Quelle est la condition humaine, à l'aube de l'ère mondiale? Puisant à même sa vaste expérience ainsi que dans les œuvres de chercheurs et philosophes occidentaux et "non occidentaux", Farhang Rajaee présente une étude rafraîchissante et critique de la nature de la mondialisation. La mondialisation au banc des accusés récuse le point de vue conventionnel qui établit un rapport d'égalité entre la mondialisation et l'expansion du système économique capitaliste. En brossant un large portrait historique et holiste, l'auteur offre un point de vue sur la mondialisation qui est à la fois multidisciplinaire et multiculturel. Quelles sont les possibilités à exploiter? Quels dangers devons-nous surmonter? Le professeur Rajaee examine la gestion publique et le paradoxe de la mondialisation et du nationalisme (ou "nativisme"), et pose un regard particulièrement rafraîchissant sur la civilisation islamique. Son argumentation s'articule également autour de notre système scolaire et sur sa façon de s'adapter aux nouveaux défis de notre ère de l'information mondiale. La mondialisation au banc des accusés intéressera les chercheurs, les universitaires et les étudiants en sciences sociales et, tout particulièrement, en sciences humaines; les donateurs, les organisations qui appuient le développement, les ONG et les intervenants; quiconque est préoccupé par la manière dont la mondialisation et la révolution de l'information modifient la nature de la civilisation humaine et par l'interaction de la civilisation islamique et de la civilisation judéo-chrétienne (ou "occidentale").

Publication of the Global Studies Directory represents an unprecedented project in world practice. Based on the professional assessment by a large international team of experts, the Directory offers information on the most well-known scholars, political and public figures who have made outstanding contributions to the establishment and development of global studies or made a fundamental impact on the formation of global world. The Directory also contains comprehensive information about organizations, periodicals and special literature of direct relevance to the theory and practice of globalization and fully demonstrates the state of affairs in the field of study on a global level. This project is a continuation of many years of research which first resulted in the publication of the Global Studies Encyclopedic Dictionary, the companion publication to the Directory.

This book provides a substantial contribution to understanding the international legal framework for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage. It offers a range of perspectives from well-regarded contributors from different parts of the world on the impact of law in heritage conservation. Through a holistic approach, the authors bring the reader into dialogue around the intersection between the humanities and legal sciences, demonstrating the reciprocity of interaction in programs and projects to enhance cultural heritage in the world. This edited volume compiles a selection of interesting reflections on the role of cultural diplomacy to address intolerances that often govern international relations, causing damage to human and cultural heritage. The main purpose of this collection of essays is to analyse the different cultural paradigms that intervene in the management of heritage, and to advocate for improvements in international laws and conventions to enable better cultural policies of individual nations for the protection of human rights. The editors submit that it is only through open dialogue between the humanities and jurisprudence that the international community will be able to better protect and value sovereignty, and promote cultural heritage for the development of a better world. This collection is relevant to scholars working in areas relating to law, management and policies of cultural heritage conservation and protection.

Judith Still analyses Derrida's late writings on animals, especially his seminars The Beast and the Sovereign, to explore ethical questions of how humans treat animals and how we treat outsiders, from slaves to terrorists.

Ce colloque constitue une réflexion, dans une perspective communicationnelle, sur les transformations qui affectent nos sociétés. Le premier tome porte sur la place ou le rôle des technologies de l'information et de la communication (TIC). Le 2e porte sur les usages sociaux et les usagers des TIC ; le troisième, sur les rapports entre technologie, économie, communication et éducation, sur les campus virtuels, le marché du savoir et le dernier oppose globalisation, rapports de force et démocratie.

This second volume is the work of more than 55 authors from 15 different disciplines and includes complex systems science which studies the viability of components, and also the study of empirical situations. As readers will discover, the coviability of social and ecological systems is based on the contradiction between humanity, which adopts finalized objectives, and the biosphere, which refers to a ecological functions. We see how concrete situations shed light on the coviability’s determinants, and in this book the very nature of the coviability, presented as a concept-paradigm, is defined in a transversal and ontological ways. By adopting a systemic approach, without advocating any economic dogma (such as development) or dichotomizing between humans and nature, while emphasizing what is relevant to humans and what is not, this work neutrally contextualizes man’s place in the biosphere. It offers a new mode of thinking and positioning of the ecological imperative, and will appeal to all those working with social and ecological systems.