From ménage à trois back to pas de deux? Ministerial advisers, civil servants and the contest of policy ideas by Richard Shaw, Chris Eichbaum

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SHAPING PERCEPTIONS IN THE ARCTIC: THE ROLE OF NARRATIVE AND INFLUENCE IN A CONTESTED REGION by Adam Lajeunesse

“…Adam Lajeunesse presented Shaping Perceptions in the Arctic: The Role of Narrative and Influence in a Contested Region for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. …”
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EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF NIGERIA’S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, 2015-2023 by JAMES LINGA JOSEPH

“… The study examines the intricate dynamics of executive-legislative relations and its impact on legislative effectiveness, focusing on the Nigerian National Assembly during the period 2015-2023. …”
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Une administration sans domination ? Le projet constitutionnel de 1790 ou l’éphémère « modernisation » démocratique de l’administration territoriale (1789-1793) by Gaïd Andro

“…Indeed, insofar as the law was envisaged by the first Constituents as the perfect translation of the general will resulting from the sovereignty of the people, its execution was theoretically based on popular consent, which could not be a constraint, even if negotiated. …”
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Femmes de Lia (Épire) entre 1935 et 1948 by Joëlle Dalègre

“…This largely contested book presents the life of a woman leaving in an isolated village of Epirus from her marriage till her execution by the Democratic Army in 1948. …”
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Conflits terriens et réforme agraire dans la plaine de l’Artibonite (Haïti) by Michael Levy

“…The Haitian Government has initiated the execution of the agrarian reform in the Artibonite Valley. …”
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Histoire positive et histoire sacrée autour de la pensée de Louis Massignon by Dominique Avon

“…Third, his capacity to create a new path within the Catholic Church in which he became as much famous as contested. Some of his publications are meaningful of a specific conception in religious sciences. …”
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The political benefits of student loan debt relief by Mallory E SoRelle, Serena Laws

“…We find evidence to suggest that candidates who support student debt relief plans offering generous debt cancellation while minimizing eligibility restrictions get the largest boost in support from voters, especially for key Democratic constituencies. We also find that executive action on student debt increases the likelihood that key groups would support Democratic congressional candidates in upcoming electoral contests. …”
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Key Milestones in Urban Operations by Claudiu Valer NISTORESCU

“…The battles for Kiev, Mariupol, Bakhmut, Gaza, and Rafah demonstrate the scale, intensity, and ferocity of the combatants’ actions, as well as the sensitivity of the operational process in the context of a transparent and highly contested operational environment. The new demands of today’s operational environment require adjustments to the planning process preparing and execution of the military operations. …”
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I AM Patient Safety - 2022 Annual Achievement Awards by Eugene Myers

“…I AM Patient Safety is the Patient Safety Authority’s annual contest celebrating the things that go right each day to make patients safer. …”
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Parole: Legal and penological analysis by Ignjatović Đorđe

“…The author argues in favor of abolishment of parole prohibition for any category of offenders; restoration of the rule that half of the served sentence of imprisonment is a condition for consideration of request to be released on parole (only exceptionally for recidivists and those whose criminal habit has been proven conditional release would be allowed after 2/3 of served sentence); proposes specification of substantial requirements for approval; retention of solution that the court decides on conditional release, but with obligatory invitation of convicted person who would be entitled to comment on allegations made at hearing; judge for execution should also attend the procedure; an explanation must be justified by precise reasons which were decisive for the court; the appellate court should not only deal with formal aspects of procedure in deciding on contested verdict, but also with merits of arguments on which it is based; politicians should publicly explain the importance of parole in situations that make the public concerned because of media reporting about incidents in which conditionally released persons commit serious crimes; finally criminological sciences should be engaged in research that would help in searching for a suitable model of parole, which would be in accordance with international instruments and jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights.…”
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The Afghan-Pakistan Borderlands and Their Impact on Pakistan’s Security by Mukhit Assanbayev, Mohammad Talha, Muhammad Murtaza

“…The danger lies in the fact that the “Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan” utilizes Afghan territory to plan and execute operations within Pakistan. The purpose of this article is to analyze how borders with cross-border ethnic, social, and economic networks are continually constructed, maintained, and contested through policies, violence, and social practices. …”
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MAP-ping Queerness? Street Art in Philadelphia by Lara Cox

“…America’s sixth largest city has come to be known as the “City of Murals” following the initiative started by Mural Arts Philadelphia’s (MAP) Executive Director Jane Golden in 1987. It has also in recent years been re-branded as a queer city. …”
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An incomplete recipe: One-dimensional latent variables do not capture the full flavor of democratic support by Yue Hu, Yuehong Cassandra Tai, Hyein Ko, Byung-Deuk Woo, Frederick Solt

“…These tests show that, across countries and years, this latent variable is nearly orthogonal to measures of support for contestation and participation; civil liberties; institutional constraints on executive power; and prioritizing democracy over the economy, economic equality, or order. …”
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Game Changers: National Referendums and the Politicization of Europe by Swen Hutter

“…How do national referendums shape political contestation? This article explores this question by examining the politicization of European integration, a key “cleavage issue” restructuring political conflict across Europe. …”
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Undermining Liberal Democracy? Cross‐Level Opposition in Madrid Regional President's Speeches During the Pandemic Crisis by Taru Haapala, Andreu Teruel

“…In liberal democracies, the crisis often amplified executive dominance, thereby weakening the institutional opposition’s key role in providing scrutiny on government policies. …”
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Medication-related infrastructure and medication reviews in nursing homes—a rapid appraisal study by Carla Meyer-Massetti, Magdalena Osińska, Naomi Welte, Franziska Zúñiga

“…Conclusions None of our participants contested the importance of medication safety and quality in NHs; they mostly favored regular medication reviews. …”
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Consenso de expertos en torno a la vacunación como estrategia de prevención primaria para la mujer que se encuentra en edad reproductiva, gestando o en la edad adulta by Jezid Miranda Quintero, Marcela Celis-Amórtegui, María Cecilia Arturo Rojas, Laura Mendoza Rosado, Carlos Fernando Grillo-Ardila, Elvia Karina Grillo-Ardila, Juan José Ramírez-Mosquera, Luis Alexander Lovera, María José Ramírez-Mosquera

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Nothing is Inevitable but Class Struggle: A Workerist Perspective on AI Regulation by Alexandros Minotakis, Antonis Faras

“…The case study of Efood highlights the collective actions taken by workers against AI-powered algorithmic management, demonstrating the potential for labour to contest and reshape the introduction of new technologies. …”
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Nothing is Inevitable but Class Struggle: A Workerist Perspective on AI Regulation by Alexandros Minotakis, Antonis Faras

“…The case study of Efood highlights the collective actions taken by workers against AI-powered algorithmic management, demonstrating the potential for labour to contest and reshape the introduction of new technologies. …”
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