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The chronopolitics of exile: Hope, heterotemporality and NGO economics along the Thai–Burma border
, 2016 Roger Norum +2 more
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“Laid to Rest in Australian Soil”: The Legacies of Repatriation Policy Change during the Vietnam War
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.For the first half of the twentieth century, Australia maintained a firm policy of non‐repatriation. Military personnel who died overseas were buried in vast military cemeteries administered by the Imperial (later Commonwealth) War Graves Commission. In 1966, however, the Australian government decreed that Australia's war dead could be repatriated, at ...
Kristen Alexander, Kate Ariotti
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Networks of coercion: Military ties and civilian leadership challenges in China
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Civilian‐led coups are one of the most common routes to losing power in autocracies. How do authoritarian leaders secure themselves from civilian leadership challenges? We argue that autocrats differentiate civilian rivals in part by their social ties to the military.
Tyler Jost, Daniel Mattingly
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Labour Abroad as a Struggle for Land: Young Migrants’ Dream of a Rural Return to Myanmar
Antipode, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines land struggles that take place outside of the land in question, in order to show that rural youth continue to have an interest in rural and agrarian life despite out‐migration. Through life‐story interviews and photovoices with young Myanmar migrants in Thailand's agriculture and tourism sectors, the article shows how ...
Sofie Mortensen
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“Build the New City as Fast as Possible”: Speculation as Subsistence in Peri‐Urban Myanmar
Antipode, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines an ambitious plan to construct a built‐from‐scratch new city outside Yangon, Myanmar and sheds light on the contradictory responses sparked by rapid urban expansion. Despite fears that this megaproject would threaten the region's way of life, hopes for the new city's construction remained high throughout the project's ...
Courtney T. Wittekind
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Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 4-18, January 2023., 2023 Abstract Hepatitis B, caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), is a global public health issue that affects 290 million people worldwide. Most people with hepatitis B are in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC), where health systems and resources are often constrained.
Caroline Lee +2 more
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Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This paper investigates the impact of Covid‐19, border closure, and the military coup on the mining and trading of Kachin amber in northern Myanmar. Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic and the 2021 military coup have dramatically affected the lives and livelihoods of communities across Myanmar.
Seng Lawn Dan, Alessandro Rippa
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Survival, remission, and quality of life in diabetic cats
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 37, Issue 1, Page 58-69, January/February 2023., 2023 Abstract Background Remission is documented in a substantial proportion of cats with diabetes. The effects of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the lives of cats and their owners should be considered when evaluating treatment success. Objectives To study outcome in cats with DM and the impact DM has on the life situation of cat and owner.
Ninni Rothlin‐Zachrisson +3 more
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Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of informal institutions (including its dark side) on multinational enterprises (MNEs) in promoting sustainable development goals (SDGs) in a developing nation. Using qualitative interviews, we find that informal institutions, including “crime” and “corruption,” increase telecommunication MNEs' support of SDGs.
Ugbede Umoru +3 more
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