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Beyond Democratic Backsliding: Bureaucracy, Elite Dynamics and Administrative Change in Authoritarian Transitions

Governance, Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how political and administrative elites shape regime transformations under authoritarian rule, proposing an elite‐centered analytical perspective that complements prevailing accounts of “democratic backsliding.” We show how embedding political–administrative relations within a broader elite‐theoretical framework clarifies ...
Kutsal Yesilkagit, Johan Christensen
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Tactical-Grade Wearables and Authentication Biometrics. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Agiomavritis F, Karanasiou I.
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Exploring the Role of Ideology and Sectoral Power for Trade Unions' Social Partnership Choices in Liberal Market Economies

Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 103-120, April 2026.
ABSTRACT While scholars have often debated the outcomes of partnership strategy, they have rarely studied the conditions in which trade unions opt to pursue partnerships, especially social partnerships in liberal market economies (‘LMEs’). By comparing five trade unions' social partnership responses in the US‐American and English healthcare systems ...
Nick Krachler
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Commentary: An impressive state‐of‐the‐science account and an exciting springboard for new paths: the present and future of research on early conduct problems – a commentary on Hyde et al. (2025)

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 67, Issue 4, Page 588-591, April 2026.
In this commentary on ‘Annual Research Review: Early conduct problems – precursors, outcomes, and etiology’ by Hyde and colleagues, I discuss the strengths of that review and its heuristic value in inspiring future research directions. The review is an impressive, comprehensive, scholarly, and up‐to‐date broad summary of the current state of ...
Grazyna Kochanska
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Hybrid GNN-LSTM defense with differential privacy and secure multi-party computation for edge-optimized neuromorphic autonomous systems. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Rekik S, Mehmood S.
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Front‐Footed Defense: Leveraging Early Counsel Intervention for Expedited Justice

Law &Policy, Volume 48, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Contemporary criminal justice systems have increasingly prioritized efficiency as a key guiding principle in their institutional processes. This research examines the role of defense counsel to analyze whether and how lawyers strategically adapt their advocacy methods as they balance the demands of procedural efficiency with their professional
Chengchen He, Enshen Li
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How online studies must increase their defences against AI. [PDF]

Commun Psychol
Anders G, Buder J, Papenmeier F, Huff M.
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Reading Nietzsche in an Age of Conspiracy Theories

Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 2, Page 251-275, April 2026.
Abstract This essay considers Friedrich Nietzsche's critique of Christian morality as a template for interpreting the epistemology of modern conspiracy theorists. The first section elucidates Nietzsche's notion of ressentiment as it can be applied to contemporary conspiracism. The effectiveness of this comparative assessment thus raises the question of
J.W. Olson
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Federated reinforcement learning-driven multi-task optimization for robust and ethical edge internet of things security. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Li Y, Wang H, Xu G.
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The age of virtue signaling: Moral grandstanding as competitive display among young men

Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Moral grandstanding—the use of moral discourse to enhance one's status—has become a central feature of contemporary political expression. Drawing on representative survey data from Germany, France, Greece, and Hungary (N = 8420), this study examines how grandstanding motivations vary across age, gender, and political affiliation. I distinguish
Sebastian Jungkunz
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