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International Journal of Communication, 2020 Journalistic autonomy has been studied more frequently in countries with secure democracies in terms of journalists’ perceptions of freedom and independence to work in the midst of the controls, pressures, and influences perceived in the newsrooms. Based
Miguel Garces-Prettel +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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Climate change, natural resource conflicts and insecurity in Nigeria: implication for food security
Frontiers in NutritionIntroductionClimate change and rising insecurity have intensified natural resource conflicts in Nigeria, posing serious threats to agricultural productivity and household food security.
Sarah Edore Edewor +1 more
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Household economic decisions under the shadow of terrorism : [This Version: January 4, 2009] [PDF]
, 2008 We investigate, using the 2002 US Health and Retirement Study, the factors influencing individuals’ insecurity and expectations about terrorism, and study the effects these last have on households’ portfolio choices and spending patterns.
Christelis, Dimitris +1 more
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Social Insecurity and Perception of Insecurity in Barcelona
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014 AbstractBelow is presented a study of urban marginality which purpose is the creation of a database enabling the selection of the neighbourhoods with highest degree of marginality in the city of Barcelona. The research process has been developed through a bibliographic analysis framed on the theory and the results of the investigations of Loïc Wacquant
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest living custodians in the world. However, Australian identity has been purposefully established to exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contributing to systemic oppression and harmful consequences. Understanding the perspectives and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres
Jack Farrugia, Jonathan Bullen
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Union Membership and Perceived Job Insecurity: 30 Years of Evidence from the American General social Survey [PDF]
Using the Amercian General Social Survey, we explore the link between union membership and perceived job insecurity. This finding is mainly atributed to the primary and secondary sectors and for recessionary periods. Instrumental-variables estimation and
Louis-Philippe Morin, Pierre Brochu
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke +3 more
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