{"title":"Power, place and profit: the Kona coffee geographic indication","authors":"Sanya Cowal, Madeleine Fairbairn","doi":"10.1007/s10460-026-10998-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10460-026-10998-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Geographical indications (GIs)—product labels linked to geographic origin—may benefit local farmers and preserve place-based value. However, a growing body of scholarship reveals that powerful value chain actors frequently co-opt GI governance, capturing the majority of economic benefits, decreasing product quality, and marginalizing farmers. We examine the Kona coffee GI as a unique case in which smallholder farmers increased their influence over their GI governance system, redefining the GI through the 2024 passage of House Bill 2298. This bill mandates that coffee labeled as “Kona” must contain at least 51% Kona coffee, a significant increase from the 10% minimum previously required for the last three decades. We draw on 40 interviews and event ethnography at two major coffee industry conferences to trace the long power struggle over the Kona coffee GI. We find that farmers achieved this unprecedented legislative change through a confluence of factors: 1) gaining political influence through organizing, alliances, and legal victories, 2) capitalizing on consumer shifts in the growing specialty coffee market, and 3) leveraging technological advancements to decrease dependence on intermediaries. The Kona coffee case provides a compelling example of farmer-led GI reform. However, the aftermath of HB2298’s passage also reveals limits to farmer leverage, as possible market retaliation and deeply embedded supply chain inequities continue to threaten the legislation’s long-term gains. Our findings highlight the complex and contingent nature of farmer empowerment in GI systems and underscore the need for deep attention to the power dynamics that govern alternative food labeling schemes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7683,"journal":{"name":"Agriculture and Human Values","volume":"43 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10460-026-10998-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149189736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introducing the Peace Observatory: Peace Negotiations and Mediation in Armed Conflicts","authors":"Allard Duursma, Janek Bruker, Carina Diener, Samantha Gamez, Valentin Felix Geier, Arianna Guidolin","doi":"10.1177/00220027261490806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220027261490806","url":null,"abstract":"This article introduces the Peace Observatory, a new global dataset that captures over 10,000 rounds of peace negotiations in interstate, intrastate, and non-state conflicts between 1989 and 2023 with regular updates planned for additional years. The Peace Observatory disaggregates peacemaking into distinct negotiation rounds. To demonstrate the value of the dataset, the article examines how the involvement of autocratic states as mediators is associated with negotiation outcomes across different phases of the peace process. Unlike many existing datasets that operate at the conflict-year level and do not systematically distinguish between stages of peacemaking, the Peace Observatory records the specific phase of each negotiation round – prenegotiation, negotiation, or implementation. This enables analysis of whether mediator characteristics matter differently at distinct stages of the process. The analysis shows that autocratic involvement is positively associated with the conclusion of peace agreements during the negotiation phase, but not in the prenegotiation or implementation phase.","PeriodicalId":51363,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Conflict Resolution","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149198956","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}
Massimiliano Crisci, Stefania M. L. Rimoldi, Alessandro Coppola, Silvia Lucciarini
{"title":"Staying or Moving? Aspirations, Constraints and Residential Intentions in Italy's Major Urban Regions of Rome and Milan: Convergent Mechanisms and Divergent Motivations","authors":"Massimiliano Crisci, Stefania M. L. Rimoldi, Alessandro Coppola, Silvia Lucciarini","doi":"10.1002/psp.70382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70382","url":null,"abstract":"Residential mobility is a key mechanism of urban socio‐spatial change, yet less attention has been paid to the formation of mobility intention preceding actual moves, particularly in Southern European contexts. This paper investigates the socio‐economic, demographic, housing and neighbourhood factors associated with residential mobility intentions in Italy's two main urban regions, Rome and Milan, together with respondents' stated motivations for prospective mobility and immobility. Drawing on data from the 2025 MetroMosaic Survey, we use logistic regression models to assess whether established correlates of mobility intentions operate differently across two metropolitan contexts that share the same national housing system but have followed divergent socioeconomic and housing‐market trajectories. Results show substantial convergence between Rome and Milan: education, employment instability, housing tenure and adequacy, household composition and neighbourhood dissatisfaction are associated with mobility intentions in broadly similar ways. Greater differentiation emerges in stated motivations, with significant differences between the two urban regions concentrated in involuntary/forced and neighbourhood‐related reasons. Overall, the findings suggest that shared institutional conditions structure the opportunities and constraints underlying residential intentions, while contrasting metropolitan contexts emerge in some of the reasons associated with moving or staying. The study highlights the value of residential intentions for understanding how aspirations, resources and constraints interact before residential mobility is realised.","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149199027","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}
Alice Scartezzini, Patrizia Battilani, Maria Giovanna Belcastro
{"title":"Shifting paradigms in anthropology: from racial classifi cation to the natural history of humanity.","authors":"Alice Scartezzini, Patrizia Battilani, Maria Giovanna Belcastro","doi":"10.4436/JASS.10407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4436/JASS.10407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anthropology emerged as an informal field of inquiry during the 18th century, in the intellectual milieu of the Enlightenment, yet it was only in the following century that it became an institutionalized discipline. The historical context is far from incidental: European colonialism and imperialism, predatory extractive capitalism, and the rise of nationalism profoundly shaped the political, social, and cultural environment within which anthropology took shape as an academic discipline. This article offers a concise account of anthropology's development from the 18th to the 20th century, examining the intertwining of scientific inquiry and imperialist ideologies, with particular attention to the Italian case, from the unification to the end of World War II, including the Fascist period. We then discuss the deconstruction of the concept of \"race\" in contemporary anthropology and survey the current debate surrounding human biodiversity as a contested terrain at the intersection of biology and politics. The article concludes by advocating for renewed interdisciplinary dialogue between biological and cultural anthropology, grounded in scientific integrity and a humanistic commitment to social justice.</p>","PeriodicalId":48668,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Anthropological Sciences","volume":"104 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149217248","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}
Meagan E Peterson, Elena Harnish, Peiqi Chen, Zaria Cosby, Kristen Davis-Lopez, Jake Gamble, Arden Morris, Stephanie D Chao
{"title":"Developing the Universal Child Abuse Screening Tool (U-CAST) for Epic: A Qualitative Analysis of Expert Working Groups.","authors":"Meagan E Peterson, Elena Harnish, Peiqi Chen, Zaria Cosby, Kristen Davis-Lopez, Jake Gamble, Arden Morris, Stephanie D Chao","doi":"10.1177/10775595261497652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595261497652","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Child abuse and maltreatment remain major public health concerns in the United States. Early identification is challenging, particularly for clinicians without specialized pediatric training, and disparities in detection raise concerns about bias. Universal screening integrated into electronic health records (EHRs) may improve detection and equity. To develop an evidence-based, user-friendly, and broadly applicable universal child abuse screening tool (U-CAST) for integration into the EPIC Foundation System. A qualitative study engaged nine expert working groups comprising 17 specialists in child abuse pediatrics, pediatric trauma surgery, general pediatrics, and pediatric emergency medicine. Between February and April 2022, groups met virtually to discuss screening content, clinical decision support, workflow integration, and implementation considerations. Meeting transcripts were analyzed using inductive coding and thematic analysis. Five themes emerged: (1) the importance of universal screening; (2) essential tool components; (3) appropriate clinical settings; (4) actionable follow-up protocols for positive screens; and (5) local program evaluation. Preliminary implementation data demonstrated successful integration, high screening completion rates, and encouraging performance in identifying children with suspected physical abuse. U-CAST was developed through a multi-disciplinary expert process and designed for integration into Epic workflows. Preliminary findings support its feasibility and clinical utility.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"10775595261497652"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149197044","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":"Continuity, Symbiosis, and Stacking: Extracting Critical Minerals Value from Coal Waste in Pennsylvania","authors":"Owen Harrington","doi":"10.1080/24694452.2026.2738587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2026.2738587","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47874,"journal":{"name":"Annals of the American Association of Geographers","volume":"12 1","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149209691","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":"Rural-urban differentials in fertility levels and fertility preferences in West Bengal, India: a district-level analysis - ERRATUM.","authors":"Sayantani Chatterjee","doi":"10.1017/S0021932026100686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932026100686","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biosocial Science","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149197140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Income Support for Migrant Agricultural Workers: Differential Inclusion via Racialized Administrative Burdens Under Canada's Employment Insurance Program","authors":"Leah F. Vosko","doi":"10.1111/imig.70223","DOIUrl":"10.1111/imig.70223","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Under Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program and Agricultural Stream, migrant agricultural workers (MAWs) arriving principally from Caribbean and Latin American countries are granted entry to Canada as essential workers. Yet they have limited access to social and statutory benefits and entitlements vis-à-vis citizens and permanent residents. Through an inquiry into rules governing access to benefits under Employment Insurance (EI) – a national contributions-based unemployment insurance program providing income replacement in instances of job loss, sickness, maternity, parental, and caregiving responsibilities—this article analyzes administrative mechanisms contributing to MAWs' differential inclusion. Examining EI policy administration, an underexplored area of scholarly inquiry, it demonstrates how, given the structure of migrant work programs in agriculture, seemingly neutral rules governing the provision of income replacement contribute to disentitlement among MAWs otherwise fulfilling qualifying requirements. Bridging scholarship illustrating how policy design can shape differential access to EI benefits among social groups and research documenting racialized (im)migration policies opening exclusively temporary migration to MAWs historically and contemporaneously, the analysis highlights the role of racialized administrative burdens in impeding MAWs from accessing EI's full range of income supports.</p>","PeriodicalId":48011,"journal":{"name":"International Migration","volume":"64 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/imig.70223","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149198917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geographies of Violence: Intersections of Public and Private for Syrian Refugee Women","authors":"Nour Daoud","doi":"10.1080/15562948.2026.2748935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2026.2748935","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46673,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies","volume":"25 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149210743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gender & SocietyPub Date : 2026-10-16DOI: 10.1177/08912432261494892
Mehrangiz Najafizadeh
{"title":"Book Review: Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women’s Health, and New Paths for Development in Cambodia by Wilks, Mary-Collier WilksMary-Collier. 2026. Reimagining Aid: Foreign Donors, Women’s Health, and New Paths for Development in Cambodia. Stanford University Press. 256 pp. ISBN 9781503644809.","authors":"Mehrangiz Najafizadeh","doi":"10.1177/08912432261494892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08912432261494892","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48351,"journal":{"name":"Gender & Society","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2026-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149198915","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}