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Beyond the Rebel ‘Territorial Trap’: Governing Armed Sovereign Formations in Eastern Myanmar

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Territorial control is a central concept in the study of civil wars and rebel governance. However, scholars often fall into a ‘territorial trap’, assuming that territorial control is either an outcome of or a precondition for armed governance. Based on immersive fieldwork in eastern Myanmar, this article traces how different spatial orderings ...
Tony Neil, Saw Day Chit Htoo
wiley   +1 more source

FDA must regulate stem cell therapies to mitigate risks to patients and the public. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Pike T, Chirba MA, Aaron DG.
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Escaping Isn't for Everyone’: Kurdish Smugglers’ Navigational Tactics at Checkpoints in Iran

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how Kurdish smugglers navigate state and insurgent checkpoints in the borderlands of western Iran. Drawing on ethnographic research, it analyses two key navigational tactics: persin, a form of negotiated passage involving transaction, recognition and the contingent toleration of authority; and jimi, rendered here as ...
Peyman Zinati
wiley   +1 more source

Let's talk about AIDS, baby! Critiquing the HIV and AIDS Act, 2017 in India through a reproductive justice framework. [PDF]

Med Law Rev
Nangia A, Balaji J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Indigenous‐Municipal Relations in Canada

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Joanne Heritz
wiley   +1 more source

Contextualising Mental Privacy in South Africa: Legal, Ethical, and Socio‐Cultural Considerations With Policy Recommendations

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental privacy is a growing concern as neurotechnologies and digital mental health tools collect and process sensitive brain‐related data. In South Africa, cultural and religious diversity adds complexity to protecting mental privacy, with traditional healing practices, communal decision‐making, and spiritual beliefs influencing mental health ...
Marietjie Botes, Melodie Labuschaigne, Camille Casteleyn, Becky Inkster, Mark Sheppard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Affirmative Action in Criminal Justice. [PDF]

Oxf J Leg Stud
Ewing B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Medical Negligence and Duty of Care in Nepal: A Legal and Ethical Analysis. [PDF]

JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
Shrestha K, Joshi J, Yadav D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Direct democracy and political extremism

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract We study how citizens' right to directly decide on policies through popular initiatives affects the attractiveness of extreme candidates in representative elections. In our theoretical framework, single prominent policy issues on which individual voters hold extreme views get a large weight in their assessment of candidates, thereby favouring ...
Nicolas Schreiner, Alois Stutzer
wiley   +1 more source