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Exploring political skill and deception
Jeffrey A. Clements, Randy Boyle, Jeffrey G. Proudfoot– The purpose of this paper is to explore and develop a model which examines the effects of political skill on an individual’s intent to deceive.
Between rights and obligations – rethinking youth participation at the margins
Mirja Määttä, Sanna AaltonenThe purpose of this paper is to offer a critical view of participatory policies and measures by highlighting that participation is not only a right for young people, but also an…
Shame and institutional stability – or – change in healthcare
Lee C. JarvisThe purpose of this paper is to help introduce the empirical study of emotion within an institutional framework by examining shame and shaming as drivers of institutional…
Improved critical thinking in students using current events journaling
Sahar BahmaniWhen students relate current events to the concepts studied in the classroom by writing and presenting a series of analyses in the form of regular journaling, their learning and…
From whence cometh this Welfare consensus? US welfare policy discourse as class warfare in the 1980s and 1990s
Darren BaranyThe purpose of this paper is to address the ideological narratives which came to comprise a new welfare consensus in the USA and subsequently a welfare state which was more…
Israel ' s failed experiment with American-style welfare reform
Orit Fisher-Shalem, Jill QuadagnoAccording to convergence theory, over time societies form similar social structures, political processes and public policies. In 2001, Israel adopted a welfare reform plan that…
A sociology for other animals: analysis, advocacy, intervention
Erika CudworthThe purpose of this paper is to map the field of sociological animal studies through some examples of critical and mainstream approaches and considers their relation to advocacy…
The contribution of subjective measures to the quantification of social progress: Evidence from Europe and Israel
Wolfgang MessnerStatistical indicators, such as human health, are important for designing government policies, as well as for influencing the functioning of economic markets. However, there is…
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