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Re-politicising the Interfaith: Diaspora Muslim Youth, Religious Authority, and the Remaking Ofjewish–Muslim Encounter After October 7

This article argues that the events following October 7, 2023, have catalyzed a generational rupture in Western diaspora interfaith relations, where digitally networked Muslim youth are re-politicizing Jewish–Muslim encounters by reframing solidarity with Palestine as a devotional commitment that challenges institutional consensus models and demands a pluralism grounded in contestation rather than the suppression of political disagreement.

Iqbal Akhtar2026-09-21
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Ethics Shaped by Contestation: The Trolley Problem and the Formation of Ethical Problems in Autonomous Vehicle Ethics

This paper argues that the trolley problem's true significance in autonomous vehicle ethics lies not in providing definitive crash solutions, but in serving as a dynamic framework of contestation that continuously shapes, reframes, and expands ethical inquiry from extreme scenarios to broader issues of risk governance and institutional responsibility.

Ling Peng, Dan Wan2026-09-21
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Spatial Differences in Family Formation and Their Correlates in Urban China: Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies

Using five waves of the China Family Panel Studies (2014–2022), this study reveals that urban family formation in China exhibits significant regional variations and is shaped by a complex interplay of life-course sequencing, spatial embeddedness, and institutional stratification, where housing assets primarily facilitate marriage entry while hukou status and family resources show divergent effects across different stages and regions.

Jingyi Chen, Ling Peng, Fenghua Li2026-09-21
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Dark Triad Leadership and Counterproductive Work Behaviour in the Indian IT Sector: When Self-Efficacy and Monetary Incentives Amplify Rather Than Buffer

This study of 540 Indian IT employees reveals that rather than buffering the negative impact of Dark Triad leadership on Counterproductive Work Behaviour, both employee self-efficacy and monetary incentives paradoxically amplify this relationship, with Machiavellianism identified as the strongest predictor.

Rajneesh Khare, Samarth Sharma, Nivedita Singh2026-09-21
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Intersecting Cultural and Gendered Barriers to Help-Seeking among Female Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Peri-Urban Zambia

Drawing on qualitative interviews in peri-urban Zambia, this study reveals how intersecting cultural norms, patriarchal power structures, and community surveillance create a pervasive "ecology of silence" that discourages female survivors of gender-based violence from seeking formal help, while highlighting trusted peer networks as vital counter-cultural pathways for intervention.

Jones Musune, Simona Simona2026-09-21
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Misinformation, Not Ignorance: Factual Misperception, Perceived Threat, and Opposition to Co-ethnic Immigrant Inclusion

Using a survey of South Korean adults, this study demonstrates that opposition to co-ethnic immigrant inclusion is driven not by a lack of knowledge but by the presence of specific false beliefs that heighten perceived threat, suggesting that fact-provision campaigns are less effective than correcting misinformation narratives.

Youngmi Choi, Youngho Song2026-09-21
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Integrating TAM and PACK to Explain Students’ Acceptance of History Education Learning Media Across Urban and Rural Schools

This study integrates the Technology Acceptance Model and Pedagogical–Technological–Content Knowledge to demonstrate that teacher-led integration of pedagogy, technology, and content, alongside infrastructure disparities, significantly influences students' acceptance of history learning media in both urban and rural schools.

Lukman Nadjamuddin, Idrus A. Rore, Nurgan Tadeko, Muhammad Zaky, Besse Nirmala2026-09-21
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Gender Inequalities in Household Cleaning, Maintenance, and Caregiving in Urban India:A Social Determinants of Health Perspective

Using 2019 and 2024 Time Use Survey data from urban India, this study reveals that while a significant gender gap in unpaid cleaning and maintenance persists, it is narrowing primarily due to increased participation by men rather than reduced duration for women, demonstrating the utility of such microdata for monitoring SDG 5.4.1 and social determinants of health.

Shahnawaz Ahmad, Meerambika Mahapatro2026-09-21
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Beyond Income Poverty: The Dynamics and Changing Composition of Child-Centred Multidimensional Deprivation Across Early Adolescence in China

Using longitudinal data from China, this study reveals that conventional income-based poverty monitoring significantly underestimates child deprivation by missing over a third of affected children, while also highlighting that multidimensional deprivation remains persistent and undergoes a critical shift from health and environmental deficits to academic and school-related challenges as children enter early adolescence.

Yuqin Zhou, Weida Zhang, Wenzhang Li, Zhicheng Liu2026-09-21