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This study will portray the socio-economic and cultural bases of the alternative modernity claims of three Anatolian cities: Kayseri, Gaziantep and Eskisehir. The intention is to build a picture of the local socio-economic and cultural capacities of these cities and compare them. This comparative analysis will also involve a temporal dimension in the differentiation between the pre-1980s and post-1980s periods.

This paper explores the nexus of religion, space, and development. It sheds light on the role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) as partners in sustainable development and key actors for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

This study examines the impact of FDI inflow on economic growth of the selected countries over the period of 1980-2011. Results, from Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) in Simultaneous Equations Model (SEM), suggest that positive spillover-effect of FDI inflows is conditional on the level of human capital development. Further, we find the evidence that FDI erodes domestic investment and a net crowding-out effect of FDI is documented.

This paper aims to historicize and contextualize the life experiences of women activists in Sudan with reference to their heterogeneity and understanding of feminism in the period of 1947-1969. This era represented the organized start of women's activism in Sudan with the nationalists' quest for independence.

Developing a sustainable knowledge-based economy has emerged as a priority to many economies. Education and innovation are seen as the building blocks for creating this knowledge-based economy. As Non-western Universities rapidly make their way to the top of international rankings, there is an underlying interest in studying their success factors.