Gendered Scientization of Environmental Degradation: Countering Gender Stereotype of Village Women in Lakardowo, Indonesia by Aulia Izzah Azmi, Vita Lutfiah

“…Others found it important to arm themselves with science when the broader social discourse portrayed contamination concerns as stereotyping women as overreacting due to their scientific illiteracy.…”
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An Introduction and Critical Assessment of Smart City Developments by László Gere

“…Secondly, it introduces the scientific discourse of the topic, to illustrate the most important differences, debates and arguments emerging in relation with the smart city developments. …”
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Contribution des trois emplois de à la fin à la structuration du discours : le temporel, l’aspectuel, le « reformulatif » by Christiane Marque-Pucheu

“…We then show how, in spite of these differences, the three uses contribute to structuring the discourse. À la fin1 introduces an external enumeration (implying opposition to au début); à la fin2 introduces an internal enumeration, the repetition of the process in P0 that results in another process in P1 which can be translated by the paraphrase finir par and the possibility of introducing a relation of consecutive subordination between P0 and P1 ; à la fin3 aims to act on the addressee so that he ends the speech or action (finissons-en) expressed or not in P0.…”
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Globalizing opposition to pro-environmental institutions: The growth of counter climate change organizations around the world, 1990 to 2018. by Jared Furuta, Patricia Bromley

“…In this paper, we track the growth of counter climate change organizations around the world and emphasize the role of reactionary cultural dynamics in driving their emergence. As climate change discourse is infused in more areas throughout society, climate change issues become more salient in the public sphere, generating adversarial grievances, identities, and mobilization among oppositional groups. …”
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The Idea of «Concept» in the Studies of Culture by T. D. Tatarskaya

“…The article is devoted to analyzing the difference between discourses about "concept". It is an attempt to reveal the features of these approaches to the problem of understanding and studying of "concept". …”
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The Concepts and Contextualization of Incantations in Nigerian Popular Music: Juju Music as Paradigm by Kayode Olusola

“…Data is collected through primary and secondary sources, and this paper relies on culture change and role theories in musicology as a fulcrum for discourse. The findings revealed that the incantation used in Juju music contains texts requesting spiritual protection, a defensive attack against the enemy, as well as for fame and financial success. …”
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« This » comme marqueur privilégié du genre : le cas des résumés de thèses by Geneviève Bordet

“…“This”, as a rhetorical device, seems particularly adapted to a type of discourse characterized by its distinctive conciseness and highly symbolic status in the academic field. …”
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Mān on the Referentiality Continuum in Thai by Kaenmuang, Jinawat, Piyamahapong, Piroon, Pittayaporn, Pittayawat

“…Additionally, different types of referential expressions–verb phrases, clauses, and discourse–and ambiguous cases among them strongly support the notion of gradience of referentiality.…”
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Inclusive, Exclusive, Didactic: Typologies of Islamic Thought on Apostasy in Muhammadiyah by Sholihul Huda, Zuly Qodir, Nafik Muthohirin, Warsidi Warsidi

“…This study explored the typologies of Islamic thought among Muhammadiyah elites in East Java concerning the discourse on apostasy. Responses vary, with the inclusive view treating apostasy as a private matter between the individual and God, a basic human right with no legal consequences, supported by the Qur'an and the 1945 Constitution. …”
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Ethnic disloyalty or federal loyalty? A case of contesting Baloch representation in postcolonial Pakistan by Shahal Khoso

“…Using the qualitative content analysis technique, the research attaches themes emerging from the analysed discourse of Baloch representatives from the news articles. …”
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Environments (out) of Control by Lorinc Vass, Roy Cloutier, Nicole Sylvia, Contingent Collective

“…This article examines the contradictory circuits of (neo)cybernetics in contemporary architectural and urbanistic discourse by reframing them within the ‘environmentalitarian’ epoch. …”
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The Brass-Bells Drum: An African Literary Writer’s imaging of Neo-colonial woes in Nigeria by Arinpe G. Adejumo, Emmanuel Akinyinka Ilori

“…The paper concludes that the uniqueness of Iṣọla’s discourse of postcolonial woes manifests in the adroit blend of motifs and narrative techniques of political instability, betrayal of trust, acute leadership crisis, and corruption. …”
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Move Analysis of Awards Acceptance Speeches in The 22nd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Ceremony by John York-Williams, Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful, Emmanuel Mensah Bonsu

“…The study concluded with implications for successful acculturation of musicians and other entertainment industry players in their discourse communities and recommendations for further studies. …”
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Decolonisation, Globalisation and South Africa 1 by Liepollo Pheko

“…This article further discusses the concepts of global capitalism and decolonisation and centres them under the rubric of globalisation studies, including the neo-liberalisation of that field. Within this discourse, this article explores whether a contemporary Afrikan 2 state like South Africa can be delinked from economic globalisation, which represents another complex colonial stronghold. …”
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Les modes de perception de la biodiversité par les acteurs et la régulation des usages de l’environnement. Une lecture par les représentations by Muriel Maillefert, Céline Merlin-Brogniart

“…This paper questions the relevance of the concept of “services provided by biodiversity”. The discourse of key actors practitioners of biodiversity has been studied.This research investigates the relevance of this notion through the actors’ principles of justification (assumed as plural) as well as its consequences on the biodiversity management. …”
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Three Waves of Populism in Latin America by O. V. Varentsova

“…It is stated that the Châvez and Morales left populist regimes resemble classic populist regimes in that they rely on incendiary anti-establishment discourse. Therefore, left populist regimes are characterized by high levels of polarization as well as weak institutionalization and class or indigenous orientation. …”
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Two Understandings of "Soft Power": Prerequisites, Correlates and Consequences by P. Parshin

“…Analyzed are also the most topical disagreements about the "soft power" in the discourse of world politics.…”
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La Migration Terminologique Interdisciplinaire dans le Langage Politique Contemporain by Angela GRĂDINARU, Svetlana CEBOTARI

“…This interdisciplinary approach enhances the precision and inclusivity of political discourse, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of contemporary challenges. …”
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The Idea of a Post Colonial University by Rhody-Ann Thorpe

“…This paper is also an attempt to include universities in the post-colonial discourse and to propose an ideals of the university from a post-colonial perspective. …”
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An alien among aliens: Translating multicultural identities in Singapore’s contemporary theatre by Bei Hu

“…It reveals Kuo’s proposition of multiculturalism as a counternarrative to the official discourse of multiracialism propagated by the authorities, uncovering how playwrights represent as translation agents within multilingual narratives. …”
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