What we see in Russia today is a dual media system, with independent and critical newspapers on one side vs. controlled and censored television channels on the other. The independent media are facing severe difficulties, and the accountability of the elected are nearly non-existing. The weaknesses of the judicial system allowing arbitrary exercising of the legislation against journalists, the increased control of media outlets both regional and federal, among television channels, newspapers and online media, lack of access to information, all are preventing the development of the media as the fourth estate providing a check on those in power. Journalistic practises, the heritage from the Soviet era and not at least the ownership structures are contributing to the development of a media system in favour of authoritarianism. Globalization has only a minor effect on freedom of speech due to increased control of the internet, and the capacities the authorities have shown to use globalization to their own advantage. The Russian media today are far more contributing to uphold an authoritarian regime than contributing to increased democracy.

Research of globalized media diet culture image creation~the example same flavor creation is an example. Experience and everyday life are thus shaped and mediated by the spectacles of media culture and consumer society. This paper will remap the food spectacle of media industry. And thus the conclusions proceeded to creative works

Local tobacco industry has developed for a hundred years since Taiwan under Japanese governed, it was once the main fiscal income source of the state. Coming after the facts of the formation of the global tobacco market, the affiliation to the World Trade Organization of Taiwan and the change of Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau to Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation, the statement of globalists which claims that the role of state declined becomes overwhelming. But according to this research, the tobacco industry in Taiwan actually has been nurtured by the state. From farmers growing tobacco leaf to consumers using the tobacco product, the state has the related norms and institutions to rule. Especially the period of Japanese government and the early retrocession of Taiwan, governments sought to pursue the fiscal income. For the reason of fiscal income, they controlled the whole tobacco industry from growing, harvest, marketing and consumption of tobacco. After the Sino-US agreement on tobacco and alcohol, the social anti-tobacco consciousness was awakened. The state also recognized the importance of the health of people. On the one hand, the state has to look after the rights of people who don't smoke, on the other, to consolidate the righteousness and the legitimacy of governing. In other words, the role of state doesn't decline for the part of tobacco industry in Taiwan, on the contrary, the state intervenes because of different goals. This thesis applies the theory of state-centered as the main research approach, to investigate the development of the tobacco industry in Taiwan, and compares the different focal points of interventions of the state. Otherwise, this thesis also emphasizes the interaction of the state, the domestic society and the international system, the interaction of the foregoing actos will shape the goals of the state.

Abstract Population movement is one of the very natures of economic geography in the era of globalisation. The paper aims to map out the new geographical contours of Taiwan from which the Southeast Asian population immigrates particularly after 1990s, with perspectives of the foreign labours, spouse moves and the Diaspora. Thus this thesis is structured by the conceptual framework of globalization, geographical imagery and identity. This study has then successfully conducted in-depth interviews to 36 samples of foreign laborers and spouse movers and 6 samples of policy makers in Taiwan. The results show firstly that the movement is mostly concerned with economical and environmental dynamics. The economical factor includes the worse working terrains and shortage of employment, and the latter embraces, due to the political conflicts in their native home, the seekings of better quality of life and better job imagination. Cultural identity is then the second motivation: Taiwan here is without conversely the homeland for overseas Chinese, the diaspora, to returning back to. Next, gaps between the imaginary and real economic geography are discussed due to the differentiation of working situations, multiculturalisms and inequalities. Thirdly, mediated by the mass media and previous immigrants, the condition of agencies for the concrete actor network of the immigrants is unraveled. Fourthly, the population trafficking and crackdown are found via the process of immigrant spouses. Finally, the domino effect on subsequently ¡¥spinning immigration¡¦ is recently significant and then scrutinized. After drawn out the lucid curves of immigration issues, policies of implementation are suggested to the agent and the policymakers of government interview mechanism, and immigrant policy.

The Relationship between Taiwanese Companies¡¦ Global Knowledge Management and Their Human Capital Abstract After Taiwan enter WTO, every restriction will be removed. Under environment of free trade of every resource, Taiwanese companies going to the International and Global operation will be the ongoing tendency. To accumulate existing knowledge effectively and exploit new knowledge continuously will be the key point to international corporation¡¦s success. How to build the global knowledge management will be the focus of future¡¦s global competition. ¡§Human being¡¨ is the main source of knowledge creation, also the main role under the process of knowledge management. Human-based corporation emphasize on human capital¡¦s accumulation, growth, and this is the main source of corporation¡¦s continuous improvement. This research gathered primary data through interviews. After interviews, try to analyze and categorize these primary data, then get the propositions. After comparison among five corporations, this thesis could get the three following dimensions of propositions: ¤@¡B Multinational corporation¡¦s global operation strategy Proposition 1: The higher innovative tendency of overseas subsidiary, the more complexity of global operating function they are, and the more overseas workers they have. Proposition 4: The greater corporations using technical tools, the faster corporations going global operation. ¤G¡B Multinational corporation¡¦s global knowledge management Proposition 5: Innovation-based international corporations will be more promise based of organization orientation during knowledge management process. Proposition 9: International professional knowledge will be spread by informational technology; international marketing and management knowledge will be spread by people¡¦s direct interaction. ¤T¡BGlobal knowledge management and Human capital Proposition 2: The more human capital input corporations have, the better innovation and skilled ability corporations have, and would be also care more about getting overseas potential employees. Proposition 7: The more important corporations¡¦ overseas marketing knowledge are, the more marketing employees hired locally. Proposition 3: The higher senior managers¡¦ international and professional level are, the faster corporations¡¦ globalization process are. Proposition 6: The more famous international corporation¡¦s senior managers are, the more attractive to overseas professional and managerial employees. Proposition 8: Corporations¡¦ tacit knowledge would be accumulated by human being through training, and explicit professional innovative knowledge would be accumulated by patent. Proposition 10: The more innovative corporations are, the more opened corporations culture are.

The debate over the "globalization" process has been influenced by the emergence of social movements who deplore this process. This research focuses on the French social movement ATTAC (Action for a Tobin Tax for the Aid of Citizens), that criticizes the problematic effects of globalization and of the new European constitutional order. This study contends that anti-globalization movements, such as ATTAC, are not only resisting what is perceived as an unjust economic system (neo-liberal globalization), but also what they perceive as cultural uniformization, or a threat to cultural identity and cultural diversity. I substantiate this claim by studying the membership of ATTAC: through qualitative research, including interviews and observations, I show the multiplicity of discourses in which members address the anti-globalization issue. This study will contribute to the research on transnational social movements, as it demonstrates the prevalence of culture and identity concerns over globalization, something that has been overlooked by previous studies of anti-globalization movements.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2008. Graduate Programme in Political Science. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR46010

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Anthropology, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2000. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 120-122).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-202).