Mediator discretion in community mediation is inevitable yet often invisible, which can obscure legitimacy, accountability, and bias in publicly funded or state-adjacent settings.

This conceptual design paper uses integrative synthesis, drawing on street-level bureaucracy, procedural justice, and dispute system design, to derive a practice-ready [...]

Wage theft remains a pervasive problem internationally and within the United States. In response, worker advocates have sought stronger laws to deter violations and promote

compliance. Yet formal authority alone may be insufficient; labor departments often fail to use the full extent of their legal authority to conduct vigorous enforcement. [...]

Of the various attributes and regulatory tools related to nursing home service provision—such as ownership, transparency, oversight, and sanctions—which are seen as preferable

and are most trusted? To address this question, we conducted a conjoint survey experiment on nursing home services with 1009 direct relatives of nursing home residents [...]

Regulatory sandboxes have become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. In this paper we systematically review 15 peer-reviewed studies and 5 gray literature sources

(2016–2025) identified through structured searches of Scopus, Web of Science, and regulatory repositories. [...]

In Byers v Saudi National Bank (2023) the Supreme Court held that a claimant in knowing receipt must have had a ‘continuing equitable proprietary interest’ in the property

received by the defendant. Such an interest is commonly understood to include a right to benefit from the property, yet successful claims in knowing receipt have [...]

Social Sciences, Vol. 15, Pages 103: Experiences and Academic Success of Black Students with Disabilities in Higher Education Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci15020103 Authors:

Prilly Bicknell-Hersco [...]

Social Sciences, Vol. 15, Pages 102: Using Coupled Governance to Develop Rural Civilization in China: A Grounded Theory Study from Multiple Cases Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci15020102

Authors: Xi Zhang Lian Ran [...]

Societies, Vol. 16, Pages 52: Employment Precarity as an Organizational Determinant of Teacher Burnout and Mental Health: Validation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators

Survey Among Greek Primary Education Teachers [...]