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During the past decade, there has been an increased focus on mobility in the social sciences linked to the so-called ‘mobility turn’, which claims that as mobility is so pervasive it should not be viewed as a rupture in society but as a normal way of life. This is certainly the case in urban contexts of sub-Saharan Africa where mobility forms an integral part of livelihood and income-generating ac
Young people in the global South are seeking employment opportunities in challenging economic and social environments. This paper provides an overview of current debates regarding youth employment, highlighting conceptualisations of youth and (un)employment, emerging youth employment trends and the nature of policies introduced to tackle youth (un)employment. It provides an overview of the six pap
This paper explores how transdisciplinary design approaches can contribute to peacebuilding. Ways of decolonising workshops to create trust and ensure sensitizing, dialogic and meaningful experiences for participants, to enable them to envision interethnic and intercultural forms of being and becoming, are discussed. The participants were indigenous peoples, Afrodescendants, peasants and excombata
Gambling has become a prominent feature of Central Asia's shifting economies, reshaping social life and governance across the region. While some states maintain prohibitions, others, including Kazakhstan, have legalized gambling as a tool for revenue generation and tourism development. This expansion, however, has produced significant social costs, including family disruption, rising indebtedness
There is an increasing body of evidence, based on well-controlled clinical trials and long-term follow-up, that liposuction can result in significant objective and subjective benefit to patients who have long-term chronic primary or secondary lymphedema with long-term results. There are, however, different views on the immediate, short-, and long-term benefits of liposuction for treating lymphedem
This Frontiers paper develops a synthesis on deliberating smart knowledge politics for urban transformations, based on a 3-year collaborative research project conducting case studies in cities in the UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Spain (de Hoop et al. 2017). Over the past decade, smart urban initiatives have been presented as a panacea for complex urban challenges (Kummitha and Reddy 20
The lexical bias effect refers to the tendency for phonological speech errors to have lexical rather than non-lexical outcomes. This effect has often been used as a piece of evidence in theories of speech production, informing assumptions about monitoring and spreading activation. However, the lexical bias effect is known only from investigations of a relatively small set of languages, and the fin
This paper compares neologism formation in five Indigenous languages of Northeastern Brazil that are currently undergoing revitalization or post-dormancy recovery. With a focus on the coining of nouns and numerals, the study categorizes neologisms according to morphological (e.g. compounding, derivation, borrowing) and semantic processes (e.g. extension) and assesses their distribution of these ac
Importance Longitudinal data are crucial for understanding rapid population aging in East and Southeast Asia, yet challenges in establishing and managing infrastructures remain undocumented.Objective To investigate challenges and adaptations across longitudinal aging datasets in East and Southeast Asia and synthesize stakeholder-informed processes and recommendations to guide future study design,
Denna policy brief presenterar policyrelevanta resultat från Women in Power-projektet, vilket undersöker kvinnors professionella nätverkande och kollektivisering inom den svenska energisektorn och hur detta kan bidra till ökad jämställdhet. Projektet är finansierad av Energimyndigheten (2023–2027; P2022-01070). Denna rapport är baserad på två artiklar inom Women in Power-projektet. Genom struktureThis policy brief presents policy-relevant findings from the Women inPower project, which examines women’s professional networking and collective action within the Swedish energy sector and how this can contribute to greater gender equality. The project is funded by the Swedish Energy Agency (2023–2027; P2022-01070). This report is based on two articles from the Women in Power project. Through str
Den pågående energiomställningen har inneburit en överhalning av både policy och infrastruktur. Medan beslutsfattare och industrin letar efter nya tillvägagångssätt för att tackla alltmer växande problem som klimatomställningar, resiliens och energifattigdom, är sektorn under total transformation. Det finns en ökad medvetenhet om att energisektorn inte bara består av teknik, utan också av människoDen pågående energiomställningen har inneburit en överhalning av både policy och infrastruktur. Medan beslutsfattare och industrin letar efter nya tillvägagångssätt för att tackla alltmer växande problem som klimatomställningar, resiliens och energifattigdom, är sektorn under total transformation. Det finns en ökad medvetenhet om att energisektorn inte bara består av teknik, utan också av människo
