This contribution is a case study of the Netherlands and contains a comparison of the reception of two distinct categories of asylum seekers: displaced persons from Ukraine holding a temporary protection status and other asylum seekers. Both groups are legally labeled as asylum seeker but treated differently when it comes to housing, financial allowances, education, access to the labour market, administrative procedures and continuing legal status. This contribution traces the origins of the differential treatment, its development over time, and explores its consequences. By doing so, it aims to answer the question of whether the differences have lead to differential inclusion and stratified membership of both groups, how the crisis measures for one group lead to policy changes for the other group and if there are differences in the way temporal governance for both groups is shaping the future of individuals.
We provide a novel investigation into where Australian legislation, meant to mitigate commerce in material cultural heritage, wildlife products and human tissue, clash in both their scope and practical application. Through an exploratory analysis of the legal context surrounding three recent Australian auction house sales and a social media post (demonstrating an example of successful import into Australia of human remains posing clear biosecurity risk), we identify legal loopholes through which these categories of trafficking can converge. In reviewing and discussing related cases, and what precedent their verdicts might establish, we also highlight tangential bodies of legislation that could assist future prosecution of import and export violations where environmental, cultural heritage, human tissue or biosecurity laws are found lacking. We highlight future research directions that should be pursued to quantify how cultural heritage, wildlife products and human remains are sought and sold together in Australia and globally.
Hazing remains a persistent feature of U.S. higher education despite expanding legal mandates, institutional policies, and prevention initiatives, raising questions about how universities exercise guardianship in efforts to reduce student harm. Drawing on Routine Activities Theory (RAT), this qualitative study examines how student affairs administrators understand and respond to hazing prevention challenges within contemporary higher education settings. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 19 student affairs professionals recruited from a national survey of 143 administrators. Findings indicate that administrators frequently described hazing as occurring in environments characterized by limited institutional access and oversight, including off-campus housing, commuter settings, and privately controlled residences. Participants identified jurisdictional boundaries, resource limitations, reporting challenges, and institutional commitments to student autonomy as constraints on prevention efforts. Rather than describing guardianship as absent, administrators portrayed themselves as responsible for hazing prevention while lacking the authority, access, and capacity necessary to exercise effective oversight across many high-risk environments. These conditions produced a form of organizationally constrained guardianship in which responsibility exceeded practical control. Participants therefore emphasized education, relationship-building, and risk management strategies over direct supervision. Extending RAT to the organizational context of higher education, this study demonstrates how institutional structures shape guardianship capacity and highlights the need for prevention approaches that address jurisdictional fragmentation and strengthen oversight beyond campus boundaries.
Pandemic uncertainty has intensified the intricate link between economic instability and alcohol-related crimes, revealing the hidden fractures in societal resilience. As uncertainty looms, the interplay between economic stress and alcohol-induced offenses exposes the vulnerable undercurrents of our communities. Current work explores the asymmetric impact of pandemic-induced uncertainty on alcohol-related crimes in 10 selected countries with significant alcohol consumption and crime rates (the USA, Russia, Australia, the UK, Canada, South Africa, France, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil). The research employs the advanced Quantile-on-Quantile tool to examine relationships between variables across diverse national perspectives. This method helps achieve the most accurate and subtle grasp of global trends and uncover unique insights into the characteristics of individual countries. The results uncover a striking pattern where pandemic uncertainty is driving a surge in alcohol-related crimes in the USA, Russia, South Africa, Australia, Brazil, and Mexico. At the same time, France and Germany exhibit contrasting declines. Notably, the UK and Canada demonstrate a mixed relationship, revealing distinct and compelling trends. The findings highlight the urgent need for policymakers to adopt targeted and multifaceted tactics to tackle the widespread effect of pandemic uncertainty on alcohol-related crimes.
