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Class Ruptures and Openings: The Role of Social and Family History in Narratives on Class Mobility and Reproduction

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, sociological interest in the study of social class—particularly its subjective dimensions—has intensified. This article contributes to this growing body of literature by focusing on Poland as a case within the Central and Eastern European region.
Justyna Kajta, Stefan Bieńkowski
wiley   +1 more source

The Economic and Ecological Impact of Soy in Brazil: A Synthetic Control Method Approach

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, soy expansion in Brazil has generated significant environmental, social and economic impacts. However, there is no consensus about benefits and drawbacks, calling for a more careful account of the economic and ecological diversity of the territories where this phenomenon has been unfolding.
Stefano Ghinoi, Simone Piras, Luca Tasciotti, Valdemar João Wesz Junior   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reflections on Russia and Central Asia: paths that cross and move apart [PDF]

Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2002
In the 1990’s, Moscow’s relations with the former Soviet republics of Central Asia developed, in part, in the context of the Community of Independent States (CIS).
Augusto Soto
doaj  

Evolving Geopolitics and Japan's Economic Security–Trade Nexus: ‘New Capitalism’ as a Balancing Act?

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, governments increasingly perceive economic interdependence as a strategic vulnerability. Japan, situated geopolitically between two great powers—the United States and China—attempts to navigate geopolitics by prioritising economic security.
Minako Morita‐Jaeger
wiley   +1 more source

Investment attractiveness of Ukraine

Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2017
The article is an analysis of investment attractiveness of Ukraine compared with countries – former Soviet republics – and study ways to improve it. Determining the investment climate based on an integrated approach to the interpretation of the essence ...
Galina Gritsaenko, Mykola Gritsaenko
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Soviet, Global and Local: Inclusion Policies in School Education in Azerbaijan And Russia [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Educação Especial
In this article, a specific picture of the formation of inclusive education in the countries of the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is revealed, using the case of Azerbaijan and Russia.
Sergey KOSARETSKY, Ulviyya MIKAYILOVA, Ivan IVANOV   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Manoeuvre Theory for European Defence

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article contributes to the debate about European defence in the light of the Russo‐Ukraine war and growing doubts about US commitment to Europe. It argues that Europeans need to fundamentally relearn the ability to imagine military strategy from a European viewpoint.
Lukas Mengelkamp, Sam Vincent
wiley   +1 more source

The Unintended Consequences of German Deterrence

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Germany's evolving deterrence posture boils down to continued participation in NATO nuclear sharing and an ambitious conventional rearmament program. Due to its non‐nuclear status and a result of decades of underinvestment, Germany prioritizes modern conventional weapons.
Ulrich Kühn
wiley   +1 more source

Spectacle and Spy Stories: The 1954 Royal Commission on Espionage

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Menzies government's 1954 royal commission, established to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, is well known as the backdrop to the Labor Party split. It saw opposition leader H.V. Evatt's demise and ushered in an almost 20‐year period of Liberal Party governance.
Ebony Nilsson
wiley   +1 more source

‘The White Hordes From the West’: Race and Refuge in Australian Media Commentary About White Rhodesians During Zimbabwe's Decolonisation

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores Australian media commentary on white Rhodesians migrating to Australia, focusing on the period of Malcolm Fraser's prime ministership (1975–1983). The main argument is that the Australian media debates about whether to classify white Rhodesians as ‘migrants’ or ‘refugees’ were not merely semantic but reflected a deeper ...
George Bishi, Ana Stevenson
wiley   +1 more source