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The presence of an elite group in civil society elicits a discursive friction between the long-standing normative understanding of civil society, acting as a check on government overreach and autocratic tendencies, and elite theories. Robert Michels’s iron law of oligarchy posits that as individuals rise in the ranks to become organizational leaders, they begin to take on elite attributes, and the

This paper constructs the first estimates of Irish regional GDP over the twentieth century and traces the relative economic performance of Ireland’s regions since independence. Using an array of data sources available at a county level, output inAgriculture, Industry and S ervices in benchmark census years is estimated. Applying a variety of alternative measures, we find a reduction in regional in

Due to climate change, future weather conditions will become more extreme. During recent years, several severe damages have been caused by heavy rainfalls in combination with riverine events. Even though the effects of compound events are known to be influential for flood hazard, the method for investigating these types of events is a novel area of expertise. In this study, a methodology was devel

This paper constructs annual GDP estimates for Ireland (1924-47) to join the first complete official aggregates. The new series is deployed to revisit Ireland’s economic performance in the post-independence decades. Ireland’s economy grew at 1.5 per cent per annum and average living standards improved by 40 per cent. The bulk of this growth was due to labour productivity improvements. Starting in

Introduction: This paper explores the role of Brazilian research institutions in the global and national context of study of medicinal plants. Most of these plants have ethnopharmacological use and herbal medicines related to the Amazon. It highlights Brazil's position in scientific production and the importance of Amazonian resources in developing phytomedicines. The study aims to provide an over

BackgroundSustaining multiple concussions over one’s lifetime may be associated with behavioral and mood changes beyond the acute phase of injury. The present cross-sectional study examined the relationship between concussion history, the incidence of current moderate-severe psychological distress, and lifetime adolescent hazardous gambling in high school students.MethodsFour-hundred fifty-nine hi

Many professional and educational settings require individuals to be willingand able to perform under time pressure. We use a laboratory experiment and survey datato study preferences for working under time pressure. We make three main contributions.First, we develop an incentivized method to measure preferences for working under timepressure and document that participants in our laboratory experi

INTRODUCTION: Antineoplastic drugs (ADs) are frequently used pharmaceuticals in the healthcare, and healthcare workers can be occupationally exposed to ADs. Monitoring of surface contamination is a common way to assess occupational exposure to ADs. The objective was to develop and validate a sensitive and quantitative monitoring method to determine surface contaminations of Pt as a marker for Pt-c

Taking a historical perspective, this article compares the four Nordic states of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with respect to the following question: How have problem representations developed the Nordic region’s policy response to the exploitation of migrant workers? We demonstrate that parallel and competing problem representations, defined in government policy as ‘human trafficking’, ‘foTaking a historical perspective, this article compares the four Nordic states of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with respect to the following question: How have problem representations developed the Nordic region’s policy response to the exploitation of migrant workers? We demonstrate that parallel and competing problem representations, defined in government policy as ‘human trafficking’, ‘fo

The term “ethical consumption cap” describes all the forces that dampen or delimit a con- sumer’s attempts to consume ethically. It replaces the popular concept of the ethical consumption “gap’” sometimes also called the attitude–behaviour gap because it describes all the reasons that explain why consumers’ not-so-ethical behaviours do not always align with their highly ethical attitudes. The meta

In this chapter, I problematise how “heroes” can be constructed in modern football clubs in spite of constant change and short stays. Narratives from the transfer system in Sweden are juxtaposed with media stories about players’ rationale for staying, transferring or choosing a certain club. The analysis suggests that the persistence of the hero-story and emotional connections are possible to forg

ObjectiveTo investigate changes in analgesic use before and after participation in a digital first-line treatment program (exercise and patient education) in persons with knee or hip OA and to explore associations between these changes in medication use and participant-reported pain and function.DesignRetrospective cohort study with pre-post measures.SettingCommunity setting, Sweden.ParticipantsIn

BACKGROUND: Mental ill health among children and adolescents has increased worldwide. Mental health difficulties from a young age are associated with school absence and educational underachievement. A holistic perspective of treatments besides medical treatment is essential Thus, there is a need for research regarding equine-assisted intervention (EAI).PURPOSE: The present study aimed to understan

Objective: Individuals with psychiatric illness suffer from poorer physical health compared with the general population and have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. This cross-sectional study aims to describe the prevalence of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors and the association with self-reported psychiatric symptoms in a population of 40-year-old individua

InledningÄven om passion för sitt arbete i allmänhet ses som något positivt, finns det en växande debatt om nackdelarna med en sådan hängivenhet. Studier av arbete inom de kreativa och kulturella sektorerna har visat hur otrygga villkor kan dölja sig bakom det övergripande epitetet "passionerat arbete", vilket ofta omfattar kreativt arbete. Fenomenet har lyfts fram som en av de dimensioner som kan

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Major companies in the mining industry are strategizing to benefit from the expected rise in demand for energy"transition minerals" that underpin current technologies of decarbonization (such as batteries and wind turbines).This article elucidates their current strategies of accumulation through the case of BHP, the world's largest miningcompany. We draw on political ecology and commodity frontier

Syftet med rapporten är att översiktligt analysera om alternativa organisations- och finansieringsformer, som är möjliga att tillämpa inom ramen för svensk lagstiftning, kan ge större nytta i termer av högre kostnadseffektivitet, snabbare genomförande och mindre eftersatt underhåll än traditionella offentliga upplägg, inom området transportinfrastruktur. Studien avgränsas till den transportinfrast