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Parliament and the courts : strangers, foes or friends? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
For most of the 20th Century, the constitution of the United Kingdom was seen as essentially settled. It experienced some adjustments, and at time upheavals, in the relationship between the different components of the state.
Norton, Philip
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M. E. Grant Duff, Philosophic Liberalism and the Global Liberal Cause

open access: yesHistory, EarlyView.
Abstract Historians disagree about how best to conceptualize nineteenth‐century British Liberalism in relation to its international contexts. This article argues that we can better understand the patterns involved by interrogating individuals who bridged the worlds of partisan politics and elaborated thought.
Alex Middleton
wiley   +1 more source

THE LEGITIMACY TRAP: Street Vending Heterogeneity and Selective Enforcement in San Francisco

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Literature on street vending regulation often emphasizes the challenges in enforcing legal frameworks due to unclear laws or insufficient state capacity. However, it tends to overlook diversity among vendors themselves along crucial parameters such as spatial location, community ties and processes of goods procurement.
Irene Farah
wiley   +1 more source

Education Governors for the 21st Century [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Provides guidance for state leaders on how they can promote education reform through strategic alliances with educators, business leaders, and communities.
Ferrel Guillory
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Pigments and glassy matrix of the 17th–18th century enamelled French watches: A non-invasive on-site Raman and pXRF study

open access: yes, 2020
Twelve rare watches with painted enamels, mostly produced in France, from the 17th and 18th centuries in the collections of Musee du Louvre in Paris were analysed on-site in order to characterize the materials used in their enamels and the enamelling ...
P. Colomban   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Old Regime (of Mutualisation) and the Revolution (of Big Data)

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In his classic work L'ancien régime et la révolution, Alexis de Tocqueville proposes a reinterpretation of the French Revolution: behind the spectacular ruptures associated with the event, profound continuities are at play. Beyond the specific case of the French Revolution, Tocqueville calls for vigilance in mobilizing the notion of revolution
Pierre Francois
wiley   +1 more source

Contract Labour, Job Quality and Turnover Intention—Evidence From Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Labour contracting, where intermediaries provide farmers with migrant workers, plays a central role in meeting the demand for seasonal labour on labour‐intensive farms. Yet this system poses underresearched challenges for both workers and farmers.
Olayinka Aremu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern Medicine Environment and Adaptation of Korean Trader for Medicinal Herbs From the Late 19th Century to the Early 20th Century [PDF]

open access: yesUisahak, 2006
Since the late 18th century, the Korean traditional medicine trade witnessed a steady growth. There were lots of stores which sold Korean medicinal herbs in Seoul and every major towns had at least one or more stores in Korea, which led to a subsequent ...
YANG Jeongpil
doaj  

De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)

open access: yesJournal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
wiley   +1 more source

Congressional Careers: Service Tenure and Patterns of Member Service, 1789-2015 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerpt] This report presents data on Member tenure and a historical analysis of tenure trends. During the 19th century, the average service of Representatives and Senators remained roughly constant, with little or no change over time; the average years
Glassman, Matthew E, Wilhelm, Amber Hope
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