TY  - JOUR
AU  - Yuda, Tauchid Komara
AU  - Mahaswa, Rangga Kala
TI  - The Anthropocene rift and social policy - rethinking ontological and epistemological perspectives
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
PY  - 2025
PG  - 16
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-11-2024-0576
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/36040211
ID  - 36040211
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vidra, Zsuzsanna
AU  - Virágh, Enikő Anna
TI  - (In)visibilized? Roma in social, family and workfare policy discourses in the authoritarian neoliberal context of Hungary
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
VL  - 45
PY  - 2025
IS  - 3/4
SP  - 365
EP  - 379
PG  - 15
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-08-2024-0373
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35615632
ID  - 35615632
N1  - Online kiadás 2024
AB  - This article explores how a disadvantaged ethnic minority is portrayed in government discourses related to social, family and workfare policies in an illiberal and authoritarian neoliberal system, using the case of Hungary and Hungarian Roma. In our paper, relying on the theory of post-raciality and, within this, the concepts of (in)visibilization, we aim to reveal to what extent Roma are perceived as the undeserving racialized poor.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title><jats:p>We deployed the policy frame analysis method to categorize policy discourse content into different frames: diagnostic (identification of the problem), prognostic (solutions to problems) and motivational (incentives for action to mobilize people). Three data sources were used: pro-government media articles, state-of-the-nation address speeches and the party manifesto of the governing party. The timeframe of the analysis was between 2010 and 2023. The dataset consisted of 75 documents.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title><jats:p>Only in a few cases did we find racializing language, typically at the beginning of the analyzed period, which gradually disappeared from the discourse, followed by a more paternalistic tone. We conclude that the notions of merit and self-responsibilization have been successfully used to hide (invisibilize) the structural causes of ethnic inequalities and shift the responsibility to individual efforts. The most vulnerable Roma, who are excluded from the labor market, are perceived as not accepting the neoliberal and paternalistic “social contract.” At the same time, they are made invisible by being omitted from the official narrative.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title><jats:p>A wide range of literature tackles questions like how neoliberal authoritarianism is related to workfare policies and ethnic minorities. Much less is said about how vulnerable ethnic minority groups are perceived in authoritarian neoliberal regimes. This paper contributes to a better understanding of how such regimes perceive minorities: the use of the categories of racialized or non-racialized, and deserving or undeserving minorities.
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mudage, Kumudu Nanayakkara Wasam
AU  - Weerasinghe, Nipuni
AU  - Madusanka, Mahesh
AU  - Saliya, Candauda Arachchige
AU  - Lokeshwara, Anuja Akalanka
AU  - Jayatissa, C. Dilshanie
TI  - Conquerors of poverty - a case study of Colombo slum dwellers
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
VL  - 45
PY  - 2025
IS  - 1/2
SP  - 67
EP  - 85
PG  - 19
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-06-2024-0246
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35995187
ID  - 35995187
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vicsek, Lilla Mária
AU  - Pintér, Róbert
AU  - Bauer, Zsófia
TI  - Shifting job expectations in the era of generative AI hype – perspectives of journalists and copywriters
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
VL  - 45
PY  - 2025
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
PG  - 16
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-05-2024-0231
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35130653
ID  - 35130653
AB  - Purpose - This interview study examines Hungarian journalists' and copywriters' expectations of generative AI's impact on their professions and factors influencing these views during a period of hype. Design/methodology/approach - While acknowledging the specialized knowledge of journalists and copywriters relative to the general public, the study employs the sociology of expectations framework to interpret their anticipations not as objective forecasts of the future, but rather as phenomena shaped by diverse influences. The research comprises 30 semi-structured interviews conducted in spring 2023 to explore these expectations and their contributing factors. Findings - Results reveal ChatGPT's media coverage as pivotal, encouraging the professionals interviewed to experiment with AI, reassess their roles, and cause a shift in their job expectations. At the same time, this shift was limited. Skepticism about hyperbolic media formulations, their own experiences with ChatGPT and projecting its constraints into the future, contextual factors, and optimism bias contributed to moderating their expectations. They perceived AI as an enhancer of efficiency and quality, not as a radical disruptor. Copywriters were more open to integrating AI in their work, than journalists. Research limitations/implications - The results underscore the importance of further research to explore subjective experiences associated with technological change, particularly considering their complex social, psychological, and cultural influences. Originality/value - The study uniquely contributes to the sociology of expectations by highlighting how a complex interplay of factors can shape professionals' anticipation of the impact of AI on their careers, including optimism bias and media hype.
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Perera, Lochana
AU  - Jayasena, Chathurya
AU  - Hettiarachchi, Nimashi
AU  - Siriwardana, Dinal
AU  - Wisenthige, Krishantha
AU  - Wickramaarachchi, Colinie
TI  - Fueling the future: unveiling what drives gig worker motivation and engagement in Sri Lanka's corporate landscape
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
PY  - 2024
PG  - 23
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-09-2024-0433
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35964111
ID  - 35964111
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Obuene, Henry Uche
AU  - Tade, Oludayo
AU  - Rasak, Bamidele
AU  - Arisukwu, Ogadimma
AU  - Okafor, Emeka E.
TI  - Job advertisements and lived experiences of victims of job scams in Ibadan, Nigeria
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
PY  - 2024
PG  - 14
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-03-2024-0142
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35362102
ID  - 35362102
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tian, Zhen
AU  - Yuda, Tauchid Komara
AU  - Hu, Zhiming
TI  - Ageing risks in four Asian Tigers: global health crisis and implications for productive welfare regimes
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
PY  - 2024
PG  - 21
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-02-2024-0094
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35357339
ID  - 35357339
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  - 

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Bongomin, George Okello Candiya
AU  - Malinga, Charles Akol
AU  - Amani, Alain Manzi
AU  - Balinda, Rebecca
TI  - The role of trust as an informal social mechanism for contract enforcement among young women microenterprises in financial markets in sub-Saharan Africa
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
PY  - 2024
PG  - 25
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-06-2023-0146
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34605232
ID  - 34605232
AB  - PurposeThe main purpose of this paper is to establish whether trust plays a significant mediating role in the relationship between access to microcredit and survival of young women microenterprises in under-developed financial markets in sub-Saharan Africa. The main focus of this paper is to specifically test whether relational social capital built by young women from homogeneous and heterogeneous groups can be more effective in promoting economic exchange in under-developed financial markets since interpersonal trust has recently been found to harbor group collusion, especially among kins. Overall, the paper distinguishes trust among individuals based on their age, gender and ethnic diversity.Design/methodology/approachThis study used structural equation model to test whether trust significantly mediates the relationship between access to microcredit and survival of young women microenterprises using Analysis of Moments Structures (AMOS) based on recommendations by Hair et al. (2022) and Baron and Kenny (1986).FindingsThe findings from this study revealed that trust significantly and positively mediate the relationship between access to microcredit and survival of young women microenterprises in under-developed financial markets in sub-Saharan Africa. Trust developed from relational social capital among young women from homogeneous and heterogeneous groups create a stronger basis for economic exchange in under-developed financial markets.Research limitations/implicationsWhile this study generates a positive evidence on the impact of access to microcredit on survival of young women microenterprises, the results cannot be over emphasized and generalized because the data were collected from only a single developing country. Future research may extend the current study to include other developing countries to make a more justified comprehensive analysis.Practical implicationsThe findings from this study highlights the importance of using a blend of social policy guided by norms combined with formal regulations as an informal contract enforcement mechanism to achieve efficient economic exchange in under-developed financial markets. Relational social capital formed on the basis of informal norms among groups from diverse population can supplement formal laws to enforce contractual obligations in microcredit access, especially among youthful microentrepreneurs, who seems to have stronger relational behaviors than adults. Financial institutions such as banks should use informal contract enforcement system to increase the scope of financial inclusion of young microentrepreneurs, especially in unbanked rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda inclusive where formal laws are weak and sometimes not functional. The findings also show that younger people have a stronger relationship behavior than adults. Therefore, policy should create structures that can promote social activities among youth. Governments in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda inclusive through their respective Ministry of Gender, Labour and Youth Affairs should create youth clubs that can increase interaction and relational social capital among the younger population to derive economic empowerment. sub-Saharan African governments, Uganda inclusive should rely more on social policy based on relational social capital as a missing link to promote and achieve economic development.Originality/valueThis paper provides an evidence on the unique role of age, gender and ethnicity in information sharing and exchange based on social policy in the financial market to limit group collusion.The authors indicate that diversity in relational social capital among young women microentrepreneurs prohibit strategic defaults, which promotes access to microcredit for survival of women micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through socialization. High level of interaction among younger women microentrepreneurs from homogeneous and heterogeneous groups allow them to close the information gap to timely meet borrowing contractual obligations to derive economic benefits. The paper shows that younger women have more trust than older women while searching for economic value through socialization. In fact, social policy can wholly supplement formal policy to promote growth and survival of young women microenterprises, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda inclusive.
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Shukla, V.
AU  - Arora, R.
AU  - Gupta, S.
TI  - Unveiling non-communicable disease trends among Indian states: predicting health outcomes with socioeconomic and demographic factors
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
VL  - 44
PY  - 2024
IS  - 9-10
SP  - 901
EP  - 917
PG  - 17
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-03-2024-0131
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35450861
ID  - 35450861
N1  - Export Date: 11 October 2024            
            Correspondence Address: Shukla, V.; Department of Economics and Finance, Pilani, India; email: varshashukla1001@gmail.com
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DB  - MTMT
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TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gawel, Aleksandra
AU  - Toikko, Timo
TI  - Female immigrant entrepreneurship - predicted by women's empowerment in host country
JF  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY
J2  - INT J SOCIOL SOCIAL POLICY
VL  - 44
PY  - 2024
IS  - 5/6
SP  - 586
EP  - 606
PG  - 21
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/IJSSP-12-2023-0334
UR  - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35011367
ID  - 35011367
LA  - English
DB  - MTMT
ER  -