‘Everything is Plastic’:The Faith of Unity Movement and theMaking of a Post-Catholic Religion in Uganda by Asonzeh Ukah

“…Chidester uses an approach of multi-sensorial imagination of matter to investigate the plasticity and elasticity of religion to innovate and accommodate changing religious and spiritual desires and how such adaptions ensure the popularity of religious participation in a contemporary, technology-saturated society. Based on an ethnographic investigation of a new religiousmovement in Uganda, this essay mobilizes some of the analytical concepts developed by Chidester to think through the material dynamics of African religious life in the context of changing socio-economic, cultural,and political contexts of Africa. …”
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Globalizing opposition to pro-environmental institutions: The growth of counter climate change organizations around the world, 1990 to 2018. by Jared Furuta, Patricia Bromley

“…In this paper, we track the growth of counter climate change organizations around the world and emphasize the role of reactionary cultural dynamics in driving their emergence. As climate change discourse is infused in more areas throughout society, climate change issues become more salient in the public sphere, generating adversarial grievances, identities, and mobilization among oppositional groups. …”
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TRIPLE HELIX MODEL, NOVEL STATE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF RUSSIA by Valery P. Shestak

“…The Triple Helix model is that the potential for innovation and economic development in a Knowledge Society lies in a more prominent role for the university and in the hybridization of elements from university, industry and government to generate new institutional and social formats for the production, transfer and application of knowledge. …”
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Russian entrepreneurship in the formation of charitable activities: Yesterday, today, tomorrow by N. A. Shatalova

“…The social structure and the content of economic relations in Russia have been in the dynamics of change, but such a phenomenon as charity has not lost its significance. …”
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Shall we kill again? Violence and intimacy among the “awajun “new leaders” in the northeastern Peruvian frontier by Silvia Romio

“…In societies living at the margins of the State, interpersonal relationships and the use of power, as well as competition dynamics, are often similar among different groups in spite of preexisting differences in access to economic resources, moral authority and personal prestige. …”
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Social Responsibility of Business: Strategy and Innovations by G. N. Illina

“…The ambiguous treatment of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of subjects of interaction in system "business-society-state', a big range of economic, social, cultural problems which corporations need to consider at adoption of business solutions, is the soil for the conflict of interests and limits possibilities of development of business. …”
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Les Indiens d’Antananarivo, des citadins comme les autres ? by Catherine Fournet-Guérin

“…Their place in the city is constantly being renegotiated according to the political and economic context. Despite the denial of their urban identity by local society, their contribution to city life through various forms of expression is well documented. …”
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ON THE ISSUE OF NATIONAL PECULIARITIES OF MODERNIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN POLITICAL ELITE IN THE XVII CENTURY by D. A. Filimonov

“…The beginning of the 18th century, the era of the transformations of Peter I, which affected many spheres of the life of Russian society, and, in particular, the restructuring of the upper political elite, were predetermined by the dynamics of the socio-economic and political processes of the XVII century. …”
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Functioning features of the labor market in St. Petersburg by N. N. Musinova

“…The rapid changes (global, technological, economic) currently taking place in all spheres of life and creating uncertainty affect the dynamics of the number of marriages, divorces, birth rates, mortality, etc. …”
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Les rouages et les ressorts territoriaux de la « démocratie du faire » – le cas de Saillans (2014-2020) by Sabine Girard

“…The concept of a "democracy of making" encompasses diverse initiatives where citizens autonomously identify and address problems without waiting for or depending on external actors, thereby working towards societal democratization based on the principle that power belongs to those who act or are engaged in making society. This article examines the mechanisms and territorial dynamics of this performative democratic model through an in-depth examination of an archetypal case study: the municipal governance of Saillans, a village in the Drôme region, during the period 2014-2020, which emerged following the election of a citizen-led list. …”
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Improving the quality of life for sustainable development in the context of globalization and modernization of Kazakhstan's economy by R.U. Unerbayeva, G.Zh. Alibekova, J. Grabara, A.Zh. Zhainazar

“…Indicators of the quality of life of the population are important indicators for assessing the specific socio-economic consequences of the ongoing transformations and the degree of social tension in society. …”
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Demographic study: Aging in the context of urban decline in Vojvodina cities by Pogrmić Zorica, Bubalo-Živković Milka, Đerčan Bojan, Sekulić Milena

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Prospects of green economy as a new paradigm of development by A. A. Pakina, V. A. Gorbanyov

“…The indicators of GE reflect the complexity of the integrated assessment of economic, environmental and social outcomes. Since the common approach to such assessment has not yet been adopted, the development of global and national economies is often compared with the dynamics of their energy or resource intensity. …”
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Foreign experience of socially responsible investing: trends, problems and prospects by M. N. Korablin

“…The development of a unified approach to the system of assessing the effectiveness of SRI, the formation of common criteria and principles of work in the field of responsible investment will contribute to improving the social life of society, solving environmental problems, and more productive economic development of countries.…”
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Dal dono al souvenir. Pratiche del dare e avere tra economia del turismo e cultura dell’ospitalità by Lucilla Rami Ceci

“…In these societies the tourism has become essential for the presence of an attractive cultural heritage – often valued only for the archaeological endowment – and the lack  of other industrial activities. …”
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Retrospective analysis of scientific and psychological concepts of domestic violence by N. E. Miloradova, V. V. Dotsenko, P. D. Chervonyi

“…It is emphasised that in connection with the full-scale war of the russian federation against Ukraine, new risk factors for the increase in domestic violence have emerged, among which the most significant are fear, uncertainty; a sense of helplessness and confusion; socio-economic instability and job loss; forced displacement and loss of a safe environment and established interpersonal space; disruption of family dynamics and relationships; increased alcohol and drug use; easy access to various types of weapons; and the emergence of post-traumatic stress syndrome. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGICAL SECURITY by O. Y. Blynova, L. S. Holovkova, O. V. Sheviakov

“…Purpose. The dynamics and pace of social and economic transformations that are characteristic of modern society, lead to an increase in tension and the destruction of habitual stereotypes – ideals, values, norms, patterns of behaviour that unite people. …”
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Law diversities for climate change: legal pluralism and climate governance in Indonesia by Muhammad Insan Tarigan, Raisha Hafandi

“…The process of formulating regulations in Indonesia is mainly top-down and neglects to consider the socio-economic rules of the society. As a result, the role of communities at the grassroots level or other social groups is not represented. …”
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Illiberal Peacebuilding dan Ekstraktivisme di Indonesia: Studi Manajemen Konflik Autoritarian terhadap Konflik Sumber Daya Alam tahun 2018-2022 by Jasmine Rafifah Fathia Putri, Adhi Cahya Fahadayna

“…The distribution of natural resource utilization is often exploited by certain parties, where not all elements of society can enjoy the economic benefits from Indonesia's natural wealth. …”
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Financiarisation et classes sociales : introduction au dossier by Benjamin Lemoine, Quentin Ravelli

“…We analyze the dynamics of construction – the work of social classification and « taxonomic surgery » – but also the social games of consolidation and destabilization of these groups. …”
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