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Drawing on C. Tilly's (1994) definition of "ad hoc social movements," a protest-case analysis is undertaken to illuminate differences & similarities between grassroots environmental activism & community-based environmental movements as they appear in postdictatorial Greece, Portugal, & Spain. The analysis centers on community-group profiles, networks, action, & claim repertoires concerning the source of environmental degradation, damage created, & wider socioeconomic & environmental impacts. Implications are drawn for the debates regarding environmental movements in Southern Europe & the future of the environmental movement. 6 Tables, 2 Figures, 94 References. Adapted from the source document.

Fighting with Garibaldi : The First Red Shirt -- Becoming Radicals -- Greece, 1897 : A New Generation of Red Shirts -- Tradition Calls (Again) : A Time of Crisis for Radical Garibaldinism -- From Red Shirts to Black Shirts: Radical Garibaldinism Between the Two World Wars.

This collection of studies analyzes developments in nonprice external competitiveness of France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. While France, Italy, and Portugal have experienced substantial export market share losses, Greece and Spain performed relatively well. Export market share losses appear associated with rigidities in resource allocation (sectoral, geographical, technological) relative to peers and lower productivity gains in high value-added sectors. Disaggregated analysis of goods and services export markets provides insights on aspects such as quality, market concentration, grow

Autonomy, in the framework of a modern democratic state, was first es-tablished in 1921 in Finland's Aland Islands. Later such concepts of power sharing have been implemented in all continents, and, in 2009, operate in at least 60 regions in 20 states. Particularly after World War II, the idea of autonomy for the protection of ethnic or national minorities and the reso-lution of self-determination conflicts became a political reality in various European states as well as in India. In most cases, regional autonomy pro-vided the legal-political framework for the "internal self-determination " of a smaller or indigenous people or of an ethnic minority, preserving a specific ethnic-cultural identity while maintaining the sovereignty of the state in which they live. Not only could autonomy bring about peace and stability in conflict-ridden societies, but it could also enhance new partnerships be-tween the central state and the regional community. In the framework of the EURASIA-Network, an EU-funded exchange pro-gram of seven South Asian and European university departments, research institutes, and human rights institutions, the European Academy of Bol-zano/Bozen (EURAC) has chosen the issue of regional autonomy for sharing experiences and insights highlighting its significance for the protection of human and minority rights and the resolution of ethnic conflicts. The pub-lication, collecting twenty short essays by fifteen authors from both areas, should provide an overview of some of the most relevant cases of autono-my in Europe and South Asia. It aims to shed light on current developments in autonomous regions, as well as to explore the likelihood of implementing autonomy in societies still affected by ethnic conflict. The Editor's wish is to enhance a common critical discourse about autonomy and its potential to combine minority rights protection and self-government in South Asia and Europe. The research leading to these results has received funding from the European

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Some Closing and Opening Remarks -- 2. Health Care and Poor Relief in Southern Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries -- 3. Poor Relief and Health Care in Southern Europe, 1700-1900: The Ideological Context -- 4. Demand and Charitable Supply: Poverty and Poor Relief in Austria in the 18th and 19th Centuries -- 5. Welfare Provision in Castile and Madrid -- 6. Poor Relief and Health Care in 18th and 19th Century Catalonia and Barcelona -- 7. Poor Relief, Social Control and Health Care in 18th and 19th Century Portugal -- 8. The Pope, the Beggar, the Sick, and the Brotherhoods: Health Care and Poor Relief in 18th and 19th Century Rome -- 9. Poor Relief, Enlightenment Medicine and the Protomedicato of Parma, 1748-1820 -- 10. Poverty, Relief and Hospitals in Naples in the 18th and 19th Centuries -- 11. Medicine for the Poor in 18th and 19th Century Bologna -- 12. Welfare Provision in Piedmont -- 13. A Journey of Body and Soul: The Significance of the Hospitals in Southern, Catholic Europe for John Howard's Views of Health Care and the Creation of the Utopian Hospital -- Index