Navigating the political minefield: strategies for online participation in a polarized society by Limor Ziv, Gal Yavetz

“…Based on the results, we propose a novel framework for the analysis of social media engagement that could be useful for policymakers, politicians, and social organizations in crafting strategies to target young adults. …”
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UKRAINIAN PEASANTRY AS AN OBJECT OF AGRARIAN REFORMS by G. G. Krivchik

“…At the same time, human factor, and the interests of the peasantry, in particular, were ignored and not taken into account, despite the declarations and promises of politicians. Peasants were removed from the determination of objectives, directions and methods of the agrarian reform. …”
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RETRACTED Defamation Strategy Implementation in the German Political Discourse by A. P. Kryachkova

“…The author describes the main tactics and conversational turns of defamation strategy and its development in German politicians' speech image. Defamation strategy is one of the leading strategies in any aggressive verbal behavior discourse. …”
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Pokój jako wartość by Mirosław Karwat

“…It is precisely such questions that are key to analysing the motivations, intentions, calculations and decisions made by politicians. …”
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The End of the Old France. <i>Book Review of ‘From Triumph to Disaster: Political and Military Defeat of France in 1940 and Its Origins’ by A.A. Vershinin and N.N. Naumova</i> by V. Sergienko-Soler

“…They show instead that it was caused by a complex of factors: instability of the Third Republic’s regime, contradictions between political parties, strategic miscalculations of the military and politicians. The authors stress that the defeat of France, which allowed the Third Reich to take a dominant position in Europe, became an important milestone in the history of international relations. …”
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The crisis of local leadership: A passing trend or a systematic problem? by Klačar Bojan

“…In practice, the reverse process takes place at the local level: politicians understand that their rating depends less on electorate and more on intra-party practices, and in Serbia, they are overwhelmingly of an undemocratic nature. …”
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L’échéance des Jeux Olympiques de 2016 et les stratégies de restructuration du transport métropolitain de Rio de Janeiro by Antoine Beyer

“…But the primary reason for these unfinished projects is to be found in politicians’ inability to effect changes to the management of public transport, which is then left in the hands of the powerful bus company cartels. …”
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Social media opinion and people’s elite of Russia by O. V. Kryshtanovskaya

“…The ruling group of politicians, in relation to which, as a rule, the term “elite” is used today, does not always look worthy in the eyes of society. …”
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Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) in the Oral Health Care Network of São Paulo-SP (ARTSUS-SP): Development of an Evidence-Informed Public Health Strategy by Fábio Carneiro Martins, Mariana Gabriel, Antônio Carlos Frias, Daniela Prócida Raggio, Doralice Severo da Cruz Teixeira, Ana Estela Haddad, Fernanda Campos de Almeida Carrer

“…With regard to interests, the decision-making was consolidated from the convergence of interests of public officials, politicians and researchers. Conclusion: The problem and its solutions were addressed at the political agenda by a window of opportunity, and the decision-making process was well-informed. …”
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Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case by Agustin Espinosa, Rogger Anaya, Juan Juárez, Huseyin Çakal

“…Political Moral Laxity is defined as a set of beliefs and attitudes that tolerate and support dishonest or corrupt actions of authorities and politicians, especially when these actions benefit private interests to the detriment of the public good. …”
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The new media as monitors of democracy by Dumisani Moyo

“…What is clear is that these new forms of communication are fast eroding the monopoly of incumbent politicians over the communications landscape, undercutting the liberation discourse that has had a stranglehold on election processes, and signalling the possibility of more open political spaces where divergent views can coexist. …”
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“Ethics are generally not in play here”: The neutralization techniques of “the bad boy of pharma” Martin Shkreli by Gustav Grut

“…Abstract In 2015, the American company Turing Pharmaceuticals increased the price of the drug Daraprim by 5,000 percent overnight. Politicians and healthcare representatives accused Turing’s CEO, Martin Shkreli, of having harmed both vulnerable patient groups and the healthcare system. …”
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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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Ways to Reduce Risks When Building the Digital Economy in Russia. Educational Aspect by Andrey I. Rudskoy, Alexey I. Borovkov, Pavel I. Romanov, Olga V. Kolosova

“…The authors have analyzed and classified the policies and moves suggested by the researchers and politicians to reduce the likelihood of these specific risks occurrence.The qualitative leap of the educational process in Russia is possible only by means of the formation of some new competence profiles of educational institutions graduates with reference to the digital economy development conditions. …”
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Governmental approaches to food security management: A bibliometric analysis by Eldar Guliyev, Bayali Atashov, Aygun Guliyeva

“…Thus, relevant public policies, individual methods and tools, approaches, and strategic decisions are always the focus of attention of scientists, politicians, and government officials. Recognizing the critical importance of this imperative, this study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis that sheds light on the scientific landscape of strategic public administration of food security. …”
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Développer le désert : anciennes et nouvelles utopies by Jean-Robert Henry, Jean-Louis Marçot, Jean-Yves Moisseron

“…The former aimed at mobilizing water resources in the desert to “make it grow green again” and expand cultivated areas; they sparked great interest among scientists and politicians in the late 19th century but were only finalized, like the trans-Saharan railway, in novels. …”
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European Uunion Energy Security and Russia by N. A. Simonia, A. V. Torkunov

“…The results of the Europarliament elections in late May, 2014, were a graphic demonstration of the symptoms of this alarming for the EU disease, when the anti-EU parties in the four out 22 EU countries won the elections (France, United Kingdom, Denmark, and Greece) Those results, regardless of the panic headlines in mass media and statements like "shocking" or "earthquake" made by some politicians, were not able to significantly affect the nature of the European Parliament, though they can significantly complicate its work. …”
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Tensions within the British Conservative Party in the Context of Brexit by R. I. Blagoveshchenskii

“…The first faction includes politicians who strongly support Brexit even without a new deal with the EU. …”
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China's New Soft Power Strategy by O. V. Zinevich, N. V. Selezneva

“…In the age of fierce competition for global/regional leadership, the concept of soft power has become the mainstream in China's foreign policy and was considered by Chinese politicians and experts as a tool to strengthen the influence through the introduction into the cultural space of other countries, the dissemination of language and cultural codes in order to create a positive image of China. …”
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Face-work in North American Presidential Debates: A Corpus-based Multi-theoretical Approach by Rosa María Martínez Abellán

“…As inherently confrontational contexts, North American presidential debates compel politicians to engage in image restoration efforts when targeted by a face-threatening act. …”
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