Sentences with phrase «domestic arena»

Until the 17th century, birth in most parts of the world was firmly in the exclusively female domestic arena, and hospital birth was uncommon before the 20th century, except in a few major cities.

The UK has been at this point before and the commitment to an in - or - out referendum is not the first pledge we have had on European referendums, which were often as much about containing an issue or attempting to stem opposition in the domestic arena as they were about European decision - making.

Indeed, the referendum commitment has worked quite well for the Conservatives in the domestic arena, at least in the short term.

This had the effect of defusing the European issue in the domestic arena and of closing down debate about Britain's place in the EU and creating the space for Eurosceptic sentiments and referendum demands to flourish in British political discourse.

But however important the role of outsiders, the struggle to channel resource wealth into development will mostly play out in the domestic arena.

Is «foreign policy change» a mere adaptation to changes taking place in the domestic arena, as argued by most IR liberals?

What is more interesting in the domestic arena is how the responses of British politicians have gone down with the public.

Having a shed changed my career because I left the domestic arena of the house to go to work.

The work will be on view as part of an 8 - person exhibition of contemporary video art entitled «Domestic Arenas» (w / t).

We work independently, in strong coalitions with like - minded non-government organizations, and with government and private partners, to fight for precautionary policies in the international and domestic arenas.

An increase in family disputes may follow as fi nancial hard times put an inevitable strain on the domestic arena.

Australia has voluntarily applied the standards set by human rights treaties to the policies and legislation that govern our domestic arena.