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A Complexity‐Based Approach to Migration Policy Change: The Case of the German Residence Act

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper adapts and applies existing indicators to measure the complexity of German migration policy over time. Building on recent scholarship that conceptualizes migration policy as multidimensional, I adapt a measurement strategy from the EUPLEX Project to capture three key components of regulatory complexity: structural, linguistic, and ...
Pau Palop‐García
wiley   +1 more source

Democracy assessment in Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Dizdarevic, Srdan   +2 more
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“General Interest” Group or “Special Interest” Group? Understanding Nonworker Support for Unions

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The labor movement has mounted a comeback in recent years, with breakthrough organizing and strikes at employers including Starbucks, Amazon, UPS, and the major automakers. The continuation of this trend, which could help stem rising economic inequality, may depend partly on how successful unions are at rallying public support. Yet this may be
Katherine Copas, Teke Wiggin
wiley   +1 more source

Moral Assumptions in Causal Thought: Poverty and Perversity

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Causal attributions, framings, and ideas shape moral judgments. Sociologists have long highlighted these causality‐to‐morality processes, showing how causality underpins blame and moral responsibility. The reverse process of morality‐to‐causality, where moral assumptions influence causal attributions, has been studied less.
Lukas Posselt
wiley   +1 more source

Do Family Changes Constitute a Comprehensive Demographic Shift? A Comparison of the Spatial Dynamics of Five Family Changes in Switzerland (1969–2023)

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract Several theories have been proposed to explain the family changes that have occurred in Europe since the mid‐1960s. It is often assumed that as these changes occurred simultaneously; they have a common origin and represent the same demographic shift.
Adrita Banerjee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Evaluation of Mortality Rates and Their Determinants in a Cohort of Former Asbestos Miners in South Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 6, Page 446-460, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background A causal association between occupational asbestos exposure and lung disease, including pneumoconiosis and mesothelioma, is well established. Elevated mortality among former asbestos miners is expected. However, large‐scale South African studies examining all‐cause mortality in this population are lacking.
Yumna Williams‐Mohamed   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Privacy Calculus: Understanding Digital Contact Tracing Acceptance Through Surveillance Drift and Agency Theory

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, Volume 43, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Digital contact tracing (DCT) has emerged as a promising tool for controlling infectious disease outbreaks, yet its adoption has been hampered by widespread privacy concerns. Prior research studies mainly rely on privacy calculus theory. We extend this view by integrating agency theory to explain how delegating sensitive data to government ...
Félix Joly   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to ‘survive’ after graduating in science or engineering: Becoming an academic administrator

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Volume 104, Issue 6, Page 2780-2785, June 2026.
Abstract This is the eighth article in the series ‘Survival Skills for Scientists’; previous papers were published in the Journal of Materials Education. Here I describe my views, based partly on personal experience, about pursuing an alternative career path within academia: becoming an administrator (e.g., Department Chair, Dean, Vice‐President ...
Federico Rosei
wiley   +1 more source

Impactful Weather and Multi‐Hazard Events: Lived Experiences From Rural Scotland

open access: yesClimate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
This study explores stakeholders’ experiences of impactful weather events and multi‐hazards—whose frequency and severity are evolving due to climate change—using surveys of 43 participants and 12 follow‐up interviews from respondents in rural Scotland as a case study.
Lou Brett   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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