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Philo- and Anti-Semitism in Germany: Interview with Gilbert Achcar by Anna Younes (2012)
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Achcar, G. (2012). Philo- and Anti-Semitism in Germany: Interview with Gilbert Achcar by Anna Younes

This interview is part of a longer one conducted with Gilbert Achcar in Berlin on 18 and 20 May discussing his book, The Arabs and the Holocaust which was translated into German in May 2012. The interview explores intersecting paradigms and predicam... Read More about Philo- and Anti-Semitism in Germany: Interview with Gilbert Achcar by Anna Younes.

A periodisation of globalisation according to the Mauritian integration into the international sugar commodity chain (1825-2005) Commodities of Empire Working Paper No.18 (2012)
Preprint / Working Paper
Neveling, P. A periodisation of globalisation according to the Mauritian integration into the international sugar commodity chain (1825-2005) Commodities of Empire Working Paper No.18. The Open University

Action Research with Children: Lessons from Tackling Disasters and Climate Change (2012)
Journal Article
Tanner, T., & Seballos, F. (2012). Action Research with Children: Lessons from Tackling Disasters and Climate Change. IDS Bulletin, 43(3), 59-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00323.x

Recent research and practice from the fields of climate change adaptation and disaster management has created a shift from emphasis of children's vulnerability and need for protection towards their potential as agents of change before, during and aft... Read More about Action Research with Children: Lessons from Tackling Disasters and Climate Change.

Never Again (On the Günter Grass Poem Affair) (2012)
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Achcar, G. (2012). Never Again (On the Günter Grass Poem Affair)

Que peuvent les classes moyennes? Retour sur le ‘printemps arabe’ (2012)
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Achcar, G. (2012). Que peuvent les classes moyennes? Retour sur le ‘printemps arabe’

Interpreting Emerging Finance Capitalism in Turkey (2012)
Journal Article
Marois, T. (2012). Interpreting Emerging Finance Capitalism in Turkey

There’s a fear that the fall of Assad would lead to worse for Western interests and Israel. . . (2012)
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Achcar, G., & Kiliç, A. (2012). There’s a fear that the fall of Assad would lead to worse for Western interests and Israel. .

Humanitarian space in Somalia: a scarce commodity (2012)
Preprint / Working Paper
Hammond, L., & Vaughan-Lee, H. Humanitarian space in Somalia: a scarce commodity. London

Springtime for the Arab Left? (2012)
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Achcar, G., Drucker, P., & de Jong, A. (2012). Springtime for the Arab Left?

States, Banks and Crisis: Emerging Finance Capitalism in Mexico and Turkey (2012)
Book
Marois, T. (2012). States, Banks and Crisis: Emerging Finance Capitalism in Mexico and Turkey. Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857938589

Thomas Marois’ groundbreaking interpretation of banking and development in Mexico and Turkey builds on a Marxian-inspired framework premised on understanding states and banks as social relationships alongside crisis and labor as vital to finance toda... Read More about States, Banks and Crisis: Emerging Finance Capitalism in Mexico and Turkey.

The Poverty of the Smallholder Ideal: Highlighting Tanzania's Rural Labour Market (2012)
Journal Article
Mueller, B. (2012). The Poverty of the Smallholder Ideal: Highlighting Tanzania's Rural Labour Market. Development Viewpoint,

Linking agriculture and health in low- and middle-income countries: an interdisciplinary research agenda (2012)
Journal Article
Dangour, A. D., Green, R., Häsler, B., Rushton, J., Shankar, B., & Waage, J. (2012). Linking agriculture and health in low- and middle-income countries: an interdisciplinary research agenda. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 71(2), 222-228. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665112000213

The role of expert opinion in environmental modelling (2012)
Journal Article
Krueger, T., Page, T., Hubacek, K., Smith, L., & Hiscock, K. (2012). The role of expert opinion in environmental modelling. Environmental Modelling and Software, 36, 4-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.01.011

The inevitable though frequently informal use of expert opinion in modelling, the increasing number of models that incorporate formally expert opinion from a diverse range of experience and stakeholders, arguments for participatory modelling and anal... Read More about The role of expert opinion in environmental modelling.

Reflections on Globalisation and Labour Standards in the Indian Garment Industry: Codes of Conduct Versus ‘Codes of Practice’ Imposed by the Firm (2012)
Journal Article
Mezzadri, A. (2012). Reflections on Globalisation and Labour Standards in the Indian Garment Industry: Codes of Conduct Versus ‘Codes of Practice’ Imposed by the Firm. Global labour journal, 3(1), 40-62. https://doi.org/10.15173/glj.v3i1.1112

L’évolution de la gauche arabe au XXe siècle: crise, marginalisation et perspectives. Table ronde: La gauche et les révolutions arabes (2012)
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Achcar, G. (2012). L’évolution de la gauche arabe au XXe siècle: crise, marginalisation et perspectives. Table ronde: La gauche et les révolutions arabes

Conjugality, Subjectivity, Desire and Gender-based Violence in Tajikistan (2012)
Journal Article
Harris, C. Conjugality, Subjectivity, Desire and Gender-based Violence in Tajikistan. The Journal of Development Studies, 48(1), 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2011.629647

This article, based on ethnographic materials collected in Tajikistan in the late 1990s, melds cross-cultural psychologies, (feminist) ethnography, sexualities and gender studies. It explores Zakari's marriage to his cousin, Sumangul. The cousins' di... Read More about Conjugality, Subjectivity, Desire and Gender-based Violence in Tajikistan.

International NGOs must address their accountability deficit (2012)
Other
Jennings, M. (2012). International NGOs must address their accountability deficit

Sri Lanka in 2011: Consolidation and Militarization of the Post War Regime (2012)
Journal Article
Goodhand, J. (2012). Sri Lanka in 2011: Consolidation and Militarization of the Post War Regime. Asian Survey, 52(1), 130-137. https://doi.org/10.1525/as.2012.52.1.130

Local elections consolidated the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration's grip on power. State-led efforts to stimulate economic growth continued with major infrastructure projects in the northeastern and southern parts of Sri Lanka. No significant progres... Read More about Sri Lanka in 2011: Consolidation and Militarization of the Post War Regime.

Capoeira and security: the view from upside-down (2012)
Journal Article
Marriage, Z. (2012). Capoeira and security: the view from upside-down. OpenDemocracy (London. Online),

Through an account of capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fight-game, we uncover two simultaneous stories of security: first, the gradual monopolisation of violence by the state; second, a somatic, lyrical representation of a history of violence, oppressio... Read More about Capoeira and security: the view from upside-down.

Strengthening pro-poor targeting of investments by African utilities in urban water and sanitation - the role of the International Development Association of the World Bank: Case studies from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tanzania (2012)
Report
Bayliss, K., Newborne, P., & Tucker, J. (2012). Strengthening pro-poor targeting of investments by African utilities in urban water and sanitation - the role of the International Development Association of the World Bank: Case studies from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tanzania

This report for WaterAid presents findings from research into the impact of selected IDA-funded projects on water supply and sanitation services in urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa, with particular emphasis on the impact on poor areas and households... Read More about Strengthening pro-poor targeting of investments by African utilities in urban water and sanitation - the role of the International Development Association of the World Bank: Case studies from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Tanzania.