Theodore Roosevelt: Imperialist or Global Strategist in the New Expansionist Age?

This article argues that as the first modern US president and an innovative shaper of American foreign relations, Theodore Roosevelt launched the rising United States on the world stage as a major actor in power politics, that American diplomacy came of age with him and not with Woodrow Wilson, and that the secular pragmatist who succeeded because he was abreast of the times should not be begrudged the laurels that are so often bestowed on the religious-minded visionary who failed because he was ahead of his time. In American historiography Wilson has often eclipsed—unfairly and erroneously—the geopolitical and diplomatic skills, professionalism and expertise in foreign policy of Roosevelt. Even as ex-president, Roosevelt would be a force to be reckoned with. The use and misuse of a misconstrued legacy that some have tried to confiscate for their own benefit is perhaps best illustrated by presidential candidate John McCain's reverential claim that he is “a Teddy Roosevelt Republican” rather than a neo-Wilsonian.     

Women’s Role in Serial Killing Teams: Reconstructing a Radical Feminist Perspective

This article examines women’s roles in serial killing teams and reconsiders the traditional applications of radical feminist research on serial killers. These applications limit the utility of radical feminist theory for understanding female serial killers who kill in teams. An analysis of patriarchal power relations, which emphasizes the constitutive element of radical feminist theory, provides a useful framework to achieve insight into female serial killers who kill in teams. The advantage of this approach is demonstrated through three case studies of this type of female serial killer: Martha Beck, Myra Hindley, and Karla Homolka.     

Factors Influencing the Filing of Complaints,Their Investigation,and Subsequent Legal Judgment in Cases of Sexual Assault

In Geneva, examination of victims of sexual assault is performed by a gynecologist and a medical examiner. 48% of the victims file a complaint and we wanted to investigate the factors leading to file a complaint, those leading the Prosecutor to go to trial, and those influencing a conviction. Between 2006 and 2012, 676 victims of sexual assault were investigated (averaged age 26 year, mean 22). Information on injuries, perpetrators, and circumstances of the assault was collected and analyzed. The attacker being the ex‐spouse or a friend and the presence of semen were factors leading to file a complaint. The assailant being a family member or ex‐spouse and the presence of genital/anal lesions were factors influencing the Prosecutor. The presence of nongenital lesions, the assailant being known by the victim, influenced conviction. This study shows that the medical examiner plays a vital role in the investigation of cases of sexual assault.     

Is Catalonia Immune to Racism? An Analysis of Intolerant Political Discourses of Mainstream Party Representatives (2010–2011)

Despite the reduced presence of the far-right in Catalonia, anti-immigrant stances and discourses have occupied a central position during political campaigns for local, autonomous, and national elections in 2010–2011. The Catalan case is based on the analysis of three case studies: the local exclusion from the census of undocumented immigrants by the city of Vic, the campaign of the People's Party candidate in Badalona containing hate speech against Roma, and the burqa bans issued by the city of Lleida. Representatives of mainstream political parties, mainly right wing, became the main exponents of intolerance in Catalonia by putting forward that cultural pluralism and diversity challenge the possibility of living together in society.     

Une assise au développement des PPP: la confiance institutionnelle,interorganisationnelle et interpersonnelle

Sommaire: Le succès d'un partenariat public‐privé ou PPP repose principalement sur l'efficience de la relation de collaboration entre partenaires qui est elle‐même tributaire de la confiance qu'ils s'accordent mutuellement. L'objectif de cette recherche est de comprendre la dynamique de la formation et de l'évolution de la confiance dans le cadre particulier d'un partenariat impliquant une entreprise privée et un organisme gouvernemental. Trois principaux types de confiance sont d'abord identifiés: la confiance institutionnelle, la confiance interorganisationnelle et la confiance interpersonnelle. L'analyse des événements et des éléments déclencheurs du passage d'un type de confiance à un autre permet de constater que les trois types de confiance se complètent tout au long de la relation de collaboration bien que chacun puisse prédominer à un moment donné. De plus, il ressort de l'analyse de cas que la confiance de type institutionnel demeure la condition nécessaire pour envisager une relation partenariale performante et la maintenir. Abstract: Collaboration between the partners, which itself is linked to the trust they have in one another, is of crucial importance to the success of a public‐private partnership, or PPP. The objective of this research is to understand the dynamics involved in the establishment and evolution of this trust within the specific framework of a partnership involving a private corporation and a government agency. At the outset, three major types of trust are identified: institutional trust, inter‐organizational trust, and interpersonal trust. The analysis of the events and elements that trigger the switching from one type of trust to another makes it clear that the three types complement one another throughout the collaborative relationship, although any one of them can predominate over the others at any given time. Furthermore, the conclusion based on the case analysis is that institutional trust remains the most important condition for ensuring and maintaining a well‐performing partnership.     

Adult Hirschsprung's disease diagnosed during forensic autopsy

We report a case of fatal Hirschsprung's disease (HD) discovered at autopsy. A 20-year-old man collapsed at home. Emergency medical personnel found him in cardiac arrest and all resuscitative efforts failed. He had a past history of chronic constipation since infancy. Forensic autopsy revealed a megacolon full of gas and stools. Microscopic examination showed absence of ganglion cells in a short segment of the rectum and enterocolitis in the left and transverse colon. HD is rarely described in adults. In many cases, patients complained of constipation since infancy but the affection remained misdiagnosed. The relative good tolerance of the disease is usually due to a short aganglionic bowel segment. Enterocolitis is a frequent and severe complication of HD in children but is rarely described in adults. This case suggests the importance of HD diagnosis in childhood in order to avoid fatal complications with forensic consequences.