierne como las dos líneas principales de la teorización clínica en la psicoterapia analítica contemporánea: la interpretación de la transferencia – contratransferencia y el abordaje relacional. Su conclusión es que ninguna es superior a la otra y que ninguna es de hecho adecuada como base para el trabajo analítico. El foco luego cambia hacia la exploración de una serie de aspectos políticos y sociales del proyecto clínico de la psicología analítica: desigualdad económica, diversidad dentro del campo profesional y las controversiales ideas de Jung con respecto a los judíos y a los africanos. El autor llama a la ‘comunidad Junguiana’ a un pedido de perdón por los comentarios sobre africanos análogo al perdón ya emitido en respuesta a las observaciones sobre judíos. El presente ensayo es dedicado a Fred Plaut (1913 – 2009), amigo del autor.
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