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2. Conflict, COVID‐19, and crisis response: shifting from 'pivoting' to preparedness.
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Gordon, Eleanor
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COVID-19 , *WAR , *PREPAREDNESS , *CRISES - Abstract
This paper assesses the extent to which the COVID‐19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic directed the attention and resources of the international community away from peacebuilding, and the potential impact of this on conflict‐affected environments. It draws from a global survey, interviews, and conversations with peacebuilding practitioners, publicly available information on peacebuilding funding, and real‐time data on conflict events from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. The paper argues that resources and attention have 'pivoted' away from peacebuilding to tackle the threat presented by COVID‐19, and that this can—but does not always—adversely affect conflict dynamics. It contends that this pivoting belies the interconnectedness of crises, leads to 'forgotten crises' and escalating threats, and exposes deficiencies in peacebuilding funding and, more broadly, preparedness and crisis response. Crises do, however, provide opportunities for reflection and change, including how to address these deficiencies and, in so doing, advance more efficient, effective, and ethical practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. La captura del viento: Energía eólica y la política de la renta en el Istmo de Tehuantepec, México.
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Alonso Serna, Lourdes
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WIND power ,POLITICAL ecology ,REAL property acquisition ,INVESTORS ,LANDOWNERS - Abstract
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- 2024
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4. Theory of the third: A cybernetic approach to escalative conflict dynamics in business families.
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Nagel, Lina, Roth, Steffen, and Kleve, Heiko
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FAMILY psychotherapy ,FAMILY relations ,SYSTEMS theory ,BUSINESS ,COMMUNICATION ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,CONFLICT management ,LITERATURE - Abstract
This conceptual paper explores the surprising impact exerted by third elements on the escalation and de‐escalation of conflicts in business families. To this end, we draw on core concepts of Batesonian cybernetic theory to perform a reconceptualisation of pertinent literature on changing conflict dynamics gathered in family business research and consultancy. Based on this reconceptualisation, we identify explanations and key mechanisms for the impact of third elements on conflict dynamics. Our study thus contributes to research at the interface of family business research, conflict research and cybernetic theory development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Human burials during the hunter‐gathering/farming transition in Ojo de Agua, Northern Patagonia, Argentina.
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Peralta, Eva A., Luna, Leandro H., Gil, Adolfo F., Aranda, Claudia, Neme, Gustavo A., Salgán, M. Laura, Colombo, Fernando, Delgado, Jorge Zárate, Tucker, Hugo, Aguirre, Valeria, and Díaz, Karina
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GRAVE goods , *RESOURCE exploitation , *AGRICULTURE , *LAND resource , *PALEOECOLOGY , *FOOD production - Abstract
This paper explores the implications of the conformation of formal burial areas in the southernmost limit of agricultural dispersion in South America. Previous research proposed the development of cemeteries or formal burial areas due to specialization in using specific habitats and the development of territorial ownership. From a paleoecological background, we hypothesize that hunter‐gatherers intensified resource exploitation and develop territoriality in population growth and pressure over resources. The expectation is that formal burial areas emerged in this context to legitimize the ties with the territory and ensure exclusive access to the land and its resources. To evaluate this hypothesis, we analyzed a mortuary context from southern Mendoza (Central Western Argentina), named Ojo de Agua, by describing the site's characteristics, burial modality, presence of grave goods, age at death profile, and evidence of violence. This site has two main conditions for handling our hypothesis: (1) the chronology and spatial localization coincide with the temporal and geographic dispersion of pre‐Hispanic cultigens; (2) systematic procedures during fieldwork led us to access a significant amount of information not available in other mortuary contexts of the area. Our results point to Ojo de Agua as a cemetery that emerged in the frame of increasing territoriality and conflict with neighboring groups and permitted us to improve our knowledge about the dynamic relationship between human population, environment, and cultural responses in the context of intensification and contact with food production. These results deepen recent studies in the same line but with a greater resolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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6. Reflecting on the role of human‐felid conflict and local use in big cat trade.
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Arias, Melissa, Coals, Peter, Ardiantiono, Elves‐Powell, Joshua, Rizzolo, Jessica Bell, Ghoddousi, Arash, Boron, Valeria, da Silva, Mariana, Naude, Vincent, Williams, Vivienne, Poudel, Shashank, Loveridge, Andrew, Payán, Esteban, Suryawanshi, Kulbhushansingh, and Dickman, Amy
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ROLE conflict ,WILDLIFE conservation ,SNOW leopard ,TIGERS ,WILDLIFE crimes - Abstract
Illegal trade in big cat (Panthera spp.) body parts is a prominent topic in scientific and public discourses concerning wildlife conservation. While illegal trade is generally acknowledged as a threat to big cat species, we suggest that two enabling factors have, to date, been under‐considered. To that end, we discuss the roles of human‐felid conflict, and "local" use in illegal trade in big cat body parts. Drawing examples from across species and regions, we look at generalities, contextual subtleties, ambiguities, and definitional complexities. We caution against underestimating the extent of "local" use of big cats and highlight the potential of conflict killings to supply body parts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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