a great tool for research on global judicial interactions, each of its pages are presented in different formats making it daunting to navigate. Similar to the ILI, the World Jurist Association is a forum for law professionals to research current international news regarding their emphases. The discourse is reached through papers and dissertations who have respective links provided on various pages which limits any hope for quick access to information. The other two international law organizations are more specified, allowing for more narrow searches. I really enjoyed the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict because the site provides small blurbs about each link so little time is wasted trying to seek out information. The other site, the International Center for Not-for- Profit Law is not as effective in terms of navigability; in fact, it is extremely difficult to traverse but the substance is invaluable. Moving along to economics, one organization is renown above all others: the World Bank. The link provided is specifically to the African branch. The page is phenomenal in terms of layout, material presentation, and even down to the graphics. In terms of politics, there are several less well known organizations than the United Nations, but they are in the lead for helping to bring about political change to third world nations. By far, Africa Action is my favorite site to visit because of its effectiveness in portraying their messages and because of the overall aesthetics of the page. The African National Congress is another great tool that is leading the continent towards greater political stability. this page is so important to the current state of affairs which is why it's great that their site is laid out successfully. The last category of organizations stresses humanitarian issues that need drastic attention. Closest to most people's hearts is Save Darfur because of the immense notoriety the entire war has received. The website for the group utilizes powerful graphics as a lure, including their famous logo that I have shown here. A lesser known institute is the International Crisis Group that works throughout the world to better the lives of impoverished people. Their page specific to Africa provides wonderful information that is updated frequently about what has been happening throughout the continent. The last humanitarian group, Africare, is another fairly well known organization that has created a site that is both effective and touching. Not only is the page easy to negotiate, but it is also inspiring and empowering. These sites are all priceless resources that help to examine the many facets of African affairs in very divergent ways; collectively they provide a strong foundation for becoming informed about a continent that has been largely ignored.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Beyond the Obvious: A Deeper Look into African Affairs
This week I explored the internet for more sites on the current state of affairs in Africa . I have carefully chosen to include ten web pages from various esteemed organizations in the field of international studies; none of my choices include blogs because I have found very few of high merit in regards to African politics. The links to the pages I found most relevant can be found in the linkroll section on the right of the page. Below I have evaluated each based on the Webby Award Criteria which help shed light on the quality and effectiveness of the sites. The organizations I have chosen to hone in on can be broken down into four different categories; the first group addresses the judicial aspect of affairs. The page for the International Law Institute (ILI) consists of many different components including a side link roll along with recent headlines in the field. While it is a great tool for research on global judicial interactions, each of its pages are presented in different formats making it daunting to navigate. Similar to the ILI, the World Jurist Association is a forum for law professionals to research current international news regarding their emphases. The discourse is reached through papers and dissertations who have respective links provided on various pages which limits any hope for quick access to information. The other two international law organizations are more specified, allowing for more narrow searches. I really enjoyed the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict because the site provides small blurbs about each link so little time is wasted trying to seek out information. The other site, the International Center for Not-for- Profit Law is not as effective in terms of navigability; in fact, it is extremely difficult to traverse but the substance is invaluable. Moving along to economics, one organization is renown above all others: the World Bank. The link provided is specifically to the African branch. The page is phenomenal in terms of layout, material presentation, and even down to the graphics. In terms of politics, there are several less well known organizations than the United Nations, but they are in the lead for helping to bring about political change to third world nations. By far, Africa Action is my favorite site to visit because of its effectiveness in portraying their messages and because of the overall aesthetics of the page. The African National Congress is another great tool that is leading the continent towards greater political stability. this page is so important to the current state of affairs which is why it's great that their site is laid out successfully. The last category of organizations stresses humanitarian issues that need drastic attention. Closest to most people's hearts is Save Darfur because of the immense notoriety the entire war has received. The website for the group utilizes powerful graphics as a lure, including their famous logo that I have shown here. A lesser known institute is the International Crisis Group that works throughout the world to better the lives of impoverished people. Their page specific to Africa provides wonderful information that is updated frequently about what has been happening throughout the continent. The last humanitarian group, Africare, is another fairly well known organization that has created a site that is both effective and touching. Not only is the page easy to negotiate, but it is also inspiring and empowering. These sites are all priceless resources that help to examine the many facets of African affairs in very divergent ways; collectively they provide a strong foundation for becoming informed about a continent that has been largely ignored.
a great tool for research on global judicial interactions, each of its pages are presented in different formats making it daunting to navigate. Similar to the ILI, the World Jurist Association is a forum for law professionals to research current international news regarding their emphases. The discourse is reached through papers and dissertations who have respective links provided on various pages which limits any hope for quick access to information. The other two international law organizations are more specified, allowing for more narrow searches. I really enjoyed the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict because the site provides small blurbs about each link so little time is wasted trying to seek out information. The other site, the International Center for Not-for- Profit Law is not as effective in terms of navigability; in fact, it is extremely difficult to traverse but the substance is invaluable. Moving along to economics, one organization is renown above all others: the World Bank. The link provided is specifically to the African branch. The page is phenomenal in terms of layout, material presentation, and even down to the graphics. In terms of politics, there are several less well known organizations than the United Nations, but they are in the lead for helping to bring about political change to third world nations. By far, Africa Action is my favorite site to visit because of its effectiveness in portraying their messages and because of the overall aesthetics of the page. The African National Congress is another great tool that is leading the continent towards greater political stability. this page is so important to the current state of affairs which is why it's great that their site is laid out successfully. The last category of organizations stresses humanitarian issues that need drastic attention. Closest to most people's hearts is Save Darfur because of the immense notoriety the entire war has received. The website for the group utilizes powerful graphics as a lure, including their famous logo that I have shown here. A lesser known institute is the International Crisis Group that works throughout the world to better the lives of impoverished people. Their page specific to Africa provides wonderful information that is updated frequently about what has been happening throughout the continent. The last humanitarian group, Africare, is another fairly well known organization that has created a site that is both effective and touching. Not only is the page easy to negotiate, but it is also inspiring and empowering. These sites are all priceless resources that help to examine the many facets of African affairs in very divergent ways; collectively they provide a strong foundation for becoming informed about a continent that has been largely ignored.
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I found your post to be very enlightening. I had no idea that there were so many websites that focused on such different characteristics of Africa. By choosing websites that fell under the categories of judicial aspects, economics, and organizations, you were able to give readers a very well rounded look at the different problems that Africa has, as well as a look at the solutions that people are trying to be part of. I liked the way you were able to provide short and cohesive descriptions for each individual website. The only websites were I found myself to be a bit confused on the differences between the websites were the sites under the Judicial Aspects category. Perhaps a sentence or two further explaining what makes each of these sites unique would have made your paragraph a bit stronger. Besides what was mention above and a couple editing errors, this paragraph does a very good job in drawing readers to your link roll to further explore the contents of each of the websites that you have illustrated. By doing this, not only do readers look at your current selection of websites, but they also have an opportunity to look at your previous findings. All of your links function well and your analysis on the aesthetics and ease of navigation were excellent and completely accurate. I feel that the way you arranged the descriptions of the websites made your paragraph flow well, and by putting the organizations at the end, you were able to leave me with hope that we can help improve the status of Africa. You provided a very strong closing sentence and I really do hope that people come and use your blog as a helpful tool to become more informed on the issues of Africa.
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