EXPLORING EUROPEAN POLITICAL SPHERE FOR TRANSNATIONAL NETWORK ACTIVITIES OF SUBNATIONAL LEVEL

The Effects of Temperature on Political Violence: Global Evidence at the Subnational Level

A number of studies have demonstrated an empirical relationship between higher ambient temperatures and substate violence, which have been extrapolated to make predictions about the security implications of climate change. This literature rests on the untested assumption that the mechanism behind the temperature-conflict link is that disruption of agricultural production provokes local violence...

Exploring Identifications in the Transnational Social Sphere: The Potential of Social Fields

The article attempts to discuss certain issues related to contemporary identifications, social changes and technological development that are reflected in the transnational sphere. The first one refers to the possibility of individual action within social settings and therefore the extent of individual freedom from exterior influences is at the forefront. The second one tackles the individual o...

Virtual Museums Transnational Network

Exploring Transnational Identities in Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost

Victoria Cook, in "Exploring Transnational Identities in Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost," addresses issues of identity raised in the narrative of Michael Ondaatje's novel Anil's Ghost. Cook's paper is a close analysis of Ondaatje's novel, paying particular attention to the way in which Ondaatje examines identity as both a "construct" and a "process." The approach used is one that draws on postcolonial...

Biobanks: transnational, European and global networks.

Biobanks contain biological samples and associated information that are essential raw materials for advancement of biotechnology, human health, and research and development in life sciences. Population-based and disease-oriented biobanks are major biobank formats to establish the disease relevance of human genes and provide opportunities to elucidate their interaction with environment and lifes...