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Meng Xie, Internationalizing the Social Sciences in China: The Disciplinary Development of Sociology at Tsinghua University 中国社会科学的国际化:清华大学社会学的学科发展

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221138462

Nath Aldalala’a

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Seasonality as value(s) in organic farming: On the conflict on heating greenhouses in France 季节性在有机农业中的价值:关于法国温室供暖的冲突

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-08-16 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221115959

Romain Blancaneaux

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The nature of standards: How standards shape the value of nature 标准的本质：标准如何塑造自然的价值

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-08-08 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221115962

Miguel Ángel Sánchez-García, Andrés Pedreño Cánovas, Carlos de Castro Pericacho

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Crowding out local initiative in the protection of heritage agri-food specialties: The growing hegemony of sui generis Geographical Indication in East Asia 排挤当地保护传统农业食品特色的举措：独特地理标志在东亚日益增长的霸权

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221111940

H. N. Feuer

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Private standards for animal welfare in Austrian dairy husbandry: Consequences for farmers in mountain regions 奥地利畜牧业动物福利的私人标准:山区农民的后果

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221103490

M. Schermer

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Challenges to conserve world agricultural heritages in a market economy: Experiences in Nishi-Awa, Japan 市场经济条件下保护世界农业遗产的挑战:日本西川的经验

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221108623

K. Sekine

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Can certification increase trade fairness and worker empowerment? Lessons from Fairtrade International-certified plantations in Ecuador 认证能提高贸易公平和工人赋权吗?厄瓜多尔国际公平贸易认证种植园的经验教训

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-07-21 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221103598

Laura T. Raynolds

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Pandemic patriotism: Official speeches in the face of the global COVID-19 crisis 大流行病爱国主义：面对全球新冠肺炎危机的官方演讲

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221108625

Jorge Atria, J. Alfaro, Magdalena Tapia, R. Frei

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The time of dialogic sociology 对话社会学时代

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International Sociology Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI: 10.1177/02685809221111890

R. Flecha, Carmen Elboj Saso, Elisabeth Torras-Gómez, M. Joanpere

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Consequences of income concentration for democratic processes in contemporary Western and comparable societies: Evidence for OECD countries, 2017–2019 收入集中对当代西方和可比社会民主进程的影响:2017-2019年经合组织国家的证据