the precise understanding of the concept of political freedom and its kinds without a special attention to its elements and principles is impossible. therefore, in this article after, analysing the elements and principles of political freedom, the author has tried to introduce a brief analysis of this concept. his analytical approach is based on mac callum's. accordingly, political freedom...

BACKGROUND As public opinion is an important part of the health equity policy agenda, it is important to assess public opinion around potential policy interventions to address health inequities. We report on public opinion in Ontario about health equity interventions that address the social determinants of health. We also examine Ontarians' support and predictors for targeted health equity inte...

This paper explores some key challenges the Mexican government may face when implementing climate change adaptation initiatives in coastal lagoon communities in the Mexican state of Tabasco, in the Gulf of Mexico. I discuss some challenges state initiatives of this type may encounter considering the existence of local contentious political issues among various actors – fishers and the state-own...

My work in cultural psychology – i.e., sociocultural theory – has two branches. One is the study of psychological phenomena as cultural phenomena. The other is the study of the discipline of cultural psychology as a cultural phenomenon. By this I mean the concepts and methods and interventions that the discipline employs, and the cultural factors that shape them. The discipline of cultural psyc...

OBJECTIVES International donors financing the delivery of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries have recently emphasised their commitment to rigorous evaluation of antiretroviral treatment impact on population health. At the same time frame, but for different reasons, they have announced that they will shift funding from vertically structured (ie, disease-specific) interventions to h...

In the past 5 years, political discourse about the challenge of undernutrition has increased substantially at national and international levels and has led to stated commitments from many national governments, international organisations, and donors. The Scaling Up Nutrition movement has both driven, and been driven by, this developing momentum. Harmonisation has increased among stakeholders, w...