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The main subject of the article is "dignity" as a category of scientific ethics in the aspect of its attributive qualities in relation to the concepts of knowledge, sci­ence, man. The author offers a justification for the consistency and plausibility of the hypothesis about the relationship between the categories of dignity of science and dignity of man. The need for the justification is due besides all to the results of a pilot scientometric study paradoxical at first glance: they show that the in­crease in the number of publications on the topics of Integrity in Research and Research responsibility is accompanied by a decline of academic interest in the topic of dignity in Russian-language literature in the period 2016–2021. Observa­tions have also shown that society and science turn to the concept of dignity as a concept of moral good in the most difficult moments of history. The author ar­gues that science as an independent "integral" institutional unit can be formed only if it is based on human dignity. At the same time, the revealed blurring of meanings and the separation of attributes of the category "dignity" across various semantic fields in the context of the divisions of the corpus of science itself has become one of the reasons for raising the question of whether science is capable of "being" and "meeting [the gods] face to face". Structural differentiation, in re­lation to the concept of dignity (abstraction, illusion, universal imaginary) became possible on the basis of understanding the differences between the spaces of ac­ces­sibility and perceptibility. The tools of the theory of conventions are used to obtain a hypothetical set of qualities of Homo Dignus, a decision-making subject acting within the framework of the Dignity convention – a structure proposed by the author. This structure, as the as the author claims, has a potential to become the key element of a new social contract for science.

This volume elaborates on various dimensions of social science research in India, presenting a strong case for designing a comprehensive national social science policy which can meaningfully strengthen and promote a research ecosystem for improved public policymaking in the country. Addressing issues like lack of funding, availability of data, infrastructure and quality of research output, it will serve as a national benchmark and reference database for social sciences in India.

Au cours des dernières années, le gouvernement fédéral a grandement accru les sommes allouées aux recherches-maison et aux recherches contractuelles alors que l'appui monétaire accordé aux recherches initiées par les chercheurs eux-mêmes, déjà peu élevé, n'a cessé de décroître. Les conséquences de cet état de chose sont sérieuses: premièrement, les recherches-maison, dont les résultats sont souvent gardés confidentiels, sont conduites par des chercheurs moins bien qualifiés que les universitaires et sont plus coûteuses que les recherches initiées par ceux-ci; deuxièmement, les recherches contractuelles font plus appel à l'avarice des universitaires qu'à leur préoccupation pour la qualité du produit et les amènent à délaisser les problèmes sociaux fondamentaux au profit de projets particuliers contrôlés par le gouvernement. De là découle une érosion graduelle des principes de l'indépendance de la recherche et de la liberté académique. Pour contrer cette érosion, le gouvernement fédéral devrait plafonner ses dépenses en matière de recherches-maison et accroître considérablement son aide aux chercheurs non-contractuels. De plus, les associations académiques en science sociale devraient adopter un code d'éthique enjoignant leurs membres universitaires à refuser de conduire, pour le compte d'organismes gouvernementaux, des recherches dont les objectifs sont trop restreints.

1. Introduction: The dynamics of regional migration governance / Andrew Geddes, Marcia Vera Espinoza, Leila Hadj Abdou and Leiza Brumat -- 2. Regional migration governance: perspectives 'from above' and 'from below' / Sandra Lavenex and Nicola Piper -- 3. Migration governance in South America: regional approaches versus national laws / Victoria Finn, Cristián Doña-Reveco and Mayra Feddersen -- 4. Three generations of free movement of regional migrants in MERCOSUR: any influence from the EU? / Leiza Brumat and Diego Acosta -- 5. 'Crisis', 'normality' and European regional migration governance / Andrew Geddes -- 6. The ambivalent drivers of migration governance relations between the EU and Tunisia / Luca Lixi -- 7. Regional cooperation on migration and mobility: experiences from two African regions / Eva Dick and Benjamin Schraven -- 8. The politics of migration interdependence in the post-Arab Spring Middle East / Gerasimos Tsourapas -- 9. North America: weak regionalism, strong borders / Leila Hadj Abdou -- 10. Between depoliticisation and path dependence: the role of Mexico in regional migration governance in North America / Marcia Vera Espinoza -- 11. The uneven migration governance of ASEAN / Stefan Rother -- 12. Regional migration governance in the Eurasian migration system / Andrey Leonov and Oleg Korneev -- 13. Conclusions / Andrew Geddes, Leila Hadj Abdou, Marcia Vera Espinoza and Leiza Brumat -- Index.

Border crossing is a significant experience in the global era when many people cross borders, whether in cultural, geopolitical, relational, or existential terms. Border crossing can provide a great opportunity for spiritual growth, yet it is often a violent and dangerous process. Thus there is a need to explore border-crossing spirituality: to examine how various aspects of border crossing impact human life, analyze why border crossing happens, and explain how the act of border crossing provides transformation. Border crossing is an action undertaken to expand one's own boundaries, and from it emerges the borderland--a third space where one's transformation can occur. This book primarily focuses on various teachings of border crossing and the notion of'being in between.'Almost every religious tradition has within it a spiritual teaching of border crossing and the importance of the borderland. This book is, by nature, cross cultural, interreligious, and interspiritual. Through the action of border crossing, transformation occurs in the borderland, and border-crossing spirituality can be crystallized as living a radical hospitality, valuing friendship, remaining in the present, and reclaiming subjectivity

Population movements have always played a major role in the life of Islam and particularly the Middle East. During the nineteenth century, however, the transfer of vast numbers of people from one region to another profoundly altered the social, ethnic, and religious structure of the Ottoman state—that is, the Middle East and the Balkans. The footloose tribes of eastern Anatolia, Syria, Iraq, and the Arabian peninsula were spurred into motion on an unprecedented scale by economic and social events, and the Ottoman government was forced to undertake settlement measures that had widespread effects. The Ottoman-Russian wars, which began in 1806 and occurred at intervals throughout the century, displaced large groups of people, predominantly Muslims from the Crimea, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean islands. Uprooted from their ancestral homelands, they eventually settled in Anatolia, Syria (inclusive of the territories of modern-day Jordan, Lebanon, and Israel as well as modern Syria), and northern Iraq. These migrations continued until the time of the First World War. In addition, after 1830 waves of immigrants came from Algeria—especially after Abdel Kader ended his resistance to the French—and from Tunisia as well. These people too settled in Syria at Damascus.