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Human Rights Measurement

"Human rights measurement refers to the processes by which one can take the abstract concepts that are human rights and transform them into quantitative indicators that are valid, reliable, and meaningful..." – By K. Chad Clay and Meredith LaVelle

International Relations in Central and Eastern Europe

"The discipline of International Relations (IR) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has undergone significant transformation since the end of the Cold War. Initially peripheral to the Anglo-American IR mainstream, CEE scholarship has progressively shifted towards a semi-peripheral status..." – By Petr Drulák and Zdeněk Rod

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ORE Food Studies is Now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access

On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.

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