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The defensor civitatis for the Protection of Vulnerable People

Journal of Interdisciplinary History of Ideas
This article considers the Roman defensor civitatis, which has been seen as an ancient precedent for the ombudsman for the people. Similar to the current ombudsman, he protected the most vulnerable people.
M. Lourdes Martinez de Morentin
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Corporate Sponsoring of the Council Presidency: A Research Agenda

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 1382-1404, July 2026.
Abstract Member states holding the Council Presidency routinely seek corporate sponsors. Typically, these sponsors offer free or discounted goods and services, such as food, beverages, cell phones, software or a car fleet in exchange for being labelled an official partner or sponsor of the Presidency.
Gijs Jan Brandsma, Reinout van der Veer
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‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 296-306, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
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Ombudsman as a body protecting human rights

Zeszyty Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Finansów i Prawa w Bielsku-Białej, 2016
The paper begins with an outline of history of the institution of ombudsman and its place in the Polish legal system. The main body of the paper contains the description of the scope of activities of the Polish Ombudsman (in Polish nomenclature ‘the ...
Agata Tarnacka
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Beyond Robodebt: Media Representations of Welfare and Fraud Before and After the Robodebt Royal Commission

Australian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 286-295, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Australia's Robodebt scheme, an automated debt recovery program introduced in 2016, was exposed by the Robodebt Royal Commission (RC) as a serious failure of public administration and source of significant harm for thousands of Australians. Through a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of Australian news media, this study explores whether the RC'
Rebecca Coleman‐Hicks, Georgia van Toorn   +1 more
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RIGHT TO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN [PDF]

Journal of Bio-Based Marketing
This paper will explore the right to file complaints with the European Ombudsman as a fundamental right of European Union citizens. It will present the establishment of the European Ombudsman institution, the selection process, and the Ombudsman’s ...
Sead Mehovic
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How Do CSR Reporting and Committees Help Emerging Market Firms to Improve the Relationship Between Social Sustainability and Geographic International Diversification?

Business Strategy &Development, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Within today's globalised business sectors, where the demand for socially responsible practices is high, understanding the importance of social sustainability is pivotal. However, the social sustainability dimension has received scarce attention, especially in the context of emerging market firms.
Rasha Sabah, Gozal Ahmadova, Javier Aguilera‐Caracuel, Jaime Guerrero‐Villegas   +3 more
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The Prohibition of Approach in Child‐To‐Parent Violence: Between the Protection of the Victim and the Preservation of the Family Bond

Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This research analyses the legal and emotional tension that emerges when the measure of prohibition of approach is applied in cases of child‐to‐parent violence (CPV). Through a bibliographic review and a qualitative case‐study analysis, the paradox between the protection of victimised parents and the preservation of the family bond is examined.
Alfredo Abadías‐Selma
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Creating Flood Disasters: Environmental Memory and Adaptation in Aotearoa New Zealand

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2026.
This article explores three questions. First, why does New Zealand have widespread flooding hazards? Second, why are these persistent, with little seemingly learned from the memory of earlier events? And third, beyond reiterating conventional solutions, what examples of alternatives or adaptations are being developed in different places?
Eric Pawson
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Trends in Spirituality and Spiritual Care in Nursing—A Discursive Paper

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 6, Page 6845-6856, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim This paper outlines key developments, innovations, and milestones in the field of spirituality and spiritual care in nursing. Design A discursive paper. Results Nursing scholars have significantly influenced the profession and contributed to the development of nursing knowledge, particularly in the field of spirituality and spiritual care.
Fiona Timmins, Josephine Attard, Beata Dobrowolska, Michael Connolly, Sílvia Caldeira, Stelios Parissopoulos, Enrico De Luca, Jacqueline Whelan   +7 more
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