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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
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Accommodating Women: Geographies of Citizenship in the Twentieth‐Century Campaign for Women's Jury Rights

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian women were among the first in the world to receive electoral suffrage, yet it took until 1997 before they had full equality of jury suffrage. This article examines the debate around female jurors by focusing less on discourses of citizenship than on the subterranean spatial arrangements upon which equality depended.
Alecia Simmonds
wiley   +1 more source

Le multipartisme démocratique au Congo est une valeur démocratique ou un désordre politique?

KAS African Law Study Library, 2020
Il arrive de fois que nous nous demandons : si la République Démocratique du Congo est prête pour la démocratie et si elle a compris bien la démocratie.
Isidore Mfuamba Mulumba, Matthiesen Kalala Ilunga   +1 more
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Comparative Efficiency of eDNA, Camera Traps and Scat Surveys to Detect a Semi‐Aquatic Mammal Across Multiple Catchments

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Monitoring semi‐aquatic mammals is essential for their conservation, but it is made difficult by their elusive lifestyle and generally low abundance. Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) monitoring has traditionally relied on scat surveys, but eDNA and camera‐trapping are emerging as promising alternatives.
Simon Lacombe, Sébastien Devillard, Louise D'Hollande, Yann Raulet, Vincent Sablain, Louis Barbu, Geoffrey Didier, Raphaël Mathevet, Claude Miaud, Clément Oyon, Eve le Pommelet, Sébastien Richarte, Serge Rouvière, Alice Valentini, Nathalie Vazzoler‐Antoine, Olivier Gimenez   +15 more
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The Importance of the Idealist Discourse in Defence of American Foreign Policy Initiatives: beyond rhetoric towards a new form of imperialism

Revue LISA, 2007
Les États-Unis font rarement appel à un discours basé sur la défense de leurs propres intérêts nationaux pour défendre sa politique étrangère. Dans leur discours officiel, ils tentent plutôt de subordonner l’intérêt national aux objectifs plus nobles de ...
Andrew Ives
doaj   +1 more source

Towards a Consultative Union? Unpacking Parliamentary Stances on Citizen Participation in EU Policy‐Making

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent developments within the European Union (EU) reveal a notable ‘citizen turn’ marked by initiatives aimed at enhancing citizen engagement with EU institutions through deliberative mechanisms. Whilst existing scholarship has extensively examined political elites' perceptions of these participatory tools at the national level, the policy ...
Karolina Borońska‐Hryniewiecka, Jan Kotýnek Krotký   +1 more
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Démocratie constructive et gouvernance de la technique : les conditions de la gouvernance démocratique dans un processus technique et social complexe : l’exemple du projet européen Cowam-in-Practice dans la gestion des déchets radioactifs

Revue Gouvernance, 2010
Il existe au sein des théories et des pratiques de la gouvernance démocratique une tendance dominante qui trouve son origine dans la pensée dialogique contemporaine, celle de Habermas en particulier, et dans une moindre mesure, celle de Latour et Callon.
Sylvain Lavelle, Gilles Hériard Dubreuil, Serge Gadbois, Claire Mays, Thierry Schneider   +4 more
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Le mythe de la démocratie

Actes Sémiotiques, 2023
L’article propose une analyse des dimensions sémiotiques de la démocratie, en observant leurs constructions actantielles, et notamment celle de l’actant « peuple ». Ensuite, on remarque la façon dont la démocratie est justifiée rhétoriquement à travers l’
Heloisa AKABANE
doaj   +1 more source

What is a Multi‐Ethnic Party and How to Spot a Fake One?

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Multi‐ethnic parties have been variously defined: as those which do not champion the interests of, or mobilize against, any specific ethnic group; as those with a recognisably cross‐communal leadership or membership; and as those which acquire some distribution of support across groups.
Jon Fraenkel
wiley   +1 more source

Are Less Affluent People Less Likely to Run for Political Office?

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In almost all democracies, elected officials are better off than most of the citizens they represent. Recent research has shown that this descriptive misrepresentation is partly due to voter and party bias against less well‐off candidates. In this paper, we explore a third possible explanation: Are less affluent people less likely to run for ...
Pirmin Bundi, Reto Wüest
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