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The Self and the Other in the British National Context (English version)
BARBUTI, Gabriel ROMAN- - In: Postmodern Openings 4 (2010) December, pp. 125-138
In this article we want to analyze the concepts of identity and multiculturalism, particularly with reference to the … exposed. Multiculturalism is considered as the only solution for the reconciliation of the two perspectives: Englishness and … Britishness. Multiculturalism tries to solve the old syntagma of "us and the other " by replacing it with a slightly different …
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Islamic Philosophy and the Challenge of Post Modernism (English version)
SALMAN, Ahmed Shaikh - In: Postmodern Openings 8 (2012) January, pp. 45-61
This paper briefly describes the Post Modernism philosophy, introduces the work of its key proponents, provides a critical appraisal of Post Modernism thought and finally it compares the Post Modernism philosophy with philosophical heritage of Islamic faith and civilization and recommends ways...
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The Foreign Policy of the Republic of Moldova in the Contest of International Relations (English version)
CEBOTARI, Ph.D. Svetlana; XENOFONTOV, Ph.D. Ion - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 127-146
The changes which take place on the picture make international relations to include virtually all spheres of social life – from those politico-commercial to those cultural and sportive. Relations between states, international organizations, NGOs and other actors are pursued through foreign...
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Consumer Culture and Postmodernism (English version)
SINGH, Prasidh Raj - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 55-88
Postmodernism is a variety of meanings and definitions, is used to refer to many aspects of social life from musical forms and styles, literature and fine art through to philosophy, history and especially the mass media and consumer culture. Post modernism is a slippery term that is used by...
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Continental Britons: Historical Facets of Male Effeminacy and Queer Influences from Abroad (English version)
NEDOBITY, Wolfgang - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 41-48
There is a long history and wide evidence of effeminate masculinities from dandies and fops through passivos and trannies – and on to fairies, sissies, queens and metrosexuals. Many of these phenomena are attributed to foreign models that could be found in Italy in the case of the macaroni or...
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Effectiveness of Street Youth Integration in East Africa (English version)
OCHANDA, Richard Muko; Challa, Berhanu Gebremichael; … - In: Postmodern Openings 6 (2011) June, pp. 57-75
Youth unemployment in Africa challenges governments and development partners alike. This problem is hard to tackle because of the lack of reliable data and related analysis on scale, distribution and complexity of employment, unemployment and livelihood situation as well as effective policies,...
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The Quagmire of Philosophical Standpoints (Paradigms) in Management Research (English version)
KAMIL, Ph.D. Candidate Naail Mohammed - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 13-18
In conducting management research, the researcher’s stance of ontology and epistemology in the contribution of knowledge is paramount. The acknowledgement of such stance is imperative as it may have inherent effects from how a research is conducted to how findings are reported and evaluated....
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The Effects of an Online Seminars Policy on Communication between Faculty and Students in the Online Learning Environment (English version)
KIRIAKIDIS, Peter - In: Postmodern Openings 6 (2011) June, pp. 39-55
A graduate online university in northern United States of America implemented a policy on online seminars for each online course to help students increase their proficiency levels in course content via mandatory communication with faculty and peers. No research had been conducted at the research...
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L’école en Europe - The School in Europe (Frech version)
GOES, Prof. Ph.D. Jan - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 7-12
The recent history of European integration has been marked by the Treaty of Maastricht (1992) which established an economic union, monetary policy among the 15 EU countries. This treaty allows among others the free movement of goods, products, services,including the free movement of persons....
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Social Networks Sites and Life-Sharing (English version)
NOTARIS, Ph.D. Dario De - In: Postmodern Openings 5 (2011) March, pp. 103-126
This paper is focused on the role of main social activities, as creating and sharing personal content. The reason is connected to the raise up, in last ten years, of User Generated Content as a system to allow people to be active on the Web3. In the first paragraph I analyze the Web-population...
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