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Strong militias, weak states and armed violence: towards a theory of ‘state-parallel’ paramilitaries [PDF]
This article challenges the well-established presentation within conflict studies of paramilitary organizations as state-manipulated death squads or self-defence groups, and argues that some present-day militias extend their functions well beyond the ...
Aliyev, Huseyn
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Another View: The Splendor and Misery of the Russian Press [PDF]
Chaumié Joseph. 186. 19 juillet 1902 : Instruction relative au plan d'études (extraits). In: L'histoire et la géographie dans l'enseignement secondaire. Textes officiels. Tome 1: 1795-1914. Paris : Institut national de recherche pédagogique, 2000.
Roy, Sergei
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C. W. Marshall and G. Kovacs (eds), No Laughing Matter: Studies in Athenian Comedy (London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2012) [PDF]
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Ruffell, Ian A.
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ABSTRACT The 2000s have witnessed a significant, worldwide boom in new art museums founded by private, wealthy collectors. While the arts have long been a key arena for the remaking of elite distinction and the reproduction of inequalities, this surge in private museums has sparked much controversy.
Sara de Andrade Silva +2 more
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Climate crisis and policy inaction in Indonesia
Abstract We surveyed voters and politicians in advance of the 2024 Indonesian election to measure preferences for environmental policy. We find that politicians underestimate voter concerns. We conducted an informational experiment with politicians to correct these misperceptions, and we document evidence of learning but no greater support for policy ...
Allan Hsiao, Nicholas Kuipers
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Abstract In recent years economic inequality has become a major research topic in economic history. However, much remains to be done to complete our knowledge of long‐term distributive dynamics. This article highlights several promising avenues for future research, focusing on the preindustrial period.
Guido Alfani
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ABSTRACT In 1955, Hisayuki Miyakawa published an article that sought to introduce American and European scholars to the work of the Japanese Sinologist Naitō Konan (1866–1934). Miyakawa drew particular attention to what he called the “Naitō hypothesis”—that is, Naitō’s argument that China became modern during the Song dynasty (960–1279).
CHRISTIAN DE PEE
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No Remedy: Injustice and Constrained Citizenship in Indonesia's Plantation Zone
ABSTRACT This contribution to the special issue examines a constrained version of citizenship in Indonesia's plantation zone. When corporations take hold of village land, residents experience devastating dispossession and a profound sense of injustice, yet they lack effective channels through which to claim rights as citizens or secure remedy from the ...
Tania Murray Li, Pujo Semedi
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The ISCIP Analyst, Volume VIII, Issue 12 [PDF]
This repository item contains a single issue of The ISCIP Analyst, an analytical review journal published from 1996 to 2010 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and ...
Cavan, Susan +6 more
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From Populism to Fascism? On Our Present‐Time Political Categories
ABSTRACT With the global rise of far‐right governments, two categories are available to describe this aspect of our current times: populism and fascism. This raises a twofold question: analytically, which is the most accurate to describe these authoritarian governments?
Federico Tarragoni
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