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Inverted Eurocentrism: The Consumption of Decolonization in the Global North and a Radical Decolonization Agenda

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the Global North and elite spaces in the Global South, the concepts of Eurocentrism and decolonization have come to be associated primarily with identity and location rather than with capitalism and political economy. This article argues that the reason for this can be traced to what Samir Amin calls ‘inverted Eurocentrism’, which entails a
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven
wiley   +1 more source

Seizures in children with Dravet syndrome in extreme heat: A qualitative study of parental perspectives

open access: yesDevelopmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Perspectives of parents of children with Dravet syndrome indicate that extreme heat and high temperatures exacerbate epileptic seizures, introduce new seizure triggers, and require the adoption of specific seizure‑management strategies. Abstract Aim To describe parental perspectives on how heatwaves and high ambient temperatures influence seizure ...
Angel Aledo‐Serrano   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bret/BRAT

open access: yes
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Nicholas Smart
wiley   +1 more source

Are ‘Sister Cities’ from ‘Sister Provinces’? An Exploratory Study of Sister City Relations (SCRs) in China

Networks and Spatial Economics, 2018
Sister city relations (SCRs) represent a significant but less well researched type of inter-city (regional) networks. While most analyses of the connectivity of Chinese cities focus on economic linkages such as air traffic flows and corporate connections, limited attention has been paid to SCRs, as an emerging mediator in affecting global inter-city ...
Xiaohui Hu   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

The sister cities program and tourism

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 2020
Abstract This research attempts to examine the extent to which the Sister Cities program, affects local tourism. The theoretical model presented here argues that for both countries to benefit from that program a mutual compatibility must be met. The compatibility requirements suggested are same size category and mutual cultural environment that ...
Cohen Gil
exaly   +2 more sources

City-to-city linkages in a mobile society: the role of urban networks in Eurocities and Sister Cities

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management, 2008
The present paper investigates city-to-city linkages and the role of urban networks in socio-economic development of cities This paper addresses the relationships of 'Eurocities' with their 'Sister Cities' to highlight the contributions of the mutual relationship to trade, tourism, cultural activities and investment.
Aliye Ahu Gülümser   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Sister Cities International

, Steven Pike, Emma Björner
exaly   +2 more sources

“Sister Cities”

2007
Abstract I have not been down to Charleston in Azalea time. Nor on any of my three trips have I climbed to the top of Charleston’s highest building to look down on the historic spots, which, the natives tell me, outnumber those to be seen from any similar vantage in America.
John Edgar Tidwell, Mark A Sanders
openaire   +1 more source

Current cultural importance in Sister City

International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management, 2021
The modern concept of sister city is where two communities, cities or provinces engage in mutual social and cultural exchanges. With more than 20,000 such relationships around the world we examine a model of cultural importance between these cities (Mridul Seth).
openaire   +1 more source

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