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Migrant narratives of health and well-being : Challenging ‘othering’ proc…
This paper concerns the use of photo-elicitation interviews in constructing migrant narratives of health and well-being. It argues that photo-elicitation can be particularly effective in producing nuanced understandings about relationships among culture, place and health. It explores how, through this method, subject-centred understandings of health and well-being are able to challenge dominant…
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- Vol. 32 no. 1, February 2012,pp. 106-125
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- 02610183
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- Critical Social Policy
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The Coming Wave
If there is going to be a great advance of democracy in this decade, it is most likely going to emanate from East Asia.
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 5-13
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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Is CCP Rule Fragile or Resilient?
Is "authoritarian resilience" in China a passing phenomenon, or is it something more durable?
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 27-41
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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The Taiwan Factor
If the PRC moves toward democracy, it is likely to be in some part due to the influence of Taiwan.
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 42-56
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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The Patterns of History
The legitimacy and appeal of democracy in East Asia will depend on how democratic countries in the region stack up against China.
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- Volume 23, Number 2, January 2012, pp. 14-26
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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Morocco : Outfoxing the Opposition
Morocco was not immune to the 2011 upheavals in the Arab world, but the country's monarchy deftly managed the crisis through cosmetic constitutional reform.
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 57-69
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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Indonesia : The Benefits of Civic Engagement
Indonesia, a populous, poor, predominantly Muslim society, has been able to maintain democracy thanks to a vibrant associational life.
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 70-84
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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Democracy Assistance : What Recipients Think
A groundbreaking new survey shows that democracy assistance is highly valued by its recipients but that there remains room for improvement.
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 129-137
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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An Enduring Threat
Social activist Anna Hazare's hunger strike has helped to turn the world's attention to India's rampant corruption.
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 138-148
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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Can The Right To Information Help?
India's Right to Information Act discourages corruption by giving every citizen the right to access information from any public authority
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 149-154
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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Getting Majoritarianism Wrong
Contrary to popular wisdom, emerging democracies might be better off with a majoritarian electoral system rather than one based on proportional representation.
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 155-163
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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Getting Elections Wrong
Evidence from waves of democratization shows proportional election systems, however imperfect, to be the better option in most contexts.
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- Volume 23, Number 1, January 2012, pp. 164-168
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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Knowledge codification in audit and consulting firms : a conceptual and empir…
Although knowledge codification makes it possible to exchange and disseminate knowledge throughout the organization and reduce access time, enhancing the quality of engagements and relationships with clients remains problematic. We propose a model for knowledge codification built on the concepts of the service's time value and cognitive value, assessed with the aid of integrative Information Te…
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- Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2012,pp. 4–15
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- 14778238
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- Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Trust in knowledge exchanges between service providers and clients : a multip…
For some sectors, the management of client–provider knowledge exchanges is the core element of the business. This is especially the case for knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) whose delivery entails intensive supplier–client cognitive interactions: KIBS firms supply clients with precious elements of technical and applicative knowledge, while clients give KIBS companies the knowledge i…
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- Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2012,pp. 16–26
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- 14778238
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- Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Managing knowledge within networked innovation
The purpose of this paper is to research firms’ knowledge management practices within the context of networked innovation between multiple actors. The analysis is based on case research carried out with six companies. Based on earlier literature and the theoretical framework of the paper, two models of networked innovation can be distinguished according to knowledge management needs: networks f…
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- Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2012,pp. 27–40
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- 14778238
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- Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Determinants of participation in an Inuit online community of practice
An online community of practice (OCoP) is an important tool for managing and disseminating knowledge within a community. Unfortunately, research shows that OCoPs are often unsuccessful due to lack of participation by members of the community. This paper describes a preliminary investigation of the determinants that impact participation in an OCoP within an Inuit community. An open-ended intervi…
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- Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2012),pp. 41–54
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- 14778238
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- Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Open space as a knowledge metaphor and a knowledge sharing intervention
This paper addresses the role of knowledge metaphors in knowledge sharing interventions. Open space can be treated as a specific technology for blending knowledge sources and as a broader knowledge metaphor that focuses on self-regulating knowledge processes. The paper outlines the experience of applying the open space technology in a large-scale civic society initiative, ‘My Estonia’, in 2009 …
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- Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2012,pp. 55–63
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- 14778238
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- Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Training on the project : a quantifying approach to competence development
In the project ‘Competence-Driven Project Portfolio Analysis’ (CDPPA), an integrated system for supporting R&D project selection, staff assignment and activity scheduling with special consideration of the strategic development of competencies has been designed and implemented prototypically. The system has been field-tested at the Electronic Commerce Competence Center (EC3), a public–private pa…
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- Vol. 10, No. 1, March 2012,pp. 64–78
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- 14778238
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- Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Knowledge management culture, strategy and process in Malaysian firms
Malaysia is one of the leading countries in Asia that are at the forefront in the development of a knowledge-based economy (KBE). The Malaysian government has been making substantial investments in both physical and technological infrastructure to facilitate knowledge-intensive economic activities. Foreign and local firms in Malaysia are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities brought…
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- Vol. 10, No, 1, March 2012, pp. 89–98
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- 14778238
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- Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Political parties and interest groups : Disentangling complex relationships
According to a widespread assumption, party–interest group links are significantly weaker than they used to be. Both sets of organizations, it is said, now prefer autonomy over the constraints implied by close relationships, especially in supposedly ‘cartelized’ established party systems but also in new democracies. In this article, we briefly review existing literature on party–group links and…
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- Vol. 18 no. 1, January 2012,pp. 7-25
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- 13540688
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- Party Politics
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