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“I Wish I Had Better Answers”: Organizational Ignorance in US Criminal Courts
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Systems of monetary sanctions in US criminal courts present an opportunity for furthering the sociological understanding of complex and consequential organizations. We examine whether and how court actors across eight states understand the organizational processes supporting the fiscal logic of legal financial obligations (LFOs).
Sarah K. S. Shannon +3 more
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Spirals of Care: Resisting Paternalism and Palliation in Chronic Homeless Services
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines how organizationally supported resistance to paternalism and palliation unfolds on the frontlines of poverty governance. Sociological research shows that poverty in the United States is often managed through paternalist behavioral control or palliative minimalism.
Alexa Damaska
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The Modern Law Review, Volume 89, Issue 5, Page 785-814, September 2026.This paper gives an account of the actus reus for a criminal attempt. Conduct that is more than merely preparatory, we argue, intrudes on the same protected domain as the complete offence. This takes a normative approach to actus reus, focusing on the reasons that the defendant acted against.
Angelo Ryu, Trenton Sewell
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Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 5, Page 1986-1996, September 2026.ABSTRACT The Venezuelan refugee crisis has displaced nearly 8 million people, with transgender and queer refugees among the most marginalized groups. This paper explores the intersecting precarity and entrepreneurship of Venezuelan trans women refugees who became sex workers in Brazil during COVID‐19.
Yvonne Su +3 more
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International Migration, Volume 64, Issue 5, September 2026.ABSTRACT This paper argues that contemporary United States immigration law and policy construct a hierarchy of personhood for undocumented migrants which better explains their status as opposed to a classic binary framework of citizen/migrant. It develops a four‐layer conceptual framework of personhood including baseline personhood, membership ...
David Niculae
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Late adolescents' accounts of marginalization in India: Towards a ground‐up intersectional framework
Journal of Research on Adolescence, Volume 36, Issue 3, September 2026.Abstract Within the broader context of limited published literature on identity‐based marginalization in Majority World communities, research on adolescent experiences of marginalization in a diverse country like India is particularly scarce. The purpose of this study was to explore college‐going adolescents' perceptions of commonly marginalized ...
Ritika Rastogi +7 more
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The Spatial Impact of Judicial Administration on Firms' Performance
LABOUR, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 263-290, September 2026.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the indirect effects of judicial adminstration (JA) on neighbouring firms operating in southern Italian regions characterised by endemic organised crime. When a mafia‐affiliated firm is placed under JA, the sector‐specific relational networks it sustained are abruptly severed. Using difference‐in‐differences estimators,
Vincenzo Sessa
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Cutting Through the State: Examining Voter Alignment With Milei's Agenda and His Chainsaw Plan
Latin American Policy, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT Argentina's political landscape experienced a major shift with the unexpected election of Javier Milei as President. Known for his radical right‐wing stance, Milei has pledged to drastically minimize the state's role, proposing a public spending cut of 14% of the gross domestic product.
Giada Pasquettaz, Franco Bastias
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
British Educational Research Journal, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 2484-2500, August 2026.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
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"This is where I belong:" a narrative study of professional commitment to a new criminal justice agency. [PDF]
Crime Law Soc Change, 2023 Arriagada I.
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