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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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TAX IMMUNITY FOR PLACES OF WORSHIP OF ANY RELIGION: BETWEEN THE PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THE INSTITUTIONAL SOCIAL FUNCTION, AND THE CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES OF OVERSIGHT AND DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY

Artefactum - revista de estudos interdisciplinares
The tax immunity granted to temples of any creed by Article 150, section VI, item "b" of the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988 constitutes one of the most legally dense and provocative institutes in the national legal order. This article proposes a critical and humanized reinterpretation of this right, investigating its philosophical-historical ...
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Blasphemy Laws as a Challenge to Religious Freedom

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On April 20, 2016, the Religious Freedom Project hosted a conference to explore an emerging and urgent challenge to religious freedom: blasphemy laws. Although they are ostensibly intended to protect majority religions from criticism, these laws can in ...

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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
wiley   +1 more source

A'mmomat and weshu processing as a mechanism of balancing gender power relations among the Kambaata community of Central Ethiopia

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article argues that power in gender relations within the Kambaata people of central Ethiopia is expressed through relational, mutual, and complementary dynamics rather than domination or control. It critiques Western liberal feminist frameworks—especially those emphasizing rights, equality, and resistance—for their limitations in ...
Desta Lorenso
wiley   +1 more source

Assemblages of care: Moral economies, classed labor, and affective exhaustion among Karachi's working middle‐class women

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how working middle‐class women in Karachi navigate the intersecting burdens of care and self‐care within the affective, infrastructural, and ideological conditions of urban precarity. Drawing on twelve semi‐structured interviews conducted across homes, workplaces, and cafés in the city, seven of which anchor the primary ...
Muhammad Huzaifa
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Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon, Asma Ummad, Amina Olabi, Natasha Palmer, Sophie Witter   +4 more
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Testing a Relational Model of Workplace Spirituality Across Three Levels: Linking Employee Attitudes and Turnover in a Healthcare Setting

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A growing body of research demonstrates that purpose and meaning are significant to employee well‐being and organizational performance. Yet, increasing challenges in the workplace, including downsizing, layoffs, and job insecurity, can erode employees' sense of purpose and meaning.
Meera Alagaraja, Lisa M. Hooper, Jamie DeCoster   +2 more
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“Thinking Out Loud” and “Pivoting on the Fly”—An Empirical Review and Critical Incident Study of How Physicians Engage in Incidental Learning Amidst Complexity

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores incidental learning among physicians navigating uncertainty during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Using a constructivist research design, we conducted a literature review of 13 empirical studies on incidental learning in complexity and analyzed critical incident interviews with 12 emergency medicine and intensive care physicians ...
Henriette Lundgren, Karen E. Watkins, Victoria J. Marsick, Dimitrios Papanagnou, Urvashi Vaid   +4 more
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Institutional Factors and Real Estate Returns - A Cross Country Study [PDF]

This study provides an empirical study on the relationship between institutional factors and real estate returns. Using data from both developed and emerging market countries, our empirical results show that institutional factors do influence real estate
Hsien-hsing Liao, Jianping (J.P.) Mei
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