Category: Society & Culture

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Society & Culture

Sympathy for the K-Drama

The K-Drama Over the past several years audiences around the globe have become fans of K-dramas such as Crash Landing on You, Extraordinary Attorney Woo, The Glory, and dozens of…

June 11, 2024

Society & Culture

Multicultural Policies in Malaysia: Challenges, Successes, and the Future

Introduction Malaysia is a multi-ethnic society of 32.4 million people, comprised of 69.4 percent Bumiputera (ethnic Malay and other indigenous groups, notably from Sabah and…

June 1, 2024

Society & Culture

The Ainu Policy Promotion Act and Culture-Centered Indigenous Policies in Japan

Ainu History, Tourism, and the Creation of APPA The Ainu are Indigenous people of present-day northern Japan and eastern Russia. In the late nineteenth century, Japan pursued the…

May 21, 2024

Society & Culture

An Identity Quandary in Lebanon

Lebanese Identity and Syrian Presence Identity formation in Lebanon–how individuals define themselves and how society defines them–is a multifaceted process deeply influenced…

April 16, 2024

Society & Culture

Commentary: Significance and Implications of National Logistics Policy of India

Introduction Logistics is an integral part of the supply chain process that ensures the efficient flow and storage of goods and services from the point of origin to the point of…

February 16, 2024

Society & Culture

Advancing Equity in Australian Higher Education

Introduction Policy changes in the late 1980s brought post-secondary vocational and technical colleges into Australia’s university sector, establishing new universities, and…

February 15, 2024

Society & Culture

Could Compulsory Turnout Turn Out Something Fresh For Northern Ireland?

Introduction The definition of insanity, so it is said, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Northern Ireland’s democratic dysfunction…

February 12, 2024

Society & Culture

Tackling Hindu-Muslim Conflict at the Interstices of Faith

Introduction A common assumption in the study of religion is that various creeds are inherently antagonistic, rendering religion a putative cause of war and terrorism. Accounts…

February 9, 2024

Society & Culture

Autocephaly, Geopolitics, and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Recently, mainstream media has featured the decision of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) to allow its parishes to celebrate Christmas on December 25 instead of on January 7…

May 8, 2023

Global Governance
Society & Culture

Political Protests in Peru: Causes, Complications, and Remedies

The Nature and Causes of Peru’s Recent Protests On December 7, 2022, severe confrontations began between protesters and security forces; although the confrontations abated…

April 26, 2023