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I do not believe that talking about this kind of stuff is a way to diminish feminist battles” An online controversy in the Italian manosphere

The manosphere is often described as an online network of deviant subculture groups that harbor a hatred for women. However, the label “deviant” applied to manosphere groups does not fully capture the complexity of this phenomenon. While misogyny continues to characterize many men’s communities on the Internet, we are witnessing the emergence of a kinder, gentler form of men’s rights discourse that is likely to resonate more with educated, middle-class white men. The aim of this chapter is to...

Strategic public value(s) governance: A systematic literature review and framework for analysis

This article offers evidence-based understanding of public value creation in multi-actor collaborations by presenting the results of a systematic literature review of empirical studies published within the public administration field. Specifically, it focuses on two primary research questions: How do multi-actor collaborations generate public value(s)? What types of public value(s) are created by these collaborative endeavors? Our results shed light on 12 strategic governance components for e...

Strategizing under conditions of Weberian bureaucracy and ethnic consociationalism

This study employs a single embedded case study design to investigate strategizing processes under conditions of Weberian bureaucracy and ethnic consociationalism. Drawing from a blend of secondary and primary sources, including semi-structured interviews, observations, and focus group discussions, we harness thematic and narrative qualitative analysis for generating knowledge about strategizing processes under conditions of Weberian bureaucracy and ethnic consociationalism, as apparent in an...

La valutazione descrittiva degli apprendimenti come prevenzione alla dispersione scolastica