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The Open University's repository of research publications and other research outputs The production of knowledge on women, gender, and Islamic cultures in the field of cultural diplomacy Other How to cite: Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online's data policy on re...

This meeting, as all personal contacts, should be carried out in a Rogerian approach of confidence, non-judgment and positive consideration, for the interview is a highly important professional act. It requires knowledge of interpersonal behaviour, and a good dose of sensitivity and diplomacy with respect to the process of questioning. And above all, it requires “presence” which enables one to ...

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Diplomacy always reflects underlying philosophical concepts of different theories of government and of international relations. In order to understand the diplomatic history of East Asia, one must understand the prevailing world views of the major powers involved. It seems to me that in the modern period, say 1600 to the present, it is possible to discern a number of perceptions which are respo...

A Study on the Mutation Rates of a Genetic Algorithm Interacting with a Sandpile p. 32 On the Design of Boolean Network Robots p. 43 EvoGames Contributions Multiple Tree for Partially Observable Monte-Carlo Tree Search p. 53 Evolving Interesting Maps for a First Person Shooter p. 63 Revisiting Monte-Carlo Tree Search on a Normal Form Game: NoGo p. 73 Nested Look-Ahead Evolutionary Algorithm Bas...

This brief essay a call for further research rather than a summary of existing findings speculates on the existence of an area of potential misunderstanding, yet also of potential solidarity, among diplomats: that of emotion culture. All diplomats know that different cultures have different triggers for emotion (e.g., what would be taken as a joke in one culture is heard as an insult in another...

The American Mock World Health Organization (AMWHO) is a model for experiential-based learning and student engagement in global health diplomacy. AMWHO was established in 2014 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a mission to engage students in health policy by providing a simulation of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the policy-forming body of the World Health Organization ...

This paper analyses the China-Myanmar ‘comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership’ in the framework of China’s diplomacy in the postCold War era and concludes that the partnership has no ‘significant negative impact’ on regional relations. China pursues its partnerships with Myanmar and other states to create a ‘stable’ and ‘harmonious’ surrounding environment, itself a ‘major’ prerequisit...