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Context as a Factor in Senior Civil Service Reform: Opinions and Attitudes of Senior Executives in Lithuania

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Law & Politics, 2016
This article analyses the contextual factors and their impact on the planned creation of senior civil service (henceforth, SCS) within the Lithuanian civil service system since 2008.
Civinskas Remigijus   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The evolution of the 'public' in diplomacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
First online: 05 February 2018Should diplomacy be public? The answer to this question, as well as the understanding of what 'public diplomacy' means has evolved over time.
LA COUR, Christina Henriette
core   +1 more source

Places in diplomacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In the world of diplomacy, what does Vienna or Paris evoke, for instance? For the historian, there is the inevitability of associating these imperial capitals of the Old World with major diplomatic events such as the Congress of Vienna of 1815 and the ...
Shimazu, Naoko
core   +1 more source

Evidence for a Cu(II)‐Catalysed CuAAC Reaction: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
A new mechanistic pathway for the CuAAC reaction has been found to operate under specific reaction conditions. The pathway is catalysed by Cu(II) through a self‐assembled dinuclear Cu(II) complex that incorporates the triazole product. Computational analysis and assessment of generality are reported.
Matthew J. Andrews   +12 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Seas Opportunity: Understanding The Blue Economy Landscape In The MENA Region

open access: yesGlobal Focus
This paper aims to investigate the emerging blue economy landscape in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Furthermore, this paper seeks to explore various dimensions of sustainable marine resource management and initiatives undertaken by MENA
Inas Alya Haura, Fetra Ardianto
doaj   +1 more source

The Application of Customer Service Standards and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Discretion in Lithuanian State Agencies

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Law & Politics, 2020
The main purpose of this article is to explore how standardization of the public service provision and introduction of customer service standards affect the de facto discretion of civil servants. The study uses a qualitative case study approach. Two main
Civinskas Remigijus   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Markets in Yemen’s War Economy

open access: yesJournal of Illicit Economies and Development, 2021
Our article explores the economic activities of households operating in Yemen’s protracted conflict. We examine the growth and maturation of what we call the ‘Functional Economy’ in Yemen, in which Yemenis engage in economic transactions away from ...
R. Joseph Huddleston, David Wood
doaj   +1 more source

Using Machine Learning in Predicting the Impact of Meteorological Parameters on Traffic Incidents

open access: yesMathematics, 2023
The opportunity for large amounts of open-for-public and available data is one of the main drivers of the development of an information society at the beginning of the 21st century.
Aleksandar Aleksić   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A perceptual approach to EU public diplomacy Investigating collaborative diplomacy in EU-Ukraine relations

open access: yes, 2020
This article contributes to the theorisation of collaborative public diplomacy by introducing a perceptual approach. Engaging with the collaborative diplomacy paradigm developed to conceptualise public diplomacy in the context of non-traditional security
Chaban, Natalia,   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Celebrity Diplomacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This chapter - from The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy edited by Costas M. Constantinou (University of Cyprus), Pauline Kerr (Australian National University) and Paul Sharp (University of Minnesota, Duluth - examines the rise of transnational forms of celebrity diplomacy - the employment of well-known or famous individuals to publicize international causes
openaire   +2 more sources

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