National Colonialism: Nation‐State, Colonialism and Colonisation of Kurdistan
ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of ‘national colonialism’ to capture colonial relations in the nation‐state form. It does so through a critical appraisal of the concept of ‘internal colonialism’, which largely fails to explain the links between nationalism and colonial relations.
Behnam Amini
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A Forced Union: Exploring the Consequences of India's Removal of Jammu and Kashmir's Special Status
ABSTRACT This article adds to academic literature interested in two core questions: What happens to residents as a result of an annexation? And how do aggressor states maintain control over an annexed territory where there is a history of insurgency and mobilization for independence?
Serena Hussain
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The “Lieutenant Generation” and the Traditions of MGIMO-University
As a new age in the history of Russia was started by the events of 2014, we, the MGIMO alumni pondered deeply both upon the history of our country and upon the history of alma mater. Thus, we see the coincidence of MGIMO's 70th anniversary and of the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War as far more meaningful than just a reason ...
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Abstract This essay demonstrates how a gender‐informed, more‐than‐human lens can provide new ways to analyse how the role of a queen in forestry management was conceptualised by sixteenth‐century professional men. It explores these ideas as they are presented in a work published by Guillaume Martin, Lieutenant General of the forests and waterways of ...
Susan Broomhall
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‘I'm Dead!’: Action, Homicide and Denied Catharsis in Early Modern Spanish Drama
Abstract In early modern Spanish drama, the expression ‘¡Muerto soy!’ (‘I'm dead!’) is commonly used to indicate a literal death or to figuratively express a character's extreme fear or passion. Recent studies, even one collection published under the title of ‘¡Muerto soy!’, have paid scant attention to the phrase in context, a serious omission when ...
Ted Bergman
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Fight Like a Girl: Fitness Testing as Gendered Organizational Logic in the U.S. Army
ABSTRACT Organizational logics related to excellence and equity are changing rapidly in contemporary workplaces, yet limited research examines the impacts of specific policy initiatives, including why some fail—or even backfire. This study examines one such recent policy case: a temporary period of gender‐neutral fitness testing in the United States ...
Carrie Carter
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Female Veteran Transition: Exploring Gendered Power Relations, Discipline and Decision Making
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how military life affects the decision making of female RAF veterans during transition into the civilian world. By adopting a longitudinal approach and analyzing interviews conducted over 3 years this study explores the relationship between how normalized gendered militarized behaviors and idealized military ...
Caroline Micklewright, Robert A. Allen
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The Americanization of Nigerian English spelling and punctuation
Abstract Spelling is the most standardized level of language, and prescriptive spelling norms in former British colonies often advocate adherence to British spelling norms which differs from the local linguistic reality. Hence, recent research on the evolution of postcolonial Englishes and the Americanization of Englishes worldwide has questioned the ...
Temitayo Olatoye
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Fire regime change in western Tasmania between 1830 and 2025
Sketches by N.J.B. Plomley of George Augustus Robinson western Tasmanian expeditions in 1830 and 1833, undertaken to persuade Aboriginal nations of western Van Diemen’s Land to leave their ancestral lands. Geographic analysis of Robinson journal of this remote area provides unique insights in the changes in fire regimes that followed this tragic ...
David M J S Bowman +3 more
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The Soft Stuff is the Hard Stuff: How Relationships and Communications Can Drive the Execution of Business Strategy [PDF]
In this chapter, we take a somewhat contrarian approach and explore the value of “soft” skills—specifically, building strong relationships and communicating effectively—in driving the effective execution of strategy.
Clark-Santos, Linda, Napier, Nancy K.
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