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Ceremony - Ryan Lawlis, William Lawlor, Jordan Lebovitz
No full textGraduates Ryan Lawlis, William Lawlor, and Jordan Lebovitz receive their hoods.https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/commencement_2013/1130/thumbnail.jp
[Correspondence Between Patty Ryan and Barbara Jordan - May 25, 1973-June 5, 1973]
No full textLetter from a constituent in Houston asking Barbara Jordan to support legislation regarding the extension of federal health programs (H.R. 7806), but to oppose a provision related to whether hospitals and healthcare institutions are obligated to perform abortions and sterilizations with a reply from Jordan saying that the bill passed the House and that she supported it with the provision
Islamist movements at crossroads: the choice between ideology and context-driven approach to politics. Case study on the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
No full textThe aim of the paper is to analyse the ongoing transformation process within the Islamist movements using the example of the moderate Islamic Action Front party in Jordan. The dilemma of participation in the 2010 general elections raised tensions between the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front, and between doves and hawks of the same organizations. Internal debate on the future has started recently among different groups within the Islamist movement in Jordan. The research is based on the author‘s recent field experience in Jordan (April–July 2010, Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship at the American Centre of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan). The author also conducted research in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt, where several interviews were carried out with leading and lower level Islamist politicians. The dynamic changes within Islamic Action Front Party in Jordan and its relation with the regime has been used as reference point. The main question of the research was aa how the changing political and regional context shapes decisions of the Islamist with special attention to the acceptance of democratic values and human rights, political participation, and the meanings of Islamic values in the 21st century, possible cooperation with secular parties/movements/the regime
Narratives of ethnicity and nationalism : a case study of Circassians in Jordan
No full textThis research is an exploration of ethnic narratives of the Circassian
community in Jordan, in addition to the nationalist narratives promoted by the state
of Jordan, and their reconstruction by the research participants. This research aims to
understand how the research participants, as non-Arabs, understand and makes
sense of the Pan-Arab ethnonational narratives promoted by the state through the
‘Jordan First’ nationalist campaign and textbooks of national and civic education. It
also seeks to understand the ethnic narratives of the Circassian community. It
highlights the fact that ethnic narratives are often contextualised, and come to light
always in comparison to the other. It also shows how ethnic narratives are gendered,
can include or exclude women, and gender relations are ethnicised, or in other
words used as markers for group boundaries.
The main aim of this research is to unpack the research participants’
conceptualisations of Jordan and the Pan-Arabism, and to understand the strategies
they use to include themselves within these narratives. It intends to evaluate
whether research participants see themselves as integrated into the Jordanian society
or not. Whereas the community itself is often portrayed as integrated into the
society, because many of them are in high governmental positions, and the
ceremonial guards of the Royal Family are the Circassians, it is also important to
examine whether they believe that they are, and how. This thesis contributes to the
literature on ethnicity and nationalism based on a minority with unique profile, and
also contributes to the overall body of literature on state nationalism in the Middle
East. The research has been approached through the use of both qualitative and
quantitative data collection methods. It is based on the analysis of textbooks of
national and civic education, and the ‘Jordan First’ campaign, in addition to 13
interviews and 62 questionnaires
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An assessment of the political economy of trade between Jordan and the United States of America
No full textThis thesis considers the political economy of trade between Jordan and the United States. In so doing a number of questions are asked regarding the national interests which have led to the facilitation of bilateral trade, the nature of contemporary trade and market integration as well as the impacts of these on inter-state cooperation. Throughout this thesis the role of Jordanian and US engagement in international institutions is considered and conclusions formed regarding the utility of these in trade relations and inter-state cooperation. It is found that the Jordanian government's key interests over the past decade or so have been the pursuit of economic growth and stability. It is also found that these interests have been pursued through economic reform at the domestic level and trade liberalisation through international institutions at the international level. It is also concluded that the United States is pursuing a number of key policy goals in the Middle East and North Africa. These are, securing sustainable access to the region's resources, gaining greater access to the region's markets and achieving inter-state cooperation with MENA states. It is demonstrated that the United States is pursuing these goals by encouraging states in the region to engage in international institutions and liberalise trade with each other and with the United States to increase economic integration and inter-state cooperation. The convergence of the two states' policy directions has led to inter-state cooperation in the facilitation of trade between Jordan and the United States.In order to assess the current nature of contemporary trade between Jordan and the United States and what the impacts of inter-state cooperation have been, trade in three economic sectors has been studied
The Compliance with Intellectual Property Laws and their Enforcement in Jordan- A post-WTO Review & Analysis
No full textThis thesis examines the implementation, enforcement and evolution of IP laws and regulations in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The period of interest includes the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty first century, with emphasis on the role played by Free Trade Agreements struck between Jordan and the United States, the European Union, and Jordan’s accession to the World Trade Organization.
This thesis also examines the enforcement of the current set of IP laws in Jordan, and looks at their social and economic compatibility with the Jordanian societal norms and economic realities.
This thesis argues that Jordanian IP laws lack a meaningful social and economic texture, and have failed to be evenly enforced in Jordan, essentially because they do not fit the Jordanian culture and are not compatible with Jordan’s economic stage of development. Additionally, the thesis argues that IP laws have had insignificant economic impact on the Jordanian economy as the majority of technologies used in Jordan, and the majority of foreign direct investments attracted to Jordan, are not IP related. Finally, the thesis argues that the current Jordanian enforcement model, which is built on coercion by donor countries, is serving the interests of foreign companies to the exclusion of the local citizens, and will not, in the long run, produce an enforcement model based on self-regulation by Jordanians, themselves. The laws, therefore, are unable to produce tangible results for the Jordanian people, or help meet their economic interests.
The last part of the thesis deals with recommendations and suggestions aimed at creating an integrated approach to the adoption of IP policies
On Penny Jordan with Dr Val Derbyshire
No full textIn this podcast, the Categorically Romance Team are joined by Dr. Val Derbyshire and chat the bibliography of Harlequin Presents/Mills & Boon Modern Author Penny Jordan! Penny Jordan also penned names as Caroline Courtney, Melinda Wright, Lydia Hitchcock and Annie Groves
Upcycling of Derelict Furniture in the University of Jordan
No full textتبحث هذه الدراسة في قابلية إعادة تدوير قطع الأثاث المهملة في الجامعة الأردنية إلى لغة جمالية يمكن قراءتها لإنتاج قطعة أثاث جديدة بصياغة فنية ووظيفية تتفاعل مع الإنسان وتلبي احتياجاته، من خلال طرح مجموعة من التساؤلات: ما هي الآليات التي اتكأ عليها الطالب لإعادة تدوير قطع الأثاث المهملة في الجامعة الأردنية؟ كيف ساهمت إعادة تدوير قطع الأثاث المهملة في الجامعة الأردنية في الحد من التلوث البيئي والحصول على فائدة اقتصادية؟ كيف شكل الطالب قطع الأثاث القديمة في صياغات تصميمية عصرية؟ أجرى الباحث دراسة وصفية تحليلية لعينات قصدية وعددها خمسة مجموعات وبعد دراسة تحليلية لمجموعة من النماذج خلُص البحث إلى العديد من النتائج أهمها: نجح الطالب في إعادة صياغة تصاميم الأثاث القديم بصياغات معاصرة، من ناحية الشكل والمضمون، وآلية إعادة التدوير بالاعتماد على المزاوجة بين الخامة القديمة وبث خامات جديدة تتواشج لإنتاج صبغة جديدة وظيفيًا وجماليًا. تثوير عقل الطالب من خلال التأسيس لإعادة صياغة علاقة الإنسان بالبيئة من خلال توعيته بأهمية التدوير وجعله يتذوق بصريًا ما ينتجه الفن الناتج عن ذلك.The present study investigates the amenability of the recycling of derelict furniture in the University of Jordan into an aesthetic language which could be read to produce new pieces of furniture using a new artistic and functional formulation which interacts with the individual while fulfilling his needs, through posing a set of questions: what are the mechanisms on which the student relied to recycle the derelict pieces of furniture in the University of Jordan? How did the recycling of discarded pieces of furniture in the University of Jordan contribute to limiting environmental pollution coupled with obtaining economic benefits? How did the student fashion the old pieces of furniture into contemporary design elaborations? The author conducted a descriptive analytical study of purposive samples numbering five groups of samples, the study reached numerous conclusions, foremost of which: the student succeeded in reformulating the designs of old furniture based on modern versions, in terms of form and content, and the recycling mechanism by relying on merging the old materials with new materials which coalesce to produce a new version, both functionally and aesthetically. Moreover, the mind of the student is stimulated and provoked through laying the basis for reformulating the relationship of the individual to the environment through raising his awareness of the importance of recycling and prodding him visually to savor what is generated by art as a consequence
The Israel-Jordan borderlands in the Arava Valley: differential development and prospects for co-operation
No full textThe area of study extends from south of the Dead Sea to the shores of the Gulf of Aqaba/Eilat. The Arava Valley is divided between Jordan and Israel, having a desert environment marked by high temperatures and low precipitation. The boundary was disputed from 1948 until the Jordanian-Israeli Peace Treaty on the 26th of October 1994. This border situation led to different settlement patterns on either side: the Israeli side was settled with Kibbutzim and Moshavim to secure the borders, whereas the Jordanian side stayed largely untouched because of the extreme conditions. Jordan and Israel share a common hydrogeological system in the Arava Valley, which has not as yet been fully investigated. This will only be possible through transboundary co-operation. Further areas of co-operation include agriculture, infrastructure, industry and tourism. Projects for co-operation in these areas were discussed between the two countries at the Casablanca Summit in October 1994. Each chapter of this thesis analyses the differences and commonalities between the two borderlands in the activities mentioned above, and assesses the prospects for future co-operation. The conclusion compares possibilities for co-operation in the Arava Valley with other selected borderlands in the world where transboundary co-operation already exists. Most cases seem to show that one party is likely to benefit more than the other, at least in the short-term
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