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191	The management of knowledge : a model for the African Renaissance Velthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus 06 1900 (has links) The study goes beyond knowledge existing in the literature study of the philosophy and theory of knowledge, knowledge management, African knowledge and the management of knowledge by African institutions, including the peace and security architecture of Africa, to reveal a coherent conceptual framework and themes to guide the field research. During the field studies of specific cases in the Great Lakes region of Africa, principles and practices emerged that formed a framework for a constructed Trans-dimensional Knowledge Management Model (TDKM-M) to develop a theoretical model for the management of knowledge for conflict resolution as the first step towards the revival of Africa. The study proposes practical solutions for the management of knowledge that would empower decisionmakers to intervene successfully in conflict situations. Furthermore, the study serves to expand the knowledge base in the field of trans-disciplinary African studies, transcending the boundary between political science and epistemology to navigate the middle ground between disciplines and the space that lies beyond all disciplines and dichotomised thinking towards a new holistic understanding. A systems approach using MIT (multi-disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and trans-disciplinarity) and qualitative research methodology on a transnational level was followed. The study consists of a literature study and a field study consisting of a pilot study, semi-structured interviews and participation in communities of practice to access the worldviews of diverse cultures. An observable knowledge dimension, consisting of a normative foundation, empirical knowledge domain and analytical knowledge domain, is identified. Furthermore, a tacit metaphysical knowledge dimension is identified that is informed by the observable dimension. The two dimensions transacts with each other to attain a higher level of trans-dimensional knowledge. The TDKM-M proposes principles and practices of how trans-dimensional knowledge, including indigenous African knowledge and external knowledge, can be managed in a collective middle ground to produce holistic understanding. This higher level of understanding can activate intervention into the causes and consequences of conflict. Innovation of African society could follow, achieving desired outcomes such as peace, justice, human rights, self-empowerment and innovation towards transformative growth, competitiveness and negotiate equilibrium with the global community, and ultimately the revival of Africa. / Political Sciences / D. Litt. et Phil. (Politics) Knowledge Management Knowledge management model Indigenous African knowledge Collective knowledge management Political science Epistemology Philosophy of knowledge Great Lakes region Afrokology African renaissance studies Rwanda Gacaca Traditional African knowledge Epistemology Philosophy of knowledge Uganda Acholi culture International Criminal Court The Democratic Republic of the Congo Trans-disciplinary studies Strategic studies Conflict studies Peace studies 327.172096 Knowledge management -- Africa Ethnoscience -- Africa Knowledge, Theory of -- Africa Philosophy, African Conflict management -- Africa Social change -- Africa Decisionmaking -- Africa Holism
192	Inside and Outside Peace and Prosperity: Post-Conflict Cultural Spaces in Rwanda and Northern Ireland Arnold, Jobb 02 June 2014 (has links) In post-conflict settings real and imagined boundaries do a great deal to determine who is inside and who is outside of state-based narratives of peace and prosperity. Based on case studies in Rwanda and Northern Ireland, I provide an analysis of the post-conflict periods and the impact of neoliberal-styled governance on the dynamics of power. I argue that as power shifted, ‘peace’ also entailed a general social pacification, and prosperity equated to greater private profit. However, top-down social engineering has not contained the entire field of social struggle. I examine micro-level interventions taking place on the margins of mainstream discourse that trouble the moralizing state-narratives that seek to legitimate structural violence. Such spaces facilitate alternative values and practices that contribute to sustained social and cultural resilience, as well as forms of resistance. Post-conflict Rwanda and Northern Ireland have been impacted by both coercive and consensual forms of social engineering. In Rwanda, state-based framework laws and forceful regimes of local implementation rely on stark contingencies of reward and punishment to shape and control behaviour in the public sphere. In Northern Ireland, the power-sharing structure of the Belfast Agreement has reinforced ethnic politics, while depoliticizing and instrumentalizing civil society in support of its neoliberal policies. I present ethnographic research and interviews conducted with community organizations in Northern Ireland (Ikon) and Rwanda (Student Association of Genocide Survivors - AERG) that demonstrates how alternative discourses and practices are emerging in the cracks of these top-down systems. I explore Ikon’s use of creative performances and radical theology to create socially resonant cultural spaces that function as temporary autonomous zones. These TAZs unsettle aspects of individual identity while intentionally seeking to destabilize mainstream power dynamics. Unlike Ikon, AERG faces greater public scrutiny and higher political stakes. They demonstrate an adherence to the dominant social script in the public sphere, while exhibiting micro- level agency through trauma healing, and material support in private day-to-day practices. AERG’s performance in the public sphere creates temporary spaces of encounter that exceed the boundaries of official discourse, making their alternative presence felt while remaining illegible to the dominant surveillance frameworks. / Thesis (Ph.D, Cultural Studies) -- Queen's University, 2014-06-02 11:02:09.033
193	The management of knowledge : a model for the African Renaissance Velthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus 06 1900 (has links) The study goes beyond knowledge existing in the literature study of the philosophy and theory of knowledge, knowledge management, African knowledge and the management of knowledge by African institutions, including the peace and security architecture of Africa, to reveal a coherent conceptual framework and themes to guide the field research. During the field studies of specific cases in the Great Lakes region of Africa, principles and practices emerged that formed a framework for a constructed Trans-dimensional Knowledge Management Model (TDKM-M) to develop a theoretical model for the management of knowledge for conflict resolution as the first step towards the revival of Africa. The study proposes practical solutions for the management of knowledge that would empower decisionmakers to intervene successfully in conflict situations. Furthermore, the study serves to expand the knowledge base in the field of trans-disciplinary African studies, transcending the boundary between political science and epistemology to navigate the middle ground between disciplines and the space that lies beyond all disciplines and dichotomised thinking towards a new holistic understanding. A systems approach using MIT (multi-disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and trans-disciplinarity) and qualitative research methodology on a transnational level was followed. The study consists of a literature study and a field study consisting of a pilot study, semi-structured interviews and participation in communities of practice to access the worldviews of diverse cultures. An observable knowledge dimension, consisting of a normative foundation, empirical knowledge domain and analytical knowledge domain, is identified. Furthermore, a tacit metaphysical knowledge dimension is identified that is informed by the observable dimension. The two dimensions transacts with each other to attain a higher level of trans-dimensional knowledge. The TDKM-M proposes principles and practices of how trans-dimensional knowledge, including indigenous African knowledge and external knowledge, can be managed in a collective middle ground to produce holistic understanding. This higher level of understanding can activate intervention into the causes and consequences of conflict. Innovation of African society could follow, achieving desired outcomes such as peace, justice, human rights, self-empowerment and innovation towards transformative growth, competitiveness and negotiate equilibrium with the global community, and ultimately the revival of Africa. / Political Sciences / D. Litt. et Phil. (Politics) Knowledge Management Knowledge management model Indigenous African knowledge Collective knowledge management Political science Epistemology Philosophy of knowledge Great Lakes region Afrokology African renaissance studies Rwanda Gacaca Traditional African knowledge Epistemology Philosophy of knowledge Uganda Acholi culture International Criminal Court The Democratic Republic of the Congo Trans-disciplinary studies Strategic studies Conflict studies Peace studies 327.172096 Knowledge management -- Africa Ethnoscience -- Africa Knowledge, Theory of -- Africa Philosophy, African Conflict management -- Africa Social change -- Africa Decisionmaking -- Africa Holism
194	Threads and Stitches of Peace- Understanding What Makes Ghana an Oasis of Peace? Pul, Hippolyt Akow Saamwan 01 January 2015 (has links) Ghana is considered an oasis of peace despite having the same mix of ethno-political competitions for state power and resources; north-south horizontal inequalities; ethno-regional concentrations of Christians and Muslims; highly ethnicised elections; a natural resource dependent economy; and a politically polarized public sphere, among others, that have plunged other countries in Africa into violent and often protracted national conflicts. Use of the conflict paradigm to explain Africa's conflicts glosses over positive deviance cases such as Ghana. This study used the peace paradigm in a mixed method, grounded theory research to examine Ghana's apparent exceptionalism in staving off violent national conflicts. From the survey of 1429 respondents and 31 Key Informants, findings indicate Ghanaians are divided on whether their country is peaceful or not. They are equally divided on classifying the state of peace in Ghana as negative or positive. Instead, they have identified sets of centrifugal and centripetal forces that somehow self-neutralize to keep Ghana in a steady state of unstable peace. Among the lift forces are strongly shared cultural and Indigenous African Religious values; symbiotic interethnic economic relationships; identity dissolution and cultural miscegenation due to open interethnic systems of accommodation and incorporation; and the persistence of historical multi-lateral political, sociocultural, and economic relationships. On the drag side are the youth bulge; emergent religious intolerance; elite exit from the state in using private solutions for public problems; and highly politicized and partisan national discourses that leave the country with no national agenda. In sum, Ghana is no exception to the rule. The four interconnected meso theories that this study identifies provide pointers to what factors Ghana needs to strengthen to avert descent into violence. Peace Studies African studies Ethnic studies Culture and peace Identify dissolution Intercultural accommodation Peace in Ghana Positive deviance Religion and Peace African Languages and Societies African Studies Demography, Population, and Ecology Economic Policy Economics Family, Life Course, and Society Inequality and Stratification Infrastructure International and Area Studies Peace and Conflict Studies Place and Environment Political Science Politics and Social Change Race and Ethnicity Regional Sociology Religion Social and Behavioral Sciences Social Welfare Sociology Sociology of Culture
195	Sites of Passage: Art as Action in Egypt and the US-- Creating an Autoethnography Through Performance Writing, Revolution, and Social Practice La Follette, Tavia 26 April 2013 (has links) No description available. Aesthetics Communication Cultural Anthropology Design Ecology Educational Theory Education Philosophy Epistemology Experiments Fine Arts International Relations Language Linguistics Middle Eastern Studies Metaphysics Multicultural Education Multimedia Communications Museums Peace Studies Pedagogy Performing Arts Spirituality Teaching Technical Communication Theater Theater Studies Egypt Revolution Occupy Movement Auto-ethnography Installation Art Performance Art Site Specific Theatre Theatre Studies Social Practice Social Justice Performance Writing Art Exchange Arab Spring 911 virtual website digital mother
196	Puerto Rico in Crisis: Intersectionality, Activism, and Transforming Globalized Human Rights from the Grassroots Womack, Malia Lee January 2021 (has links) No description available. American History American Studies Black History Black Studies Caribbean Studies Environmental Justice Ethnic Studies Gender Gender Studies Geography Health Hispanic Americans History International Law International Relations Latin American History Latin American Studies Law Legal Studies Military History Military Studies Minority and Ethnic Groups Modern History Peace Studies Public Policy Regional Studies Social Research Social Studies Education Sociology Sustainability Womens Studies
197	Your Voice is My Favorite Sound: Lived Experiences of Royal Sapphires Members and Teachers at Regal Academy Karikari, LaDreka Angela 07 August 2023 (has links) No description available. Academic Guidance Counseling African American Studies African Americans African History African Literature African Studies American History American Studies Behavioral Psychology Black History Black Studies Communication Cultural Anthropology Cultural Resources Management Curriculum Development Curricula Demographics Education Educational Evaluation Educational Leadership Educational Psychology Educational Sociology Experiments Experimental Psychology Families and Family Life Gender Gender Studies Higher Education Higher Education Administration Inservice Training Mass Communications Peace Studies Political Science Psychobiology Psychology Public Administration Public Health Public Health Education Public Policy School Administration School Counseling Social Psychology Social Research Social Structure Social Work Womens Studies Sociology Elementary Education Secondary Education Adolescent Black Afterschool Program Leadership Historically marginalized youth
198	Funding Faithful Felons: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Higher Education Transitions of Ex-Offender Scholarship Recipients Leary, Judith A. 22 July 2015 (has links) No description available. Academic Guidance Counseling Adult Education Biblical Studies Bible Clerical Studies Community College Education Criminology Education Education Finance Education Policy Educational Sociology Educational Theory Ethics Families and Family Life Finance Higher Education Higher Education Administration Individual and Family Studies Law Legal Studies Minority and Ethnic Groups Pastoral Counseling Peace Studies Personal Relationships Philosophy Political Science Rehabilitation Religion Religious Congregations Religious Education School Finance Social Research Social Work Spirituality Teaching Theology Vocational Education Community Colleges Reentry Higher Education Faith Felons Ex-offenders Christian Liberal Arts Schlossberg Transition Stigma Labeling Invisible Stripes Phenomenology Colson Scholarship Prison Ministry Wheaton Prisoner Crime Correctional Education PSCE
199	Fall Like a Man North, Naomi 20 April 2016 (has links) No description available. Aesthetics Bible Bilingual Education Dance Earth Ecology East European Studies Energy English As A Second Language Environmental Philosophy Ethics Ethnic Studies European History Families and Family Life Fine Arts Folklore Foreign Language Forestry Gender History Holocaust Studies Human Remains Language Language Arts Literacy Literature Minority and Ethnic Groups Modern History Modern Language Modern Literature Multilingual Education Multicultural Education Peace Studies Performing Arts Personal Relationships Personality Regional Studies Religion Religious History Slavic Literature Slavic Studies Spirituality Theology Therapy Womens Studies World History poetry poems Polish Poland death grief ethnic identity nature bilingual poetry elegy patriarch loss contemporary poetry solidarity movement emigration immigration third-generation immigrant Wigrance Pittsburgh working-class poetry
200	My Journey with Prisoners: Perceptions, Observations and Opinions Briney, Carol E. 08 July 2013 (has links) No description available. African American Studies African Studies Aging Art Criticism Art Education Behavioral Psychology Behavioral Sciences Black History Black Studies Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Therapy Communication Counseling Education Counseling Psychology Criminology Cultural Anthropology Cultural Resources Management Curriculum Development Developmental Psychology Divinity Early Childhood Education Education Education Philosophy Educational Psychology Educational Evaluation Educational Sociology Educational Tests and Measurements Elementary Education Evolution and Development Experimental Psychology Families and Family Life Fine Arts Forensic Anthropology Gender Studies Gerontology Individual and Family Studies Inservice Training Instructional Design Journalism Kinesiology Language Linguistics Literacy Logic Mental Health Metaphysics Minority and Ethnic Groups Modern History Modern Literature Occupational Psychology Organizational Behavior Pastoral Counseling Peace Studies Pedagogy Personal Relationships Personality Psychology Philosophy Political Science Psychology Psychotherapy Public Administration Public Policy Religion Religious Education School Counseling Secondary Education Social Psychology Social Research Social Structure Social Work Sociolinguistics Sociology Spirituality Teacher Education Theology Urban Planning Vocational Education Welfare Womens Studies prison reentry trauma poverty grounded theory universal value punitive recidivism corrections Retablo play therapy male prisoners female prisoners socio-metaphysics grief-impairment grief and loss truth-telling poverty hood prison art

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