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Assessing the Effectiveness of the EU’s and Russia’s Cultural Diplomacy towards Central Asia. EL-CSID Working Paper Issue 2018/9 • February 2018 [PDF]
This paper attempts to analyse the European Union’s (EU) cultural diplomacy (CD) efforts in five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, hereinafter ‘Central Asia’).
Valenza, Domenico
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan +1 more
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SPATIAL PARAMETRIZATION OF THE KAZAKH LANGUAGE PICTURE OF THE WORLD
This article examines the layered structure of the spatial picture of the world, reflected in the Kazakh language. The Kazakh language picture of the world represents the space as an infinite horizontal plane, conventionally denoted as «steppe».
A. Zh. Bahralinova
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Delevoping Bilingual Translators’ Competences
Kazakhstan is a multilingual country where dominant languages are Kazakh, the state language, and Russian, which is the language of communication between different ethnic groups.
L Yu Mirzoyeva, O V Syurmen
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The Development and Usage of the Greenstone Digital Library Software [PDF]
The Greenstone software has helped spread the practical impact of digital library technology throughout the world-particularly in developing countries.
Witten, Ian H.
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ABSTRACT On average, cultures seem to shift towards a greater emphasis of an independent social orientation. However, this shift may vary, with some cultures following different trajectories. Cultural transformations also affect the norms regarding the qualities favored in children, known as socialization goals.
Leonard Konstantin Kulisch +3 more
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National identity discourse and perception in the media outlets of Kazakhstan [PDF]
This project examines perceptions of the civic "Kazakhstani" national identity in the discourse of Kazakh- and Russian-language media of Kazakhstan and highlights the divergent views on the civic nationhood of Kazakhstan in these two linguistic realms ...
Burkhanov, A.
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Educating the Central Asian Librarian: Considering the International MLIS in Kazakhstan [PDF]
Why do Central Asian librarians enter the profession, and how do they decide which educational strategies to pursue in developing their careers? Using 13 conversations and 10 qualitative interviews with Kazakh and Kyrgyz librarians, this chapter finds ...
Emmelhainz, Celia
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ABSTRACT This study investigated how Croatian scholars in the social sciences and humanities assess the credibility of academic journals, focusing on the influence of journal characteristics, academic discipline, rank, and cognitive style. Using a mixed‐method design with 1307 participants, we manipulated information about three journal characteristics
Nikolina Peša Pavlović +2 more
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Doing Agency through Personal Networks: The Case of Ukrainian Forced Migrants in Romania
ABSTRACT Advocating the heuristic value of a relational approach, this article investigates how, in the context of forced migration, agency arises from the multiple interactions and interdependencies within refugees’ social networks. Based on qualitative data, it examines the relational mechanisms underlying the coping strategies employed by Ukrainian ...
Mihaela Nedelcu, Malika Wyss
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