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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1582-1605, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola   +30 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reimagining the (Supra)nation, Remaking the State: The Yugoslav Idea and Ante Marković's Party

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 402-413, April 2026.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the reimagining and representation of the Yugoslav idea by the Alliance of Reformist Forces (SRSJ), a party established by federal Prime Minister Ante Marković in 1990. The SRSJ sought to reshape the structure of the federal state and revive the narratives of shared history and culture foundational to the Yugoslav ...
Alfredo Sasso
wiley   +1 more source

The Social Genesis of the Hungarian Literary Field: Symbolic Revolution and the Fall of Aristocratic Authority

open access: yesSociology Lens, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 83-96, March 2026.
ABSTRACT At the center of this study is a key event in the formation of the modern Hungarian literary field: the series of debates known as the Lexicon Trial (1830–1831), which played a decisive role in the institutionalization and autonomization of literature during Hungary's Reform Era (1825–1848).
Ádám Havas
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural System Resilience of Industrial Hemp: An Exploratory Value Web Analysis in the Swabian Alb

open access: yesGCB Bioenergy, Volume 18, Issue 2, February 2026.
This study assessed the industrial hemp value web resilience in the Swabian Alb, Southern Germany, where regional implementation remains limited despite hemp's bioeconomy potential. Using an indicator framework and stakeholder interviews, the research found the small, fluctuating cultivation area (e.g., 25 ha in 2024) focuses on hemp seed valorisation;
Lena‐Sophie Loew, Moritz von Cossel
wiley   +1 more source

Ostracism as a threat to modern democracies: Evidence from 11 European countries

open access: yesPolitical Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Ostracism—being ignored and excluded—has been shown to fuel threats to democracies, including increased willingness to engage in violent actions, endorsement of partisan falsehoods, and belief in political conspiracy theories. Recently, low social belonging has been linked with lower voter turnout and increased populist party support, thus ...
Natalia Bogatyreva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regulatory Talk About Climate Policies: National Plans or Commission Streamlining

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 125-151, January 2026.
Abstract National energy and climate plans (NECPs) are a cornerstone of European Union (EU) climate policy. As ‘hard’ soft governance instruments, NECPs allow comparison of member state policies and monitoring of whether they reach EU aims. My argument is that NECPs can be analysed as regulatory talk, with both member states and the Commission using ...
Simon Fink
wiley   +1 more source

Reform Agendas in National Recovery and Resilience Plans: Partisan Politics and Domestic Usages of Europe

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 75-99, January 2026.
Abstract This article examines the agency of national executives in shaping the reform agendas within the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Through a comparative analysis of NRRPs drafting in Germany, France, Italy and Spain, and an in‐depth longitudinal study of Italy, we argue that ...
Enrico Borghetto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the natural border: A bio‐geo‐political reading

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 50, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract This article engages in a critical analysis of the concept of the natural border. It highlights its inherently biopolitical nature by exploring how it intersects with biology, history and geography. In the last decades, critical border studies have deeply questioned the naturality of borders.
Matteo Proto, Francesco Buscemi
wiley   +1 more source

Socialist Entrepreneurship and Integrated Peasant Economy: Failed Collectivization in Yugoslavia (1949–1953)

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, Volume 25, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores the specific features of collectivization in socialist Yugoslavia, focusing on Slovenia as one of its constituent republics. Through a bottom‐up approach, it examines selected cases from the countryside surrounding the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, between 1949 and 1953.
Lev Centrih
wiley   +1 more source

From agents of the people to agents of authority? How illiberal populism impacts interactions between regulatory agencies and external stakeholders

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 933-956, July 2025.
Abstract The decline in democratic quality and the increasing electoral popularity of illiberal populist parties are among the most notable global phenomena in the past 20 years. This article builds a bridge between the growing body of political science literature addressing how democratic backsliding impacts linkages between governments and organized ...
Michael Dobbins, Rafael Labanino
wiley   +1 more source

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