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Honorable Mention, 2019 Foreword INDIES Awards - Performing Arts & MusicHonorable Mention, Graphis 2021 Design Annual CompetitionPopular music has long been a powerful force for social change. Protest songs have served as anthems regarding war, racism, sexism, ecological destruction and so many other crucial issues. Music Is Power takes us on a guided tour through the past 100 years of politically-conscious music, from Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie to Green Day and NWA. Covering a wide variety of genres, including reggae, country, metal, psychedelia, rap, punk, folk and soul, Brad Schreiber demonstrates how musicians can take a variety of approaches- angry rallying cries, mournful elegies to the victims of injustice, or even humorous mockeries of authority-to fight for a fairer world. While shining a spotlight on Phil Ochs, Gil Scott-Heron, The Dead Kennedys and other seminal, politicized artists, he also gives readers a new appreciation of classic acts such as Lesley Gore, James Brown, and Black Sabbath, who overcame limitations in their industry to create politically potent music Music Is Power tells fascinating stories about the origins and the impact of dozens of world-changing songs, while revealing political context and the personal challenges of legendary artists from Bob Dylan to Bob Marley.Supplemental material (Artist and Title List): https://d3tto5i5w9ogdd.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/24001955/Music_Is_Power_Supplementary_Artist_Title_List.doc 

Aims: This review examines the links between human development and cancer overall and for specific types of cancer, as well as cancer-related risk-factors and outcomes, such as disability and life expectancy. Methods: To assess human development, the Human Development Index was utilized continuously and according to four levels (low, medium, high, very high), where the low and very high categories include the least and most developed countries, respectively. All studies that assessed aspects of the global cancer burden using this measure were reviewed. Results: Although the present cancer incidence burden is greater in higher Human Development Index countries, a greater proportion of the global mortality burden is observed in less developed countries, with a higher mean fatality rate in the latter countries. Further, the future cancer burden is expected to disproportionally affect less developed regions; in particular, it has been estimated that low and medium Human Development Index countries will experience a 100% and 81% increase in cancer incidence from 2008 to 2030, respectively. Disparities were also observed in risk factors and average health outcomes, such as a greater number of years of life lost prematurely and fewer cancer-related gains in life expectancy observed in lower versus higher Human Development Index settings. Conclusions: From a global perspective, there remain clear disparities in the cancer burden according to national Human Development Index scores. International efforts are needed to aid countries in social and economic transition in order to efficiently plan, implement and evaluate cancer control initiatives as a means to reduce the widening gap in cancer occurrence and survival worldwide.

An important mechanism of mass political polarization involves citizens’ social networks: how politically homogeneous are they, how has this changed over recent years, and which individual and contextual variables predict the degree of homogeneity in social networks? Moreover, what are the consequences of network homophily on political preferences and in and out-group perceptions? In this paper, we address these questions by combining data from the 2000 American National Election Study and original data from the 2016 Cooperative Congressional Election Study. Both surveys ask respondents a battery of questions about the individuals with whom they most frequently discuss politics, including perceived vote choice and level of political knowledge. Using these data, we offer an updated empirical assessment of how polarization is influencing—and is influenced by—social network homophily.

New concepts of governance take account of ambivalence, uncertainty, and distributed power in societal change. They aim for reflexivity regarding the limits of prognostic knowledge and actual control of complex processes of change. Adaptive management and transition management are two examples that evolved from the analysis of social–ecological and sociotechnical systems, respectively. Both feature strategies of collective experimentation and learning. In this paper, we ask how these two designs of reflexive governance consider politics. Based on a framework of different dimensions and levels of politics, we show that they are mainly concerned with problem solving by a focal process, but conflict and asymmetric power relations, as well as the embedding of processes within broader political contexts, are neglected. We suggest two routes for integrating politics into the design of reflexive governance: (1) recognize the politics of learning for sustainable development and develop safeguards against domination and capture by powerful actors, and (2) systematically consider the embedding of governance designs in political contexts and their ongoing dynamics for political fit.

Argumentation as the public exchange of reasons is widely thought to enhance deliberative interactions that generate and justify reasonable public policies. Adopting an argumentation-theoretic perspective, we survey the norms that should govern public argumentation and address some of the complexities that scholarly treatments have identified. Our focus is on norms associated with the ideals of correctness and participation as sources of a politically legitimate deliberative outcome. In principle, both ideals are mutually coherent. If the information needed for a correct deliberative outcome is distributed among agents, then maximising participation increases information diversity. But both ideals can also be in tension. If participants lack competence or are prone to biases, a correct deliberative outcome requires limiting participation. The central question for public argumentation, therefore, is how to strike a balance between both ideals. Rather than advocating a preferred normative framework, our main purpose is to illustrate the complexity of this theme.

Background Politically charged public life supplies powerful symbols that can be recruited into delusional meaning-making. This study examined how political contexts shape the content and experiential structure of delusions in patients with psychotic disorders in Turkey. Methods We conducted a retrospective, archive-based qualitative study of inpatient psychiatric records from a tertiary hospital spanning 1985–2024. Of 1,657 records screened by two clinicians, 122 cases with sufficiently rich, politically themed delusional content were included following consensus review. Analysis used reflexive thematic analysis in an inductive, primarily semantic mode. All narratives were analyzed in Turkish to preserve nuance. Descriptive statistics summarized sample characteristics; no inferential tests were performed. Results The sample comprised 122 inpatients (mean age 36.57 years; 68.9% male). Diagnoses were schizophrenia (66.4%), schizoaffective disorder (13.1%), delusional disorder (10.7%), and brief psychotic disorder (9.8%). These themes were grouped into two main categories: experiences of a persecutory political world, and the reorganization of the self through political narratives. Eight themes captured recurring constellations of actors, plots, and experiential disruptions: (1) an intrusive state and collapse of ontological distance, with surveillance and mind–body control motifs (39.5%); (2) grandiosity as compensatory self-organization via identification with national or global leaders (13.7%); (3) persecutory threat based on ideological identity (12.1%); (4) the foreign state as enemy, extending persecution to a transnational horizon (10.5%); (5) the personalized leader’s gaze transforming symbolic authority into direct persecution (8.1%); (6) ethno-religious others as ontological contaminants (6.5%); (7) “psychotic nationalism,” merging self and nation amid catastrophic scenarios (3.2%); and (8) illegitimate pursuers, such as terrorist or nameless clandestine groups (6.5%). Across themes, patients’ narratives reflected blurred self–world boundaries, externalized agency, and the recruitment of widely circulated political symbols. Conclusions Politically themed delusions are structured, culturally anchored narratives rather than incidental noise. In the Turkish context, state institutions, charismatic leaders, foreign powers, clandestine organizations, and ethno-religious figures recurrently organize delusional meaning. Context-attentive assessment and formulation—mapping each patient’s political horizon of meaning, anticipating risk around salient public events, and integrating proportionate psychoeducation—may improve engagement and safety. Prospective, mixed-methods studies linking first-person accounts with timelines of public events are warranted to clarify temporal coupling and guide interventions. Clinical trial number Not applicable.

How does context influence individuals’ misinformation about socially marginalized groups? Scholarship has long found that one’s geographical and social environment are important determinants for one’s political attitudes. But how these contexts shape individuals’ levels of misinformation about stigmatized groups remains an open and pressing question, especially given the swift rise of misinformation in recent years. Using three original surveys, we find that individuals who report more contact with a diverse group of individuals were significantly less likely to be misinformed. These findings are particularly pronounced among white Americans. Moreover, contrary to the popular belief that where one lives is a strong determinant of racial attitudes, we also find that partisan and racial context did not meaningfully shape misinformation. These findings shed light on the factors that helps us to understand the misinformation that exists about this sizable share of U.S. society.

In 2004, the Ethiopian government launched what has been called an innovative and groundbreaking solution to the country’s public health challenges; the Health Extension Programme (HEP). The positive public health outcomes that have been reported following the implementation of the HEP have led researchers and global health actors to propose it as a model for other countries to emulate. In this systematic review, we point to a potential weakness and methodological bias in the existing research. Despite being implemented within a context of an increasingly authoritarian regime, research conducted following the implementation of HEP reflects a limited discussion of the political context. Following a discussion of why political context is marginalized we provide arguments for why a focus on political context is important: first, political context has an impact on health systems and actualizes questions related to good governance and ethics. While some of the studies we reviewed acknowledge the importance of political factors we contend that the onesided focus on the positive relationship between political will, political commitment and political leadership on the one hand, and key public health outcomes on the other, reflects a narrow engagement with health system governance frameworks. This leads to a silencing of issues actualized by the authoritarian nature of the Ethiopian regime. Secondly, the political context has methodological implications. More specifically, we contend that the current political situation increases the probability of social desirability bias. In order to balance the overarching positive literature on Ethiopia’s health system, research that takes the political context into account is much needed. En 2004, le gouvernement éthiopien a initié ce qu’on a estimé être une solution novatrice et révolutionnaire aux problèmes de santé publique du pays; le programme de vulgarisation sanitaire (HEP). Les résultats positifs en matière de santé publique qui ont été rapportés suite à la mise en œuvre du HEP ont conduit les chercheurs et les acteurs de la santé mondiale à le proposer comme un modèle à imiter pour d’autres pays. Dans la présente revue systématique, nous soulignons une faiblesse potentielle et un préjugé méthodologique dans la recherche actuelle. Bien qu’elles soient mises en œuvre dans le contexte d’un régime de plus en plus autoritaire, les recherches menées à la suite de la mise en œuvre du HEP illustrent un débat limité sur le contexte politique. Après une discussion sur les raisons pour lesquelles le contexte politique est marginalisé, nous expliquons pourquoi le contexte politique est important: d’abord, le contexte politique a un impact sur les systèmes de santé et remet au goût du jour les questions de bonne gouvernance et d’éthique. Bien que l’importance des facteurs politiques soit reconnue par certaines des études analysées, nous soutenons que la focalisation unilatérale sur la relation positive entre la volonté politique, l’engagement politique et le leadership politique d’une part, et les principaux résultats de santé publique d’autre part, est le reflet d’une médiocre relation avec les cadres de la gouvernance du système de santé. On parvient ainsi à imposer le silence sur des problèmes remis à jour par la nature autoritaire du régime éthiopien. Ensuite, le contexte politique a des implications méthodologiques. Plus précisé- ment, nous soutenons que la situation politique actuelle accroît la probabilité de parti pris quant à la désirabilité sociale du programme. Afin d’équilibrer la littérature globalement positive sur le système de santé éthiopien, il est absolument nécessaire que la recherche prenne le contexte politique en compte. 2004年, 埃塞俄比亚政府为应对公共卫生挑战, 启动了被称为 开创性解决方案的健康推广项目 （HEP） 。 HEP实施后报道 了一系列积极的公共卫生结局, 使得研究者和全球卫生行动者 提倡其他国家也效仿这种模式。我们在本次系统综述中指出 现有研究的潜在缺点和方法学偏倚。尽管HEP是在日益独裁 化的政权环境下实施, 但相关研究鲜少触及这种政治环境。我 们讨论了为何政治环境被边缘化, 继而阐述为何关注政治环境 极其重要：首先, 政治环境对卫生体系有影响, 并且会使治理 和伦理的相关问题成为现实。虽然综述中纳入的一些研究承 认了政治因素的重要性, 但我们认为, 仅仅关注政治意愿、政 治承诺和政治领导力与关键公共卫生结局之间的积极关系, 反 映了对卫生体系治理框架的狭隘理解。由此导致了埃塞俄比 亚政权的政治性质带来的具体问题被”消声”。其次, 政治环 境有方法学影响。更具体地说, 我们认为目前的政治形势增加 了社会预期偏倚的可能性。为了平衡对埃塞俄比亚卫生体系 总体持积极观点的文献, 需要有考虑政治环境的研究。 En 2004, el gobierno de Etiopía lanzó lo que se ha denominado una solución innovadora y revolucionaria para los desafíos de salud pública del país; el Programa de Extensión de Salud (PES). Los resultados positivos de la salud pública que se han reportado después de la implementación del PES han llevado a los investigadores y a los actores de la salud global a proponerlo como un modelo para que otros países emulen. En esta revisión sistemática, señalamos una debilidad potencial y un sesgo metodológico en la investigación existente. A pesar de haberse implementado dentro de un contexto creciente de un régimen autoritario, las investigaciones realizada después de la implementación del PES refleja una discusión limitada sobre el contexto político. Siguiendo una discusión de por qué el contexto político está marginado, proporcionamos argumentos sobre por qué es importante centrarse en el contexto político: primero, el contexto político tiene un impacto sobre los sistemas de salud y actualiza las cuestiones relacionadas con la buena gobernanza y la ética. Mientras que algunos de los estudios que revisamos reconocen la importancia de los factores políticos, consideramos que el enfoque unilateral en la relación positiva entre voluntad política, compromiso político y liderazgo político por un lado y resultados clave de salud pública por otro, refleja un compromiso estrecho con los marcos de la gobernanza del sistema de salud. Esto conduce a un silenciamiento de los asuntos materializados por la naturaleza autoritaria del régimen etíope. En segundo lugar, el contexto político tiene implicaciones metodológicas. Más específicamente, sostenemos que la situación política actual aumenta la probabilidad de sesgo de deseabilidad social. Con el fin de equilibrar la literatura positiva general sobre el sistema de salud de Etiopía, la investigación que tiene en cuenta el contexto político es muy necesaria.

Interorganizational collaboration is crucial for collective action and political activism, particularly in environmental advocacy. Social network analysis tools are increasingly used to study collaboration among civic and political actors outside traditional institutions. While the literature has examined multiple factors influencing collaboration, less attention has been paid to how their predictive power evolves over time in response to contextual political shifts. This article aims to fill this gap by exploring the impact of rapid political changes on collaborative relationships in collective action. Using data on interorganizational collaboration within the environmental collective action field in the Basque Country (Spain) between 2007 and 2017, we analyze how large-scale transformative events and cycles of contention moderate the influence of various predictors of collaborative ties. More specifically, we use statistical network analyses to examine the relative impact of seven determinants of event co-attendance across six yearly observations. Our findings indicate that during the last years of violent conflict, shared identification with Basque nationalism facilitated collaboration, while disagreements over ETA’s armed struggle hindered it. However, in the post-conflict phase, ideological factors lost relevance, suggesting a shift from a model of “militant confrontation” to one of “pragmatic cooperation.” Nonetheless, pragmatic considerations did not completely replace ideological commitments as the main drivers of collaboration. Instead of a straightforward shift, this transition is characterized by the blurring of previous boundaries, not by the establishment of clearly defined new structuring factors. As a result, the collaboration network has become more pluralistic but also less predictable.

PurposeThis study provides insights into the external powers that can influence business leaders' communication on sustainability. It shows how the socio-political context manifested in national and transnational policies, regulations and other socio-political events can influence the CEO talk about sustainability.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts an interpretative and qualitative method of analysis using the lenses of the theoretical concepts of framing and legitimacy, analysing CEOs’ letters from 10 multinational industrial companies based in Sweden, over the period of 2008–2019.FindingsThe results show that various discourses of sustainability, emerging from policies and regulatory initiatives, socio-political events and civil society activism, are reflected in the ways CEOs frame sustainability over time. This article reveals that CEOs not only lead the discourse of profitable sustainability, but they also slowly adapt their sustainability talk to other discourses led by the policymakers, regulators and civil society. This pattern of a slow adaptation is especially visible in a period characterised by increased discourses of climate urgency and regulations related to social and environmental sustainability.Research limitations/implicationsThe theoretical frame is built by integrating the concepts of legitimacy and framing. Appreciating dynamic notions of legitimacy and framing, the study suggests a novel view of reporting as a film series, presenting many frames of sustainability over time. It helps the study to conceptualise CEO framing of sustainability as adaptive framing. This study suggests using a dynamic notion of adaptive framing in future longitudinal studies of corporate- and accounting communication.Practical implicationsThe results show that policymakers, regulators and civil society, through their initiatives, influence the CEOs' framing of sustainability. It is thus important for regulators to substantiate sustainability-related discourses and develop conceptual tools and language of social and environmental sustainability that can lead CEO framing more effectively.Originality/valueThe study engages with Goffman's notion of dynamic framing. Dynamic framing suggests a novel view of reporting as a film series, presenting many frames of sustainability over time and conceptualises CEO framing of sustainability as adaptive framing.