The Return of the Subject: How a Forgotten Sociological Idea Could Rebuild Society
A new sociological analysis argues that the concept of the subject, developed by Alain Touraine and Michel Wieviorka, offers a ...
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New Oxford Handbook Argues Social Science Is as Vital as Technology for Climate Action
A new 700-page Oxford University Press handbook edited by UC Merced's Paul Almeida gathers more than 60 scholars across 39 ...
Why Working Women Do Not Always Make Feminists: New Study Challenges Modernisation Theory
A comparative study of eight post-Soviet states finds that high female labour force participation does not reliably produce feminist mobilisation, ...
When Washington Walks Away: How Trump’s Government Reshapes the Fight Against Global Problems
A new analysis argues that while Trump-era American withdrawal inflicts severe immediate harm on climate action and pandemic preparedness, the ...
Sincerity Signals: Why Perceived Motives Make or Break Online Activism
New Flinders University research shows that people who see online activists as insincere are far less likely to join a ...
Why Some People Protest and Others Stay Home: Self-Esteem Holds the Answer
A new two-study framework shows that threats to self-concept and self-esteem mechanisms, rather than efficacy beliefs, distinguish protesters from non-protesters ...
Companies Use a Quiet Playbook to Undercut Stakeholder Dissent, New Theory Argues
A new theory describes organizational repression, a systematic corporate playbook for anticipating, disrupting, and escalating against stakeholder activism.
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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