‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
British Educational Research Journal, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 2484-2500, August 2026.Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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Bound by blood and bloodshed: Sibling ties and participation in genocidal violence
Criminology, Volume 64, Issue 3, Page 619-654, August 2026.Abstract Focusing on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, we examine how sibling relationships—one of the most salient familial bonds—influence individual engagement in violence during mass atrocity. Drawing on an adaptation of differential association and social learning theories for contexts of mass atrocity, we analyze a novel dataset linking over 300,000 ...
Jack G. R. Wippell +3 more
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Bringing artifacts (back) to life
American Ethnologist, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 268-282, August 2026.Abstract Museums’ ethnographic collections can be conceptualized as affective forces—relational intensities that emerge between human and more‐than‐human actors, unfold over time, and are embedded in and co‐shape sociomaterial environments. Drawing on debates in the anthropology of objects and political ontology, I develop this perspective through long‐
Hansjörg Dilger
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Personality Cult or a Mere Matter of Popularity? [PDF]
Int J Polit Cult Soc, 2022 Sundahl AH.
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 900-921, August 2026.Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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The association of celebrity worship with problematic Internet use, maladaptive daydreaming, and desire for fame. [PDF]
J Behav Addict, 2018 Zsila Á, McCutcheon LE, Demetrovics Z.
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Aristocratic identification in Felix’s Life of Guthlac
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 435-457, August 2026.Recent scholarship often sees high‐born monastics and clerics in early Christian England as part of the aristocratic class. Modern identity theories, however, suggest that social identity could be dynamic, situational, processual and discursive. In light of this concept, the present article reads Felix’s Life of Guthlac as a text that constructs an ...
Lek Hang Chan
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Online shopping motivations and behavioral heterogeneity of digital nomads in livestream e-commerce: the moderating role of celebrity worship. [PDF]
Front PsycholSun B, Ke W.
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Idol Worship: How Does It Influence Fan Consumers' Brand Loyalty? [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2022 Chen L, Chen G, Ma S, Wang S.
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Japanese Women's Attitudes Toward Learning Languages Other Than English in the Era of Global English
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 2298-2308, August 2026.ABSTRACT This study on female Japanese learners of the Korean language is situated in the centuries‐long anti‐Korean sentiments in Japan, the global popularity of the Korean Wave, particularly among women, and the essentialized image of socially marginalized young Japanese women who study English with romantic desires for Western men.
Yoko Kobayashi
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