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Late Holocene environmental history of Dojran, Macedonia: Investigating the interplay of imperial dynamics and climatic change

open access: yesJournal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a high‐resolution, multi‐proxy reconstruction of environmental and land‐use change from Lake Dojran over historical times (last 2500 years), combining pollen, biomarkers, radiocarbon dating, Ottoman taxation records and other historical data.
Alessia Masi   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-war grievances and violence against civilians in civil wars. Evidence from the Spanish Civil War in Catalonia.

open access: yesInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2018
This article claims that the role of pre-war grievances as a predictor of violence against civilians in civil wars may have been systematically underestimated because the “grievance hypothesis” has not been properly tested.
Francisco Herreros, Jordi Domenech
doaj   +3 more sources

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT AT GRAAFF REINET (1856-1882)

open access: yesScientia Militaria, 2012
The history of Graaff Reinet provides the earliest examples of civil defence in South Africa, for it was here that the early settlers established the commando system in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Frontier Wars [1779-81, 1793 and 1799-1803]. Subsequently in the
C.G. Henning
doaj   +1 more source

Nationalising Politics: opting “intraracial” for “civil” war in Greece

open access: yesContemporary Southeastern Europe, 2022
This conceptual analysis investigates the context within which the term “intra-racial” to describe civil wars in Greece was coined and its effect upon Greek nationalism.
Sygkelos, Yannis
doaj   +1 more source

Institutional Fragility and E‐Business Adoption: A Study of SMEs in a Conflict‐Affected Economy

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines e‐business adoption among SMEs in Yemen, a conflict‐affected and institutionally fragile economy. Drawing on a mixed‐methods design, it combines Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS‐SEM) with qualitative interviews to analyse how war and firm size moderate the effects of key adoption drivers and barriers.
Ahmed Abdullah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions about civil war in Central Africa: Can war be justified or solve problems?

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2009
Civil war and ethnic violence are major problems in Central Africa and have caused the death and displacement of millions of people over the years. The aim of this study was to investigate the perceptions of religious leaders, lecturers and students in ...
Kitambala Lumbu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Islamic Public Administration in Practice: The Taliban's “Gender Apartheid” Governance in Afghanistan

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Do Civil Wars Impact International Peace and Security? Examples from Asia and Africa

open access: yesFree University Journal of Asian Studies, 2020
Historically, civil war is an old phenomenon that has been affecting international peace and security for centuries. This paper analyses the impact of civil wars on international peace and security, and argues that intrastate conflicts generally ...
Badri Belkania
doaj  

Effectiveness Assessment of Underwater Area Cruise Based on the ADC Method

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Underwater area surveillance plays a crucial role in upholding national security, safeguarding strategic interests, and mitigating potential threats. Despite its significance, a notable gap persists in the availability of comprehensive models for assessing its effectiveness.
Qingwei Liang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conflict analysis of Liberia’s civil wars (1989-2003)

open access: yesCхід, 2019
The given article presents the results of scientific research of a number of civil wars in Liberia from 1989 to 2003. The historiographical background is reviewed and the main scientific approaches to the analysis of civil war events are presented by ...
Messash Kassaye Woldetsadik
doaj   +1 more source

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