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The Logic behind Statistical Inference – Sample Theory, Population Size, and...

  By Tor G. Jakobsen According to sample theory the size of our sample greatly influences our ability to generalize results back to the population we are investigating. Still, a couple of questions go...

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Civilizations in the 21st Century – Does Samuel Huntington’s Theory Hold Water?

By Lars-Erik Wilsher When the biggest conflicts and wars end, they are usually followed by a change of paradigms in international politics. This was the case after World War II, which resulted in a...

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Does Son Preference Affect Rape and Illegal Trafficking of Women in India?

By Xenia Anna Gläser, Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), University of Göttingen & Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati, NTNU One of the most alarming trends in India, which is often referred to...

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Marco Rubio – The Story of an Immigrant Son

By Tor G. Jakobsen Who is this young Cuban American with dark brown eyes, who all of a sudden has become the subject of widespread interest and admiration? Marco Rubio is at present a Senator from...

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Will the Arab Spring Lead to Democracy?

By Joachim Vogt Isaksen   Westerners often tend to believe that the movement toward democracy in authoritarian parts of the world is likely to produce tolerant, liberal societies. In this article I...

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Profiles in Natural History: Joseph Banks’ Endeavour

By Stephen H. Clayborough Everybody must have daydreamed, at least once in their lives, that they were taking part in some great expedition of discovery. Those of us who have entertained this will o’...

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How Africa can Benefit More from the Globalization of International Trade

By Petter Aune Næss In an increasingly globalized world it is becoming more and more important to have a clear strategy of how to benefit from this globalization. This analysis will look at Africa’s...

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Iranian Presidential Elections: Khamenei’s Strategy Backfires

By M. Clark In 2009 Iran’s supreme and de-facto leader Ali Khamenei felt the annoying breath of his of his old rival Mir Housein Mousavi down his neck, allegedly rigged the election and crushed a...

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Why does India Provide Development Aid to other Developing Countries?

By Andreas Fuchs (Princeton University, USA) & Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway) India, often seen in the west as the poster child and...

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