159 research outputs found
Macroeconomic policy change: Ireland in comparative perspective
This paper sets out to develop an improved framework for examining critical junctures. This a priori framework is a significant improvement over existing critical juncture frameworks that lack any predictive element. It is an advance for historical institutionalism in particular, and political science in general. After the new framework is set out in detail here, it is tested. The framework is used to examine a number of potential critical junctures in macroeconomic policy, drawn from Ireland, Sweden, Britain, and America in the latter half of the twentieth century
Echoes of time. The mobility of Brazilian researchers and students in Portugal
A investigação que apresentamos, de caráter exploratório, recaiu sobre histórias
biográficas de brasileiros que escolhem Portugal para prosseguir formação e
ou investigação. Procura-se encontrar na sua experiência elos de ligação explicativos
sobre as motivações e os processos que os trazem para Portugal, assim como
as expetativas e os projetos que comportam para os seus futuros e que incluem,
ou não, este país. Temos em conta, especialmente, a forma como essa narrativa
transporta sentidos identitários decorrentes das formas de relacionamento intercultural
e político entre Portugal e Brasil e formas de cooperação implícitas, assim
como mapas representacionais acerca dos lugares de eleição para desenvolvimento
de carreiras científicas e académicas. A nossa pesquisa incide sobre as informações
recolhidas através de um inquérito por questionário e entrevistas realizadas
junto de estudantes e bolseiros brasileiros em Portugal.We present an exploratory study that investigated biographical stories of
Brazilians who choose to continue their education or develop research in Portugal.
We sought to find in their experiences explanatory links connecting the
motivations and processes that bring them to Portugal, as well as the expectations
and projects that they hold for the future, which may include, or not, this country.
We take into account, particularly, the way this narrative carries senses of identity
arising from the forms of intercultural and political relationship between Portugal
and Brazil, as well as implicit forms of cooperation and representations about the
places chosen for the development of scientific and academic careers. Our research
draws on information collected through a survey based on questionnaires and
interviews with Brazilian students and scholarship holders in Portugal.(undefined
Career Success in Different Countries : Reflections on the 5C Project
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The social dimension of globalization: A review of the literature
With globalization affecting so many inter-connected areas, it is difficult to grasp its full impact. This literature review of over 120 sources considers the impact of globalization on wages and taxes, poverty, inequality, insecurity, child labour, gender, and migration. Opening with some stylized facts concerning globalization in 1985-2002, the authors then highlight recent findings on these areas, reporting on controversies and on emerging consensus where it exists. There follows a review of national and international policy responses designed to make globalization more sustainable and equitable and to deliver decent jobs, security and a voice in decision-making
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