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Beyond the Rebel ‘Territorial Trap’: Governing Armed Sovereign Formations in Eastern Myanmar

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Territorial control is a central concept in the study of civil wars and rebel governance. However, scholars often fall into a ‘territorial trap’, assuming that territorial control is either an outcome of or a precondition for armed governance. Based on immersive fieldwork in eastern Myanmar, this article traces how different spatial orderings ...
Tony Neil, Saw Day Chit Htoo
wiley   +1 more source

The Meaning of Obedience in a Time of Authoritarianism: Ethics of Care in and beyond the Military

open access: yesDialog, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In my book, On Obedience, Contrasting Philosophies for Military, Community and Citizenry, I anticipated emerging and different problems of authority and the nature/character of obedience in military and civic cultures. My anticipations proved to be correct, and more urgent questions have emerged.
Pauline Shanks Kaurin
wiley   +1 more source

The Ethics of Authoritarianism in Christian Perspective

open access: yesDialog, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We look here at the characteristics of authoritarian government in the context of constitutional democracies and argue that its operative ethical system in public policy is egoism, with its supporters constituting a collective ego complicit in the undemocratic and Machiavellian practices used to sustain power and the authority of leadership to
James M. Childs
wiley   +1 more source

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: USING PRIVATE COMMERCIAL DATA TO ANALYZE EAST AFRICAN IMPORTED SOAP CONSUMPTION, 1870-1914

open access: yesEssays in Economic and Business History, 2015
Social historians identify soap as a “new need,” and argue its consumption indicates changing notions of bodily cleanliness, beauty and status. Relying largely on qualitative evidence such as traveler and missionary accounts, print advertising and oral ...
Laird Jones
doaj  

Policy gaps in type 1 diabetes: A UK audit of National Governing Bodies

open access: yesDiabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims National Governing Bodies (NGBs) for sport in the United Kingdom (UK) are responsible for setting standards and ensuring safe, inclusive participation for all, including people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). This audit systematically assessed the extent and quality of policy provision among UK‐based NGBs, focusing on support for athletes ...
Mohammed Abdel‐Magid   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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