Category Archives: Politics

Economy is Too Dependent on the Internet to Leave All Control to ISPs

Imagine these scenarios: You search for prices of internet service providers (ISPs) in your area, and your ISP denies access to those prices. Or, you want to watch YouTube or Netflix videos, but your ISP, which has its own video services, may charge more or throttles the speed.  (more…)

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Heimat im Plural

Die vielschichtigen Beziehungen türkischer Migrantinnen und Migranten untersuchen Ethnologinnen und Ethnologen am Beispiel von Fulpmes im Stubaital und der westtürkischen Provinz Uşak. Das Stubaier Messer in der Küche in der Türkei, die türkische Suppe in Tirol: Der Austausch von Geld und Waren, aber auch von Einstellungen und Werten steht dabei im Zentrum. (more…)

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Research shows how industry spends to influence the legislative agenda

Harris scholar Alex Fouirnaies examines high value on access to agenda setters

Every year companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on elections in the United States. Yet studies of roll-call votes have shown that donations to specific office holders do not regularly yield the votes donors want. So why do industries continue to pour billions into the coffers of legislators? (more…)

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