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Civil Society Advocacy and Climate Change in Kenya: The Question of “Local Voices” and Their “Amplification”

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in addressing climate change is acknowledged, but engagement with questions of voice remains limited, especially in the Global South. Addressing this, this paper zooms in on (International) nongovernmental organizations ((I)NGOs) and their collaborations with domestic CSOs in the Global South on ...
Margit van Wessel, Precious Akampurira
wiley   +1 more source

Attention to metaphor: from neurons to representations Metaphor in language, cognition, and communication ;, 7./ Valentina Cuccio, University of Palermo ; with a contribution by Gerard Steen, University of Amsterdam.

open access: yes, 2018
Includes bibliographical references.Intro; Attention to Metaphor; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction; 1. Embodied Simulation as bodily attitude; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The problem of content; 1.2.1 Representations in ...
Steen Gerard, Cuccio Valentina
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Assessing Policy‐Oriented Learning About Climate‐Related Forest Disturbances in Europe

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European forests provide multiple ecosystem services but are increasingly under pressure from climate‐related disturbances such as droughts, storms and insect calamities. Forest policy is an important driver for the adaptation of forest management practices to climate change.
Pascal Renaud‐Bernath   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Metaphor Structure and Process

open access: yes
Intro -- Visual Metaphor -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- References -- Part I. Structure -- Chapter 2.
Steen, Gerard J.
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The Crowd: Zooming in on Social Behaviour

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The direct observation of social behaviour has almost completely vanished from socialpsychological research, in favour of studies of attitudes, identities and cognitions. Using crowd psychology as an illustration, this article argues for a renewed focus on observational research enabled by recent technological advances, including high ...
Tom Postmes, Armin Seyfried, Anna Sieben
wiley   +1 more source

Seizure forecasting: The long and winding road to clinical translation

open access: yesEpilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Seizure forecasting has progressed from theoretical aspiration to a rapidly advancing research domain, yet clinical translation remains limited. Over the past decades, advances in algorithm development, chronic electroencephalography (EEG), wearable sensors, and the characterization of seizure cycles have demonstrated that seizure risk is not ...
Philippa J. Karoly   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel

open access: yesFeminist 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contagious Metaphor

open access: yes
The metaphor of contagion pervades critical discourse across the humanities, the medical sciences, and the social sciences. It appears in such terms as 'social contagion' in psychology, 'financial contagion' in economics, 'viral marketing' in business ...
Mitchell, Peta.
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Aftasten/Tantear: A sensorial, coalitional wayfinding among Muslim runners

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Muslim recreational runners in Muslim‐minority settings that take up running as their preferred form of leisure indicate that they feel they have to navigate a sense of exclusion when running outdoors. This article explores the process of exploration and sensing in public, represented by the Dutch verb aftasten, to investigate the way Muslim ...
Jasmijn Rana
wiley   +1 more source

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