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When psychedelic discourse meets local narrative: Selective uptake of psychedelic meanings surrounding mad honey in Nepal

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims ‘Mad honey’ is produced when bees collect nectar from Rhododendron species containing grayanotoxins, naturally occurring diterpenoid toxins that can produce dose‐dependent intoxication. It has long been embedded in Nepalese medicinal and ritual practices but has recently become part of global psychedelic discourse. This study examined how
Sharon R. Sznitman, Surendra Tiwari
wiley   +1 more source

Spectacle and Spy Stories: The 1954 Royal Commission on Espionage

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Menzies government's 1954 royal commission, established to investigate Soviet espionage in Australia, is well known as the backdrop to the Labor Party split. It saw opposition leader H.V. Evatt's demise and ushered in an almost 20‐year period of Liberal Party governance.
Ebony Nilsson
wiley   +1 more source

Underwriting and Substitution: Australian Peacebuilding in Bougainville and Solomon Islands, 1997–2021

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's two largest Melanesian engagements ended differently. This article compares the Bougainville peace process with the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) and distinguishes two modes of engagement. Underwriting funds settlements that domestic actors have negotiated, leaving authority in local hands; substitution ...
Muhammad Amir
wiley   +1 more source

Seeing like a citizen: Experimental evidence on how empowerment affects engagement with the state

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Building a strong and effective state requires revenue. Yet, in many low‐income countries, citizens do not make formal payments to the state or forego engaging with the state altogether due to vulnerability to opportunistic demands by state agents. We study two randomized interventions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed to
Soeren J. Henn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

When workers get to choose: Employment and wage responses to demand shocks in labour‐managed and conventional firms

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract In conventional firms (CFs), workers are unlikely to accept pay and hour reductions in order to secure their jobs, in particular because of information asymmetry. A specific type of firm is not subject to this information asymmetry problem because workers make decisions and share profits: worker cooperatives.
Nathalie Magne, Virginie Pérotin
wiley   +1 more source

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