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Forging Insights: Indian Agency Blacksmiths of the American Frontier [PDF]
, 2020 Following the War of 1812, the United States government sought to more directly deal with the Native tribes in the American interior. The establishment of Indian agency blacksmith shops was one significant component of this endeavor.
Novey, Adam G
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Suicide and Self‐Harm in Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) are disproportionately exposed to several risk factors for suicidality. However, no meta‐analysis has yet quantified the relative risk of suicide and self‐harm, including suicide attempts, within this population. The aim of this project was to bring together and synthesise the research
Sara Lindstedt +8 more
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The Journal of Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper establishes that mutual funds strategically time their trades in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) stocks around disclosure dates to inflate their sustainability ratings. This claim is supported by three empirical findings.
GIANPAOLO PARISE, MIRCO RUBIN
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Guns, Inc.: Citizens United, McDonald, and the Future of Corporate Constitutional Rights [PDF]
, 2011 The Supreme Court began its 2009 Term by addressing the constitutional rights of corporations. It ended the Term by addressing the incorporated rights of the Constitution. In Citizens United v.
Miller, Darrell A. H.
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The Civil War II Novel: From Speculation to Preparation
The Journal of Popular Culture, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article describes radical rightwing dystopian fictions set in near‐future versions of the USA, in which the nature of liberal society, combined with some disastrous catalyst, triggers armed resistance by authoritarian, libertarian, and/or secessionist forces, leading to a Second Civil War.
Geoff Boucher +2 more
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Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the effectiveness of private actors in contributing to crime prevention. We leverage well‐publicised increases in security measures, including additional security guards and tagging of goods, by Tesco, a large UK supermarket chain.
Nils Braakmann, Wednesday Croft
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Devil and angel shifts in collective action: A call for integration and improvements
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Devil and Angel Shifts are commonly applied concepts in policy research. Using the two concepts in related but different theoretical frameworks – the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) and the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) – provokes potential challenges of cross‐theoretical dialogue, the establishment of methodological best practices, and ...
Johanna Hornung +2 more
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“Pistol Fever”: Regulating Revolvers in Late-Nineteenth-Century Canada [PDF]
, 2009 This paper examines the debates over the regulation of pistols in Canada from confederation to the passage of nation’s first Criminal Code in 1892. It demonstrates that gun regulation has long been an important and contentious issue in Canada.
Brown, Blake
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Rights: Facts, Evidence, or Beliefs?
Ratio, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper considers whether rights hold due to the facts, the best available evidence to people, or people's actual beliefs. While there has been much discussion of this question in the context of what we ought to do, there is less discussion from a rights standpoint.
Joseph Bowen
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Sociological Inquiry, EarlyView.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
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