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  • 16:41, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+534). . N Peacekeeping(Created page with "The non-violent intervention on behalf of those who have little or no political voice themselves, to ensure peace and security. The intervention with a neutral observer status...")
  • 16:40, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+394). . N Peaceful Coexistence(Created page with "Peaceful coexistence is a theory developed by the Soviet Union at various points during the Cold War and solidified by Soviet leader Krushchev as a concept in Soviet foreign p...")
  • 16:39, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+496). . N Peacebuilding(Created page with "An attempt to implement long term measures that try to reduce the risk of an area lapsing or relapsing into conflict. The range of measures attempt to strengthen national capa...")
  • 16:38, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+575). . N Peace and Conflict Studies(Created page with "Branch of social sciences concerned with the investigation of violent and nonviolent conduct and with understanding how and why conflicts develop. Peace and conflict studies c...")
  • 16:37, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+707). . N Ottoman Empire(Created page with "Founded in the late 1200s the Ottoman Empire was an imperial state. The empire grew to become one of the largest and most powerful empires in the world. Territory ranged from ...")
  • 16:33, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+776). . N Quotas(Created page with "Mechanisms used by governments to impose numerical limit thresholds. Quotas can be applied to a vast number of fields such as fishing, political representation, and trade. In ...")
  • 16:33, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+768). . N Rwanda (Dictionary)(Created page with "Rwanda is a small African nation which was colonized by both Germany and Belgium after power was handed to these countries during the colonization of Africa. Rwanda comprises ...")
  • 16:33, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+568). . N Russiche Haus (Russia House)(Created page with "A cultural center based in Berlin that represents the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States,compatriots living abroad,and international humanitarian coope...")
  • 16:32, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+530). . N Rome Statute(Created page with "The statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 1988. The statute establishes the Court’s jurisdiction, structure and functions. The statute also lays out...")
  • 16:32, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+483). . N Rome Convention(Created page with "The United Nations Conference on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court, took place from the 15th to the 17th of June 1998 in Rome, Italy. 120 of the 160 states ...")
  • 16:31, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+666). . N Religious Fundamentalism(Created page with "Religious fundamentalism has been prevalent in society since the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and is a response to increasing globalization and modernization. Rel...")
  • 16:31, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+435). . N Regionalism(Created page with "Regionalism is a complex of attitudes, loyalties and ideas which individuals and collective groups of people have over what they perceive as ‘their’ region. Regionalism ex...")
  • 16:30, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+565). . N Red Cross(Created page with "The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an organization providing humanitarian assistance to those affected by conflict and armed violence around the world. The...")
  • 16:29, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+854). . N Red Crescent(Created page with "The term ‘red crescent’ usually refers to the humanitarian effort known as the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, an international movement with almost one...")
  • 16:28, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+709). . N Realism(Created page with "Realism is a theory of International Relations that stresses the competitive and conflict-ridden nature of the anarchic state system. Realists believe that power and self- int...")
  • 16:26, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+682). . N Reagan, Ronald(Created page with "=== Reagan, Ronald (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) === Former President of the United States of America (1981 -1989), who served for two terms. Reagan is considered one of...")
  • 16:26, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+580). . N Rapprochement(Created page with "Derived from the French word ‘rapprocher’ meaning ‘to bring together’. It denotes the establishment or reestablishment of harmonious and friendly relations between two...")
  • 16:21, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+478). . N Sustainable Tourism(Created page with "An attempt to reform the tourism industry, so that it reduces the negative impact on the environment and local culture, while simultaneously improving employment opportunities...")
  • 16:21, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+620). . N Sustainability Indicators(Created page with "Sustainability in- dicators are measures that have been derived in an effort to calculate sustainability, usually in an environmental or developmental sense, and form an area ...")
  • 16:20, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+757). . N Sustainability(Created page with "For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well- being which has multiple dimensions: ecologic, economic, political, and cultural. The three pill...")
  • 16:20, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+913). . N Supranationalism(Created page with "A political and legal concept which first emerged with the Treaty of Paris in 1951, defining the reorganization of a “new” Europe. The term refers to the delegation or tr...")
  • 16:19, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+473). . N Suffrage(Created page with "Defined as the right to vote in democracy processes. The term is usually a term applied to the right to vote for representatives in elections and on referendum topics. Citizen...")
  • 16:19, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+847). . N Sudan(Created page with "Sudan is a North African state which has struggled with civil war and political and military conflicts for decades. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in 2005 as an ...")
  • 16:19, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+455). . N Subsector Analysis(Created page with "Subsector analysis involves the analysis of a value chain within a production sector. It involves identifying areas where value can be added, quantifying employment and produc...") (current)
  • 16:18, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+497). . N Subaltern Studies(Created page with "The Subaltern Studies Group (SSG) is a group of South Asian scholars in the field of postcolonial studies. The SSG focuses primarily on South Asia, as well as the rest of the ...")
  • 16:18, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+304). . N Subaltern(Created page with "Subaltern refers to a person or group of people outside of the hegemonic power structure of a colony and who are thus at the margins of society. The term essentially refers to...")
  • 16:18, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+643). . N Structural Analysis(Created page with "Structural analysis is used when calculating how much weight load- bearing structures such as buildings, bridges, soil, machinery and so forth, can hold. This type of analysis...")
  • 16:17, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+467). . N Strodtbeck and Kluckhohn Framework(Created page with "Fred Strodtbeck and Florence Kluckhohn were two cultural anthropologists most well known for their “Culture Value Orientations” theory (1961). The theory attests that ther...")
  • 16:17, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+809). . N Strategic Environmental Assessment(Created page with "Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a system designed to ensure that aspects of environmental sustainability are taken into proper consideration in policy and planning...")
  • 16:16, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+593). . N Strategic Culture(Created page with "The theory of Strategic Culture was articulated by Jack Snyder in 1977 to interpret the Soviet nuclear strategy. It defines the shared beliefs, attitudes and modes of behaviou...")
  • 16:15, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+784). . N Spivak, Gayatri C.(Created page with "=== Spivak, Gayatri C. (February 24, 1942 -) === An Indian literary theorist and philosopher, well known for her essay “Can the Subaltern Speak?”, considered to be one of ...")
  • 16:15, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+448). . N Spillover Effects(Created page with "Spillover effects, in an economic context, are the consequences of economic activity, including policies and transactions that may affect those not directly involved. These sp...")
  • 16:14, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+548). . N Sowell, Thomas(Created page with "=== Sowell, Thomas (June 30, 1930-) === American economist, social theorist and political philosopher. He advocates laissez-faire economics and writes from a conservative lib...")
  • 16:13, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+633). . N Sovereignty(Created page with "In international relations, sovereignty refers to the supreme and unrestricted authority of a state or territory. All independent countries have national sovereignty – in ot...")
  • 16:12, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+732). . N Son of Heaven(Created page with "Son of Heaven is a term used to refer to Emperors of China, Japan and Vietnam within a certain time period. In China, it relates to Emperors who reigned between the founding o...")
  • 16:12, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+619). . N Soil Degradation(Created page with "Soil degradation is a process describing the loss of equilibrium in stable soil, usually as a result of a change in climate or vegetation of the area by the replacement of a p...")
  • 16:12, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+804). . N Sociology of Culture(Created page with "The term “cultural sociology” first emerged in Weimer Germany. In the sociological field, culture can be defined as the social behaviors, ways of thinking, norms, language...")
  • 16:11, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+691). . N Socio-demographics(Created page with "Refers to the social makeup and characteristics of a given population. A quantitative analysis is normally used to collect data related to gender, ethnicity, age, education, r...") (current)
  • 16:11, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+941). . N Socialism(Created page with "Socialism is both an economic system and a political theory which promotes the social ownership of the means of production. There are many different variations of socialism wh...")
  • 16:11, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+47). . Social Perception(current)
  • 16:10, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+618). . N Social Perception(Created page with "Social perception refers to a person’s ability to make judgments and form impressions of others and determine how others affect them and vice versa. One aspect of social per...")
  • 16:10, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+443). . N Social Networks(Created page with "Social structures created by sets of actors (organizations or individuals) and certain dyadic ties between those actors. A social network is a theoretical creation used by soc...")
  • 16:09, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+984). . N Social Media(Created page with "Virtual media used primarily as a means of social interaction. Social media is driven by the creation and sharing of user- generated content, and has in recent years become an...")
  • 16:09, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+835). . N Social Constructivism(Created page with "A broad school of thought that emphasizes the impact of ideas, identities, norms, and culture in world politics. This political approach emphasizes the social construction of ...")
  • 16:08, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+1,204). . N Silk Road(Created page with "A former trade route linking China to Europe and the Middle East. The trail had a length of about 6,500 km (4,000 miles) and was used from the third century BC to the seventee...")
  • 16:08, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+47). . Sierra Leone
  • 16:08, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+675). . N Sierra Leone(Created page with "Sierra Leone is a small West African coastal nation, made up mostly of Muslim inhabitants but with a powerful Christian minority. Sierra Leone is widely regarded as one of the...")
  • 16:07, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+47). . Shuttle Diplomacy
  • 16:07, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+431). . N Shuttle Diplomacy(Created page with "Practice which involves a third party carrying on negotiations among the two principals of a dispute so that they never directly confront each other. This process usually enta...")
  • 16:07, 25 March 2014 (diff | hist) . . (+812). . N Sen, Amartya(Created page with "=== Sen, Amartya (November 3, 1993- ) === A renowned Indian philosopher and economist, who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contribution ...")

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