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Caste criminalisation in South India and permanent migration to Fiji, 1903–1927

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Does the official criminalisation of a group lead to permanent out‐migration? In the early 20th century, British officials in south India designated multiple castes as inherently criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). The CTA required police registration and could force entire groups into special settlements.
Alexander Persaud
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Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
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Assessing Value and Questioning Self‐Worth in Educational Migration: Indonesian University Students in Singapore

open access: yesAnthropology &Education Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the education trajectories of Indonesian students attending university in Singapore. These students and their parents consider a project of educational migration to Singapore as a proven pathway toward their varied aspirations.
Erica M. Larson
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“You Are Safe Now”: Migrant Youth Constructions of Safety and Schooling in the U.S.

open access: yesAnthropology &Education Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on multisited ethnographic research with migrant families from Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras who were detained, separated, or endured prolonged transit due to US immigration policies, we articulate how ideas of “relational safety” are situated in relationships with people, place, and time. Contrasting abundant literature
Michelle J. Bellino, Gabrielle Oliveira
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Toward an Austro‐Libertarian Sociology

open access: yesThe American Journal of Economics and Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interventionism has become a defining feature of modern societies, shaping individual behavior, economic activity, and social norms through state regulations, subsidies, and collectivist ideologies. Despite its profound impact, sociology has largely failed to critically examine the dynamics of interventionism from a praxeological standpoint in
Alexis Sémanne
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