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Civil Wars and the Right to Self-Determination [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Thucydides was the first analyst of civil war: the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta (431-404 BC). Since then, the technology of war has radically changed but not the nature of man.
Salako, Solomon E.
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Caste as a Social Kind

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
wiley   +1 more source

The dialectics of trauma and political conscientization: A psychosocial study of activism for supporting sexual and gender minoritized communities in Brazil

open access: yesJournal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract This qualitative study examined the dialectical association between psychosocial trauma and political conscientization in the lives of activists advocating for persons with marginalized sexual orientations and gender identities (2SLGBTQIA+) in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
Gab C. Siqueira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Canadian Civil Wars of 1837–1838

open access: yesThe London Journal of Canadian Studies, 2020
Canadian historians have traditionally stressed that the rebellions of 1837 and 1838 in Upper and Lower Canada were revolts against British imperial authority.
doaj   +2 more sources

Impact of Nitrogen Deposition on Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Peatlands Under Land‐Use Change

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increasing nitrogen (N) deposition significantly alters carbon and N dynamics in peatlands by affecting microbial processes, enhancing greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient leaching into adjacent waters. However, how peatland conversion for agriculture and forestry influences the fate of added N under elevated atmospheric deposition remains ...
Yujing Deng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Civil Wars and International Trade. [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper analyzes empirically the relationship between civil wars and international trade. We first show that trade destruction due to civil wars is very large and persistent and increases with the severity of the conflict. We then identify two effects
Martin, Philippe   +2 more
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Back to the Mission. Revisiting Slack in Nonprofits and Introducing Tappable Slack

open access: yesNonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to and develops the previous literature on excess resources (“slack”) in nonprofit organizations through a conceptual analysis of the implications that the organizational distinctiveness of nonprofits carries for our understanding of slack in these organizations.
Marta Reuter   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Flight from the Fight? Civil War and its Effects on Refugees

open access: yes, 2015
Civil war dominates conflict in the modern era. An effect of this is a large number of refugees, who flee from war-torn countries in favor of lands where they can live in safety.
Lowry, Paul D.
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Localizing Efforts to Prevent Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Aid: Evolving Experiences of Power and Agency in Lebanon

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efforts to address gender‐based violence in humanitarian settings increasingly call for recognition of and funding to local women‐led organizations and women's rights organizations for long‐term response. The Empowered Aid initiative seeks to address sexual exploitation and abuse by working with local organizations as well as the refugee women
Jihan Kaisi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconsidering Darfur Conflict As A Case Study For Complex Emergencies With Public Health Impact

open access: yesAnkara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası, 2011
On this review, the foreseen approach Darfur conflict as a public health and humanitarian emer-gency will be reviewed as a case study for similar situations that may arise in other parts of the world in the future as a result of changing climate which ...
Ayşegül Yarpuzlu
doaj   +1 more source

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