In the established political system of liberal nation-states built up on a principle of coherence between culture and nation as territorially defined groups, the occurrence of cultural differences has brought to the dissolution of this formula crucial for a unity of a nation-state. Nationalism holds that cultural differences are results of a hierarchy between “us” and “them” and consequently th...

This research paper aims to investigate the ingredients of international relations in Ernest Callenbach’s utopian novel Ecotopia (1975). First, this analyses concepts Utopia and International Relations. Then, it explains finds out that Ecotopia, an earth-friendly place has seceded from U.S. for about two decades because its involvement nature degradation activities, cut off with U.S., but is no...

INTRODUCTION US Navy hospital ships are used as a foreign policy instrument to achieve various objectives that include building partnerships. Despite substantial resource investment by the Department of Defense (DoD) in these missions, their impact is unclear. The purpose of this study was to understand how and why hospital ship missions influence partnerships among the different participants. ...

Sport is widely believed to have a positive impact on quality of life. Sport events are perceived as elements of a city’s destination attractiveness for tourists and residents. However, socio-cultural impact studies of sporting mega-events, although limited, indicate that there may be a variety of positive as well as negative impacts for the quality of life for residents of a sport mega-event h...