| Francesco Marelli & Sayaka Fukumi |
The war in Iraq has become dirtier with many more people (both civilians and soldiers) dying than during the war against Saddam itself. The Iraqis probably do not feel 'safe' at the moment and felt safer during the Saddam regime because of the continuous bombings by the American-coalition army against Iraqi protestors. Furthermore, the media has revealed the extent of the torture executed by American soldiers on Iraqi prisoners. Among those in the torture pictures, there was a female soldier and this led to an international scandal. Other male soldiers are yet to be identified. Was she a scapegoat for the US army and the US Secretary of Defence, D. Rumsfeld, because of her position? Did she willingly (or even out of a sense of duty) engage in these activities? Or is it a gender issue in war and the military?
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The group is keen to increase membership and would ask members to help in this recruitment process, in particular, by suggesting possible new members. Members do not have to be from an ECPR institution. We are interested in expanding our network to recruit academics and practitioners so that we can have an exchange of ideas and develop projects together.
Please suggest names if you can.
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UK Home Office Public Consultation |
| UK Home Office is inviting comments on White Paper regarding Organised Crime. The deadline is 30 July, and forms available online. To find out more, click here. |
| A PhD Thesis was completed in 2003 at Stockholm University by Nils Bagelius, and will be published as a book. The Thesis deals with how the foreign companies managed risks and uncertainty in their commitments in the East. A number of companies met OC and criminal activities and could manage these threats in a professional way. <read> |
John McFarlane, at the Australian Defence Studies Centre, delivered two papers titled "International Cooperation on Intelligence and Law Enforcement" and "Experiences and Lessons Learned in the South Pacific" at a Regional Meeting on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Central Asia in Almaty, Kazakhstan, between 16-18 March 2004. <read>
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Calls for Journal Articles |
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| Book reviews: |
| 500-900 words, original books in language of your choice but
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| Conference reports: |
| about 1000 words max. in English. Share your experience at
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