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Sociology of law and law

, 2011
Every day the sociology of law becomes more important in the faculties of law, importance lies in the prospects of the sociology of law analysis offers the study of the rule of law and its relation to social phenomena. Article reflects on the features that the sociology of law and the contribution to law.
openaire   +1 more source

Positive Freedom and the Social Meaning of Money

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semiotic objections to markets hold that buying and selling certain things – for example, sex, body parts, votes, surrogacy services – expresses that those things are fungible with money, which has only profane value. This article offers a more fundamental challenge to semiotic critiques of market.
Andrew Allison, Jason Brennan, Peter Jaworski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dealing With Defilement Cases in Ghana: Intricacies of Law, Sociology and Psychology. [PDF]

Sex Offending
Agboli JM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Group Agency and Egalitarian Corporate Structure: The Epistemic, Incentive, and Control Dimensions

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT What constitutes a good corporate agent? The article answers this question by critically applying List and Pettit's theory of group agency, which emphasizes three crucial dimensions of organizational design: epistemic quality, incentive compatibility, and control.
Chi Kwok, Chris Man‐Kong Li
wiley   +1 more source

Are Substance Use Deflection Programs Seen as Effective?: Exploring Police Attitudes on Program Implementation. [PDF]

Dela J Public Health
Regalado J, Donnelly E, Rell E, Gavnik A, Stenger M, O'Connell DJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Yes, Friendship and Love Can Be Bought and Sold

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Can friendship and love be bought and sold? I argue yes, contrary to philosophical consensus. The prevailing view rests on the common error of over‐reliance on idealized conceptions of friendship and love that bear little resemblance to actual relationships.
Simone Sommer Degn
wiley   +1 more source

Spectral interlocutions and the politics of unfinished: Buddhism, haunting, and memory in Karunatilaka's <i>The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida</i>. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Humphry NM, I A.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Art of Reception: Field Visits as Microcosms for Development Interventions of Non‐Governmental Organisations in Uganda

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
wiley   +1 more source

Reconsidering political occupational therapy: implications of martial law on occupational justice in South Korea. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Kim H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Tourism, Democracy and Economic Growth in Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While numerous studies have explored the determinants of economic growth, research on the impact of tourism and democracy on economic growth remains debated in both developed and developing countries. Furthermore, studies examining the moderating role of democracy in the tourism–economic growth relationship are particularly scarce.
Toyo A. M. Dossou, Simplice A. Asongu, Kihumuro Jotham, Symphorien Zogbassè   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source