Designing for Policy Success by Mallory E. Compton, Joannah Luetjens, Paul ‘t Hart

“…Using the conceptual tools emanating from this research and drawing on a corpus of 33 such cases (Compton and ‘t Hart 2019; Luetjens et al, 2019), we draw inferences about the contexts, strategies, and practices that are conducive to policy success. …”
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Exploring Digital Literature Literacy and Reading Through a Gender Lens by Raffaella Leproni

“…Attempting to provide a definition for DL, drawing from sources like the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) and scholars’ insights, various forms of e-literature are examined, emphasizing technological skills, critical thinking, and interpretive abilities. …”
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Captation spéculaire et mise en abyme dans le film Jane Eyre de Franco Zeffirelli by Isabelle Van Peteghem-Tréard

“…The director thus emphasizes the question of representation and its various metafictional modes as Jane Eyre—the movie— can be seen as a portrait of the artist. Drawing can be regarded as the cinematic equivalent of narration in Charlotte Brontë’s work and also as empowerment for the female subject who ultimately becomes a creator.…”
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Bringing phonological oddities to the fore: The Basque sibilants by Iván Igartua

“…In this paper, written as a contribution to this well-deserved Festschrift in honor of José Ignacio Hualde, I compare the Basque system of sibilants and its features with other structurally more or less analogous systems, drawing on recent typological research, in order to gain a more nuanced understanding of the alleged uniqueness of the Basque sibilants. …”
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Dépasser la forme scolaire pour penser une nouvelle systémique d’apprentissage : de la variation à la rupture by Laurent Lescouarch

“…Based on an analysis of the different dimensions at play in the practices presented in the contributions to this issue, and drawing on research into "different pedagogies" (Flexible Classrooms, Freinet Pedagogy), this article seeks to put into perspective a model of contemporary developments based on a reflection on the registers and degrees of rupture with the determinants of the initial "school form" that we can identify in school practices.…”
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The Dickensian Tropism in Contemporary Fiction by Georges Letissier

“…Yet, studies of contemporary fictions overly drawing from Dickens’s works have so far been piecemeal as there has not been any attempt to address Dickensian rewritings from a wide, comprehensive perspective. …”
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Research on the Characteristic of Rubber Belt Type CVT in Baja Racing Car by Zhaohui Jin, Yuan Shan, Da Wang, Qingsong Sun, Zhenyu Ma, Mingyi Li

“…According to the driving force curve drawing CVT external characteristic curve，determine the total transmission ratio for the gear reducer is 12.9，and determine the CVT light left block and the combination of the heavy spring can make the car can quickly reach the highest speed.…”
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What is not in a name? Toponymic ambivalence, identity, and symbolic resistance in the Nepali flatlands by Darshan Karki, Miriam Wenner

“…Analyzing the names of the Nepali flatlands, Tarai and Madhes with a focus on the latter, it shows how ambivalent meanings attached to the toponyms became instrumental in symbolic resistance against an exclusionary idea of the Nepali nation and the struggle for belonging to it. Drawing on interviews with politicians, activists, political analysts, and journalists we propose to understand toponyms as temporary anchor points around which elites strategically assemble otherwise ambivalent identities to place demands in ways that are understandable to state officials. …”
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Shaping Pedagogy Through Practice: Reflections on the Spanish Program in International Studies at UTS by Elena Sheldon

“…This reflection examines the implementation of genre-based pedagogy inspired by Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), which has been instrumental in bridging gaps in traditional teaching methods and fostering academic literacy. Drawing on collaborations with Spanish universities and integrating cutting-edge resources, I have witnessed the transformative impact of these initiatives on students' preparation for in-country study and their ability to navigate academic and cultural challenges. …”
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THE USE OF WEB-BASED TASKS AND INTERNET SOURCES TO ENHANCE TEACHING ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) by Svetlana Toropovienė

“…This paper aims at examining the application of web-based tasks and Internet resources for subject revision in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), motivating students for challenges in their real professional field and drawing conclusions about the application of the suitability of the above-mentioned tools for language learning. …”
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Restorative Justice and Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes: Experiences and Disparities from the Ground by Ignacio Elpidio Domínguez Ruiz, Malin Roiha

“…It is particularly relevant for addressing anti-LGBT hate crimes and discrimination due to its potential to reduce secondary victimization, improve victim wellbeing, and generate social transformations. Drawing from qualitative interviews with LGBT NGO and justice professionals from six European Union member states, we analyze their experiences with restorative justice in cases of LGBT hate crimes to delineate its practical parameters, as well as its potentialities and limitations, and we identify significant conceptual and experiential dissonances and gaps. …”
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Was I being critical? Vision and action in English language teacher education by Enrique Alejandro Basabe

“…A reflective account is offered here based on my praxis when I adopted a critical pedagogy to teach literature in the English language teacher education program at the National University of La Pampa (UNLPam) in Argentina. Drawing on observations and documents, I give in this paper an autoethnographic account of my practice. …”
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MILITARISM AND FEAR IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC IN THE PHILIPPINES: TOWARDS A THEOLOGY OF TRANSGRESSION by K.C. Meneses

“…An interruption can be viewed not as seeking attention, but rather as a cessation that aims for communion. Drawing from the lived experiences of persons with disabilities, I suggest a reversal of the negative perception of interruption to be incarnational, which can pave the way to a theology of transgression that is liberative. …”
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About the ‘Cape’. Considerations on Geometries of the Maurizio Sacripanti’s Osaka Pavilion Roof by Lorena Greco, Maria Laura Rossi, Marta Salvatore

“…The analysis of architecture, carried out by means of analogical instruments proper of the tradition of drawing, today finds a fruitful experimentation field in digital space and a privileged place for studying and validating the geometrical properties of architectural shape. …”
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: DEFINING THE CONCEPT AND KEY COMPONENTS by VĂDUVA CONSTANTIN-DANIEL

“…To this ends, the author employed a qualitative research method. Drawing from theoretical perspectives such as stakeholder theory, triple bottom line, and institutional theory, the results of the study provide a comprehensive understanding of how social entrepreneurs innovate to address social issues. …”
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The Love Trap. Romanticization practices of the Italian generations of the 90s by Fulvio Cozza

“…Drawing from material collected during two ethnographic investigations conducted in Rome and Lazio, I will focus on the experience of love triggered by relationships with human beings and archaeological remains. …”
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Legible Bodies and the Ghosts of American History: On Racialized Surveillance in Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs Videogames by Sören Schoppmeier

“…This article reads Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs, a series of open-world videogames, through and against the entangled histories of race and surveillance in the United States. Drawing especially on recent research at the intersections of STS (science and technology studies) and CRT (critical race theory), several aspects of the videogames’ fictional world, game mechanics, plot, and visual and procedural representation are scrutinized. …”
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MISSIONARY STRATEGIES AND INDIGENOUS RESPONSE: THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY TO THE BISENI CLAN by JOHN OLUWABUKUNMI OLUWAJANA, OLAITAN OYEDELA, OLAOBA

“… This paper examines the indigenous responses to the introduction of Christianity to the Biseni Clan, focusing on the missionary strategies employed and the multifaceted reactions of the indigenous population. Drawing on historical accounts, oral traditions, and scholarly literature, the study explores how the missionaries' evangelization efforts intersected with pre-existing cultural and religious practices within the Biseni community. …”
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« Zombie Blairites » in a « Momentum plot »: The Political Polarisation of the British Labour Party over a Local Regeneration Scheme in The Guardian and The Observer by Marie-Pierre Vincent

“…It was indirectly framed as a political polarisation in two left-leaning national newspapers (The Guardian and The Observer). Drawing on Critical Discourse Analysis conducted on a corpus of thirty-five press articles, this paper aims at discussing how the media coverage of this local issue in these two press organs reflected the political polarisation of the Labour Party under Corbyn’s leadership.…”
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Participant Action Research (PAR) for early childhood and primary education: the example of the THRIECE project by Leah O’Toole

“…It presents the example of the Erasmus+ funded THRIECE (Teaching for Holistic, Relational and Inclusive Early Childhood Education) project, and drawing on the reflections of its participants, supports PAR as a respectful, inclusive, relevant approach to educational research that can lead to deep personal and intercultural learning. …”
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