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Asked 13 June 2011

University of Exeter

Theories, what they are good for ....

I was asked to set a framework for my study, so that I do not lose track of my argument...in this sense, I start with the conclusion and make my way through the whole paper to prove it. It is a kind of work that says to me to keep the same ideas, only getting them more sophisticated. With theories, we became no researchers, we became PROVERS

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International Relations

Legislative Office, India

However, though the readiness to throw the falsified hypothesis is an attitude required for any research, in human sciences particularly, that should simply remain as an attitude.

In human sciences, therefore, instead of letting the initial hypothesis die, one need to keep it in a suspended animation.

We can slightly modify Falsification to hibernation. May be in some other context it may kick in.

Boris Michailovich Menin

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Ljubomir Jacić

Technical College Požarevac

Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

Temple University

Dr.-Ing. Michael Lersow

Vinay Kumar Malhotra

Government Arts College, Karur

To some extent I agree with you.

Vinay Kumar Malhotra

Government Arts College, Karur

To some extent I agree with you

Legislative Office, India

Conclusion is generally settled before researching the premises. However, many a time, in the process the finding may unsettle the initial objective with which the research is undertaken, thereby giving way to a revision. Rather true spirit of research lies in our readiness to trow away our hypothesis once we find its uselessness in the given context. Popperian humility is equally applicable in social science research, like it is in Philosophy of science.

Legislative Office, India

However, though the readiness to throw the falsified hypothesis is an attitude required for any research, in human sciences particularly, that should simply remain as an attitude.

In human sciences, therefore, instead of letting the initial hypothesis die, one need to keep it in a suspended animation.

We can slightly modify Falsification to hibernation. May be in some other context it may kick in.

Is it time to reform the UN permanent security council?

Asked 9 April 2017

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Do you think that Britain and France should be taken off the permanent security council for ONE EU presence and the inclusion of Brazil, India, the Arab League and an African nation? How would one not justify this and not appear as a supremacist?

How can a tiny country like Britain not be part of the EU, have WMD, be the 2nd largest arms manufacturer (but itself a smallish military force) and then be allowed to dictate world policy or be the USA's foghorn? The Commonwealth is an archaic historical irrelevance too - how long before its nations elect their own head of state? They wanted Brexit, they wanted to go-it-alone, so go-it-alone and leave others alone.

The UN will go the way of the old League of Nations if something is not done soon. Then we can contend with proliferation, more war and probable use of WMD.

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Are_we_heading_for_nuclear_war2

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Has_Putin_been_Trumped_over_Syria_Has_Russia_lost_face

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council#Membership_reform

Was there any research done on turkey and its labor camps in world war two?

Asked 16 May 2017

Netanel Meir Reiss

I am looking for info on turkish labor camps for jews and other minorities during world war two.

Is there any evidence for construction of extermination facilities (that weren't used) i.e gas chambers and/or crematoria by Turkey during 1941-1943 for the possibility of german victory against the USSR?

I search for more informations about an interwar society Little Entente of Women, a diplomatic initiative

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Asked 16 September 2011

Cristina Paiusan

Little Entente of Women - interwar diplomatic initiative of women from Romania, Greece, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia

How to operationalize 'economic interests' quantitatively on the country level?

Asked 8 February 2013

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I want to operationalize the economic interests of the EU abroad in a consistent, quantitative way to include it as an independent variable in a time-series (1999-2012) cross-section (most of the 193 nations) regression analysis.

My first ideas:

- Measure of European (aggregate of member states) FDI in a country.

- Measure for European (aggregate of member states) export/import flows in a country.

However, I have a hard time finding exhaustive, consistent and country-specific data on that. Most sources (UNCTAD, OECD,...) seem to be either very incomplete (time- and country-wise) or aggregate data without reference to the origin country of the FDI or imports.

(1) How would you operationalize it if you were to include non-OECD countries? Is it even manageable to do that in a reasonable period of time, regarding the sparse availability of related data?

(2) Do you know any sources for exhaustive and country-specific FDI and export/import data? Maybe an economics paper with replication data sets or so? Did I miss something when exploring the obvious sources from WTO, UN, etc.?

The rise of Sinorussia and its geopolitical consequences. A new status quo?

Asked 3 April 2013

De Leon Petta

The fifth summit of the BRICS, held in Durban last month, might go down in history as the birthplace of a multipolar world order in place of US “imperfect unipolarism.” In an interview to the ITAR-TASS news agency ahead of the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin had already described the group as “a key element of the emerging multipolar world,” explaining that its members “advocate the creation of a more balanced and just system of global economic relations.” Although the decision to establish a BRICS-led development bank was certainly the brightest outcome of the summit, its main political note was the rise of Sinorussia as a new regional bloc decided to challenge the global status quo.

Beijing and Moscow are by far the geopolitically strongest powers of the club’s five members. With a combined population of almost one billion and half people over an area of 26,805,203 km2, equal to roughly 18% of the world’s land area, the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation form together a formidable regional actor capable of dominating Eurasia and projecting its influence over the entire globe. Hence the interest in improving bilateral relations already expressed before Durban by both Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, during this latter’s visit to Moscow as new head of state of the Asian giant. ...

More: http://www.windowonheartland.net/2013/04/the-rise-of-sinorussia-and-its.html?goback=.gde_1569157_member_228663504

Does anyone know any valuable publications on American public diplomacy programs that encompass sending basketball coaches and players abroad?

Asked 5 April 2016

Michał Marcin Kobierecki

The USA employs sport fot the sake of public diplomacy. Wthin this sports diplomacy basketball coaches and players (and coaches and players of other sports as well) are sent abroad in order to share their knowledge during camps, clinics etc. This is conducted through programs like NBA's Basketball Without Borders, SportsUnited sports envoys etc. Can anyone recommend any publications on the issue?

Relation betweeb Washington and Kabul

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Asked 9 April 2010

Sayed Ajmal Dashti

Nowadays the relation between Washington and Kabul deteriorate in lowest level in the last 9 years. It shows Karzai's government finding other suporters from regional or superpower countries such as China and Russia. There are questions: Can Karzai continuou his government without western suports? Will USA agree to Afghan Figurehead change his policy?

Is there any other alternative???????

International Relations since 1945: A Global History

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