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Terendak Military Cemetery: Bodies, Burials, and ‘Operation Bring Them Home'
Terendak Military Cemetery occupies an unusual position in the history of Australian war cemeteries. Initially established to service the needs of the community at Terendak Garrison—the operational base for Commonwealth forces in Malaya during the early years of the Cold War—it became the official overseas burial site of Australian dead during the ...
Hannah Swaine, Kate Ariotti
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Graffiti on two buildings of different status, a prison in Montélimar and a town hall in Châtillon-en-Diois, are studied and compared. Most of the graffiti was produced during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Philippe Hameau
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Return of compulsory military service in Europe: Social determinism and perspectives [PDF]
In the period between 1995 and 2012, a number of European countries suspended mandatory military service upon which European national standing armies were based, from the 19th to the end of the 20th century.
Starčević Srđan
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Is support for authoritarian rule contagious? Evidence from field and survey experiments
Abstract The increasing popularity of strongman rule in democratic societies underscores the need to explore how authoritarian regime preferences might spread socially. We assess the role of social influence on support for leaders with authoritarian inclinations through preregistered field and survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces. The field
Sirianne Dahlum +4 more
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A flyer promoting an event sponsored by the End Conscription Campaign.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ecc/1018/thumbnail ...
End Conscription Campaign
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Breadwinner backlash: The gendered effects of industrial decline
Abstract Low‐skilled men have long been vulnerable to globalization, decarbonization, and other forms of economic disruption. When shocks are realized, women often increase their paid labor to compensate for men's loss of income. We study how layoffs of low‐skilled men and concurrent shifts in workforce composition toward women affect voting.
Richard Clark, Roza Khoban, Noah Zucker
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A brochure calling for people to join the efforts of the End Conscription Campaign.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/ecc/1008/thumbnail ...
End Conscription Campaign
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Soviet Concentration and Forced Labor Camps as Correctional Labor Policy
Concentration camps appeared in Russia as early as during World War I. The author studied concentration camps as a phenomenon of the early Soviet period of 1918–1921.
Alexander V. Martemyanov
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The initiation in criminal activities is, typically, a young phenomenon. The study of the determinants of entry into criminal activities should pay attention to major events affecting youth.
Schargrodsky, Ernesto +2 more
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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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