our main aim in this article is to analyze the two concepts “proposition” and “state of affairs”. first we present the minimal expectations of a theory of “proposition” and a theory of “state of affairs”, and then we turn to the views of the contemporary theorist john pollock regarding these two topics and present the most important of his views on the subject. subsequently, we reconstruct a th...

This article seeks to analyze urban politics through the lens of the social constructionist approach to scale. This approach views scale not as a set of pre-given, natural, and immutable levels upon which social life occurs. Rather, it regards scale as a fluid context for and product of power relations in society. The article argues that urban politics is frequently characterized by political s...

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Communications [2] Educational Technology Services [3] Finance and Administration [4] First Generation Support Services [5] Graduate and Professional Student Association [6] International Students and Scholars Office [7] Learning Resource Services [8] Office of Career and Professional Development [9] Office of Institutional Research [10] Office of the Registrar [11] Registered Campus Organizati...

Communications [2] Educational Technology Services [3] Finance and Administration [4] First Generation Support Services [5] Graduate and Professional Student Association [6] International Students and Scholars Office [7] Learning Resource Services [8] Office of Career and Professional Development [9] Office of Institutional Research [10] Office of the Registrar [11] Registered Campus Organizati...

Communications [2] Educational Technology Services [3] Finance and Administration [4] First Generation Support Services [5] Graduate and Professional Student Association [6] International Students and Scholars Office [7] Learning Resource Services [8] Office of Career and Professional Development [9] Office of Institutional Research [10] Office of the Registrar [11] Registered Campus Organizati...

Communications [2] Educational Technology Services [3] Finance and Administration [4] First Generation Support Services [5] Graduate and Professional Student Association [6] International Students and Scholars Office [7] Learning Resource Services [8] Office of Career and Professional Development [9] Office of Institutional Research [10] Office of the Registrar [11] Registered Campus Organizati...

PURPOSE To collect baseline data and describe how medical schools handle faculty affairs and faculty development responsibilities. METHOD In January 2000, the authors surveyed faculty affairs designees at 125 U.S. medical schools, using a questionnaire developed in consultation with a group of faculty affairs professionals. RESULTS The responding 76 medical schools (61%) support over four t...

Edwin Meléndez is a Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College. He was appointed as the Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies in 2008. An economist by training, he has conducted considerable research in the areas of Puerto Rican and Latino studies, economic development, labor markets, and poverty. In addition to numerous scientific papers and other publications, he is t...

Emilio F. Moran, Sandra L. Hofferth, Catherine C. Eckel, Darrick Hamilton, Barbara Entwisle, J. Lawrence Aber, Henry E. Brady, Dalton Conley, Susan L. Cutter, Klaus Hubacek, and John T. Scholz Department of Geography, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48823; Department of Family Science and Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742; Department o...