Academic Articles & Research Papers

“Dreams on Europe” by Walter Schwimmer (1942–2025)

The article is dedicated to reflections on the activities of the prominent Austrian politician, diplomat, and public figure Walter Schwimmer (1942–2025). The author examines in detail his contributions to the development of European integra...

Comparing Alignment and Multiple Group CFA for Analysing Political Trust in Europe During the Crisis

Institutional trust is in decline in many western democracies. Since the 2008 global economic and financial crisis, this increasing distrust has been closely related to trust in political institutions. Trust in institutions is one of the pi...

Non-violent Civil Resistance and Human (Im)mobility: the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) in Defence of Ancestral Territory amid the Colombian Armed Conflict

Abstract This article aims to analyse the strategic actions of the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) in defence of ancestral territory in Colombia’s Pacific region, which has experienced an intensification of the armed conflict fo...

Integritas Penyelenggara Pemilu Ad-Hoc: Malpraktik Distribusi Formulir C-6 di Pilkada Tangerang Selatan Tahun 2020

Penelitian ini menguraikan tentang pelanggaran netralitas yang dilakukan oleh Kelompok Penyelenggara Pemungutan Suara (KPPS) pada Pemilihan Kepala Daerah (Pilkada) di Kota Tangerang Selatan (Tangsel) tahun 2020. Dalam menganalisis fenomena ...

Safety of political communication in modern Russia

The article analyzes transformation of the new threat in the information area. The author requests for discussion the various models of information security of Russia in the modern world. The article includes recommendations and proposals a...

Neoliberalism or Else: The Discursive Foundations of Neoliberal Populism in the Czech Republic

This article examines the linkage of markets and democracy in the post-1989 Czech transition as a neoliberal populist discourse that delegitimized alternatives to the market as a return to authoritarianism. Using Laclau’s concept of equival...

Democratic Breakthrough in Malaysia – Political Opportunities and the Role of Bersih

The 14th general election (GE14) in Malaysia saw a democratic breakthrough as the Barisan Nasional's uninterrupted rule since independence finally came to an end. This article seeks to analyse the role and impact of the Bersih movement in G...

The Political Economy of International Relations

After the end of World War II, the United States, by far the dominant economic and military power at that time, joined with the surviving capitalist democracies to create an unprecedented institutional framework. By the 1980s many contended...

La cooperación desigual. Un enfoque normativo para evaluar las relaciones China-América Latina y el Caribe

Es necesario interrogarse normativamente si la cooperación China-ALC (CCH-ALC) contribuye a un mejor balance de sustentabilidad social de los cooperantes; dados contextos de desarrollo abierto y capitalismo global. La pregunta a responder a...

The Monroe Doctrine: Republicans’ Perspective in the Formation Years of the Versailles-Washington System

The Monroe Doctrine occupies a unique place in the US history. It became one of the key foreign policy documents of its time and provided the basis for a wide variety of interpretations of the United States’ role and goals in the internatio...

A study on the flexural behaviour of lightweight concrete beams reinforced with pumice, silica fume and carbon fibers

Lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) incorporating pumice aggregates offers a sustainable alternative to conventional concrete, enabling a reduced self-weight while maintaining adequate strength and stiffness for structural applications. T...

Mpox as Two Global Health Emergencies: Altered Transmission, Genomics, Clinical Manifestation and Public Health Impact

Mpox virus (MPXV) is the only pathogen that triggered two Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) declarations, first in July 2022 and then again in August 2024. The 2022 outbreak was attributed primarily to clade IIb MPXV,...

Eleições presidenciais e política externa brasileira

Tradicionalmente relegada ao segundo plano das disputas eleitorais, a política externa começou a figurar, nas últimas duas décadas, como elemento importante do temário de candidatos à Presidência da República no Brasil. Se, em meados dos an...

Contribuciones sociológicas de Durkheim y Bernstein sobre la diversidad sociocultural en la escuela

Existe consenso en torno a que la disciplina sociológica brindó un marco para comprender las relaciones entre los sistemas educativos y los contextos sociales más amplios en que se emplazan. No obstante, los retratos que ha esbozado aquella...

Combined Letrozole and Growth Hormone Therapy in Late-Pubertal Males with Advanced Bone Age and Open Knee Physes

Background/Objectives: The therapeutic window for growth hormone (GH) therapy in late-pubertal males with advanced bone age (BA ≥ 15 years) is generally considered closed. Yet, open knee physes may indicate residual growth potential. This s...

Metabolic perturbations underlying the associations of endocrine-disrupting chemical mixtures with muscle mass and strength in adults: A repeated-measures study

Introduction: Adult exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may reduce muscle mass and strength; however, few studies considered EDC mixtures and their potential mechanisms. Objectives: We aimed to explore associations of EDC mixt...

Foundations of Epidemiology

If the American health community were to select a dean of epidemiology it would surely be Professor Abraham (Abe) Lilienfeld of the John Hopkins University. He and his son David have collaborated in producing one of the most lucid, stimulat...

Cybersecurity

All civilian and military activities have become highly dependent on cyberspace. This creates new vulnerabilities both to accidents and intentional threats. Malevolent individuals and organisations may, without any physical presence, infilt...

Damage Strength Model of Soil–Structure Interface Based on Equivalent Damage

Objective Pile-soil interaction plays a critical role in slope support engineering. Since the contact surface represents the weakest link in the system, analyzing the influence of the soil shear area on the mechanical properties and the con...

Life‐long cardiorespiratory consequences of early life stress on estrogen actions in female rats.