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| − | ==Welcome to the Wiki== |
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| − | The topic of this Wiki is the analysis of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafis LSE Thesis: |
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| + | <div style="text-align:center;width:80%;margin:0 auto;border:3px double #333;"><div style="font-size:large;padding:0.5em;"><center><big>Analysis of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafis LSE Thesis: </big><br /><big>'''THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE DEMOCRATISATION OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS ([http://saifalislam.ly/files/2010/06/19ca14e7ea6328a42e0eb13d585e4c22.pdf PDF])'''</big><br /> |
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| − | (compare german prototype: http://de.guttenplag.wikia.com/wiki/GuttenPlag_Wiki) |
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| + | <center><big>Google defines '''plagiarism''' as:<br />"The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own"</big></center> |
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| − | THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE DEMOCRATISATION OF |
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| + | ==Important pages in this Wiki == |
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| − | GLOBAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS |
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| + | *[[Plagiarism]] - Plagiarism from Gaddafi's thesis is being monitored here |
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| + | *[[Plagiarism#article-comments|Comments]] can be entered here |
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| + | *[[FAQ]] - Frequently Asked Questions |
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| + | *[[Chat]] - used to discuss the topic and coordinate with other users |
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| + | *[[Forum:Index|Forum]] - used for discussions inside the Wiki |
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| + | *[[Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi]] |
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| + | *[[The Woolf Inquiry, make a submission!|The Woolf Inquiry]] - submit evidence on-line |
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| + | ==2011 Libyan Protests== |
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| + | The 2011 Libyan protests are an ongoing series of protests and confrontations occurring in the North African state of Libya against the government of Libya and its head of state Muammar al-Gaddafi. The unrest began on 13 January 2011 and continues to the present. Media outlets have reported the unrest as being inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, connecting the protests with the wider 2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests. |
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| + | <div align=right>[[2011 Libyan Protests|keep reading...]]</div> |
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| − | You can find the thesis here: |
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| − | http://saifalislam.ly/files/2010/06/19ca14e7ea6328a42e0eb13d585e4c22.pdf |
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| + | ==Wiki News== |
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| + | The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have been dubbed by some to be "Wiki Revolutions" because "just as people can self-organize to contribute to Wikipedia...they can participate in social change and coalesce into revolutionary movements as never before." Now, it seems that wikis may not only be behind toppling governments, but also stripping plagiarizing government officials of their educational titles. This week, German defense minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has said he would remove the "Dr" from his name while a plagiarism investigation of his PhD took place. Where did this investigation originate? Wikia, the for-profit wiki project started by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. |
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| + | [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_wiki_strikes_again_german_official_drops_dr_af.php Read More] |
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| − | ==Identified Instances of Plagiarism== |
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| − | 1. Thesis Page 52, Line 1 |
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| − | : Local government must develop transparent and accountable systems that enable grassroots communities to have access to the information they need to perform effective monitoring. |
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| − | Source: ''Civil Society and Gobal Finance'' by Jan Aart Scholte and Albrecht Schnabel, Page 61<br /> |
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| + | <mainpage-endcolumn />Tax Justice Network: My encounter with [http://taxjustice.blogspot.com/2011/02/sneer-of-cold-command-my-encounter-with.html#links Saif al-Islam Qadafi]. |
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| − | ([http://books.google.com/books?id=pbh5F9uzJMsC&lpg=PA61&dq=%22Local%20government%20must%20develop%20transparent%20and%20accountable%20systems%20that%20enable%20grassroots%20communities%20to%20have%20access%20to%20the%20information%20%22&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q=%22Local%20government%20must%20develop%20transparent%20and%20accountable%20systems%20that%20enable%20grassroots%20communities%20to%20have%20access%20to%20the%20information%20%22&f=false link to plagiarised passage])<br /> |
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| + | <mainpage-endcolumn />Wikipedia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSE_Libya_Links LSE Libya Links]. |
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| − | 2. Thesis Page 52, Line 4 |
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| − | : The IMF cannot be blamed directly for all of the problems with the way PRSPs have been developed in particular countries; however, the fact that creating and implementing a PRSP has become a key mechanism for securing IMF finance means that these failures in the PRSP process take on an importance far beyond the problems with citizen participation in policy-making in those countries that are not subject to conditionality, e.g., the UK. The use of conditionality to enforce PRSPs makes the normal democratic process—whereby policies, once put in a plan by government, are subsequently scrutinised, changed and sometimes reversed—difficult, if not impossible, and is therefore fundamentally anti-democratic. |
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| − | Source: [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPRS1/Resources/PRSP-Review/WDMPRSPsdoc.pdf Denying democracy: How the IMF and World Bank take power from people], Page 22 |
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| − | : While the IFIs cannot be blamed directly for all of the problems with the way PRSPs have been developed in particular countries, the fact that<br />creating and implementing a PRSP has become a key mechanism for securing IFI finance means that these failures in the PRSP process take<br />on an importance way beyond the problems with citizen participation in policy-making in countries not subject to conditionality (eg, the UK). The<br />use of conditionality to enforce PRSPs makes the normal democratic process – whereby policies, once put in a plan by government, are subsequently scrutinised, changed and sometimes reversed – difficult if not impossible and is therefore fundamentally anti-democratic. |
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| − | 3. Thesis Page 44, Line 16 |
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| − | : in 1971–73, the IMF became more involved with its member countries’ economic policies, advising on fiscal policy and monetary policy as well as microeconomic changes such as privatisation, of which it became a forceful advocate. In the 1980s it played a leading part in addressing the problems of developing countries’ mounting debt. More recently it has several times coordinated and helped to finance assistance to countries with a currency crisis. |
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| − | Source: ''Essential economics: an A-Z guide'' By Matthew Bishop<br /> |
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| − | ([http://books.google.com/books?id=PwnTNXovIS8C&lpg=PA157&ots=Wfg8c9Rn9e&dq=The%20IMF%20is%20the%20referee%20and%2C%20when%20the%20need%20arises%2C%20rescuer%20of%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20financial%20system.%20It%20was%20established%20to%20supervise%20the%20newly-established%20fixed-exchange-rate%20system.&pg=PA158#v=onepage&q=%221971-73%22&f=false link to start of plagiarised passage], [http://books.google.com/books?id=PwnTNXovIS8C&lpg=PA157&ots=Wfg8c9Rn9e&dq=The%20IMF%20is%20the%20referee%20and%2C%20when%20the%20need%20arises%2C%20rescuer%20of%20the%20world%E2%80%99s%20financial%20system.%20It%20was%20established%20to%20supervise%20the%20newly-established%20fixed-exchange-rate%20system.&pg=PA158#v=onepage&q=%22countries%20with%20a%20currency%20crisis%22&f=false end of passage]) |
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| − | Each member’s quota is broadly determined by its economic position relative to other members. Various economic factors are considered in determining changes in quotas, including GDP, current account transactions, and official reserves.When a country joins the IMF, it is assigned an initial quota in the same range as the quotas of those existing members considered by the IMF to be broadly comparable in economic size and characteristics. |
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| − | Source: IMF Office Memorandum, [http://www.worldmapper.org/articles/IMF_voting_share.pdf source of passage (secondary source?)] |
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Latest revision as of 18:09, 5 April 2011
THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE DEMOCRATISATION OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS (PDF)
for any plagiaristic content.
"The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own"
Important pages in this Wiki[]
- Plagiarism - Plagiarism from Gaddafi's thesis is being monitored here
- Comments can be entered here
- FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
- Chat - used to discuss the topic and coordinate with other users
- Forum - used for discussions inside the Wiki
- Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi
- The Woolf Inquiry - submit evidence on-line
2011 Libyan Protests[]
The 2011 Libyan protests are an ongoing series of protests and confrontations occurring in the North African state of Libya against the government of Libya and its head of state Muammar al-Gaddafi. The unrest began on 13 January 2011 and continues to the present. Media outlets have reported the unrest as being inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, connecting the protests with the wider 2010–2011 Middle East and North Africa protests.
Wiki News[]
The revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia have been dubbed by some to be "Wiki Revolutions" because "just as people can self-organize to contribute to Wikipedia...they can participate in social change and coalesce into revolutionary movements as never before." Now, it seems that wikis may not only be behind toppling governments, but also stripping plagiarizing government officials of their educational titles. This week, German defense minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg has said he would remove the "Dr" from his name while a plagiarism investigation of his PhD took place. Where did this investigation originate? Wikia, the for-profit wiki project started by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. Read More
Latest News[]
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Tax Justice Network: My encounter with Saif al-Islam Qadafi.
Wikipedia, LSE Libya Links.