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On the problem of continuity: a theory of culture beyond invention Le problème de la continuité : une théorie de la culture au‐delà de l'invention

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Anthropologists, in common with social theorists more generally, have often understood social life as an emergent phenomenon grounded in practices of creativity and improvisation. Where stasis and continuity feature, these are often presented as illusory manifestations of underlying processes of ‘invention’, or as external impositions upon otherwise ...
Paolo Heywood, Thomas Yarrow
wiley   +1 more source

A European union and Canadian review of public health nursing preparation and practice. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This study explores the preparation and role of the public health nurse (PHN) across European Union (EU) countries (Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) and Canadian provinces (Alberta, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island)
Battle Haugh   +37 more
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Germ Panic and Chalice Hygiene in the Church of England, c.1895–1930

open access: yesJournal of Religious History, EarlyView.
The late‐Victorian medical revolution in bacteriology, and growing public awareness of hygienic standards and the danger of disease infection from germs, created alarm about the traditional Christian practice of drinking from a common cup at Holy Communion.
Andrew Atherstone
wiley   +1 more source

Latin American "free-trade unionism" and the cold War: an analysis based on educational policies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The political education of workers and their leaders was viewed as a strategic concern in the cold war period’s bipolar world. This article discusses how this issue was dealt with by Latin American reformist trade unions grouped together in the Inter ...
Scodeller, Gabriela Noemi
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STREETS AS STAGES: Traffic Enforcement and the Competition for Cultural Growth in China

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In keeping with China’s desire to build soft power to parallel its economic growth, the policing of city streets has moved to the forefront as a mechanism for moral regulation and improving urban prestige. Under pressure to civilize their citizenry, many Chinese cities have become entrepreneurial cities within a type of cultural growth ...
Gregory Fayard
wiley   +1 more source

Studying Tech Diplomacy—Introduction to the Special Issue on Tech Diplomacy

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article serves as an introduction to the special issue on tech diplomacy, exploring its emergence and evolution as a distinct approach to global affairs in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Originating with Denmark's 2017 “TechPlomacy” initiative, tech diplomacy has gained global momentum, with over two dozen countries adopting
Corneliu Bjola, Markus Kornprobst
wiley   +1 more source

Malaysia's Ambivalent Middle Power Status: A Global South Perspective From a Reconceptualised Geoeconomics

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article adds a geoeconomics dimension to the geopolitics‐focused middle power literature that generally depicts Malaysia as an ambivalent middle power, especially from the identity and behavioral perspectives, even if the country's middle power status stands on stronger capability indicators.
Helen E. S. Nesadurai
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact Of Federal Legislation On Governmental And Special Libraries [PDF]

open access: yes, 1966
It has become increasingly obvious that libraries today cannot provide adequate service under conditions of local self-sufficiency. A variety of programs are required on the national level which cannot be provided by individual libraries or ...
Skipper, James E.
core  

Conflict Prevention, Management, and Resolution: Africa — Regional Strategies for the Prevention of Displacement and Protection of Displaced Persons: The Cases of the OAU, ECOWAS, SADC, and IGAD [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This Article seeks to examine the preparedness of certain African regional actors to protect displaced persons in times of armed conflict, and to prescribe formulas to strengthen the capabilities of such actors.
Levitt, Jeremy
core   +3 more sources

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