Pratiques d'une métropole émergente par les usagers des transports en commun, le cas du Cap, Afrique du Sud by Solène Baffi

“…This evolution involves important demographic changes, as well as social and political. Those changes are especially visible in the urban space due to the spatial mismatch which still characterizes the city and keeps on isolating township dwellers from benefiting the city's opportunities, especially in terms of labour. …”
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Recursos naturales y desarrollo en África subsahariana: el caso de Zambia después de la privatización de las minas by Aguirre-Unceta, R.

“…An extensive academic literature has been produced for the last twenty-five years on the socalled «natural resource curse» that presumes negative economic and political consequences of the exploitation of such type of resource, in particular in less developed countries. …”
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«Troubles of the 20th century» in Siberia: a look through documentary heritage (historical and archival conferences in Omsk on history of the revolution and the Civil War in Russia... by M. I. Mashkarin

“…Then, in 1918–1919, the city of Omsk, having gained a special position on the political map of Russia, became the capital of «White» Russia, headed by Admiral A. …”
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CHINA THREAT THEORY: A CULTURAL INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 19TH CONGRESS by Mert Çetin, Hakan Cavlak

“…Cultural-institutional perspective of ChinaThreat theory which is offering more appropriate arguments emphasizes China’snon-democratic, authoritarian political system. It also examines the insecurityof China towards the Western hemisphere due to its historical experiences. …”
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Tiempo vivido y tiempo recordado de don Francisco de Montejo Xiu: “Título de tierras de Maní” en la Historia by Tsubasa Okoshi Harada

“…This paper presents a study of how Don Francisco de Montejo Xiu, the last halach uinic of the cúuchcabal of Maní, attempted to construct a new political entity with deep pre-Hispanic roots within the framework of colonial society. …”
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How Did the Neoclassical Paradigm Conquer a Multi-disciplinary Research Institution? by Olivier Godechot

“…The exhibition of international capital and the building of political alliances within the assembly were also key elements for the change and for the survival of the new lineage in a rather hostile environment.…”
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From Green Infrastructure to Blue and Green Infrastructure Network: institutionalization of ecological connectivity at the science-policy interface. A literature review by Klervi Fustec, Alix Levain

“…This article draws on an in-depth social science literature review and a brief quantitative bibliometric assessment to analyze the socio-political construction of the concept, how its properties have stabilized – or not – and how it is used by stakeholders.…”
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Le régime rentier d’accumulation en Arabie saoudite et son mode de régulation by Adrien Faudot

“…The predominance of oil revenues, combined with socio-political parameters specific to the countries, has led the Petro-monarchy to implement a particular set of economic policies, which are analyzed here as the mode of regulation of the oil-rent-caused growth regime, rather than as gradual attempts to restrict the country’s dependence on oil. …”
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THE TOURISM SYSTEM – MAIN DIRECTIONS IN EVALUATING ITS OPERATION by MIHAI IELENICZ, SMARANDA SIMONI

“…It has various components ofdifferent influences according to the human interest determined by the social, economic, scientific and political conditions of the moment. Tourism implies special investigation and valuation on the crossing point of representatives from different fields of activities and diverse levels of the system hierarchically arranged.Tourism activities also imply quantitative and qualitative evaluations for the use of authorities, tourism operators, communities and tourists (influencing their decision-making process). …”
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Ballot initiatives and the national debate on immigration by Mario Menéndez

“…Local initiatives and referendums on sensitive political issues, such as illegal immigration, their economic consequences in states and on the disengagement of the federal government have influenced the shaping of future federal legislation and policy formulation. …”
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Spatio-temporal analysis of ecclesiastical constructions in the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula (10th-13th centuries) by Enrique Capdevila Montes, Antonio Uriarte González

“…The results show a complex and varied scenario, which is interpreted in light of different historical phenomena, such as the emergence and development of political entities, the conquest and repopulation of new territories, or the formation of economic, territorial and cultural networks.…”
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Représenter la victoire militaire d’une femme by Marjolaine Massé

“…It is also indicative of a time when sovereigns – in need of dynastic legitimacy for power they have usurped – attempted to consolidate their lineage, here with the use of imagery, on a volatile political chessboard.…”
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Gilded-Age Entrepreneurs and Local Notables: The Case of the California “Big Four,” 1861-1877 by Evelyne Payen-Variéras

“…It concludes that the “Big Four” did not see credit opportunities and political advantages as alternatives to good management but as important elements of business success, on a par with the pursuit of low operating costs and high earnings.…”
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De nouvelles économies morales des mœurs ? Femmes, professionnels de santé et régimes discursifs en Tunisie by Ibtissem Ben Dridi, Irene Maffi

“…Drawing on two ethnographic researches conducted in Tunisia before and after the revolution of 2011, we intend to investigate how political, economic and social factors affected and still affect practices and discourses in the domain of sexual and reproductive health of state institutions, of the National Office of Family and Population, of health practitioners, feminist associations and ordinary women. …”
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Crise global e a necropolítica do governo Bolsonaro em tempos de pandemia by Osmar G. Alencar

“…It is theoretically based on the conceptions of structural crisis by Poulantzas (1977) on capitalism crisis by Harvey (2011), on the global crisis by Farias (2015) as opposed to crisis of neoliberalism by Duménil and Lévy (2014); and in the political strategy for overcome crisis based on concepts of biopolitics by Foucault (2010) and necropolitics by Mbembe (2020). …”
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The role of local public spending in the achievement of the social dimension of sustainable development: An empirical analysis by Natalia Alonso-Morales, Alejandro Sáez-Martín, Arturo Haro-de-Rosario

“…The findings reveal that municipalities excelling in aid and subsidies through current transfers, with strong investment in human capital, broad political competition, a higher-educated population, robust social institutions, and lower debt levels, make the most progress in achieving social SDGs.…”
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D. Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantages as applied to interest rate swaps in the financial market by M. B. Kitinov

“…The paper purpose is to present the theories’ value of the times in political economy for solving modern problems. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to solve the following tasks: to give a brief overview of the comparative advantages’ theory, to designate an example of the “interest rate swap” instrument, to illustrate the application of the comparative advantages’ theory to the “interest rate swap” instrument. …”
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SOCIAL INNOVATION: CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT by Yohani Dominik dos Figueiredo, Márcia Aparecida Prim, Gertrudes Aparecida Dandolini

“… Social innovation and sustainable development are topics of research interest for political leaders and civil society players, as well as for scholars from different disciplinary fields. …”
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Le temps long du hirak : le passé et ses présences by Giulia Fabbiano

“…Seven months after the beginning of the Algerian popular uprising, even as its political solution remains uncertain, its inscription in the longue-durée of history has certainly been achieved. …”
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The conflict potential of Petrine bureaucracy reform in the mirror of post-Petrine “epoch of palace coups” by D. Yu. Znamenskiy

“…The author interprets the events of the first fifth anniversary of the «era of palace coups» in terms of conflict science, analyses the conflicting parties social composition, the logic of their actions, the socio- political results of the confrontation. The initial value gap between the “old” and “new” bureaucracy and a number of problems, have not been solved in the reign of Peter I, are highlighted as key conflict triggers.…”
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