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Liquidity preference, uncertainty, and recession in a stock-flow consistent model (2012)
Journal Article
Dafermos, Y. (2012). Liquidity preference, uncertainty, and recession in a stock-flow consistent model. Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 34(4), 749-776. https://doi.org/10.2753/PKE0160-3477340407

This paper develops a stock-flow consistent model that explicitly integrates the role of liquidity preference and perceived uncertainty into the decision-making process of households, firms, and commercial banks. Emphasis is placed on (1) the link be... Read More about Liquidity preference, uncertainty, and recession in a stock-flow consistent model.

Breaking Down the Birangona: Examining the (Divided) Media Discourse on the War Heroines of Bangladesh’s Independence Movement. (2012)
Journal Article
Islam, K. S. (2012). Breaking Down the Birangona: Examining the (Divided) Media Discourse on the War Heroines of Bangladesh’s Independence Movement. International Journal of Communication, 6, 2131-2148

Rape, commonly used as a weapon of war, was long seen as an inevitable by-product of battle. Recent research finds that war itself is gendered and that the implications and consequences of violence in battle differ for women and men. Against this bac... Read More about Breaking Down the Birangona: Examining the (Divided) Media Discourse on the War Heroines of Bangladesh’s Independence Movement..

Implementing the prohibition of torture: the contribution and limits of national legislation and jurisprudence (2012)
Journal Article
Oette, L. (2012). Implementing the prohibition of torture: the contribution and limits of national legislation and jurisprudence. The International Journal of Human Rights, 16(5), 717-736. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2012.685316

Legislative reforms and litigation frequently form the focus of strategic interventions by lawyers and civil society. This is reflected in the recent proliferation of anti-torture bills/laws and evolving jurisprudence on the prohibition of torture. T... Read More about Implementing the prohibition of torture: the contribution and limits of national legislation and jurisprudence.

Leaving the house of memory: Post-Soviet traces of deportation memory (2012)
Journal Article
Gould, R. R. (2012). Leaving the house of memory: Post-Soviet traces of deportation memory. Mosaic (Winnipeg), 45(2), 149-164. https://doi.org/10.1353/mos.2012.a479205

Drawing on Pierre Nora's contribution to memory studies, this essay examines the mediation of history by deportation memory. Literary texts and ethnography are used to illuminate the historical experience of two Muslim peoples of the Caucasus: the Ch... Read More about Leaving the house of memory: Post-Soviet traces of deportation memory.

Emerging Consensus on Labour Market Institutions and Implications for Developing Countries: From the Debates in India (2012)
Journal Article
Miyamura, S. (2012). Emerging Consensus on Labour Market Institutions and Implications for Developing Countries: From the Debates in India. Forum for Social Economics, 41(1), 97-123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12143-011-9099-4

This paper makes a critical intervention to on-going theoretical and policy debates in the economic analysis of labour market institutions (LMIs) in the context of recent debates in India. It focuses on the internal inconsistency of mainstream econom... Read More about Emerging Consensus on Labour Market Institutions and Implications for Developing Countries: From the Debates in India.

From Port Louis to Panama and Washington DC: Two Regional Approaches to International Commercial Arbitration (2012)
Journal Article
Bashi Rudahindwa, J. (2012). From Port Louis to Panama and Washington DC: Two Regional Approaches to International Commercial Arbitration. European journal of law reform, 14(1), 44-64

In recent decades, regional efforts have been made to reform and harmonize the rules governing international arbitration. These efforts have resulted in the adoption of regional instruments governing commercial arbitration in specific areas. This pap... Read More about From Port Louis to Panama and Washington DC: Two Regional Approaches to International Commercial Arbitration.

Corporate community involvement disclosures in annual report: A measure of corporate community development or a signal of CSR observance? (2012)
Journal Article
Yekini, K., & Jallow, K. (2012). Corporate community involvement disclosures in annual report: A measure of corporate community development or a signal of CSR observance?. Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, 3(1), 7-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/20408021211223534

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine whether corporate community involvement disclosures (CCID) in annual reports can be construed as a measure of corporate community development (CCD) or a mere signal of corporate social responsibility (... Read More about Corporate community involvement disclosures in annual report: A measure of corporate community development or a signal of CSR observance?.

Political (in)stability and its influence on tourism development (2012)
Journal Article
Causevic, S., & Lynch, P. (2013). Political (in)stability and its influence on tourism development. Tourism Management, 34, 145-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2012.04.006

This paper explores ways in which the context of economic and social renewal in the aftermath of political conflict affects tourism development. The primary research took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) and involved minimally structured intervi... Read More about Political (in)stability and its influence on tourism development.

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.

Pricing Reforms and Capacity Constraints in China’s Petrochemical Sector (2012)
Journal Article
Tobin, D. (2012). Pricing Reforms and Capacity Constraints in China’s Petrochemical Sector. Oxford energy forum, 15-16

As an economy where the state continues to exercise control over the procurement of a wide range of goods
and services, China offers a fascinating example of how economic necessity,mostly as a result of rapid growth in
manufacturing, has forced the... Read More about Pricing Reforms and Capacity Constraints in China’s Petrochemical Sector.

Enterprise and Inequality: A Study of Avon in South Africa (2012)
Journal Article
Scott, L., Dolan, C., Johnstone-Louis, M., Sugden, K., & Wu, M. (2012). Enterprise and Inequality: A Study of Avon in South Africa. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 36(3), 543-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00507.x

Avon's apparent success in using entrepreneurship to help women escape poverty, as well as its staying power in circumstances where similar efforts have failed, has captured the attention of the international development community. This study, the fi... Read More about Enterprise and Inequality: A Study of Avon in South Africa.