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Terrorism and International Tourism: The Case of Germany

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Franke, Bastian; Maennig, Wolfgang - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 235 (2015) 1, pp. 3-21

Summary We analyse how German tourists react to unanticipated shocks that alter their risk perception of selected tourism destinations. Using a difference-in-difference strategy which flexibly accounts for macroeconomic conditions and also addresses potential problems of serial correlation, we...

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Islam, Democracy and Civil Society

Kukathas, Chandran - In: Journal des �conomistes et des �tudes Humaines 13 (2003) 2

The purpose of this article, more particularly, is to explore the place of Islam in the modern world-a world which … contemporary writers increasingly try to understand by invoking the notions of democracy and civil society.For many, then, Islam … Islam is not the threat it is taken to be. But to understand why, it is necessary to acquire a surer grasp of the nature of …

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'National' and 'Global' Political Islam: Three Books by Olivier Roy

Hroub, Khaled - In: New Global Studies 3 (2009) 1

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Explaining Middle Eastern Political Authoritarianism I: The Level of Democracy

Noland, Marcus - In: Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 4 (2008) 1, pp. 1-30

robust support include the presence of oil rents, conflict with Israel or other neighbors, and the influence of Islam. …

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Explaining Middle Eastern Political Authoritarianism II: Liberalizing Transitions

Noland, Marcus - In: Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 4 (2008) 1, pp. 31-40

the likelihood of transition. Adherence to Islam among the population is uncorrelated with the likelihood of a …

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British values and identity among young British Muslims in Tower Hamlets: understandings and connections

Green, Finlay - In: Journal of Children's Services 12 (2017) 4, pp. 239-256

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a platform for young British Muslims in Tower Hamlets to share their perspectives on British values and identity, in light of the increased pressure schools are facing to actively promote “British values”. Design/methodology/approach Three...

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An investigation of voluntary disclosure by Kuwaiti Shariah ‐compliant companies

Al‐Shammari, Bader - In: Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences 29 (2013) 1, pp. 21-41

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to measure the extent of voluntary disclosure in the 2009 annual reports of 108 Shariah ‐compliant companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange. The study aims to investigate three categories of voluntary disclosure: overall, conventional and Islamic...

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The Islamic gracious monetary instruments: a theoretical approach

Ismal, Rifki - In: Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences 29 (2013) 1, pp. 63-80

Purpose – This paper attempts to construct Islamic gracious monetary instruments namely Qardh hassan , Waqf and Gift central bank certificates. The certificates do not only function as monetary instruments per se , but also give economic and social benefit for the public such as the needy....

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Patterns of entrepreneurship of Arab women in Israel

Mohammed Abu‐Asbah, Khaled; Heilbrunn, Sibylle - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 5 (2011) 3, pp. 184-198

Purpose – Drawing upon the disadvantage theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate patterns of entrepreneurship evolving under conditions of double discrimination characterizing the situation of Arab women entrepreneurs in Israel. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive...

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Trust or distrust in the web‐mediated information environment (W‐MIE)

Nuraihan Mior Ibrahim, Emma; Noor, Nor; Mehad, Shafie - In: Journal of Enterprise Information Management 22 (2009) 5, pp. 523-547

Purpose – The proliferation of the internet as the means for knowledge and information exchange gives rise to new issues of sustaining trust within web‐mediated information environments. However, researchers have not studied trust on websites that evoke emotionally charged topics that are...

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