{"id":423,"date":"2016-03-09T14:44:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T14:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ga-pa.org\/?page_id=423"},"modified":"2019-02-04T09:37:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T09:37:46","slug":"think-tank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ga-pa.org\/what-we-offer\/think-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">We are extremely proud to announce the publication of the second issue of the <strong>International Journal for Arts and Politics (IJAP)<\/strong>, edited by Jasmin Lilian Diab!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2450 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ga-pa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/50335247_1890735694385837_4552999035539030016_n-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ga-pa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/50335247_1890735694385837_4552999035539030016_n-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/www.ga-pa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/50335247_1890735694385837_4552999035539030016_n.jpg 679w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Access <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ga-pa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IJAP-Issue-2-2019.pdf\">IJAP &#8211; Issue 2: The World We Love In: Gender, Identity, Art and the Law (Spring 2019)<\/a>\u00a0here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\nYou can also find <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ga-pa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IJAP-Volume-1-Issue-1-2018.pdf\">IJAP &#8211; Issue 1: The Public, the Private and the In-Between: Women, Movement, Expression and Change (Spring 2018)<\/a> here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n(c) Copyright GAPA, all rights reserved. Please do not share without permission from GAPA.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">The GAPA Think Tank is made up a group of esearchers who write and publish essays under the supervision of our lovely editor, Ms. Jasmin Lilian Diab. To contribute to the International Journal of Arts and Politics (IJAP) and to find our about current opportunities in the Think Tank, <a href=\"jasmin@ga-pa.org\">email Jasmin here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">The thematic clusters below provide a tenative framework for interested community members. We have identified six themes that occupy the social and political discourse. These topics are also particularly prominent in many forms of political art. We encourage an academic, politically informed perspective on these issues &#8211; drawing connections to the world of art activism is more than encouraged.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong><div data-foldup=\"yes\" class=\"bg_faq_content_section\"><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Migration<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Migration is commonly defined as the movement of people across political borders with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in the new location. According to the UN (2015), 244 million people or 3,3% of the world\u2019s population lived outside their country of origin. Particularly since the onset of the refugee crisis, migration and the issues surrounding it have dominated the media, politics and discussions about the best way to react to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Possible sub-topics include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">integration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">multiculturalism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">citizenship<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">borders<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Identities<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Walt Whitman (1855) in referring to identity said \u201cwe contain multitudes\u201d. Identities are what make us different from others in terms of beliefs and perceptions &#8211; they occur on the individual or on the group level. There are many ways in which they can be conceived, for example in terms of culture, religion, tradition, nationality, sexuality, or politics. Identities have been the source of many conflicts on what is \u201cright\u201d and \u201cwrong\u201d. On the other hand, they have also enabled expression and self-realisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Possible sub-topics include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">feminist and queer art<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">social movements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">religious fundamentalism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">nationalism<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Consumption<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Consumption is the act of using up goods or resources. While some acts of consumption are necessary for survival, others are arguably not. Since the development of industry, the division of labour and the onset of capitalism, consumption has become inextricably linked to consumerism &#8211; which can be analysed in terms of consuming material goods, but also cultural goods. Societies worldwide are seemingly turning into consumer societies, with consumption as the highest priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Possible sub-topics include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">materialism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">the media<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">capitalism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">performing arts, musical arts, fine arts, visual arts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Civic Participation<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Civic participation refers to how citizens address and contribute to issues of public concern. Civic participation is not only about voting, it also involves other ways of getting involved in shaping the future, like through running for office, organising protests or raising awareness about an issue. These forms of participation in the political discourse are considered to be vital for the ongoing development of society in a direction away from the status quo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Possible sub-topics include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">civic responsibility<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">corruption<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">rebellion and non-conformity<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">social change<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Conflict &amp; Terrorism<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Conflict in an international context is commonly understood in terms of a war between states, usually for territory. Increasingly over time, such wars turned into broader conflicts about ideas and ideologies. The most prominent example of this today may be the \u201cwar on terror\u201d and increased efforts to combat the rising power of extremist groups &#8211; which has arguably produced a variety of negative consequences and given rise to a variety of concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Possible sub-topics include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">the roots of terrorism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">&#8220;clash of civilisations&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">international intervention<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Western imperialism<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Environment<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">In a political context, the study of the environment has been focused the relationship between human society, ideology and the environment. Concerns for the welfare and future of planet Earth have become increasingly politicised in recent times. The issue of global warming and climate change has fuelled discussions about ways to combat this development politically and economically, for example through sustainable initiatives and international quotas on greenhouse gas emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Possible sub-topics include but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">international development<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">environmentalism<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">profit vs. sustainability<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">Green politics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are extremely proud to announce the publication of the second issue of the International Journal for Arts and Politics (IJAP), edited by Jasmin Lilian Diab!! 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