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Rank, stress, and risk: A conjecture
Stark, Oded; Wlodarczyk, Julia (2024-05)A perception at the core of studies that consider the link between social rank and stress (typically measured by the so-called stress hormone cortisol) is that the link is direct. Examples of such studies are Bartolomucci ... -
Die rationalistische Zivilisation
Prunk, Janko (2003)Die letzten 225 Jahre in der Geschichte Europas1 können wir als die Epoche der rationalistischen Zivilisation bezeichnen. Der Zivilisation, die in der menschlichen Vernunft den Ursprung ihres ganzen Tuns begründet. Das ... -
(Re)pensando los derechos humanos desde diferentes lugares y disciplinas
Arango Vallejo, Juanita; Gunsenheimer, Antje; Ilaya García, Carolina; Muro Ampuero, Eduardo; Wehrheim, Monika (2022)¿Son los derechos humanos verdaderamente universales? ¿Para quiénes y en qué contextos sirven como herramientas para asegurar una vida digna? ¿Sería necesario hablar de una provincialización de los derechos humanos, ... -
Realizing the potential of digital technologies for agricultural development in Africa: Towards affordable, usable and integrated ICT solutions
Baraké, Evelyn; Baumüller, Heike (2018-07)Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are increasingly accessible and affordable worldwide. This trend has raised high expectations regarding their potential to revolutionize smallholder agriculture by providing ... -
Reconciling the Rawlsian and the utilitarian approaches to the maximization of social welfare
Stark, Oded; Jakubek, Marcin; Falniowski, Fryderyk (2014-01)Under a deadweight loss of tax and transfer, there is tension between the optimal policy choices of a Rawlsian social planner and a utilitarian social planner. However, when with a weight greater than a certain critical ... -
Reconocer la infancia y sus derechos
Núñez Arancibia, Pablo (2022)El presente artículo aborda la participación de la niñez en procesos de transformación social, entendida como el eje articulador de los derechos de la infancia. Se toma como ejemplo la coyuntura sociopolítica que atraviesa ... -
Reconstructing Europe: two alternative proposals for a European constitution
Bertrand, Matthieu; Popovic, Ðorde; Prečova, Denis (2007) -
Recovering from the constitutional failure: An analysis of the EU reflection period
Niemann, Anna; Schröder, Sonja Ana Luise; Tunick, Meredith Catherine (2008)After the rejection of the European Union’s (EU) Constitutional Treaty in Spring 2005 by both France and the Netherlands, the heads of state and government called for a “reflection period” to provide opportunities to resolve ... -
Redeemed, reborn, forgiven: local processes of forgivenessand reconciliation in post-civilwar evangelical communities Inayacucho, Peru
Kovac, Ariane (2020-12)During the Peruvian civil war in the 1980s and 90s, evangelical and especially pentecostal churches experienced an enormous growth in the Andean regions highly affected by the violence. Drawing on field research, this ... -
Redefining livestock systems for sustainable transitions in Africa
Kariuki, Juliet; Yameogo, Viviane; Graf, Sarah; Laffoon, Bethany; Grau, Joshua; Birner, Regina; Daum, Thomas; Chagunda, Mizeck; Mulinge, Wellington; Lubungu, Mary (2024-05)As the livestock revolution advances in Africa, the need to increase productivity continues to pose considerable opportunities and challenges. To navigate these complexities, this study seeks to understand the diverse ... -
Reduction of Food Loss and Waste – The Challenges and Conclusions for Actions: Findings and Recommendations for Actions of an international Conference by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences with the Rockefeller Foundation ; Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by Research Partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit February 15, 2021
von Braun, Joachim; Sánchez Sorondo, Marcelo; Steiner, Roy (2021-02-15)The global food system is malfunctioning, leaving large segments of the population undernourished or malnourished, and causing large environmental damage. Food losses in the production, processing and market- ing parts of ... -
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Reflections on Migration Dynamics in Northern Ghana from the ‘Crossroads Perspective’
Adaawen, Stephen (2016-02)The paper analyses mobility patterns in Northern Ghana while reflecting also on my ‘positionality’ as researcher from the area thus critically analysing mobility patterns and processes of negotiating social boundaries and ... -
Regieren in der europäischen Föderation
Kühnhardt, Ludger (2012)ZEI Direktor Ludger Kühnhardt plädiert für die Weiterentwicklung des Regierens in der EU zu einer europäischen Föderation. Er greift damit die Vorschläge des polnischen Außenministers Sikorski vom Herbst 2011 auf und führt ... -
Regional trade and volatility in staple food markets in Africa
Badiane, Ousmane; Odjo, Sunday (2015-06)This paper deals with the role of regional trade in fostering the resilience of domestic food markets. Using country production and trade data from FAOSTAT database, a series of simple indicators are calculated that shed ... -
Regionalbildungsansätze in Lateinamerika und ihr Vergleich mit der Europäischen Union
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Regionale Integration in der arabischen Welt: eine neofunktionalistische Analyse
Perger, Simon (2014)Durch die Umbrüche in der arabischen Welt mit ihrer andauernden Dynamik erscheinen Prognosen über zukünftige regionale Integration im Orient unmöglich. Die Region des Nahen Ostens ist auch weiterhin Schauplatz zahlreicher ... -
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Relative deprivation as a cause of risky behaviors
Stark, Oded (2019-11)Combining a standard measure of concern about low relative wealth and a standard measure of relative risk aversion leads to a novel explanation of variation in risk-taking behavior identified and documented by social ... -
Repercussions of negatively selective migration for the behavior of non-migrants when preferences are social
Stark, Oded; Budzinski, Wiktor (2019-04)We study how the work effort and output of non-migrants in a village economy are affected when a member of the village population migrates. Given that individuals dislike low relative income, and that migration modifies ...