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Towards a politics for human rights: Ambiguous humanity and democratizing rights [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Human rights are a suspect project – this seems the only sensible starting point today. This suspicion, however, is not absolute and the desire to preserve and reform human rights persists for many of us.
Hoover, J.
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“Anytime, Anywhere”: Online Language Tutoring Platforms and the Rise of the (Im)Mobile Language Teacher

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how online tutoring platforms (OTPs) have facilitated new forms of (im)mobility—and discourses of (im)mobility—among online English tutors. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with online tutors, the article critically interrogates OTPs' primary selling point: that online tutors can work “anytime, anywhere.” While OTPs ...
Nate Ming Curran
wiley   +1 more source

Domination Across Borders: An Introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This chapter explores the different dimensions of domination, including whether it has a structural approach, its relation to race and imperialism, and how non-domination can be institutionalized and achieved at a global ...
Buckinx, Barbara   +2 more
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Favoritism Toward Foreign and Domestic Brands: A Comparison of Different Theoretical Explanations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Five theoretical approaches can predict favoritism toward domestic and foreign brands. This article applies a contrastive perspective to examine social identity, personal identity, cultural identity, system justification, and categorical cognition ...
Anastasia Stathopoulou   +12 more
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Experiences of parents of children with special needs: Educational services, challenges and recommendations from parents' perspectives

open access: yesBritish Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Parents of children with special needs in Nigeria are faced with several challenges. In most cases, decisions are taken without their active involvement, despite them being the primary carers for their children with special needs. This research utilised a qualitative research design with fifteen participants to understand parents' perspectives
Noah Agbo, Sylvia Yeboah Boamah
wiley   +1 more source

Cosmopolitan nationalism and the cultural reach of the white British [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In recent years, strong claims have been made for the breakdown of national boundaries and the reformation of national identities in an increasingly interconnected global world – driven in large part by the possibilities and limitations that emerge from ...
Albrow   +43 more
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Recognizing diversity in Czech classrooms: Teachers’ perceptions and (un)certainty

open access: yesMoravian Geographical Reports
This study examines Czech elementary and secondary school teachers’ perceptions of classroom diversity, focusing on visible and concealable student differences, including those related to sexual orientation and gender identity (LGBT+).
Pitoňák Michal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cosmopolitanism in the Mediterranean Region. The Case of Tangier

open access: yesMigrating Minds
This article argues that cosmopolitanism is not merely based on philosophical concepts that influence societal or political models. As a cultural and social practice, it rather develops from lived experiences of neighborliness, both regulated and ...
Haller, Dieter
doaj   +1 more source

"Europe in Transformation: How to Reconstitute Democracy?" [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Europeanization and globalization are frequently held to undermine national democracy; hence raising the democracy in the multi-level constellation that makes up the European Union?
Eriksen, Erik O.,, Fossum, John Erik.
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The LIOn's share: How the Liberal International Order Contributes to its Own Legitimacy Crisis. Harvard CES Open Forum Series2019-2020 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The liberal international order (LIO) is experiencing a legitimacy crisis in its Western heartland. What causes this crisis? Existing approaches focus on the LIO’s unequal allocation of wealth and values that produces losers and thus breeds ...
Kreuder-Sonnen, Christian   +1 more
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