It is a common mistake to believe that identity deals with history, our memory, and our roots. While the center of identity-related processes is quite different, it cannot certainly ignore objective reality, and the individual’s past. The inflationary use of the term dates only half a century back. Before that (except for administration) rarely was there any question of identity posed, because ...

PBE Type i: Neither default nor political crisis If V ≤ χL, the costs of default are always larger than the costs of servicing the debt even for the benevolent government. Then in equilibrium, the government proposes to service the debt, which is accepted by the representative agent. Hence the debt is repaid and political crisis is avoided. Neither the benevolent government nor the self interes...

In this paper, I discuss the evolution of Buddhist civilisational populism in modern Sri Lankan politics and civil society. do by historicising early forms country, during its occupation British Empire (1815–1945). As some key concepts “civilisationism” central to leading social political movements Ceylon were a result disruptions caused centuries European colonial rule. Consequently, issues id...

Abstract Ecological identity, acting as the baton to guide public’s behavior in nature, is closely correlated with environmental crises that threaten human survival. Previous studies of ecological identity are mostly conducted domain sociopsychology an emphasis on human’s attitude and behavior. Less attention, however, has been paid discursive construction one’s identity. The current study aims...

a r t i c l e i n f o This study aims to identify which factors explain why some countries enjoy long durations of stability, while others experience crises in shorter intervals. We analyze the duration of stability periods between currency, debt, and banking crises by employing an innovative econometric strategy, the Finite Mixture Model (FMM). Real and financial variables show high predictive...

The Hispano-Mozarabic Rite is a helpful case study for liturgists interested in the construction of community identity across time and light various types crises. From 6th century to today, number internal external crises—political ecclesial—have shaped have threatened its continued existence. Arab invasions 711 CE, has been key preservation Mozarab community, group Christians who remained Musl...

Executive Summary Currency crises tend to be regional. Since macroeconomic and financial phenomena are not regional, these phenomena are unimportant in understanding why crises spread. But international trade is regional, as countries tend to trade with their neighbors. This suggests that trade links are important in understanding how currency crises spread, above and beyond any macroeconomic p...

Sustainability for a society means long-term viability, but also the ability to cope with economic crises and disasters. Just as with natural disasters, we can minimize the chance of them occurring and set in place policies to protect the world’s citizens against their consequences. This paper is concerned with the impact of economic crises on the inequality of resources and with the impact of ...