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Sociological Definitions, Language Games and the "Essence" of Religion [PDF]

, 2002
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McKinnon, Andrew M.
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JAMAICA: A Famous, Strong but Damaged Brand [PDF]

, 2014
Image, brand and reputation are the new capital for nations in the twenty-first century. In this era of the global marketplace, nations, regions and cities are forced to compete with each other for tourists, investment, aid, students, for buyers of their
Johnson, Hume N
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The Challenges of Pluralism: Locating Religion in a World of Diversity [PDF]

, 2010
This is a postprint (author's final draft) version of an article published in the journal Social Compass in 2010. The final version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0037768610362406 (login may be required).
Ammerman, Nancy T., Ammerman, Nancy T., Ammerman, Nancy T., Appleby, R. Scott, Berger, Peter L., Berger, Peter L., Berger, Peter L., Butler, Jon, Demerath, N. Jay, Durkheim, Émile, Fischer, Claude, Hatch, Nathan G., Heelas, Paul, Iraq Report, Malinowski, Bronislaw, Nancy T. Ammerman, Roof, Wade Clark, The Big Sort, Warner, R. Stephen, Weber, Max   +19 more
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Fostering Muslim Civic Engagement through Faith-Based Community Organizing [PDF]

, 2017
Muslims often encounter discriminatory practices similar to those experienced by other minority groups living in the United States. Such practices range from mass incarceration and anti-immigration efforts to racial and religious profiling.
Fulton, Brad R.
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Comparison of Drought Indices in the Rio Minho Watershed, Jamaica

Geografia (Londrina), 2020
The impact of extreme weather events on the agricultural sector in Jamaica is a reason for concern, as it threatens food security and the livelihood of many small farmers.
Sheika Tamara Henry
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Bridge Programs as an approach to improving diversity in physics

, 2017
In most physical sciences, students from underrepresented minority (URM) groups constitute a small percentage of earned degrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Beckford, Brian
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Impact of peer review audit on occupational health report quality [PDF]

, 2015
Background: In a previous report, we described the implementation of a formal process for peer review of occupational health (OH) reports and a method of assessment of the outcomes of this process.
Demou, E., Lalloo, D., Macdonald, E.B.
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Delivering public services in the mixed economy of welfare : perspectives from the voluntary and community sector in rural England [PDF]

, 2011
The voluntary and community sector in England is playing an increasingly important role in the delivery of public services to older adults and in doing so they rely on unpaid volunteers.
Alcock, Beckford, Blackmore, Champion, Clark, Clough, Craig, Dwyer, Hardill, IRENE HARDILL, Law, Le Mesurier, Le Mesurier, Lowe, Machin, Paxton, PETER DWYER, Raynes, Reichardt, Ritchie, Wilding, Yeandle   +21 more
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"Du pays de l'exil à la patrie rêvée : le Portugal dans The Journal of William Beckford in Portugal and Spain (1787-1788)"

, 2007
Source principale de l'un des derniers récits publiés par William Beckford, Italy, with Sketches of Spain and Portugal (1834), le journal qu'il tint lors de son premier séjour au Portugal est pourtant demeuré inconnu jusqu'au XXe siècle. La découverte de
Bernard, Nathalie
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Religions and migrations – old and new

Quaderni di Sociologia, 2019
Some of the most interesting and contentious issues that arise in connection with migration centre on religions and identities. This article begins by outlining the ways in which sociological research has already provided valuable insights into the ...
James A. Beckford
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