Being ‘excluded from the world of sound’: Deafness, Invalidism and Resilience in Harriet Martineau’s Writings (1834–1855) by Manuela D’Amore

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La construction de la cause végétarienne au prisme du genre : engagements, circulations et réseaux transnationaux entre France, Suisse, Angleterre et Belgique (années 1870-1914)... by Alexandra Hondermarck

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The Boston Women’s Educational and Industrial Union: When Business Undergirded Claims to Political Participation (1877-1920) by Jeanne Boiteux

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Révolution sociale et utopie chez les premiers Fabiens (1884-1890) : un positionnement complexe by Marie Terrier

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Raconter l’Amérique pendant l’ère progressiste : photographies documentaires et films muets by Clémentine Tholas-Disset

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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC OPINION OF GREAT BRITAIN OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL LEGISLATION IN YEARS 1870-1890 OF QUEEN VICTORIA’S REIGN by J. D. Tsvetkova

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A New Manifestation of American Socially Engaged Fiction by Magdalena Bazylewicz

“…Through creative application of Foucault’s discourse analysis intertwined with AnisShivani’s theory of plastic realism, the paper analyses the cultural forces at play in a self-proclaimed novel of social reform.…”
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The (possible) function of the beatitude of the poor in the context of the struggle against poverty by Joachim Kügler

“…The original version of this makarism has to be seen as a religious statement which is not meant as a program of social reform. Yet it has political and socio-ethical implications as it connects the poor with God and his kingdom. …”
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L’après-guerre du peuple ? La Grande-Bretagne sous les Travaillistes vue par Britain To-day (1945-1950) by Alice Byrne

“…This entailed a departure from the war-time editions’ concern with reconstruction and social reform. Difficult post-war conditions, which made US support of primary concern, led Britain To-day to downplay the Labour government’s programme of reforms. …”
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Profession, Emotion, and Hope: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Origins of the Sociology of Gender by María Luisa Jiménez-Rodrigo

“…Gilman also implements an alternative model of sociological practice that is linked to social reform, outreach and social pedagogy to promote women’s emancipation and gender equality.…”
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« La souris ne peut pas jouer avec le chat ». Marc Christin, un écrivain à l’asile (Cery, vers 1900) by Marco Cicchini

“…At a time when Vaud psychiatry is striving for penal and social reform, the publication of Les Évincés exemplifies the dialectic between forced confinement and the work of the writer who is supposed to demonstrate his autonomy in spite of his confinement.…”
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American Transcendentalist’s Conceptions of Self: Comparison Among Emerson, Thoreau And Whitman by Dian Natalia Sutanto

“…Different from Thoreau who emphasizes the primacy of one’s duty to oneself to attain highest virtue through solitary life in nature, Emerson concept’s of self realization is balanced by the duty to others through voluntary participation in social reform. Unlike Whitman who celebrates carnality as the source of human virtue, Emerson’s view is more austere.  …”
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FORMS OF PROPERTY IN ROMAN LAW by Elena ANGHEL

“…The appearance of the Roman state is placed in the 6th century BC, when King Servius Tullius institutes a series of reforms that ensure the transition from gentile society to the one organized in the state: social reform and administrative reform. In the pre-state era, legal texts attest to the existence of the collective property of land, as well as family property. …”
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Juvenile Justice in Comparative Perspective: A Study of Indonesian State Law and Islamic Law by Adrian Hadiputra, Muhammad Azil Maskur, Ridwan Arifin, Ikram Amrullah, Hibatullah Maajid

“…The concept of "ta'zir" (discretionary punishment) plays a significant role in ensuring that juvenile offenders are treated with fairness, aiming at their moral and social reform. This comparative study highlights the similarities and differences between the two legal systems in addressing juvenile crime, considering the broader cultural and legal contexts that shape juvenile justice policies in Indonesia and Islamic law. …”
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Layering Public Park Histories: Uncovering the Effects of Restoration Idea[l]s in Post-War Urban Spaces in Germany and the U.S. by Laura Brannan Fretwell, Eliane Schmid

“…The paper offers an approach for critically examining the planning histories of parks that were created under the justification of restoration but operated as sites of contestation and ideology during moments of societal, political, and social reform. Highlights: • Historical inquiry into the study of public urban park planning and development…”
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Social Determinants of Health in India: Reimagining of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Vision in the Light of Marginalized Communities by Kanhaiya Tripathi, Diksha Kanwat, Shankar Lal Bika, Jaspal Kaur, Neelu Rawat, Ashwani Kumar, Bhupinder Singh, Doggala Raju Kumar, Bawa Singh

“…Ambedkar, an iconic figure in Indian social reform and the driving force behind the Indian Constitution, acknowledged the significance of the social determinants of health influencing health outcomes. …”
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Evaluation for an Open Society: Then and Now by Robert Picciotto

“…This implies putting value, ethics, and the public interest at the very center of the evaluation occupation; breaking free of Popper’s parsimonious piecemeal social engineering concept to inform systemic social reform; bringing peace to a methodologically divided house; systematic mixing of evaluation methods and models; and the promotion of evaluation independence through professionalization. …”
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ECO-INNOVATIONS IN JAPAN: THE MAIN DIRECTIONS by A. I. Bancheva

“…Ecological innovations include technological improvements as well as social reforms. So far the paper draws an attention on two types of innovations: engineering technologies and social reforms (programms, education etc.). …”
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