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Adapted Physical Activity for Elderly People and National Policies. A Comparative Investigation
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global demographic transition presents challenges and opportunities for Western societies, affecting biological, psychological, and social aspects. Ageing is linked to a decline in physical abilities, worsened by sedentary lifestyles, which reduce autonomy and quality of life. Public policies must promote “active ageing,” with APA as a key
Di Mare Simona +3 more
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Èthos tecnologico e ricerca sociale: datificazione, computazione e sociologia digitale
Fuori Luogo, 2020 I processi di digitalizzazione e datificazione della società impattano profondamente sul ruolo che la tecnologia riveste nel metodo della ricerca sociale.
Biagio Aragona, Cristiano Felaco
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All Social Comparisons are Local? Inequality, Coethnicity and Subjective Economic Position
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract Recent studies have found that the self‐perceived, rather than the objective, economic position affects individual political behavior. But how do individuals self‐assess their own position? In this paper, we study how local conditions – local inequality and coethnicity – affect this self‐assessment.
Gerlinde Theunissen, Nils B. Weidmann
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Giocatori e famiglie. Primi dati sulla risposta di aiuto e accoglienza
Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica, 2010 PUBBLICATO NELLA COLLANA "SUPPLEMENTI" DELLA RIVISTA "ANIMAZIONE SOCIALE", 8/9, 2009 In questo articolo vengono presentati i primi risultati della ricerca condotta sulla risposta di aiuto e accoglienza relativa ai giocatori d’azzardo patologici e alle ...
Mauro Croce +2 more
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Are Less Affluent People Less Likely to Run for Political Office?
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract In almost all democracies, elected officials are better off than most of the citizens they represent. Recent research has shown that this descriptive misrepresentation is partly due to voter and party bias against less well‐off candidates. In this paper, we explore a third possible explanation: Are less affluent people less likely to run for ...
Pirmin Bundi, Reto Wüest
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Mills and society in early medieval northern Italy
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 3-33, February 2026.Drawing on the extensive documentary record of northern Italy, available archaeological evidence, and comparative case studies from early medieval Europe, this study demonstrates that mill‐based landscapes in the Po and Friuli‐Venetian plains were shaped by society as a whole.
Marco Panato
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INFAD, 2018 The penetration of new media among the very young and in particular the use of tablets and smartphones, objects considered “natural” by children because they were already present at birth, made the analysis scenario very complex.
Rosanna Labalestra
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A Network Perspective of Economic Relations and Markets
Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften, 2012 A review of the research literature applying social network analy sis to different aspects of economics (markets, firms and economic organiza tions, policies and public administration) will be presented.
Francesca Odella
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Public Administration, Volume 103, Issue 4, Page 1097-1119, December 2025.ABSTRACT Despite a resurgence of interest in social equity, citizens' inclusion in public services has attracted limited attention in the public administration literature so far, having often remained in the background of studies focusing on citizens' participation and representative bureaucracy.
Tana Licsandru +3 more
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Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 713-732, December 2025.Abstract The access of EU migrants to social assistance is highly politicised in Switzerland. However, we know little about parties' and voters' positions on this issue across the ideological spectrum. Using quantitative methods, this article examines whether there is congruence between voters' preferences on EU migrants' access to social assistance ...
Angie Gago +2 more
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