Digital Futures Between Participatory Digital Democracy and Participatory Digital Fascism
Policy &Internet, Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT This paper explores one of the defining political questions of the twenty‐first century: will digital technologies strengthen democracy or accelerate new forms of authoritarianism and fascism? Against the backdrop of platform capitalism, AI‐driven communication, surveillance infrastructures, disinformation and democratic crisis, the study asks
Christian Fuchs +2 more
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Impact of Tobacco Use and Prevention Laws on Regional Cigarette Sales: An Analysis of Provincial Disparities and Convergence Patterns in Spain. [PDF]
Health Econ RevGaliano A +3 more
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The evolution of Australian cannabis policies, 1967 to 2024
Addiction, Volume 121, Issue 9, Page 2561-2572, September 2026.Abstract Aim To describe the outcomes of cannabis policy debates in Australia from 1967 to 2024. Methods We searched popular media, public reports, parliamentary inquiries and policy documents on cannabis in Australia since the 1960s and examined peer reviewed papers, national survey data and police records of cannabis‐related arrests.
Wayne D. Hall +3 more
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Ethical and Practical Considerations for an Agreement to Ensure Equitable Vaccine Access Comment on "More Pain, More Gain! The Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines and the Pharmaceutical Industry's Role in Widening the Access Gap". [PDF]
Int J Health Policy ManagOrtiz-Millán G.
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Gender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 5, Page 1760-1777, September 2026.ABSTRACT This paper examines trust in women's organizations as a gendered and contextually embedded dimension of institutional trust, drawing on data from 90,192 respondents across 60 countries using the 2017–2022 World Values Survey, the World Bank, and Varieties of Democracy.
Ruby Amanda Oboro‐Offerie
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Demographic Dynamics and International Trade: Stylized Facts and Theoretical Insights
Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 1806-1833, September 2026.ABSTRACT Demographic change within a country has economic repercussions for other countries through international transactions. Ongoing shifts in population size and age structure across countries have important implications for international trade, operating through changes in market size, consumption preferences, and labor supply.
Kumuthini Sivathas
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Opportunities and Challenges of a Cap-and-Trade System for Plastics. [PDF]
Environ Sci TechnolAl-Zawaidah H +3 more
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The Türkiye‐Qatar Partnership: From Ottoman Roots to Strategic Alliance
Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 3, Autumn (Fall) 2026.Abstract As Qatar, a small country in a strategic location, faced a pressure campaign from Gulf states in 2017, Türkiye expanded its military presence and provided support that proved crucial to Doha's ability to overcome the crisis. This demonstrated Türkiye's new grand strategy, its capacity to project influence into the Gulf, and its status as a ...
Ismail Köse, Fatma Alghussein
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The illicit cigarette market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Findings from a cross-sectional study of empty cigarette packs. [PDF]
PLOS Glob Public HealthMdege ND +9 more
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Advancing progress on tobacco control in low-income and middle-income countries through economic analysis. [PDF]
Tob ControlSmall R +7 more
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