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Feminist Theory Reveals a Need for Justice over Autonomy in Research Ethics

Voices in Bioethics, 2018
Informed consent has remained one of the more debated topics within research ethics.  Many scholars and bioethicists have wondered the best way to obtain it, who should give it, and if it is even necessary at all.
Alix E. Masters
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Social movements and the synecdoche problem

Noûs, EarlyView.
Abstract Social movements are central to our contemporary understanding of social change. Accordingly, we should want to be able to say what it is that makes social movements special; that is, to say what it is that movements in their entirety have that random samples of people and organizations within the movement do not have.
Megan Hyska
wiley   +1 more source

Standards as Authority: Self‐Legitimation in the European Union's Global Forest Governance

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how the EU's introduction of binding sustainability standards through the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) constitutes an authoritative claim and how this claim is legitimized. Using qualitative content analysis, the paper examines three interconnected self‐legitimation strategies: (1) framing standards as optimal ...
Julia Drubel
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Environmental Politics in North and East Syria/Rojava: A Scoping and Conceptual Literature Review

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents a scoping and conceptual literature review on environmental politics in North and East Syria/Rojava. The review aims to synthesize existing academic research in English on the interplay between armed conflict and environmental change in the region, focusing on the Kurdish‐led socio‐political model known as the Autonomous ...
Pinar Dinc, Maria Andrea Nardi, Mo Hamza   +2 more
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Platforms and the Critique of Political Economy

Etkileşim
The study of platforms, or multi-sided markets, has seen exponential growth in economics, media studies, social sciences and humanities. However, the critical political economy of media has been relatively quiet, with notable exceptions in areas such as ...
Paško BILIĆ
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Economic growth and imperialism

History shows militarily dominant states that pursue imperialism, relying on their might to extort resources from weaker states. Occasionally, the latter revolt and the dominant state suffers some casualties. This paper explores imperialism along steady-growth paths.
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The Scholar Imprisoned: Young‐Bok Shin's Decolonial Thought Against (Sub) Imperialisms in East Asia

Sociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reads Young‐Bok Shin (1941–2016) as a decolonial thinker who theorized transformative worldmaking from the standpoint of the oppressed, rooted in the historical experiences of East Asia. Against the (sub)imperial “logic of sameness” that structures colonial modernity in his social world, Shin advances gongbu (studying) as a ...
Veda Hyunjin Kim
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Pseudoscience and the Claim of Practical Utility: The Case of Thomas Erikson's Surrounded by Idiots

Theoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It has been suggested that, by definition, pseudoscientists must assert that their theories are scientific or represent the best available knowledge. However, in business consultation and self‐help literature, pseudoscientists do not often make such strong claims. Instead, they commonly appeal to the practical utility of their theories.
Kaisa Luoma, Ilmari Hirvonen
wiley   +1 more source

World Englishes and applied linguistics: Theoretical and applied perspectives

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the evolving relationship between world Englishes (WE) and applied linguistics (AL), tracing AL's historical development from its Anglo‐American origins in the mid‐20th century, grounded in “linguistics applied” to its contemporary status as a multidisciplinary field concerned with social justice and equity. It highlights
Kingsley Bolton
wiley   +1 more source

La situation actuelle de la sociologie

Sociologies, 2011
Although worldwide we can account for more and more sociologists, sociology is revealing in fact to be more and more uncertain of its identity, meaning and legitimacy.
Alain Caillé
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