Islamic Norms in Secular Public Spheres Conference: political problems, legal issues, and social practices
UC Berkeley, May 7th-8th 2009
Panel 4 - Adaptation/recasting of Islamic norms and practices in local legal environments
Chair: Hatem Bazian, UC Berkeley
John Bowen, Washington University, St Louis
Dino Abazovic, University of Sarajevo
Alexandre Caeiro, Utrecht University
Conclusion
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Choosing the President: Campaigning and Governing in War and Peace
Immigration
Philip Martin, Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Davis, Chair of UC Comparative Immigration & Integration Program
Frank Bean, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Research on Immigration, Population & Public Policy, UC Irvine
Peter D. Salins, Professor of Political Science, SUNY Stony Brook
Moderator: Jack Citrin, Professor of Political Science; Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley
http://igs.berkeley.edu/events/president2008/
Resource Alternatives: Introduction to Tradition Fuels, and Oil and Hydroelectric Power - February 21, 2008. The choice of fuel for generating electricity has significant implications for the environment, the economy, the reliability of power delivery, and national security. After an overview of the fuel choices, we will discuss oil and hydroelectric power.