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Theories of power and social change. Power contestations and their implications for research on social change and innovation

Journal of Political Power, 2021
This paper proposes a meta-theoretical framework for studying power in processes of change and innovation. Power is one of the most contested concepts in social and political theory.
Flor Avelino
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Integrated analysis of online signals and insight generation about digital conversations on COVID-19 vaccines in Eastern and Southern Africa: a longitudinal analysis of social listening data

BMC Proceedings, 2023
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, social listening programs across digital channels have become an integral part of health preparedness and response planning, allowing to capture and address questions, information needs, and misinformation shared ...
Silvia Sommariva, Helena Ballester Bon, Sofia De Almeida, Jenna Mote, Sijmen Brouwers, Massimiliano Sani, Natalie Fol   +6 more
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Decentralization and Regionalization of Surgical Care: A Review of Evidence for the Optimal Distribution of Surgical Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2019
Background While recommendations for the optimal distribution of surgical services in high-income countries (HICs) exist, it is unclear how these translate to resource-limited settings.
Katherine R. Iverson, Emma Svensson, Kristin Sonderman, Ernest J. Barthélemy, Isabelle Citron, Kerry A. Vaughan, Brittany L. Powell, John G. Meara, Mark G. Shrime   +8 more
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Measuring behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination in health workers in Eastern and Southern Africa

BMC Proceedings, 2023
Background In 2021, twenty out of twenty-one countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region introduced COVID-19 vaccines. With variable willingness to uptake vaccines across countries, the aim of the present study was to better understand ...
Helena Ballester Bon, Symen A. Brouwers, Jenna Mote, Sofia de Almeida, Laurie Markle, Silvia Sommariva, Natalie Fol   +6 more
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A large-scale test of the link between intergroup contact and support for social change

Nature Human Behaviour, 2020
Guided by the early findings of social scientists, practitioners have long advocated for greater contact between groups to reduce prejudice and increase social cohesion.
T. Hässler, J. Ullrich, Michelle Bernardino, Nurit Shnabel, C. Laar, Daniel Valdenegro, S. Sebben, Linda R. Tropp, Emilio Paolo Visintin, Roberto González, Ruth Ditlmann, D. Abrams, H. Selvanathan, M. Branković, Stephen C. Wright, Jorina von Zimmermann, M. Pásek, Anna Lisa Aydin, I. Žeželj, Adrienne Pereira, N. Lantos, Mario Sainz, A. Glenz, Hana Oberpfalzerová, M. Bilewicz, Anna Kende, O. Kuzawińska, S. Otten, Edona Maloku, Masi Noor, Pelin Gul, J. Pistella, R. Baiocco, Margareta Jelić, E. Osin, Orly Bareket, D. C. Biruški, Jonathan E. Cook, Maneeza Dawood, Lisa Droogendyk, Angélica Herrera Loyo, Kaltrina Kelmendi, Luiza Mugnol Ugarte   +42 more
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Roles for computing in social change [PDF]

FAT*, 2019
A recent normative turn in computer science has brought concerns about fairness, bias, and accountability to the core of the field. Yet recent scholarship has warned that much of this technical work treats problematic features of the status quo as fixed,
Rediet Abebe, Solon Barocas, J. Kleinberg, K. Levy, Manish Raghavan, D. G. Robinson   +5 more
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Intergroup contact and social change: An integrated Contact‐Collective Action Model

Journal of Social Issues, 2020
Previous research has shown that positive intergroup contact among disadvantaged groupmembers may predict a so-called ‘sedative’ effect according to which positive contact isassociated with reduced support for social change.
T. Hässler, Ö. Ulug, Mariska Kappmeier, G. Travaglino   +3 more
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Accessing Antenatal Care (ANC) services during the COVID-19 first wave: insights into decision-making in rural India

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain language summary This article highlights the status of ANC services during the nationwide lockdown imposed in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Data was collected through 12
Shweta Bankar, Deepika Ghosh
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Financing surgical, obstetric, anaesthesia, and trauma care in the Asia–Pacific region: proceedings

BMC Proceedings, 2023
Surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care saves lives, prevents disability, promotes economic prosperity, and is a fundamental human right. Session two of the three-part virtual meeting series on Strategic Planning to Improve Surgical, Obstetric ...
Rennie X. Qin, Sangchul Yoon, Zachary G. Fowler, Anusha Jayaram, Makela Stankey, Lubna Samad, Kiki Maoate, Kee B. Park   +7 more
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Climate Change 2022 – Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

, 2023
The Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides a comprehensive assessment of the scientific literature relevant to climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability ...
Dr. Kirstin K. Holsman
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