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The Board of Home Missions of the Congregational and Christian Churches, The American Missionary Association Division, Seminar on Indian Wor...
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 7. Seminar on Indian Work, 1941) (1941) , 16 page(s)
Date: February 28 - March 1, 1941. Typewritten document from The Board of Home Missions of the Congregational and Christian Churches: The American Missionary Association Division - seminar on Indian work. A list of the individuals who attended the seminar and some of the issues queried are presented in this essay.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 7. Seminar on Indian Work, 1941) (1941) , 16 page(s)
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Date: February 28 - March 1, 1941. Typewritten document from The Board of Home Missions of the Congregational and Christian Churches: The American Missionary Association Division - seminar on Indian work. A list of the individuals who attended the seminar and some of the issues queried are presented in this essay.
Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Topic / Theme
Indian reservations, Government policy, Missionaries, Cultural assimilation, American Indians
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Can We Explain the Co-Evolution of Democracy and Market Economy by Adaptive Preferences?
produced by Latest Thinking (Hamburg, Hamburg State: Latest Thinking, 2017), 10 mins
In the research presented in this interview, the idea of adaptive preferences is applied to the co-evolution of democracy and market economy. CARL CHRISTIAN VON WEIZSÄCKER explains that the ideal of democracy and market economy though somehow antithetic are inter-dependent in a normative sense: While democracy pr...
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produced by Latest Thinking (Hamburg, Hamburg State: Latest Thinking, 2017), 10 mins
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In the research presented in this interview, the idea of adaptive preferences is applied to the co-evolution of democracy and market economy. CARL CHRISTIAN VON WEIZSÄCKER explains that the ideal of democracy and market economy though somehow antithetic are inter-dependent in a normative sense: While democracy provides freedom and stability, progress is only ensured by a market economy that allows for innovation.
Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Latest Thinking
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Carl Christian von Weizsäcker, 1938-
Person Discussed
Carl Christian von Weizsäcker, 1938-
Topic / Theme
Trade and commerce, Economics, Democracy
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Copy of Letter from Franz Boas to Walter A. Jessup, February 5, 1942
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (05 February 1942) , 1 page(s)
Copy of typewritten letter from Franz Boas to Walter A. Jessup, Carnegie Corporation, asks for the corporation's continued support of Boas' research. In particular, Boas requests funding to expand his research on growth and development variabilities, which he says proves that the 'assumption of uniform racial char...
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (05 February 1942) , 1 page(s)
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Copy of typewritten letter from Franz Boas to Walter A. Jessup, Carnegie Corporation, asks for the corporation's continued support of Boas' research. In particular, Boas requests funding to expand his research on growth and development variabilities, which he says proves that the 'assumption of uniform racial characteristics' -- the basis of Nazism -- 'is without any foundation.' Dated February 5, 1942.
Date Written / Recorded
05 February 1942, 1942
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Topic / Theme
Intellectual development, Physical growth, Nazism
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Council 1-6
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 19. Southwest Notes) (1929) , 4 page(s)
Four pages contain hand-written notes on councils, ceremonies and clans of Pueblo Indians. They include: a description of a tribal council and its participants; a diagram of the ceremonial organization at Cochiti Pueblo; a chart of clans, kivas and ceremonies at the Hopi pueblos of Walpi and Sichumovi, with refere...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 19. Southwest Notes) (1929) , 4 page(s)
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Four pages contain hand-written notes on councils, ceremonies and clans of Pueblo Indians. They include: a description of a tribal council and its participants; a diagram of the ceremonial organization at Cochiti Pueblo; a chart of clans, kivas and ceremonies at the Hopi pueblos of Walpi and Sichumovi, with references to Elsie Parsons and Edward S. Curtis.
Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religious rites and ceremonies, Government councils, Clans, Keresan, Hopi
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How Can German Constitutional Law Promote the Inclusion of Migrants?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 11 mins
Through immigration, our society is becoming more diverse. However, the integration and inclusion of migrants is often difficult. ANUSCHEH FARAHAT is interested in the question of how this inclusion can be promoted through the means of law. In particular, she focuses on the structural obstacles migrants face when...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 11 mins
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Through immigration, our society is becoming more diverse. However, the integration and inclusion of migrants is often difficult. ANUSCHEH FARAHAT is interested in the question of how this inclusion can be promoted through the means of law. In particular, she focuses on the structural obstacles migrants face when attempting to participate in society, such as when entering the job market or higher education. As she explains in this video, she, the...
Through immigration, our society is becoming more diverse. However, the integration and inclusion of migrants is often difficult. ANUSCHEH FARAHAT is interested in the question of how this inclusion can be promoted through the means of law. In particular, she focuses on the structural obstacles migrants face when attempting to participate in society, such as when entering the job market or higher education. As she explains in this video, she, therefore, examines how the constitutional law in Germany can be used to combat structural inequalities. Establishing a definition of inclusion as an interactive process involving multiple actors, not only the migrants, she has found that the German constitution already provides a tool to implement such an interactive form of integration: the principle of equality. Of course, the law can only achieve integration to a certain extent as it is also dependent on the participation of the public.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Anuscheh Farahat, fl. 2006
Person Discussed
Anuscheh Farahat, fl. 2006
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Legal system, Migrant life, Equality, Immigration laws
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How Can Parliaments Optimally Organize Voting Procedures?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2019), 7 mins
Parliaments and parliamentary committees can resolve binary decisions by simple majority voting. In this video, BENNY MOLDOVANU considers the impact of voting procedures on more complex decisions, analyzing factors including the order and sequencing of votes. Modeling the games that specific voting procedures indu...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2019), 7 mins
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Parliaments and parliamentary committees can resolve binary decisions by simple majority voting. In this video, BENNY MOLDOVANU considers the impact of voting procedures on more complex decisions, analyzing factors including the order and sequencing of votes. Modeling the games that specific voting procedures induce, the work also compares the theoretical outcomes to what actually happens in parliamentary practice. Identifying procedures that ena...
Parliaments and parliamentary committees can resolve binary decisions by simple majority voting. In this video, BENNY MOLDOVANU considers the impact of voting procedures on more complex decisions, analyzing factors including the order and sequencing of votes. Modeling the games that specific voting procedures induce, the work also compares the theoretical outcomes to what actually happens in parliamentary practice. Identifying procedures that enable parliamentarians to vote sincerely, the research is highly relevant to existing legislative bodies as well as to those in new democracies.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Benny Moldovanu, 1962-
Person Discussed
Benny Moldovanu, 1962-
Topic / Theme
Government models, State and provincial government, Legislatures, Voting, Electoral reform
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How Can We Improve the Performance of Immigrants in the Labor Market?
(Latest Thinking, 2018), 10 mins
Immigrants typically perform much worse than natives in the labor market. Focusing on amendments to German citizenship law enacted since reunification, in this video, CHRISTINA GATHMANN examines the impact of those reforms on the integration of immigrants in the German labor market. The study finds that the German...
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(Latest Thinking, 2018), 10 mins
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Immigrants typically perform much worse than natives in the labor market. Focusing on amendments to German citizenship law enacted since reunification, in this video, CHRISTINA GATHMANN examines the impact of those reforms on the integration of immigrants in the German labor market. The study finds that the German liberalization of citizenship policy by shortening residency requirements improved both employment rates and wages for immigrants. Wit...
Immigrants typically perform much worse than natives in the labor market. Focusing on amendments to German citizenship law enacted since reunification, in this video, CHRISTINA GATHMANN examines the impact of those reforms on the integration of immigrants in the German labor market. The study finds that the German liberalization of citizenship policy by shortening residency requirements improved both employment rates and wages for immigrants. With particularly positive effects being identifiable for marginalized groups (women and those originating from poorer countries), the research has important implications for national and international debates on immigration, integration, and equality.
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Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Christina Gathmann, fl. 2003
Person Discussed
Christina Gathmann, fl. 2003
Topic / Theme
Citizenship, Labor force, Immigrant populations
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How Did Radio Broadcasting Affect Public Support for the Nazis in Pre-War Germany?
(Germany: Latest Thinking), 10 mins
The study presented in this video looks at effects of radio broadcasting before and during the Nazi dictatorship in Germany. As MAJA ADENA explains, an econometric analysis of the contents of aired programs and of political attitudes in the population show important effects of broadcasting before and after seizure...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking), 10 mins
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The study presented in this video looks at effects of radio broadcasting before and during the Nazi dictatorship in Germany. As MAJA ADENA explains, an econometric analysis of the contents of aired programs and of political attitudes in the population show important effects of broadcasting before and after seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933: Before 1933, pro-democratic content had negative effects on voting for the NSDAP, and after that time p...
The study presented in this video looks at effects of radio broadcasting before and during the Nazi dictatorship in Germany. As MAJA ADENA explains, an econometric analysis of the contents of aired programs and of political attitudes in the population show important effects of broadcasting before and after seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933: Before 1933, pro-democratic content had negative effects on voting for the NSDAP, and after that time pro-Nazi content had similarly strong positive effects on anti-Semitic violence and party membership in the NSDAP.
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Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Maja Adena, fl. 2020
Person Discussed
Maja Adena, fl. 2020, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
Broadcasting, Nazism, Radio programs, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933
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How Does India Achieve Change in Its Policies?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 9 mins
India has been known to be a state that never changes. Since the 1980s, and especially after the 1990s, however, India’s growth trajectory has begun to evolve and change from its static status quo. RAHUL MUKHERJI has investigated the reasons for this change, as he explains in this video. For this, he looked at h...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 9 mins
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India has been known to be a state that never changes. Since the 1980s, and especially after the 1990s, however, India’s growth trajectory has begun to evolve and change from its static status quo. RAHUL MUKHERJI has investigated the reasons for this change, as he explains in this video. For this, he looked at historical processes and compared processes that have achieved successful change to processes that have failed to achieve change. He fou...
India has been known to be a state that never changes. Since the 1980s, and especially after the 1990s, however, India’s growth trajectory has begun to evolve and change from its static status quo. RAHUL MUKHERJI has investigated the reasons for this change, as he explains in this video. For this, he looked at historical processes and compared processes that have achieved successful change to processes that have failed to achieve change. He found that India performs despite its slow developments in policies because they gradually achieve a consensus among political and social actors. Once this critical mass of ideas has been reached, changes in policies occur, for instance in the area of welfare policies, such as the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Rahul Mukherji, fl. 1999
Person Discussed
Rahul Mukherji, fl. 1999
Topic / Theme
Social reforms, Political reforms, Economic development, Government models, Government policy, Indians (Asian)
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How Were Different Actor Groups Intertwined During the 2015 Refugee Crisis?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
During the refugee crisis of 2015, about 1.5 million refugees entered the European Union. LUDGER PRIES examined how it was possible that this massive inflow of people was managed relatively successfully. In particular, he researched how different actor groups, from volunteers and leftist activists to the police, w...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
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During the refugee crisis of 2015, about 1.5 million refugees entered the European Union. LUDGER PRIES examined how it was possible that this massive inflow of people was managed relatively successfully. In particular, he researched how different actor groups, from volunteers and leftist activists to the police, worked closely together. Employing an organizational network analysis in five Mediterranean countries, as he describes in this video, hi...
During the refugee crisis of 2015, about 1.5 million refugees entered the European Union. LUDGER PRIES examined how it was possible that this massive inflow of people was managed relatively successfully. In particular, he researched how different actor groups, from volunteers and leftist activists to the police, worked closely together. Employing an organizational network analysis in five Mediterranean countries, as he describes in this video, his research group added to existing studies a view that shows how different actors in the refugee crisis were intertwined on the level of organizations. Interestingly, they found that these networks were very heterogeneous and not homogeneous as is commonly assumed in organizational networks. This can be explained by the special context of refugee protection.
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Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Ludger Pries, 1953-
Person Discussed
Ludger Pries, 1953-
Topic / Theme
International relations, Refugees, Crisis management, Humanitarian aid, Organizational structure
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