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Publication date: 1 January 2005

Alberto Martinelli

International scientific associations and their surrounding transnational epistemic communities provide a major avenue for intercultural dialogue. International scientific…

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International scientific associations and their surrounding transnational epistemic communities provide a major avenue for intercultural dialogue. International scientific associations belong to the larger family of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). The number of INGOs has increased much more than that of IGOs, passing from less than 300 at the beginning of the 20th century to several thousand a century later. Some of these organizations, like Amnesty International or the World Wildlife Fund, represent effective pressure groups vis-à-vis global decision makers who are not accountable to larger constituencies challenging governments on specific policy issues. Others, like several international scientific associations, are less visible but play key roles in international cooperation and in the formation of a global civil society and public space. Many INGOs have soft power, given that for many domestic policy issues, from human rights to environmental protection, INGOs are in fact the driving force of the decision-making process and attract citizens into coalitions that bypass national boundaries.

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Higher Education in a Global Society: Achieving Diversity, Equity and Excellence
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ISBN: 978-0-76231-182-8

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Publication date: 1 January 2005

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Higher Education in a Global Society: Achieving Diversity, Equity and Excellence
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-0-76231-182-8

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Publication date: 1 January 2005

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Higher Education in a Global Society: Achieving Diversity, Equity and Excellence
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ISBN: 978-0-76231-182-8

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Publication date: 24 September 2019

Vesela Radović

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SDG16 – Peace and Justice
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ISBN: 978-1-78973-477-5

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Publication date: 1 January 2005

Hugh Africa returned to South Africa in July 1994 after an absence of 30 years. His deep involvement at all levels of education – from basic to university – covers almost four…

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Hugh Africa returned to South Africa in July 1994 after an absence of 30 years. His deep involvement at all levels of education – from basic to university – covers almost four decades. After obtaining the B.A. and B.A. (Hons) degrees from the University of Natal, he completed the M.A. degree at the University of Leeds and received his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto. He also holds a Natal Teacher's Diploma.

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Higher Education in a Global Society: Achieving Diversity, Equity and Excellence
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ISBN: 978-0-76231-182-8

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Publication date: 1 July 2005

Akos Rona-Tas and Matild Sagi

We argue that claims of an entrepreneurial miracle as a description of private sector development in post-communist Europe conflates entrepreneurship with self-employment. The…

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We argue that claims of an entrepreneurial miracle as a description of private sector development in post-communist Europe conflates entrepreneurship with self-employment. The difference between the two hinges on the Weberian distinction between enterprise- and household-centered businesses. We then present two paradigms, the entrepreneurial that emphasizes the first and the post-Fordist that stresses the importance of the second business type, and provide data on businesses and individual motivation of business owners. We find more support for the post-Fordist approach. Then we show that business forms, primarily associated with self-employment have different recruitment patterns and rewards than other, more entrepreneurial forms. We end with a plea to disaggregate the various forms of independent, private sector activity in future research.

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Entrepreneurship
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ISBN: 978-0-76231-191-0

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