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The beginning of a large-scale political reform in Russia: a new turn in 2020
The subject. The article is devoted to the analysis of the draft political and constitutional reform that was announced in the last Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly at January 15, 2020.
Inna A. Vetrenko
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Temporary VAT Reduction in Vietnam: Consumer Behavior Analysis
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of temporary VAT rate changes on consumer behavior in Vietnam, particularly concerning the VAT reduction implemented during 2023–2024. The research analyzes annual survey data and household expenditure reports to assess changes in consumer spending on durable goods during the first half of 2024 (2024 H1 ...
Hang Thi Thu Trinh
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Membership‐Making in Diverse Societies: Revisiting the Idea of Society as a Common Possession
ABSTRACT The traditional aim of Western social democracy has been to create a society that is a ‘common possession’ of its members (in T.H. Marshall's words). Social democratic politics has therefore been both society‐making and membership‐making, orienting people to a shared society as an object of attachment and loyalty, and nurturing membership ...
Will Kymlicka
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Major Cybersecurity Breaches: Shaping Corporate Cybersecurity Policies and Closing the Gaps
ABSTRACT As digitalization accelerates, cybercrime has intensified in both scale and impact over the past two decades. This study aims to critically examine major cybersecurity events, assess them through the lens of routine activity theory, examine insight from three other established criminological and organizational theories, and address central ...
Laura K. Rickett, Deborah Smith
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From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
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Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen +5 more
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Based on archival documents, the article examines the features of the land structure of Starodubye peasants during the post-reform period. This historical region belonged in the second half of the XIX century to the north-eastern counties of the former ...
Muzychenko O.A.
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The paper, based on the memoirs of the nobles - graduates of gymnasiums and colleges, deals with the features of masculinity development in civilian educational institutions of pre-revolutionary Russia. The reform of education in the second half of the 19th century was due to the training of new professional personnel.
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ABSTRACT This article explores the management adaptation strategies non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) managers employ in order to operate in repressive political environments. It answers the question: how do NGO managers initiate, manage and sustain internal change when the political/regulatory environment changes?
Charles Kaye‐Essien +2 more
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The main stages of formation and development of views on the problem of correlation between law and customs in volost’ courts of post-reform Russia (1861–1917) have been determined and considered. The concepts introduced by the leading scholars since the
T.S. Mitrofanov
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