Nga Than, Leanne Fan, Tina Law, Laura K. Nelson, Leslie McCall
{"title":"Updating “The Future of Coding”: Qualitative Coding with Generative Large Language Models","authors":"Nga Than, Leanne Fan, Tina Law, Laura K. Nelson, Leslie McCall","doi":"10.1177/00491241251339188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00491241251339188","url":null,"abstract":"Over the past decade, social scientists have adapted computational methods for qualitative text analysis, with the hope that they can match the accuracy and reliability of hand coding. The emergence of GPT and open-source generative large language models (LLMs) has transformed this process by shifting from programming to engaging with models using natural language, potentially mimicking the in-depth, inductive, and/or iterative process of qualitative analysis. We test the ability of generative LLMs to replicate and augment traditional qualitative coding, experimenting with multiple prompt structures across four closed- and open-source generative LLMs and proposing a workflow for conducting qualitative coding with generative LLMs. We find that LLMs can perform nearly as well as prior supervised machine learning models in accurately matching hand-coding output. Moreover, using generative LLMs as a natural language interlocutor closely replicates traditional qualitative methods, indicating their potential to transform the qualitative research process, despite ongoing challenges.","PeriodicalId":21849,"journal":{"name":"Sociological Methods & Research","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144113548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marine PolicyPub Date : 2025-05-21DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106764
Benjamin Dudouet , Claire Macher , Olivier Thébaud
{"title":"Allocating individual fishing possibilities through producer organisations: The case of the Bay of Biscay common sole fishery in France","authors":"Benjamin Dudouet , Claire Macher , Olivier Thébaud","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106764","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106764","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Management of the economically important Bay of Biscay common sole fishery has long relied on the setting of annual Total Allowable Catches (TACs). Allocation of these fishing possibilities at the French level is largely administered by six Producer Organisations (POs) for the fraction of the national quota they are responsible for, depending on the catch history of vessels belonging to their members. We surveyed representatives of these POs with the aim to understand the principles and processes that have evolved for determining allocation of sole quota among their members. Survey results show that the move away from derby fishing and towards the setting of individual catch allocations, initiated in the years 2000, has continued, along with the development of strategies at different levels to reconcile members’ demand for catch allocations with quota constraints. While one might have expected these individual allocations to reflect the track records of fishing vessels, we find that POs have developed alternative allocation rules to satisfy the needs of their members. POs thus play a key role in the definition of fishing possibilities in this and most of the TAC-managed fisheries in which French fleets operate. In so doing, POs bear the brunt of the transaction costs associated with quota allocation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 106764"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144099237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Magdalena Hanková, Radana Kroutilová Nováková, Jana Martincová, Alena Hricová
{"title":"Social Rehabilitation to Strengthen the Autonomy and Self-Sufficiency of Disabled People: Pre–Post Study","authors":"Magdalena Hanková, Radana Kroutilová Nováková, Jana Martincová, Alena Hricová","doi":"10.1177/10497315251339628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251339628","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: To assess how social rehabilitation (SR) services in Zlín Region, Czechia, strengthen the autonomy and self-sufficiency of disabled persons by monitoring nine areas: exercising rights, safety, work and self-actualization, social relations, eating, coping with everyday tasks and self-care, communication, autonomy, and health care. Methods: Mixed-methods (Embedded) design was used with two data collection waves (2020-2021), involving structured rating interview with disabled individuals ( <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> <jats:sub>2020</jats:sub> = 105, <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> <jats:sub>2021</jats:sub> = 95) and semistructured interviews with social workers ( <jats:italic>N</jats:italic> <jats:sub>2020</jats:sub> , <jats:sub>2021</jats:sub> = 16). Results: Improvements were quantitatively observed and qualitatively validated across all monitored areas ( <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < 0.001 for all domains), with the most notable gains in communication (pre <jats:sub>mean</jats:sub> = 2.95; post <jats:sub>mean</jats:sub> = 3.27; Cohen's <jats:italic>d</jats:italic> = .619, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < 0.001), less in social relations (pre <jats:sub>mean</jats:sub> <jats:sub>=</jats:sub> 2.82; post <jats:sub>mean</jats:sub> = 3.02; Cohen's <jats:italic>d</jats:italic> = .716, <jats:italic>p</jats:italic> < 0.001). Conclusions: SR enhances autonomy and self-sufficiency, particularly in communication. Improvements were most notable among 25% of participants, who also saw gains in other areas, highlighting abilities interconnectedness.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144113544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonstate Actor Inclusion and the Social Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions","authors":"Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt, Soetkin Verhaegen, Sigrid Quack","doi":"10.1093/isq/sqaf040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqaf040","url":null,"abstract":"Nonstate actors play powerful roles in global governance institutions (GGIs) as advocates, experts, representatives, regulators, monitors, and implementing agents. However, the extent to which their inclusion affects the degree to which citizens find GGIs more legitimate has not been systematically investigated, nor have the conditions under which citizens might do so. In this contribution, we theoretically argue that such inclusion effectively enhances the social legitimacy of GGIs, but only to the extent that citizens expect nonstate actors to provide relevant governance contributions. We find strong empirical evidence for this argument in two large-N conjoint experiments fielded in Brazil, Germany, South Africa, and the United States. First, our results suggest that citizens, on average, ascribe more legitimacy to GGIs if learning that nonstate actors have a say in important decisions. Second, the strength of this effect depends on the degree to which citizens expect nonstate actors to provide expertise, representation, public interest orientation, transparency, or operational capacity. Third, expected governance contributions remarkably vary among different types of nonstate actors in kind and degree. In line with our overall argument, findings suggest that nonstate actor participation plays a more complex and significant role in the social legitimation of global governance than previously understood.","PeriodicalId":48313,"journal":{"name":"International Studies Quarterly","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144113623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marine PolicyPub Date : 2025-05-21DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106748
Yulan Kim, Rebeca de Buen Kalman
{"title":"Incorporating equity in policy analysis: The case of the Nova Scotian lobster fishery and COVID-19","authors":"Yulan Kim, Rebeca de Buen Kalman","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106748","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106748","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>COVID-19 constituted an acute shock—a sudden, exogenous event that caused significant disruptions to the fisheries sector. The urgency of the pandemic required rapid government responses, making it difficult to fully consider the equity implications of the policies implemented. We argue that it is essential for governments to enhance their preparedness against acute shocks by centering equity in their policy decisions. Based on the case of the Nova Scotian lobster fishery and COVID-19, this short communication presents an equity-oriented policy analysis of the economic vulnerability of Nova Scotian lobster fishers to acute shocks. We analyze potential policy options the Government of Nova Scotia could have implemented during the pandemic to mitigate these vulnerabilities. We find trade-offs between the effectiveness and equity of policy options. Additionally, we find that the policy options fare differently against different equity dimensions, suggesting the need for a multi-dimensional approach to assessing equity. Most importantly, we demonstrate how equity can be positioned as a central criterion in policy analysis, supporting the development of resilient fisheries that are better able to withstand acute shocks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106748"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144099404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Westlake, Philip Pallmann, Fiona Lugg-Widger, Elizabeth-Ann Schroeder, Linda Adara, Kim Munnery, Sharon Ayayo, Verity Bennett, Melissa Meindl, Philip Smith, Jennifer Condie, Shahd Daher, Louisa M. Roberts, Sarah Rawlinson, Donald Forrester, Stavros Petrou, James White
{"title":"A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) in England","authors":"David Westlake, Philip Pallmann, Fiona Lugg-Widger, Elizabeth-Ann Schroeder, Linda Adara, Kim Munnery, Sharon Ayayo, Verity Bennett, Melissa Meindl, Philip Smith, Jennifer Condie, Shahd Daher, Louisa M. Roberts, Sarah Rawlinson, Donald Forrester, Stavros Petrou, James White","doi":"10.1177/10497315251338227","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251338227","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: “Social Workers in Schools” (SWIS) is a school-based intervention aiming to reduce the need for children to receive child protection services in England. This article reports the findings of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to evaluate SWIS. Method: The study was a two-arm pragmatic cluster RCT with an embedded process and economic evaluation. The intervention physically located social workers within schools. The primary outcome was the rate of child protection inquiries and secondary outcomes included care entry and educational outcomes. Results: 278,858 students in 268 schools were randomized to the intervention (136 schools) or control arm (132 schools). We found no statistically significant effects on primary or secondary outcomes. SWIS was implemented well and positively perceived. Discussion: SWIS appears ineffective in reducing the need for statutory services. The study demonstrates it is possible to conduct a large-scale school-based social work RCT. The study was registered at <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https://www.isrctn.com/\">https://www.isrctn.com/</jats:ext-link> , ref: ISRCTN90922032.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144113549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shadow State and the making of informal territories: Negotiating conservation and communal land reforms in the Kenyan wildlife frontier","authors":"Achiba A. Gargule","doi":"10.1016/j.polgeo.2025.103351","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.polgeo.2025.103351","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent research on community-based conservation (CBC) has adapted political ecology theories to resource frontier contexts. This paper contributes to these efforts by exploring how the notion of the shadow state in CBC planning undermines the state's capacity to enforce regulations for community land reform in historical resource frontiers. This paper focuses on the CBC planning process of the Northern Rangeland Trust (NRT) in northern Kenya's wildlife frontier to illustrate the political authority of the shadow state in planning CBC interventions through community conservancies, which have led to the territorialization and commodification of communal natural resources. It analyzes the social foundations and practices of the NRT Shadow State, its informal accommodations with local intermediaries, its violent territorialization and monopolization of benefits, and how these ultimately hinder the state's ability to implement community land reforms. The paper argues that a nearly exclusive shadow state strategy of mobilizing resources from donors and global conservation networks and reorganizing institutional frameworks for the governance of natural resources are the endemic features that enable the NRT to plan and expand community conservancies in communal rangelands in Kenya's northern wildlife frontier. This process fosters informal conservation territories and governance configurations that weaken communal resource management and promote exclusionary practices on the ground. The paper concludes by reflecting on the broader implications of shadow state power for community land reforms, arguing that this authority challenges regulatory agencies, limiting their ability to provide adequate oversight and enforcement of regulations for community land reforms in resource frontiers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48262,"journal":{"name":"Political Geography","volume":"120 ","pages":"Article 103351"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144099471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extracting insights: A systematic review of mining impacts on indigenous peoples","authors":"Karen Bouchard","doi":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101686","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101686","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mining’s impacts on Indigenous communities are complex and context-specific, shaped by diverse political, legal, and socio-environmental conditions. This article presents a systematic review of 164 peer-reviewed empirical studies published between 2014 and 2024, examining how these impacts have been conceptualized and analyzed within the social sciences and humanities. It maps research trends by discipline, geography, methods, and case configuration, and identifies key thematic areas—such as resource governance, environmental change, economic disruption, health, and impacts on culture and gender. The review also examines research design patterns, highlighting recurring tendencies and opportunities to expand empirical and thematic scope. Findings show that mining outcomes are mediated by structural forces—such as legal and institutional arrangements, historical inequities, and power asymmetries—that shape how Indigenous communities experience, negotiate, and contest extractive development. While responses vary—including legal action, political participation, and the assertion of rights—systemic inequities persist. By synthesizing a decade of research, this review advances understanding of Indigenous–extractive relations and provides a foundation for advancing more inclusive, critical, and policy-relevant research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47848,"journal":{"name":"Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal","volume":"23 ","pages":"Article 101686"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144099157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The complex economics of a complete ban on child labor in the cobalt supply chain: The case of the DR Congo","authors":"John M. Ulimwengu , Blandine Sanginga","doi":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101687","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.exis.2025.101687","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Child labor in the cobalt mining sector of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains entrenched due to widespread poverty, high educational costs, and limited adult employment opportunities. Legal prohibitions, while important, have proven insufficient and may inadvertently drive child labor further underground. This study evaluates alternative, welfare-oriented strategies—including conditional cash transfers (CCTs), educational subsidies, and labor market reforms—to provide sustainable solutions. The analysis finds that even modest annual CCTs per child can significantly reduce child labor, especially when combined with the elimination of indirect schooling costs. Enhancing adult wages further diminishes household reliance on child labor, although this requires broader structural reforms. Corporate social responsibility remains essential; however, voluntary ethical sourcing initiatives have largely failed to address the issue. Effective change will require a comprehensive, phased transition that integrates economic support mechanisms, robust legal enforcement, and binding corporate accountability. Collaboration among governments, businesses, and international stakeholders is critical to developing ethical and sustainable supply chains that eliminate child labor without exacerbating household vulnerability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47848,"journal":{"name":"Extractive Industries and Society-An International Journal","volume":"23 ","pages":"Article 101687"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144099155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marine PolicyPub Date : 2025-05-21DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106765
Quach Thi Khanh Ngoc , Alena Mychkova , Nguyen Thi Ngan , Pham Quoc Hung , Thomas Potempa , Max Patrick Ehleben
{"title":"Vietnamese fishers' perceptions on the effects of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear and their willingness to participate in retrieval efforts","authors":"Quach Thi Khanh Ngoc , Alena Mychkova , Nguyen Thi Ngan , Pham Quoc Hung , Thomas Potempa , Max Patrick Ehleben","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106765","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106765","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Abandoned, Lost, or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) is a global challenge, that adversely impacts both marine ecosystems and the livelihood of fishers. This study explores the fishers’ perceptions and concerns regarding ALDFG consequences, and investigates how these concerns shape their willingness to participate in retrieval efforts. Data were collected through a survey of 525 fishers in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam. Using ordered logit and binary logit analyses, our results indicate that Vietnamese fishers' concerns about ALDFG are significantly influenced by their perceptions of the broader consequences of marine litter. These heightened concerns subsequently lead to a greater willingness among fishers to engage in retrieval efforts. Additionally, our findings suggest that fishers who have experienced direct economic or operational losses due to ALDFG, such as damages to their catch or gear, are more inclined to take part in retrieval activities. It is recommended that targeted awareness campaigns, incentive programs, and waste management systems should be implemented to address not only the environmental impacts but also enhance the economic benefits of retrieval efforts, thereby encouraging greater participation among fishers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"179 ","pages":"Article 106765"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144099263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}