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The political consequences of Africa's mobile revolution

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract What are the political consequences of rising domestic connectivity? I study this question in Sub‐Saharan Africa, asking how mobile technology shapes public opinion in geographically isolated communities. For remote rural populations, mobile devices increase contact with physically distant social networks, through regular phone calls with ...
Alex Yeandle
wiley   +1 more source

Compression‐Expansion: Miniaturization, Modularity, and Logistics Beyond Earth

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT If the Cold War space race culminated in a return to Earth, at present we are experiencing a renewed interest in space. Drawing on fieldwork among people working in the space sector in Sweden, this article focuses on some of the imaginaries underpinning this resurgence and the contemporary commercialization of space. Specifically, I hone in on
Chakad Ojani
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of zero-fare transit policy on health and social determinants: protocol for a natural experiment study. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Public Health
Grimes A   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

When the ‘inclusive turn’ fuels the entrepreneurial city: Critical perspectives from Singapore

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, Volume 66, Issue 1, Page 2-19, April 2025.
The rise of the notion of ‘inclusion’ in urban planning, seen in phrases like inclusive city, calls for a critical analysis of its evolving meaning and its spatial, social and political implications. Paradoxically, the meaning of urban inclusion has narrowed such that it now primarily refers to accessibility for people with disabilities.
Marie Gibert‐Flutre, Sarah Cosatto
wiley   +1 more source

Participation, inclusion and reflexivity in multi‐step (focus) group discussions

open access: yesArea, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Methodological stagnation persists as systemic academic pressures and a wider lack of social change hinder researchers from engaging in long‐term transformative studies. Multi‐step context building focus group discussions (FGDs) can be viewed within a ‘methodology as practice’ approach (Hui, 2023), with emphasis on collaboration ...
Marina Korzenevica   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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