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Will Anything Change? Examining Historically White Fraternity Members’ Development of Openness to Diversity in Contemporary Times

findings revealed that individual and institutional-level political and social involvement, and individual and institutional-level conceptualizations of fraternal brotherhood (e.g., brotherhood based on ... college men's fraternities have often perpetuated exclusionary environments both in historical and contemporary times, the study results suggest that political and social involvement and participation in

How, and For Whom, Does Higher Education Increase Voting?

status, thus facilitating political participation. However, few studies have empirically tested these direct and indirect pathways or examined how these effects vary across individuals. To bridge this gap ... States, and political participation more broadly, is strongly patterned by educational attainment (Leighley & Nagler, 2013; Putnam, 2001). According to Current Population Survey data, college-educated

We Want You Back: Uncovering the Effects on In-Person Instructional Operations in Fall 2020

(in-person instruction in Fall 2020) and state and county sociopolitical features, state and county COVID-19 rates, and state revenue losses. Our full-sample model suggested that County Political ... that County Political Preferences had the strongest association with in-person instruction, followed by Pandemic Severity and State Sociopolitical Features. Because institutional sectors may be uniquely

From Karl Menger to Charles Menger? How Austrian economics (hardly) spread in France

discussed as pure economics replaces political economy in the Interwar period, with the 1938 Paris Congress of “liberal thinkers,” as the Vienna Circle became known, also comparing issues in philosophy. The ... reason for such a situation? Criticisms of classical political economy have to be understood in their French context. In comparison to other countries, this paper details the case of France, besides

From Karl Menger to Charles Menger? How Austrian economics (hardly) spread in France

discussed as pure economics replaces political economy in the Interwar period, with the 1938 Paris Congress of “liberal thinkers,” as the Vienna Circle became known, also comparing issues in philosophy. The ... reason for such a situation? Criticisms of classical political economy have to be understood in their French context. In comparison to other countries, this paper details the case of France, besides

In the absence of private property rights: Political control and state corporatism during Putin's first tenure

for appropriate market infrastructure. This also implied that if Russia's political and economic system had more than one competing hierarchy, the objective of the elites would not have entailed long ... state involvement in Russia?s economy during the last century summarized in Table 1. In period 1 the otherwise revo2003). Recently emerged political party competition, which thrived under Putin?s

A STEM Penalty from Affirmative Action Bans?

a lack of consensus about what exactly STEM is, yet those classifications play an influential role in STEM in political, academic, and public spheres (Granovskiy, 2018) . 5 Corporation for National ... environments, diversity, and student learning . In Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (pp. 145 - 189 ). Springer. Kerwick , J. ( 2011 ). “Black conservatism‟: The philosophy of Thomas Sowell . E

U.S. Visa and Immigration Policy Challenges: Explanations for Faculty Perceptions and Intent to Leave

care system and political strife in the US. These US policies have been implemented at a time when the scientific workforce at all career stages is more globally mobile (Moed et  al., 2013 ... scientists’ experiences with and perceptions of visa and immigration policies given recent political rhetoric, immigration policy changes, and the COVID-19 pandemic? What are academic scientists’ experiences

Central Asia — twenty-five years after the breakup of the USSR

Central Asia consists of five culturally and ethnically diverse countries that have followed different paths to political and economic transformation in the past 25 years since achieving independence ... adoption of a broad spectrum of economic, institutional and political reforms. The major obstacles to political reform and structural diversification in the five Central Asian economies are internal and

The Austrian school of economics in Russia: From criticism and rejection to absorption and adoption

Dissemination and adoption of Western economic ideas in Russia have never been a simple process, always bearing marks of the socio-political and ideological circumstances of the country and inner ... economists writing on the New Austrian school were interested either in the philosophy of Hayek (N. Makasheva (1989) ) or Mises-style political pamphlets and advice (B. Pinsker, L. Piyasheva), or both (R

The Austrian school of economics in Russia: From criticism and rejection to absorption and adoption

Dissemination and adoption of Western economic ideas in Russia have never been a simple process, always bearing marks of the socio-political and ideological circumstances of the country and inner ... either in the philosophy of Hayek (N. Makasheva (1989) ) or Mises-style political pamphlets and advice (B. Pinsker, L. Piyasheva), or both (R. Kapeliushnikov, Yu. Kochevrin, and A. Zaostrovtsev). We

International Student Mobility and Academic Performance: Does Timing Matter?

degree (Junor & Usher, 2008; Teichler et al., 2011) .1 Student mobility is one of the components of transnational higher education with the most significant socio-economic, cultural, and political ... (Manços, 2017; Granja & Carneiro, 2020) . More recently, however, the growing trend slowed down. The change in the Brazilian federal administration and the economic and political crisis experienced by the

Academics’ Attitudes Toward Engaging in Public Discussions: Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Engagement Conditions

have become an indispensable part of public discussions. Their appearances in the media and contributions to political debates and decision-making processes were pivotal when the COVID-19 pandemic ... continue to be essential for keeping climate change on the political agenda and ensuring that related debates take into account scientific evidence. A shared characteristic of these and other societal

Lessons in stabilization and prospects for growth: Russia's economic policy in 2016

Economic growth is a primary challenge of the political agenda of leading countries, including Russia. This study discusses existing hypotheses that are related to “secular stagnation” and the ... prevents “creative destruction” (political factors), and the irrelevance of the GDP measurement (statistical problems). Limits to growth contribute to a new global policy trend and the emerging of populism

The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Completion

the vast majority of students. A trauma-informed approach is not a program but more of a philosophy encouraging school-wide systemic changes. Trauma-informed approaches could be adapted into campus ... success . International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education , 22 , 485 - 503 . https://doi. org/10.1080/09518390902740597 Boyer , W. ( 2016 ). Person-centered therapy: A philosophy to support early

The demand for defense spending in Russia: Economic and strategic determinants

military spending is determined by a cohort of economic, strategic and political factors. This paper estimates a demand function for Russian military expenditure for the period 1992–2015. The results ... ), such as the ideological and political leanings of the incumbent government, so that:  Security (S ) is a function of military expenditure (M ), i.e. the costs of resources needed in order to produce

The demand for defense spending in Russia: Economic and strategic determinants

military spending is determined by a cohort of economic, strategic and political factors. This paper estimates a demand function for Russian military expenditure for the period 1992–2015. The results ... factors (Z ), such as the ideological and?political?leanings?of?the?incumbent?government,?so?that:? Security (S ) is a function of military expenditure (M ), i.e. the costs of resources needed in order to

Towards a general theory of social and economic development: Evolution of coordination mechanisms

importance of ideology and the phenomenon of technical progress in the formation of institutions of economic and political competition that contributed to the creation of the welfare state. These changes and ... . In both cases, the introduction of institutions inadequate for the state of civic culture is caused by political factors. In the first scenario, we are dealing with the forceful deterioration in the

Can emerging markets be a source of global troubles again?

policies. Early policy correction can help to prevent a crisis and avoid its economic, social and political costs. If crisis cannot be avoided, the comprehensive anti-crisis package, including up-front ... global financial crises of 2008?2009, the consequences of the decline of oil and other commodity prices in 2014?2016, economic and financial troubles caused by violent conflicts and regional political

Relative social inequality in the world: Rigidity against the economic growth, 1992–2016

of inequality in most groups, especially in the most developed countries, and in particular in the Anglo-Saxon ones. The distribution of key socioeconomic and even political indicators for clusters ... through Marxism seems to have long been an obstacle in the way of research, since the results of studies have often been used in political discourse. A few simple questions can be formulated regarding