Identité religieuse et culture politique : les représentations de la démocratie des fidèles pentecôtistes au Bénin by Cédric Mayrargue

“…Adopting as framework for its analysis the expansion of the Pentecostal  movements in Benin in the context  of the democratisation of that country, this article is interested in the effect of religious affiliation on the political culture of the converted, especially on the representations of democracy elaborated by the believers. …”
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Convergent Cultures by Agterberg, Bas

“…This also resulted in a democratisation of the use of media as well as new formats of programmes and distribution for commissioned productions. …”
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The Balkans: From balance of power to balance of human welfare by Bašić Nedžad

“…The author explains how international community can reduce the inherent conflict as the working out of these principles in light of the forces of democratisation and respect for human rights, peace and development comes to make the parties see them as less and less irreconcilable.…”
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Kulturelle Erinnerungsarbeit als Auftrag für die Theorie und Praxis Sozialer Arbeit in der Einwanderungsgesellschaft nach 1989 by Cordula Borbe, Kathleen Hahnemann

“…New potentials for democratisation processes by help of migration- sensitive remembrance work are made accessible by extending target groups as well as a profound repertoire of the methods of social work. …”
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Changing Federal-State Relations – Malaysia’s Third Vote : Bringing Back Local Council Elections? by Waikar, Prashant

“…Members of Pakatan Harapan (PH) have called on the new government to reinstitute local council elections in order to increase transparency, accountability, and democratisation. While local council elections may strengthen federalism, there are many challenges that the government must reckon with too.…”
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The development of dynamic archaeological publications by Rahtz, S, Hall, W, Allen, T

“…Will this result in the democratisation of archaeological knowledge on a global basis? …”

Academic libraries in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): The challenges by Ibrahim, Shahril Effendi

“…The involvement of librarians in this worldwide open access movement is essential to realise the democratisation of higher education. This paper describes the concept and development of MOOC in previous years. …”
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Sociologie de l’éducation et éducation prioritaire : quelles influences ? by Martine Kherroubi

“…This diffuse influence, which takes place outside the system, led to choose since 1981 a policy of positive discrimination “from the bottom”, which objective is to take up the challenge of the democratisation of long education by fighting against early school failure. …”
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Section twenty-one status and school governing bodies in rural schools by Jan Heystek, Mandrew Nyambi

“… Awarding section twenty-one status to schools in South Africa was hailed as a significant milestone towards the democratisation and functioning of schools in South Africa. …”
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¿La democratización en contra de los trabajadores? La CUT, el movimiento sindical y el dilema de la transición pactada en Chile by Sebastián Osorio, Franck Gaudichaud

“…The present (this) article envisions the democratisation process in Chile through the prism of one essential but little-examined factor in transition studies: trade-unionism. …”
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33rd International Istanbul Film Festival (2014) by Özge Özdüzen  Ateşman

“…Boissevain, as quoted by Robinson and Picard, lists “the rise of secularism, the increase in the diasporic populations, together with the increasing democratisation” as the most important factors to enable the current mushrooming of festivals (20). …”
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Participatory design: lessons and directions for responsible research and innovation by Carolyn Ten Holter

“…The paper suggests that PD’s understandings of the politics and power dynamics surrounding inclusive methods; its democratisation imperative; and its nascent development of project documentation may offer useful considerations for RRI. …”
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Means of Communication by Eriksen Thomas Hylland

“…Using examples from identity politics in a number of countries, I am trying to show that a democratisation of the means of communication may be a key to a less volatile world and an important dimension of a more equitable world society.…”
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Regime Consolidation Through Deinstitutionalisation: A Case Study of the 2019 Elections in Thailand by Viengrat Nethipo, Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Akanit Horatanakun

“…These elections were notable not for advancing “national reform” or democratisation, but for the deinstitutionalisation of the party system. …”
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De la relation pharmaciens-usagers. Reconfigurations et négociations dans une pharmacie suisse by Josiane Mbarga, Rose-Anna Foley, Anne Decollogny

“…Based on interviews and observations carried out in an on-duty pharmacy in French-speaking Switzerland, this study explores relationships pharmacists have with their clients. In a context of democratisation of health knowledge, our investigation shows that, depending on the health problem, this relationship is being reconfigured in favour of users’ greater autonomy. …”
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US freezing of military aid to Egypt : how much of a dent? by James M. Dorsey

“…It further strains relations with key US allies in the Gulf, and highlights Washington’s difficulty in balancing its twin goals of stability and democratisation in the Middle East and North Africa.…”
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Participatory design: lessons and directions for responsible research and innovation by Ten Holter, C

“…The paper suggests that PD’s understandings of the politics and power dynamics surrounding inclusive methods; its democratisation imperative; and its nascent development of project documentation may offer useful considerations for RRI. …”

Optimism, Pessimism, and Coalitional Presidentialism: Debating the Institutional Design of Brazilian Democracy by Power, T

“…Research on Brazil's political institutions has gone through several phases since democratisation in 1985. In the early years of democracy, pessimism prevailed with regard to governability. …”

From the ground up: cultural heritage practices as tools for empowerment in the Homeless Heritage project by Kiddey, R

“…It is further argued that two interactive exhibitions that resulted from the Homeless Heritage project contributed to the democratisation of knowledge, aiding negotiation of the complicated politics of contemporary homelessness in valuable ways. …”

Archaeology and the information age

“…Will this result in the democratisation of archaeological knowledge on a global basis? …”