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The Ethical Ceiling: Why a Wealth Cap Could Save Capitalism Drawing on Rawlsian principles of justice, this article argues that the current 58,300-fold wealth disparity between median Americans ($192,900) and Forbes US Top 100 billionaires cannot be ethically justified.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The Ethical Ceiling: Why a Wealth Cap Could Save Capitalism Drawing on Rawlsian principles of justice, this article argues that the current 58,300-fold wealth disparity between median Americans ($192,900) and Forbes US Top 100 billionaires cannot be ethically justified.
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The role of social integration in the adverse effect of unemployment on mental health – Testing the causal pathway and buffering hypotheses using panel data Social integration is considered crucially important for understanding the adverse effect of unemployment on mental health.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The role of social integration in the adverse effect of unemployment on mental health – Testing the causal pathway and buffering hypotheses using panel data Social integration is considered crucially important for understanding the adverse effect of unemployment on mental health.
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Making Issues Matter: Local Media and Policy-Based Evaluations of Politicians Does the media enhance issue accountability? Many argue it does by covering where politicians stand on policy. However, evidence of this process is limited and fails to address two alternatives. First,
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February 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Making Issues Matter: Local Media and Policy-Based Evaluations of Politicians Does the media enhance issue accountability? Many argue it does by covering where politicians stand on policy. However, evidence of this process is limited and fails to address two alternatives. First,
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Proposing PaFRIA: A Participatory Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment Process Aligned with the EU AI Act for High-Risk AI System Deployers Assessing the impact of AI systems on fundamental rights (FRIA) is a core obligation under the EU AI Act for certain high-risk AI system dep
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February 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Proposing PaFRIA: A Participatory Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment Process Aligned with the EU AI Act for High-Risk AI System Deployers Assessing the impact of AI systems on fundamental rights (FRIA) is a core obligation under the EU AI Act for certain high-risk AI system dep
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Does the level of unemployment protection influence how job insecurity impacts health This study examines the relationship between job insecurity, defined as the expectation of job loss, and the health status of employed persons. We investigate whether the impact of job insecurit
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February 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Does the level of unemployment protection influence how job insecurity impacts health This study examines the relationship between job insecurity, defined as the expectation of job loss, and the health status of employed persons. We investigate whether the impact of job insecurit
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Role Of Media In Shaping Public Perception And Policy On Vaccination: A Systematic Review This systematic review analyzed 57 studies on the role of media in shaping public perception and policy regarding vaccination. Findings demonstrated that the media frequently presents risks
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February 15, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Role Of Media In Shaping Public Perception And Policy On Vaccination: A Systematic Review This systematic review analyzed 57 studies on the role of media in shaping public perception and policy regarding vaccination. Findings demonstrated that the media frequently presents risks
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A failed human expansion out of Africa 100,000 years ago Early modern humans expanded out of Africa multiple times before 70,000 years ago, yet none
of these populations are ancestral to living non-Africans. What caused these dispersals to fail?
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of these populations are ancestral to living non-Africans. What caused these dispersals to fail?
Here we investigate one such expan
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February 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM
A failed human expansion out of Africa 100,000 years ago Early modern humans expanded out of Africa multiple times before 70,000 years ago, yet none
of these populations are ancestral to living non-Africans. What caused these dispersals to fail?
Here we investigate one such expan
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of these populations are ancestral to living non-Africans. What caused these dispersals to fail?
Here we investigate one such expan
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Citizen voice as democratic data: public administration’s role in knowing the public in representative government Public administration (PA) has long experimented with ‘bringing the public in,’ yet democratic theory cautions that such approaches may displace rather than resolve d
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February 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Citizen voice as democratic data: public administration’s role in knowing the public in representative government Public administration (PA) has long experimented with ‘bringing the public in,’ yet democratic theory cautions that such approaches may displace rather than resolve d
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The Dorian Grayisation of the Black Body: Racialised Infrastructure and the Spatial-Corporeal Distribution of Imperial Violence This article proposes 'the Dorian Grayisation of the Black body' as a framework for analysing how racism created the infrastructure enabling imperial vi
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February 15, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The Dorian Grayisation of the Black Body: Racialised Infrastructure and the Spatial-Corporeal Distribution of Imperial Violence This article proposes 'the Dorian Grayisation of the Black body' as a framework for analysing how racism created the infrastructure enabling imperial vi
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A Collective Field Experiment Disentangling Participation in Online Political Discussions Online discussions are often dominated by a small group of active users, while the majority
remain silent. To investigate what differentiates active from silent users, whether participation
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remain silent. To investigate what differentiates active from silent users, whether participation
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February 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A Collective Field Experiment Disentangling Participation in Online Political Discussions Online discussions are often dominated by a small group of active users, while the majority
remain silent. To investigate what differentiates active from silent users, whether participation
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remain silent. To investigate what differentiates active from silent users, whether participation
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A Global Trend Analysis and Development Framework for Science Diaspora Networks Science diaspora networks (SDNs) are integral to science diplomacy and pivotal in tackling local, regional, and global challenges. Given the increasing mobility and connectivity in today's world, thes
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February 15, 2026 at 1:07 PM
A Global Trend Analysis and Development Framework for Science Diaspora Networks Science diaspora networks (SDNs) are integral to science diplomacy and pivotal in tackling local, regional, and global challenges. Given the increasing mobility and connectivity in today's world, thes
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Human Development from the Perspective of Gender: Ranking Countries Males or females, which are ahead? In health, education and income? And where, in which countries? How is human development distributed by gender over the World? The Gender Development Index and the Gender Ineq
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February 15, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Human Development from the Perspective of Gender: Ranking Countries Males or females, which are ahead? In health, education and income? And where, in which countries? How is human development distributed by gender over the World? The Gender Development Index and the Gender Ineq
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A metasynthetic framework and generative grammar for modeling anthropological theories of ritual symbolic systems, reversible into an ontology generator In this paper I argue that there are many paths forward for a problem that often seems to have no solution at all: the methodol
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February 15, 2026 at 5:22 AM
A metasynthetic framework and generative grammar for modeling anthropological theories of ritual symbolic systems, reversible into an ontology generator In this paper I argue that there are many paths forward for a problem that often seems to have no solution at all: the methodol
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Inequality, not regulation, drives America's housing affordability crisis A popular view holds that declining housing affordability stems from regulations that restrict new supply, and that deregulation will spur sufficient market-rate construction to meaningfully improve afforda
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February 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Inequality, not regulation, drives America's housing affordability crisis A popular view holds that declining housing affordability stems from regulations that restrict new supply, and that deregulation will spur sufficient market-rate construction to meaningfully improve afforda
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Food Literacy, Menu Design, and Nutritional Quality in Institutional Food Environments: A Conceptual Framework for Organizational Capacity and Systems-Based Improvement Institutional food environments provide meals to large populations through settings such as healthcare systems,
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February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Food Literacy, Menu Design, and Nutritional Quality in Institutional Food Environments: A Conceptual Framework for Organizational Capacity and Systems-Based Improvement Institutional food environments provide meals to large populations through settings such as healthcare systems,
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Self-efficacy predicts teacher burnout two years later Job burnout harms teacher wellbeing and has vast negative consequences, for example, on student performance, teaching staff morale, and teacher retention. Increasing teacher self-efficacy beliefs could mitigate burnout risk.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Self-efficacy predicts teacher burnout two years later Job burnout harms teacher wellbeing and has vast negative consequences, for example, on student performance, teaching staff morale, and teacher retention. Increasing teacher self-efficacy beliefs could mitigate burnout risk.
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Early-Life Environmental Exposures and Socioeconomic Attainment: Evidence from Historical U.S. Census Data Environmental stressors, and their downstream social and economic impacts, can affect a broad set of social processes and outcomes. One growing line of research examines how
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February 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Early-Life Environmental Exposures and Socioeconomic Attainment: Evidence from Historical U.S. Census Data Environmental stressors, and their downstream social and economic impacts, can affect a broad set of social processes and outcomes. One growing line of research examines how
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Parties as Superordinate Categories and Their Functions in Sociopsychological Adaptation to Political Conflict I develop a conceptual framework for studying parties as superordinate categories, arguing parties help partisans adapt to prolonged conflict with outgroups and manage i
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February 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Parties as Superordinate Categories and Their Functions in Sociopsychological Adaptation to Political Conflict I develop a conceptual framework for studying parties as superordinate categories, arguing parties help partisans adapt to prolonged conflict with outgroups and manage i
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The Militarisation–Extrajudicial Killings Nexus: A Cross-National Analysis, 2011–2021 This article examines whether the militarisation of policing undermines states’ commitments to human rights, focusing on extrajudicial killings as a severe form of state-led violence. Although m
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February 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The Militarisation–Extrajudicial Killings Nexus: A Cross-National Analysis, 2011–2021 This article examines whether the militarisation of policing undermines states’ commitments to human rights, focusing on extrajudicial killings as a severe form of state-led violence. Although m
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Implementing National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) Guidelines in Long-term Care in England and Wales: “Is it worth it?”- A theory-informed economic evaluation Background: Providing affordable, good-quality long-term care is a pertinent challenge. Little is known about how
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February 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Implementing National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) Guidelines in Long-term Care in England and Wales: “Is it worth it?”- A theory-informed economic evaluation Background: Providing affordable, good-quality long-term care is a pertinent challenge. Little is known about how
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Retention of working university students in higher education: Insights from the Estonian context This research aims to determine how universities can better meet the expectations of working students and enhance their persistence. Specifically, it examines which socio-demographic
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February 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Retention of working university students in higher education: Insights from the Estonian context This research aims to determine how universities can better meet the expectations of working students and enhance their persistence. Specifically, it examines which socio-demographic
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Archaeology of Forced Labour in Prague of 1950s: A Case of Stalin's monument Archaeological research on Letná Hill uncovered a forgotten 1950s labour camp linked to Prague’s Stalin monument. Preserved architecture and artefacts reveal daily life of workers, driven less by physica
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February 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Archaeology of Forced Labour in Prague of 1950s: A Case of Stalin's monument Archaeological research on Letná Hill uncovered a forgotten 1950s labour camp linked to Prague’s Stalin monument. Preserved architecture and artefacts reveal daily life of workers, driven less by physica
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Moving to Power? Gender Norms, Women’s Migration, and Household Decision-Making This study examines how women’s labor migration affects their decision-making participation in household savings and how gender norms shape these outcomes. Using Indonesian data, analyses reveal contr
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February 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Moving to Power? Gender Norms, Women’s Migration, and Household Decision-Making This study examines how women’s labor migration affects their decision-making participation in household savings and how gender norms shape these outcomes. Using Indonesian data, analyses reveal contr
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Institutionalising platform dependence: The paradox of the European Media Freedom Act The growing reliance of journalism on platforms has profoundly affected the political economy of journalism. In response to growing concerns over platforms’ discretionary power over journalism,
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February 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Institutionalising platform dependence: The paradox of the European Media Freedom Act The growing reliance of journalism on platforms has profoundly affected the political economy of journalism. In response to growing concerns over platforms’ discretionary power over journalism,
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Poverty and Public Policy in the Context of Crisis This review offers a framework for studying the measurement, consequences, and sources of poverty in times of crisis. Recent crises—such as COVID-19, the Great Recession, and environmental disasters—expose limitations
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February 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Poverty and Public Policy in the Context of Crisis This review offers a framework for studying the measurement, consequences, and sources of poverty in times of crisis. Recent crises—such as COVID-19, the Great Recession, and environmental disasters—expose limitations
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