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The Old Regime (of Mutualisation) and the Revolution (of Big Data)

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In his classic work L'ancien régime et la révolution, Alexis de Tocqueville proposes a reinterpretation of the French Revolution: behind the spectacular ruptures associated with the event, profound continuities are at play. Beyond the specific case of the French Revolution, Tocqueville calls for vigilance in mobilizing the notion of revolution
Pierre Francois
wiley   +1 more source

Corporal experience worshop: movement, reflection and self appropriation [PDF]

open access: gold, 2001
José Roberto da Silva Brêtas   +1 more
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‘Cubs of Wall Street’: Cocaine Use in Top‐Boy Culture

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although cocaine use is rising among youth in many countries, little is known about the social context and its influence on this new pattern of use. Drawing on a theoretical framework of class, gender, and peer‐status dynamics and extensive data from personal interviews, we investigate how cocaine use is culturally situated and socially ...
Rikke Tokle, Willy Pedersen
wiley   +1 more source

Ukrainian Refugees and Welfare Deservingness: A Comparative Study of UK Government Discussions Around the 2022 Ukraine Conflict and 2015 Migrant Crisis

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent years witnessed mass migration towards Europe, from Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the 2015 Migrant Crisis linked to war in Syria. This article explores UK government discussion around these two significant crises, focussing on the challenges they present and the portrayal of refugees.
Joshua Garland, Juhyun Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Rail relations: Aboriginal storywork and remaking Australia’s settler‐colonial infrastructure

open access: yesGeographical Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Australian railway histories are dominated by narratives of engineering triumphs, colonial expansion into empty land, and bringing civilisation and development through railway infrastructure. These settler‐colonial stories can be read back on themselves as histories and geographies of Aboriginal dispossession and colonial possession.
Naama Blatman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australian geography’s challenges and community‐based learned societies in its future

open access: yesGeographical Research, EarlyView.
Geography remains more relevant than ever, yet it faces challenges in Australia. Voluntary, community‐based learned societies like the Royal Geographical Societies of South Australia and Queensland are crucial in promoting geography’s value, advocating for education, fostering research, and engaging the public.
Iain Hay
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying high‐risk firearms dealers: A machine learning study of rapidly diverted firearm sales in California

open access: yesCriminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Research SummaryUsing firearm transaction and crime gun recovery records from California (2010–2021), we employ machine learning to identify dealers who sold largest number and highest fraction of guns recovered in crimes within 1 year of sale.
Hannah S. Laqueur, Colette Smirniotis
wiley   +1 more source

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