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Nurturing Digital Government Reform: Nuggets of Wisdom From a Global Frontrunner

open access: yesInformation Systems Journal, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 214-229, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Government reform initiatives increasingly incorporate significant digital elements. This article builds on successful, long‐term Danish experiences with digital government reform and offers “nuggets of wisdom” to policymakers, organisations, and countries wishing to advance such reform. In international surveys, Denmark is consistently ranked
Ulrik B. U. Roehl, Andreas Berggreen
wiley   +1 more source

Žemaitija ir Žiemgala XIII a. ketvirtajame ketvirtyje – XIV a. pirmajame ketvirtyje | Žemaitija and Žemgala in the Late 13th and Early 14th Centuries

open access: yesActa Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis, 2019
The article examines the political relations between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, especially Žemaitija as a constituent part, and Žemgala (Semigallia), from the beginning of the 1279 Žemgalian uprising against the Teutonic Order until the rule of Grand ...
Tomas Baranauskas
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Relation Between Second Language Proficiency and Study Success Using a Causal Inference Approach

open access: yesLanguage Learning, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 132-175, March 2026.
Abstract Prior research suggests that second language (L2) proficiency is key in students’ study progress, but this research has mainly been carried out at universities. It is thus unclear how this relation varies across different educational levels. Moreover, previous studies are often not informative about the causality of this relation, making it ...
Sybren Spit, Sible Andringa, Oisín Ryan
wiley   +1 more source

Strange Bedfellows : The Rise of the Military Religious Orders in the Twelfth Century

open access: yes, 2014
Most people would not describe Christian monks as militaristic. However, there are instances in history when Christians have strayed from their basic pacifist beliefs in the name of defending their religion.
Hayes, Sarah E.
core   +1 more source

The development of a medieval scribe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Every individual has a set of traits unique for that person. These include biometric identi ers such as DNA, but the same principal applies to the notion of a scribal ngerprint or human stylome.
Stapel, Rombert
core  

The Contribution of the Teutonic Order to the Evangelisation of Prussia [PDF]

open access: yesLithuanian Historical Studies, 2006
This article analyses archdiocesan and diocesan synod legislation in the four bishoprics of the Teutonic Ordensstaat in Prussia (Culm, Pomesania, Ermland and Samland) to reveal evangelisation processes in Prussia. Given the sparse nature of the sources available for studying local church history, synod legislation provides useful evidence of pastoral ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 342-376, February 2026.
Abstract In this study, we explore the long‐run effects of Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian imperial legacies in the Baltic region. Using a robust regression discontinuity design, we identify persistent differences in socio‐economic development across the South Livonia–Courland and the South Livonia–Lettgallia borders that emerged as a result of the ...
Theocharis N. Grigoriadis, Alise Vitola
wiley   +1 more source

The Teutonic Order

open access: yes, 2008
The German Order, also known as the Teutonic Knights or Deutschritter, was known for their vigor, efficiency and idealism, but above all for their “Germanness”. After its foundation in the Holy Land at Acre in 1189/90, developments often ran parallel to their colleagues brothers-in-arm and competitors, the Hospitaller Knights of St John and the Knights
openaire   +1 more source

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