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The economics of defence in France and the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
France and the UK face similar geostrategic circumstances: both were once Great Powers and still retain their positions among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Smith, Ron P.
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'Leaning against an open door' : ideology and the cyclicality of public expenditure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
When is government expenditure likely to be procyclical? While economists tend to anticipate counter-cyclical expenditure, recent studies report procyclical expenditure.
Abbott, Andrew, Jones, Philip
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PARADIGM SHIFTS, SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE POLICY AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE: FROM HERE TO WHERE?

open access: yesScientia Militaria, 2012
Elements of Kuhn's theory on scientific revolutions and its applicability to the political domain also promote explanations of military change. In this regard, changes in the South African defence realm during the past decade and the rise of the South ...
Francois Vreÿ
doaj   +1 more source

Transcriptome analysis reveals rapid defence responses in wheat induced by phytotoxic aphid Schizaphis graminum feeding

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2020
Background Schizaphis graminum is one of the most important and devastating cereal aphids worldwide, and its feeding can cause chlorosis and necrosis in wheat.
Yong Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the locomotor demands of international men's and women's rugby sevens match-play according to passage of play.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of discrete passages of play on locomotor demands of international men's and women's rugby sevens matches and their relationship with winning or losing.
Samuel P Hills   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rethinking militarism in post-apartheid South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper argues that contemporary South Africa is marked by a co-existence of both old and new forms of militarism. It tries to move beyond the statist conception of militarism in much of the scholarly literature in order to examine social relations ...
Cock, Jacklyn
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UK defence news, 1920-1938 : estimates based on contemporary sources [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper employs the concept of ‘defence news’ proposed by Ramey (2009) to develop a time series of shocks to UK defence spending in the interwar period at a quarterly frequency.
Crafts, N. F. R.
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Physical punishment: improving consistency and protection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
An independent report by Sir Roger Singleton, Chief Adviser on the Safety of Children (March 2010)
Singleton, Roger
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Diminished Responsibility: Jury verdicts and ‘uncontradicted’ psychiatric evidence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Case note on R v Brennan [2014] EWCA Crim ...
Storey, Tony
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Total defence in the Netherlands

open access: yes
Especially since 2022, policymakers in the Netherlands have displayed a greater interest in defence and security. These topics are increasingly seen in the broader context of the security of the national way of life. They have started planning for conventional defence, like they did during the Cold War era, and, in line with their colleagues in ...
Noll, J.   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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