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“Caught in a Trap”: Everyday Peace and the Dilemma of Representation in Rio de Janeiro

open access: yesCity &Society, Volume 38, Issue 2, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Urban security interventions often seek legitimacy by changing how places associated with violence are publicly represented. Less attention has been paid to how grassroots organizations navigate these representational pressures as they pursue everyday peace.
Henry Staples, Sarah Vogelsanger
wiley   +1 more source

Mapping the patriarchy in conservation. [PDF]

open access: yesNPJ Biodivers
Bossert L   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 900-921, August 2026.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

Palatal violence: Sonic gatekeeping and enemy‐making in wartime Ukraine

open access: yesJournal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.
Abstract Within 2 days of Russia's full‐scale invasion of Ukraine, a single word—palianytsia, a Ukrainian round loaf—became a phonetic test separating Ukrainians from Russians. The article traces how a culinary term was enregistered as a wartime shibboleth that structurally marks the very citizens it was meant to protect as enemies.
Anatoli Ulyanov
wiley   +1 more source

Moving in Cycles: Explaining the Failure of Militarization to Address Illegal Mining in Ghana

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Mining contributes to Ghana's economic growth but also imposes significant social costs—land dispossession and unemployment—which have fueled the rise of illegal mining (galamsey). Galamsey, which intensified during the commodity boom of the 2010s, provides livelihoods while simultaneously worsening environmental degradation and social ...
Sulemana Alhassan Saaka, Phil Faanu
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution of UAE's Africa Foreign Policy: Motivations, Strategies and Challenges

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent studies on the foreign policies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries attribute their increasing involvement in Africa to security and economic considerations. However, only a few studies have investigated the foreign policies of the individual GCC countries in more detail for confirmation. Hence, using a neorealist perspective on
Osman Antwi‐Boateng   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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