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Insistence among family and friends in Quiteño Spanish: from connectedness to empowerment? [PDF]

, 2008
Drawing on sociopragmatics and some ethnographic work in communication studies, in this paper I examine the occurrence of insistence in interactions among family and friends in middle-class Quiteño society (Ecuador) in relation to suggestions, offers and
Placencia, Maria Elena
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The Role of European Union (EU) Metagovernance in Supporting the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article argues that European Union (EU) peacebuilding scholarship can benefit from organizational research on the socio‐spatial dynamics of policy implementation. It introduces a strategic‐relational heuristic to address two key gaps: the marginalization of grassroots agency in spatial analyses and the separation of strategy from ...
Giada Lagana, Sioned Pearce
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Antonio Gramsci and Paulo Freire : some connections and contrasts [PDF]

, 2005
Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) and Paulo Freire (1921-1997) are certainly two of the most cited figures in the debate concerning critical approaches to education.
Mayo, Peter
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Policy Entrepreneurs and the Design of Administrative Reform: A Conceptual Framework and the Israeli Case

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What is the role of policy entrepreneurs in promoting the design of public administrative reform? We present a conceptual framework for assessing the influence of policy entrepreneurs on public administrative reform. We start by proposing a typology of the various policy entrepreneurs active in the administrative reform arena.
Nissim Cohen
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Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Food Policies: Governance Processes and Policy Designs From Three Spanish Cities

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the integration of gender mainstreaming in urban food policies (UFPs) through three Spanish case studies: Barcelona, Valencia, and Zaragoza. While UFPs are pivotal for addressing sustainability in urban food systems, attention to gender disparities within them remains insufficient.
Chiara Bergonzini, Francesca Donati
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Blocked and “Unblocked” Learning: Structural Factors That Impede and Enable Evidence‐Informed Policymaking

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article addresses a critical issue in evidence‐informed policymaking: the challenge of translating knowledge into policy outputs amidst the complex interplay between research and politics. It discusses the concept of “blocked learning,” where individual‐level learning fails to scale up to organizational and policy levels, thus impeding ...
Thenia Vagionaki
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Digital Rights Activism in Multilevel Governance

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multilevel governance (MLG) without a clear hierarchical structure can create power imbalances among various actors, particularly in settings with overlapping jurisdictions and policy areas. This dynamic is especially pronounced in Internet governance, which faces a complex interplay of domestic laws, state interdependence, and heightened ...
Alison Harcourt
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Henri Chambert-Loir (Ed.), Sadur; Sejarah Terjemahan di Indonesia dan Malaysia. Jakarta/Bandung: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, ÉCole Franςaise D'Extrême-Orient, Forum Jakarta-Paris, Pusat Bahasa, Universitas Padjadjaran, 2010, 1160 Pp. ISBN 9789799102140. [PDF]

, 2010
Hoed, B. H. (Benny)
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The EU's Strategy for Sustainability: A Landmark Turn With the European Green Deal?

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While the European Green Deal (EGD) has been widely recognized as a milestone in the EU's sustainability strategy, scholars disagree on the nature of the policy change it represents. Critics highlight its limited social and environmental ambitions, despite its portrayal as a “man on the moon” moment.
Ekaterina Domorenok, Franco Gatti
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Caught in the fire: An accidental ethnography of discomfort in researching sex work

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on fifteen years of engagement with researching Israel's sex industry, this article uses accidental ethnography to propose discomfort‐as‐method for feminist anthropology. I argue that discomfort is not a by‐product of fieldwork but a constitutive condition that disciplines researchers and shapes what can be known.
Yeela Lahav‐Raz
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