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The Production and Supply of Gold and Silver Presentation Boxes in Dublin, 1662-1830
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Borders, Bordering, and Irregular Migration in Novels by Dorothee Elmiger and Olga Grjasnowa
No full textThis article examines two German-language novels— Schlafgänger by Dorothee Elmiger and Gott ist nicht schüchtern by Olga Grjasnowa—to illuminate how the literary depiction of borders can contribute to a textured understanding of how borders function today. It draws on border studies, moving beyond a spatial framework to consider borders as territorial and non-territorial constructs. Elmiger's Schlafgänger adopts a wide perspective by profiling travellers with different credentials. Grjasnowa's novel, by contrast, is rooted in the European refugee reception crisis and focuses on displacement. By examining these two texts together, this article investigates the potential and limits of border narratives
Le « travailleur », le droit de l’UE et la négociation collective
No full textThis article examines how EU law considers the notion of 'worker' in the context of debates on forms of work (including platform work), which challenge the traditional binary distinction between 'employed' and 'self-employed' workers. In particular, the article analyses the European case law of the European Court and the Committee on Social Rights as well as national case law on the right to collective bargaining of self-employed workers
I Alone Can Fix It: Examining interactions between narcissistic leaders and anxious followers on Twitter using a machine learning approach
No full textDue to their confidence and dominance, narcissistic leaders oftentimes can be perceived favorably by followers, in particular during times of uncertainty. In this study, we propose and examine the relationship between narcissistic leaders and followers who are prone to experience uncertainty intensely and frequently in general, namely highly anxious followers. We do so by applying machine learning algorithms to account for personality traits in a large sample of leaders and followers on Twitter. We find that highly anxious followers are more likely to interact with narcissistic leaders in general, and male narcissistic leaders in particular. Finally, we also examined these interactions in the context of highly popular leaders and found that as leaders become more popular, they begin to attract less anxious followers, regardless of leader gender. We interpret and discuss these findings in relation to previous work and outline limitations and future research recommendations based on our approach
The changing map of subnational governance in the Republic of Ireland
No full textThe evolution of the territorial structure of Ireland’s system of local government during the period of colonial rule by England is outlined. The independence period saw little change in this structure until the abolition of
municipal-level government in 2014, reflecting the very marginal role of devolved administration in Ireland’s political system. The creation and functioning of regional-level administrative systems, mainly related to the
management of EU Structural Fund expenditure, are reviewed. Regional assemblies, established in 2015, have the role of preparing regional strategies under the 2018 National Planning Framework. Ongoing problems arising from
a mismatch between subnational governance systems and underlying socio-spatial structures are discussed
Barriers and Opportunities for Actionable Knowledge Production in Drought Risk Management: Embracing the Frontiers of Co-production
No full textDrought risks pose serious threats to socio-ecological systems, built environments, livelihoods and human wellbeing. Managing these risks requires long-term
collaboration between diverse groups with different values, interests and forms of knowledge. Funders, researchers and practitioners have increasingly advocated for
collaborative models of knowledge production in which all participants recognise the multiple ways of understanding drought risk and strive to co-create knowledge for decision
making. Such transdisciplinary research approaches aim to develop and sustain more equitable and meaningful interactions between scientific and societal actors, and have been shown to increase knowledge use and build resilience to climate variability. In practice, however, collaborations around drought remain largely science-driven and, as a result, can struggle to produce actionable knowledge necessary to better manage drought risk. This article draws from drought studies and related transdisciplinary fields to highlight common barriers inhibiting actionable knowledge production across a broad range of drought risk management contexts. We also propose opportunities for improved knowledge production that can guide researchers, practitioners and funders seeking to
engage in transdisciplinary work. Diverse understandings of drought risk have hindered widespread advances in knowledge production and resilience building. We argue for multi-disciplinary researchers to come together with stakeholders and focus on creating inclusive and context-driven environments. While not appropriate or cost-effective in all
situations, co-production between researchers, practitioners and other stakeholder groups offers opportunities for actionable management plans and policies that reflect
the complex and contested problem framings and socio-ecological contexts in which droughts impact society
Uvaria clementis (Annonaceae), a new record for Thailand
No full textA new species record for Thailand, Uvaria clemantis is discovered from Khao Luk Lom Mountain, Rattaphum District, Songkhla
Province. A description and photographs are provided
The Circulation Game: shifting production logics and circulation moments in the digital games industry.
No full textOver the last two decades digital game companies have had to compete against internet companies, grapple with online distribution and rethink games as a free to play service. Change came incrementally. In this chapter I will first briefly outline the production logics approach and then introduce the key production logics in the digital games industry, including adaptations and new logics. The final section will focus on three moments of circulation in contemporary production logics, namely: the influence of implicit user data on professional content production, the role of community managers in supporting online communities, and finally the development of live performance forms of user generated content. The chapter is informed by two decades of projects examining the circuits of production in the digital games industry in Europe
Managing Noise and Interference Separately - Multiple Access Channel Decoding using Soft GRAND
No full textTwo main problems arise in the Multiple Access Channel (MAC): interference from different users, and additive noise channel noise. Maximum A-Posteriori (MAP) joint decoding or successive interference cancellation are known to be capacity-achieving for the MAC when paired with appropriate codes. We extend the recently proposed Soft Guessing Random Additive Noise Decoder (SGRAND) to guess, using soft information, the effect of noise on the sum of users' transmitted codewords. Next, we manage interference by applying ZigZag decoding over the resulting putative noiseless MAC to obtain candidate codewords. Guessing continues until the candidate codewords thus obtained pertain to the corresponding users' codebooks. This MAC SGRAND decoder is a MAP decoder that requires no coordination between users, who can use arbitrary moderate redundancy short length codes of different types and rates
Confronting the past and changing the future? Public inquiries into institutional child abuse, Ireland and Australia
No full textThis article uses the framework of transitional justice to examine two prominent examples of national public inquiries into institutional child abuse: the Irish Commission into Child Abuse of 2000-09 and the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse of 2013-2017. It provides a detailed account of the practical workings of each inquiry in the context of the Irish and Australian political and legal environments, with a view to highlighting the particular nation-building function each played in informing a narrative about transitioning from the past to the present. Public inquiries are increasingly used by democratic states as a form of political and legal reckoning for mass crimes committed on children in the care of the state, with inspiration drawn from other examples of the political redress of atrocities (such as war crimes). While transitional justice approaches to peacetime human rights abuses have much to offer in their promise of truth recovery and accountability, they are limited in their ability to achieve justice in the context of consolidated democracies where the 'transition' from the past to the present is ambiguous and incomplete. This article points to the benefits of the national public inquiry approach to addressing institutional child abuse, while offering cautions about the expectations of transitional justice in this context, through the landmark examples of Ireland and Australia