Neoliberal economic policies as a root cause of forced migration from Arab Spring countries: the case of Syria. [PDF]
DisastersAjlan AA.
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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
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Antibiotic treatment for respiratory tract infections for migrants in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-wide registry study. [PDF]
BMC Prim CareLarsen L +4 more
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‘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
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Malignant renovascular hypertension consequent to IgA vasculitis in a young male patient: a case report. [PDF]
J Med Case RepAl Zoubi A +4 more
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The Politics of Passage: Studying Checkpoints and Claim Making in Conflict‐affected Settings
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Roadblocks, or checkpoints, are obligatory passage points that are erected by entities claiming authority over a given crossing. They are often the most common everyday interface between civilians and armed actors in conflict‐affected contexts, but are overlooked in studies on either trade or authority amidst conflict.
Peer Schouten +4 more
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Anastomotic leakage in colorectal cancer surgery in Syria: risk factors and improvements following guideline implementation - a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Ann Med Surg (Lond)Bitar E +5 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
Economics &Politics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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Understanding the barriers for prevention and detection of chronic kidney disease among healthcare professionals in Syria: a qualitative study. [PDF]
BMJ OpenAhmed F +6 more
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Different course and same objective: the continuing road to regime change in Syria [PDF]
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