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Optimal dividends for a NatCat insurer in the presence of a climate tipping point

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.
Abstract We study optimal dividend strategies for an insurance company facing natural catastrophe claims, anticipating the arrival of a climate tipping point after which the claim intensity and/or the claim size distribution of the underlying risks deteriorates irreversibly.
Hansjörg Albrecher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the Applicability of the Advocacy Coalition Framework for Analyzing EU Policy Processes

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Initially developed for the US context, the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) is increasingly used to analyze policy processes in the EU. But policymaking in EU differs from the US context, why the applicability of ACF in the EU context should be scrutinized.
Fredrik von Malmborg
wiley   +1 more source

Culture and Urban Revitalization: A Harvest Document [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Advocates have long argued that the economic benefits of the arts and culture provide a firm rationale for public support. Recent scholarship on the "creative class" and "creative economy" is simply the latest effort to link cultural expression to ...
Mark J. Stern, Susan C. Seifert
core  

Higher Education Governance as a Mediator of Movements Toward Justice

open access: yesNew Directions for Higher Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This chapter explores the intersection of higher education governance and social movements, focusing on how governance actors respond to equity‐focused demands. Integrating scholarship from governance and social movement theory, we develop a framework to analyze the conditions under which actors can adopt or resist social change initiatives ...
Crystal L. Couch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anishinaabemowin Oodenang. Préservation et revitalisation d’une langue citadine autochtone

open access: yesDroit et Cultures, 2016
This article explores the motivations, methods, and coordination of one Indigenous peuple, the Anishinaabeg (also known as Ojibway, Saulteaux, or Chippewa), as they strive to maintain and revitalize their ancestral language in Canadian urban areas.
Brock Pitawanakwat
doaj  

They Soon Forgot Their Words - Documentary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This documentary film, They Soon Forgot Their Words, is about the language issues that threaten the Kaqchikel Mayan language spoken in Guatemala. It is one of 21 Mayan languages spoken in the country and is one of the most widely used with more than 500 ...
Paulk, Karen
core   +2 more sources

Resource allocation and growth strategies in a multi‐plant firm: Kanegafuchi Spinners in the early 20th century

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Research Summary Using detailed plant‐ and individual‐level data from a major Japanese cotton spinning company in the early 20th century, we examine the within‐firm allocation of skilled human capital in conjunction with investment in physical capital, accompanying the firm's evolving strategic priorities.
Shotaro Yamaguchi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Language rights and language revitalization. Conference and dialogue with Maurizio Gnerre [PDF]

open access: yesAlteridad : Revista de Educación, 2011
La discusión sobre los derechos lingüísticos, en la actualidad, ha ganado mucha vigencia ya que las lenguas no solo se describen, sino que tienen que ver con un proceso de revitalización identitaria y de organización política.
Maurizio Gnerre
doaj  

Language-in-education policies and Indigenous language revitalization efforts in Canada: Considerations for non-dominant language education in the Global South

open access: yes, 2019
Indigenous languages are struggling for breath in the Global North. In Canada, Indigenous language medium schools and early childhood programs remain independent and marginalized.
Onowa McIvor, J. Ball
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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