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ABSTRACT Seeing the EU roughly as a political system designed to remove the most essential political decisions from democratic control, while in a large part abiding by legal frameworks, we could speak about an opposition between technocratic legalism and democracy.
Dimitry V. Kochenov +1 more
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Abstract The analysis of Lenin’s language and rhetoric undertaken by the leading representatives of Russian Formalism in the pages of the journal LEF in early 1924 represents more than a tactical attempt to align Formalism with the mainstream of Bolshevik culture‐building in the context of the Soviet 1920s.
Alastair Renfrew
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Egalitarianism is often idealized, but many anthropologists have noted its potential for nightmare scenarios involving envy, mistrust, and violence. This introduction outlines a framework for understanding the negative emotions and violence associated with the forces of commensuration that are necessary to make people equal.
Natalia Buitron +2 more
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In the central highlands of Odisha, India, Kutia Kondh families navigate a precarious reality shaped by productive autonomy, decentralized authority, and material and relational uncertainty. Abundance and destitution are finely balanced in a world where humans, animals, ancestors, and spirits are co‐present and co‐dependent but also opaque and ...
Sam Wilby
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L’amour comme émotion morale? Partialité parentale et égalité des chances
Introduction Partialité parentale et égalité des chances Quelles relations justifient la partialité de l’amour parental ? Mitiger ou neutraliser les inégalités des chances provoquées par l’amour ?
Merrill, Nathaniel Roberto Buil
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This essay examines the spectres haunting ideas of egalitarianism among Tashelhiyt‐speaking communities in the Moroccan High Atlas: first, the tyrant, an obvious frontal threat to ideas of equality; and then the vastly more complex figure of the thief (amkhar).
Matthew Carey
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Company Websites: A New Measure of Disclosure
Abstract We propose a new measure of firms' disclosure based on company websites, which are widely available and contain a wealth of information. For a sample of U.S. public firms, we construct our disclosure measure using historical website data, validate it by correlating it with extant measures of disclosure and information asymmetry, and explore ...
ROMAIN BOULLAND +2 more
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Leveling the Playing Field: Evidence on Permanent Resident Access to Public Service Jobs
Abstract Prior to the recent amendments to the Public Service Employment Act, landed immigrants were eligible to work in the public sector; however, Canadian citizens were given preference in the hiring process. Amendments to the Act in 2021, made through Bill C‐30, were intended to remove some of the potential barriers to employment from the hiring ...
Massoud M. Khazabi
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PREAMBULAR HISTORY: THE VIEW OF THE PAST IN KEY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS
ABSTRACT This article claims that the preambles of foundational human rights instruments, taken together, articulate a consistent view of the past. This view is firmly rooted in historical processes, embedded in metaphysical truths, and enacted in service of the future. Part 1 assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the “preambular approach to history”
Antoon De Baets
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L'Ecole française : égalité des chances et logiques d'une institution
The French school: equality of chances and institutional logic Serge BOULOT and Danielle BOYZON-FRADET In debates pertaining to society, immigration and school are integrally linked. The latter is presented as a powerful agent of integration.
Boyzon-Fradet, Danielle, Boulot, Serge
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