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'Socialising' primary care? The Soviet Union, WHO and the 1978 Alma-Ata Conference. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health, 2018
Birn AE, Krementsov N.
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Neoliberal Governmentality and English Private Tutoring Among Rural Secondary School Students in Kazakhstan: A Quantitative Inquiry

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
wiley   +1 more source

Aussiedler Mortality (AMOR): cohort studies on ethnic German migrants from the Former Soviet Union. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2019
Winkler V, Kaucher S, Deckert A, Leier V, Holleczek B, Meisinger C, Razum O, Becher H.   +7 more
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L2‐Mediated Personal Competence as a Dimension of Identity Development Among International Students in Kazakhstan: A Mixed Methods Study

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kazakhstan has emerged as a non‐traditional destination for international students through the expansion of English‐medium instruction and government‐funded scholarship schemes. This convergent mixed‐methods study examines how degree‐seeking international students from non‐Commonwealth of Independent States countries adapt to academic ...
Kymbat Yessenbekova, Anas Hajar
wiley   +1 more source

A critical look at green energy policies

Economic Affairs, EarlyView.
Lawrence Haar
wiley   +1 more source

A Causal Map Framework to Explain Support for Strong Leaders in Politics

International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article introduces a computational theory explaining why some people support strong leaders in politics, arguing that this support sometimes arises because people view a strong leader as means to address social problems. The theory proposes that people develop a causal map concerning the consequences of the rise of a strong leader.
Francesco Rigoli
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 subtype A in former Soviet Union countries. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2018
Aibekova L, Foley B, Hortelano G, Raees M, Abdraimov S, Toichuev R, Ali S.   +6 more
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Pan‐Europe Revisited: Inter‐War Debates and the EU's Pursuit of Geopolitical Power

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union's (EU) transformation from a peace project to an assertive geopolitical actor reflects enduring tensions in integration theory dating back to the inter‐war period. This paper develops a comparative framework distinguishing territorial integration logic, which emphasises bounded political communities and collective defence ...
Kamil Zwolski
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial distribution of arable and abandoned land across former Soviet Union countries. [PDF]

Sci Data, 2018
Lesiv M, Schepaschenko D, Moltchanova E, Bun R, Dürauer M, Prishchepov AV, Schierhorn F, Estel S, Kuemmerle T, Alcántara C, Kussul N, Shchepashchenko M, Kutovaya O, Martynenko O, Karminov V, Shvidenko A, Havlik P, Kraxner F, See L, Fritz S.   +19 more
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The ‘Geopolitical Commission’: 40 Years in the Making?

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In 2019, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised MEPs she would deliver a ‘Geopolitical Commission’ during the five years of her term in office, unbeknown that the COVID‐19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine were around the corner.
Robert Kissack
wiley   +1 more source