Growing up in the context of conflict brings one face to face with many challenges. The experiences in such a context, however, also evolve coping mechanisms/ patterns of people. Focusing on the 2010 scenario of unrest in Kashmir, this paper is based on a qualitative research that aimed to explore perspectives of young women from Kashmir in terms of events, impacts and patterns of coping in the...

CROSS-BORDER AND LOCAL COOPERATION ON THE ISLAND OF IRELAND: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE Cross-border and local cooperation can foster local learning and contribute positively to business performance and social cohesion. This paper considers firms’ economic motivation for both types of cooperation around the Irish border. This area, while inevitably impacted by civil unrest in Northern Ireland, sha...

Purpose Conflict and civil strife adversely affect the economy since it severely disrupts normal, daily routine of economic activity. Similarly, downturns can trigger discontent that has potential to escalate into social unrest strife. Using recently compiled index on (RSUI) Barrett et al. (2020), paper sets out examine nexus between growth in case 29 Middle East Central Asia countries over per...

Within the last century, the country has been marked by political instability (Eliot, 1997; Freedom House, 2000). Particularly since its separation from British colonial rule in 1948, Burma has witnessed significant political change, violence and unrest. Since the early 1960s, Burma has essentially been an isolated state, with closed borders and a military government. However, the fall of the B...

5) With each spatial fix (within a product life cycle), new working-class formation and protest takes place in an increasingly competitive environment, making it more difficult to secure the resources needed to establish stable labor-capital accords and bring labor militancy under control. This thesis is consonant with the thesis that sees the semiperiphery (and increasingly the periphery) as a...

Feminists and women’s groups around the world have been struggling to achieve some hard fought battles for equality and recognition for a very long time. Each success and each step forward has given many a reason to celebrate. But each success cannot be assumed to be complete, and “progress” is not inevitable. At specific points in time and geographic regions, strides forward in the battle towa...

At present and based on the studies and scientific literature consulted we can say that the addiction to work is part of this set of new addictions. That in psychological terms is a psychological addiction of the cognitive-behavioral order. In other words behavioral/emotional, which unlike chemical addiction to a drug, the addiction to work does not have a “substance”. For this reason, when we ...

The mining industry in South Africa contributes significantly to the national economy. Training is an important component in these environments and e-Learning is often used to train the large workforce. In the face of current labour unrest and job cuts in this sector, it is foreseen that e-Learning might play an increasing important role to upskill the remaining work force. However, it appears ...

Background In 2011 Libya experienced significant unrest. There were many thousands of casualties and increased acquired disabilities. Many rely on local care services. Health services planning in a post-conflict environment requires accurate workforce information so capacity can be identified and service provision matched. Very little information was available about disability services or the w...

O ver the last quarter century, the Somali population has endured protracted internal conflicts with devastating effects on the delivery of essential and lifesaving health care services. This extended humanitarian crisis situation has seriously weakened the public health sector, causing high maternal and child mortality; heavy burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, including ment...