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Empowering people, saving the planet: A case for direct democracy

A new study by Prof. Yacov Tsur from the Department of Environmental Economics and Management at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem offers valuable insights into the relationship between democracy's attributes and greenhouse ...

Refugees face particularly high housing instability, finds study

Refugees move nearly four times more often than other migrants, signaling greater instability, according to a new study published in Genus. Gender and country of origin significantly influence this mobility. Although based ...

How to lead through uncertainty

Where do we stand when the ground underneath us is shifting? What if the ground doesn't stop shifting and an acceptable "new normal" never emerges?

How the far right is evolving and growing in Canada

In early 2022, thousands of Canadians descended on Ottawa as part of the so-called "Freedom Convoy" in protest of the government's pandemic-related restrictions. Many were opposed to the government's power to impose lockdowns, ...

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Education
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Political science
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Paleontology & Fossils
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Astronomy
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Astrobiology
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Paleontology & Fossils
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