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Religiosity and Trust: Evidence from the United States
BackgroundTrust is one of the key driving forces behind human action and an important factor in sha** human interaction. Trust can improve economic...
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The Freedom Party Austria (FPÖ) as the Party of the “Little Man”: The Economic Ideas of the FPÖ as a Topic in Socio-economic and Political Education
Dealing with right-wing populism and right-wing extremism is a determining topic of political education at many school locations. Mostly, the...
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Edward Abbey’s Misanthropic Vision of Sustainability
Perhaps no other figure who has addressed questions of sustainability has reached a wider audience – or attracted so conflicting a response, ranging...
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Unhappy Metros: Panel Evidence
We study the effect of urbanicity (metro v nonmetro) on life satisfaction, or Subjective WellBeing (SWB). The literature agrees that residents of...
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The Influence of Rating Scales and Question Attributes on the Validity and Reliability of Generalized Trust Scales
Trust is important for a range of societal outcomes. Despite its significance, there is considerable debate about how best to measure trust. In the...
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Edward Abbey’s Misanthropic Vision of Sustainability
Perhaps no other figure who has addressed questions of sustainability has reached a wider audience – or attracted so conflicting a response, ranging...
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Civic Morality: Democracy and Social Good
This chapter reviews the concept of civic morality and its role in democracy. The first section defines civic morality, including what it is as well...
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Politics of Anger
Fear is the key – and not just fear, but equally its siblings: anger, rage and hatred. So this fall, book titles that take on these feelings are...
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Right-Wing Populism as Political Therapy: Emotional Dynamics of Social Declassification
Since the turn of the millennium, diagnoses of threats to the middle class have also caused quite a stir in Germany. Real incomes are stagnating, job...
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The Sustainability of European Urbanization
This chapter critically examines the sustainability of urbanization in Europe. The first analysis appraises the changes in urban land cover and urban...
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(Mis)understandings of Recognition: On the Problem of the ‘Negative Balance of Recognition’
Violence provokes – not only fear and possible counter-violence, but also the not infrequently perplexing question of what causes violence. Precisely...
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Introduction
According to public reports, the AIDS epidemic is currently at a low prevalence level in China. However, there is a high prevalence in provinces such...
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LGBTTQI* as Part of the Muslim Community
The aim of this article is to shed light on the topic of sexual diversity from the perspective of the practical, everyday work of an Islamic...
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(Re)sounding, (re)sealing: Translocal Terrains of Whiteness across Norway, South Africa and Australia
This chapter offers a critical comparison and synthesis of the three previous national case studies, and a reflection upon and further critique of...
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Escalation and Dialog: Contours of a Peaceful Coexistence
In an immigration country like Germany, immigration has led to the formation of new conflict lines, and a generally higher potential for conflict has...
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Synopsis
The doctoral thesis’ research aimed to examine the potentials and challenges of involving former right-wing extremists in German schools in an...
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The Role of Birthplace Diversity in Sha** Education Gradients in Trust: Country and Regional Level Mediation-Moderation Analyses
This paper examines between-country differences in why education promotes trust using data from 29 countries (and 146 regions) participating in the...
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‘Nobody Kills a Priest’: Irish Noir and Pathogenic Vulnerability in Benjamin Black’s Holy Orders
This chapter addresses the systemic precarisation of individuals through the examination of Holy Orders (2013), the sixth title in Benjamin Black’s...
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Norwegian Black Metal and Viking Metal
In this chapter, I undertake a critical analysis of how whiteness has been represented and performed within Norwegian black and Viking metal scenes,...