The Architecture of Consolidation: Nests of Corporate Control in the Agrochemical Network
ABSTRACT Research on agricultural consolidation tends to equate corporate control with the dominance of a few large firms. We take an alternative approach that examines control through the explosive growth of legally distinct firms that fragment accountability. Using a new global dataset of 6982 entities linked to BASF, Bayer, Corteva, Dow, DuPont, FMC,
Loka Ashwood +5 more
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When normality collapses from one moment to the next. A sociological theory of singular crisis. [PDF]
Kraemer K, Steg J.
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ABSTRACT What do pesticide companies do to keep their products on the market despite strong societal and scientific critiques of their environmental and health risks? This paper examines the herbicide paraquat, one of the most controversial pesticides, from the early 1960s to the present.
Kees Jansen
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A direct black-hole mass measurement in a little red dot at high redshift. [PDF]
Juodžbalis I +39 more
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Can the subaltern speak through WhatsApp? Unearthing the labour/knowledge of digital methodologies
Abstract Prompted by the challenges that Syrian refugees posed to a qualitative WhatsApp survey, this article dissects what researchers and research participants actually do when they ‘produce’ knowledge through digital methods such as WhatsApp. While many refugee participants saw the survey as an opportunity to express their views on social tensions ...
LEILA ULLRICH
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The Power of Words: Rebranding Euthanasia and Undermining Life's Sanctity. [PDF]
Oh JJ.
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Kinship Obligations in Nuclear and Extended Family Networks in Italy: A Vignette Study
ABSTRACT Objective This study examines kinship obligations across nuclear and extended family ties, considering variations by support type, gender, and attitudinal moderators regarding the importance attached to emotional closeness, past conflict, reciprocity, and societal judgment.
Marco Tosi +2 more
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The Trope of Romani Criminality in Spain's Gender Violence Institutions: A Critique of Punitive Feminism. [PDF]
Werner Boada S.
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ABSTRACT Objective This study examined the language of how fathers of young children perceived and enacted fathering and egalitarian parenting during the early months of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Background Fathering research has increasingly focused on men's involvement in childrearing, yet persistent gendered divisions of labor remain, especially during
Sonia Molloy +2 more
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Engaging stakeholders, shaping AI ethics: Targeted engagement in corporate AI ethics statements. [PDF]
Ye M, Friginal E.
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