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State of the Field: Royal Studies and Court Studies

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Monarchy, as the world's oldest and most enduring form of political organization, is an area that has attracted the attention of scholars from a range of disciplines. Two connected and complementary fields embody this interdisciplinary study of monarchy and monarchies: royal studies, which takes an all‐encompassing approach to monarchy, and ...
Jonathan Spangler, Elena Woodacre
wiley   +1 more source

VOID URBANISM: Unbuilt New Cities and State Formation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Based on an analysis of the planning process behind Kitoko City in the Democratic Republic of Congo—a new city project officially launched in 2019 but never implemented—this article examines the political, social, and spatial effects generated by urban initiatives that remain at the stage of intention. It investigates how such unbuilt projects
Patrick Belinga Ondoua
wiley   +1 more source

Seguridad hídrica en México: recuperación y dependencia regional en ciudades globales

Trayectorias Humanas Trascontinentales
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la seguridad hídrica de los centros urbanos y metropolitanos de Ciudad Juárez y Monterrey a través de dos categorías analíticas: recuperación y dependencia regional.
Gustavo CÓRDOVA BOJÓRQUEZ
doaj   +1 more source

Les déplacements de la cour portugaise

E-Spania, 2009
En se fondant sur les itinéraires déjà publiés des souverains portugais de la fin du moyen âge et sur l’étude concomitante des résidences ou « lieux de pouvoir » royaux, on propose quelques conclusions sur l’itinérance royale au Portugal dans la ...
Rita Costa-Gomes
doaj   +1 more source

Big Fish Sinks Tourist Season: An Introductory Cost Accounting Case Un gros poisson fait capoter la saison touristique : une étude de cas d'introduction à la comptabilité de gestion

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This teaching case study is designed for students in introductory managerial accounting classes and integrates the fictional events of the movie Jaws with real‐world financial data from Martha's Vineyard Island and the fishing industry.
Joseph A. Giordano, Andrew Holt
wiley   +1 more source

Deindustrialization and demographic change: Evidence from big plant closures and downsizing

Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract We estimate the causal effect of big manufacturing plant closures and downsizing on the socioeconomic composition of Canadian cities between 2001 and 2021. Our instrumental variables estimates show that big manufacturing plant closures and downsizing—large local labour demand shocks—lead to less population growth and a shift in the demographic
Kristian Behrens, Florian Mayneris, Manassé Drabo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building a continental area: identities, differences and urban developments in Europe

Belgeo, 2000
Despite its common cultural heritage, Europe is the continent in which there is greatest diversity. This diversity, as well as the distribution of people and wealth, goes back a long way in history.
Christian Vandermotten
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Analyzing Regional Cooperation in Southwest Saskatchewan through Partnerships among Eastend, White Valley, and Arlington Municipalities

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This case study examines regional cooperation between the Town of Eastend and the Rural Municipalities of White Valley and Arlington in southwest Saskatchewan. It explores how these municipalities overcome institutional inertia to deliver essential services and sustain community viability.
Jean‐Marc Nadeau, Roxanne Korpan
wiley   +1 more source

Exceptional Circumstances: Electoral Boundary Conflict in Canada's Territories

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article investigates why electoral districting, which across most of Canada was reformed by the “electoral boundary revolution,” is instead increasingly fraught in two northern jurisdictions, the Northwest Territories and Yukon. While independent electoral‐boundary commissions and judicial rulings have depoliticized and professionalized ...
Aaron John Spitzer
wiley   +1 more source

La sociedad local y el monasterio de Sahagún, a través de la Primera Crónica Anónima y la documentación de la época

E-Spania, 2014
Ce travail suggère que les arguments qui sont développés dans la Première Chronique de Sahagún sont familiers aux historiens de la société des xie-xiiie siècles. Ils sont confortés par les sources narratives, juridiques et diplomatiques de l'époque.
Pascual Martínez Sopena
doaj   +1 more source