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Abstract In this paper, it is attempted to understand how culture and corruption interact and intertwine to create an enigma for any person who is unfamiliar with a certain culture, even if this person is a local sometimes. The essay... more
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      Religion, Languages and Linguistics, Culture, Egypt
Due to deregulation of air traffic flying has become increasingly accessible to masses of travellers on the growing low-cost market. Yet, a significant group of passengers seems to remain on the other side-the kinetic elites whose... more
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      Accessibility, Transport Geography, Czech Republic, Elites
"As principais famílias charqueadoras do período escravista foram capazes de criar um mundo próprio e fizeram da cidade de Pelotas o seu palco particular. Neste cenário, o acesso às artes, à educação superior e à liderança política coube... more
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      History of Elites, Elites, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Império
Political elites are the foundation of contemporary representative democracies. This reality highlights the unique scientific and practical significance of studies on political elites. The paper presents a non-standard research approach.... more
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      Game Theory, Social Sciences, Political Science, Elites (Political Science)
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      Historiography, Liberalism, Spanish History, History Portuguese and Spanish
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      Sociology, Political Sociology, Social Theory, Social Sciences
Die vorliegende Studie fragt nach dem Selbstverständnis der gallo-römischen Oberschicht in der zweiten Hälfte des 5. bis zum Ende des 6. Jahrhunderts. In dieser Zeit der Neuordnung Galliens zwischen Imperium Romanum und der Bildung der... more
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      Discourse Analysis, Roman History, Late Antiquity, Political Elites
Whereas, in Albania, but not only, there is another moral norm applied by the elites, which refers to the idea that form (appearance) should justify the deficiencies of content (system essence) expressed by moral and social norms... more
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      European Studies, Balkan Studies, Kosovo, Political Elites
O artigo realiza uma análise do "racismo de classe", seguindo a formulação proposta por Jessé Souza, produzido pelas "elites brasileiras" nas suas representações acerca dos fenômenos dos pobres e da pobreza. Na primeira parte, procedemos... more
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      Pobreza, Sociologia, Elites, Meritocracia
Au cours des quatre dernières décennies, l’accélération des processus de mondialisation et l’augmentation des inégalités économiques dans la plupart des pays du monde ont posé la question de l’émergence d’une nouvelle classe dominante... more
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      Sociology, Globalization, Global cities, Social Capital
Elitat i shërbejnë interesave të veta Elitat i shërbejnë interesave të veta Elita politike ka një dallim nga elitat e tjera të vendit pasi ka mungesa të përvojës dhe lidhjes me mënyrën e jetesës dhe ekonominë shqiptare. Pjestarët e saj në... more
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      Political Elites, Albania, Elites, Kosova
Dolgozatomban az 1711 és 1799 között magyar báróvá és gróffá emelt személyekkel foglalkoztam kizárva azokat, akik már származásuk szerint főnemesek voltak, azonban a vizsgált időszakban további rangemelést nyertek. A 18. századi világi... more
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      Military History, Early Modern History, Genealogy, Prosopography
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      History, Elites, Serbia
The term “super rich” started gaining popularity in English literature from the late-1960s; however, there is still no conclusive agreement about who constitutes the super rich. Generally, the super rich are characterized by their wealth,... more
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      Geographies Of The Super Rich, Social Class, Cities, Elites and Society
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      Sociology of Religion, Sosyoloji, Elites, Sociology of elites
Presenting paper describes an important finding from the Keszthely site. Even though it was discovery of pionieering archaeology our re-evaluation brings a new look at the old facts. The work reassesses the significance of movable finds... more
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      Burial (Ritual), Middle Bronze Age, Elites, 3d Reconstructions in Archaeology
Teilweise vom Alltagsverständnis abweichend, bezeichnet »Elite« in den Sozial- wissenschaften eine Gruppe von Personen, die Machtpositionen mit hohem Ansehen einnehmen und Entscheidungen von gesamtgesellschaftlicher Rele- vanz treffen... more
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    • Elites
A partir da utilização do método biográfico, este estudo teve por objetivo analisar a origem social, a trajetória, as estratégias de ascensão, os recursos sociais herdados ou adquiridos e os respectivos princípios de legitimação de Luiz... more
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      Elites (Political Science), History of Elites, Elites, Sociology of elites
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      Political Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Ethnography, Argentina
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      Armenian Studies, Iraqi History, Iranian Studies, Administrative History