This thesis examines trade relations between the EU and Ghana over the last couple of years, analysing whether the Cotonou Agreement has had a positive or negative impact on Ghanian trade with the UE, and the exoected impact of the EPA on trade and development. Furthermore, this thesis examines the role …

The extent to which action research has a democratising influence - and the ethical pitfalls involved in the practice of action research. The conduct of action research within the organisational context and the practice community receives attention.

Jan Hylén also attending the Surf Education Days 2005, held a presentation about Open Source Software and Open Content (such as the MIT Open Courseware project and the Open Access initiative). Jan Hylén is working at the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) of the Organization of Economic …

What options are open for people—citizens, politicians, and other nonscientists—to become actively involved in and anticipate new directions in the life sciences? In addressing this question, this article focuses on the start of the Human Genome Project (1985-1990). By contrasting various models of democracy …

In a democratic state, such as Switzerland, censorship of the media is unthinkable. The Swiss government decided to shape an "Informations Regiment' to act if circumstances would disturb the normal activities of press, radio and television. This paper describes the history, task and organization of this …