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Who is a responsible woman? Understanding the scope and characteristics of responsible womanhood amongst women in Karachi

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we will construct and analyze intersecting definitions of womanhood among middle‐class women living in Karachi, Pakistan. Women are agents of their lives and are not passive voices. In this paper, we present narratives of women who resist “societal” narratives of womanhood to live a life of their choosing.
Urooba Ahmed Fatima, Kathryn B. H. Clancy, Alexandra Brewis, Neetu Choudhary, Mohammad Jobayer Hossain, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Sarah Trainer, Amber Wutich   +7 more
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“You just want to re‐open our biggest wounds, don't you?”: Homeplace ethnography as (polluted) environmental method

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract When I was 12, my family told me a story about their community falling apart and coming together, a time when someone tried putting a nuclear facility in their (our?) hometown. Since we moved when I was too young to remember, the story had little significance until I embarked on a “hometown” ethnographic journey for my dissertation.
Chandler L. Classen
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling power, or why social science's task is explanation

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This short essay contends that sociology should devote attention to causal explanation in order to expose lies. It argues that lies about causes are common in society and social science is in a unique privileged position to offer social knowledge that can dispel such lies. Offering causal explanations is a vital task of this project.
Julian Go
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Spiritual Cannibalism in HRD: How Workplace Spirituality Devours Sacred Traditions

Human Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper interrogates how the discourse of workplace spirituality in human resource development (HRD) operates as a tool of colonization. Through a systematic review of 48 articles published between 1997 and March 2025, the study uncovers recurring patterns of spiritual appropriation in which non‐Western traditions are detached from their ...
Shoaib Ul‐Haq
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Best Practices for Scientific Collaboration and Ethical Considerations When Working With Human Remains in Southeast Asia

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The roles and responsibilities we occupy as scientists working directly with human remains are diverse, requiring careful ethical consideration. In Southeast Asian contexts, it has been important for us experts and scholars to be in constant correspondence and collaboration, deriving scientific insights into human health, life histories, and ...
Michael Rivera, Tatfeef Haque, Edwin Miguel Anadon, Ker Woon Choy, Elaine Yih‐Ning Chu, Chong Chin Heo, Toetik Koesbardiati, Winsome Hin‐Shin Lee, Chin‐Hsin Liu, Delta Bayu Murti, Sophorn Nhoem, Patara Rattanachet, Erwin Mansyur U. Saraka, Kathleen Felise Constance Tantuico, Minh Tran, Sarah Agatha Villaluz, Wan Xian Yeo, Naruphol Wangthongchaicharoen, Nandar Yukyi, Pratiwi Yuwono   +19 more
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Are We There Yet? Revisiting the Old and New Postcolonialism(s) in IR

Histories
Postcolonialism stands as a synergy between new and old sets of literature that have come together unevenly and in different ways. Postcolonial interventions have contended with IR core themes over the past four decades.
Shelby A. E. McPhee, Nathan Andrews, Maïka Sondarjee   +2 more
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Demystifying Non‐Western Administrative Traditions: An Empirical Comparison of Administrative Systems in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes public administration systems in 29 non‐Western countries. Country‐level data is presented for 10 core aspects of administrative systems: managerialism versus legalism, politicization, personnel system, civil society participation, accountability, service orientation, public expenditure share, decentralization, legal ...
Marlene Jugl
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Who Holds the Strings? Hybrid Governance in Small States

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how governance in Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) is reshaped by enduring postcolonial legacies, recurrent crises, and deepening global interdependence. It highlights turbulence, understood as a structural, generative condition of fragmented and recombining authority, as its central analytical contribution ...
Dana‐Marie Ramjit
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Australian Children’s Literature and Postcolonialism: A Review Essay

Ilha do Desterro, 2016
The theme of land and country is resonant in Australian children’s literature with Aboriginal subject matter. The textual and visual narratives present counter-discourse strategies to challenge the colonial ideology and dominant valuation of Australian ...
Daozhi Xu
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An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz, Jesús A. Anaya, Nicola Clerici, Lina M. Estupinan‐Suarez, Isabel Lopera, Solveig Richter, Alejandro Salazar, Carlos A. Sierra, Andrés Tangarife‐Escobar, Miguel D. Mahecha, David Montero, Pablo Palacios‐Rodríguez, Pablo Ramos, Santiago Botía   +13 more
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