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Governance And Mass Migration Of Nigerians Abroad: The Causes And Consequences

open access: yesJournal of Governance and Administrative Reform
The optimism that civilian administration in Nigeria's Fourth Republic would catalyze unparalleled development has gradually waned as Nigerians continue to grapple with precarious economic conditions.
Adeleke Adegbami   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Food Insecurity and Increasing Access to Nutrition in Brandon, VT [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Food insecurity is a significant problem in Vermont affecting over 10% of the population in 2016. Access to nutrition is an important social determinant of health with long term implications for our communities. In order to increase awareness of existing
Reibel, Jacob B
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National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source

(In)security in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Contributions from Critical Security Studies

open access: yese-cadernos ces, 2013
Since the 1990s, (in)security in post-Soviet Eurasia has been conceptualized by International Relations scholars as being mainly connected to the permanence of regional violent conflicts and the challenges of fragile sovereignty. After 9/11, terrorism as
Licínia Simão
doaj   +1 more source

Food Surpluses and Food Insecurity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Provides a historical overview of Israeli agricultural policy and examines the paradox of the creation and destruction of agricultural surpluses.
Sharon Ouziely
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Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022)

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
wiley   +1 more source

Insecurity and socio-economic development in Osun state (Nigeria)

open access: yesLaw and Safety
Osun State, located in the southwestern part of Nigeria, has been grappling with significant security challenges in recent years, which have had adverse effects on its overall growth and development, especially in terms of socioeconomic progress.
О. О. Омодунбі   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the prevalence of hunger and food insecurity: The validity of questionnaire-based measures for the identification of households [PDF]

open access: yes
This study had three objectives: (1) to assess the validity of questionnaire-based measures in identifying households experiencing hunger and food insecurity, (2) to examine the interrelationships of different questionnaire-based measures, and (3) to ...
A. G. Colmenares   +4 more
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Navigating Whiteness in Australia's Anti‐Racism Movement: A Duoethnographic Inquiry by Women of Colour Scholars

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper applies Critical Race Theory (CRT) to explore how whiteness operates within Australia's anti‐racism movement as a structuring force that shapes discourse, practice and policy. Despite the anti‐racism movement offering crucial spaces for resistance and reform, it remains entangled in Australia's settler‐colonial present and systemic ...
Franka Vaughan, Aish Ravi
wiley   +1 more source

Income volatility and insecurity in the U.S., Germany and Britain [PDF]

open access: yes
Income volatility is studied as a component of economic insecurity using recent data from the Cross National Equivalence File (CNEF). Techniques from the inequality literature are applied to longitudinal household incomes and we refer to the results as ...
Kam Ki Tang, Nicholas Rohde, Prasada Rao
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