代的希望:处于变化中的世界的年轻人

青年是从儿童或青少年逐渐被承认作为成年人的一个过渡期.处于儿童期和成年期之间的青年过渡期是一个半依赖期,年轻人试图完成个人的自主性,然而仍依赖他们的父母或国家.这个半依赖期的长短在不同的社会-经济和政治环境下有着巨大的差异.青年发展可以被理解为提高年轻人的地位,赋权年轻人建设他们生活的能力和潜能.积极的青年发展要求一个支持性的环境,且在稳定的政治、法律和经济环境里发展得最好,这种环境允许和鼓励年轻人自由和公开地参与政治和公民生活.青年发展指数是通过对5个领域的年轻人的进步的一个全球性的测量:公民参与、教育、就业和机会、健康和福利、以及政治参与,主要目标是在重要利益相关者之间形成对话,帮助政策制定者识别出干预和改革的优先领域,向年轻人传达信息,为那些需要数据指导他们的投资决策和宣传的人提供事实基础.     

Hearts of Darkness: white women write race

Abstract

In an effort to popularise the gas stove, boost sales and minimize the genuine and perceived dangers of using this volatile domestic appliance, late Victorian gas managers and stove manufacturers employed female cookery teachers to perform public demonstrations at trade exhibitions throughout the country. Eventually, these women comprised a special department of gas sales, calling directly on customers in their homes to offer personal instruction in the proper use and care of gas stoves. Part social workers, part salesgirls, the ‘lady demons’, short for lady demonstrators, moved between the traditionally gendered separate spheres of work and home, consciously constructing a professional image that reconciled the social tensions of this new occupation. They offer an early example of women's entrance into the corporate business world, the feminisation of consumption, and the combination of customer service with social welfare.     

Confrontation and co‐operation in the Indian Ocean

The end of the Cold War has created new dangers and opportunities. The formation of an Indian Ocean Rim trading bloc has the potential to benefit some of the poorest people in the world. Regional maritime co‐operation could provide the catalyst for alleviating poverty on the Indian Ocean Rim by giving a spurt to incomes and employment from the seas.