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This article examines the current Danish reform of master's programmes as a case of contested marketisation in higher education, drawing on policy documents and public debate.
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Following David Theo Goldberg's astute insights, this article discusses a form of neoliberal authoritarianism that extends incessant denial of systematic racial degradation by de(-)meaning anti-racism.
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This article explores how Norwegian anti-racist activists of colour negotiate emotions when engaging with the white majority population and demonstrates how unequal emotions across racial divides are central to the development of colour-blind ideology.
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Drawing on qualitative interviews with middle-class households aged 30 to 39 in Paris, this paper examines how parental financial support is negotiated among homebuyers and renters and how it affects family relationships.
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The issue, guest edited by Turo-Kimmo Lehtonen, Elena Esposito and Alberto Cevolini, examines the evolving landscape of insurance and how society navigates future uncertainty.
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In this article, I explore how 36 Norwegian anti-racist activists of colour negotiate emotions when engaging with the white majority population. Much recent research on racist ideology draws on…
This study theorises relatability as a racialised cultural–affective filter that covertly sustains inequality. Drawing on qualitative interviews, the article identifies interlinked processes through which whiteness operates as a normative anchor in hiring.
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This paper addresses the question of how hiring agents evaluate cultural capital signals in light of different human capital signals, drawing on a factorial survey experiment across different geographical, industry and career stage contexts.
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Based on ethnographic fieldwork with Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality.
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Drawing on feminist sociology, life-course theory, and narrative perspectives, this article introduces "poverty as biography in motion", offering an explanation of poverty's persistence and uneven movement without reverting to static or moralised accounts.
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This paper examines variations in the political attitudes of elites in Chile, focusing on socioeconomic attitudes (redistribution, taxation, state services) and sociocultural attitudes (immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality, democratic values).
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