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Gun attitudes and opinions of self‐defense laws among college students

open access: yesAnalyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Volume 26, Issue 1, April 2026.
Abstract By 2024, 35 states had adopted self‐defense laws, ranging from modified stand your ground (SYG) laws to expanding castle doctrine (CD) to apply beyond the home. Although these laws were intended to protect communities, states with these laws have higher firearm homicide rates.
Apryl A. Alexander   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the “new” disruptive behavior at live music events: Group normative (mis)alignment and collective self‐regulation

open access: yesAnalyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, Volume 26, Issue 1, April 2026.
Recent years have seen increased reports of disruptive behavior at live music events, leading many to question the capacity of audiences to regulate their behavior. This matters both for positive audience experience and for crowd safety. Whilst some previous studies have examined violence in music audiences, there is almost no research looking at the ...
Harry M. Lewis   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical Institutionalism and Transnational Influence: Social Policy Responses to the Great Depression in the United States and Canada

open access: yesPolitics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The Great Depression was a turning point in the development of social programming in North America. This paper explores the politics of social policy expansion during the Great Depression in the United States and Canada through an analytical lens that combines the insights of historical institutionalism and the analysis of transnational ...
Daniel Béland   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Color as A Narrative Device in Illustration: A Systematic Review

open access: yesColor Research &Application, Volume 51, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Color in picture book illustration operates simultaneously as a representational code, cognitive scaffold, and affective cue supporting theories such as Dual Coding and multimodal discourse while revealing gaps in methodology and cross‐cultural research.
Lidia Jiménez‐Duarte   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Street‐Level Institutional Work: How Social Workers Maintain, Disrupt, and Create the Rules of Social Organizations

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT Research has shown that street‐level workers may shape public policies, yet less is known about the processes through which they attempt to influence institutional arrangements. This gap is particularly evident in corporatist welfare states, where multiple organizations are involved in social policy implementation.
Olivia Mettang
wiley   +1 more source

Fear in Public Policy Compliance: Citizens' Response to Crisis‐Induced Policies

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT This article brings together social psychology and public policy literature in a mixed‐methods research design to explore how fear influences non‐compliance with challenging policies during crises. Building on Terror Management Theory, we argue that fear affects individual citizens' compliance tendencies.
Stella Ladi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Antidepressants in Primary Care]. [PDF]

open access: yesAten Primaria
Vázquez Canales LM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Electrified rhythms: How hydropower infrastructure transforms hydrosocial relations of riverine communities in the Lower Sogamoso River, Colombia

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 782-796, March 2026.
Abstract Hydropower dams regulate water flows for millions of downstream inhabitants worldwide, altering water availability. Under a changing climate, flow control is often framed technically and politically as being essential for reducing drought and flood risks. However, it can also disrupt ecological flows, impact livelihoods and erode environmental
Laura Betancur‐Alarcón   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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