January 2013

Bridge between absorbing and absorbed: Ethiopian mediators in the Israeli Public Service

  This article examines the nature of the work of traditional mediators (Shmaglotz) of immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel, within the framework of municipal mediation centres. These centres are managed by welfare divisions in collaboration with the police and additional public bodies. The findings indicate that the collaboration between the shmaglotz and the professionals serves the absorbers as well as the...

Author(s): Rachel Sharaby

January 2013

Environmental education for public awareness: The role of educational administrators and planners

  The paper argues that the unique position of the educational system as the initiator and executor of educational policies has made it compelling for educational administrators and planners to champion the effective implementation of environmental education as a strategy for improving public awareness, environmental quality and hopefully propel sustainable development in Nigeria. The objectives of this paper...

Author(s): Anijah-Obi Franca, Eneji Chris-Valentine Ogar, Ubom Bassey A.E.,  Dunnamah A.Y. and William J.J.

January 2013

Are minor forest products truly ‘minor’ in forest fringe social life?

  A number of forest communities have been living in forest fringe areas of the south-western part of the state of West Bengal, India for centuries. From this dry-deciduous Sal(Shorea robusta) forest area, forest villagers collect forest products for their daily household needs as well as they also sell a proportion of products at the local market. In socio-cultural life of these forest communities, the...

Author(s): Somnath Ghosal

January 2013

Violence and women participation in politics: A case study of Ekiti State, Nigeria

  Violence, as an issue, against the participation of women in politics is a recurring decimal in human politicking. Many societies have employed violence as a way of discouraging women’s participation in politics without condemning it. This is due to the fact that women are perceived not to be a force to reckon with in politics, especially in Nigeria. This paper, therefore, examines the role of violence...

Author(s): Adeleke Justina Olufunke