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The Catholic Revolution: New Wine, Old Wineskins, and the Second Vatican Council

JUN 1, 2004 Article

"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Andrew Greeley, "The Catholic Revolution: New Wine, Old Wineskins, and the Second Vatican Council"

Andrew Greeley reappears now at a moment when I, and I suspect others, really need him, addressing a question that has been bothering me for ...

MAY 14, 2004 Article

'Responding to "Delinquent" Institutions: Blame, Punishment and Rehabilitation'

Report on a workshop that confronts "both the conceptual and practical complexities of blaming, and attempting to respond to, formal organizations that are seen to ...

MAY 7, 2004 Article

The Impact of Corporations on Global Governance

In this report of the Empire and Democracy Project three leading corporate social responsibility (CSR) experts discuss the growing influence of corporate power on democratic ...

MAY 6, 2004 Article

From the Margins to the Mainstream: A Blueprint for Ethics and International Affairs

For me, the way into the study of ethics and international affairs begins with the concept of choice. Ethics is a reflection on the choices ...

MAY 6, 2004 Article

Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Response to "Fighting for the Environment -- and Getting Democracy"

Joanne Bauer observes that environmental issues have become an impetus for grassroots political participation in transitional societies. Yang agrees, but with caution: "Approaching democratic change ...

MAY 6, 2004 Article

Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): From the Margins to the Mainstream: A Blueprint for Ethics and International Affairs

"For me, the way into the study of ethics and international affairs begins with the concept of choice", says Rosenthal. "Ethics is a reflection on ...

Humanitarianism in Jeopardy

MAY 1, 2004 Article

Feature Articles from Inprint Newsletter (2001–2004): Humanitarianism in Jeopardy

Nowadays a red cross, a white flag, or a blue helmet is as likely to be a target as a shield--as tragically evidenced by the ...

APR 28, 2004 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 11 (Spring 2004): Environmental Rights: SECTION 4 THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS: Commentary on "The enforceability of environmental rights"

It is up to the NGO community to identify common concerns around human rights and the environment, and to posit a definition of environmental rights ...

APR 27, 2004 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 2 No. 11 (Spring 2004): Environmental Rights: SECTION 3 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: Twilight People: Iraq's Marsh Inhabitants

Saddam Hussein drained Iraq's southern marshlands as part of a deliberate strategy to destroy the lives of the region's indigenous inhabitants. As Sayyed Nadeem Kazmi ...