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From “Modern Midas Mineral” to “Satanic Substance”: Uranium, Unions, and the Atomic Age

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
Uranium mining and export was a major flashpoint for political debate in 1970's Australia. However, there has been relatively little investigation into how uranium was understood and contested before this time. This paper draws on labour movement publications and other archival sources to reveal lesser‐known antecedents to the anti‐uranium movement in ...
Nicholas Herriot
wiley   +1 more source

Border fortification and legibility: Evidence from Afghanistan

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract States often fortify their borders against militant threats. How do these efforts shape civilian welfare and perceptions in borderland communities? I conceptualize border fortification as a legibility‐building endeavor. By bolstering state reach in areas of weak historical penetration, fortification enhances the government's capacity for ...
Christopher W. Blair
wiley   +1 more source

Lithic analysis in African archaeology: Advances and key themes

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Stone artifacts (lithics) preserve for extended periods; thus they are key evidence for probing the evolution of human technological behaviors. Africa boasts the oldest record of stone artifacts, spanning 3.3 Ma, rare instances of ethnographic stone tool‐making, and stone tool archives from diverse ecological settings, making it an anchor for ...
Deborah I. Olszewski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Irregular and Infectious? COVID‐19, Ebola and the Securitization of Migration to Southern Europe

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Securitization scholarship concentrates on the discursive association between undocumented migration, terrorism and crime. Our textual and visual analysis of Italian, Spanish and Maltese newspapers between 2013 and 2020 demonstrates that the discourses securitizing irregular mobility as a health risk became more salient than those linking ...
Eugenio Cusumano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

Development of Green Propellants for Short Range Solid Rocket : an Overview

open access: yes, 2016
Choice of propellant primarily depends upon tactical applicability and deployment pattern of the weapon system. Solid propellants are preferred in short rockets as it provides major advantages of simplicity and quick deployment time as compared to its ...
K. Pandey, P. Bose
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Racialisation of Rape: A Far‐Right Tool for Boundary‐Creation Across Borders

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Far‐right parties and movements have increasingly come to incorporate ideas of gender equality into their political agendas. While seemingly out of concern for women's rights and safety, these issues are in reality seldom more than a veil to further the stigmatisation of Muslim men.
Mathilda Åkerlund
wiley   +1 more source

Daniel Bar‐Tal, on the Israeli‐Palestinian conflict, before and after October 7, 2023: In conversation with James Liu and Veronica Hopner

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Israel‐Palestinian conflict is one of the most well‐known and polarizing issues that has impacts on societies, and institutions beyond Israel, and Palestine. This interview with prominent social scientist Daniel Bar‐Tal, Professor Emeritus, School of Education, Tel Aviv University, focused on the situation in Israel and Palestine following
Daniel Bar‐Tal
wiley   +1 more source

An exploration of market mechanisms to the wicked problem of space debris 太空垃圾棘手问题的市场机制探究 Una exploración de los mecanismos del mercado para resolver el complejo problema de los desechos espaciales

open access: yesRisk, Hazards &Crisis in Public Policy, Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025.
Abstract Near‐earth orbits are becoming congested because of a rapid growth in the number of satellites and space debris, which presents a real threat to the sustainable use of space and the safety of the Earth. Despite space scientists and public policymakers having been actively seeking solutions for decades, solving the problem has been put off ...
Anna Ya Ni   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Told Story of the Gaza War

open access: yesWorld Affairs, Volume 188, Issue 3, Fall 2025.
ABSTRACT All violent conflicts and wars involve at least two competing narratives. This is also the case for the conflict commonly referred to as the Gaza War, which began on October 7, 2023, and lasted 471 days until the first phase of the ceasefire was implemented. The war involved, on one side, Israel with substantial support from the United States,
Daniel Bar‐Tal
wiley   +1 more source

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