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WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
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Scientific Theories, Models and the Semantic Approach

Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology, 2007
According to the semantic view, a theory is characterized by a class of models. In this paper, we examine critically some of the assumptions that underlie this approach. First, we recall that models are models of something.
Décio Krause, Otávio Bueno
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L'envolée épistémique de la recherche comptable en économie financière : une étude historique sur la conception de l'utilité de la comptabilité* The Epistemic Rise of Accounting Research in Financial Economics: A Historical Study on the Conception of the Usefulness of Accounting

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
RÉSUMÉ L'étude publiée par Ball et Brown en 1968 (ci‐après « BB68 ») est principalement reconnue pour son affirmation selon laquelle la comptabilité de l'époque était utile pour les investisseurs, s'inscrivant alors en contradiction avec la littérature comptable normative faisant office d'autorité. Or, une telle affirmation n'allait pas de soi.
Pier‐Luc Lajoie, Yves Gendron
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Short‐Term Profits for Long‐Term Value: Corporate ESG Dilemmas Under Earnings Pressure and Pathways to Governance

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the negative effect of earnings pressure (EP) on corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and explores governance mechanisms that can address this problem. Drawing on behavioural agency theory and incorporating insights from resource allocation theory and agency theory, this paper identifies the key
Sha Tang, Abdullahi D. Ahmed, Chante Jian Ding   +2 more
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‘The White Hordes From the West’: Race and Refuge in Australian Media Commentary About White Rhodesians During Zimbabwe's Decolonisation

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores Australian media commentary on white Rhodesians migrating to Australia, focusing on the period of Malcolm Fraser's prime ministership (1975–1983). The main argument is that the Australian media debates about whether to classify white Rhodesians as ‘migrants’ or ‘refugees’ were not merely semantic but reflected a deeper ...
George Bishi, Ana Stevenson
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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
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Core practices of people management for active learning in higher education

Discover Education
This article identified key core practices for people management to support active learning in university education. Interviews were conducted with 16 professionals using a narrative approach.
Pablo Cea-González, Paula Villacura-Avalos, Alexandra Romero-Vidal, Daniela Sannino-Berríos, Michelle Blaser   +4 more
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The Mutable Original: How Chinese Counterfeits Become Nigerian Originals in African Markets

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Affordable Chinese copies of Western brands are ubiquitous in African markets. Despite democratizing consumer access, these goods appear to cement hegemonic value hierarchies that rank Chinese or local products as inferior to Western goods.
Jing Jing Liu
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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
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Adolescents' Experiences of Weight‐Related Bullying in the School Setting—A Qualitative Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Obesity is a stigmatised disease, and weight‐related bullying is the most common form of victimisation. This study aimed to provide a nuanced understanding of adolescents’ experiences of such victimisation and related interventions. Methods Data were collected between April and October 2025 through semi‐structured interviews and analysed ...
Emelie Andersson, Nicole Mpatsiaris Riboe, Kajsa Järvholm   +2 more
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