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Exploring Resilience Among Survivors of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Canada

open access: yesCanadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, Volume 63, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, we explore survivor strategies for safety and the development of resilience in the context of domestic and intimate partner violence (D/IPV) experienced in rural Canada. Through the thematic analysis of 24 qualitative interviews, this paper identifies several ways that survivors sought safety on individual, relational, and ...
Cathy Holtmann, Mayme Lefurgey
wiley   +1 more source

Freedmen with Firearms: White Terrorism and Black Disarmament During Reconstruction

open access: yes, 2014
The outcome of the Civil War brought freedom to over six million slaves of African descent. These Freedmen communities remained a critical source of labor for the agrarian based economy of the southern U.S.
Schenk, David H.
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Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy: The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 757-780, May 2026.
Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
wiley   +1 more source

Do Women Legislators Legislate Differently Than Men on Gun‐Related Policy? A Suggestive Yes

open access: yesLegislative Studies Quarterly, Volume 51, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Polls show that men are less likely to support gun restrictions than women, but do voter preferences translate into elite behavior? To answer this question, we use a novel dataset of hand‐coded state firearm legislation across six politically diverse states (California, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Texas) to construct an 11‐year panel ...
Patrick Cunha Silva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

“You Can't Always Run Away”: Gender Reflexivity and Personal Firearms Ownership among Civilian Women Gun Owners in Israel

open access: yesSociological Inquiry, Volume 96, Issue 2, Page 399-416, May 2026.
This article explores the interplay between the nation‐state, gender, and security by exploring embodied experiences of Israeli women gun owners. Growing skepticism toward Israel's historically state‐centric security model has driven a significant increase in women's personal handgun ownership, disrupting and reconfiguring traditional gender identities.
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Uzi ben Shalom
wiley   +1 more source

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