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Schools as Sites of Activism: Students' Political Socialisation and Activism at School

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores students' political socialisation and activism at school. It draws on research from two datasets: interviews with 24 activists aged 15–25, and data from a national survey of 1600 school students in Wales. Wales offers a unique perspective as a case study for the enactment of young people's civil and political rights, given ...
Rhian Barrance   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amnesty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The topic of amnesty is a vital one in transitional justice scholarship. As a political tool it has historically provided the state the means to suppress dissent, compromise with its enemies, as well as to protect its own state agents implicated in crimes. Amnesty originates from the Greek word amnestia, which means ‘forgetfulness’ or ‘oblivion’.
openaire   +2 more sources

Ukraine, Russia and the EU : Breaking the deadlock in the Minsk process [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Although the Minsk process brought about a de-escalation of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, not all of its 13 points have been implemented, including a ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weaponry.
Kostanyan, Hrant, Meister, Stefan
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Early detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus‐associated cognitive dysfunction: The potential of amide proton transfer‐weighted imaging

open access: yesDiabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may lead to diabetes‐associated cognitive dysfunction (DACD). We aimed to develop an amide proton transfer‐weighted (APTw) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biomarker to assist early identification of T2DM with DACD. Materials and Methods The study included 27 T2DM patients, comprising 19 with mild cognitive
Ju‐wei Shao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Older and wiser? The impact of CEO age on firm’s tax amnesty participation

open access: yesCogent Business & Management
The objective of this research is to examine the potential impact of CEO age on the involvement of companies in tax amnesty programs among publicly traded companies in Indonesia. With differing opinions on how age affects risk-taking behavior, this study
Gatot Soepriyanto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Translating sanctuary: Politics of solidarity in a bilingual and plurinational context

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract The paper examines the significance of translating sanctuary in an officially bilingual (and multilingual in practice) national polity. By examining the different meanings of the translation of 'sanctuary' into ‘lloches’ and ‘noddfa’ in Welsh, we outline the different openings for more nuanced understandings of ‘host’/‘guest’ relations ...
Catrin Wyn Edwards, Rhys Dafydd Jones
wiley   +1 more source

State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas through a property rights framework, exploring their organisational structure, motivations and implications. Using data from police reports, academic studies, NGOs and news sources, it examines why and how the state intervenes in these contested spaces.
Joseph Bouchard
wiley   +1 more source

Real Immigration Reform: The Path To Credibility [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
[Excerpt] For over 40 years, efforts have been made to respond to the unexpected consequences of the accidental revival of mass immigration that has followed the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965. Immigrants had been declining as a percentage of the
Briggs, Vernon M, Jr
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