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Towards a Conceptual Integration of Collective Victimization Beliefs and Their Variation Within and Across Contexts: A Q Methodology Study in Five Communities

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although social psychological research on how people understand collective victimization often examines comparisons between groups’ suffering, studies on related concepts (e.g., collective trauma) suggest numerous other relevant beliefs. The present article aimed to integrate diverse collective victimization beliefs and contribute to their ...
Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Helin Ünal, Zsolt P. Szabó, Hu Young Jeong, J. Christopher Cohrs, Danielle Black   +5 more
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How Do Citizens Respond to Government Measures in Times of Crisis? Narrative Meaning‐Making of Agency, Responsibility, and Compliance During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Ecuador

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Citizens’ responses to policies depend on narrative meaning‐making. Through the lens of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Ecuador, this study addresses calls for increased insights into how processes of responding to government measures function during societal crises and ruptures.
Ella Marie Sandbakken
wiley   +1 more source

Securitization and the construction of security [PDF]

, 2008
Those interested in the construction of security in contemporary international politics have increasingly turned to the conceptual framework of `securitization'.
Aradau, Claudia, Beck, Ulrich, Bigo, Didier, Booth, Ken, Butler, Judith, Buzan, Barry, Buzan, Barry, Buzan, Barry, Campbell, David, Ciuta, Felix, Croft, Stuart, Dalby, Simon, Dalby, Simon, Doty, Roxanne, Guild, Elspeth, Hansen, Lene, Hansen, Lene, Huysmans, Jef, Huysmans, Jef, Klein, Bradley S., Matt McDonald, Wæver, Ole   +21 more
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The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Trade Credit

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In light of escalating global geopolitical tensions, understanding how firms respond to external shocks has become a critical issue for policymakers, corporate managers, and investors. This study investigates the impact of geopolitical risk (GPR) on firms' reliance on trade credit (TC)—an essential form of short‐term financing, particularly ...
Wafa'a B. Al‐Yafei, Hamdi Bennasr
wiley   +1 more source

Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Salvatore Mancuso, Shantha Shantha‐Kumari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

TOUCHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ? COLLECTIVE DEFENSE, CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND COOPERATIVE SECURITY IN THE NEW NATO STRATEGIC CONCEPT

Revista Conjuntura Austral, 2015
The aim is to explain why NATO adopted a new Strategic Concept in 2010. The central argument indicates that the adoption of the new Strategic Concept is related to the need to improve collective defense to ensure the set of capabilities needed to cope ...
Diego Santos Vieira de Jesus
doaj   +1 more source

Computable Rationality, NUTS, and the Nuclear Leviathan [PDF]

, 2018
This paper explores how the Leviathan that projects power through nuclear arms exercises a unique nuclearized sovereignty. In the case of nuclear superpowers, this sovereignty extends to wielding the power to destroy human civilization as we know it ...
Amadae, S. M.
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Wartime paradigms and the future of western military power

International Affairs, 2020
From the perception of the imminence of threats at the political level to the seizing of initiative through proper timing at the tactical level, temporality is directly related to war and warfare. Yet, despite some analyses of the importance of time at
O. Schmitt
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
wiley   +1 more source