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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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Deviancy as social problem: the answers of psychology [La devianza come problema sociale: le risposte della psicologia] [PDF]

, 2011
Scopo: Il comportamento deviante è tale in quanto infrange una serie di norme sociali più o meno consapevolmente riconosciute dai più. Scopo dello studio è descrivere e analizzare le caratteristiche di tale comportamento.
Caciari Tiziana, Ciarrocca M, Di Pastena Claudia, Marchione S, Nieto HA, Sancini Angela, Tomei Francesco, Tomei Gianfranco   +7 more
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Shaping future forests: how can ecophysiology support climate‐smart forest management?

New Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 5, Page 2778-2813, June 2026.
Summary Climate change, particularly the associated increase in extreme events and disturbances, threatens the numerous environmental, social, and economic benefits that forests provide, both locally and globally. Heat and drought pose significant risks to forest ecosystems; the anticipated future climate is expected to exacerbate this trend ...
Arthur Gessler, José M. Grünzweig, Laura Bigio, Henrik Hartmann, Nate McDowell, Frank Krumm, Arun K. Bose, Andreas Rigling, Harald Bugmann, Valentina Vitali, Pascal Schneider, J. Jelle Lever, Janine Schweier, Anne Kempel, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Philipp Brun, Jürgen Bauhus, Micah Wilhelm, Alessandra Bottero   +18 more
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Preadolescent and smartphone

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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Girls and the Media: Girlhood Studies Agenda and Prospects in Italy [PDF]

, 2017
Within the Italian context, girlhood studies can hardly be considered a specific field: adolescence and gender construction in Italy have historically been investigated by sociology and psychology, although, in recent years, media studies have also ...
Romana Ando'
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Adapted Physical Activity for Elderly People and National Policies. A Comparative Investigation

Social Policy &Administration, Volume 60, Issue 3, Page 441-449, May 2026.
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, Masson Philippe, Esposito Maurizio, Porrovecchio Alessandro   +3 more
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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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Supporting cavity‐nesting birds in organic orchards and vineyards: Evaluating the use of artificial nest boxes

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 2, April/June 2026.
Artificial nest boxes increased nesting opportunities for birds when tailored to their ecological needs. More complex and heterogeneous landscapes with greater forest and shrub cover increased nest box use. Nest box placement height and management‐related factors also influenced their occupation.
Emanuela Granata, Marco Salvatori, Matteo Trenti, Alessandro Franzoi, Paolo Pedrini, Chiara Fedrigotti, Michele Pes, Mattia Brambilla   +7 more
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Smartness. The face of the integration in the new “performing” society [PDF]

, 2018
Economia, potere, così come case, persone e lavoro, ma prima di ogni altra cosa città: tutto negli ultimi anni è chiamato a diventare “smart”. È questa l’era della smart economy, della smart governance, della smart home, delle smart people, dello smart
Iannone, Roberta
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All Social Comparisons are Local? Inequality, Coethnicity and Subjective Economic Position

Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 156-176, March 2026.
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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