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New Book Released Rwandan Refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Enforcement Mechanisms to Implement International Law Standards for the Protection of Refugees
By Gracieux Mbuzukongira.
 The words of Dr. Chaim Azriel Weizmann, who became the first president of Israel, best illustrate the situation of refugees today. He said that during the Second World War, “the world was divided into two parts: those places where Jews could not live and those where they could not enter.” Today’s world seems to be dividing into places that refugees cannot reach and places that refugees cannot be protected. On the one hand, countries with judicial systems that could guarantee a fair refugee status determination process have built up barriers that make it nearly impossible for refugees to reach their shores and thus access their judicial systems. On the other hand, in countries that refugees can reach, their rights are often violated by the host country's non-compliance with the obligations established by the 1951 Refugee Convention, including its non-derogable clauses providing for non-refoulement.
This book is now available in our online bookstore. Conference
Call for Papers: Fourth International Conference on Religion and Spirituality in Society Universidad Nacional Costa Rica
Heredia, Costa Rica
29-30 April 2014
The conference is now accepting proposals for paper presentations, workshops, posters or colloquia. We also encourage faculty and research students to submit joint proposals for paper presentations or colloquia. Submissions should address issues of religion, theology, and spirituality through one of the following themes:
* Religious Foundations
* Religious Community and Socialization
* Religious Commonalities and Differences
* The Politics of Religion
Presenters have the option to submit completed papers to the International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society. If you are unable to attend the conference, you may still join the community and submit your article for peer review and possible publication, upload an online presentation, and enjoy subscriber access to the International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society.
Proposals are reviewed in phases. The current deadline to submit a proposal (a title and short abstract) is 5 September 2013. For more information on submitting your proposal and registering for the conference, please visit our website. Costa Rica and Religion in Society In 2014 the Religion and Spirituality Conference travels to Heredia, Costa Rica. Although Costa Rica’s official religion is Catholicism, the country’s open attitude and infamous acceptance to religious freedom has ushered a recent spiritual awakening that has welcomed an unprecedented increase in religious sects across this peaceful Central American nation. Believers in Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Hare Krishna, Scientology and many other faiths and practices have established strong footholds in the Costa Rican community. As such, Costa Rica and the Universidad Nacional Costa Rica are ideal venues for the neutral and open discussion of religion and spirituality. Scholar
Crowdsourcing Peer-to-Peer Assessment in MOOCs Student assessment occupies much of the space within educational policy and leaning philosophy discussions these days. The issue poses a particularly tough challenge for the various massive open online course (MOOC) initiatives. The major platforms are expanding into course areas where check-the-box, right and wrong answers don't provide meaningful feedback. Now the search is on for appropriate platforms that allow for effective responses and ratings for student work. Anne Margulies of Harvard University & edX said recently that assessment models for non-technical courses are, “probably the hottest topic on campus right now.”
The issue isn't limited to humanities courses either…Read more on Scholar. Exploring the Theoretical Basis of Online Learning Environments Bill Cope and Mary Kalantzis in the College of Education and the University of Illinois have written two relevant white papers exploring the theoretical basis for online learning environments such as Scholar:
e-Affordances:
Or, How Can Learning Be Different in a ‘Social Knowledge’ Space? Found here.
Towards a New Learning: The ‘Scholar’ Social Knowledge Workspace, in Theory and Practice. Found here. |
