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Introduction
No full textLawrence Freedman is a figure of significant distinction; who has had real world influence, yet whose theoretical depth and development has been largely overlooked. Is there anything distinctive in Freedman’s approach, a way of working, a methodology, or even the roots of a school of thought? How can we make sense of the extensive and diverse record? Is it possible to bring coherence to it? Is there a common theoretical, or methodological thread running through it? How far does this work of great impact have theoretical weight? Is there something more than chance and personality involved – a way of working with which academics can have real impact on issues of peace and security and produce intellectually meaningful work at the same time? How can we make sense of this record of conducting and supporting research that makes a difference in a way that also suggests coherence and a scholarly identity? Has a distinctive working method – a school of thought – emerged around ‘war studies’, without actually being given a name, under the leading influence of Freedman for thirty years (succeeding War Studies’ founder, Michael Howard)? This is the significant challenge outlined in this chapter and the volume it introduces
The Ministry of The Sisters of the Order St. Benedict in the Province of Alberta 1955 to 2011
Get PDFNotes - A history of the Sisters of the Order St. Benedict in Oyen, AB from 1955 to 2011 (2 pages
Interview with Benedict Anderson
No full textOn October 1, 2008, Benedict Anderson presented a talk at Columbia University in which he discussed his upcoming book, a biography of the Chinese-Indonesian journalist Kwee Thiam Tjing. Having found a book of Kwee’s writings in a second-hand bookshop in Indonesia in 1962, Anderson describes his surprise that no one could identify the pseudonymous author, who wrote what Anderson considers to be “the greatest piece of prose written in the first half of the 20th century by anybody in Indonesia.” For years after Kwee’s death, Anderson explains, details of the journalist’s life and work were forgotten. It was only recently that Anderson was himself able to write about the author, in the process considering the role of cosmopolitanism in the life of the colonial subject
Navigating the Unknown: Barriers to Evidence-Based Defence and Security Policy in the EU
Get PDFAt a time when Europe faces numerous crises, there is a real need for rigorous evidence to underpin effective policymaking. However, a gap between academia and policy creates clear obstacles in the use of evidence in policymaking. Many of these enduring obstacles are manifest in the inherent differences between separate communities: academics have difficulty communicating research in an applicable manner, and policymakers, in turn, tend to focus on operational motivations. The gap widens considerably when foreign, security and defence policy within the complex institutional structures of the European Union is considered. In addition to these well known barriers to evidence-based policy, there are two more obstacles in the defence and security space: sovereignty and dispersed decision-making. A dialogue of best practices must be opened up to broker knowledge in the EU context
Strategic Scripts and Nuclear Disarmament
No full textThis chapter spans Freedman’s earliest focus on nuclear weapons and his development of strategic scripts as an analytical tool over three decades later. It discusses the way in which opposing logics of disarmament and armament co-existed in relation to nuclear weapons. It deploys the notion of strategic scripts to explain the contradictions inherent in approaches to nuclear disarmament, developing the concept of strategic scripts as it does so. The notion of scripts can be used to explore and even to promote nuclear disarmament. Two scripts, one of ‘stable reduction’, the other of ‘disarmament’, each serve to frame thinking. These scripts and the interactions they generate facilitate understanding of the way in which opposite instinctive reactions and, stemming from these, scripts about nuclear weapons co-exist, but are fragile as either an analytical or a strategic tool.</p
Misconceived Configurations of Ruth Benedict
No full textRuth Benedict has been the subject of a number of studies in both Japan and America. However, these studies have, up until now, maintained their international borders and avoided any cross-fertilization of knowledge. In America, three full length biographies, along with numerous other articles, have been devoted to the work and life of Benedict. In contrast, Japanese attention has mainly focused on Benedict's famous study of the Japanese, the Chrysanthemum and the Sword. Thus, on the Japanese side few have pursued the motivations of the author behind this book, whereas in America, Benedict the cultural anthropologist tends to figures large, leaving little room for discussion of Chrysanthemum.
Douglas Lummis, however, has attempted to straddle both sides of the fence with his piece A New Look at the Chrysanthemum and the Sword. Unfortunately, for his background knowledge on Benedict, he turns to Margaret Mead but fails to realise that the intricate relationship between Mead and Benedict has greatly influenced the portrait painted by her. The result is a rather heavy-handed attempt to prove that Chrysanthemum is merely a piece of "political literature" penned by a poet inhabiting the facade of a cultural anthropologist. Nevertheless, this image created by Lummis has managed to colour a large number of subsequent comments on both the book and author in Japan.
This paper will identify some of Lummis' major arguments against the background of the material he has used to formulate his arguments. Lummis' ideas derive from Mead's biography of Benedict, but by re-examining this biography and comparing it with other biographies on Benedict--and Mead--it becomes obvious that Mead's interpretation of Benedict's complex life was but one side of story. Thus, Lummis' use of Mead must also be considered when assessing the validity of his interpretation of Benedict
Benedict XVI’s Interpretation of the Psalms
Get PDFThis article aims to analyze the way Pope Benedict XVI quotes and interprets biblical psalms. In the introductory section, the author presents statistics and the ways in which Benedict XVI quotes Book of Psalms, and then offers a general, introductory look at psalms and their analysis in papal catechesis. In subsequent sections of the article, the author focuses on the pope’s historical-critical exegesis and linguistic analyses of the psalms, followed by the pope’s Christological, ecclesiological, Mariological, and actualizing reading of the Psalms. In the concluding section, the author discusses the relationship of the psalms to prayer, the pope’s references to the Fathers of the Church and recalls Benedict XVI’s most personal statements on the Psalms
Misconceived Configurations of Ruth Benedict
Get PDFRuth Benedict has been the subject of a number of studies in both Japan and America. However, these studies have, up until now, maintained their international borders and avoided any cross-fertilization of knowledge. In America, three full length biographies, along with numerous other articles, have been devoted to the work and life of Benedict. In contrast, Japanese attention has mainly focused on Benedict's famous study of the Japanese, the Chrysanthemum and the Sword. Thus, on the Japanese side few have pursued the motivations of the author behind this book, whereas in America, Benedict the cultural anthropologist tends to figures large, leaving little room for discussion of Chrysanthemum.
Douglas Lummis, however, has attempted to straddle both sides of the fence with his piece A New Look at the Chrysanthemum and the Sword. Unfortunately, for his background knowledge on Benedict, he turns to Margaret Mead but fails to realise that the intricate relationship between Mead and Benedict has greatly influenced the portrait painted by her. The result is a rather heavy-handed attempt to prove that Chrysanthemum is merely a piece of "political literature" penned by a poet inhabiting the facade of a cultural anthropologist. Nevertheless, this image created by Lummis has managed to colour a large number of subsequent comments on both the book and author in Japan.
This paper will identify some of Lummis' major arguments against the background of the material he has used to formulate his arguments. Lummis' ideas derive from Mead's biography of Benedict, but by re-examining this biography and comparing it with other biographies on Benedict--and Mead--it becomes obvious that Mead's interpretation of Benedict's complex life was but one side of story. Thus, Lummis' use of Mead must also be considered when assessing the validity of his interpretation of Benedict.departmental bulletin pape
Political Power In The Pope Benedict XVI’s Teaching
No full textPrzedmiot niniejszego artykułu stanowi nauczanie społeczne Kościoła katolickiego ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem interpretacji i wkładu weń papieża Benedykta XVI. Autor pragnie dokonać rekonstrukcji stanowiska papieża Benedykta odnośnie władzy politycznej. W ramach artykułu autor analizuje sposób, w jaki zjawisko władzy politycznej interpretowane jest w katolickiej nauce społecznej oraz sposób, w jaki papież Benedykt XVI interpretował i rozwijał nauczanie Kościoła dotyczące tej problematyki. Dodatkowo rozbudowany został fragment dotyczący stosunku Benedykta XVI do systemu politycznego demokracji.The subject of this article is catholic social teaching including its interpretation and contribution of Pope Benedict XVI. Author tries to reconstruct the point of view of Benedict XVI about political power. In the article, the author analyzes how catholic social teaching interprets political power problem as well as the problem of how Benedict XVI’s interpretation and developing of catholic social teaching refer to the issue of political power. Additionally, the author analyzes the problem of attitude of Benedict XVI to political system of democracy
Henri Temianka Correspondence; (benedict)
Get PDFThis collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/temianka_correspondence/1140/thumbnail.jp
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