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Superfluous, Mischievous or Emancipating? Thailand's Evolving Senate Today

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2009
In Thailand's emerging democracy, the Senate has played an often underestimated role. This study analyzes Thailand's Upper House, examining its historical evolution until 2009. In particular, it focuses on the following questions.
Paul Chambers
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Bridging New Programs From Concept to Rapid Development and Implementation

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Through the ADEA Council of Deans Fellowship Capstone project, a new International Dentist Educational Program (IDEP) emerges as a unique program to provide educational pathways for international dentists. IDEPs expand the US dental workforce by integrating internationally trained dentists into Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA ...
María A. Loza‐Herrero, John N. Williams, John A. Valenza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endorsement of the Accessible Events Checklist by the Committee on Accessibility

, 2023
This proposal will endorse the Accessible Events checklist and resolve that University Senate use it.Jennifer Ashton; Equity Diversity and Inclusion ...
University Senate
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Enforcing environmental law in the Amazon

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This article identifies the underlying obstacles to enforcement of laws against environmental crimes such as illegal logging, mining and ranching. With four departments (provinces) from Colombia as case studies, it assesses enforcement of the country's main environmental law, Law 2111, which is one of Latin America's strongest. The article has
Mark Ungar, Juan Corredor‐Garcia
wiley   +1 more source

Work Women Did to Make Constitutional Rights Work for Women

Atlantis, 2016
Women were mobilizing in anticipation of constitutional reform in 1980 and secured a first round of significant amendments to section 15 equality rights by January 1981.
Nancy Ruth
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National Policy Coherence Counts for Reducing Inequality in Global Climate and Development Agendas

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International institutions promote policy coherence as crucial to the effective and fair implementation of global sustainability agendas, though the evidence for its benefits is slim. We present here the first systematic cross‐country dataset on the consequences of national government efforts to promote policy coherence for vulnerable groups ...
Katherine Browne, Adis Dzebo, Zoha Shawoo, Mario Cardenas, Pierrick Chalaye, Alexia Faus Onbargi, Cassilde Muhoza, Patricia Nicdao, Nokwethaba Makhanya, Navam Niles, Priyatma Singh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Struggle of legalists to equalize the rights of Jews with other subjects of the Russian Empire at the end of the XIX – beginning of the XX century

Вестник Самарского университета: История, педагогика, филология
In the Russian Empire, the problem of the «Jewish question» existed for a long time. The prevailing theory was about the «badness» of the Jewish people, their deceit, maliciousness and other negative qualities.
D. V. Rybin
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Strategic framing of novel ideas: How contestation shapes the evolution of novelty

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurs use strategic framing to gain support for their novel ventures, products, and services. A key challenge entrepreneurs face is that audiences often contest frames that introduce novel ideas, especially when these ideas disrupt audiences' mental and business models.
Janina Klein, Elco van Burg, Christine Moser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Information‐seeking lobbying and strategic stockpiling under trade policy uncertainty

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This study investigates how firms engage in information‐seeking lobbying to address trade policy uncertainty. I argue that lobbying enables firms to gain early insights into forthcoming tariff actions, allowing them to strategically stockpile products likely to be targeted. Using shipping records of US firms during the 2018 US–
Bo Yang
wiley   +1 more source

The idea of freedom of conscience in the views of liberal legalists in the Russian Empire: from theory to practice. Second half of the XIX – early XX century

Вестник Самарского университета: История, педагогика, филология
In the Russian Empire in the second half of the XIX century, issues of freedom of conscience and religion became a matter of some urgency. Orthodox Christians enjoyed complete freedom, as did some large non-Orthodox denominations with certain ...
D. V. Rybin
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