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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
wiley   +1 more source

(Dis)trust in Digital Insurance: How Datafied Practices Shift Uncertainties and Reconfigure Trust Relations

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trust is both a prerequisite and a product of insurance, as insurance contracts are built on and create trust relations that enable a risk‐averse perspective towards the future. At the same time, insurer‐policyholder relationships are characterised by a persistent distrust, rooted in insurance economics and industry reputation. In this article,
Maiju Tanninen, Gert Meyers
wiley   +1 more source

Psychology's Questionable Research Fundamentals (QRFs): Key problems in quantitative psychology and psychological measurement beyond Questionable Research Practices (QRPs). [PDF]

open access: yesFront Psychol
Uher J   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ambivalent Agents: The Social Mobility Industry and Civil Society Under Neoliberalism in England

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines civil society organisations working to enhance social mobility in England, especially through higher education. Against the backdrop of neoliberal governance, we investigate whether these organisations operate as protective counter‐movements resisting marketisation or as institutional mechanisms that stabilise the ...
Anna Mountford‐Zimdars   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncertainty-Aware Parking Prediction Using Bayesian Neural Networks. [PDF]

open access: yesSensors (Basel)
Nezhadettehad A   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

‘Stranger Views’: Researching Marginality and (Non)Belonging Among Migrants Experiencing Homelessness in the UK

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With reference to Simmel's work, this article puts forward the notion of ‘stranger views’, which are expressive on the one hand, of the experiences of those who occupy a marginal position in society characterised by experiences of belonging and non‐belonging, and on the other, of our own position as researchers, probing spaces of non‐belonging
Simon Stewart, Marianela Barrios Aquino
wiley   +1 more source

Theorizing White Ignorance From Du Bois to Mills: Narrative and Consumptive Innocence

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Starting with Du Bois, scholars of race have investigated the role of White ignorance as it perpetuates White supremacy. Today, Charles Mills and scholars continue this inquiry by expanding the importance of White ignorance to include multiple forms. This article contributes to this inquiry by highlighting the role and types of White innocence.
Miguel Montalva Barba, Camille Petersen
wiley   +1 more source

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