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Battles Over Perceptions Among Violent Non-state Actors

, 2020
There is a growing consensus in the political violence literature that competition between violent non-state actors contributes to longer conflicts and more dramatic forms of violence.
Greene, Kevin
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Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn, Lana Battaglia, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison, Susy Harrigan, Lee Huggins, Sofia Grage‐Moore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder, Olivia Crivari, Phillippa Carnemolla, Libby Callaway   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanistic Insight Into the Polymorph‐Dependent Photosalient Effect of a White Light or Two‐Photon Activated Photoreactive Molecular Salt

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Photocycloaddition in stilbene‐type salt polymorphs exhibit distinct light‐driven responses: OHT‐TI shows a violent photosalient effect under visible and NIR (two‐photon) irradiation, whereas OHT‐TII reacts statically. Packing and computational analysis reveals that shell‐like structures in OHT‐TI frustrate structural relaxation, accumulating explosive
Emanuela Santagata, Francesco Ambrosio, Amedeo Capobianco, Andrea Peluso, Giorgia Rizzi, Stijn Van Cleuvenbergen, Yovan de Coene, Koen Clays, Paolo Pio Mazzeo, Roberto Centore, Fabio Borbone   +10 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Nothing to See Here: Researching Non‐Recent Child Abuse in Schools and the Politics of Silence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While institutions, including schools, have responsibilities to protect children from harm, responses to instances of child sexual abuse have often exhibited avoidance and denial. Recent public inquiries in Australia revealed that some institutions, particularly in the Catholic sector, employed a deliberate strategy of silence which was used ...
John Crowley, Katie Wright, Kate O'Connor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of State and Non-State Actors in Determining Violent and Nonviolent Tactics in Political Conflict [PDF]

, 2019
This thesis seeks to explain the choices of violent and nonviolent tactics in political conflict. It consists of three papers that focus on different aspects pertaining to the initiation and development of internal political conflict considering violence
Petrova, Marina
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‘We Are Australia’: Unpacking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Understandings and Experiences of Australian Identity

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest living custodians in the world. However, Australian identity has been purposefully established to exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contributing to systemic oppression and harmful consequences. Understanding the perspectives and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres
Jack Farrugia, Jonathan Bullen
wiley   +1 more source

Still Aiming at the Harder Targets: An Update on Violent Non-State Actors’ Use of Armed UAVs

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), often referred to as drones, are integrated into the repertoire of both state and violent non-state actors (VNSAs).
Haugstvedt, Håvard
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Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice at the ‘Shop Front’: The Potential and Limitations of Meeting Legal Need Through Technology

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Australia, governments fund Community Legal Centres (CLCs) as part of the legal assistance sector (LAS) to meet the ‘legal needs’ of people experiencing disadvantage who cannot afford private legal services. Persistent unmet demand for CLCs is well‐documented. As artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in private legal practice to
Catherine Hastings, Art Cotterell, Farzana Bruce   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wide Open Spaces: The PKK Shows Violent Non-State Actors Need More Than Weak Governance to Thrive

, 2013
The PKK in Turkey shows transnational, violent non-state actors operate in weak states for a number of reasons.
Holmes, Katherine
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