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Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Democratic backsliding raises new challenges for bureaucracies as politicians undermine democratic institutions and the rule of law. Although bureaucracies can play a central safeguarding role, little is known about the organizational conditions that foster resistance to undemocratic pressure.
Mariana Costa Silveira +5 more
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Policy of Russia on the Caspian Sea
Проблемы постсоветского пространства, 2017 The article considers the evolution of foreign policy of Russia in the Caspian Region at the present stage (1991-2014). It analyzes the changes in the Russian foreign policy approaches to the key problems of the region: international legal status of the ...
S. S. Zhiltsov
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), while offering strategic advantages in warfare, pose significant ethical, legal, and security risks, especially for countries in the Global South. This article examines how a philosophical perspective, rooted in African ethical and political thought, can enrich regional and global debates on regulating ...
Ezenwa E. Olumba +3 more
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The Scholar Imprisoned: Young‐Bok Shin's Decolonial Thought Against (Sub) Imperialisms in East Asia
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article reads Young‐Bok Shin (1941–2016) as a decolonial thinker who theorized transformative worldmaking from the standpoint of the oppressed, rooted in the historical experiences of East Asia. Against the (sub)imperial “logic of sameness” that structures colonial modernity in his social world, Shin advances gongbu (studying) as a ...
Veda Hyunjin Kim
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Sociological Inquiry, EarlyView.This article explores the interplay between the nation‐state, gender, and security by exploring embodied experiences of Israeli women gun owners. Growing skepticism toward Israel's historically state‐centric security model has driven a significant increase in women's personal handgun ownership, disrupting and reconfiguring traditional gender identities.
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Uzi ben Shalom
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"They don't care about people; they only care about the money": the effects of border enforcement, commodification and migration industries on the mobility of migrants in transit through Mexico. [PDF]
Front Sociol, 2023 Willers S.
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Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract In light of increasing military conflicts within and outside Europe, as well as demands for more appropriate representation of women, gender‐neutral military service has become a topic of public debate. Building on research on framing effects, this article examines which factors influence public acceptance of gender‐neutral military service ...
Johanna Hornung +2 more
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Fragile States and Conflict Recurrence.. [PDF]
About 1bn people live in failing states. Their lives are plagued by insecurity and poverty. Failing states are marginalized and if current trends continue they will be lagging even further behind in the future; trapped in a vicious cycle of ...
Hoeffler, Anke
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
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Retraction: Nexus of green energy, financial inclusion, militarization, and environmental sustainability: A global perspective. [PDF]
PLoS OnePLOS One Editors.
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