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Child Soldiers
Posted by: mmerryfield on Wednesday, March 3, 2010This UNICEF page describes how child soldiers are being integrated back into society in Chad.
Annual Editions: Global Issues 09/10. (2009).
Posted by: admin on Monday, February 8, 2010Recommended because new editions each year contain collections of 30-40 up to date articles from scholars and the world press that examine the most important global issues facing the planet. The book has a world map, a glossary, a topic guide, and a list of related websites. This is one of many Annual Editions series. Others (see list on the Annual Editions website) are also relevant to specific issues as well as regional studies.
Citation: Jackson, Robert M. (editor). Guilford, CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin. http://www.dushkin.com
Global Perspectives: A Handbook for Understanding Global Issues. (1999).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it provides a multidisciplinary approach to explaining general global vocabulary, issues, and trends (i.e., cultural diversity, economic development, the natural environment, and international peace and violence). The book provides case study analyses of the global issues and trends explored in the book. Chapter titles are (1) Introduction to the Modern World, (2) Ethnicity and Global Diversity, (3) Perspectives on Ethnicity and Global Diversity, (4) Economic Development, (5) Perspectives on Economic Development, (6) Human Ecological Sustainability, (7) Perspectives on Human Ecological Sustainability, (8) Peace and War, and (9) Perspectives on Peace and War.
Citation: Kelleher, Ann, & Klein, Laura. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
The State of the World Atlas: The Unique Visual Survey of Political, Economic, and Social Trends, 6th edition. (1999).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it contains key political, economic, and social indicators translated into full-color maps and graphics. The book provides visual representations of such topics as (1) international debt and inflation, (2) production of goods and services, (3) population growth and migrations, (4) pressures on the environment, (5) military spending and arms trade, (6) freedom of expression, (7) religion and the rise of fundamentalism, (8) racism and gender politics, and (9) language and illiteracy.
Citation: Smith, Dan, & Kidron, Michael. London: Penguin.
The State of the War and Peace Atlas, 3rd edition (1997).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it provides global overviews on (1) international terrorism, (2) landmine and military dumping grounds, (3) military spending and nuclear testing, (4) arsenals and the arms trade, and (5) NATO and the UN. The book also provides full-color maps that explore (1) the dynamics of war, (2) wars of identity and belief, (3) wars of poverty and power, (4) the military world, and (5) the dynamics of peace.
Citation: Smith, Dan. London: Penguin.
Arms for the Poor. (1998).
Posted by: admin onRecommended because Arms for the Poor illustrates how the U.S. government and arms exporters affect lives of people in other countries through the arms trade. Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. has doubled its arms sales; the U.S. sells more weaponry abroad than all other 52 arms exporters combined; 80% of U.S. arms sales go to repressive, non-democratic governments. Activists and experts interviewed link U.S. arms sales to the maintenance of global inequality.
Teaching Global Awareness with Simulations & Games (1994)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because teaching about global concerns through various simulations and games. Topics and materials include a number of classroom activities, including “Missing”, an activity which allows students to role play the family and concerned acquaintances of an imprisoned journalist. Other activities include, “Self-Defense: A Simulation of World War I” and “Pennies: The Scramble for Wealth,” a simulation about world wealth distribution. Be aware of the fact that the publication includes reproducible student handouts. Recommended for Grades 6-12. This resource is originally recommended by Denver University.
Citation: Lamy, Steven, et al. Denver: Center for Teaching International Relations (CTIR) ($34.95).
Activities Using the State of the World Atlas (7th Edition) (2004)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this newly revised and rewritten publication accompanies the latest 7th edition of The State of the World Atlas. Topics and materials include valuable teaching activities designed to help students gain a greater appreciation of the world. These activities focus on world regions, ethnic and cultural groups, human rights, conflict, power, religion, and new players in the international system. All activities involve the use of more than one map and are structured to reinforce students’ higher-level cognitive and research skills. The text also contains reproducible student handouts. Be aware of the fact that 6th Edition of the “Activities Using the State of the World Atlas” is still available upon request. Recommended for grades 7-12. This resource is originally recommended by Denver University.
Citation: Meier, Marci. CTIR. $29.95
Teaching American Diplomacy: The Expansion of NATO
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it discusses historical and ideological reasons behind the recent NATO expansion into the Eastern Europe, when Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic joined the Organization. Topics and materials include suggested teacher and student assessment instructions, classrooms activities, primary source documents, handouts, and some assessment ideas. This resource is originally recommended by Denver University.
Citation: Miles, Michael & Schuster, Heidi. CTIR and the Una Chapman Cox Foundation. $29.95
At the End of a Gun: Women and War (Film #9 from Life: A Film Series About Globalization) (2000)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this film examines the tragic civil war that has wracked Sri Lanka since the early 1980s, through the experiences of women, and how the conflict has impacted them in particular. Topics and materials include the analysis and the explanation of links between Sri Lanka and 30 various ethnic conflicts/civil wars currently raging around the world; the look at how women are widowed and left struggling to take care of their children alone, are subjected to incest and rape, and are often forced to take up arms. Be aware of the fact that this program was filmed among the Sinhalese majority (the government side), and thus does not get into the plight of Tamil rebel women who have been recruited as suicide bombers. Keywords: War, Sri Lanka, women, gender, ethnicity, civil war, ethnic conflict, widow, children, incest, rape, arms, gun, Sinhalese, Tamil, violence. This resource is originally recommended by Michigan State University.
Calling the Ghosts (1996)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because in this documentary women survivors in Bosnia tell their stories of when the Serbs take over and put them in Serbian camps, where people were tortured, raped, and killed. Topics and materials include the struggles that the women face upon leaving the camps and trying to readjust to daily life again; the International Tribunal as it addresses these war crimes; and others. Keywords: Bosnia, Gender, International Law, Serbs, War crimes, Rape, Torture, War, Women, Tribunal. This resource is originally recommended by Michigan University.
Sidet: Forced Exile (1991)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this film is a thoughtful and sensitive portrayal of the incredible hardships facing women in the Horn of Africa today. Topics and materials include a first-hand look, showing the women’s fight to locate work, protect their children’s health, and balance their meager resources. Be aware of that the film reaches beyond the large political changes in the area. It shows the individual consequences of war and displacement. Keywords: women, woman, gender, Horn of Africa, work, child health, children, resources, war, displacement, poverty, poor, income. This resource is originally recommended by Michigan University.
The Road to Nowhere: Yugoslavia (1997)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this program examines Yugoslavian warlords, whose power derives from the barrel of a gun, and the rhetoric with which they justify themselves and motivate one another– the rhetoric of nationalism. The “Highway of Brotherhood and Unity” is a symbol of everything that has gone wrong in Yugoslovia– a road impassable, for both Serb and Croat, to nowhere. Keywords: warlords, war, warfare, gun, violence, nationalism, Yugoslavia, Serbs, Croats, conflict, Serbia, Croatia. This resource is originally recommended by Michigan University.
A Child’s Century of War (2001)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it shows the effects of war on the bodies and minds of children of Grozny, Hebron (Arab and Jew), and Sierra Leone. Topics and materials include archival clips from Armenia, the Blitz, the Holocaust, Germany, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Sarajevo intertwined with current news and documentary coverage depicting children victims of various violent conflicts throughout the century. This documentary conveys a very powerful anti-war and human-rights message. Be aware of the fact that the video contains graphic combat scenes, wounded or dying children, drug use by child soldier in Africa. Recommended for grades 7-12.
Afghanistan: The Lost Generation (2001)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is an overview recent national history which interweaves with three heart-breaking personal stories from a musician, a soldier, and a 12-year-old boy who lost his foot in a rocket blast. Topics and materials include 20-year-long civil war, the Soviet invasion, Taliban, terrorism, and others. Recommended for Grades 9-12.
Suspended Dreams (1992)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this is a courageous documentary from Lebanon about the effects of 16 years of civil war on what was once the intellectual, cultural and commercial center of the Arab world. Topics and materials include the story of four Beirut citizens from very different backgrounds as they struggle to reconstruct their homes and lives amid the chaos, the broken buildings, and the unexploded mines of their once beautiful city. Be aware of the fact that the film assesses the appalling impact of modern warfare on the environment, and looks ahead to a new conflict in the making over the Middle East’s most precious commodity– water. Keywords: Lebanon, civil war, Arab world, Middle East, Western Asia, Beirut, reconstruction, mines, violence, modern warfare, environment, water. This resource is originally recommended by Michigan University.
The 1 Story of Black Hawk Down (2002)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because unlike the Ridley Scott’s movie, this program offers a dual, more objective perspective on the Battle of Mogadishu. Topics and materials include minute details of the battle; computer generated maps; interviews with both Somali and American soldiers, and also Robert Oakley, former U.S. ambassador to Somalia; news footage and reenactments. Be aware of the fact that the video contains gruesome battle footage. Recommended for Grades 7-12.
Without Rights (Film #23 from Life: A Film Series About Globalization) (2000)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this episode offers an inevitably controversial look at the plight of the Palestinians. Topics and materials include the war of 1948 that accompanied the founding of the Israeli State; the fleeing of Palestinian refugees to neighboring countries; the war of 1967 and the occupation the West Bank of Jordan and the Gaza Strip by the Israelis; the analysis of the situation of the 1.3 million Palestinian refugees living under Israeli control, who are denied many human rights guaranteed to all people under international laws. This episode also explores the plight of these people against the backdrop of the then-stalled Camp David talks on peace in the Middle East. Be aware of the fact that this program was filmed before the most recent and devastating fighting of 2002, nevertheless, the issues remain sadly unresolved. Keywords: Palestine, Palestinian, Israel, Israeli, war, West Bank, Gaza strip, refugee, human rights, international law, Camp David, peace, Middle East, violence, fight, conflict. This resource is originally recommended by Michigan University.
The Globalization Website
Posted by: admin on Tuesday, January 19, 2010Recommended because because it is a megasiteof globalization resources. The site was created and is maintained by the Sociology Department at Emory University and used in their globally oriented courses. The site links to organizations, books, people, issues, theories, and a glossary. The site also links to other megasites, data sources, non-English sites (German, French, and Spanish).
Women and The Military
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it explores the issue of women in the military and covering pre-history through 20th century. Topics and materials include the Amazons, Ancient Greek, Middle Eastern, Celtic, Asian, African, South American and European women warriors, revolutionaries, soldiers, sailors, doctors, nurses, etc. Women’s participation in independence movements in Asia, Africa, Central America, Europe and other regions is also discussed. Start by Women Warriors because it contains an overview of women’s role as warriors at different moments in world history. Be aware of the fact that this site is primarily a text resource. This site is good for use by high school students and educators.
NOVA Online
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is a concise guide to the world’s legitimate military arsenal. Topics and materials include a summary kit of the nuclear resources possessed by major nuclear powers. The site also has an easy to use metric conversion table, which could be helpful in converting metric data to fit the American equivalent in feet, yards, miles. Start by the Teacher’s Guide by Subject section which offers multiple classroom use ideas on this and other social studies topics. Recommended for use by educators and high school students.
Asia for Educators
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it provides extensive and detailed study of Asia, and in particular of China, Japan, and Koreas. Topics and materials include art, everyday life, government, foreign relations, security, history and others. Start by Foreign Policy and Defense section which contains several useful links and teaching units on Chinese and Japanese foreign policies, military defense spending, related useful resources and others. Recommended for middle and high school students. This resource is originally recommended by University of Kansas.
UN Disarmament
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it offers updated, extensive and detailed world disarmament information. Topics and materials include a wide range of disarmament issues such as weapons of mass destruction, conventional arms, landmines, regional disarmament, disarmament and development, disarmament and children, disarmament and gender. There are also extensive disarmament resources and disarmament machinery sections. Start by Educational Resources section, which contains several easily accessible UN PowerPoint presentations on key disarmament issues. For more advanced, technical and research information on disarmament and the UN initiatives in this area, please go to the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDR). Recommended for use by educators and in high schools.
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is very easy to use and integrated database system. Topics and materials covers areas in the field of international relations and security, such as hard facts on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and conventional weapons holding, nuclear weapons, chronology, statistics and other reference data. Start by accessing its search database by selecting your topic of interest from the table and your country of choice in the “search method” window at the bottom of the Enter First section. This is an excellent tool for accessing country specific statistical information on a variety of military issues and topics, including armed forces, arms production and trade, conflict statistics, military expenditures, military arsenals, and others. Recommended for use by educators and high school students.
Arms Control Association
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it provides authoritative information, analysis and commentary on arms control proposals, negotiations and agreements, related national security issues. Topics and materials include sections on missile defense, landmines, chemical and biological weapons, nuclear proliferation, space, and many others. Start by the Fact Sheets section which contains concise text and statistical information on the quantities of nuclear, chemical, biological, and other kinds weapons in the possession of the major nuclear powers. Recommended for upper high school grades and teacher.
Army Center of Military History
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it presents diverse U.S. military related topics. Topics and materials include art created by soldiers and other military related artwork, military museum directory and links, army birthdays, decorations, flags, U.S. army campaigns and casualties, holidays, U.S. army integration, oaths, gender and ethnic issues, and others. Start by Reference Topics section that, among other topics, contains broad scope of resources describing the important role that women and ethnic minorities have played historically and play currently in the U.S. army. Recommended for use by middle and high school students.
Center for Defense Information (CDI)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because of its devotion to “strengthening security through: international cooperation; reduced reliance on unilateral military power to resolve conflict; reduced reliance on nuclear weapons; a transformed and reformed military establishment; and, prudent oversight of, and spending on, defense programs”. The site is also recommended for being a non-governmental establishment dedicated to the provision of non-filtered information to the public. Topics and materials include arms trade; children and armed conflict; missile defense; nuclear issues; small arms and light weapons; space security and others. Start by Children and Armed Conflict section, which covers such topics as affected countries, children and small arms, child soldiers, U.S. Policy, and others. For more information on CDI and its issues of interest go to the Issues section of the site. Recommended for use by educators and high school students.
URL: http://www.cdi.org/
Centre for European Security and Disarmament
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is an extensive collection of resources and links related to European security, defense, and disarmament. Topics and materials include security and disarmament related publication and documentation from NATO, European Union (EU), and the United Nations (UN); missile defense and its implications for Europe; recent news and information regarding security and disarmament in Europe. Start by the Links to EU States’ ministries of foreign affairs and defense sub-section, which appears in the European Union section. This section contains links to the official websites of the 15 oldest EU ministries of defense and foreign affairs, among other things covering each country’s specific disarmament policies and expectations. Be aware of the fact that some sites may only be available in their native language.
URL: http://www.cesd.org/
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is an extensive and regularly updated resource describing a major global non-violent movement for nuclear disarmament. Topics and materials include recent press releases concerning disarmament around the world, a major collection of relevant links from around the world, analyses of international and U.S. policies on disarmament, and many others. Start by the Education section, which contains detailed information on missile defense (MD), including a visual simulation of how the MD system would work. Recommended for middle and high school students.
International Crises Group
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is a fast and easy way to access media releases, speeches, articles and op-eds on violent conflicts and crisis around the world. Topics and materials include region and country reports, clickable world map, and searches by region, keyword, and date. Start by the Reports by Region section which allows you to quickly and easily focus on the region of your choice. Recommended for upper high school students and teachers.
Naval Historical Center
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is possibly the biggest collection of U.S. navy related resources on the internet. Topics and materials include such sections as ships history, early history, underwater archeology, photography section, dictionary of American Naval Fighting ships, and many others. Start by the Navy Art Gallery section which contains art by former and current U.S. navy service men and women describing their experiences, impressions, etc., in the navy and from around the world. Recommended for use by elementary, middle, and high school students.
International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is a global network of civil society organizations working to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, which is composed of a wide range of organizations concerned with small arms, including policy development organizations, national gun control groups, research institutes, aid agencies, faith groups, victims, human rights and community action organizations. Topics and materials include women and guns, arms brokers, production of small arms, child soldiers, arms trade controls and many others. Start by visiting the Regions section, which allows a country and region specific search of all the topics, information, and links related to small arms. Recommended for high school students.
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it offers access to a large pool of information on landmines and international efforts to stop their use and production. Topics and materials include all information pertaining to the campaign, including its history, reasons for existing, participants, and the ways to get involved. Start by the Landmine Image Gallery in the Resources section. It contains images of victims, survivors, protestors, actual landmines and landmine dealers, and also art by the supporters and victims. This section offers an outstanding opportunity of uploading your own images as part of your contribution to the campaign. Recommended for middle and high school students.
URL: http://www.icbl.org/
Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies
Posted by: admin onRecommended because it is a nonprofit think tank for research and education on ways to reduce the risk of war, minimize military spending, and foster democratic institutions. Topics and materials include statistical, analytical information and graphs on the world and country specific arms production and arms control. U.S. national missile defense, rogue state missile programs, and also a Report Generator section, which permits “2-variable searches of the Database Aircraft, Ship, and Tank Holdings files and Acquisition files (which also cover Production and Trade). Here, searches can be done by any two of the following features: designing-producing region, country, or company, holding or importing region or country, generic weapon type (e.g., F-16 fighter aircraft, or Los Angeles class submarine), or current role (e.g., all reconnaissance aircraft in a given region or country).”Start by the Arms Production and Arms Control sub-section within the Policy Studies section. This section provides visual representation of such issues as for example decline in global demand for military systems and other similar topics using colorful graphs and their textual explanations. Recommended for high school students and teachers.
URL: http://www.idds.org/
Institute for Media, Peace, and Security (IMPS)
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this resource is designed to compile a list of resources on any major conflict around the world. Topics and materials include the World clock section with shows current time from over 500 location around the world; Country profiles; latest news section with focus on the ‘hottest’ current conflicts, and many others. Start by the Forgotten Conflicts section. This section is developed to serve as a tool for visitors to access information about African conflicts, their roots, the media and terrorism in Africa. Recommended for high school students and teachers.
Taking Aim at Small Arms: Defending Children’s Rights
Posted by: admin onRecommended because of its in-depth exploration of the topic of children and small arms, and children and war. Topics and materials include the explanation of the nature of small arms; children as soldiers; arms trade and others. Start by Gallery section, which contains photographs and children’s art related to the topic. Recommended for use in middle and high school.
Amnesty International
Posted by: admin onRecommended because this human rights organization provides rich resources on such topics as freeing prisoners of conscience, ensuring prompt and fair trials for political prisoners, abolishing the death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. See the current Campaigns and topics such as Arms Control, Stop Torture, Death Penalty, Refugees’ Rights, International Justice, Economic Globalization and Human Rights, Child Soldiers, Human Rights Education. Be aware of images and descriptions of torture. This site may be useful in teaching global issues related to slavery, indigenous peoples, refugees, and women rights.
