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Civilly Disobeying What? On Directness and Relevance in Civil Disobedience

European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent acts of civil disobedience in protest against politicians' inaction about climate change have often targeted works of art to provoke public opinion on the issue. Such initiatives have attracted criticism from those who object to this form of political dissent.
Federico Zuolo
wiley   +1 more source

The caliph and the falcons: a ninth‐century history from Iceland to Iraq

Early Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern provinces of the Caliphate, at least some of these birds were almost certainly gyrfalcons from near the Arctic Circle.
Caitlin Ellis, Sam Ottewill‐Soulsby
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Disclosure as a Resilience Tool in Central Governments: Assessing Current Practices in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To be resilient, governments must quickly adapt their policies and working methods to new and uncertain situations. This article examines whether risk disclosure, as part of the anticipatory capacities of these organizations, can help identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
Ekaterina Svetlova, Tjerk Budding, Silvia Pazzi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas through a property rights framework, exploring their organisational structure, motivations and implications. Using data from police reports, academic studies, NGOs and news sources, it examines why and how the state intervenes in these contested spaces.
Joseph Bouchard
wiley   +1 more source

Convict Criminology on Trial and ‘Writing From the Flesh’: A Review Essay Prompted by Introduction to Convict Criminology by Jeffrey Ian Ross, Bristol University Press

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article is an extended review of Jeffrey Ian Ross's student textbook, ‘Introduction to Convict Criminology’. The review tackles critical issues emerging in convict criminology and the wider lived experience movement. The review engages with various approaches taken by Ross, in particular the book's focus on his own contributions to ...
Rod Earle
wiley   +1 more source

Culture of Revenge: Analysing Blood Revenge in Pakistan's Tribal Areas

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Revenge is a widespread phenomenon present in every culture. It is defined as a motivated retaliation against an offense or wrongdoing perceived as harmful or a violation of moral norms. Previous psychological research views revenge as an expressive action done for personal satisfaction.
Muhammad Asif, Fayaz Muhammad, Matthew Light, Hina Fazal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Open Shop, Closed Shop, Agency Shop, and Union Default in Comparative Perspective: Members, Resources, and Individual Autonomy

Industrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Strategies designed to revive the declining union movement require new resources and new members for success. For this, many unions often used closed or agency shops. We compare these with the now dominant open shop as well as the union default.
Mark Harcourt, Gregor Gall
wiley   +1 more source

Compassionate Digital Innovation: A Pluralistic Perspective and Research Agenda

Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital innovation offers significant societal, economic and environmental benefits but is also a source of profound harms. Prior information systems (IS) research has often overlooked the ethical tensions involved, framing harms as ‘unintended consequences’ rather than symptoms of deeper systemic problems.
Raffaele F. Ciriello, Lars Mathiassen, Marten Risius, Marc Cheong, Helana Scheepers, Emmanuelle Vaast   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Eurocrats Negotiate the Path From Crisis to Routine: Tracing the Micro‐Foundations of Routinisation After the Greek Crisis

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Whilst institutional change following the eurozone crisis is well documented, the mechanisms underlying this change remain less understood. This article examines how EU officials negotiated the routinisation of the European Commission's Task Force for Greece into the Structural Reform Support Service, a technical assistance mechanism for all ...
Marylou Hamm
wiley   +1 more source

How and Why EU Institutions Promote the Digital Euro: The Politics of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of money is a crucial issue in the digital age, and the emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is widely recognised as a transformative development. However, despite its significant implications for monetary sovereignty, regulatory governance and strategic autonomy, we know relatively little about the political ...
Sebastian Heidebrecht
wiley   +1 more source