Results 141 to 150 of about 79,952 (308)

Biographical Certainty in Reflexive Modernity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
As a result of continuous social change it seems more and more difficult today\ud to produce biographical certainty in the sense of clear expectations and the\ud shaping of one’s own life-course. What was previously taken for granted is\ud being transformed into (real or apparent) decisions by means of social\ud individualization processes and ...
openaire  

Contesting Regulatory Capacity: Exploring Doctrines in the Regulatory State

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The contemporary literature on regulation and development has emphasised the importance of low discretion devices for achieving desired policy objectives. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that state capacity in general, and regulatory capacity more specifically, are essential for achieving development goals in a world of ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha, Martin Lodge
wiley   +1 more source

Reflexões teóricas acerca da “crise ambiental”: possibilidades de novas orientações para as políticas públicas ambientais

open access: yesCiências Sociais Unisinos, 2016
The article presents a number of concerns that converge on the necessary analysis of environmental issues from a multi-center perspective, but privileging a political emphasis to understand the consequences of the environmental crisis in a risk society ...
José Irivaldo Alves Oliveira Silva
doaj  

THE REFLEXIVITY OF MODERNITY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

open access: yesSelçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 1998
THE REFLEXIVITY OF MODERNITY AND SOCIAL ...
openaire   +5 more sources

Melodies of the forest: Nature as an improvisational space for shared creative embodiment

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In an era marked by increasing disconnection from nature, innovative approaches to reconnect with the environment are crucial for both ecological and psychological well‐being. This paper explores how natural environments (a deciduous forest of Quebec in the present case study) can serve as an improvisational space for shared creative ...
Antoine Bellemare‐Pepin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban adults' engagement in nature education and its interplay with everyday lived experiences: A case study from Shenzhen, China

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Currently, scholarship on education to foster connectedness with nature primarily focuses on children. As adults likewise face the disconnection from nature and play a key role in influencing children, it is important to understand how they perceive, engage in, and benefit from relevant programmes.
Xiaoxue Chen, Zuyi Lyu, Junxi Qian
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of the Mechanism of Cinnamaldehyde in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Based via Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and Animal Experiments

open access: yesPediatric Discovery, EarlyView.
Through network pharmacology and molecular docking, it has been discovered that CA can target MAOB, among other proteins, to exert a therapeutic effect in IBS. In vivo, CA lowered visceral hypersensitivity, anxiety and depression‐like behaviors, and fecal water content, highlighting its therapeutic potential for IBS via anti‐inflammatory pathways ...
Qingyang Yu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy