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Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study adopts a transnational raciolinguistic perspective to examine how Chinese international students (CISs) navigate language, race, and identity across borders and contexts. Based on semistructured interviews with 14 CISs, the study highlights that pre‐migration socialization in China influences how CISs perceive and interpret their ...
Gengqi Xiao, Hailing Wang, Jing Yu
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Medical Education, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Augmenting training on the social and structural determinants of health in medical education is essential for addressing health disparities and fulfilling medical schools' accreditation‐mandated social accountability obligations.
Allison Brown +5 more
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POLITICAL MERITOCRACY IN SINGAPORE
Historical and social-educational ideas, 2015 openaire +1 more source
The Social Origins and Education of the British Civil Service Elite, 1945–2022
Public Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We provide a fuller account than previously available of the extent of change in the social backgrounds of the British civil service elite from 1945 onwards. We consider our findings in relation to questions of meritocracy in recruitment to the elite and of the representativeness of the elite of the population at large.
Erzsébet Bukodi +2 more
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Not a real meritocracy? How conspiracy beliefs reduce perceived distributive justice
Political Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract The meritocracy principle, along with other distributive justice principles such as equality and need, is fundamental to the healthy functioning of modern societies. However, our understanding of the factors that shape citizens' perceptions of these principles remains limited.
Qi Zhao +2 more
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Powerful representation of the poor? German welfare associations' narrative advocacy during COVID‐19
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic sparked unprecedented experimentation in the German social assistance system, leading to changes previously considered impracticable by policymakers. This included a sanctions moratorium, easier access to benefits, and temporary cash transfers, all of which were advocated by welfare associations—key organized interests ...
Christopher Smith Ochoa
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Competition, Learning and Persistence in the Effects of Unmeritocratic Hiring Decisions [PDF]
Sometimes wide disparities in workers' earnings are defended as simply the meritocratic outcome of a competitive process. While inequalities due to discrimination or luck are admitted as temporary possibilities, it is frequently argued that competition ...
Cooper, Peter
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Unpacking Welfare Deservingness Theory: Evidence From the Perceived Deservingness of Gig Workers
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The theory of welfare deservingness provides valuable insights into the social legitimacy of welfare programs and the principles underlying policy design. In examining the question of who deserves what and why, established deservingness criteria emphasize that individuals demonstrating motivation to work (“reciprocity”) are typically perceived
Juhyun Bae
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Safeguarding Merit: Citizen Support for Civil Service Protections Against Political Interference
Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT President Trump altered the U.S. federal civil service system by reducing merit‐based protections for bureaucratic expertise and expanding the scope of political appointments, shifting the balance long established under the Pendleton Act of 1883. Similar reforms have occurred at the state level with moves to at‐will employment.
Colt Jensen, Jaclyn Piatak
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Interpersonal Connections and Career Mobility in Bureaucratic Labor Markets: Evidence From Brazil
Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Interpersonal networks are pervasive in state bureaucracies around the world. To what extent do they explain bureaucratic career trajectories? And are they driven more by political patronage and connections to influential bosses, or by information‐sharing and trust‐building among peers?
Danilo Cardoso +6 more
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