Field Theory and Colonialism: Indirect Colonial Situation as a Social Field in Egypt (1882–1922)
ABSTRACT This paper argues that Egypt under British rule (1882–1922) constituted a field of power in which the local state of Egypt and the British administration competed to dominate three key subfields to ensure control over a contested territory: the modern courts system, policing, and agricultural production.
Mehdi Hoseini
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Canes Build Ministers: Discipline, Memory, and Political Socialization at Thailand's Premier Boys' School, 1934-1942. [PDF]
Whitehouse D.
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Privilege Versus Right: Vigilantism Against Israel's Palestinian Citizens
ABSTRACT This article addresses three core questions: What is the social origin of vigilantism? How do vigilantes justify extra‐legal violence and intimidation? What are vigilantism's long‐term effects? The analysis focuses on a period in which Israel's Palestinian‐Arab citizens increased their access to legal rights, social mobility, spatial ...
Gershon Shafir, Beatrice Waterhouse
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Traditional Islam in Kazakhstan: historical formation, state discourse, and contemporary challenges. [PDF]
Kerim S, Kurmanaliyev M.
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Cancer and Capitalism: Towards a Critical Sociological Agenda
ABSTRACT This article considers the relationship between cancer and capitalism from the perspective of political economy. It argues that this perspective is crucial for producing a critical agenda in the sociological study of cancer, which has otherwise and traditionally neglected the question of capital as social totality.
Faisal Al‐Asaad
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Trade-Off Between Entropy and Gini Index in Income Distribution. [PDF]
Koutsoyiannis D, Sargentis GF.
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The Leaner, Meaner State—And What It Means for Society
ABSTRACT Populism is an old phenomenon but one which appears to once again be in ascendance globally. Attributing a nation's problems to a wicked elite, populists seek to dismantle the old order and either remove or repurpose its institutions. This paper explores how populism changes economic governance and particularly, how its emphasis on fighting ...
Christopher A. Hartwell
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Connective Mourning: The Case of Mourning and Memorialization Practices on X. [PDF]
Uwalaka T.
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Terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) of Slovakia: an annotated checklist, new records, and bibliography. [PDF]
Mock A, Tajovský K, Purkart A, Tuf IH.
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Federalism in Post‐Assad Syria: Toward Durable Peace in a Pluralist Society
Abstract Syria's civil war has left behind a fractured state. While the new president, Ahmed al‐Sharaa, seeks to unify the country and restore centralized governance, this appears unworkable. Instead, this article contends, asymmetrical federalism offers a pathway toward stability.
Dilan Okcuoglu
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