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World Social Science Report 2010: Knowledge Divides

World Social Science Report 2010: Knowledge Divides

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

There are however significant differences between regions and countries: histories, social contexts, institutional arrangements, the role ofthe state, and past and Rigas Arvanitis, Roland Waast and Abdel Hakim Al-Husban Rigas Arvanitis.
Spatial Social Thought: Local Knowledge in Global Science ...

Spatial Social Thought: Local Knowledge in Global Science ...

Michael

... Rigas Arvanitis is sociologist and senior researcher at the “Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) specializing on sociology of science, science and innovation, and research policy subjects.
Globalisation in China, India, and Russia: Emergence of ...

Globalisation in China, India, and Russia: Emergence of ...

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11 On the Role of Foreign Investment in the Development of a Market Economy in China RIGAS ARVANITIS, PIERRE MIEGE and ZHAO WEI In a speech to Chinese academics, Milton Friedman predicted that, "Anyone who can give a clear ...
The Literature of Soil Science

The Literature of Soil Science

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As Yvon Chatelin and Rigas Arvanitis point out, the parameters of soils research are fluid at best and research specifically oriented to the understanding of agricultural sciences is rare.12 They observe that soil science literature has followed a ...
PEACE STUDIES, PUBLIC POLICY AND GLOBAL SECURITY – Volume VIII:

PEACE STUDIES, PUBLIC POLICY AND GLOBAL SECURITY – Volume VIII:

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Publishers, Oxford,UK, [http://www.eolss.net] Geoffrey C. Bowker, (2004), THE NEW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, in science and technology policy, [Ed. Rigas Arvanitis], in Encyclopedia of Life ...
Research Collaboration between Europe and Latin America: ...

Research Collaboration between Europe and Latin America: ...

Rigas Arvanitis

Scientometrics, 53(3): 325-335. Levine, A.G. (2010). Advancing science in Spain: Not simply a Quixotic quest. AAAS/Science Business Office Feature. Focus on Spain. http://www.alainalevine.com/uploads/levine-Science-Spain-6-11-10.pdf ...
Knowledge Production in the Arab World: The Impossible Promise

Knowledge Production in the Arab World: The Impossible Promise

Sari Hanafi

The Impossible Promise Sari Hanafi, Rigas Arvanitis. Alqudsi-ghabra, Taghreed. 2012. “Creative Use of Social Media in the Revolutions of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.” The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 6 (6): ...
Universally Comprehensible, Arrogantly Local: South African ...

Universally Comprehensible, Arrogantly Local: South African ...

Wiebke Keim

In: Les indicateurs de science pour les pays en développement, Actes de la conférence internationale sur les indicateurs de science dans les pays en développement, edited by Rigas Arvanitis and Jacques Gaillard. Paris: Editions de ...
Science and Technology Policy - Volume II:

Science and Technology Policy - Volume II:

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Science and Technology Policy Edited by Rigas Arvanitis ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS : In partnership with Pos : "" D | E-LSS United Nations . Encyclopedia Educational, Scientific and . of Life Support SCIENCE AND ...
The Airline Business

The Airline Business

Rigas Doganis

The second edition of Rigas Doganis' book brings the airline industry story up to date, exploring airline mergers and alliances, price wars, the impact of disasters and the future prospects for the industry as a whole.
Managing Airports

Managing Airports

Anne Graham

Special thanks must go to Professor Rigas Doganis who was largely responsible for introducing me to the world of airports and who has remained supportive of my airport work ever since. So many people have helped me over the years that it  ...
Flying Off Course: The Economics of International Airlines

Flying Off Course: The Economics of International Airlines

Rigas Doganis

Flying Off Course provides a fascinating and topical insight into the workings of international air transport as seen from an economist's point of view.
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Chartered Institute of Transport

Professor Rigas Doganis has experience both in transport education; as Director of the Transport Studies Group at the Polytechnic of Central London; and as a consultant to agencies, governments and operators. He was for several years ...
The Airport Business

The Airport Business

Professor Rigas Doganis

Starting from the premise that airports can be run as commercial successes, The Airport Business aims to place the business as a whole within a conceptual framework.
Freight Management International: FMI.

Freight Management International: FMI.

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But, as civil aviation expert Professor RIGAS DOGANIS explained in a recent lecture, virtually no new runways are being built in Europe to cope with this increase he need for increased runway and airport terminal capacity throughout Europe ...
Transport

Transport

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%v* THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT OCTOBER 1985 Vol 6 no 5 TRANSPORT Publisher/Managing Director Anthony F. Nash Editor in Chief Professor Rigas Doganis FCIT Editor David Robinson ...
Air Transport in the 21st Century: Key Strategic Developments

Air Transport in the 21st Century: Key Strategic Developments

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An Inherently Unstable Industry: Airlines Have Themselves to Blame Professor Rigas Doganis The airline industry is cyclical. Historically, 4-5 years of global losses have been followed by 5-6 years of profits, which enabled many airlines to  ...
ECMT Round Tables Deregulation of Freight Transport Report ...

ECMT Round Tables Deregulation of Freight Transport Report ...

European Conference of Ministers of Transport

LISTE OF PARTICIPANTS Professor Rigas DOGANIS Director Transport Studies Group Polytecnic of Central London 35 Marylebone Road GB-LONDON NW 1 SLS M. le Professeur Maurice BERNADET Laboratoire d'Economie des ...
Buying the Big Jets: Fleet Planning for Airlines

Buying the Big Jets: Fleet Planning for Airlines

Professor Paul Clark

... Louis Busuttil, Eef van Herpt, Dr Adam Pilarski, Mireille Mielvaque, Xavier Burgat, Jean-Pierre Stainnack, Sean Jackson, Pierre Suteau, Philippe Jarry, Simon Pickup, Joseph Debacq, William Gibson and Professor Rigas Doganis have ...

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