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Central Asian Prism of The Belt and Road Initiative: Social Sustainability and Capacity Building Specifics

open access: yesJournal of Central Asian Studies
As traditional international institutions decline in effectiveness, states increasingly adopt pragmatic, interest-driven foreign policies. Nowhere is this shift more evident than in Central Asia, where historical legacies, geographic constraints, and ...
Javohir Masharipov, Ulugbek Khasanov
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The Rise In Popularity Of The Lithuanian Political Party Drasos Kelias

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Law & Politics, 2013
This article examines the genesis of a new Lithuanian political unit, the Drasos kelias party, which was created in 2012 and successfully participated in the 2012 Lithuanian parliamentary elections, reconstructing it in three stages based on the analysis
Mažylis Liudas   +2 more
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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
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Science in Diplomacy [PDF]

open access: yesCell, 2010
Throughout human history, science and technology have been the backbone of innovations that have driven economic development. Yet, rather oddly, they have not been seriously invoked in the pursuit of diplomacy. This Commentary examines the important role of science in diplomacy and its soft-power in world affairs and peace.
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Do Politically Motivated Import Bans Leave Lasting Scars? Evidence From Australian–Chinese Beef Trade

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In May 2020, China abruptly suspended imports from several major Australian beef processors, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. This trade measure disrupted one of the largest beef export relationships in the world almost overnight.
K. Aleks Schaefer, Youngjune Kim
wiley   +1 more source

"Uzbekistan-2030": A Dual Pursuit of Economic Diplomacy and Regional Integration for Sustainable Development in Central Asia

open access: yesJournal of Central Asian Studies
“Uzbekistan-2030” Strategy represents a pivotal national development blueprint aimed at transforming the nation into a competitive and sustainably developed state.
Javohir Masharipov, Ulugbek Khasanov
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Two Competing Normative Trajectories in the Context of the First Baltic Gay Pride Parade in Lithuania

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Law & Politics, 2014
For a long time post-Soviet space has been perceived as homophobic and intolerant of LGBT persons. The three Baltic States - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia - as former Soviet republics and current members of the European Union, represent the space where a
Mažylis Liudas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving access to new technologies: An experiment with Kenyan input sellers

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Agrodealers play a critical role in rural economies, selling essential inputs for agricultural production, stocking new products, and providing farmers with technical advice. However, uncertainty can discourage them from stocking newer, less familiar products, limiting the availability of innovative technologies and leading to market failures ...
Sarah W. Kariuki   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diplomacy, Globalization and Heteropolarity: The Challenge of Adaptation [PDF]

open access: yesThe School of Public Policy Publications, 2013
Globalization is the defining historical process of our times, conditioning, if not determining, outcomes across vast swathes of human activity. At the same time, a heteropolar world is emerging, one in which various and competing sources of power and ...
Daryl Copeland
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Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
wiley   +1 more source

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