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Saner, Marc A. "Environmental ethics and biotechnology, a test of Norton's convergence hypothesis." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0003/MQ43325.pdf.
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Saner, Marc A. (Marc Albert) Carleton University Dissertation Philosophy. "Environmental ethics and biotechnology; a test of Norton's convergence hypothesis." Ottawa, 1999.
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West, Andrew Geoffrey. "Moral relativism and corporate governance convergence." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25575.
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This thesis investigates how the different aspects and claims associated with moral relativism can be applied to the issue of corporate governance convergence. The question of how corporate governance models may be converging around the world is considered within the law, finance and management literature. To date, however, there has been no detailed consideration from a moral perspective of whether such convergence should occur. This study investigates this question, using South Africa as a case study, through an analysis of the claims of Descriptive, Metaethical and Normative moral relativism. South Africa is selected as a useful case study in the light of its colonial heritage, complex demographics and the ongoing project of post-apartheid ‘nation-building’. Different moral philosophies can be identified that underlie the predominant models of corporate governance around the world. The differences between these moralities can be expressed in terms of differences in the prescribed moral obligations and objectives of corporations. The claim of Descriptive moral relativism is that there are significant differences in moral judgement between groups or individuals. In the context of South African corporate governance, the principal area of interest concerns moral judgements that reflect corporate obligations and objectives that differ from those that underlie the shareholder model evident in Anglo-American jurisdictions. This was investigated in three ways: firstly, through a literature study that identified existing evidence of moral judgements relevant to corporate governance in South Africa; secondly, through a quantitative survey of a group of professional accounting students in South Africa; thirdly, through a series of semi-structured interviews with professional accounting students in South Africa. In all three cases there was some, albeit limited, evidence to support the claim of Descriptive moral relativism. The claim of Metaethical moral relativism is that there is no single ‘true’ or ‘correct’ morality, but that morality is relative to different groups or individuals. Applied to corporate governance, this claim was investigated firstly by examining the arguments that a particular corporate governance model is morally superior and thus universally applicable, as well as by considering the extent of moral agreement on the issue. Secondly, the positions of prominent supporters of moral relativism were considered in terms of how these could be applied to the issue of corporate governance convergence. It was concluded that universalist claims in support of particular models of corporate governance are largely insufficient, and that a limited relativist approach is more plausible. The claim of Normative moral relativism is that one should not interfere with the actions of another where these are based on different moral judgements. Although the claims of Descriptive and Metaethical moral relativism have implications for the normative claim, the normative claim does not necessarily follow. Adopting a value of tolerance or accommodation (from the work of David Wong) can, however, strengthen the normative argument. It was concluded then that based on the evidence of this study, and within its limitations, it is morally wrong to impose an Anglo-American model of corporate governance on South Africa.<br>Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012.<br>Philosophy<br>unrestricted
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Camargo, Maria Lucia Miranda de Souza. "Educação jurídica convergente para uma sociedade sustentável." Universidade Nove de Julho, 2017. http://bibliotecatede.uninove.br/handle/tede/1637.
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Previous issue date: 2017-03-07<br>This study is intended to examine the possibility of including the discipline of Sustainability in Brazilian Legal Education Institutions as a new paradigm for social relations, such as political and economic, environmental and ethical, with the purpose of a transforming function for society politically organized, making it essential in promoting sustainable development. For this purpose will be analyzed not only sustainable development but also the possibility of building a truly sustainable society, sought to demonstrate that the man is part of the environment that he lives in and therefore there is no space to position itself in a superior manner in relation the non-human nature, where ethics and respect must prevail. The aim of this conception that the Legal Education be marked by reflection that prioritizes respect for human dignity and democratic values.Therefore it is essential to promote this new concept through educational policies that could bring a real social transformation.<br>O presente trabalho destina-se a examinar a possibilidade da inclusão da disciplina Sustentabilidade nas Instituições Brasileiras de Ensino Jurídico como um novo paradigma tanto para as relações sociais, como políticas e econômicas, ambiental e ética, com o objetivo de uma função transformadora para a sociedade politicamente organizada, tornando-se essencial na promoção do desenvolvimento sustentável. Para tanto será analisado não só o desenvolvimento sustentável, como também, a possibilidade da construção de uma verdadeira sociedade sustentável, buscando demonstrar que o homem faz parte do meio em que vive e, portanto, não havendo espaço para se posicionar de forma superior em relação à natureza não humana, onde a ética e o respeito devem predominar. Pretende-se com esta concepção que a Educação Jurídica seja marcada pela reflexão que priorize o respeito à dignidade da pessoa humana e aos valores democráticos. Portanto é imprescindível que se promova esse novo conceito através de políticas educacionais que poderão trazer uma verdadeira transformação social.
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Jebari, Karim. "Crucial Considerations: Essays on the Ethics of Emerging Technologies." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Filosofi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-106268.
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Essay I explores brain machine interface (BMI) technologies. These make direct communication between the brain and a machine possible by means of electrical stimuli. This essay reviews the existing and emerging technologies in this field and offers a systematic inquiry into the relevant ethical problems that are likely to emerge in the following decades. Essay II, co-written with professor Sven-Ove Hansson, presents a novel procedure to engage the public in ethical deliberations on the potential impacts of brain machine interface technology. We call this procedure a Convergence seminar, a form of scenario-based group discussion that is founded on the idea of hypothetical retrospection. The theoretical background of this procedure and the results of the five seminars are presented here. Essay III discusses moral enhancement, an instance of human enhancement that alters a person’s dispositions, emotions or behavior in order to make that person more moral. Moral enhancement could be carried out in three different ways. The first strategy is behavioral enhancement. The second strategy, favored by prominent defenders of moral enhancement, is emotional enhancement. The third strategy is the enhancement of moral dispositions, such as empathy and inequity aversion. I argue that we ought to implement a combination of the second and third strategies.<br><p>QC 20121206</p>
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Osti, Giovanni. "Le tecnologie convergenti. Aspetti etici e bioetici." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3427143.
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Il presente lavoro ha come oggetto le tecnologie convergenti (TC) prese in esame principalmente sotto il loro profilo bioetico. L’analisi svolta è stata strutturata in tre diverse fasi – corrispondenti ai tre capitoli del documento – ognuna caratterizzata dal tentativo di rispondere a una domanda specifica. I quesiti a cui si è cercato di rispondere sono, in forma sintetica, i seguenti: (capitolo 1) Cosa sono le tecnologie convergenti e da quale background storico-scientifico sono emerse?; (cap. 2) Qual è il contesto culturale che ha forgiato il progetto e le finalità delle TC?; (cap. 3) Esiste un’alternativa alla cultura del potenziamento e alle idee postumaniste per poter dare un differente indirizzo teleologico al progetto delle tecnologie convergenti?
Nel tentativo di rispondere a tali domande, nel primo capitolo verranno ripercorsi i luoghi d’origine delle tecnologie convergenti, passando necessariamente attraverso gli sviluppi delle nanoscienze e della nanotecnologia avvenuti negli anni Ottanta e Novanta del secolo scorso, in particolare in ambito statunitense. Una volta acquisite tali informazioni, nel secondo capitolo le TC verranno prese in esame a partire dal contesto culturale in cui sono emerse e dalle matrici filosofiche che sono sottese alle finalità che il progetto della Convergenza incarna. Dopo questo lungo processo d’indagine a tuttotondo, nel terzo capitolo viene avviato un doppio tentativo di restituire un’immagine delle TC privata degli aspetti promozionali ed eccessivamente avveniristici e, successivamente, di avanzare una proposta per rivedere le convinzioni antropologiche e teleologiche che hanno animato le converging technologies fin dalla loro nascita.
In breve, il quesito che ha animato il presente lavoro può essere riassunto nei seguenti termini: in che modo è possibile gestire le potenzialità del progresso della tecnica riuscendo, allo stesso tempo, a tutelare l’attenzione verso la cura del senso pieno dell’esperienza della vita umana? A tale domanda si è cercato di rispondere (cap. 3), dopo un’ampia e necessaria analisi del fenomeno delle tecnologie convergenti (capp. 1 e 2). La proposta finale, che prende il nome di bioresponsabilità, è un invito a riflettere su binari diversi rispetto alla cultura del potenziamento e ai principi del movimento transumanista, nella direzione di una maggiore valorizzazione del senso dell’umano attraverso la nozione pratica dell’achievement.<br>Il presente lavoro ha come oggetto le tecnologie convergenti (TC) prese in esame principalmente sotto il loro profilo bioetico. L’analisi svolta è stata strutturata in tre diverse fasi – corrispondenti ai tre capitoli del documento – ognuna caratterizzata dal tentativo di rispondere a una domanda specifica. I quesiti a cui si è cercato di rispondere sono, in forma sintetica, i seguenti: (capitolo 1) Cosa sono le tecnologie convergenti e da quale background storico-scientifico sono emerse?; (cap. 2) Qual è il contesto culturale che ha forgiato il progetto e le finalità delle TC?; (cap. 3) Esiste un’alternativa alla cultura del potenziamento e alle idee postumaniste per poter dare un differente indirizzo teleologico al progetto delle tecnologie convergenti?
Nel tentativo di rispondere a tali domande, nel primo capitolo verranno ripercorsi i luoghi d’origine delle tecnologie convergenti, passando necessariamente attraverso gli sviluppi delle nanoscienze e della nanotecnologia avvenuti negli anni Ottanta e Novanta del secolo scorso, in particolare in ambito statunitense. Una volta acquisite tali informazioni, nel secondo capitolo le TC verranno prese in esame a partire dal contesto culturale in cui sono emerse e dalle matrici filosofiche che sono sottese alle finalità che il progetto della Convergenza incarna. Dopo questo lungo processo d’indagine a tuttotondo, nel terzo capitolo viene avviato un doppio tentativo di restituire un’immagine delle TC privata degli aspetti promozionali ed eccessivamente avveniristici e, successivamente, di avanzare una proposta per rivedere le convinzioni antropologiche e teleologiche che hanno animato le converging technologies fin dalla loro nascita.
In breve, il quesito che ha animato il presente lavoro può essere riassunto nei seguenti termini: in che modo è possibile gestire le potenzialità del progresso della tecnica riuscendo, allo stesso tempo, a tutelare l’attenzione verso la cura del senso pieno dell’esperienza della vita umana? A tale domanda si è cercato di rispondere (cap. 3), dopo un’ampia e necessaria analisi del fenomeno delle tecnologie convergenti (capp. 1 e 2). La proposta finale, che prende il nome di bioresponsabilità, è un invito a riflettere su binari diversi rispetto alla cultura del potenziamento e ai principi del movimento transumanista, nella direzione di una maggiore valorizzazione del senso dell’umano attraverso la nozione pratica dell’achievement.
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Groe, Matthew. "Ethical coexistence beyond dualism the converging visions of Dewey and Merleau-Ponty /." Click here for download, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1147182871&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=3260&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Burchett, Kyle L. "Anthropocentrism as Environmental Ethic." UKnowledge, 2016. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/philosophy_etds/12.
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Ever since the environment and nonhumanity became major ethical topics, human-centered worldviews have been blamed for all that is morally wrong about our dealings with nature. Those who consider themselves nonanthropocentrists typically assume that the West’s anthropocentric axiologies and ontologies underlie all of the environmental degradations associated with our species. On the other hand, a handful of environmental philosophers argue that anthropocentrism is perfectly acceptable as a foundation for environmental ethics. According to Bryan Norton’s convergence hypothesis, "If reasonably interpreted and translated into appropriate policies, a nonanthropocentric ethic will advocate the same [environmental] policies as a suitably broad and long-sighted anthropocentrism" (Norton 2004:11). Norton notes that although adherents to either ism may disagree about the relative importance of the various reasons they have for advocating such policies, they nevertheless share an equal commitment to protecting the environment. Because any form of anthropocentrism must fundamentally favor humanity over nonhumanity, nonanthropocentrists are nevertheless concerned that such favoritism is "nothing more than the expression of an irrational bias" (Taylor 1981:215). They reason that only a nonanthropocentric ethic can guarantee that policies do not arbitrarily favor humans when their interests conflict with those of nonhumans. I argue that critics of convergence fail to appreciate that Norton’s hypothesis is limited to ideologies that he deems "reasonable" and "suitably broad and long-sighted," or else they misapprehend what these terms imply. When it comes to ethics, nonanthropocentrists and anthropocentrists alike vary along a continuum according to whether their overriding intuitions are more aligned with individualistic or collectivistic axiologies and their associated timescales. The most unreasonable, narrow, and short-sighted ideologies are those that are the most individualistic. It is at the collective end of the continuum that Norton’s proposed convergence takes place. I defend a version of anthropocentrism that I term ecological anthropocentrism.
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Alnabwani, Khaldoun. "Habermas et Derrida : divergence théorique et convergence pratique ?" Thesis, Paris 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA010621.
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Cette thèse examine le rapport complexe entre Habermas et Derrida en s'interrogeant sur l'évolution, durant les années 1980, d'une relation conflictuelle en un lien amical et collaboratif. Elle analyse leurs œuvres afin d'évaluer la convergence et la divergence entre leurs pensées. Nous avons essayé en premier lieu de dessiner les contours de la scène culturelle en Allemagne et en France à partir de l'année 1945. Cette approche nous a permis de mieux comprendre la philosophie de chacun d'eux et d'étudier la continuité et la discontinuité, la tension et l'échange philosophique, entre les philosophies allemandes et françaises. Même si notre thèse se divise en huit parties, elle s'étend sur deux champs d'investigation: l'un théorique et l'autre pratique. Concernant le champ théorique, cette thèse se penche sur la querelle franco-allemande relative au débat modernité/post-modernité, dans laquelle ils s'engagèrent et développèrent des critiques sévères l'un à l'égard à l'autre. La question de la modernité nous invite à mettre en question certaines idées générales, notamment celle selon laquelle Habermas serait un défenseur du projet de la modernité, tandis que Derrida serait un post-moderne hostile à la modernité et aux Lumières. Au sujet de leurs philosophies pratiques nous avons effectué une approche comparative de leurs idées sur la morale, l'éthique, la théorie du droit et la philosophie politique. Cette comparaison nous a permis de comprendre les raisons pour lesquelles ils se sont réconciliés et se sont intervenus ensemble pour atteindre certains objectifs politiques, mais aussi juridiques: la réforme du droit international<br>This work examines the complex relationship between Habermas and Derrida by shedding light on the shift from a less pleasant interaction in the 1980s to a rather friendly and collaborative affiliation later in an attempt to highlight comparable areas of interest as well as evaluate areas of convergence and divergence among the two great minds. Intuitively, a philosophical eye looks deep to examine to womb where thoughts are born. We lay out the scene in post WWII Germany and France, both fertile lands for such phenomena. This allows us to garner a sharper image of how the two philosophers evolved within their backgrounds and influenced one another. Two focal points, theory and practice, are covered in eight sections. We will address the Franco German quarrel of Modernity vs. Post Modernity revealing the critique so-called Modernist Habermas and supposed Post Modernist Derrida bathed one another with, and, there, we tackle the question of ideology. The later point, practice, reveals a deep assessment of the two philosophers' stances on morality, ethics, philosophy of law, and politics. We conclude with an analysis of the two's collaboration, as they share comparable fundamentals, and inspect the fruit of that effort, which achieved not only political reform but legal in the shape of a Reform of International Law
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Mcdougall, Patrick J. Crimmins Michael T. "Development of anti-selective aldol additions and a convergent assembly of polycyclic ethers synthesis of the ABCDE fragment of brevetoxin A /." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,630.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.<br>Title from electronic title page (viewed Oct. 10, 2007). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Chemistry." Discipline: Chemistry; Department/School: Chemistry.
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Curtis, Matthew Cowan. "Slavic-Albanian Language Contact, Convergence, and Coexistence." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338406907.
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Green, Jennifer Elizabeth. "Aesthetic Excuses and Moral Crimes: The Convergence of Morality and Aesthetics in Nabokov's Lolita." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04272006-134431/.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2006.<br>Title from title screen. Paul Schmidt, committee chair ; Marti Singer, Chris Kocela, committee members. Electronic text (60 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed Apr. 17, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-64).
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GELPI, ANDREA. "L'editoria delle minoranze etniche: un'etnografia della produzione televisiva nell'epoca della convergenza culturale." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/786.
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Il presente lavoro di tesi si propone di ricostruire le “logiche mediali” dell’editoria promossa dalle minoranze etniche attraverso un approccio etnografico. Nella prima parte si ricostruisce lo scenario mediale, culturale, istituzionale entro il quale si dipanano le attività editoriali, con particolare attenzione alle profonde trasformazioni indotte dalle dinamiche globali e dalle migrazioni internazionali. Nella seconda parte, si ricostruisce il dibattito sulle culture mediali etnico-minoritarie a partire dall'analisi dei contributi più significativi, con un approfondimento meta-teorico sugli approcci metodologici più ricorrenti e, infine, la descrizione della realtà editoriale italiana. Nella terza parte, si indaga il significato del processo di framing in relazione alla capacità dell’istituzione giornalistica di fornire definizioni della situazione sociale e, al contempo, produrre un allargamento delle forme di cittadinanza. Nella quarta e ultima parte, si espongono i risultati di una ricerca etnografica che ha coinvolto un campione composto da sei redazioni impegnate nella produzione di contenuti televisivi. Dall’indagine qualitativa emerge una panoplia di culture produttive, in cui la professionalità e l’etnicità del soggetto vengono ri-negoziate sulla base delle peculiarità di ciascun assetto produttivo. Nondimeno, le culture mediali etnico-minoritarie rappresentano un punto d’osservazione privilegiato dal quale cogliere le complesse dinamiche che investono il mediascape contemporaneo nell’epoca della convergenza.<br>The dissertation is an attempt to reconstruct ethnic minority publishing media logic through an ethnographic approach. The first part is a depiction of the media, cultural, institutional scenario, where publishing practices unfold, with a specific focus on meaningful transformations provoked by both global dynamics and international migrations. The second part is a reconstruction of the debate upon ethnic media culture, or rather, an analysis of the most salient approaches and a meta-theoretical examination of the most recurring methodologies. The third part provides an insight on the process of framing with relation to the journalism, and the possibility to offer a definition of the social situation and to produce an enlargement of the concept of citizenship. The fourth part is a presentation of the ethnographic results of a research upon a sample compounded by six newsroom. Qualitative outcomes reveals a huge range of productive cultures, in which both professionalism and ethnicity are negotiated in base of the specific features of each organization. Nevertheless, ethnic minority media culture represents a privileged viewpoint from where to observe the complex dynamics affecting the contemporary mediascape in the convergence era.
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GELPI, ANDREA. "L'editoria delle minoranze etniche: un'etnografia della produzione televisiva nell'epoca della convergenza culturale." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/786.
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Il presente lavoro di tesi si propone di ricostruire le “logiche mediali” dell’editoria promossa dalle minoranze etniche attraverso un approccio etnografico. Nella prima parte si ricostruisce lo scenario mediale, culturale, istituzionale entro il quale si dipanano le attività editoriali, con particolare attenzione alle profonde trasformazioni indotte dalle dinamiche globali e dalle migrazioni internazionali. Nella seconda parte, si ricostruisce il dibattito sulle culture mediali etnico-minoritarie a partire dall'analisi dei contributi più significativi, con un approfondimento meta-teorico sugli approcci metodologici più ricorrenti e, infine, la descrizione della realtà editoriale italiana. Nella terza parte, si indaga il significato del processo di framing in relazione alla capacità dell’istituzione giornalistica di fornire definizioni della situazione sociale e, al contempo, produrre un allargamento delle forme di cittadinanza. Nella quarta e ultima parte, si espongono i risultati di una ricerca etnografica che ha coinvolto un campione composto da sei redazioni impegnate nella produzione di contenuti televisivi. Dall’indagine qualitativa emerge una panoplia di culture produttive, in cui la professionalità e l’etnicità del soggetto vengono ri-negoziate sulla base delle peculiarità di ciascun assetto produttivo. Nondimeno, le culture mediali etnico-minoritarie rappresentano un punto d’osservazione privilegiato dal quale cogliere le complesse dinamiche che investono il mediascape contemporaneo nell’epoca della convergenza.<br>The dissertation is an attempt to reconstruct ethnic minority publishing media logic through an ethnographic approach. The first part is a depiction of the media, cultural, institutional scenario, where publishing practices unfold, with a specific focus on meaningful transformations provoked by both global dynamics and international migrations. The second part is a reconstruction of the debate upon ethnic media culture, or rather, an analysis of the most salient approaches and a meta-theoretical examination of the most recurring methodologies. The third part provides an insight on the process of framing with relation to the journalism, and the possibility to offer a definition of the social situation and to produce an enlargement of the concept of citizenship. The fourth part is a presentation of the ethnographic results of a research upon a sample compounded by six newsroom. Qualitative outcomes reveals a huge range of productive cultures, in which both professionalism and ethnicity are negotiated in base of the specific features of each organization. Nevertheless, ethnic minority media culture represents a privileged viewpoint from where to observe the complex dynamics affecting the contemporary mediascape in the convergence era.
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Khoshroo, Sajjad. "Islamic finance : the convergence of faith, capital, and power." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2018. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0ab321e8-0d54-40d6-a1ef-3a37a0a5ffe6.
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This dissertation assesses how Islamic finance fares as an example of 'civil compromise' in Islamic law. By focusing on the Islamic project finance sector, my research examines how the industry's main stakeholders (representing faith, capital, and power) cooperate and compete to bring about this compromise through the 'Game of Islamic Bank Bargains'. The Islamic finance industry is a work in progress, and while it has made some significant strides, it is still a niche in the global conventional financial order rather than an alternative to it. It has fallen short of fulfilling its originally-stated social justice aspirations, but has provided a previously unavailable form of banking and finance for Muslims to transact, at least formalistically, in accordance with widely-believed tenets of their faith. Thus, those who hold up Islamic finance as a universal panacea or dismiss it outright as a fraud have both got it wrong. It is neither. It is, rather, a complex myriad of incentives and aspirations of a multitude of stakeholders muddled together across numerous geographies and evolving incrementally and constantly. The state of the industry is the result of how the stakeholders (the shariah scholars, lawyers, bankers, government officials, and customers) have pursued their self-interest in the Game of Islamic Bank Bargains. My research examines who are the 'winners' and 'losers' of this game, and what religious, commercial, and political factors have influenced this outcome. I assess what may incentivise the incumbent 'winners' to guide the Islamic finance industry away from a formal and legalistic approach towards one that also incorporates principles from Islamic economics. I explore how the 'losers' - whose interests are not accounted for due to their lack of sufficient financial and political clout - can sway the outcome of the game in their favour.
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Tiao, Beyon Luc Adolphe. "Régulation des médias d'Afrique francophone : cas du Burkina Faso." Thesis, Bordeaux 3, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015BOR30006/document.
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Les flux nés de la libéralisation du secteur des médias ont suscité des interrogations quant à la maîtrise du traitement de l’information par des hommes dont la grande majorité n’avait aucune connaissance en matière de journalisme. De même, les impératifs de service public et une répartition équitable des ondes devenaient une préoccupation des politiques publiques en matière de communication. C’est dans ce contexte, qu’un nouveau paradigme, celui de la régulation, apparaît dans la reformulation des politiques des médias. Appliquée au secteur des médias, la régulation devait non seulement protéger et garantir le bon fonctionnement du système mais aussi en assurer en cas de besoin une répartition équitable de son domaine d’action. Les instances de régulation en Afrique sont confrontées à de nouveaux défis auxquels elles sont désarmées. Il s’agit de l’évolution exponentielle de la technologie de l’information et de la communication (Tics). Elle se traduit en termes de la gestion des flots d’information véhiculés par les médias ligne et la problématique de la transition vers la télévision numérique terrestre. Pour les Sciences de l’information et de la communication, il s’avère important de comprendre la pertinence de la régulation des médias, d’en analyser les moyens et le champ. Notre question principale pourrait donc être formulée comme suit : Dans quelle mesure la régulation des médias peut-elle être un moyen de consolidation de la démocratie ? Cette question nous semble pertinente quand on voit les conflits d’intérêts entre les acteurs du débat public qu’ils soient du pouvoir politique, qu’ils soient inscrits dans des mouvements politiques ou dans la société civile. L’hypothèse qui se dégage est que la régulation médiatique peut être un outil de consolidation de la démocratie. Le mode de régulation étant tributaire du contexte de chaque pays, le champ de notre recherche se circonscrit au Burkina Faso<br>Large flows stemming from the liberalization of the media sector arose questions related to the mastery of information processing by men among whom a large majority didn’t have any knowledge of journalism. Besides, the requirements of public services and a fair distribution of broadcasting systems constituted a major concern for public policies in connection with communication. This context has brought about a new paradigm that has urged the inclusion of media regulation in the reformulation of the media policies. The regulation process which is applied in the media sector should not only protect and guarantee the appropriate operation of the system but also ensure, in case of need, a fair distribution of its action scope. Regulations systems in Africa are confronted with new challenges which they face desperately. For instance, we can cite the rapid surge of information and communication technology (ICT). It is occurring in terms of managing information flows conveyed by line media and tackling the issue of turning the process into land digital television. In the field of information and communication sciences, it is important to understand the relevance of the media regulation and conduct an analysis of its means and scope. Therefore, our main question could be raised as follows: To what extent can media regulation constitute a means to consolidate democracy? This question seems to be relevant to us when one notice conflicts of interest arising between actors of the public debate whether they belong to the public power or they are registered in political movements or in civil society. With regard to this situation, we can assume that media regulation can be considered as a proper tool for the consolidation of democracy. Owing to the fact that the regulation mode depends on the context of each country, our research scope is limited within Burkina Faso
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Yang, Chun-Ting. "Student Ethnic Identity and Language Behaviors in the Chinese Heritage Language Classroom." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1462865990.
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Hilgert, Bradley Robert. "Beyond Martyrdom: The Testimonial Voice of Ignacio Ellacuría and the Convergence of His Critical Thinking From Central America in Salvadoran Literature." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429658235.
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Whiteford, Sarah. "Dividing lines, converging aims : a moral analysis of micro-regionalism in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2113.
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This thesis provides a moral analysis of micro-regional forces in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, using the framework of the New Regionalism Approach (NRA). It presents an original contribution to the field through the addition of the Ghanaian-Ivoirian case study, as well as a unique application of Martha Nussbaum’s Capabilities Approach to the NRA. In an attempt to counter the view that borders in Africa are artificial, arbitrary and the result of colonial imposition, this research employs the Capabilities Approach, providing a narrative of both positive and negative impacts resulting from the opportunity created by borders in West Africa. The way in which the Ghanaian-Ivoirian border is used by individuals in their security strategies in the face of economic deprivation and physical threats represents a positive impact of borders. Conversely, the role of borders in the continued prevalence of human trafficking in West Africa is also questioned in this piece, providing a balanced account of the impact of borders. This research concludes that the Ghanaian-Ivoirian border presents opportunities that can be exploited to both positive and negative ends at the micro-regional level. This interpretation suggests that any complete account of borders in West Africa more broadly ought to employ a moral framework in addition to a multi-levelled scale of analysis.
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Lee, Ming-yen. "An Analysis of the Three Modern Chinese Orchestras in the Context of Cultural Interaction Across Greater China." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1397886249.
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Degrassi, Sandra W. "The Effect of Ethical Signals on Recruitment Outcomes: Two Studies with Convergent Results." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-08-7113.
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The applicant decision making process is a complex one. During the recruitment
process, signals from the organization provide information to the candidates and affect
important recruitment outcomes. Ethics is one area the organization can utilize to
communicate information regarding the organizational culture and environment.
Drawing on signaling theory, this research suggests that ethical signals during the
recruitment process affect recruitment outcomes through the mediating effect of the
perception of the organization as ethical. Additionally, two important moderators, self-importance
of moral identity and cognitive moral development, were examined. Using a
study in the field as well as a rigorous laboratory study, this research found results
generally consistent with the hypothesized relationships. Specifically, ethical
organizational practices were related to attraction in both studies. Ethical recruitment
practices were related to attraction in the laboratory study. Furthermore, the
organizational practices/attraction relationship was partially mediated by the perception
of the organization as ethical. Finally, some support was found for the cognitive moral
development, self-importance of moral identity, and performance moderators. Practical
implications and areas for future research are discussed.
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Tokeshi, Bradley K. "Part I, Tetrasubstituted allenyl ethers: Part II, Triply convergent cyclopentannelation." Thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/20468.
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Knuth, Rebecca. "Convergence and global ethics the International Association of School Librarianship and the worldwide promotiion of school libraries /." 1995. http://books.google.com/books?id=wcDgAAAAMAAJ.
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Chan, Margaret W. W. "Chinese-Canadian festivals where memory and imagination converge for diasporic Chinese communities in Toronto /." 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pNQ67905.
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Rico, Victor. "Exploring the convergence of sexual orientation identity, ethnic identity, cultural factors and their influence on depression, for self-identified gay and bisexual, Latino men." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-12-4616.
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The current study examined and attempted to converge two existing models of identity, as well as provide quantitative data that support longstanding assumptions and hypotheses regarding gay and bisexual Latino men. Using contemporary models of ethnic identity and sexual orientation identity development as a conceptual framework, the study examined the convergence of these identities, the influence of cultural factors, and how this influences mental health, specifically depression. Participants were 276 self-identified gay or bisexual, Latino men, between the ages of 18-26 yrs old. Ninety three percent of the study’s sample (n = 257) self-identified as gay, where the other 7% (n = 19) self-identified as bisexual. Thirteen Latino ethnicities were represented in the sample, including, but not limited to, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Guatemalan, Cuban, and Ecuadorian. Participants completed a demographic form, the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale (Mohr & Fassinger, 2000), the Outness Inventory (Mohr & Fassinger, 2000), the Ethnic Identity Scale (Umana-Taylor, 2003), the Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steer, & Brown 1996) and a questionnaire on Managing Multiple Identities modeled after Chen’s (2005).
The results of this study indicated that gay and bisexual men do struggle with integrating the two identities, ethnicity and sexual orientation. Cultural factors such as importance of family, religion, and homophobia, appear to contribute to endorsing symptoms of depression. Results indicated that many participants of the sample also struggled with managing the conflict they experienced through the convergence of the two identities, reporting Avoidance and Not Knowing as coping strategies for managing this conflict.
This study provides evidence that supports some of the longstanding assumptions and hypotheses and assists in shedding new light on identity development conceptualization, identity convergence, and identity management between two identities as it relates to self-identified gay and bisexual Latino men. Additionally, through examining the convergence of ethnic identity and sexual orientation identity, this study was able to expand on the identity development literature.<br>text
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Sousa, Bruno Miguel Guedes de. "A justificação de uma ética social e política no pensamento de D. José da Cruz Policarpo." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/32320.
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A ética social e política é um horizonte transversal a toda a obra de D. José Policarpo. Este estudo de teologia moral social pretende mostrar, a partir do pensamento do autor, como a categoria teológica “sinais dos tempos” e o pressuposto ético-teológico da caridade são elementos que possibilitam o diálogo com a cultura e a convergência ética entre os valores do mundo e os valores do Evangelho, e a partir dos quais é justificada uma ética social e política. Esta tem consequências prático-políticas, que constituem critério de verificação da autenticidade da fé. O compromisso sócio-político pressupõe, por isso, a prática da caridade, a participação nos processos de transformação social, que promovam aquilo que o autor designa de “humanização da cidade”, mediante a construção da justiça e da paz, ainda que a escatologia cristã nos situe num horizonte de sentido e de excesso onde tais processos de construção intra-histórica não possam ser absolutizados.<br>Social and political ethics is the transversal horizon of the whole Work by Mons. José Policarpo. This essay on Social Moral Theology aims to show, based on the author’s thought, that the theological category of “signs of times” as well as the ethical and theological assumption of charity are elements that enable the dialogue with culture and the ethical convergence between the values of the world and the values of the Gospel, and from which social and political ethics is justified. The latter has practical and political implications, which constitute the verification criteria for the authenticity of faith. The socio-political commitment involves, thus, the practice of charity, the taking-part of the processes of social transformation, which may further what the author calls “city humanization”, by the building of justice and peace, even if the Christian eschatology is tuned to a horizon of meaning and excess which renders any historical construction provisional.