Appropriation

  1. Spain’s historical constitution shaped constitutional acts across centuries
    Analysis of ancient and internal constitution concepts in Spanish constitutional development from 1812 through contemporary legal culture, examining mythologized legal traditions.
  2. Portuguese economy shows a rising rate of surplus value
    Empirical estimation of surplus value rates in the Portuguese economy 1995-2022 applying Marx's labor theory of value, revealing rising exploitation particularly during post-2008 austerity.
  3. Negara kesatuan is framed as rooted in folk religious sensibility
    Analysis of negara kesatuan as a unitary state concept grounded in Indonesian folk religious theology rather than Western political theory, centered on the mystical metaphor of divine-human unity.
  4. Low-carbon vehicle taxes were linked to distributional injustice
    Study reveals how vehicle tax policies intended to promote low-carbon cars create distributional injustice as manufacturers exploit market power, undermining affordability and emission goals.