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Do investors really manage to have secure land rights? land deals and competition over land control in Madagascar : [Draft] [PDF]

, 2012
Beyond the well-publicised abandonment of Daewoo's gigantic agricultural project, largescale appropriations continue in Madagascar. Based on case studies, this paper analyses how land deals are partly shaped by the competition for control over land ...
Andrianirina Ratsialonana, Rivo, Burnod, Perrine, Gingembre, Mathilde   +2 more
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Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How do opposition elites succeed in authoritarian elections? Existing theories of authoritarian politics suggest a pivotal role for elections in enhancing the survival of incumbent dictators. Yet, in many contexts, opposition elites attract considerable support and constrain the policymaking authorities of these dictators.
Daniel L. Tavana
wiley   +1 more source

Can riots represent? A democratic theory

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Political theory has been perennially concerned with interrogating, identifying, and clarifying the political functions of riots. Yet, political theorists have mostly fallen short of explaining the relationship between riots and democracy, although this is central to the democratic theory of contestation and crucial for evaluating the ...
Alexis Bibeau‐Gagnon
wiley   +1 more source

«Différant des Autres», Espacements et Temporalités Spectrales

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT That night that he agreed to our suggestion that we accompany him outside, for the whole night or until the overflow has passed, M seemed to be in direct contact with all the layers of astronomy, inhabiting all temporalities simultaneously. Outside, lying/sitting on the picnic table, in the pitch‐black darkness of the night in the woods, under
Amélie‐Anne Mailhot
wiley   +1 more source

From rhetoric to measurement: The economics of wetland conservation

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.
Abstract Wetland conservation continues to be a pressing issue as wetlands continue to be lost due to urban, industrial, and agricultural expansion. This paper synthesizes the current knowledge about wetland conservation economics in Canada, with a focus on prairie landscapes. We review the methods economists use to empirically measure the costs (i.e.,
Patrick Lloyd‐Smith, Peter Boxall, Ken Belcher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les agences culturelles territoriales : état des lieux [PDF]

Outils aux missions et aux profils divers, les agences culturelles jouent un rôle essentiel pour les politiques culturelles dans les territoires. En l’absence de données récentes permettant une vision nationale de la situation, l’Observatoire des ...
Agence culturelle d’Alsace, Observatoire des politiques culturelles   +1 more
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Early Modern Political Philosophies and the Shaping of Political Economy [PDF]

, 2017
In the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the paradigm of a new science, political economy, was established. It was a science distinct from the Aristotelian sub-disciplines of practical philosophy named oikonomía and politiké, and emphasis
Cremaschi, Sergio Volodia Marcello
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EIGENSINN AND DOMINATION IN LIBERAL AND ILLIBERAL SOCIETIES

History and Theory, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article is a posthumously published text that was written by Alf Lüdtke and Alexandra Oeser but was left unfinished when Lüdtke died in February 2019. It examines two central notions—and their articulations—that Lüdtke and Oeser use differently in their work: domination and Eigensinn. On domination, it focuses on perspectives of Max Weber'
Alf Lüdtke, Alexandra Oeser
wiley   +1 more source

Healthcare trajectories of aging individuals during their last year of life: application of process mining methods to administrative health databases

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Context World is aging and the prevalence of chronic diseases is raising with age, increasing financial strain on organizations but also affecting patients’ quality of life until death. Research on healthcare trajectories has gained importance, as it can
Delphine Bosson-Rieutort, Alexandra Langford-Avelar, Juliette Duc, Benjamin Dalmas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Action publique et solidarité civile : le cas du maintien à domicile des personnes âgées

Lien Social et Politiques, 2016
L’auteur présente les conclusions d’une recherche portant sur les politiques de maintien à domicile pour les personnes âgées. L’objectif de la recherche était de comprendre l’agencement des relations entre solidarité publique, marché et solidarité ...
Bruno Jobert
doaj   +1 more source