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From Heretical Beggars to Protestant Organizers: The Reception of the Reformation by the Waldensians

Religions, 2022
This article takes up the question of how the Poor Waldensians of Lyon, a predecessor of the medieval Franciscan movement, managed to become one of the main Reformed ecclesiastical bodies starting from the sixteenth century.
Ottavio Palombaro
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Colonial and gendered peace: Decolonial perspectives on peace in Nagorno‐Karabakh

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article critically interrogates peace processes in the aftermath of the First Nagorno‐Karabakh War by centering the lived experiences and political voices of Armenian and Azerbaijani internally displaced and refugee women, based on ethnographic fieldwork and in‐depth interviews conducted in 2019.
Ramil Zamanov
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The evolution of the dialogue between Russian and Italian Сinema

Концепт: философия, религия, культура, 2022
The article deals with the issues of cultural interaction between Russia and Italy in the sphere of cinematography. Cultural dialogue between Russian and Italian cinema can be viewed from different angles.
T. A. Doronina
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Knowledge sourcing, geopolitics, and FDI: An empirical analysis on the US green and digital sectors

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This paper examines how foreign direct investment (FDI) shapes firms' sourcing of knowledge in the digital and green domains under rising geopolitical frictions. We assemble a firm–country dyadic panel (2013–2020) linking US patent backward citations to firms' FDI, enriched with bilateral geopolitical distance and host‐country
Alberto Maria Radici
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Rethinking a positive‐sum game: US FDI location decisions in the presence of Chinese FDI

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This study examines how rising Chinese outbound foreign direct investment (OFDI) in third‐country markets shapes US MNEs' foreign direct investment location decisions amid escalating US–China geopolitical rivalry. US firms initially benefit from complementary co‐location dynamics, as Chinese OFDI—particularly in infrastructure—
Injae Jeon, Jon Jungbien Moon
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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
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Jewelled Byzantine and Medieval Reliquaries of the True Cross: Peridots and Other Gemstones in Material and Symbolic Perspective

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, EarlyView.
An interdisciplinary in situ study of jewelled reliquaries of the True Cross integrates gemmology and portable analytical techniques, revealing new evidence on the identification and symbolic role of peridots and other gemstones. ABSTRACT Jewelled crosses containing relics of the True Cross occupy a central position in the devotional, artistic and ...
Stefania Martiniello, Stefano Legnaioli, Simona Raneri   +2 more
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When Luxury Brands Meet Artificial Intelligence: How Brand Longevity Shapes Consumer Responses to AI‐Designed Products

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming branding, extending to core creative functions such as product design. This raises a broader question of when adopting a new technology coheres with a brand. This tension is most acute in the luxury sector, which is deeply symbolic and historically resistant to technology adoption.
Olga Nechaeva, Valentina Mazzoli
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A Coherent Inconsistency: Italian Cultural Diplomacy in Palestine, 1918–1938 [PDF]

, 2020
AbstractWhile following a broad chronology divided between Italy in the liberal era and later under the fascist regime, this chapter attempts to present an overview of Italian cultural activities and their various purposes and development. During the liberal era, Italian cultural policies were for the most part designed to target the needs of Italian ...
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Reconfiguring trust in collaborative governance: Co‐production in Victoria's multicultural communities

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the role of trust as an element of effective co‐production in collaborative governance, with particular focus on the reciprocal nature of trust. Co‐production offers a way for governments to develop more effective policies through actively engaging stakeholders by connecting institutional goals with lived experience ...
Christine Horn, Michelle O'Toole, Mark Duckworth   +2 more
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