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Comment on Bosnia’s Political Landmines by Landmines and the Politics of Violent Mapmaking « Political Minefields

Landmines and the Politics of Violent Mapmaking « Political Minefields — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:01:19 +0000

[...] reversing ethnic cleansing. Nonetheless, this has not been a straightforward process — my research in Bosnia showed that the removal of mines has sometimes played into nationalist efforts to stymie and [...]

Comment on Occupy Economics by Matthew Bolton

Matthew Bolton — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:47:49 +0000

UPDATE: I have added my name to the list of professors researching economics and political economy who are publicly supporting the Econ4 Statement on OWS (http://econ4.org/statement-on-ows) — the above video.

Comment on Daily Beast Interview on Occupy Wall Street by Occupy Economics « Political Minefields

Occupy Economics « Political Minefields — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:58:09 +0000

[...] the economists in the video embedded above, have joined the Occupy Movement. As I explained in my interview with the Daily Beast last month, while I do not always agree with some of the Movement’s more radical fringes, I believe they [...]

Comment on Abstract of My PhD by Occupy Economics « Political Minefields

Occupy Economics « Political Minefields — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:57:57 +0000

[...] and safer. I heard many representatives of donor agencies repeating this line too. However, in my quantitative and qualitative PhD research at the London School of Economics I found that this conventional wisdom was not quite so straightforward. Making demining more [...]

Comment on Publications by Occupy Economics « Political Minefields

Occupy Economics « Political Minefields — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:57:54 +0000

[...] its root, my research into the political economy of aid for mine action is essentially a critique of the uncritical acceptance of conventional economic wisdom that [...]

Comment on Miss Landmine: Empowerment or Exploitation? by Frances Sinclair-Kaspick

Frances Sinclair-Kaspick — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:42:36 +0000

Hi there,

I am a Canadian north american Indian. I saw saw Miss Landmine documentry this afternoon and had to give my remarks.

I am so very impressed with this documentry in attempting to bring out the postive light on Cambodia’s disabled.

First of all I am a Amputee woman born without hands, due to a car accident, eventually had to have my feet amputated.

Our north American disabled Indians may not be in the same political arena, however we struggle with quite the same similarities of low self-estem, employment issues. In general, we are the Black eye of Canada.

I am in the process of writing my story in order to open some doors and pave the way for other north american Indians to write thier postive story.

I do many community based Aboriginal (north american) Indian events to bring the awarness of the group that I am of.

I have a Web page that I am going to be redoing in January 2012.
Web page: http://www.rainbowofabilities.com

I applaud the cause of Miss Landmine documentry.

Comment on Threats to the Global Norms on Landmines and Cluster Munitions by Stop the US from Undermining the Cluster Munitions Ban « Political Minefields

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:21:22 +0000

[...] in the Convention on Conventional Weapons. This would represent a serious set back for the norm against cluster munitions and other indiscriminate weapons and represents a betrayal of the values President Obama has [...]

Comment on Miss Landmine: Empowerment or Exploitation? by Advocacy Project Blogs - Advocacy gone wrong: The Miss Landmine beauty pageant « Ryan McGovern andAssociation for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (AEPD)

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 03:50:22 +0000

[...] contribution that women can make to society. Dr. Jean Chapman who was a guest writer on the blog politicalminefields.com made an interesting observation echoing the main critiques against the show. She pointed out that [...]

Comment on Angola: Countries Involved in War Should Pay for Demining by Terrance P. Long

Terrance P. Long — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:44:39 +0000

I am the Chair of the Third International Dialogue on Underwater and Seadumped Munitions being hosted April 13-15 in Sopot, Poland. Please feel free to check out the website at http://www.underwatermunitions.org.

Best Regards
Terrance P. Long

Comment on The Role of Middle Power–NGO Coalitions in Global Policy: The Case of the Cluster Munitions Ban by Another Victory for NGOs in the International Legal System: The Cluster Bomb Ban « The International Jurist

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:48:12 +0000

[...] I came across an interesting post/article (in PDF format) on Middle Power – NGOs Coalitions within international law at the blog Political [...]