Political Participation in Democratic Political Orders; a Comparison Between the New Caliphate, Constitutional, and Religious Democratic System [PDF]
Political participation is seen as the backbone of a political state and an element ensuring the efficiency and reliability of a political system. Political participation varies according to every reading of political system, approach, contraction and ...
Seyed Sajjad Izdehi
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Divine Law; the Rationale of Social Life From the View of Political Words of Āyatullāh Khāminiyī [PDF]
The purpose of the present study is to explore the role of divine law in the political life of humans based on the political words of Āyatullāh Khāminiyī.
Mohsen Mohajernia
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Abstract Children and other vulnerable parties such as those with a cognitive, social or communication impairment frequently struggle to understand, and be understood in, the criminal justice environment. One way this has been addressed in jurisdictions around Australia and overseas is through the introduction of intermediary (or communication partner)
Sarah Hoff, Martine Powell, David Plater
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Transcendental Politics: the Meeting Point of Parrhesia and the Ideal of Freedom [PDF]
The present article presupposes that the philosopher does not restrict himself just to knowing things as they are; rather, rising to do things as they must [be done] is considered the actual continuation of his thought, and that a philosopher is not just
Vali Mohammad AhmadVand, Bahram Dalir
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Youth Political Engagement and Democratic Culture in Republican Nepal [PDF]
Nepal’s transformation from an autocratic monarchy to a democratic republic presupposes the development of democratic institutions, and the current generation of Nepali youth, particularly those in higher education, are uniquely situated in that process.
Maharjan, Nabin+2 more
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All opinions are not equal: Toward a consensual approach to the development of drug policy
Abstract Drug policy has been subjected to much scrutiny from different stakeholder groups who present sometimes very different opinions on solutions to address a problem. Reconciling such differences, that are underpinned by both anecdotal and empirical evidence, is a priority yet to be fully achieved.
Gabriel T. W. Wong, Matthew Manning
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Housing the homeless: How revisiting the 1940s assists the struggle
Abstract A major obstacle in the political work of housing the homeless is convincing voters and lawmakers that housing is a right and should be available to all without conditions. This paper seeks to assist that project by showing that the tension between rights and conditions has a history. It focusses on the pivotal 1940s, which saw the first major
Anne O'Brien
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Cultural Alignment in Large Language Models: An Explanatory Analysis Based on Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions [PDF]
The deployment of large language models (LLMs) raises concerns regarding their cultural misalignment and potential ramifications on individuals and societies with diverse cultural backgrounds. While the discourse has focused mainly on political and social biases, our research proposes a Cultural Alignment Test (Hoftede's CAT) to quantify cultural ...
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Highlighting Entanglement of Cultures via Ranking of Multilingual Wikipedia Articles [PDF]
How different cultures evaluate a person? Is an important person in one culture is also important in the other culture? We address these questions via ranking of multilingual Wikipedia articles. With three ranking algorithms based on network structure of Wikipedia, we assign ranking to all articles in 9 multilingual editions of Wikipedia and ...
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Over the last 20 years, transportation agencies have added culture-based approaches to the existing education, engineering, and enforcement (3E) strategies being used as a means of reducing traffic related injuries and fatalities.
Eric Austin+4 more
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