Article
Public Administration
Maurizio Ferrera, Francesco Corti, Maarten Keune
Summary: The launch of the European Pillar of Social Rights has sparked a discussion on the role of the European Union in subjective rights. This article argues that the expansion of the EU's social acquis has disconnected social rights from their national foundations and created a new pattern of right production. The article proposes an analytical framework to analyze social rights as bundles of power resources, which enables individuals to claim and receive material benefits. This shift in perspective allows a closer connection between social citizenship and individualized material benefits, as well as the role of the European Union as a provider of power resources.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Adbullah Ansar, Shahbaz Haider
Summary: This article explores the essence of the human in Twelver Shi'i philosophy and mysticism, and discusses the possible existence of extraterrestrial intelligent life and their relationship with humanhood. It presents a philosophical elucidation of how human beings are characterized and their connection with the Perfect Human archetype in Islamic thought. The article also reviews Imami traditions regarding extraterrestrial intelligent life and the plurality of worlds, providing a unique analysis of humanhood from the Shi'i philosophical viewpoint and questioning whether the term "human" can be applied to other intelligent beings with similar ontological features and intelligence levels.
Article
Social Issues
Majid Daneshgar
Summary: As the first installment in a three-part series on the Quran and science, this article emphasizes the significance of Quranic scientific interpretation and miraculousness, and the close relationship between theology and scientific knowledge in Islamic history. It focuses on the positioning and definition of science in Islamic literature, as well as the approach of Muslim exegetical figures and traditionalists towards science based on the Quran and prophetic traditions.
Book Review
Social Issues
Mladen Turk
Article
Substance Abuse
Frank J. Schwebel, Dylan K. Richards, Matthew R. Pearson, Katie Witkiewitz
Summary: This study developed the Harm Reduction Self-Efficacy Scale (HRSES) to assess an individual's self-efficacy in limiting their substance use according to their own goals. The results showed that the HRSES has promising psychometric properties and is applicable to a range of substance use goals.
ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Bart Cillekens, Judith M. Mollet, Rixt A. Smit, P. Paul F. M. Kuijer, Pieter Coenen
Summary: This study aimed to explore the perspectives of self-employed workers with physically demanding jobs on work participation. Through interviews and thematic analysis, personal factors, work factors, and healthcare were found to be facilitators and barriers for work participation. This study is of importance in understanding work participation among self-employed workers.
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Szilard D. Kovacs
Summary: Oral health is crucial for an individual's physical, mental, and social well-being. The complex nature of oral health and individual needs result in various treatment options, involving contrasting ethical values and different aspects of oral health. This article aims to propose alternative treatment strategies in dentistry, considering factors such as rehabilitation extent, preservation of anatomical structures, aesthetic outcome, number of sessions, and patient autonomy.
JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Michele Friedner
Summary: This article analyzes the aftermath of a government program in India that provides cochlear implants to children living below the poverty line. It highlights the financial and logistical struggles faced by families in maintaining the devices and emphasizes the need to reframe the concept of abandonment, focusing on how families are abandoned by the state and corporations. The article argues that the concept of obsolescence obscures the relational aspect and functions in a politically neutral way.
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & HUMAN VALUES
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Eleonora Mussino, Ann-Zofie Duvander
Summary: The majority of newly arrived immigrant mothers in Sweden do not take parental leave, but there are significant differences in uptake based on country of birth and reason for residence permit. However, there appears to be only a marginal association between parental leave use and subsequent labor market attachment. Moderate use of parental leave is associated with labor market activity rather than being an obstacle to it.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Jason Adam Wasserman, Abram L. Brummett, Mark Christopher Navin, Daniel Londyn Menkes
Summary: This paper explores the ethics of physicians refusing to provide life-sustaining interventions for patients who are likely to remain permanently unconscious. It argues that such refusals can be framed as conscientious objections and meet ethical standards. By framing their refusal as conscientious objection, physicians can make their objection's value-laden nature transparent and improve patient access to requested treatments.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOETHICS
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Marius R. Busemeyer, Liam Beiser-McGrath
Summary: This article examines individual-level attitudes towards long-term investment policies in Germany and finds that citizens are more supportive of welfare state related policies, particularly investments in education and pensions. It also reveals that political trust and individual political ideology have positive associations with support for long-term investment policies. These findings have important implications for addressing long-term issues faced by society today.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Tijs Laenen, Sarah Marchal, Wim Van Lancker
Summary: Based on a multilevel analysis using fine-grained opinion and policy indicators, this article investigates the relationship between income targeting policies and popular targeting preferences. The results show that targeting preferences are empirically related to targeting policies, but the factors influencing these preferences vary between different policy domains, such as unemployment benefits and income taxation.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Maarten Vansteenkiste, Joachim Waterschoot, Sofie Morbee, Pascaline Van Oost, Mathias Schmitz, Olivier Klein, Olivier Luminet, Vincent Yzerbyt, Omer van den Bergh
Summary: The Motivation Barometer survey conducted in Belgium during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was a critical policy instrument, aiming to monitor and address psychological factors among citizens, bridging the gap between social scientists, policymakers, the media, and the general public, and offering potential contributions to addressing other societal challenges.
SOCIAL ISSUES AND POLICY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Ethics
T. V. Brigden, C. Mitchell, K. Kuberska, A. Hall
Summary: This article discusses the challenges of providing care for patients with cognitive impairment in busy acute wards and the use of visual identifiers as tools to identify and meet their needs. The paper proposes a set of legal and ethical principles to guide the implementation of visual identifiers, and emphasizes the need to consider ethical, legal, and potential benefits and harms when using these tools.
JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Titilope F. Eluwa, George I. E. Eluwa, Apera Iorwa, Babajide O. Daini, Kabir Abdullahi, Modasola Balogun, Sanni Yaya, Bright O. Ahinkorah, Abdullahi Lawal
Summary: The cash transfer programme in Nigeria has had a positive impact on household livelihoods, with beneficiaries experiencing less hunger and children having more diverse diets. The programme should be expanded to reach more vulnerable people across all states in Nigeria.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Margaret Bull Kovera
Summary: This article reviews the variables related to eyewitness identification accuracy, including estimator, system, and reflector categories. However, these variables do not provide a reasonable explanation for the large racial disparities in wrongful convictions based on mistaken identifications, while problematic policing practices might.
SOCIAL ISSUES AND POLICY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Franz Buscha, Emma Gorman, Patrick Sturgis, Min Zhang
Summary: There are significant differences in intergenerational housing tenure mobility across different ethnic groups in England and Wales. Black, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi households have the strongest intergenerational link between parent and child housing tenure, while individuals of Indian origin have homeownership rates similar to White British families and a weaker link between parent and child housing tenure.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fatma Kurttekin
Summary: This study aims to investigate the opinions of teachers who teach Qur'an courses to 4-6 year-olds on the inclusion of death in the curriculum, as well as their observations on children's perceptions and reactions towards death. The teachers believe that incorporating the concept of death in the course is necessary to satisfy children's curiosity, but due to the multidimensional, profound, and unfamiliar nature of death, there is no clear answer regarding the framework, scope, and extent of explanations for whom.
Article
Development Studies
Leszek Morawski, Michal Brzezinski
Summary: Our research finds that the tax and benefit system reforms implemented by the populist party PiS governing Poland since 2015 have had significant effects on poverty reduction. These reforms, including generous, unconditional, and universal child benefits, have successfully lowered the overall poverty rate and child poverty rate.
SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nayara Paula Fernandes Martins Molina, Assis do Carmo Pereira Junior, Gabriela Di Donato, Sandra Cristina Pillon, Kelly Graziani Giacchero Vedana, Veronica de Medeiros Alves, Adriana Inocenti Miasso
Summary: This study identified factors associated with suicide risk among Brazilian graduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings showed that graduate students had a high vulnerability to suicide risk, with higher income and religious affiliation acting as protective factors. Risk factors included non-heterosexual orientation, history of mental disorders, misuse of medications, alcohol consumption, and dissatisfaction with life due to social media use.
