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Exploring the Iran-Hezbollah Relationship: A Case Study of how State Sponsorship affects Terrorist Group Decision-Making

Perspectives on Terrorism, 2012
Understanding the impact of state sponsorship on the decision-making of violent non-state actors is among the more important issues to scholars of security studies.
Marc R. DeVore
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The nexus between hybrid warfare and contemporary terrorism [PDF]

Politika nacionalne bezbednosti
The theme of the paper is the examination of the depth of the connection between terrorism and hybrid warfare. Regardless of the current disagreements among theorists about whether "hybrid war" is a modern form of warfare or "an old phenomenon in new ...
Đorđević Marko, Miljković Milan
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Prevent and Community Cohesion in Britain – The Worst of All Possible Worlds? [PDF]

, 2014
This chapter offers a critical analysis of the UK’s Prevent programme to date, and argues that it has been ineffective, or even counter-productive because of a number of conceptual flaws and contradictions. In particular, the monocultural focus on entire,
Thomas, Paul
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Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender, violence and Brexit [PDF]

, 2020
How will the UK exit from the EU affect gender-based violence against women? Four issues are addressed to answer this question. First, the importance of theorising the interconnections with a gender regime, including between gendered economic inequality ...
Walby, S.
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Bullets over ballots: Islamist groups, the state and electoral violence in Egypt and Morocco [PDF]

, 2010
This article is concerned with state-sponsored electoral violence in liberalized autocracies. The first section of the paper identifies a number of variables that can help explain the decision calculus of authoritarian incumbents to deploy force against ...
Abaza Khairi, Amar Ali, Baaklini Abdo, Beau Nicolas, Ben-Layashi Samir, Burgat Francois, Cavatorta Francesco, Egyptian Association for Supporting Democratic Development, Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights, Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights, El-Mikawy Noha, Ezzat Dina, Francesco Cavatorta, Hamzawy Amr, Hamzawy Amr, Hendrik Kraetzschmar, Howaidy Amira, Human Rights Watch, Jordan B. J., Kohstall Florian, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Langohr Vicky, Laskier Michael M., Linantud John L., Ottaway Marina, Richter Donald, Rutherford Bruce K., Singerman Diane, Snyder Jack, Sullivan Denis, Thabet Hala G., United States Congressional Research Service, US State Department, US State Department, US State Department, White Gregory, Zartman William   +36 more
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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Curbing Kidnapping in Nigeria: An Exploration of Strategic Peace Building Tools

Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review, 2014
The increasing growth of kidnapping inNigeria has become a strong threat tonational peace and security. It has affected the national image of the state and has eaten deep into every region and segmentof the nation.
Kelechi Johnmary Ani, Eugene Ndubuisi Nweke   +1 more
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Use of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Weapons by Violent Non-State Actors and the Modern-Day Environment of Threat. [PDF]

Prehosp Disaster Med, 2023
Tin D, Cheng L, Shin H, Hata R, Granholm F, Braitberg G, Ciottone G.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source