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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims The intentional use of psychoactive substances to enhance sexual experiences, known as chemsex, is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, psychological distress and social isolation among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Nikolay Lunchenkov +3 more
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Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
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Death Penalty in the Lithuanian SSR in 1950–1990: Legal Grounds and Periods
Genocidas ir Rezistencija, 2016 The article reviews execution of death row inmates from the Lithuanian SSR between 1950 and 1990. It describes the procedure, the extension of the legal framework governing the enforcement of the death penalty, and the underlying trends. Four periods
Darius Indrišionis
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REPRESSION OF BELIEVERS IN UZBEKISTAN DURING THE SOVIET PERIOD
, 2022 This scientific article describes the policy of the Soviet government in Uzbekistan in the 20-30s of the last century and the attitude of believers, including Muslim clerics and Christian clergy, their repression, the activities of believers. the state of religious institutions and organizations, and how the ceremonies conducted by Muslim clerics and ...
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British Journal of Psychotherapy, EarlyView.Abstract The historical treatment of homosexuality in psychoanalysis has ranged from pathologization to discrimination. Despite recent attempts at inclusion, gay analysts and patients still report bias within the field. This study explored the experiences of gay and heterosexual psychoanalysts regarding the discipline's attitude towards homosexuality ...
René Cané Molinari +3 more
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Genocide concept in Lithuanian history
Genocidas ir Rezistencija, 2001 The term ‘genocide’ has appeared in Lithuanian historiography relatively recently, which may be the reason why its usage varies so much. It can be said that there are different viewpoints justifying or denying the use of the term to describe different ...
Arvydas Anušauskas
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Disciplining Prostitutes in the Hospital de la Magdalena in Barcelona (1923‐1959)
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.Summary Background and Objectives The Hospital de la Magdalena, a care home for female prostitutes with venereal diseases, operated in Barcelona from 1923 to 1959. The purpose of this investigation is to highlight how this hospital was used to educate female prostitutes morally in addition to providing medical treatment.
Florian Grafl, Florian Steger
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Armed resistance of partisans in 1944–1953 and its suppression in Skapiškis rural district
Genocidas ir Rezistencija, 2018 There were similarities and differences between armed resistance activities of partisans that took place in various regions of Lithuania in 1944–1953. Still, irrespective of several regional peculiarities, three main periods of the partisan warfare may ...
Ramona Staveckaitė-Notari
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Vernacularizing the Best Interests of the Child: Comparative Insights From Three Legal Systems
Journal of Family Theory &Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The study investigates how the Best Interests of the Child principle in the UN Children's Rights Convention (Article 3) has been adapted in custody disputes in Egypt, Sweden, and Uzbekistan. Although the Convention on the Rights of the Child offers a common normative benchmark, divergent legal cultures shape its domestic meaning: Egypt is ...
Anna Lundberg +3 more
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