Editorial Gavan Jennings In Passing: Facing the reality of outer darkness: Foyodor Dostoevsky and Cormac McCarthy Michael Kirke A call for a “feminism of care” Margaret Hickey An inspiration for our times Pat Hanratty Don’t Give Up on the Liberal Arts! Bishop Robert Barron A personal look at Pope Benedict Patrick Gorevan God’s playground or stamping ground of the devil? Patrick Quigley Reorganized Religion James Bradshaw Film: All Quiet on The Western Front John Mulderig
Editorial Gavan Jennings In Passing: Christopher Nolan and the quest to understand (Part One) Michael Kirke Parallel lives in Ireland’s musical tradition James Hurley Superstardom, Philanthropy, and the Christian faith Gavan Jennings Unbelievers in search of God? Margaret Hickey History of Ulster's Catholics points to a troublesome future James Bradshaw Proportionalism: An Old But Stubborn Foe Bishop Robert Barron Feminism Reframed Luke Power Films: The Fabelmans Juan Luis Sánchez
Editorial Gavan Jennings In Passing: A Howling Emptiness Michael Kirke The hidden legacy of ordinary people Margaret Hickey A call to action for the twenty-somethings Luke Power The master of misguided philanthropy James Bradshaw God’s undying love for all of us Pat Hanratty Civilization at the crossroads David Gibney The Keys to the Kingdom: A Gentle But Firm Correction to The Chosen Dr Richard DeClue Film review: Cabrini Matthew Becklo
Editorial Gavan Jennings In Passing: Doctor Zhivago - a masterpiece revisited Michael Kirke Rediscovering Waugh (Part One) James Bradshaw The forgotten killing fields of Europe Tim O’Sullivan Humankind: A Hopeful History Gavan Jennings Why men have few friends David Gibney Prince Harry’s autobiography is a Niagara of self-pity Kurt Mahlburg
Editorial Gavan Jennings In Passing: One hundred years in the shadow of Babel Michael Kirke Why men are struggling David Gibney Rediscovering Waugh (Part Two) James Bradshaw The gloom dispelling Light Pat Hanratty Inclusion and Exclusion Bishop Robert Barron A deep dive into wokism Margaret Hickey Preserving local freedoms Tim O’Sullivan
This paper provides an integrated perspective across the Trusts of the Fund. It is the first annual review that combines discussion of the adequacy of the resources of the Fund’s Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) and debt relief trusts, including the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT), with that of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). The review of the PRGT assesses recent developments for lending demand, fundraising, and interest rates and compares them to the baseline projections underpinning the July 2021 reforms. A multi-pronged strategy is proposed to address identified strains on PRGT finances while minimizing negative effects for PRGT borrowers and preserving the confidence of PRGT lenders. On the recently established RST, this paper reports its fundraising progress; discusses demand developments and outlook for RST financing; assesses adequacy of loan resources and reserves; and examines, in view of increases in the SDR interest rate, the implications of adopting an interest rate cap at 21⁄4 percent for the lowest income group eligible for RST borrowing.
Experts discuss the potential of early intervention to transform outcomes for people with mental disorders. Mental illness represents one of the largest disease burdens worldwide, yet treatments have been largely ineffective in improving the quality of life for millions of affected individuals—in part because approaches taken have focused on late-stage disorders in adulthood. This volume shifts the focus by placing the developmental stage of “youth” at the center of mental health. The contributors challenge current nosology, explore mechanisms that underlie the emergence of mental disorders, and propose a framework to guide early intervention. Offering recommendations for the future, the book holds that early intervention in youth has the potential to transform outcomes for people with mental disorders and to reconfigure the landscape of mental health. The contributors discuss epidemiology, classification, and diagnostic issues, including the benefits of clinical staging; the context for emerging mental disorders, including both biological and sociocultural processes; biological mechanisms underlying risk for psychopathology, including aspects of neural circuitry; and developing and implementing prevention and early intervention, including assessment and intervention modalities and knowledge translation in early treatment of schizophrenia. Contributors Nicholas B. Allen, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, G. Paul Amminger, Shelli Avenevoli, Hannah F. Behrendt, Tolulope Bella-Awusah, Maximus Berger, Byron K. Y. Bitanihirwe, Drew Blasco, John D. Cahill, Joanne S. Carpenter, Andrew M. Chanen, Eric Y. H. Chen, Shane D. Colombo, Christoph U. Correll, Christopher G. Davey, Kim Q. Do, Damien A. Fair, Helen L. Fisher, Sophia Frangou, John Gleeson, Robert K. Heinssen, Ian B. Hickie, Frank Iorfino,Matcheri S. Keshavan, Kerstin Konrad, Phuong Thao D. Le, Francis Lee, Leslie D. Leve, Sarah A. Lieff, Cindy H. Liu, Beatriz Luna, Patrick D. McGorry, Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Shreya V. Nallur, Cristopher Niell, Merete Nordentoft, Dost Öngür, George C. Patton, Tomáš Paus, Ulrich Reininghaus, Bernalyn Ruiz, Fred Sabb, Akira Sawa, Michael Schoenbaum, Gunter Schumann, Elizabeth M. Scott, Jai Shah, Vinod H. Srihari, Ezra Susser, John Torous, Peter J. Uhlhaas, Swapna K. Verma, T. Wilson Woo, Stephen J. Wood, Lawrence H. Yang, Alison R. Yung
What are the root causes of gender inequality? Building on the fifth edition of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI), the SIGI 2023 Global Report provides a global outlook of discriminatory social institutions, the fundamental causes of gender inequality. It reveals how formal and informal laws, social norms and practices limit women’s and girls’ rights and opportunities in all aspects of their lives.
This paper reviews the implementation of the “2018 Framework for Enhanced Fund Engagement on Governance” (the “2018 Governance Framework”). The Board adopted the 2018 Governance Framework to promote a more systematic, effective, candid, and evenhanded engagement with member countries regarding corruption of macro critical dimensions and governance vulnerabilities that allow corruption. Building upon various sources of information, including surveys with key stakeholders, the paper provides a comprehensive stocktaking of the Fund’s work in governance and corruption since 2018, and makes specific proposals to further improve implementation of the Framework.
Volume II surveys the history of fashion from the nineteenth-century to the present day. Covering the period beginning with mass industry and ending with calls for sustainability, this volume challenges the meaning of modernity and modernism from a global perspective and reflects on important scholarship that has changed our understanding of the relationship between fashion and colonialism. Empires shifted and new powers rose, with fashion marking and contending with this change. The volume concludes with a critical view of fashion and globalisation, and explores the deep connections between the fashion industry, the global economy, and the politics of production and wearing in the contemporary world.