Butterfly Diversity from Farmlands of Central Uganda by M. B. Théodore Munyuli

Get full text

Affordances-in-Practice: How Social Norm Dynamics in Climate Change Publics Are Shaped on Instagram and Twitter by Nathalie Van Raemdonck, Ike Picone, Jo Pierson

“…The study avoids debating which norms should prevail over others in the online climate discussion, but does reflect on the negative impact that certain outcomes of norm enforcement and contestation might have on democratic deliberation on climate change. The main findings are that actualizing these affordances on Twitter anno 2023 makes climate discourse sensitive to group-loyalties, whereas on Instagram it makes it dependent on norm leaders in the form of content creators.…”
Get full text

CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES REGARDING THE EXTENSION OF THE “NEW START” TREATY: CAN THE USA AND RUSSIA PRESERVE EXISTING STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL? by Marina Kostic

“…In order to answer to these research questions author analyses several key issues that are of paramount importance for extension of the New START: nuclear modernization processes, invention of new weapons and emergence of new warfare domains; transparency and verification and broader confidence building measures; missile defence and prompt global strike; tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and Asia; general US-Russia relations which include question of democratic capacity; and broader influence of this Treaty on nuclear non-proliferation regime. …”
Get full text

Politics of Counter-Memory in Turkey: Docudramatizing the Past as a Panacea for Official Discourses? by Nuran E. Işik

“…As a response to hegemonic discourses, a critical/democratic historiography influenced works in popular history, exemplified by documentaries, biographies, and other genre. …”
Get full text

POLITICAL CONFIGURATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC ECONOMIC LAW IN INDONESIA DURING THE NEW ORDER AND REFORMATION ERA by Bambang Iswanto

“…The study found that there are different characteristics of Islamic economic law between authoritarian and democratic political configurations. This article emphasizes that the character of Islamic economic law in the New Order era tends to be orthodox; legal control was tightly held by the political elite and must be followed by the community (top-down). …”
Get full text

The party and political landscape of Germany after the European Parliament elections by Vladislav B. Belov

“…The members of the government coalition were defeated, they gained almost the same number of votes in total as the Christian Democrats and their Bavarian partners. For the first time, citizens over the age of 16 took part in the elections. …”
Get full text

Corporate Nietzsche: Assessing Prospects of Success for Managers with Master and Slave Moralities by A. Faisal, A. R. Aleemi

“…These findings are in line with the increasing focus on democratic and adaptable leadership instead of autocratic leadership styles in contemporary organizations.…”
Get full text

Theoretical issues of local government in modern conditions by Indira Kokhanovskaya

“…Municipal government is the basis of the democratic system of the state and an indispensable condition for the progressive development of modern society; has its own essence, political property, which determines its content, value and purpose; the basis of the essence is power and its implementation. …”
Get full text

LA RELATION ENSEIGNANT – ELÈVE / ETUDIANT DANS LE CADRE DU PROCESSUS INSTRUCTIF-ÉDUCATIF D’ÉDUCATION MUSICALE by Constantina BOGHICI

“…The principles of modern teaching promote a democratic relationship, of learning through cooperation, which motivates and captivates the pupil’s/student’s attention for study, getting him/her to discover by himself/herself patterns and methods of solving different musical problems. …”
Get full text

The crown of the Regina Scientiarum in South Africa by Erna Oliver, Willem H. Oliver

“…The question is if Faculties of Theology still have or deserve that title in a democratic South Africa within the metamodern era filled with ecumenism. …”
Get full text

The Potentials and Limitations of Agent-Based Models for Urban Digital Twins: Insights From a Surveillance and Behavioral Nudging Simulation by Sarah Shtaierman, Catarina Fontes, Christoph Lütge

“…Moreover, we use the simulation to reflect upon the potentials and limitations of integrating agent-based models into urban digital twins and emphasize the imminent risks for individuals and democratic societies of employing a ubiquitous surveillance apparatus endowed with the autonomy to trigger actuators.…”
Get full text

A Step Prior to REDD+ Implementation: A Socioeconomic Study by Anne Bernard, Nancy Gélinas

“…Phase 2 of the United Nations’ REDD+ climate change mitigation initiative is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Meanwhile, activities are being implemented to assess the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. …”
Get full text

It is not just your opinion. Gender equity endorsement of Latin American students and their peers at school by Natalia López-Hornickel, Diego Carrasco, Siugmin Lay, Ernesto Treviño

“…These findings contribute to the global goal of citizenship education and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly Goal 5, emphasising the role of schools in promoting democratic and gender-equitable values.…”
Get full text

Comparative analysis of achievements of eighth-grade students of civic education and students of religioous education on ICCS 2022 study by Ranđelović Branislav M., Trbojević Tanja M., Đukić Danijela P.

“…This can be attributed to the quality system support of education to promote democratic principles and the development of such beliefs in students…”
Get full text

Flexibilité alimentaire de bonobos en parc zoologique : consommation opportuniste d’espèces végétales autochtones et complément nutritionnel by Caroline Gérard, Flora Pennec, Jean-Pascal Guéry, Sarah Depauw, Geert Janssens, Mélissa Anne, Victor Narat, Bruno Simmen

“…In bonobos (Pan paniscus), a species endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), little is known about these selection factors. …”
Get full text

Court costs as an element of the mechanism of ensuring access to justice by M. V. Haidar, O. M. Shumilo

“…The article explores the role of court costs as a critical element in the mechanism for ensuring access to justice, a fundamental principle of democratic societies. Access to justice is a cornerstone of the rule of law, guaranteeing individuals the ability to protect their rights and interests through legal mechanisms. …”
Get full text

Is the throne still for the people? A sociocultural linguistic analysis of Menanam adalah Melawan by Raden Safrina, Nita Novianti, Lina Meilinawati Rahayu

“…Tahta untuk Rakyat ‘Throne for the People’, which is the principle that the highly respected Hamengkubuwono IX lived by as a democratic and nationalist King of Kesultanan Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, embodies the concept of the people, by the people, for the people. …”
Get full text

Need for cognitive closure, political trust, and belief in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic by Alexander Jedinger, Lena Masch

“…It underlines the importance of a lack of trust in political institutions for democratic societies in the age of misinformation and post-truth politics.…”
Get full text

GLOBALIZATION AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE by A. A. Gromyko

“…The author pays special attention to the dichotomy between the force of law and the law of force as well as to the prospects for the new democratic global order accommodating the sustainable development of human civilization.…”
Get full text

Encroachment on the sovereignty and independence of Ukraine by the russian federation by Shevchuk L.

“…In connection with the unprecedented attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine, international treaties on peace were violated, the recognition of Ukraine by the world community as an independent, independent and democratic state as a whole. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to analyze the facts of Russia’s complete disregard for international treaties as evidence of a violation of any legal norms. …”
Get full text