International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 36 Issue 5/6

Conceptualizing transformation in the post-merger and incorporation environment era: A case of the Durban University of Technology

Bethuel Sibongiseni Ngcamu

– The purpose of this paper is to gauge the knowledge of the university leaders at the Durban University of Technology on transformation.

Paradoxes of European free movement in times of austerity: The role of social movement actors in framing the plight of Roma berry pickers in Sweden

Nedžad Mešić

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the capacities of social movement actors (SMAs) and interest groups to negotiate responsibility, heighten issues of…

Exploring human (in-)security from a gender perspective: A case study of subcontracted workers in Thailand

Shinobu Sasaki, Kyoko Kusakabe, Philippe Doneys

Using the concept of human security, the purpose of this paper is to explore the subjective perception of insecurities experienced by Thai subcontracted workers in industrial…

Children for sale? The blurred boundary between intercountry adoption and sale of children in the United States

Robin Shura, Elle Rochford, Brian K Gran

Intercountry adoptions (hereafter ICAs) in the USA are a form of sale of children. According to international policy, sale of children is an illicit social practice that involves…

Cultural dimensions and moral reasoning: a comparative study

William Joseph Wilhelm, Panom Gunawong

Moral reasoning research in Western cultures is grounded primarily in Kohlbergian cognitive moral theory. Enumerable investigations about the psychological determinants and…

Loss of organizational solidarity in three kibbutz factories

Yaffa Moskovich

– The purpose of this paper is to study the loss of solidarity in three kibbutz factories as an outcome of the process of privatization in their kibbutz communities.

A longitudinal study of deprivation in European countries

Marco Terraneo

Poverty is one of the most significant economic and social problems that European countries have to face. In recent years, it has become widely accepted that poverty is a…

Public trust in the aftermath of natural and na-technological disasters: Hurricane Katrina and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear incident

DeMond Shondell Miller

The purpose of this paper is to analyze public trust during the aftermath of technological and hybrid natural-technological/natech disasters – Hurricane Katrina (2005) and the…