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Radical Embodied Cognitive Neuroscience: Addressing Grand Challenges of the Mind Sciences
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 It is becoming ever more accepted that investigations of mind span the brain, body, and environment. To broaden the scope of what is relevant in such investigations is to increase the amount of data scientists must reckon with.
Luis H Favela, Luis H Favela
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Favela painting: building community, social change and emancipation through an OrgansparkZ/Art installation [PDF]
, 2014 For some time now, Brazilian favela dwellers have been constructing representations of joy, resourcefulness and creativity that the wider public sphere now associates with favela life.
Imas, Miguel J.
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Ecological psychology is radical enough: A reply to radical enactivists [PDF]
, 2019 Ecological psychology is one of the most influential theories of perception in the embodied, anti-representational, and situated cognitive sciences. However, radical enactivists claim that Gibsonians tend to describe ecological information and its ‘pick ...
Heras-Escribano, Manuel +2 more
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Stratified consumer activism: How socioeconomic status shapes boycott participation
Journal of Consumer Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Consumer activism is becoming increasingly common worldwide, but are all consumer groups as likely to engage in these practices? The current research investigates the presence of socioeconomic status (SES) differences in boycotting participation and explores the psychological processes underlying potential discrepancies.
Yan Vieites +2 more
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Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid +9 more
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Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología, 2017 This article analyzes how 38 Units of the Pacification Police (UPP) were mounted in some favelas in Río de Janeiro, especially the Santa Marta favela.
Giuseppe Ricotta
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Public perceptions of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro: a post World Cup 2014 and pre 2016 Olympics Assessment [PDF]
, 2016 This research assesses public perception of the favelas of Rio de Janeiro following the awarding of the bids for both the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Dhiyan, Adnan, Green, Claudia G, PhD
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The nature of virtual communities [PDF]
, 2006 The impressive development of electronic communication techniques has given rise to virtual\ud communities. The nature of these computer-mediated communities has been the subject of much recent\ud debate.
Memmi, Daniel
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract While the geographical distribution of eviction filings has been explored in Toronto, the intersection of rental housing financialization, race and eviction remains underexplored. Financial actors and their intermediaries, who fuel the eviction crisis in economically disenfranchised Black renter communities, exert significant influence over ...
Nemoy Lewis +2 more
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