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A Hero's Journey to Systemic Change: Developing Expertise in Agricultural Development

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Experts in rural development and agrarian change wield considerable influence over programme design and delivery, directing resources and shaping trajectories towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet the pathways through which such expertise develops remain under‐examined. This study examines the journey to expertise among experts
Kirt Hainzer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seeing Heritage Management through Systems Science

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Heritage is influenced by a range of multifaceted factors, such as global issues, power dynamics, entangled legal frameworks and multilayered needs. The interplay of these elements creates a challenging environment for heritage managers, who must navigate a web of stakeholders with diverse interests and values. This paper suggests that systems
Omid Shakerian   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the preservation of reinforced concrete architectural masterpieces: The challenges of the REcube project

open access: yesStructural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The preservation of reinforced concrete masterpieces from the 20th century poses a complex challenge. These structures often combine architectural, historical, and technological value, which standard engineering codes and conservation practices are not fully equipped to address. The Erasmus+ REcube project responded to this gap by promoting an
Elisabetta Margiotta Nervi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Sarah Pink (2001). Doing Ethnography: Images, Media and Representation in Research

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2002
In Doing Ethnography: Images, Media and Representation in Research, Sarah PINK outlines the possibilities and practicalities of visual methods in ethnographic research.
Laurie Mullen
doaj  

Interdisciplinarity in French Social Sciences Scientific Journals

open access: yesDados: Revista de Ciências Sociais
Taking France as its example, the following article examines the relations between the disciplines of social sciences discovered during the arduous task of classifying French social sciences journals according to more specific disciplines (sociology ...
Eric Brun
doaj   +1 more source

Moral Entrepreneurs of the Mastodon Migration

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Social media platforms are imbued with politics and values through an interplay of coded architectures, platform policies, economic models, and algorithmic curation, together shaping and shaped by the activities of users. This dynamic set of relations is most evident during moments of disruption, in which platform politics and values come under debate.
Sean Ward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for Friendlessness: Stigma and the Quest for an Honorable Self

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
How do people who identify as friendless make sense of their condition in a moment when friendship is extolled for the support and satisfaction it offers? This article draws on interviews with 21 adults in an Atlantic Canadian city. We argue that our interviewees were rarely at ease with their friendlessness and were at pains to recover an honorable ...
Laura Eramian, Peter Mallory
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking Face‐to‐Face Interaction: Lessons from Studies of “Autistic Sociality”

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Face‐to‐face interaction is a foundational concept in microsociology. This article surveys the social experiences of autistic people, who are commonly known for having a strained relationship with interactions face to face. By interpretively reviewing and synthesizing the broader literature on “autistic sociality,” the article provides a nuanced ...
Lars E. F. Johannessen
wiley   +1 more source

Communicating the social sciences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This chapter reviews the sparse and somewhat scattered research literature that has specifically addressed the public communication of the social sciences (PCSS).
Cassidy, A
core  

Anthromes and terrestrial carbon

open access: yes
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Anthony P. Walker   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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