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Civil Defence Policy in Cold War Britain, 1945-68 [PDF]
, 2006 PhDThis thesis investigates how successive postwar British Governments formulated a civil defence policy aimed at ameliorating the effects of an enemy attack in the cold war.
Grant, Matthew
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Religions, 2022 Despite important advances in the study of war and religion, the role of the secular remains under-analyzed. This article develops a theory of secularity talk in civil wars, examining two instances where actors have made religion and sect salient.
Stacey Gutkowski
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Climate‐Related Disclosure and Bank Performance: Does Bank Type Matter?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether climate‐related disclosure (CRD) affects the financial performance of conventional banks (CBs) and Islamic banks (IBs) differently. Using a unique hand‐collected dataset on CRD for 591 banks (422 CBs and 169 IBs) from 24 countries over a 4‐year period, we examine how the relationship between CRD and financial ...
Rasim Simsek +2 more
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Violent non-state actors and the Syrian Civil War: The ISIS and YPG cases
, 2017 This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the ...
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The Impact of Syrian Refugees on the Turkish Economy: Regional Labour Market Effects
Social Sciences, 2017 The Syrian civil war resulted in mass migration out of Syria into the neighboring countries. Turkey has received the greatest number of refugees from Syria. The Syrian refugees mostly initially settled in refugee camps in Southeastern Turkey.
Oğuz Esen, Ayla Oğuş Binatlı
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Governance Drivers of Fossil Fuel Divestment: Evidence From Global Banks
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change poses increasing transition risks for the banking sector, as financial institutions remain exposed to fossil fuel activities despite growing sustainability commitments. This study examines whether corporate governance influences banks' decisions to adopt fossil fuel divestment policies.
Rosella Carè +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundGrasping the human cost of war requires comprehensive evaluation of multiple dimensions of conflict. While the number of civilian casualties is a frequently used indicator to evaluate intensity of violence in conflict, the inclusion of other ...
Sayaka Ri +3 more
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Exposing Gender Blindness in Business Scholarship on Modern Slavery
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of this review is to analyse the treatment of gender within business scholarship on modern slavery and to propose a framework that supports more gender‐sensitive corporate responses. Modern slavery risk is an escalating concern for business, with the United Nations calling for its eradication by 2030.
Kathyayini Kathy Rao +2 more
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İstanbul Üniversitesi Sosyoloji Dergisi, 2021 As a result of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Turkey currently hosts approximately four million Syrian immigrants. Since 2011, significant improvements have been made regarding Syrian refugees’ access to accommodations, education, and health and social ...
Hayri Eren Suna +4 more
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Euromaidan and Ukrainian Subjective Well‐Being
European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 2013–2014 Euromaidan in Ukraine was the largest series of pro‐European protests in history. Peaceful civilian protests were met with state violence, resulting in widespread civil unrest, over 100 deaths, and nearly 2000 injuries. The Russo‐Ukrainian War broke out shortly after. We examined the immediate and long‐term changes in Ukrainians’
Aidan Campbell +9 more
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