http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/17/arielle-k-eirienne Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 26 May 2026 06:14:34 -0400 Tue, 26 May 2026 06:14:34 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/49/from-cutting-trees-to-slashing-emissions-reducing-deforestation-in-brazil By Arielle K. Eirienne - Where, however, does Brazil fit into this equation? Like China and India, Brazil is a prominent, populous developing country and a member of the Group of 8’s ‘Plus-5’ contingent, yet the dialogue on climate protection touches upon this South American state far less often.[1] What can Brazil’s leaders contribute to the global anti-climate change fight, and what political and economic pressures encourage/discourage their action? Unlike China and India, Brazil produces roughly three-quarters of its emissions through deforestation (Blunt 2004); hence, though Brazil must continue... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:32 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/49/from-cutting-trees-to-slashing-emissions-reducing-deforestation-in-brazil http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/34/child-sex-tourism-us-and-them-in-a-globalized-world By Arielle K. Eirienne - Another factor in explaining the flourishing of the industry, however, is what globalization has not brought, for despite having allowed people from distant locales to communicate and trade, globalization has not necessarily fostered greater understanding among diverse peoples.  As such, many Northern sex tourists have attempted to justify their exploitation of foreign children with assertions that these children are fundamentally ‘different,’ irrevocably ‘other,’ and thus not subject to the moral schemas of the tourists’ home societies (e.g., O’Connell... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:40 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/34/child-sex-tourism-us-and-them-in-a-globalized-world http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/26/usaids-alternative-development-strategy-a-critical-review-of-initiatives-in-colombia By Arielle K. Eirienne - Run by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), these alternative development initiatives attempt to provide small-scale farmers with ‘alternative’ economic opportunities, such as cultivation of cocoa, beans, coffee, and fruits or engagement in the rubber and wood industries, as well as with infrastructure that might allow alternative industries to flourish, such as roads connecting the countryside to major market areas. USAID also offers several farmers credit and/or monetary assistance. Overall, the agency’s goal is to provide Colombian peasant families... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:33 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/26/usaids-alternative-development-strategy-a-critical-review-of-initiatives-in-colombia http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/18/responding-to-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-cidas-actions-in-an-evaluative-framework By Arielle K. Eirienne - Stories like this woman’s are common in the DRC, so common, in fact, that the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Noeleen Heyzer, has claimed that “Nearly all the women interviewed in Kinshasa or in the Eastern DRC … have been victims of sexual violence and rape” (UNIFEM 2006). Noting that many rapes remain unreported, the Joint Initiative on Sexual Violence against Women and Children has placed the incidence of rapes at at least 40,000 between the 1998 outbreak of the DRC’s most recent conflict and a 2003 analysis (cited... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:38 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/18/responding-to-rape-as-a-weapon-of-war-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-cidas-actions-in-an-evaluative-framework