Introduction: Democratic Challenges of Differentiated (Dis)Integration

Journal of New Democratic Methods: An Introduction

This paper describes a new breed of academic journals that use statistical machine learning techniques to make them more democratic. In particular, not only can anyone submit an article, but anyone can also become a reviewer. Machine learning is used to decide which reviewers accurately represent the views of the journal's readers and thus deserve to have their opinions carry more weight. The p...

Introduction: Democratic Outcomes and Associational Life

Across the third world, the discourse on civil society has remained a key feature of democracy promotion initiatives. Scholars evaluating the potential for democracy in these developing states and activists seeking to effect democratic reforms have focused much of their attention on civic associations. They argue that civil societies help to hold states account­ able, represent citizen interest...

Democratic Challenges in the Contemporary World

Vaccine introduction in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The feasibility of mass vaccination campaigns for Japanese encephalitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b infections was explored in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea using pilot vaccination studies. The experiences from these initial studies were then used to support larger vaccination campaigns in children at risk of these infections. We discuss the challenges and requirements for the...

Nanotechnology Challenges: Introduction

INTRODUCTION Nanotechnology is a recently emerging and rapidly growing field whose dynamics and prospects pose many great challenges not only to scientists and engineers but also to society at large. Since forecasts of nanotech-nology range from the next industrial revolution to severe threats to humanity , nanotechnology has already created enormous social disturbance. While the promises of na...