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“I Wish I Had Better Answers”: Organizational Ignorance in US Criminal Courts

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems of monetary sanctions in US criminal courts present an opportunity for furthering the sociological understanding of complex and consequential organizations. We examine whether and how court actors across eight states understand the organizational processes supporting the fiscal logic of legal financial obligations (LFOs).
Sarah K. S. Shannon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spirals of Care: Resisting Paternalism and Palliation in Chronic Homeless Services

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how organizationally supported resistance to paternalism and palliation unfolds on the frontlines of poverty governance. Sociological research shows that poverty in the United States is often managed through paternalist behavioral control or palliative minimalism.
Alexa Damaska
wiley   +1 more source

Coexistence of Humans and Hamadryas Baboons in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia-Emotional, Social, and Financial Aspects. [PDF]

open access: yesAnimals (Basel)
Alghamdi S   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

“Mongolians can find their feet anywhere, except in Mongolia”: Mongolian aspirations and the moral value of migrant labour in Korea

open access: yesThe Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article draws on the narratives of Mongolians who have worked in Korea to explore the experience of migrant labour and the role work abroad plays in Mongolian identities and life projects. Four different categories of worker are discussed: those working on 3 month visas; those working illegally having overstayed their visa; contract ...
P. Chuluunbat, Richard D. G. Irvine
wiley   +1 more source

Recruitment Agents in a Debt‐Financed Migration Regime: Moving Domestic Workers From Indonesia to Singapore

open access: yesGlobal Networks, Volume 26, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT In ‘fly now, pay later’ systems across Southeast Asia, migrant domestic workers accrue a snowballing debt, through recruitment processes beginning in their source villages and ending in their employers’ homes, which they repay through salary deductions.
Charmian Goh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Bureaucratic Paradox of Citizen Agency: Institutional Crowding‐Out in Government‐Catalyzed Co‐Production in Shanghai, China

open access: yesGovernance, Volume 39, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Public service co‐production is often framed as a means of creating public value, yet its dynamics are complex when citizen‐led participation is catalyzed by strong public institutions. This mixed‐methods study examines government‐catalyzed, citizen‐centric co‐production in Shanghai, China, where the state provides institutional support ...
Huanming Wang, Xiaoyun Sun, Bing Ran
wiley   +1 more source

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