Results 101 to 110 of about 467,382 (292)

Four Questions for Ethnographers Under Trumpian Authoritarianism

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines evolving challenges and ethical dilemmas facing ethnographers working under intensifying authoritarianism in the United States. Because very little of what the United States is experiencing is new, my work here is primarily curatorial in nature, drawing upon the lessons offered by scholars across disciplines in the United
Elizabeth Hanna Rubio
wiley   +1 more source

The Paradox of the American Popular Vote in the 2016 Elections: The Failure of the New "Epistocratic Democracy?"

open access: yesSfera Politicii, 2017
This paper argues for the formation, during the U.S. presidential elections in 2016, of a hybrid „epistocratic democracy” sustained by politically competent elites who defend the interests of the most disadvantaged groups. The winning of the popular vote
Brîndușa Palade
doaj  

“I got caught in my own trap”

open access: yesAmerican Ethnologist, EarlyView.
Abstract For women ethnographers, research involving predominantly male far‐right activists can involve many challenges—ethical, methodological, and emotional. Drawing on interviews and long‐term participant observation, I reflect on my fieldwork with Polish far‐right activists in the UK.
Anna Jochymek
wiley   +1 more source

From ‘illiberal democracy’ to autocracy : how Covid-19 helped to destroy the remnants of democracy in Hungary

open access: yes, 2021
The main aim of this paper is to describes how the illiberal government of Hungary introduced autocratic measures as a reaction to the Corona virus. Even the less destructive nature of the first wave of the COVID-19 in Hungary provided a pretext for the ...
HALMAI, Gábor
core   +1 more source

Chinese-style Democracy as a Political Project for Meaning-Construction: Old Wine in a New Bottle? [PDF]

open access: yesContemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal, 2017
Drawn from the textual data in the online and printed media from mainland China and Hong Kong, this article aims to identify and feature how Chinese-style democracy is constructed by engaging in discourse analysis, arguing that China-style democracy is
Benson Wai-Kwok Wong
doaj  

The Welfarist Consequentialist Case Against Conscientious Objection in Healthcare: Empirical Failures, Normative Confusions, and the Primacy of Patient Care

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We have defended the view that there should be no accommodation of conscientious objectors in health care. Numerous critics have advanced arguments designed to defeat this conclusion. We respond here to what we take to be the most serious of the criticisms directed at our analysis. We begin with two distinct consequentialist lines.
J. Savulescu, U. Schuklenk
wiley   +1 more source

Supra and subgingival application of antiseptics or antibiotics during periodontal therapy

open access: yesPeriodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Periodontal diseases (gingivitis and periodontitis) are characterized by inflammatory processes which arise as a result of disruption of the balance in the oral ecosystem. According to the current S3 level clinical practice guidelines, therapy of patients with periodontitis involves a stepwise approach that includes the control of the patient ...
Elena Figuero   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low-cost Democracy in a Brave Illiberal World

open access: yesSfera Politicii, 2017
The new populism strikes on an assumed iliberalism, oriented towards the „needs“ of the so-called popular categories, being matched by a strategy of systematic dissemination of „fake news“ facilitated by the perverse effects induced by new media.
Cristian Pîrvulescu
doaj  

When Universities Turn Carceral: Between Academic Freedom and Elimination

open access: yes
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Gil Rothschild Elyassi
wiley   +1 more source

Algorithmic Bioethics: A Defense and Demonstration

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we argue for the adoption of algorithmic bioethics, which uses algorithms, in the form of decision trees, to articulate, understand, apply, and evaluate bioethical arguments. Algorithms bring many benefits to the study of bioethics: they clearly, precisely, and transparently articulate the decision procedure and facts relevant ...
Shang Long Yeo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy