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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

The economics of organized crime and optimal law enforcement [PDF]

open access: yesEconomic Inquiry, 2000
This article extends the optimal law enforcement literature to organized crime. I model the criminal organization as a vertical structure where the principal extracts some rents from the agents through extortion. As long as extortion is a costless transfer from individuals to the criminal organization, not only the existence of extortion is social ...
openaire   +4 more sources

What works in internal alternative provision? A salutogenic analysis

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Schools across England are setting up ‘internal alternative provision’ to meet the social, emotional and mental health needs of increasing numbers of pupils at risk of suspension, exclusion and absence. However, there is little guidance about what good practice looks like.
Emma Simpson
wiley   +1 more source

‘Transitions after transitions’ : coloured revolutions and organized crime in Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan

open access: yes, 2010
This dissertation addresses organized crime in post-Soviet Eurasia (Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan) exploring the nexus between politics, business and crime. Based on extensive field research in the three countries the dissertation examines organized crime
Kupatadze, Alexander
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‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern state of enforcement of economic crimes committed by organized groups and criminal organizations

open access: yesПолицейская и следственная деятельность, 2020
The research object is the criminogenic aspects of the economic situation in the Russian Federation. The research subject includes the patterns and tendencies of emergence and development of economic crime in the Russian Federation; criminal legal prohibitions of wrongful deeds in the economic field; law enforcement practice of struggle against ...
Ruslan Anatol'evich Mangasarov   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Educational pathways and outcomes for care‐experienced children: A 16‐year longitudinal study

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children who are removed from their birth families during childhood—termed care‐experienced—can be at risk for lower educational attainment and poorer school experiences, often linked to deprivation and behavioural factors. However, research often uses aggregated measures that obscure the complexities of care (e.g.
Emily Lowthian   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School connectedness is critical to improving students' health, development and wellbeing. Research into primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence their sense of connectedness is essential for identifying practices that promote success.
Jordana F. Hoenig, Therese M. Cumming
wiley   +1 more source

Illegal Immigration, Human Trafficking, and Organized Crime [PDF]

open access: yes
illegal migration, human smuggling, human trafficking, organized crime, states ...
Vayrynen, Raimo
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The evidence base for ranger patrol effectiveness in conservation and how to improve it

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ranger patrols are a cornerstone of wildlife protection efforts around the world and occur across all ecological governance systems. Evidence that patrols reduce threats to wildlife and enable their recovery has not been systematically examined previously.
Trina Rytwinski   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

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