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University–industry interaction has many supporters and some detractors in the scholarly literature. Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policy frameworks emphasise interactions between universities and stakeholders other than industry, and the contribution made by these interactions to a range of goals such as environmental sustainability. Given the significance of discourse to shape public opinion, it is important that academic and policy actors convey positive views of university interaction. We investigate whether this is happening by examining representations of university interactions in popular culture. Since public opinion can shape science, our investigation could also suggest new research questions. Our sample includes science fiction novels that won prestigious awards (Hugo, Nebula and Locus) for the genre, from the 1970s to the 2010s. The use of an objective corpus of the literature increases external validity, a methodological novelty in representations of science studies. We show how science fiction, predominantly, is critical of university interactions, reflecting a lack of convincing institutional narratives on their benefits. The apprehensions expressed about interactions with industry or other stakeholders are equivalent. We offer some recommendations for research on STI policy frameworks to incorporate critical views of university–society interaction, including threats to sustainability, and new research questions related to defence of non-disclosure of information for political reasons and conflicts of equity due to the lack of career progression for ‘disengaged’ academics.

When choosing books that build these skills, you can focus on topics that explicitly explore mental health issues like grief or anxiety. Discussions, debates, and disagreements are a great way for learners to practice and build their interpersonal skills and conflict resolution toolkit while building reading comprehension skills. Because novels are a richer reading experience, there is a lot of flexibility in the books you could choose to discuss. Told through her own voice in a school-assigned journal, readers experience her transition through her combination of drawings and responses to prompts. Because this novel does not feel like a traditional chapter book, readers are given a deeper sense of connection to Izzy's innermost thoughts and experiences. For those looking for a more serious portrayal of mental health issues and unhealthy relationships, the novel The Other Side of Perfect (first published as Autumn Bird and the Runaway) by Melanie Florence and Richard Scrimger is an accessible exploration of the difficult topics of identity and family dynamics.

Literature has different functions. In addition to that of simple entertainment, literary works can help nations deal with difficult pasts, through tropes of memory and reconciliation. Much has been written on commitment and engagement in African literature, in general, and even in African crime fiction \" thrillers may have come to stand in for what used to [be] seen as 'political' or engaged fiction\" (de Kock, 2015: 28). However, the place of African crime novels in conflict management and resolution has not really been analysed; it is in local, regional and continental conflict management and resolution remains a little probed value of African literature. Ubuntu, the South African notion of brotherhood and interconnectedness - a concept found in many African societies -, when exemplified in literary texts, can be used to enable conflict management and transformation, leading to more harmonious and peaceful societies. Therefore, with evidence provided by storylines and extracts from selected African crime novels, this brief exploratory paper uses the notion of Ubuntu as a philosophical anchor to deconstruct the often presented claim that crime fiction (novels that have crime and criminal acts as their primary concern) is not useful in conflict management and resolution.

The United States is investing heavily in autonomous weapon systems (AWS) as part of the Department of Defense’s “Third Offset” strategy. However, scholarship on AWS has largely failed to explore the ways in which these systems might themselves have strategic ramifications. This gap is especially apparent in relation to strategic interaction in crisis scenarios. This article seeks to highlight relevant dimensions of the ongoing debates over (1) how to define AWS, (2) the technology behind their development, and (3) their integration into the future force. The article then constructs five scenarios where introducing AWS may affect how an international crisis involving the United States and an adversary plays out.

Yusuf is a young university graduate suffering from discrimination, lack of opportunity and the rage of youth against injustice. As he slowly becomes seduced by extremist thought, his family seem powerless to dissuade him. His Uncle Salim, the only father figure around, is helpless in the face of his nephew's ideology. Salim, recently reunited with Jack, his best friend from childhood, is helpless as these three lives become fatally entwined. But Yusuf's sister has another plan. Knowing the solutions are with the communities of Mombasa - she takes her story to the streets. As the film becomes documentary, we see real audiences in Mombasa take the roles of Yusuf's mother, sister and uncle, and in doing so give voice to the majority Muslim community of coastal Kenya. Can the citizens of Mombasa change the tragic outcome of this story?

Manipulated earnings played a central role in the slew of corporate scandals which surfaced during the last three years. This article focuses on the vulnerability of earnings to manipulation by managers: it surveys the empirical record of manipulation, their major objectives, and the means of manipulation. It then focuses on the major source of earnings manipulation--the multitude of estimates and subjective judgments underlying the comutation of earnings. The article accordingly concludes with a proposal to curb manipulation by requiring managers to routinely compare key estimates with ex post realizations, and revise earnings in case of large deviations.

Purpose – This research seeks to discover the type of discourse encouraged around controversial materials, particularly those of a sexual nature, in LIS educational texts. Censorship and controversial materials are often issues addressed in the LIS literature, but even with ideals of neutrality it can be difficult to remain balanced on certain issues, particularly those dealing with sex. Design/methodology/approach – A content analysis of 85 LIS texts on collection development, reference, and intellectual freedom was completed using the following thematic elements: sex, pornography, erotica, curiosa, facetiae, obscenity, censorship, and controversial materials. Deeper analysis of individual definitions and usages was informed by Michel Foucault's perspective that education “follows the well-trodden battle lines of social conflict. Every educational system is a political means of maintaining or of modifying the appropriation of discourse” (Foucault, 1972, p. 227). Findings – Findings from the investigation indicate that LIS texts are predominately pejorative when discussing sexual topics such as erotica and pornography. Few texts provide distinctions between different types or genres of sexual materials. Research limitations/implications – The majority of texts analyzed for this study were published in the USA and hence have an American bias. This bias necessitated the use of American legal terminology and a reliance on American Library Association guidelines for examination purposes. The emphasis on American terminology may limit the applicability of the results outside of North America. Originality/value – Sex is one of the most highly cited reasons for challenges to materials in libraries. At the same time the mainstream popularity of the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has created a new, widespread interest in the publishing, reading, and collecting of erotica. An understanding of how these texts are defined and identified in the LIS literature provides greater understanding of the discipline's biases.

Based on a play that was commissioned after 2007 post-election violence in Kenya, Ni Sisi tells the story of a community torn apart when a would-be government official exploits tribal tensions to win votes. The production promotes Kenyan unity and responsible leadership.

Twenty years post-independence Ukraine remains split, still floundering toward viable democracy. Active participation in civic affairs required for democracy is unfamiliar for most Ukrainian citizens, having internalized centuries of divisive oppression under a series of authoritarian regimes. Democracy-building and peace-building require participant agency and voice; rising out of oppression, people often need support to speak about and transform their lived experiences. Peacebuilding with Women in Ukraine: Using Narrative to Envision a Common Future, by Maureen P. Flaherty, explores the roles women’s shared narrative, dialogue, and group-visioning play in the support of personal empowerment and bridge building between diverse communities. Despite participants’ initial beliefs that their regional counterparts shared little in common with them, in the process of telling their personal life stories women were able to reflect upon their own values and strengths, and with this rooting, they were then able to reach out to others. Rather than looking for differences, participants sought ways to express a shared vision for an inclusive, functional, peace-building future for themselves, their families, and Ukraine as a whole. Peacebuilding with Women in Ukraine is a model for emancipatory social action and social change, while the women’s stories offer a window into the formative years and present-day lives of eighteen women born and raised in the Soviet Union. This study is a unique contribution to peace studies and to the history and building of a country that has most often had its history written for it.

The context of mediation immediately highlights the importance of argumentation as a means to reasonably handle conflict. Argumentation in dispute mediation tackles this topic providing both theoretical insights and detailed empirical argumentative analysis. Its goal is twofold: to explore mediation as a real-life context of argumentation and to show how an increased argumentative awareness could improve conflict resolution.Particular emphasis is accorded to mapping mediation through an interdisciplinary reasoned review of existing accounts. The outline of a conceptual framework of mediation constitutes a solid basis for the study of argumentation in mediation. The argumentative analysis of a corpus of mediation cases, based on the pragma-dialectical account and the Argumentum Model of Topics, shows the mediator's moves which actually help conflicting parties discuss reasonably. The mediator's topical potential plays a crucial role in this relation at the levels of issue selection, evoking of cultural-contextual premises and choice of argument schemes.