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Economic aspects | Emigration and immigration | Forced migration | Government policy | Foreign workers

Institutions were intended to mould their inhabitants, and were organized in line with professional and economic constraints, public opinion, or the need to... 
Smallpox | Hospitals, Special | Great Britain | Institutional care | Workhouses | history | Hospitals, Psychiatric | Economic History | 20th century | 18th century | History | 19th century

Political scientists have long classified systems of government as parliamentary or presidential, two-party or multiparty, and so on. But such distinctions... 
Comparative government | Political planning | Political science | Decision making | Legislation | Politics & government | Political Process | General | Political Science | European Union countries

"Hegel's philosophy witnessed periods of revival and oblivion, at times considered to be an unrivalled and all-embracing system of thought, but often renounced... 
Economics | Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831 | Economic Theory & Philosophy | Political Economy | Political Philosophy | Philosophy of Social Science | Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich | 1770-1831

"Cambridge Studies in Economic History comprises stimulating and accessible economic history which actively builds bridges to other disciplines. Books in the... 
History | Europe CommerceHistory | Merchants | Commerce | Europe | Economic development | Guilds

"Global environmental change is occurring at a rate faster than humans have ever experienced. Climate change and the loss of ecosystem services are the two... 
Global governance | Environmental policy | Ecosystem management | Globalization | Environmental aspects | Social aspects | Environmental management | Sustainable development | International cooperation | International organization | Miljövetenskap | Naturvetenskap | Natural Sciences | Earth and Related Environmental Sciences | Environmental Sciences | Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap

The frontier between 'law' and 'politics' is not always clear-cut. A large area exists where courts operate, but where governments and parliaments also make... 
Justice, Administration of | Comparative law | Law | Political aspects | Courts | Law and politics

What has been the impact of transitions to democracy on gender relations? What roles have women's mobilizations played in processes of democratization? In a... 
Women | political theory | Democratization | Political activity | South africa | Women's mobilization | Latin america | State socialism | Gender | East central europe | Institutions | Authoritarianism | Gender outcomes | Women in politics

Often dismissed as window dressing, nominally democratic institutions, such as legislatures and political parties, play an important role in non-democratic... 
Dictatorship | History | Legislative bodies | Political parties | Politics & government | Case studies | 20th century

Elaborating the “New Institutionalism” – Rational Choice Institutionalism – Historical Institutionalism – Constructivist Institutionalism – Network... 
Public institutions | Comparative government | Political science | Associations, institutions, etc | Constructed nature of institutions | Bureaucracy | New institutionalism | Constitutions | Federalism

Democracy | Comparative government

Annotation Institutions--like education, family, medicine, culture, and law--, are powerful social structures shaping how we live together. As members of... 
Social Institutions | Sociology | Human Rights | Social Science | Political Science

Institutions—like education, family, medicine, culture, and law—are powerful social structures shaping how we live together. As members of society we daily... 
Sociology | Social institutions | Human rights | Political Sociology | Medical Sociology | Human Rights | Sociology of Knowledge | Sociology & Social Policy

Conflict prevention and crisis management has become a key activity for the EU since the creation of the Common Security and Defence Policy in 1999. The rapid... 
European Union countries Military policy | Crisis management | Conflict management | National security | European Union countries Foreign relations | International Politics | Government | Public Diplomacy | Peace Studies | European Union Politics | Politics & International Relations | European Politics | Conflict Resolution | Security Studies - Pol & Intl Relns | Foreign Policy | International Relations | European Union Policy | European Union Institutions | Contemporary Conflict | Security Studies - Military & Strategic | Conflict management - European Union countries | European Union countries | Peace-building, European

The end of the Cold War was a "big bang" reminiscent of earlier moments after major wars, such as the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the end of the... 
Peace | World politics | Military history, Modern | Security, International | History | International Relations | General | Political Science | 20th century | 19th century