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Government by grants: the post-pandemic politics of welfare

Dubbeld, Bernard, and Fernanda Pinto de Almeida. 2020. Government by grants: the post-pandemic politics of welfare. Transformation: Critical...

Bernard Dubbeld Bernard Dubbeld

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The politics and poetics of old age: Drawing on Law and Literature to assess the (cultural) legitimacy of African Union norms on the rights of older persons

The African Union in January 2016 adopted a treaty – the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Older Persons – dealing with the rights of older persons in Africa.

Frans Viljoen Frans Viljoen Catherine du Toit Catherine du Toit

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Understanding Southern welfare – social policies in Brazil, India, China and South Africa

A mid-term research programme focusing on the ideational foundations of social policies beyond traditional Northern welfare will be fleshed out.

Benjamin Davy Benjamin Davy Ulrike Davy Ulrike Davy
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