http://www.syndicatemizzou.org Thu, 24 May 2012 07:01:27 GMT en-us 40 Center for eResearch Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/images/logo.png 384 80 http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/barker/ipod/Barker02-Barker.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/barker/ipod/Barker02-Barker.m4v Almost all of Barker’s field research in Romania focuses on a single broad question: how does society go from the sovereign individual to the individual sovereign? Barker is trying to understand the relationship between that process and the economics underlying those societies, seeking answers to questions about the economic basis of political change, and the development of economic mechanisms like taxation and charity relief, as well as why people would be willing to forsake their rights as autonomous individuals for more autocratic control by some kind of hierarchy. Barker surmises that individuals must have somehow perceived themselves as benefiting from the change. 3 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:57:13 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/inniss/ipod/Inniss06.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/inniss/ipod/Inniss06.m4v Inniss’ students are regularly involved in his research projects, graduates and undergraduates alike. “They want to see what we’re doing outside of the classroom; they want to see the applications of the stuff that we’re actually teaching them,” he says. 3 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:33:03 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/peacecorps2/ipod/PC2_05_Future_Plans.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/peacecorps2/ipod/PC2_05_Future_Plans.m4v The Peace Corps experience changed all of these fellows. Each of them plans on continuing to partner with people in other countries, although their specific aspirations are quite different. Jensen wants to work in the area of international development, hoping his experience will help him to deploy funding wisely, while Keller plans to earn a degree in policy and get involved with with non-profit organizations. Bowes hopes to gain a position in a foreign embassy, and Craver aims to pursue a PhD in anthropology and conduct field research abroad. 3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:54:45 GMT