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Economic Freedom and entrepreneurial Activity Some Cross-Country Evidence [PDF]

While much attention has been devoted to analyzing how the institutional framework and entrepreneurship impact growth, how economic policy and institutional design affect entrepreneurship appears to be much less analyzed.
Nicolai J. Foss, Christian Bjørnskov
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The difficult discussion on the deactivation of implantable cardioverter devices at the end of life: a systematic review

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 733-760, April 2025.
Abstract Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reliably prevent death due to life‐threatening arrhythmias; this may become less relevant in people with more severe heart failure who are reaching the end of life (EOL). This review aimed to explore the ICD deactivation process and identify ethical issues, especially around the initiation of ...
Siobhan C. Murray, Claire McNamara, Anna V. Chatzi   +2 more
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Religion, media, and democracy in the Nordic countries: A scoping review of empirical research 2011–2024

Nordicom Review
This article provides an overview of empirical research at the intersection between religion, democracy, and media in the Nordic countries. Based on a scoping review of 46 studies published between January 2011 and June 2024, we identify how scholarly ...
Pyrhönen Niko, Tiusanen Kaisa
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Citizenries enjoying freedom of religion failing to follow through towards moral and social freedom [PDF]

Article, Faculty of Education (Education and Human Rights In Diversity (Edu-HRight)--Northwest University, Potchefstroom CampusThe citizenries of some countries that already enjoy freedom of religion fail to use that freedom effectively to rid their ...
Wolhuter,C. C., Broer, Nico A., van der Walt, J. L., van der Walt, Johannes L., Wolhuter, Charl C., Broer, N. A   +5 more
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Collective Anti‐Mattering: Belief That One's Group Is Being Disregarded Fuels Collective Action and Authoritarian Leadership Support Among Both Advantaged and Disadvantaged Groups

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Groups are motivated not only by resources and status, but also by whether they matter to others. We introduce collective anti‐mattering, the belief that one's group does not count in the eyes of outgroups or society, and examine its emotional and political consequences.
Nassim Tabri, Isabelle Boutros, Michael J. A. Wohl   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Striving for Significance: Development and Validation of the Desire for Significance Scale

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The need for personal significance (i.e., the desire for mattering, meriting respect and ‘being someone’) is a psychogenic need that guides a variety of human behaviours studied across multiple domains of social psychology. Despite its relevance, a validated measure of stable individual differences in the motivation to satisfy the need for ...
Erica Molinario, Andrey Elster, Iwona Dudek, Katarzyna Jasko, David Webber, Ewa Szumowska, N. Pontus Leander, Maximilian Agostini, Jannis Kreienkamp, Gilda Sensales, Gabriele Di Cicco, Luis C. Jaume, Molly Ellenberg, Dylan Wollschalger, Arie W. Kruglanski   +14 more
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New Age as a form of individual religiosity

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The article discusses features of individual religiosity in the context of the New Age Movement. In modern society, the structure of religiosity is undergoing significant changes as traditional religious institutions face problems with a rise in non ...
Iryna Shavrina , Volodymyr Skrebets
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor, Nehemia Stern, Guy Nagar, Uzi Ben Shalom   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religious freedom and objectives for intercultural economic development

, 2013
There is a gap between economics and other social sciences, which has allowed religion to be overlooked as an economic factor. Religion softens the self-interest inherent in capitalism and allows for intelligent globalization.
SORVILLO, FRANCESCO, FUCCILLO, Antonio
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Who is a responsible woman? Understanding the scope and characteristics of responsible womanhood amongst women in Karachi

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we will construct and analyze intersecting definitions of womanhood among middle‐class women living in Karachi, Pakistan. Women are agents of their lives and are not passive voices. In this paper, we present narratives of women who resist “societal” narratives of womanhood to live a life of their choosing.
Urooba Ahmed Fatima, Kathryn B. H. Clancy, Alexandra Brewis, Neetu Choudhary, Mohammad Jobayer Hossain, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Sarah Trainer, Amber Wutich   +7 more
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