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ontology

state institutions (the military, in particular) appear to enjoy limitless autonomy, causal influence, and ontological primacy as the sole constitutive force in the political and social realm

—p.98 Continuity and Change in Naya Pakistan (81) missing author
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variegated

they apprehend only parts of the whole — the variegated structural and institutional currents

—p.84 Continuity and Change in Naya Pakistan (81) missing author
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praetorians

With a past checkered with praetorian preeminence

—p.83 Continuity and Change in Naya Pakistan (81) missing author
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a dualized employment structure

[...] precarity gives German companies a means with which to reconfigure their cost structure. Many now operate a dualized employment structure consisting of a core of permanent employees reinforced by a periphery of precarious workers. This structure gives companies two significant advantages.19 F…

—p.55 Berlin Is Not (Yet) Weimar (41) by Loren Balhorn, Oliver Nachtwey
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the strategy of trade unions in Germany

The institutionalized class struggle eroded particularly in the sphere of collective bargaining, as many companies left the employers’ associations and generally became more aggressive in negotiations and labor disputes. Trade unions for their part refrained from forcing employers back into collect…

—p.47 Berlin Is Not (Yet) Weimar (41) by Loren Balhorn, Oliver Nachtwey