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Social capital across Europe - findings, trends and methodological shortcomings of cross-national surveys [PDF]
Two sets of issues are elaborated and reflected on. The first one concerns the distribution of stocks of social capital across European (EU) nations. Using the conventional proxies like trust and associational involvement on the basis of data of cross ...
Adam, Frane
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Management şi MarketingThis study examines the European distribution of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI), with a particular focus on the influence of cultural distance alongside structural and institutional factors.
Zsanett Hont +3 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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The differentiated impact of role models and social fear of failure over the entrepreneurial activities of rural youths [PDF]
, 2012 The main objective of this study is to determine the differential impact of certain socio-cultural variables (such as entrepreneurial self-confidence, role models and fear of failure) on the entrepreneurial process of Spanish rural youths.
Gómez, Eduardo +2 more
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The future in a bubble: Supporting Finnish early childhood professionals working in diverse settings
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The purpose of this study was to contribute to the knowledge about early childhood education and care (ECEC) personnel's perception of the support structures that are most effective in assisting them in their work with culturally and linguistically diverse children.
Alexandra C. Anton +2 more
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Old towns in “smart cities” between conservation and metamorphosis. Pending European Union guidelines [PDF]
, 2014 In reflecting upon the role of environmental capital as represented by old towns in smart cities, the author reveals the consequences of re-plastering the facade of ancient buildings while emphasizing the resulting risk of globalization of historic ...
VENTIMIGLIA, Gaspare
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Transnational Cultural Collaboration in the European Capital of Culture
Studia Europejskie – Studies in European AffairsTransnational cultural collaboration plays an important role in enhancing cultural diversity, facilitating intercultural dialogue, and realising the so-called “European cultural area”. The European Capital of Culture (ECOC), launched in 1985, is at the core of the European Union’s cultural action and forms part of its broader cultural policy.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract With growing attention to student agency in academic and policy discourse, international education has become a prominent context for examining how students navigate new cultural, academic, linguistic and social environments. However, much of this discussion attributes student agency to the ‘international’ aspect, while overlooking the ...
Soyoung Lee
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Peripheral Regions in Duress: Counter-Social Capital Impediments of Local Development in Rural Greek Areas [PDF]
Unlike most enthusiastic narratives of various success stories in recent North European regional economic development led by innovation, localized learning, social capital and institutional embeddedness, this paper deals with a set of major stresses and ...
Elias Kourliouros +3 more
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Newspaper coverage impact on cultural events: Porto 2001 and Guimarães 2012: European Cultural Capitals [PDF]
, 2013 Artigo baseado na comunicação proferida no 1st International Symposium on Media Studies, realizado na Akdeniz Universitesi Yayınları, Antalya, Turquia, 21-23 de novembro de 2013Portugal hosted in the last twelve years, two editions of the event European ...
Centeno, Maria João
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