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Over the past decade, scholars have extensively examined the rise of anti-gender politics in Europe. In this context, Italy is considered as a prominent battleground in the so-called «anti-gender crusade» against reproductive rights, LGBTQIA+ issues, self-determination, and bodily autonomy. However, few studies have addressed the everyday digital labor that supports the widespread circulation and
Gender disparities persist as a prominent issue in academic careers, reflecting systemic biases and structural barriers that hinder advancement and contribute to the marginalization of women in precarious academic posi-tions. This article investigates gender inequalities in early careers in Italy with a specific focus on the field of Political Science. Drawing from an original da
Social movement scholarship has long examined interorganizational collaboration through diverse theoretical and methodological lenses, with relational theories and network analysis being increasingly adopted. However, empirical investigations of collaborative networks remain limited due to data collection challenges. Reviewing extant network-analytic investigations of collaborative collective acti
Part of an ongoing exploration on open-ended knowledge practices and design pedagogies, becoming lore looks into what positions folklore and collective story building can occupy in the reconfiguration of how we experience and think of relationships in our presents and futures.The project challenges the obsessive connections euro-centric epistemologies have established between knowledge and precisi
Indigenous Lands are critical for protecting Indigenous Peoples and the Amazon. Yet, they are increasingly exposed to socio-environmental frontiers, bringing violence, illegal resource extraction and deforestation. Urgent action is required to prevent irreversible harm to both people and forests, particularly in Brazil’s Vale do Javari Indigenous Land.
Early modern academic dissertations remain a largely underexplored resource. Yet this central genre of early modern academic life must have played a crucial role in shaping, transmitting, and producing knowledge. The sheer volume of dissertations produced underscores their significance. In Sweden alone over 21,000 dissertations were published between 1600 and 1820, defended at just three universit
Purpose: Whether the quality of the ethical climate in the intensive care unit (ICU) improves the identification of patients receiving excessive care and affects patient outcomes is unknown. Methods: In this prospective observational study, perceptions of excessive care (PECs) by clinicians working in 68 ICUs in Europe and the USA were collected daily during a 28-day period. The quality of the eth
Intensive care patient diaries in Scandinavia: a comparative study of emergence and evolution Critical illness and intensive care therapy are often followed by psychological problems such as nightmares, hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, depression, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress. Intensive care patient diaries have been kept by nurses and the patients' family since the early 1990s in the S
Objectives: The aim of this study was to gain an increased understanding of the intensive care unit diary and how it affects patients’ recovery after intensive care. Methodology/design: The study had a qualitative design and was conducted by two focus group interviews in October 2021 and was analysed with thematic analysis. Setting: Ventilator treated intensive care patients with a length of stay
This article examines the Sri Lankan Buddhist nationalist organization Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), focusing on how anti-Muslim rhetoric is inter-twined with broader projects of nationalism, religion, and identity formation. Drawing on digital material published by BBS, including articles, statements, and visual content, the study analyses how Muslims are portrayed as religious, cultural, demographic, an
Public authorities produce policy documents (PDs) to inform and guide pandemic preparedness. Such documents were widely developed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, including in Sweden. Despite this, the crisis response revealed significant shortcomings. This study examines how the preconditions for an effective and ethically responsible pandemic response are articulated in Swedish healthcare policy
