Urban Success and Urban Adaptation Over the Long Run by Smith Michael E.

“…Successful cities were those whose leaders, residents, and institutions found ways to adapt to a range of shocks and conditions, including the environment, local institutions, and regional political and economic forces. Urban success is therefore due to processes of urban adaptation that operated over long periods of time. …”
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Global Commodity Markets, Chinese Demand for Maize, and Deforestation in Northern Myanmar by Enze Han, Qiongyu Huang

“…This paper makes a significant contribution to understanding the logic of deforestation in Northern Myanmar and connects global trends and regional political economy with local environmental changes. …”
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The Eastern Mediterranean Energy Bonanza: A Piece in the Regional and Global Geopolitical Puzzle, and the Role of the European Union by Badarin Emile, Schumacher Tobias

“…It does so by situating them in the context of the Middle East’s broader geopolitical landscape and by showing how global powers’ interests and involvement have become contingent on the international and regional political environments. The latter augmented the intensity of the contestation and helped move identifiable and tangible factors, such as Exclusive Economic Zones, into the imaginative realms of geopolitics. …”
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Local Authority in the Political System of the Russian Region: Problems and Theoretical Models of Governance by S. N. Baranets

“…The article suggests theoretical models for describing the existing structure of regional political regimes taking into account the «municipal factor».…”
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Hungarian Politics against the Background of the Second Stage of Pandemia by Lyubov Shishelina

“…Nevertheless, they have some potential to influence the national and regional political mainstream. This phenomenon is not ignored by the main conflicting parties, who are trying to find various forms of interaction with them in accordance with the existing opportunities within the current political alignment.…”
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Decentralisation and government trust in South Korea: Distinguishing local government trust from national government trust by Jae Hyun Lee, Jaekwon Suh

“…This article also discusses the need for normalisation of the National Assembly, the creation of regional political parties and the dispersion of presidential power.…”
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Tracing China’s diplomatic transition to wolf warrior diplomacy and its implications by Shaoyu Yuan

“…Abstract This study investigates the evolution of China’s diplomacy, specifically its transition from a peaceful and low-profile approach to the assertive and confrontational wolf warrior style, and its implications for international relations, regional politics, and global governance. With China’s growing influence on the global stage, understanding the dynamics of its diplomatic strategy is crucial for navigating the complexities of contemporary international relations. …”
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With respect for the core business: the impact of party ideology on the odds of government participation among regionalist parties by Lorenzo Terrière, Nicolas Bouteca

“…Regionalist parties are also more likely to cross the threshold of (regional) governance when they operate in more decentralized countries and when they are a larger electoral factor in the regional political arena. Other relevant control variables, such as economic growth, national electoral score and party age, do not generate a significant effect on the odds of government participation.…”
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The Fragility-Grievances-Conflict Triangle in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): An Exploration of the Correlative Associations by Timo Kivimäki

“…While in the rest of the world, different aspects of state fragility all relate to grievances and conflict dynamics, in the MENA region political factionalism has a disproportionate role in the explanation of conflict grievances and violence. …”
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CADRUL INSTITUŢIONAL AL REGIONALIZĂRII PREVĂZUT DE LEGISLAŢIA REPUBLICII MOLDOVA by USM ADMIN

“…Cuvinte-cheie: regionalizare, regiune, euroregiune, proces de regionalizare, regionalism, organizare administrativ-teritorială, unitate spaţială funcţională, regionalizare administrativă, regionalism politic, stat cu autonomii regionale, fonduri structurale.  …”
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América do Sul: construção pela reinvenção (2000-2008) South America: construction through reinvention (2000 - 2008) by Thiago Gehre Galvão

“…The text tracks the idea of South America since its intelectual origins until its institucionalization in regional political and diplomatic arrangements.…”
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A belated boom: Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, and prospects and risks for oil in East Africa by Patey, L

“…It finds that beyond the impact of domestic political and security conditions, what defines the emergence of East Africa as a new African energy centre is the growing influence of regional politics.…”

The impact of regional integration: assessing opportunities and challenges for ASEAN’s transitional economies by Rini Suryati Sulong, Lim, Beatrice, Fui Yee

“…We propose that the determinants of investments in the transitional economies of ASEAN are not confined to its national political stability alone but rather to regional political stability and the opportunity of greater market share acquiesced by regional economic integration. …”
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The “Crossing Borders Project” by Alexandre Livingstone Smith, Anneleen Van der Veken

“…The role of famous regional political entities in the formation of social spaces is considered.…”
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The Politics of City Regions in Comparative Perspective by Paul Kantor, H.V. Savitch

“…Some tensions arise from economic obstacles to regional political cooperation. Other tensions arise from the urban political process in city regions. …”
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Religion, Mass Violence, and Illiberal Regimes: Recent Research on the Rohingya in Myanmar by Faizah Binte Zakaria

“…Rather than a conflict between Buddhists and Muslims, the nested dynamics of Rakhine State's regional politics shaped a situation where minorities turn on other minorities. …”
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Portugal dos Pequenitos: a cristalização de um império ou uma brincadeira de crianças? by Ricardo Jerónimo Silva

“…The objective is to discuss the role played by this park with a museological component during Estado Novo’s strongest affirmation period, but also to address its construction within the political-sanitary work of the Beira Litoral’s Provincial Council (at the time, the most important regional political institution) and the holistic plan of its president, the physician Bissaya Barreto (1886-1974). …”
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International Law and Regional Electricity Infrastructure: The West African Power Pool by Edefe Ojomo

“…In West Africa, the development of a regional organization by the post-colonial independent states, in particular the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) formed in 1975, has enabled states to allocate certain powers to formal and informal regional political institutions with the aim of building state effectiveness and capacity and hence increasing public support and popular legitimacy. …”
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POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY AND RULE OF LAW FORMATION IN CONTEMPORARY AZERBAIJAN by G. K. Melikli

“…The nature of the civil society formation in Azerbaijan is inseparably linked with the regional political processes. In particular, the analysis of internal political and regional processes, conducted on the basis of consideration of the legal framework and political structures of the country, the main stages of post-Soviet development, and tendencies in the development of civil society, which are mainly manifested through such forms of social life as the activities of non-governmental organizations, civic engagement, corruption and bureaucracy, authoritarianism in various echelons of power, showed that the civil society in Azerbaijan had not yet met the advanced standards of open society and democratic development. …”
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Coalitions and Competition in Malaysia -Incremental Transformation of a Strong-party System by Meredith L. Weiss

“…Given this order -which differentiates Malaysia from its neighbours in the region – political liberalisation, if it happens, should be expected largely via electoral politics, and, specifically, through inter-party challenges. …”
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