Bergman Blix, Stina Törnqvist, Nina
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Frontiers in Sociology
Autonomy and independence are key features of legal decision-making. Yet, decision-making in court is fundamentally interactional and collective, both during the information gathering phase of hearings, and in evaluations during deliberations. Depending on legal system and type of court, deliberations can include different constellations of lay jud...
Boda, Chad S. Akorsu, Angela Dziedzom Armah, Frederick Ato Atwiine, Adrine Byaruhanga, Ronald Chambati, Walter Ekumah, Bernard Faran, Turaj Hombey, Charles Tetteh Isgren, Ellinor
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Smallholder farmers are widely touted as essential to sustainable agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. But what exactly is meant by sustainable development, and how are smallholder farmers expected to contribute to it? In this perspective, we describe and assess two competing visions of sustainable development, namely Capital ...
Andersson, Linus Kolk, Martin
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Population studies
The influence of kin on various outcomes is heavily debated. However, kinship size itself conditions the probability of potential effects. Socio-economic gradients in the prevalence, variance, and types of kin are, therefore, a vital aspect of the functions of kin. Unfortunately, these parameters are largely unknown. We used Swedish register data t...
Contini, Francesco Minissale, Alessandra Bergman Blix, Stina
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Frontiers in Sociology
The use of artificial intelligence in law represents one of the biggest challenges across different legal systems. Supporters of predictive systems believe that decisionmaking could be more efficient, consistent and predictable by using AI. European legislation and legal scholars, however, identify areas where AI developments are at high risk or to...
Lidskog, Rolf
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Frontiers in Climate
While there has been much discussion about what kind of expertise the IPCC needs to develop to (better) guide climate policy, little has been said about how the experts themselves assess the challenges of making science policy-relevant. The paper aims to address this gap by exploring how leading IPCC experts reflect on and evaluate their work. The ...
Kulin, Joakim Johansson Sevä, Ingemar Fairbrother, Malcolm
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Environmental Research Communications
While previous studies on the relationship between political trust and support for climate policy have focused on the evaluative component of trust, namely whether politicians and the political system can be trusted or not, less is known about the role of different dimensions of trustworthiness that underlie such evaluations. In this study, we exam...
rabe, linn lidskog, rolf
In Sweden, municipalities and municipal planning are central to the government’s preparedness for climate-related risks, as municipalities are the organizations that will largely have to adapt to and prepare for climate change. However, there is little government guidance in the form of clearly formulated policies, policy objectives, and detailed r...
Weber, Rosa
Increasing rates of refugee and family reunion immigration have led to rising concern about integration in Europe. Previous studies point to the importance of social contacts for migrants’ labour market integration but suggest that they play different roles for men and women. Yet, less attention has been paid to the potential factors shaping gender...
stamatakis, nikolaos
Domestic violence is a pervasive global issue that transcends geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic boundaries. In the Fiji Islands, domestic violence is a multifaceted problem deeply rooted in cultural traditions, socio-economic factors, and historical influences. This comprehensive essay explores the intricate relationship between domestic vi...
Bryntesson, André Giorio, Laura
Denna studie av genomströmning, avhopp och studieprestationer på Uppsala universitets förskollärarprogram har genomförts av André Bryntesson och Laura Giorio vid Centrum för högre utbildning och forskning som studieobjekt (HERO) på uppdrag av Utbildningsvetenskapliga fakulteten vid Uppsala universitet. Rapporten är en del av ett utredningsuppdrag s...
