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The impact of sex education mandates on teenage pregnancy
David Paton discusses evidence that laws mandating sex education in schools are associated with higher rates of teenage…
Netnography
Robert Kozinets provides the theoretical and methodological groundwork as well as the practical applications of Netnography.
Do Human and Social Capital Determine the Outcome of Asylum Procedures?
Yuliya Kosyakova discusses whether the human and social capital of asylum-seekers affect the results of decisions regarding their asylum applications
Women’s Experiences in the Revolving Door of the Criminal Justice System
Candace Kruttschnitt discusses the narratives of 16 black and 35 white persistent offenders imprisoned in Pennsylvania. Image courtesy…
Food Insecurity and Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa
Ray Bush discusses the political economy of agrarian transformation with reference to case studies of Egypt and Tunisia.…
Finding Political Identities: Young People in a Changing Europe
Alistair Ross discusses how young people in Europe construct their political identities. Based on small discussion groups with 2000 young…
Theorizing Democracy in a Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic raises questions about the future of democracy and civil society. Peter Levine offers his thoughts on the use of suffering to score points in ongoing political arguments.
Please in My Backyard: Quiet Mobilization in Support of Fracking
Colin Jerolmack and Edward T. Walker discuss how a rural, white, mixed-income Pennsylvania community adopted a please-in-my-backyard stance toward shale gas extraction (fracking)
Suicide by crashing into a heavy vehicle: A one-year follow-up study of professional drivers
Igor Radun discusses Finnish heavy vehicle drivers involved in a suicide crash in the year 2017 regarding their…
Class Position and Political Opinion in Rich Democracies
In many high-income countries today, scholarly interest in the politics of class has coincided with growing economic inequality,…
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