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“Social science is explanation or it is nothing.” Introduction to a debate
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.Abstract This essay introduces contributions to a special section, which documents and extends a debate on the proposition “Social Science is Explanation or it is Nothing” held at the London School of Economics on October 13th, 2022. It discusses the history of the “Group for Theoretical Debates in Anthropology” led by Tim Ingold, Peter Wade and ...
Monika Krause
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The Old Regime (of Mutualisation) and the Revolution (of Big Data)
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In his classic work L'ancien régime et la révolution, Alexis de Tocqueville proposes a reinterpretation of the French Revolution: behind the spectacular ruptures associated with the event, profound continuities are at play. Beyond the specific case of the French Revolution, Tocqueville calls for vigilance in mobilizing the notion of revolution
Pierre Francois
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THE ORIGINS AND WAVES OF TERRORISM
Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej, 2016 The level of publicity on issues related to terrorism means that in opinions of many it has become one of the main problems of the modern world. But in reality, the phenomenon of terrorism has been present in societies almost from the beginning of human ...
Lech Chojnowski
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The Determinants of Mortality [PDF]
Mortality rates have fallen dramatically over time, starting in a few countries in the 18th century, and continuing to fall today. In just the past century, life expectancy has increased by over 30 years.
Adriana Lleras-Muney +2 more
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Fiscal Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the role played by financial markets and, in particular, changes in the price of and access to capital, along with institutional changes in the financial system, in shaping UK regional growth fortunes. This issue has been largely overlooked in debates on UK regional productivity disparities, but new data are now shedding ...
Michiel N. Daams +2 more
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Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.Abstract The global economy has been witnessing increasing geopolitical risk (GPR) in recent years. The rise in GPR has several consequences, and the impact of this situation on natural resource rent (NR) has not yet been analyzed for the major oil‐producing countries. Given this deficiency, this study analyzes the impact of GPR, gross domestic product,
Sinan Erdogan +2 more
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A.-R.-J. Turgot and the Construction of an Economic Agent called Entrepreneur [PDF]
The entrepreneurial function as just one factor of production is actually being the point of a depth discussion in entrepreneurship research. It could be the cause of some confusion which impeders theoretical developments and it also makes difficult the ...
José M. Menudo, José Mª O’kean
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The Long March Through the Institutions and the Fifth Wave of Juridification
Constellations, EarlyView.
Olof Hallonsten
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Geographical imaginaries of escape: Discourses of escapism in the Tasmanian archive
Geographical Research, EarlyView.Tasmania is imagined as a place of escape. From bunkers and black boxes to lifestyle change, escape in Tasmania is interrelated through shared British colonial conceptions of the island state. These conceptions help form the archive of discourses that describe Tasmania, but there are still opportunities to reinterpret these discourses in more positive ...
Alexander Luke Burton
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