Category Archives: Politics

Contemporary indigenous activism reveals the role of ‘place’ in environmental sustainability and justice, MU scholar finds

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Place-based identity” is the idea that people form a sense of place and establish connections to a geographical area. Often, place-based struggles arise when that sense of home is threatened by development or undermined by non-local actors. In a new book that focuses on place-based activism led by indigenous people in the United States, Canada and New Zealand, Soren Larsen suggests that today’s place-based battles are transforming the way native and non-native people are understanding and relating to place itself. (more…)

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Bundesbevölkerung mit Maßnahmen der Energiewende zufrieden

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Die Deutschen sind mit den Zielen und Maßnahmen zur Umsetzung der Energiewende mehrheitlich zufrieden, sehen jedoch Probleme bei der Verteilung der Kosten. Das ist das Ergebnis zweier Studien des Fachgebiets für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung der Universität Kassel. Dabei fördern die Autoren auch neue Erkenntnisse über die Haltung der Kritiker der Energiewende zutage. (more…)

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Q&A with Dancygier: Muslims in European politics

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As Western Europe’s Muslim communities continue to grow, so does their influence on electoral politics. For many electoral districts, parties can only win if they secure a large majority of the Muslim vote. This presents unique political challenges across Europe, since Muslim views on religion, tradition and gender roles can differ dramatically from the majority electorate. (more…)

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