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, 2021 This thesis on Swedish-Jewish identity studies shows that this identity has been constructed between three points that can be found in Lars Dencik’s model “the diasporas star of David”, these points being “the Swedish” “the Jewish” and “the Israeli”. The
Bárány Kihlgren, Robert
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Trusting the Gatekeeper: Why and When Do we Trust State Audit Institutions?
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We reveal the sources of public trust in state audit institutions as a major gatekeeper of good governance. Based on rationales developed in trust research and democratic theory, we test our hypotheses using a survey distributed to Israeli citizens.
Dana Natan‐Krup +2 more
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Deterrence theory underpins numerous anti‐corruption interventions. Yet, empirical evidence on its application to corruption remains limited. Existing studies rely mainly on laboratory experiments and focus on certainty and severity of punishment, leaving the role of celerity unexplored.
Eran Itskovich +4 more
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Training for Aliyah: Young Jews in Hachsharot across Europe between the 1930s and late 1940s [PDF]
, 2022 This monographic issue of Quest deals with the history of the hachsharah (pl. hachsharot) from the 1930s to the postwar period. Though the nature of hachsharot varied in space and time, the term steadily referred to the practical preparation of young ...
Renzo, Chiara, Buser, Verena
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Social Issues and Policy Review, Volume 20, Issue 1, December 2026.ABSTRACT Although allyship has the potential to foster inclusivity and bring about social change, its consequences have received too little attention in the literature. In the current contribution, we aim to review the allyship literature by focusing on the consequences of (1) individual‐, (2) organizational‐, and (3) societal‐level allyship.
Özden Melis Uluğ +2 more
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Anti-Semitism, Securitization and the Media: Analyzing the role of media in relation to the increasing notion of anti-Semitism in Sweden - An issue for securitization? [PDF]
, 2009 This paper has examined the potential power of media in relation to ‘security’ for the Jews in the Swedish society. My intention was to find out whether media constitute a risk for the increasing notion of anti-Semitism which also enhances the threat for
Högberg Owiredu, Maria
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Mind, Brain, and Education, Volume 20, Issue 3, August 2026.ABSTRACT Machine learning (ML) algorithms have been increasingly used to predict learning disability (LD) risk across various disciplines, but the effectiveness of different algorithms remains unclear. We summarize the literature on ML applications for the identification and classification of LDs using behavioral (e.g., phoneme manipulation and sound ...
Yusra Ahmed +4 more
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Facts as a foundation: How people respond to historical atrocities in five countries
Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 4, August 2026.Abstract Informing people about historical atrocities and injustice is considered critical for sustaining democracies and preventing similar atrocities in the future. Yet, what remains unknown is whether exposure to factual information about ingroups' historical injustices, such as genocide, slavery, or colonial crimes, leads to increased willingness ...
Oguzhan Turkoglu +3 more
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Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 6, July 2026.ABSTRACT Use of neuraxial analgesia requires communication between the parturient and her caretakers. In this retrospective study, the use of labor analgesia is compared between parturients whose primary language is other than Finnish or Swedish and who don't communicate in these languages or English without an interpreter (Category I), who communicate
Luisa Pirsko +3 more
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Naturalisation and discrimination : Eastern Jews and other immigrants in Sweden, 1860 to 1920
, 2004 The purpose of this thesis is to study whether discrimination arose in connection with applications for naturalisation in Sweden between 1860 and 1920.
Carlsson, Carl Henrik
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