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When First Nations Don't Count: H.V. Evatt and the Erasure of Palestinian Rights

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
As Minister for External Affairs in the Chifley Government, Herbert Vere Evatt played a pivotal role at the United Nations in securing the partition of Palestine and recognition of the State of Israel. These endeavours were represented by Evatt and in subsequent commentary as exemplifying Evatt's commitment to justice.
Jeff Rickertt
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic litigation as a challenge for deliberative democracy

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Strategic litigation is a growing public concern, but remains understudied in democratic theory. In strategic litigation, collectives go to court with a political agenda that goes beyond their specific case. How should we assess the legitimacy of strategic litigation? Building on Lafont's model of deliberative democracy and Klein's distinction
Svenja Ahlhaus
wiley   +1 more source

Lien social et identités dans les réseaux sociaux numériques: Le cas des diasporas africaines [PDF]

Global Media Journal: Canadian Edition, 2009
Actuellement, le Web 2.0 propose des outils innovants dont l’un des enjeux réside dans la création et/ou le développement du lien social. Pour les membres des diasporas, ces outils sont autant de nouveaux moyens de faire vivre les liens communautaires et
Myriam Montagut-Lobjoit, Olga Marlyse Lodombe Mbiock   +1 more
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

The limits of AI for authoritarian control

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract An emerging literature suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly enhance autocrats' repressive capabilities. This paper argues that while AI presents a powerful new tool for authoritarian control, its effectiveness is constrained by the very repressive institutions it is designed to serve.
Eddie Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Mediation of Polygenic Asthma Risk Through Gene Expression

Allergy, EarlyView.
We apply published PRSs in African‐ancestry individuals and quantify the extent to which the PRS‐asthma relationship is mediated by clinical biomarkers and gene‐expression signatures of asthma. We found the best PRS to be the one derived using the largest sample size and including African‐ancestry individuals.
Rakesh Natarajan, Brooke Szczesny, Kanika Kanchan, Erika Esquinca, Meher Preethi Boorgula, Sameer Chavan, Monica Campbell, Wendy Lorizio, Ayo P. Doumatey, Alvaro A. Cruz, Harold Watson, Edward T. Naureckas, B. Louise Giles, Ganiyu Arinola, Olumide Sogaolu, Adegoke G. Falade, Nadia N. Hansel, Christopher O. Olopade, Charles N. Rotimi, R. Clive Landis, Camila A. Figueiredo, Eimear E. Kenny, Ingo Ruczinski, Andrew H. Liu, Carole Ober, Margaret A. Taub, Randi K. Johnson, Kathleen C. Barnes, Genevieve L. Wojcik, Rasika A. Mathias   +29 more
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The place and role of language in disapora formation

RUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics, 2011
The goal of the present article is an attempt to define the place of the national (mother) tongue in the formation and safeguard of diasporas. To achieve the set goal the author offers an explanation and a more precise definition of diasporas phenomenon ...
E M Nedopekina
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Displaced Impacts: Visibility, Care, and Humanitarian Filmmaking in Iran

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Socially oriented documentary films are increasingly expected to articulate “impact” goals to gain international distribution, yet what counts as impact for those represented remains contested. This article examines how narratives about working and displaced youth in Iran are produced and circulated through social filmmaking.
Nat Nesvaderani
wiley   +1 more source

Indigenous Futurities: Theorizing Futurity in the Past and Present

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past 20 years, a growing number of activists, scholars, writers, and visual artists have engaged with futurism as a framework for representing the lives of Indigenous peoples. Inspired by this hopeful reframing of the past‐present‐future, contributions to this special section of American Anthropologist address the question: How can ...
Lindsay Martel Montgomery, Heather Law Pezzarossi   +1 more
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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