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Roadblocks, Relationality and Resilient Resistance in Post‐coup Myanmar

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following Myanmar's military coup in February 2021, the State Administrative Council (SAC) established checkpoints between towns under its control and rural areas increasingly governed by anti‐junta resistance forces. Here, military personnel command trade and extort from people, inflating the price of consumer goods and agricultural inputs ...
Gerard McCarthy, Kyle Nyana
wiley   +1 more source

The Politics of Passage: Studying Checkpoints and Claim Making in Conflict‐affected Settings

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Roadblocks, or checkpoints, are obligatory passage points that are erected by entities claiming authority over a given crossing. They are often the most common everyday interface between civilians and armed actors in conflict‐affected contexts, but are overlooked in studies on either trade or authority amidst conflict.
Peer Schouten   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seizures in children with Dravet syndrome in extreme heat: A qualitative study of parental perspectives

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Perspectives of parents of children with Dravet syndrome indicate that extreme heat and high temperatures exacerbate epileptic seizures, introduce new seizure triggers, and require the adoption of specific seizure‑management strategies. Abstract Aim To describe parental perspectives on how heatwaves and high ambient temperatures influence seizure ...
Angel Aledo‐Serrano   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
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

Interventions for prevention of bullying in the workplace. [PDF]

open access: yesCochrane Database Syst Rev, 2017
Gillen PA   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Benefitting from brutality? Profits of north‐western Europe's slave trade at the eve of the industrial revolution

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract One of the most contentious issues in the study of the Atlantic slave trade is the profitability of the trade. In this paper, we contribute by pooling all available data on transatlantic slave ship voyage accounts into a joint dataset. This dataset includes data from a period of 100 years (1730–1830) and from five nations (Denmark, France ...
Klas Rönnbäck   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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