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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract This article investigates the symbolic politics of state‐led gentrification and heritagization, focusing on how these processes serve to ‘glorify’ state power. Drawing on Agamben's political theology, Bourdieu's notion of symbolic power and space, and political heritage studies, we argue that the symbolic politics of state glorification can ...
Wouter van Gent +2 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article connects cultural taste to capitalist mechanisms of redistribution through the concept of political economy of taste. Building on Bourdieusian scholarship on recognition struggles and drawing on Mike Savage and Nancy Fraser, it examines how public performances of taste reshape representations of working‐class culture and how these
Simone Varriale
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Twenty‐First Century Butlers and the New Spirit of Service
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT More than 50 years ago, Lewis Coser argued that the “servant” had become obsolete, claiming that such a “premodern” occupation could not function within modernity without religious legitimations. However, with parts of the contemporary service sector exhibiting the very characteristics that Coser viewed as “premodern”—especially within ...
Bryan Boyle
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Endogenous and Exogenous Drivers of Refugee Policy of the Transit State: The Case of Indonesia
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most studies on transit states emphasise exogenous influences on domestic refugee policymaking, with little consideration of endogenous factors to the state itself. Exploring literature from migration studies, refugee studies and international law studies, we identify and classify nearly identical endogenous and exogenous drivers of refugee ...
Anita Herlina +2 more
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How Bioethicists Can Contribute to Democratic Deliberation
Bioethics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is sometimes suggested that policymaking on bioethical questions should be more democratic, either through direct popular participation (as in a referendum) or through improved forms of representation (such as random mini‐publics or elected officials). Such proposals seem to leave no special place for input from bioethicists.
Ben Saunders
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Harry Potter and metaphysical hospitality [PDF]
, 2007 Continuing the series of investigations of hospitality practices in different locations, Kevin O'Gorman and David Brooks explore what muggles can learn from the hospitality experienced in the world of wizardry.
O'Gorman, Kevin D., Brooks, David
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Monitoring decreases discrimination
Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.Abstract We study whether awareness of monitoring or study participation affects racial discrimination. Online participants rated résumés signaling either a Black or White candidate under Control, Monitoring, and Experiment conditions. Across conditions, we unexpectedly find a small average preference for Black résumés, possibly reflecting temporarily ...
Edmund Baker +2 more
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The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
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Dimensions of hospitality: exploring ancient origins [PDF]
, 2007 Hospitality has an ancient origin and honourable tradition. As more attention is being channelled towards seeking a greater understanding of hospitality, there is an increasing debate between academics working in the field of hospitality management and ...
O'Gorman, Kevin D.
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Trajectories of Care: Tracing the Social Genesis of Men's Participation in Low Paid Care Work
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drawing on a study involving 41 men employed as support workers in the Australia Health Care and Social Assistance (HCSA) sector, in this article we investigate where in their lives and how men turn to caring roles. Documenting continuities of men's caring practices in their work lives and private lives, we present a series of men's care ...
Riikka Prattes +2 more
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