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School spaces of dissensus: Protecting sexualities education in anti‐gender, anti‐Muslim and de‐democratising times

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the intensified conflict over sexualities education curricula brought about by anti‐(trans)gender and anti‐Muslim policy and political discourse transnationally. Backlash against inclusive sexualities education has taken shape across several policy territories, driven in part by de‐democratising right‐wing populist ...
James Sutton, Deborah Youdell, Karl Kitching   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing United States Military Involvement [PDF]

, 2014
This paper addresses the effect that a tactical reduction of United States military personnel could potentially have on the threat of terrorism against the American homeland.
Pacheco, Nicolas
core   +1 more source

Fostering Social Cohesion in Post‐Conflict Societies: The Power of Normative Apologies in Reducing Competitive Victimhood and Enhancing Reconciliation and Intergroup Negotiation

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present research investigated whether a normative outgroup apology enhances conciliatory attitudes (i.e., willingness for intergroup contact and feelings of peace) and intergroup negotiations while reducing competitive victimhood. In three experiments (N = 855) conducted in the post‐conflict context of Kosovo, we manipulated the normative ...
Islam Borinca, Yasin Koc, Sevim Mustafa
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Cellulose-Supported Polymer Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity for Lithium Metal Batteries

Molecules
The traditional liquid electrolytes pose safety hazards primarily attributed to the flammability of organic solvent, whereas solid-state electrolytes can significantly enhance the safety of lithium-ion batteries.
Xuefei Cao, Mingyang Xin, Jiaxin Yin
doaj   +1 more source

A kirkpatrick model-based learning evaluation system for blended teaching in military academies—Taking blended English course as an example [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences
At present, blended teaching has become an important direction of teaching reform in military academies. Due to the special attributes of military academies as well as its late start of blended teaching, there is currently limited research on blended ...
Shi Meimei, Li Yong
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Extreme Religious Nationalist Terrorist Groups in the United States [PDF]

, 2018
The aim of this paper is to conduct a comparative study of Radical Right Wing terrorism and Radical Islamic terrorism both of which are categorized under the Religious Nationalism/Extremism typology of terrorism.
Arthur, Colleen
core   +1 more source

The Dual Pathways to Masculinity Threats: The Roles of Social Role Incongruity and Social Connection in Masculine Identity Maintenance Among Gay and Straight Men

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Humans are hardwired to seek out social connections, as well as monitor for warning signs that their belonging may be at risk. Social identities provide a mechanism through which to monitor belonging, shaping how people understand and see themselves, as well as how they are perceived by others. This large qualitative study (n = 203) presents a
Veronica M. Lamarche, Alyssa Croft, Ciara Atkinson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Explaining the Frequency of Alcohol Consumption in a Conflict Zone: Jews and Palestinians in Israel [PDF]

, 2015
Experiencing stress and exposure to terrorism may have an adverse effect on health risk behaviors. Few studies have examined alcohol use among adults living in Israel under chronic, stressful terrorism-related conditions.
Canetti, Daphna, Chartier, Karen G., Hall, Brian J., Hobfoll, Stevan E., Massey, Zohar, Shuval, Kerem, Stebbins, Mary B.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Fiscal Rules, Independent Fiscal Institutions and Sovereign Risk: Evidence From the European Union

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of fiscal rules (FRs) and independent fiscal institutions (IFIs) on sovereign risk. To address potential endogeneity issues, we employ the System Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimator in an analysis comprising 24 European Union member states throughout the 2007–2019 period.
Bogdan Căpraru, George Georgescu, Nicu Sprincean   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Major Conundrums and Possible Solutions in DeFi Insurance

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper empirically explores the early development of insurance projects in the decentralised finance (DeFi) industry, which is based on disruptive technologies like blockchain and smart contracts. A brief history of DeFi is narrated, stressing four risks of DeFi (volatility risk, cyberattack risk, liquidity risk, and regulation risk) and ...
Peng Zhou, Ying Zhang
wiley   +1 more source