183 research outputs found
Existe-t-il encore une place pour la coopération bilatérale ? Réflexions à partir de l'expérience canadienne
No full text[eng] Bonnie Campbell and Pascale Hatcher — Is there still a place for bilateral strategies of international cooperation ? Reflections on the basis of the Canadian experience. . The multilateralisation of analysis and development strategies proposed by the Bret ton Woods institutions has major political implications for aid policies. Based on an analysis of the Canadian experience, this article raises concerns that Canada might abandon its ability to achieve coherence among its various policy instruments at the bilateral level and, as well, that Canada might abdicate responsibility for its own development and aid policies. In such a context, the existence of an autonomous specialised bilateral agency such as the Canadian International Development Agency, СIDА, represents a valuable institutional means which provides space and hence safeguards for debates, analysis and policies which are unlikely to emerge from any other institution.
Interview with David L. Hatcher, author, The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens
No full textAmerican social welfare programs are rife with fraud — but its not the kind of fraud most people think of. Daniel Hatcher, Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore, in The Poverty Industry: The Exploitation of America’s Most Vulnerable Citizens (NYU Press, 2016), shows us the ways in which for-profit corporations and state governments alike have generated revenues through the (sometimes legal, sometimes illegal) exploitation of the poorest and most vulnerable Americans
Indigenous Rights in Mongolia: Challenges and Opportunities
No full textSince 2019, Jenny and Pascale have been conducting research into the complaints submitted by the herders of Khanbogd and Tsoggtsetsei to the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is part of the World Bank Group. A key aspect of these complaints was the claim that Mongolian herders are indigenous peoples and should therefore get more rights according to IFC’s own Investment Performance Standards. Our research is based on analysis of the CAO complaints and agreements, alongside interviews with key stakeholders on the Tripartite Council (TPC) (herders, local government, Oyu Tolgoi (OT) and NGOs) and a focus group with herders. After being delayed by COVID-19, we are grateful to Tseren Byambasuren for assisting us to conduct more interviews in Spring 2022.
This short brief is intended for herders impacted by Oyu Tolgoi mine in the South Gobi. It lays out the main conclusions of our research and suggests long term avenues for herders to advance their objectives
The politics of artisanal and small-scale mining in Mongolia
No full textLarge-scale mining has become the cornerstone of Mongolia’s
development and poverty reduction narrative. Building on political economy
insights, this paper explores the politics of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)
in the competing context of the fast-pace development of large-scale mining in
Mongolia. Questions are raised about the actors involved in promoting an
‘investment-led model’ which has privileged large-scale activities. Such context
sheds light on the marginalisation of ASM activities in Mongolia, a sector which,
despite being illegal until 2010, has continued to support 20 per cent of Mongolia’s
rural workforce
Global norm domestication and selective compliance: The case of Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi mine
No full textMongolia is in the midst of one of the world's largest mining boom and the Gobi Desert is the construction site of what is expected to become the World's third-largest gold-copper mine: Oyu Tolgoi. The paper follows the case of Oyu Tolgoi to analyse how a complex array of global norms are being domesticated in the particular context of Mongolia. Building on data gathered in the course of three field visits to Mongolia and the literature rooted in critical political economy, it is argued that in Mongolia, the domestication of market-oriented norms in extractive governance have taken precedence over any other international norms championed for the sector. In such light, and this is the second argument of the paper, this hierarchy embedded in the complex array of international norms that impact the mining sector has compelled the State to strategically cede some of its former roles and responsibilities to the private sector, leaving civil society elements—in the case of Oyu Tolgoi mine, local nomadic communities—with little recourse to address what is now a highly asymmetric relationship with Rio Tinto, the main shareholder of the mine
Jeffrey Hatcher: Possibilities of Dramatization and Adaptation
No full textDespite the fame Ohio native Jeffrey Hatcher has gained on the American continent, he is fairly unknown to the Czech audience. Out of his extensive work only three texts found their way to the Czech domestic stages. Including: A Picasso, Compleat Female Stage Beauty and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. It can be noted that all the works mentioned above are adaptations in a certain sense of the word. However, it is necessary to admit that the dramas A Picasso and Compleat Female Stage Beauty are only loosely inspired by historical events that served the author's own artistic purposes. Nevertheless, Hatcher's Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde can be considered a real adaptation. The fact that this text is connected to the work of another author, in this case a novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, is not unusual within the work of the discussed playwright. Adaptations (or dramatizations) play a fundamental role in it. For this reason, in my diploma thesis I intend to reflect on the way in which the playwright approaches the text of the original and how he transforms it. I plan to focus more closely on the following texts: A Confederacy of Dunces (based on a novel of a same name by John Kennedy Toole), Compleat Female Stage Beauty (the author's own text which he adapted for a movie screen), Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (based on the..
Church and Violence
No full textThis audio recording contains two separate sermons. The first is by Dr. Oswald P. Bronson. Dr. Bronson was the second president of ITC (1968-1975) and later the president of Bethune-Cookman College (1975-2004). Dr. Bronsons sermon discusses the social handicaps in ministry which hinders black ministerial recruitment. He also speaks on how ITC is one of the few schools striving to change that by illustrating the improvements and successes of the seminary. The second speaker is the Honorable Richard G. Hatcher. Hatcher was the first African-American mayor of Gary, Indiana. Hatcher chooses the Biblical book of Amos to illustrate how God is upset with the church for remaining silent instead of being a force for good in society. He charges Christians to stop taking the easy course and help end the violence toward churches and the communities in which they live
Local Communities and Multilateral Safeguards: The Mining Regime of LaoPDR
No full textSix years ago, the World Bank Group (WBG) embraced a new
philosophy for its involvement in mining activities. After decades of promotion
of highly liberalised mining codes, the Group repositioned poverty reduction
and environmental sustainability as the fundamental objectives of its
involvement in the sector. Within this new approach, local participation
occupies centre stage, whereby a loosely defined mix of local associations, as
well as residents of local communities affected by mining activities, are to have
a voice in every stage of a given mining project. Building on the case of Lao
PDR, this paper investigates both the participatory model promoted by the
WBG, and the political underpinning of its implementation process. The
analysis of the socio-environmental model promoted by the Bank suggests that
the involvement of local communities is ensconced within a framework which
conceives participatory schemes as a management tool to circumscribe the
risks faced by mining investors on the one hand, and the enabling-state on the
other. While successful in acknowledging the socio-environmental legacy of
mining activities, the implementation process of such a model is proving to fall
short of its promises
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