Problems, principles and prospects of international legal regulation of activities of private military and security companies by A. G. Volevodz

“…The current situation, which can be characterized by the processes of liberalization, globalization and reduction of defense budgets, resulted in a rapid growth of the number of private military and security companies (PMSС). …”
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Godsdiens: middel tot verslawing of tot heling? by W. C. Coetzer

“… There are two sides to religion, on the one hand the threat that implies emotional pain and addiction, on the other hand the healing and liberating effect of a balanced and healthy religion. …”
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Christian and secular values for sale: the religious apostasy of celebrity and Disney's "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus by Sanchez Sabate, Gelabert Santané, Badilla Briones, Del Valle Rojas

“…A paradigmatic case is that of American singer Miley Cyrus, who went from being a famous religious role model for conservative American evangelical Christians to becoming a secular and liberal celebrity, playing in highly sexualized live shows and videos. …”
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The Analysis and Critique of Amartya Sen's Approach to Development by Seyyed Aqil Hoseiny, Seyyed Esmaeil Masoudi

“…The main hypothesis of Amartya Sen in his famous book "Development as Freedom" is that the private freedom should be recognized for overcoming the problem of development. According to Sen's liberal approach, the freedom is both the tool and the end of development. …”
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State-media relations in post-apartheid South Africa by Adrian Hadland

“…It concludes that South Africa’s media system falls largely into the Polarised Pluralist model though it retains strong liberal model traits …”
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De la salle à manger aux salons de la République. La place des réseaux féminins et masculins dans l’itinéraire de la cause contraceptive (1956-1967) by Bibia Pavard

“…It questions the impact of gender on the constitution of social networks and their influence on the liberalization of birth control. Two different periods stand out. …”
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España y el golpe de estado contra De Gaulle by Karima Aït Yahia

“…Our analysis also makes clear that in terms of foreign policy there was great diversity of opinion within the regime, since the more liberal newspapers wholeheartedly supported de Gaulle, as the legitimate president of the French Republic.…”
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Mémoire, récits et héritage de la Révolution de 1848 à Venise by Eva Cecchinato

“…If during the third Austrian rule (1849-1866) the last revolutionary experience was represented as the result of a meeting of criminals who had enlisted the Venetian people, during the Liberal era, public use of history was adapted alternately by the dominant forces: the moderates who led the city of Venice, the alliance between conservative clerics and then the “Adriatic nationalism”.…”
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Ideological Transformations of the Socialist party of Serbia by Anastasia V. Maleshevich

“…A distinctive feature of the Serbian case is that reformed communists retained power until the arrival of the right-liberal opposition in 2000. The ideological analysis is based on two closely related concepts: democratic socialism and social democracy. …”
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A morphologic study on the effect of leg composition and muscularity of different protein and fiber levels in morkaraman male lambs by Ali Rıza Aksoy, Kadir Aslan

“…In this research, some of leg muscles (m, semitendinosus, m, semimarTtıranosus, m. adductor, m. glu-teobiceps, m, quadriceps lemoris, m, sartorius) ol lour groups ot 31 Morkaraman male lambs led with different protein and liber levels were dissected. The weights and lenghts ol dissected muscles were measured maximum circumference ol the muscles. …”
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Las nuevas formas de ciudadanía en las sociedades latinoamericanas contemporáneas by Paola García

“…The subject of citizenship, closely related to the concepts of territoriality and democracy arises and develops in the context of formalization and construction of the liberal State thought from the homogeneous according to the culture and the practices of the dominant groups. …”
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Lifelong Educational and Decolonization Programs for the Batwa Indigenous People of Southwestern Uganda. by Sekiwu, Denis, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Musoke, Genza Gyaviira, Rugambwa, Nina Olivia, Muwagga, Anthony Mugagga

“…We used Egalitarian liberalism and justice in education (ELJE) theory as an analytical framework. …”
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Truth Default or Generalized Skepticism? The Role of Overconfidence in the Relationship Between Social Media News Use and Traditional Media Use by Taewoo Kang, Kjerstin Thorson, Chankyung Pak

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FROM AND AFTER 1990: ON LITHUANIAN MENTALITY AND MODERNIZATION by Marius Povilas Povilas Šaulauskas

“…Although such leftover impedes the consolidation of stable liberal democracy interfering with the disclosure of the Political, nevertheless it also helps to lessen the burden of the unprecedented massive transformations by mitigating pernicious outbursts of ANOMIA. …”
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CORRESPONDENCE AGAIN? INTERNAL REALISM AND THRUTH by Sami Pihlström

“…Putnam’s pragmatic version of realism can even be seen as accommodating the traditional idea of correspondence truth, provided that this notion is liberated from all kinds of essentialism. The Putnamean pragmatist does not share Niiniluoto’s and other realists’ desire to "define" truth. …”
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U.S. public television in the digital era: from niche to “Greek marketplace”? by Hélène Palmeri

“…Are the contradictions and the problems inherited from the liberal tradition really surpassed? We first look into how public television emerged in the U.S., with what missions, financing and structures, then in the second part we study what is left today of the initial ideal and whether or not current conditions are favorable to public media. …”
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Margaret Thatcher et la BBC : régulation ou manipulation ? by Daniel Ruff

“…Ministers and party members instituted a concerted attempt to intimidate the BBC, most especially its news and current affairs programmes, whenever the latter did not report national politics and international events to the government’s liking. Proposed neo-liberal reforms to the system of funding the Corporation and negotiations for regular increases in the value of the licence fee were similarly opportunities to exert pressure on the BBC and to call into question its public service remit. …”
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CORRESPONDENCE AGAIN? INTERNAL REALISM AND THRUTH by Sami Pihlström

“…Putnam’s pragmatic version of realism can even be seen as accommodating the traditional idea of correspondence truth, provided that this notion is liberated from all kinds of essentialism. The Putnamean pragmatist does not share Niiniluoto’s and other realists’ desire to "define" truth. …”
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Nearly General Septic Functional Equation by Ick-Soon Chang, Yang-Hi Lee, Jaiok Roh

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FROM AND AFTER 1990: ON LITHUANIAN MENTALITY AND MODERNIZATION by Marius Povilas Povilas Šaulauskas

“…Although such leftover impedes the consolidation of stable liberal democracy interfering with the disclosure of the Political, nevertheless it also helps to lessen the burden of the unprecedented massive transformations by mitigating pernicious outbursts of ANOMIA. …”
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