The Role of Geomorphologic Factors in Economic Activities of Border Regions (Case Study: Sardasht County) by Javad Heshmati, Afshan Ghasemi, Rezvan Hemati

“…Therefore, well-known people, including students and economic activists, have been used. The results indicate that about 70 percent of rural settlements are located in slopes with more than 20 percent and about 55 percent of rural settlements in elevations above 1400 meters. …”
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We need a global language rights movement: confronting the global language crisis with insights from social movement studies by Gerald Roche

“…Since the late 1980s, academics and activists have been drawing attention to a slow-moving global crisis: the ongoing destruction of global linguistic diversity. …”
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Publication of Propaganda Literature by Lithuanian Nationalists in the USA in 1942–1944: Timeless Lithuania, the Book by Owen J. C. Norem by Juozas Skirius

“…The preparation of the book for publication and the process of publishing revealed the organizational and financial difficulties experienced by the activists as well as the issues encountered in preparing the book for publication. …”
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The Dark Side of Multinational Corporations in Africa by Tryson Yangailo

“…The presence of multinational companies in Africa has brought more controversy among researchers and activists, with some proponents supporting them as economic contributors to the African continent, whereas other critics argue that multinational companies are corrupt, exploiters, tax evaders, imperialists, et cetera. …”
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Excerpt from Moore’s Mugabe’s Legacy: Coups, Conspiracies, and the Conceits of Power in Zimbabwe by David B. Moore

“…My end-that-is-a-new-beginning entailed the somewhat magical way I discovered that Robert Mugabe had indeed reached the final point of his mortal coil, and my recounting of Stephen Groote’s hastily rallied Zimbabwean éminence activistes grises’ epitaphs on SAFM’s Sunrise. Surprisingly (to me), none of them mentioned in other than laudatory mode Mugabe’s learning many of his trade’s tricks during Zimbabwe’s liberation war. …”
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What we talk about when we talk about decentralization? Insights from post-revolution Tunisia by Lana Salman

“…I then turn to Tunisia and compare the language of these reports with the language that activists use to characterize decentralization in relation to regional inequalities. …”
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The effective key drivers on regional innovation in Iranian metropolises with a future research approach (case study: Tabriz metropolis) by ameneh alibakhshi, mohammadreza pourmohammadi, rasoul ghorbani

“…The research findings show that out of a total of 71 influential factors, 13 factors include an appropriate productivity culture, laws and regulations, the existence of a teamwork culture between activists and established industry units, information and communication technology infrastructure, sufficient funding for university research infrastructure, higher education, patent programs, higher education policy, performance evaluation and payment system, financial support, a special and flexible tax system for research and development, and research centers.…”
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Local media reporting and influence on political communication in the North of Kosovo and Metohija by Jakšić Teodora Lj, Marjanović Milica M.

“…The aim was to determine the influence of local media in the Serbian language from the North of Kosovo and Metohija in creating public opinion, the degree of trust in media reporting, as well as the existence of cooperation between political activists and professional communicators. The research method was applied, along with interview and survey techniques. …”
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Indonesia’s Approach towards Myanmar’s Crisis: Understanding the Different Perspectives of the Democracy Process in Indonesia and Myanmar and the Role of the Military by Aswin Ariyanto Azis, Firstyarinda Valentina Indraswari, Annisa Ridhatul Khatimah, A. Qalbi Faathimah Azzahra

“…Many scholars, democracy activists, and foreign policy observers consider Indonesia’s role since its success in reforming its military and turning it into a professional after having political domination. …”
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The Critique of International and National Barriers to Domestic Production and Its Legal Solutions by Jafar Nory Yoshanloey, Seyedeh Nazanin Akhavan Tabatabaei

“…The growth of production is the foreground of economic development, and the support of domestic production and the improvement of business environment are nowadays the priority of study programs in commercial and economic law, through which there are now broad fields available for its realization, and the evident conformation of which includes anatomy of manufacturing contracts, legal management of foreign investment contracts, prevention of imported dumping, the adoption of supportive laws governing special economic zones, modification of tax laws, combating contraband of goods and foreign exchange, reviewing banking laws, and facilitating the participation of foreign trade and industrial activists in the country. But, the constraints of international sanctions on the one hand, and the WTO integration requirements on the other hand, and, finally, the deficiencies and ambiguities about current laws and regulations, along with the weakness of economic policies, have been a major barrier to domestic production, which has long been a challenge between protectionism and globalization of the economy and which has made the critique of the existing legal status a necessity to explain the desired supportive system, using the experiences of advanced countries in the process of industrialization of the country and the competitiveness of the domestic economy.…”
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How youth-led climate movements played a role in the passage of the United States’ first ever climate bill, the Inflation Reduction Act by Mélanie Meunier

“…This article will explore the elements that motivated youth leaders to put their lives on hold and devote themselves entirely to the climate crisis before concentrating on the strategies that succeeded in achieving significant results – namely, passage of the Inflation Reduction Act – that had eluded the youth activists’ predecessors.…”
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Juvenile delinquency in the 1960s and the activities of the militia to prevent it by V. A. Grechenko

“…For this purpose, militia children’s rooms were organised, and public activists were involved in working with “difficult” adolescents. …”
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Crossing The Border With Hashtags: Twitter's Bridging The Gezi Park And The Yellow Vest Movements by Seher Karataş, Enderhan Karakoç

“…However, when the Twitter data set analysed in the study is taken into consideration, it is found that Twitter played an important role in the Yellow Vests and Gezi Park Protests, as well as drawing a route for activists and being one of the platforms used in the movements thanks to its immediacy feature…”
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Recognition of prior learning program in improving human resource in Bojonegoro district: an open government analysis by Siti Nur Alifa, Septi Wulandari, Cahya Lukita

“…The results of this study indicate that the RPL Desa program in government openness has a collaborative process between the stakeholders involved, transparency of new student screening information data, and participation of village development activists as community servants facing problems in completing their studies. …”
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Une nouvelle génération féministe au sein de l’islam traditionaliste : Une exception indonésienne ? by Andrée Feillard, Pieternella van Doorn-Harder

“…., but the fall of President Soeharto in 1998 has accelerated an intense competition between Muslim activists, divided between those in favor of Islamic Law, and those firmly opposed to it. …”
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The Mongolian Script in the Baikal region at the Present Stage: a Course for Revitalization? by Innokenty G. Aktamov, Nadezhda B. Badmatsyrenova

“…The research is based on a thorough examination of official data from the Government of the Republic of Buryatia, government departments of the Irkutsk region and Transbaikal region, as well as publications in the media and field materials gathered through an expert survey of heads of educational centers and language activists. The authors have adopted a systematic approach and applied a range of general scientific and special methods, including comparative historical and statistical methods, to conduct this study. …”
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Chine-Malaisie (vue de Malaisie) : menace ou relation consensuelle inscrite dans la continuité ? by Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux

“…Although opposition parties have grown stronger over time, our findings — mostly culled from more than twenty interviews with politicians, public officials, activists, scholars, trade unionists, economists and businessmen — show that an extremely broad political consensus deems China-Malaysia relations advantageous and strategic. …”
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Genetic ancestry and the colonial legacies of race in genomics: a cross-disciplinary dialogue by Ernesto Schwartz-Marin, Tayyaba Jiwani, Sarah Abel, Yulia Egorova, Amade M’charek, Diogo Meyer, Andrés Moreno Estrada, Katharina Schramm, Peter Wade, Michel Naslavsky, Michel Naslavsky

“…In fact, contemporary genomics initiatives have often ended up reinforcing ethnocentric and nativist conceptions of difference, drawing intense criticism from activists and critical social scientists. This roundtable brings leading population geneticists grappling with the question of genetic identity and ancestry, especially in the global South, together with some of the most prominent scholars of race in genomics. …”
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A critical approach to SDGs through Collaborative Online International Learning: experiences from Canada and Spain by Mari Carmen Campoy-Cubillo, Vivian Jimenez-Estrada

“…Our recommendations are based on lessons learned from the substantive and technical challenges and opportunities on the complexity of teaching about contemporary ecological/social issues, as well as the tools required to inspire future activists.…”
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Empowering Women: A Reflection on Protecting Against Dating Violence In the Indonesian Context by Ani Purwanti, Zahroh Shaluhiyah, Bagoes Widjanarko, Aga Natalis

“…This study serves as a call to action, urging policymakers, activists, and communities to work collaboratively in fostering an environment where women can thrive without fear of violence. …”
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