Communicative training of the university graduate as of a society subject by Аnna B. Khramtsova

“…Urgency of students’ communicative training issue is caused by democratic tendencies of social development setting a new paradigm of education; change of criteria for evaluation of modern education quality among which readiness to cross-cultural interaction is significant. …”
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Communication technology and democracy in the development of South Africa by Eric Louw

“…More importantly, the potential for using Post Fordist 'information technology' for creating a more democratic society is examined. …”
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The Parliamentary Behaviour of Women and Men MPs: Equal Status, Similar Practices ? by Karine Rivière-De Franco

“…This paper studies women MPs’ contribution to parliamentary work during the first eighteen months of the Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition government formed in May 2010 by examining the range of tasks they are involved in through various activities such as Prime Minister’s Question Time, Early Day Motions, Adjournment Debates, Private Members’ Bills, votes and rebellions. …”
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Mass public opinion: algorithmic colonisation and synthetisation of the public sphere by Carlos Saura García, Patrici Calvo

“…The aim of this paper is to show the main strategies related to disruptive digital technologies for the creation of meaning and the manipulation of public opinion and, especially, critique the impacts and challenges for public opinion and democracy underlying this new algorithmised, synthetised and mass democratic context.…”
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Giving up to Gain: Towards the Benchmarks of the “Post-Bologna” Development of Higher Education in Russia by K. G. Tkhagapsoev, M. M. Yakhutlov

“…At the same time, special attention is paid to the differentiation of strategies for the development of educational institutions, increasing the role of democratic mechanisms in the life of the university and in the management of the university.…”
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Politique de l'histoire : cultures juridiques et subjectivités subalternes du mouvement LGBTQI en Espagne by Brice Chamouleau

“…In order to expose the exclusions and discipline of this politic of LGBTQI spanish history, the new social movement historical subject is led to face other radical and young subjectivities become subaltern in the democratic and national history of Spain. New social movement theory debates with postcolonial contributions in order to denaturalise the evidence of its national frame on which its depends to produce a narrative about historical sexual emancipations.…”
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The defensor civitatis for the Protection of Vulnerable People by M. Lourdes Martinez de Morentin

“…This figure, since the beginning of the Ombudsman in the Swedish Constitution of 1809, has spread in States with a social and democratic conscience and is present in all areas of social life. …”
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“Para que nunca más sea”: O Memorial da Democracia e a Pedagogia da Memória by Antônio Fernando de Araújo Sá

“…In addition to a space for social coexistence, consolidated by the architectural project, the memorial proposes to establish a pedagogy of memory, interconnecting public lessons and artistic manifestations in the construction of a democratic narrative about the right to citizenship.…”
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NEGATION, INCLUDING, GRADUAL OBLIVION: STATE STRATEGIES ON SOVIET HERITAGE IN GEORGIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN by A. A. Tokarev

“…It inherited the Soviet cult of personality and combined this practice with a completely non-Soviet (Eastern) tradition of political dynasties covered by the election system.The Armenian political tradition includes reference to Soviet Armenia as theSecondRepublic, which distinguishes the country from the neighbors who consider themselves to be the successors of the democratic republics that emerged during the Civil War inRussia. …”
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Perspectives on the adoption of black-soldier fly larvae for animal feed among livestock farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa by Dieu-Merci Akonkwa Nyamuhirwa, Shiferaw Feleke, Paul-Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Dioukou Sissoko, Bokar Moussa, Abel-Gautier Kouakou, Seydou Zakari, Tahirou Abdoulaye, Victor Manyong

“…This article assesses livestock farmers' actual and potential adoption rates of BSFL and determinants of their adoption decisions.MethodsIn this paper, we used the treatment effect framework approach on data collected from 1,885 fish, poultry, and pig smallholder farmers in five cities of four West and Central African countries, including Kinshasa and Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Accra in Ghana, Bamako in Mali, and Niamey in Niger.Results and discussionThe results show that about 20 percent of surveyed farmers are aware of BSFL as a protein source in animal feed, and the actual adoption rate of BSFL is four percent. …”
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Management Style and Employee Performance in Selected Primary Schools in Kajara County, Ntungamo District by Denis, Kamusiime Banshobeize

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Close to Home, One at a Time, Not in My Backyard: Individualism and the Mantras of Depoliticization in US Reform Discourses by Olga Thierbach-McLean

“…But while stimulating critical views of the status quo, the individualist mindset has simultaneously acted as a brake on the democratic imagination by promoting the cultural narrative according to which meaningful social change can ultimately only occur by transforming one’s own private environment. …”
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CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW OF THE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE LAWYERS: AN EFFECTIVE WAY OF MAINTAINING AND STRENGTHENING THE PRESTIGE OF THE PROFESSION OF LAWYER by Valentina BĂRBĂȚEANU, Andrei MURARU

“…The right to defense is fundamental in a democratic society, based on the rule of law. Its exercise requires skill, rigor, attention and an excellent knowledge of the legislation involved in each case. …”
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Une histoire du Moyen-Orient par les sources numériques ? Méthodes et enseignements d’une historiographie en construction à partir du web iranien by Sophia Mahroug

“…The role of social networks and the Web in the popular uprisings of 2009 and 2011 in the Middle East has become the main narrative of a “digitalised democratic revolution” in English-language studies, most of the time at the expense of a qualitative analysis of digital data for research in the humanities and social sciences. …”
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Vers une ingénierie communicationnelle pour penser la co-construction de l’action publique ? by Geoffrey Volat

“…This study analyzes a social economy and social innovation policy in order to democratize public policies. This paper argues that communication must be understood not from an inter-understanding perspective but, on the contrary, through an incommunication approach. …”
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« Peurs » et pratiques répressives : mobilisations musulmanes et pouvoir éthiopien (2011-2014) by Jean-Nicolas Bach

“…Since 2011, Muslim demonstrations contesting Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front’s involvement in Islamic affairs have marked Ethiopian politics. …”
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Scenario Building by Design: Pathways Towards Anticipative Collaborative Governance 
by Design by Corbin Raymond

“… This article explores how design scenarios can support anticipation, collaborative governance, and democratic decision-making across sectors. In focus is the use of scenario building that is communicated through conceptual and process diagrams, as well as contextual situations of people participating with designed artefacts to illustrate how scenario building can encourage community engagement to address challenges like water security and stewardship. …”
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Die rol van die NGK-leierskap in die aanloop tot die eerste demokratiese verkiesing in Suid-Afrika: 1990-1994 by Johan M. van der Merwe

“…Their efforts contributed to a peaceful first democratic election in 1994. …”
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A filosofia analítica do Direito é etnograficamente limitada? by Valdenor Monteiro Brito Júnior

“…Resumo Este artigo pretende apresentar o potencial caráter WEIRD – Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic – das intuições usadas na filosofia analítica do Direito, fornecendo evidência à crítica feita pela Teoria Naturalizada do Direito de Brian Leiter sobre a limitação etnográfica do recurso às intuições dentro da teoria jurídica. …”
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La clausura del pasado. Los conflictos del cono sur de América by Juan Rial

“…Two decades after the beginning of the democratic transition process in the region, closing the past remains a pending issue. …”
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