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The Road to Autocratization? Redefining Democracy in Poland [PDF]
The present paper explores how political thinking in Poland changed after the election campaigns (general and presidential) of 2015. Its main goal is to determine what the current developments mean for the future of democracy in Poland. Will Poland face
Jarosław Szczepański, Paulina Kalina
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Borders in Transition: North American Borders in Comparative Perspective
Although North American neighbours appear to be diverging significantly in politics, policies and outlooks, Canada, the United States, and Mexico remain linked by geography and the borders that also divide them.
Victor Konrad, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera
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"Isogloss": A new journal for linguistic variation in Romance and Iberian languages
These pages introduce Isogloss, a journal devoted to the study of the variation of Romance and Iberian languages.
Víctor Acedo-Matellán +4 more
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Comparative Perspectives [PDF]
AbstractThis chapter develops three comparative perspectives. Beginning with direct democracy, enhancing the direct participation of people as in Switzerland—considered revolutionary in the nineteenth century—may still be regarded a progressive form of democracy. But are increased political rights, offering the people not only a voice in electing their
Linder, Wolf, Mueller, Sean
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Brain Lateralization: A Comparative Perspective.
Comparative studies on brain asymmetry date back to the 19th century but then largely disappeared due to the assumption that lateralization is uniquely human.
O. Güntürkün +2 more
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Back to (a different) emigration? Mobility from Spain and Italy during the economic crisis [PDF]
The economic crisis has had a very severe impact on the economic situation of both Spain and Italy, whose employment figures fell by record levels, affecting all population categories, especially the youngest cohorts. This situation had a profound impact
CARO, Raquel +2 more
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Consumer credit in comparative perspective [PDF]
We review the literature in sociology and related fields on the fast global growth of consumer credit and debt and the possible explanations for this expansion.
Aalbers MB +48 more
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Asia in the 21st Century: India and China engages Southeast Asia
Asia is at crossroads. India and China, as new centres of powers in the Asian system, are engaging Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular. Given its economic dynamism and strategic location, Southeast Asia is considered crucial for their rise ...
Parama Sinha Palit
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has a wide range of important applications in various fields including chemical industry, environmental remediation, and sustainable energy conversion/storage. Nevertheless, the stark disconnect between today's huge market demand
Yanyan Sun, Lei Han, P. Strasser
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Imagology in comparative literature : Knowing yourself from another perspective [PDF]
Imagology in Comparative Literature: Knowing the Self from the Other's Perspective Abstract: The present paper examines imagology in comparative literature. Imagology is one of the most important and rooted areas in comparative literature since it is
Hamideh Lotfinia
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