Not‐so‐Freeway: A Relational Approach to Checkpoints and Conflict in Northeast India
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Along arterial roads in northeast India, bordering Myanmar, various armed groups and state actors collect ‘taxes’ at checkpoints. These checkpoints are sites of interaction where the power dynamics between armed groups, state officials and civilians are constantly negotiated, embedded in a larger network of social and political relationships ...
Shalaka Thakur
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The Legal Regulation of Cybercrimes related to Character Assassination under the Jordanian and French Legislation. [PDF]
F1000ResAl-Rai A, Imad D, Khater M.
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Do Criminals Politicians Reduce Corruption? Evidence from India [PDF]
This paper relates unique data on criminal records of local politicians in India to corruption, crime and poverty. Using a regression discontinuity design, whereby individuals living in districts where a criminal politician barely won are compared to ...
Matthieu Chemin
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The Meaning of Obedience in a Time of Authoritarianism: Ethics of Care in and beyond the Military
Dialog, 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
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Cyber-Sexual Crime and Social Inequality: Exploring Socioeconomic and Technological Determinants. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Mármol CJ, Luna A, Legaz I.
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Asymmetric sanctions and corruption: Theory and practice in China
Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.Abstract Asymmetric punishment of partners in crime, intended to incentivize whistle‐blowing, may increase detection and deterrence. The idea is age‐old but its use against corruption is not frequent. We study a 1997 Chinese reform that strengthened such asymmetries for some forms of bribery.
Maria Perrotta Berlin +3 more
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Disproportionate Cybersexual Victimization of Women from Adolescence into Midlife in Spain: Implications for Targeted Protection and Prevention. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Mármol CJ, Luna A, Legaz I.
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Leniency Policies and Illegal Transactions [PDF]
Forthcoming in the Journal of Public Economics. We study the consequences of leniency – reduced legal sanctions for wrongdoers who spontaneously self-report to law enforcers – on sequential, bilateral, illegal transactions, such as corruption, manager ...
Buccirossi, Paolo, Spagnolo, Giancarlo
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Do Women Make Better Borrowers and Loan Officers? Evidence From Afghanistan
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores how gender is associated with microfinance loan performance in Afghanistan, a conservative and conflict‐affected society. We use data from over 9500 borrowers across Taliban‐ and government‐controlled areas for the period from January 2017 to February 2020, before the 2021 Taliban takeover.
Mustafa Disli +2 more
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