On the Applicability of the Advocacy Coalition Framework for Analyzing EU Policy Processes
ABSTRACT Initially developed for the US context, the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is increasingly used to analyze policy processes in the EU. But policymaking in EU differs from the US context, why the applicability of ACF in the EU context should be scrutinized.
Fredrik von Malmborg
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Modernity versus postmodernity in China. The debate between “Asian values” and “universal values” [PDF]
In the Chinese society, a debate is developing on “Western values”, also called “universal values”, versus “Asian values”, which are presented as an alternative to the former.
Seán Golden
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Face and reverse side of globalization as scientific and technological process and of globalism as paradigm of the new world order [PDF]
The paper discusses the characteristics of globalization as scientific and technological process and of globalism as paradigm of the new world order.
Budžak Goran
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Many paths to walk: the political and economic integration of nomadic communities in Roman North Africa (I-III cent. A.D.) [PDF]
The colonial image of endemic political and economic antagonism between nomadic and sedentary groups in the context of Roman North Africa should be discarded. Likewise, the rigid adherence to symbiosis and cooperation in more recent studies is based on a
Vanacker, Wouter
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Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions
ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
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Imperialism and the Question of System Stability
One of the main controversies within the Marxist theory of imperialism centres on the capacity of the capitalist system to organise itself economically and politically.
Marcelo Fernandes
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Economics and Interdisciplinarity: One Step Forward, N Steps Back?
Mainstream economics has become more interdisciplinary. Why is this? Does it represent a break with its intra-disciplinary character? How does it relate to major points of criticism – the lack of realism and disregard for methodology and alternative ...
Ben Fine
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Economic Imperialism and Oligopolization of Trade in the Gold Coast: 1886-1939 [PDF]
This article will deal with the mechanisms of the economic takeover of the Gold Coast, between approximately 1885 and 1939. Two aspects of the takeover are dealt with: the progressive oligopolization of trading, shipping, and banking in the colony, and ...
Howard-Hassmann, Rhoda E.
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system
Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié +5 more
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‘Greening’ is often depicted as an inherently benevolent practice, turning arid stretches of land into arable and fertile plots. However, by considering a longer history of place and taking archival records into account, such transformations are rendered more complex and, often, more fraught.
Zsuzsanna Ihar
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