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No other choice: The fracturing of reflexivity in families' pathways into (non‐)elective home education in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In England, education is compulsory, but schooling is not: it is legal for families to home educate their children. This form of education is officially termed by the Department for Education as ‘Elective Home Education’. As this designation implies, many families home educate as a positive and preferential ‘choice’.
Katherine Davey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociological Futures and the Sociology of Work [PDF]

open access: yes
This essay is a response to the call for a discussion about future trends in sociology by focusing broadly on the sub-discipline of work and employment. In doing so the piece directly engages with earlier interventions made by John Scott (2005) and Gayle
Tim Strangleman
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From the Rule to the Exception: Beyond Developmentalism and Culturalism to the Capabilities of Historical Sociology

open access: yes, 2018
The paradigm of political development, based the projections of the mid-20th century's idea of progress, left the central position it had occupied in comparative political science after World War II, first in quantitative research where the functionalist
Kabakci, Enes
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Tensions of Sustainability Logics: Performance of a Company Utilizing a Sustainable Business Model

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, companies have used sustainable business models to gain a competitive advantage. However, there are tensions due to the inconsistency between social, environmental, and economic logic in sustainable business models, making it difficult for companies to change. To understand the existing tensions and interactions between logics,
Ann‐Kristin Thienemann
wiley   +1 more source

THE APPROACHES TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY OF REPRESSIONS

open access: yesSovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem, 2013
The purpose of this work is to search for a rational and pragmatic component in the study of processes, which bring the society to repressions.The methodology of this work is based on known historical and sociological propositions and on the philosophy of archetype as well.The results of the study permit developing the researches correctly, which ...
Sniegirov, Vitalii, Oreshkin, Mykhailo
openaire   +2 more sources

The Multifaceted Role of Trust in Circular Ecosystems: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular ecosystems connect diverse actors who collaborate to close resource loops and pursue sustainable goals without centralized control. Such arrangements entail heightened interdependence and uncertainty, making trust, understood as the willingness to accept vulnerability based on positive expectations of others' behavior, a critical ...
Inken Hoeck, Tassilo Schuster
wiley   +1 more source

Nonfood Geographical Indications as Collective Sustainability Strategies: Governance as a Strategic Capability for Territorial Competitive Advantage

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nonfood geographical indications (GIs) are increasingly emerging as collective sustainability strategies. They enable territories to transform cultural and productive heritage into sources of long‐term competitive advantage. While existing research recognises their regulatory and cultural relevance, limited attention has been paid to how ...
Giovanni Peira, Alessandro Bonadonna
wiley   +1 more source

Health Sociology Studies in Turkey

open access: yes, 2014
This paper aims reviewing the foundation, development and current situation of sociology of health and illness (medical sociology) in Turkey. In this respect, first of all, the emergence of the field as a sub-field of sociology will be elaborated through
GÜVEN, Seda
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