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Abstract Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are causing unprecedented changes to the climate. In 2015, at the United Nations (UN) Conference of the Parties in Paris, France, countries agreed to limit the global mean temperature (GMT) increase to 2°C above preindustrial levels, and to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.
S. Sadai+3 more
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The Lost Gambit: The Third War between Israel and Egypt, its Causes and Lessons
Yevgeny Maximovich Primakov knew the Middle East so well as, perhaps, nobody else in Russia did: he worked in Cairo from 1965 till 1969 and visited the city regularly after that period of time.
Alek D. Epstein
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Diaspora Remittances and Financial Inclusion in Kenya
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2020.5.2.289 1 Abstract —This study examined the effect of diaspora remittances on financial inclusion in Kenya for a quarterly period from 2008 to 2018.
E. Arthur, S. Musau, F. Wanjohi
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Abstract During the International Women's Year (IWY) of 1975, United Nations bodies made concerted efforts to ensure global awareness and understanding of the IWY aims of equality, peace and development, via the mass media. In this article, we engage with these strategies of global information distribution from the vantage point of Ghana, West Africa ...
Kate Skinner+2 more
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The diaspora model for human migration [PDF]
Migration's impact spans various social dimensions, including demography, sustainability, politics, economy and gender disparities. Yet, the decision-making process behind migrants choosing their destination remains elusive. Existing models primarily rely on population size and travel distance to explain flow fluctuations, overlooking significant ...
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Meanwhile, the concept of diaspora – the Greek term applied in the Septuaginta to the Jewish experience – has been losing its textual meaning in recent decades, metamorphosing into its opposite: the idea of a geographical centre with a periphery of people who are not physically there.
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Abstract This review article surveys the recent economic literature on diaspora networks, globalization, and development. Diasporas are shown to contribute to the economic and cultural integration of source (i.e., developing) countries into the global economy.
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Non‐state authoritarianism and diaspora politics
Diaspora politics has been celebrated as a form of transnationalism that can potentially challenge authoritarian regimes. Arguably, opposition groups and political activists can mobilize beyond the territorial limits of the state, thus bypassing some of ...
F. Adamson
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Deux grands courants théoriques assignent au terme diaspora des acceptions assez différentes donnant lieu à des usages typés où se reconnaissent encore aujourd’hui les deux composantes majeures des ″diasporas studies″. Cet article examine ainsi les paradigmes de ces deux courants, celui ″classique″ et celui plutôt ″post-structuraliste″ qui l’a ...
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Diaspora ist ein Begriff, der in Religion, sozialen Bewegungen, Wissenschaft und Politik zur Selbst- und Fremdbezeichnung verwendet wird. Dieser Beitrag analysiert die verschiedenen Bedeutungen des Diaspora-Begriffs und zeigt auf, wie sie sich historisch entwickelt haben und miteinander in Beziehung stehen.
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