#criticaljunctures

#1504 Critical Junctures

The Buddha volleyed,
critical junctures in the
soul-dive tennis match

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It's one breaking point
After another, so-called
Critical junctures.
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REPORT: At this critical juncture, comprehensive reforms are essential to secure an open and diverse cultural sphere in Poland.

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REPORT: Our new report, Critical Junctures, reveals a decade of systemic attacks on free expression in Poland, and the resilience of those who continue to create and speak out.

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Critical Junctures: PEN International’s report exposes threats to artistic expression in Poland  — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide “Critical Junctures is a vital record of the pressures facing Poland’s writers, journalists, and cultural actors over the past decade while identifying catalysts for change. It shows not only how free...

REPORT: PEN International launches Critical Junctures: Safeguarding the Freedom to Create in Poland, revealing how artistic freedoms have been curtailed, and celebrating the courage of those defending independent voices.

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🎯 We find that elite persistence remained high in global comparison throughout the period, while #criticaljunctures only had a temporary effect.

We contend that this result can be attributed to three mechanisms of persistence:
📌inheritance,
📌institutional co-optation and
📌limited franchise

🌎 We focus on one of the most extremely #unequal societies in the world, the West Indies, over the long run and study #elite persistence and the effects that significant economic, institutional, and social changes, #criticaljunctures, had on it.