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Wealth inequality and epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 811-849, May 2026.
Abstract This article analyses wealth inequality in the Republic of Venice during 1400–1800. The availability of a large database of homogeneous inequality measurements allows us to produce the most in‐depth study of the factors affecting inequality at the local level available thus far for any preindustrial society.
Guido Alfani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The emergence and evolution of the idea of discharge or modification of contract due to supervening events [PDF]

open access: yesZbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2015
In this paper the author gives an overview of the emergence and evolution of the idea of discharge or modification of contract due to supervening events, from Roman to contemporary law, with special emphasis on the evolution of the doctrine and its ...
Dudaš Atila I.
doaj   +1 more source

Unitas and concordia in the confessions: significance for fellowship among Lutheran churches [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
There is a sufficient basis in the Augsburg Confession for doctrinal and confessional unity among Lutherans. The paper suggests that while sufficient debate has taken place on the theological substance of the Confessions, not enough attention has been ...
Nostbakken, Roger W.
core   +1 more source

Rethinking Meat Alternatives in Eastern Europe: A Just Transition Lens on Policy, Perception, and Innovation in Romania

open access: yesFood Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
The graphical abstract illustrates key elements in the perceptions of Romanian policymakers and public institutional actors (derived from qualitative research) regarding sustainable protein transition, structured according to the SPECT framework (Social, Policy, Environmental, Commercial, Technological dimensions).
Ruxandra Malina Petrescu‐Mag   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Etruscan Woman: ‘Romanization’ and Funerary Culture

open access: yesTheoretical Roman Archaeology Journal
This paper evaluates our knowledge of Etruscan women during the Hellenistic period (c. 325–31 BC). This subject is complex for two main reasons: firstly, the lack of Etruscan literary sources and secondly, the Roman conquest of Etruria. Giving primacy to
Alexis Daveloose
doaj   +2 more sources

Hans Kelsen’s God and The State: The Theory of Positive Law as methodological Anarchism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Este artículo pone la obra de Hans Kelsen, God and the State, en el horizonte de God and the State de Bakunin. Esto facilita a la metodología de Kelsen el hecho de manifestarse como una delimitación del hegelianismo de izquierda de Feuerbach y su ...
Langford, Peter
core   +3 more sources

Unpacking the role of in‐group bias in US public opinion on human rights violations

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, Volume 70, Issue 2, Page 786-805, April 2026.
Abstract Which actor identities and social and political cleavages drive public opinion on human rights violations? While in‐group bias is known to influence public responses to government abuses, the relative impact of different identity characteristics has not been directly tested.
Rebecca Cordell
wiley   +1 more source

The Material and Textual Value of Manuscript and Print Binding Waste☆

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 166-189, April 2026.
Abstract In 2019, the Foundation of Christ's Hospital at Lincoln made a bequest of early printed books to the Bodleian Library. The collection is rich in sixteenth‐century tooled bindings, many of which preserve manuscript and printed waste in the form of pastedowns, endleaves and endleaf guards.
Tamara Atkin
wiley   +1 more source

Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 686-697, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
wiley   +1 more source

Changing interpretations: freedom of association in Germany and the United Kingdom

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 27-50, March 2026.
Abstract This article examines the transformation in the dominant understanding of freedom of association in Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) within the context of industrial relations liberalization. It argues that both countries have experienced a shift from collectivist to individualist interpretations of freedom of association, driven by a ...
FELIX SYROVATKA
wiley   +1 more source

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