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Mittels einer quantitativen Studie, in der die Autorin 142.000 terroristische Anschläge auswertet, untersucht Julia Klein die Existenz des Forschungsparadigmas "Neuer Terrorismus". Die Autorin arbeitet den medialen, politischen und wissenschaftlichen Diskurs auf und fokussiert Verhaltensänderungen terroristischer Organisationen. Die Auswertung der umfangreichen Datenmenge terroristischer Anschläge verifiziert, ob seit Anfang der 90er-Jahre tatsächlich ein "Neuer Terrorismus" existiert. Dabei kristallisiert sich der Einfluss einzelner Akteure auf den Diskurs heraus und es zeigt sich, dass vor allem die Bedeutung der Religion als ideologischer Treiber überschätzt wird.

Swedish speakers in Finland have higher life expectancy and lower disability retirement rates than Finnish speakers. Although disability retirement is an important mortality predictor, no previous study has analysed the ethnolinguistic mortality gradient in light of the difference in disability pension receipt. We study how being a disability pensioner in ages 50–64 relates to mortality in ages 65–70 and whether the two ethnolinguistic groups differ in this respect. We use Cox regressions on longitudinal population register data covering 1987–2011. Disability pensioners have a mortality hazard that is about twice that of employed persons. We find this pattern to be highly similar for both ethnolinguistic groups. Our results highlight that in order to understand mortality variation across population subgroups, adequate control for previous labour market position is needed. The Finnish welfare system seems to respond appropriately in identifying disability pensioners with equally impaired health in both ethnolinguistic groups.

PurposeThis paper aims to share the University of Strathclyde's experience of embedding research-based education for sustainable development (RBESD) within its undergraduate curricula through the use of an innovative pedagogy called Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP), originated at Georgia Institute of Technology.Design/methodology/approachThis paper discusses how aligning VIP with the SDG framework presents a powerful means of combining both research-based education (RBE) and education for sustainable development (ESD), and in effect embedding RBESD in undergraduate curricula.FindingsThe paper reports on the University of Strathclyde's practice and experience of establishing their VIP for Sustainable Development programme and presents a reflective account of the challenges faced in the programme implementation and those envisaged as the programme scales up across a higher education institution (HEI).Research limitations/implicationsThe paper is a reflective account of the specific challenges encountered at Strathclyde to date after a successful pilot, which was limited in its scale. While it is anticipated these challenges may resonate with other HEIs, there will also be some bespoke challenges that may not be discussed here.Practical implicationsThis paper offers a practical and scalable method of integrating SDG research and research-based education within undergraduate curricula.Social implicationsThe paper has the potential to deliver SDG-related impact in target communities by linking research-based teaching and learning with community outreach.Originality/valueThe alignment of VIP with the SDG research area is novel, with no other FE institutions currently using this approach to embed SDG research-based teaching within their curricula. Furthermore, the interdisciplinary feature of the VIP programme, which is critical for SDG research, is a Strathclyde enhancement of the original model.

Governance is increasingly recognized as key to sustainability and human wellbeing in mountain social–ecological systems (MtSES). Mountains present particular challenges for effective governance related to their geographic complexities, status as commons, susceptibility to environmental change, and impacts of external political and socioeconomic processes. This study reports on the results of a global survey of local mountain governance. It explored a range of known governance challenges to discover which are most prevalent and whether relative strength of local governance helps to mitigate these challenges. The study analyzed 75 survey responses across 5 continents from researchers and practitioners who work on mountain governance. Major challenges for governance included contradictory policies, poverty, and the presence of valuable nonrenewable natural resources. Compared with sites with stronger local governance, those with weaker arrangements reported significantly greater prevalence of certain challenges, such as corruption. Yet many challenges did not differ significantly by strength of local governance, implicating external factors instead. This finding points to a need to improve governance across levels to support MtSES sustainability.