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What political theory can learn from conceptual engineering: The case of “corruption”

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Conceptual change is commonplace in political theory. Recent scholarship argues that improving a concept, or “engineering” it, can sharpen its normative and explanatory power. This article illustrates what political theory can learn from conceptual engineering (CE) by examining the evolution of “corruption” as a case study.
Emanuela Ceva, Patrizia Pedrini
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa has some of the highest estimated rates of infertility or involuntary childlessness in the world, leading epidemiologists to refer to parts of the region as the “infertility belt.” The medicalization of infertility and the situating of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as the treatment for infertility have siphoned ...
Tessa Moll
wiley   +1 more source

The Unbecoming Ghost: Spectropolitics in the Making and Unmaking of BHU's Bhoot Vidya Ayurveda Certificate Program

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and ...
Thomas Seibel
wiley   +1 more source

Intersectional analysis of visual generative AI: the case of stable diffusion. [PDF]

AI Soc
Jääskeläinen P, Sharma NK, Pallett H, Åsberg C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Adaptive Spaces and Rural Futures: Climate Change, Agrarian Dynamics, and Knowledge Politics in Southeast Asian Socioecological Transformations

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contemporary rural change in Southeast Asia is shaped by complex, intersecting forces that defy simplistic narratives. Researchers must therefore develop new ways to grasp nuanced, non‐linear, and locally specific processes to understand how transformational shifts may occur (or not) in the region.
John F. McCarthy, Jean‐Christophe Castella, Kelly Dorkenoo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

When Universities Turn Carceral: Between Academic Freedom and Elimination

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Gil Rothschild Elyassi
wiley   +1 more source

Disciplining the “Queen of the World”? Responsible Innovation as a Way of Life

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper offers a critical reflection on the concept of responsible innovation as defined during the last decades. We argue that the emphasis on innovation as a process risks neglecting the very goals of innovation, namely societal desirability and acceptability. Thus, we suggest reconsidering the role of imagination, the “Queen of the world”
Xavier Pavie, Ghislain Deslandes, Monika Kostera   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Those risks, that preventative work, that is the bedrock of family medicine": A foucauldian discourse analysis of communicating risk for type 2 diabetes among primary care providers. [PDF]

BMC Prim Care
Blunt WM, Irwin JD, Petrella RJ, Shelley J, Smith MJ.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Steering Sustainability: Empirical Insights Into Enhancing ESG Ratings via CSR Committees

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on the increasing importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) committees and their characteristics in driving a stronger focus on sustainability. Using ESG and financial data from Refinitiv/Datastream, governance information from BoardEx, and country‐level indicators from Eurostat, we ...
Andrea Caccialanza, Matteo Cotugno, Salvatore Perdichizzi, Riccardo Torelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source