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Norm Circles and the Limitations of European Union Normative Projection in Afghanistan

open access: yesJournal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Norm diffusion research explains the international travel of norms in semantic terms, through resonance, framing, grafting and localisation. Such accounts presuppose norms to be portable objects whose identity persists through transit. Yet, ontologically, norms exert causal force only where a real social group endorses and enforces them.
Oz Hassan
wiley   +1 more source

How Bots Threaten Democracy by Misrepresenting Actors and Ideas: The Case of the 2022 Swedish Election

open access: yesScandinavian Political Studies, Volume 49, Issue 4, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Online democratic discourse faces threats from diverse forms of information manipulation, including disinformation campaigns and foreign influence operations. Among these, political bots represent a covert and scalable threat, infiltrating online debates, amplifying select viewpoints, and distorting perceptions of public opinion.
Linus Wahlberg
wiley   +1 more source

Social Diseases and Social Problems: An Islamic Framework for Cultural Awareness And Social Diagnosis

open access: yesSociological Inquiry, Volume 96, Issue 4, 2026.
Despite decades of policy interventions, the world suffers from profound social problems including drug abuse, family breakdown, and systemic injustice. The research problem is the persistent gap in existing sociological theories: objective criteria lacking for diagnosing social harm before it becomes visible.
Jilani Ben Touhami Meftah
wiley   +1 more source

‘Turkeys Cannot Vote for Christmas’: Why Epistemic Disobedience in an Anti‐Black World Matters

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 61, Issue 3, Page 490-498, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Never in the history of global coloniality has the idea of epistemic disobedience been as important as in the 21st century. This is not only because the struggle for decolonisation has shifted from physical confrontation between the coloniser and the colonised into a battle of ideas but also because the former has deployed the idea of ...
Morgan Ndlovu
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal and neonatal outcomes in Gaza amid armed hostilities in 2025

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 174, Issue 3, Page 1611-1620, September 2026.
Abstract Objective This study documents facility‐based maternal, obstetric, and neonatal outcomes and associated conflict‐related exposures and living conditions among pregnancy‐related encounters at Al‐Helou Maternity Hospital in Gaza from late April to early September 2025, with a small number of additional encounters recorded at Al‐Shifa Medical ...
Shaymaa Abuhaiba   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological and Linguistic Features of Publicly Available Suicide Notes in Bangladesh: A Content Analysis

open access: yesMultiPsych, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2026.
This study aimed to analyze the suicide notes in Bangladesh. Most suicide notes were handwritten, and written in Bangla where emotional pain (86.2%), hopelessness (81%), desire to escape (75.9%) and acceptance of death (56.9%) were the predominant themes. Hopelessness was higher among males, whereas anger was higher among females.
S. M. Yasir Arafat   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Suicide in Muslim‐Majority Countries Within the WHO African Region: A Narrative Review of Epidemiology and SocioCultural Factors

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
We assessed estimates on suicide in eleven Muslim‐majority countries located within the WHO African region, focusing on available epidemiological patterns and discussing relevant sociocultural, religious, legal and data‐quality considerations. Suicide rates varied widely across the region.
S. M. Yasir Arafat   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Suicide Prevention and the Sustainable Development Goals: The Case of Bangladesh

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Every year, more than 720,000 people worldwide die by suicide, with a striking 73% of these deaths occurring in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 3.4.2 aims to reduce suicide mortality by one‐third, yet Bangladesh faces substantial challenges in meeting this benchmark ...
Anisur Rahman Khan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Higher Education Influence Attitudes Towards Muslims? Examining Mechanisms That Reduce Prejudice Within UK Universities

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 690-700, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines the relationship between encounters with religious diversity and the perspectives people form about Muslims. Its empirical focus is individuals studying at UK universities. Previous research suggests Muslims are amongst those most subject to negative prejudice in the UK, this being structured around racial or ethnic ...
Tom Fryer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antimicrobial Use in Livestock: The Economic Cost of Action or Inaction

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 77, Issue 3, Page 865-887, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper quantifies the economy‐wide consequences of two independent global stress‐tests in livestock production. The first assesses the effects of phasing out antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs), and the second evaluates the long‐term impacts of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) progression.
Alejandro Acosta   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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