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New insights into the determinants of willingness to pay for supporting professional sport teams

Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the determinants of individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) to prevent the relegation of a professional football team. Drawing on an analytical framework provided by social capital and social identity theories, we hypothesize that social trust and civic pride are key predictors of WTP.
Jaume García, Fernando Lera‐López, José Manuel Sánchez‐Santos, María José Suárez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case study in civic agriculture : the impact of the town farmers\u27 market on social cohesion & civic engagement in Brattleboro, Vermont

, 2006
In 1994, the U.S. Department of Agriculture counted 1,755 farmers\u27 markets in the United States. By 2004, this number had more than doubled, to over 3,700 such markets.
Watson, Christopher J.
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Self‐help and Volunteerism in Tanzania in the 1960s: Voluntary Labour, Nation Building and Constructing Modernity

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The United Nations has declared 2026 the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development. Against that backdrop, this article examines the experience of volunteerism, and specifically self‐help voluntary labour in Tanzania in the early colonial period, to explore the place of volunteerism in the construction of the post‐colonial ...
Michael Jennings
wiley   +1 more source

Dietitians as Food Systems Changemakers: The Path to Developing a Resilient, Equitable, Healthy and Connected Food System in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Region of Australia. [PDF]

J Hum Nutr Diet
Charlton K, Pickles S, Gebremariam AD, Stevens S, Stefoska-Needham A, Kent K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Universalism: an 11‐year longitudinal study

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract How individuals make trade‐offs between socially proximate or distant groups impacts upon a wide range of social, political and economic behaviours. This paper exploits Norwegian administrative register data over the 2012–2022 period to assess whether, and if so how, such ‘(moral) universalism’ develops as individuals age and go through major ...
Christine Bangum, Benny Geys, Rune Sørensen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating pathways to environmental civic engagement for diverse communities. [PDF]

Environ Manage
Hamaneh AB, Dayer AA, Drape TA, Chaves WA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Creative‐class dynamics, technological evolution and growth

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates the impact of creativity on technological advancement, long‐term economic development, and social welfare, where creativity is determined endogenously through interactions within social networks. The analysis shows that an economy remains stagnant, exhibiting neither networking nor long‐term growth, when the size of the
Torben Klarl
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers and challenges of RIS3‐related university engagement: Insights from five European regions

Regional Science Policy &Practice, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Universities have long been considered key players in regional innovation systems and innovation‐driven regional development. In addition, as part of the quadruple helix, they can play a major role in RIS3 design and implementation by acting as civic universities.
Sabrina Tomasi, Petra Szávics, Chiara Aleffi, Concetta Ferrara, András Márton, Nataša Urbančíková, Patrice dos Santos, Ana Ribeiro, Alessio Cavicchi, Oto Hudec   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of Change Club action plans to promote built environment change in rural communities. [PDF]

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act
Graham ML, Lewis EC, Villarreal DL, Folta SC, Volpe LC, Eldridge GD, Hanson KL, Marshall GA, Maddock JE, Nelson ME, Seguin-Fowler RA.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Learning with a Warmer World: Climate Change Education for Forms of Life*

Educational Theory, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate change poses a threat to young people's capacity to flourish both now and in the future. In response, Aristotelian Climate Change Education (CCE) aims to cultivate radicalized climate virtues in students and give them structured opportunities to contemplate Socrates's question—“How should one live?”—amidst conditions of unprecedented ...
Melissa Diamond, Tomas Rocha
wiley   +1 more source