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

Environmental 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
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Community as Medicine: A Qualitative Exploration of Meaningful Social Support and Health for Trans‐ and Gender‐Diverse People in England

European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The poor mental and physical health of trans‐ and gender‐diverse (TGD) young people is well established and commonly attributed to gender minority stress. Although recent research has shown that social support can mitigate these effects, less attention has been paid to the psychological processes through which this occurs.
Chase Staras, Juliet Wakefield, Daragh McDermott, Bethany Jones   +3 more
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Role of Metaphors in Communicating the Threat of Climate Change

Journal of Public Interest Communications
Climate change is a threat to both human societies and natural ecosystems. Yet, for public interest communications, debate persists over whether metaphors meaningfully shift public risk perceptions and policy support. Using data from a U.S.
Manuja Jayasundara, Christine Overdevest, Olesya M. Savchenko, Martha C. Monroe   +3 more
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Seizure forecasting: The long and winding road to clinical translation

Epilepsia, 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, Rachel E. Stirling, Mark J. Cook, Daniel M. Goldenholz, Maxime O. Baud, Vikram R. Rao, Solveig Vieluf, Benjamin H. Brinkmann   +7 more
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GUIDING THE NATION: METAPHORICAL FRAMING IN UK POLITICAL SPEECHES

Folium
This paper explores the use of conceptual metaphors in British political speeches by Boris Johnson, Theresa May, and the late Queen Elizabeth II. It aims to show how metaphorical framing directs public opinion and shapes British national identity.
Ольга Бешлей
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Affective engagement across metaphor-related discourse moves in statistics education

Frontiers in Education
IntroductionStatistics education faces the challenge of sustaining engagement with abstract material. Although metaphorical instruction is common, the discourse mechanisms shaping moment-to-moment affective engagement remain poorly understood. This study
Dennis Tay
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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
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“You just want to re‐open our biggest wounds, don't you?”: Homeplace ethnography as (polluted) environmental method

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract When I was 12, my family told me a story about their community falling apart and coming together, a time when someone tried putting a nuclear facility in their (our?) hometown. Since we moved when I was too young to remember, the story had little significance until I embarked on a “hometown” ethnographic journey for my dissertation.
Chandler L. Classen
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Authority, Household, and Restoration: A Detailed Comparative Analysis of Metaphor and the Strict-Father Moral Frame in Trump’s 2017 and 2025 Inaugural Addresses

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This paper offers a refined comparative analysis of Donald J. Trump’s 2017 and 2025 inaugural addresses using Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) (Lakoff & Johnson 1980) and Lakoff’s subsequent “nation-as-family” moral framing (Lakoff 1996/2002).
Marius VELICĂ
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The Impact of Conventional and Novel Metaphors in News on Issue Viewpoint

International Journal of Communication, 2017
Metaphors are often used to frame news. Different types of metaphor (conventional, novel) can affect issue viewpoint via different underlying mechanisms (cognitive and affective text perception).
Amber Boeynaems, Christian Burgers, Elly A. Konijn, Gerard J. Steen   +3 more
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