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The Limits of Sociological Practice: On the Analytical Function of Sociology
Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Volume 56, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines whether sociologists have lost sight of the proper scope of the discipline from a functional perspective, arguing that many of the tensions surrounding sociology arise from expectations that exceed its analytical function. Contemporary sociology is often expected to provide immediate solutions, predict future developments
Rubén Tamboleo García
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Justice at Risk? The Influence of Recidivism Risk Information on Evaluation of Evidence and Determination of Guilt. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)De Beuf TLF +3 more
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Strike, Wage Bargaining and the Cost of Conflict
LABOUR, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 238-262, September 2026.ABSTRACT The right to strike is protected under both EU and Norwegian law, reflecting the principle that participation in collective action should not have long‐term consequences for workers' careers. Following a major strike in 2016, the Norwegian hotel and restaurant sector introduced rights to local wage bargaining, which had previously been ...
Harald Dale‐Olsen, Elin Svarstad
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Medical Malpractice Against Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons: An Analysis of Clinical and Legal Characteristics Over a 20-Year Period. [PDF]
J Pediatr Soc North AmWilliams CJ +7 more
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Legal and Criminological Psychology, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 376-398, September 2026.Abstract Purpose In some contexts, US‐based White jurors appear to exhibit a heightened focus on legally relevant information when the defendant is Black as compared to White. The current study tested this ‘watchdog’ effect in the Canadian context by examining mock jurors' decisions using a trial involving a recanted confession with an Indigenous or a ...
Logan Ewanation, Evelyn M. Maeder
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Agnosticism about artificial consciousness
Mind &Language, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 482-502, September 2026.Could an AI have conscious experiences? Answers to this question should be based not on intuition, dogma or speculation but on solid scientific evidence. However, I argue such evidence is hard to come by and that the only justifiable stance is agnosticism.
Tom McClelland
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Models of Pandemics: What Should We Do Differently Next Time? [PDF]
J Eval Clin PractSaltelli A, Lachi A, Piano SL, Hondou T.
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Noûs, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 548-562, September 2026.ABSTRACT “Almost everyone,” Ronald Dworkin wrote in Sovereign Virtue, “assumes that democracy means equal voting power.” What, then, is voting power? The standard view defines it as the probability that a vote changes the outcome assuming that each possible combination of votes is equiprobable.
Daniel Wodak
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Jurymen Seldom Rule Against a Person That They Like: The Relationship Between Emotions Towards a Defendant, the Understanding of Case Facts, and Juror Judgments in Civil Trials. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Phalen HJ +3 more
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Is a More‐Than‐Minimal State the Meta‐Utopia?
Philosophy &Public Affairs, Volume 54, Issue 3, Page 203-212, Summer 2026.ABSTRACT Part III of Anarchy, State, and Utopia defends the minimal state as a framework for utopia. On Bader's reconstruction, this defense contains two justificatory strands: a common ground argument, which shows the minimal state to be compatible with the widest range of utopian associations, and an approximation argument, which holds it to be the ...
Carlo Ludovico Cordasco
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