Describes and critically analyzes the emergence and development of education directed at promoting the empowerment and responsibility of Croatian citizens in the framework of political changes and democratic challenges. Focuses on Croatia as a post-Communist and post-war country within a prospect of European integration. (BT)

Contends that community-based theatre (CBT) can productively redefine the parameters of what "political performance" can mean. Draws on the work of community-based performance artist Tim Miller and on the author's experience as a dramaturg to suggest that artists and scholars must develop a revised idea of what constitutes activist democratic…

With the rise of the Internet and the debate over the National Information Infrastructure, Congress had an opportunity with the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to reassess communication policy in light of the information age. Instead, Congress passed a product of political compromise rather than political vision; it calls for deregulation without…

Explores the ethical issues involved in transcribing. Argues that the challenge for the transcriber is to produce transcriptions that are accurate and readable but that are also reflexive in how they make explicit to the reader the constructed nature of written talk, a role giving rise to the problematic nature of accuracy and readability. (27…

Suggests that the United States Constitution contains nearly universal concepts but also ambiguities which trigger conflicts. Describes the evolution of the document through its framing and through controversy surrounding the Alien and Sedition Acts, state nullification of federal action, and secession. Concludes that the Constitution provides a…

The intellectual and political activity at Teachers College during the 1930's contributed to enlargement of twentieth-century American progressivism. (IAH)

Describes the issues and planning processes that led up to the Third National Conference for Counseling Psychology. Identifies five general areas of the conference: professional practice, public image, training and accreditation, research, and organizational and political issues. Summarizes the background and characteristics of the conference…

Discusses moves toward independence for the Canadian province of Quebec. Predicts that Quebec will remain in the Canadian confederation, assuming that the French-speaking province retains its recognition as a "distinct society." Cites polls suggesting that compromise remains a possibility. Argues that continuing unity lies in national…

Presents two accounts of the 1991 IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Conference in Moscow. One article focuses on activities of the actual conference itself, including the politics of IFLA; and the second article provides an account of the Soviet coup from a conference attendee's point of view. (LRW)

Shares a professor's perceptions of ideology, politics, and activism from his dual roles as "objective" academic and political activist. (SR)

Suggests an archaeology of the public debate versus the private one in Brazil through analysis of the reactionary speech of a religious leader, Dom Jose Mauricio da Rocha, which produced innumerable representations of the Brazilian Empire. (PA)

Examines foreign news by analyzing the use of visual images in the television reporting of the Nahalin incident--one of the early major incidents of the "Intifada," the Palestinian popular uprising in Israeli-occupied territories. Uses British, American, and French major news service reports to compare and deconstruct images of political…

Provides a general overview of current literature on sexual orientation, emphasizing that the explicit inclusion of sexual orientation and of gay issues in human rights policy, training, and advocacy is necessary. Suggests that the failure to include sexual orientation issues does injury by reinforcing a presumption of heterosexuality, and this…

Discusses applications of theories and research in psychology to understand controversies generated by two recent articles, explaining the need to distinguish between rational and intuitive thinking, recognize the power of context, think reflectively, and realize the costs of defying the crowd, and noting steps one can take to be wiser and more…

Illustrates relationships between sociopolitical themes identified in selected exemplary pieces of children's literature written and/or illustrated by Latino/as and the aesthetic expression of these themes. Contributes to more expanded, informed interpretations and mediations of Latino/a art in children's literature research and education.…