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Creating safer spaces in higher education: failure and discomfort in spacing for difference 在高等教育中创造更安全的空间：差异空间的失败和不适

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101095

Fran Trento, Noora Pyyry, Raine Aiava, Lauri Jäntti

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Violence as ‘adii: atmospheric manifestations of normalised violence in the occupied West Bank 暴力是“adii”：在被占领的西岸暴力正常化的气氛表现

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101093

Tiina Järvi

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Eco-emotions in climate deliberation: A deliberative mini-public on consumption and mobility in Spain

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101094

Alevgul H. Sorman , Ester Galende-Sánchez

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Young people's self-tracking assemblage: the role of digital and material space in shaping affective, emotional experiences 年轻人的自我追踪组合：数字和物质空间在塑造情感、情感体验中的作用

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101090

Olivia Fletcher

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Black women as Co-victims in the geographies of gun violence: A comprehensive exploration 黑人妇女作为枪支暴力地域中的共同受害者：一个全面的探索

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101092

Alisa Shockley

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Safe behind the gate: Safety perceptions of residents in barrios cerrados in La Plata 门后的安全拉普拉塔塞拉多贫民区居民对安全的看法

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-04-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101088

Fleur Hessing

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Emotional scale jumping: How emotional responses to food insecurity change private and public spaces in Havana, Cuba 情感尺度跳跃：对粮食不安全的情绪反应如何改变古巴哈瓦那的私人和公共空间

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-04-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101089

Vikki Oriane de Jong , Federica Bono

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Anger in festivals: Contradiction in terms or a desirable part of the program? 节日中的愤怒：矛盾还是节目的理想部分？

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101087

Zorica Siročić

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The value of being unseen – Experiencing hidden elements of ‘invisible’ work 看不见的价值--体验 "看不见的 "工作中的隐性元素

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101091

Maria Thulemark

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‘An outpouring of love’: A psychosocial analysis of the NHS ‘Big Tea’ fundraising appeal “爱的流露”：NHS“大茶”筹款呼吁的社会心理分析

IF 1.9 2区社会学

Emotion Space and Society Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.emospa.2025.101086

Christian Möller

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