. Of the seventy-two countries surveyed, France has emerged as the country where a student’s socio-economic and cultural background has the greatest effect on academic performance. Forty percent of children coming from the poorest backgrounds are in
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In French Politics, Culture & Society
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- 01 Jun 2017
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- 59–75
Germany
From Civilian Power to a Geo-economic Shaping Power
Stephen F. Szabo
only interested in economic performance, but also in civilizing or domesticating international relations by replacing force with international law and norms. 4 Maull, however, included a number of caveats or possible counter trends. Most important were
In German Politics and Society
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- 01 Sep 2017
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- Research Article
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- 38–54
Heather Wurtz and Olivia Wilkinson
Disasters 21 ( 2 ): 31 – 49 . Ferris , E . 2011 . “ Faith and Humanitarianism: It's Complicated .” Journal of Refugee Studies , Vol. 24 , No. 3 , 606 – 25 . 10.1093/jrs/fer028 Fiddian-Qasmiyeh , Elena . 2011 . “ The Pragmatics of Performance
Mirko M. Hall
—regardless of their individual assessments—is the result of two key problems: (1) the cognitive dissonance of the band’s radical juxtaposition of music, performance, and semiotics (e.g., the recent addition of the Death’s Head, now redesigned with a faint, awry
In German Politics and Society
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- 01 Jun 2017
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- 60–79
Luke B. Wood
macroeconomic performance of each Eurozone economy, and discuss formal and informal economic governance. The Eurogroup exercises a large degree of influence over macroeconomic governance at both the European and national levels. 41 The group meets roughly ten
In German Politics and Society
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- 01 Mar 2016
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- 26–53
“Revenge of the East”?
The AfD's Appeal in Eastern Germany and Mainstream Parties’ Responses
Jennifer A. Yoder
Matter of Supply and Demand: The Electoral Performance of Populist Parties in Three European Countries,” Government and Opposition 48, no. 2 (2023): 175–199. 9 The AfD's 2013 manifesto cited in Nicole Berbuir, Marcel Lewandowsky and Jasmine Siri, “The
In German Politics and Society
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- 01 Jun 2020
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Giving Aid Inside the Home
Humanitarian House Visits, Performative Refugeehood, and Social Control of Syrians in Jordan
Ann-Christin Wagner
, where a man’s social status is measured by his ability to entertain guests ( Abu-Lughod 1986 ; Shryock 2012 ), and splendid performances of hosting are a competitive and gendered way of cementing social hierarchies and local elites ( Meneley 1996
Ivi Daskalaki and Nadina Leivaditi
regularly contacted the youngsters’ teachers and coaches to obtain information about their performance, assisted them during studying hours and with their homework, and communicated their progress to the education officer. Taking part in educational
Undoing Traceable Beginnings
Citizenship and Belonging among Former Burundian Refugees in Tanzania
Patricia Daley, Ng’wanza Kamata, and Leiyo Singo
provided with accommodation. He reported feeling uneasy throughout his time at the college, which adversely affected his academic performance. Another young woman, Lily, reminded us that only seven places were allocated to refugee students each year at her
Hospitality
A Timeless Measure of Who We Are?
Elena Isayev
’s performance, in the second year of the Peloponnesian War, is relevant here. It may be a comment on Athens’ reassertion of sovereignty in the face of aggression from its rival Sparta, where the ability to grant asylum becomes a statement of state power and