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societal collapse
fall or disintegration of complex human societies, involving causative factors such as natural disasters, environmental change, depletion of resources, unsustainable complexity, decay of social cohesion, rising inequality, and loss of creativity
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ecological restoration
process aimed at restoring damaged ecosystems
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search and seizure
legal procedure by which the police commence search of an entity's property and confiscate any relevant evidence
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educational system
structure of all facilities and opportunities to acquire education within a country or region
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plutocracy
society or system ruled and dominated by the small minority of the top wealthiest citizens
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poverty
lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money
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non-controlled substance abuse
abuse of chemical substances and/or abuse of any licit substances
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law enforcement officer
public-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws
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militarism
belief of government that it should maintain a strong military and be prepared to use it
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universal access to education
ability of all people to have equal opportunity in education, regardless of their social class, gender, ethnicity background or physical and mental disabilities
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cycle of poverty
vicious cycle that reinforces poverty
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critical race theory
academic movement regarding society, race and culture
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alternatives to the automobile
overview about the alternatives to the automobile
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surveillance
monitoring of behavior, activities, or other changing information, for the purpose of influencing, managing or directing
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prosecutorial discretion
principle in numerous legal systems
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human rights
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
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constitutional referendum
direct vote of the electorate on constitutions
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law and order
demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime
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pharmaceutical supply bottleneck
long-term supply bottleneck of pharmaceuticals
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foster care
system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a foster parent
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political rights
rights of citizens to participate, directly or indirectly, in the establishment or administration of government
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immigration policy
statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country
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community
social unit of human organisms who share common values
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gender equality
state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making
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health system
system that consists of all organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore or maintain health
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nursing care
care given to patients by nursing service personnel
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financial law
legal rules or restrictions for financial institutions
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encryption software
software that uses cryptography to prevent unauthorized access to digital information
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high-speed rail
type of rail network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail
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justice
cardinal virtue
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permatemp
person who works for an organization for an extended period via a staffing agency
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local food
movement of people who prefer to eat foods which are grown or farmed relatively close to the places of sale and preparation
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criminal policy
public policy in the area of criminal law and crime
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wastewater
used water from any combination of domestic, industrial, commercial or agricultural activities, surface runoff / storm water, and any sewer inflow or sewer infiltration
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environmental law
rules of law, promoting the protection of the natural environment
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misinformation effect
effect where episodic memories become less accurate because of post-event information
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deforestation
removal of forest and conversion of the land to non-forest use
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fundamental rights
rights protected and upheld by law
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social alienation
condition in social relationships
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family law
area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations
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overpopulation
when a population of a species exceeds the carrying capacity of its ecological niche
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ballot initiative
means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote
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economic stagnation
prolonged period of slow economic growth
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fear of crime
fear of being a victim of crime as opposed to the actual probability of being a victim of crime
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emergency communication system
communication system used for emergency coordination, often made up of both input devices, sensors, and communication devices, typically capable of both initiating and receiving information among multiple parties
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contaminated land
land that contains substances in or under the surface that are actually or potentially hazardous to health or the environment
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fair trade
trade arrangement prioritizing the well-being of workers
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nuclear proliferation
spread of nuclear weapons
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right to die
freedom to end one's life
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social invisibility
systematical ignorance of a person or group by the public and experience of being unseen by others in a social environment
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worker cooperative
cooperative that is owned and self-managed by its workers
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foreign policy
government's strategy in relating with other nations
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cooperation
purposeful interaction of the actions of two or more creatures, people, organisations, or systems
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voter turnout
percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election
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high-speed railway line
type of railway line
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first-past-the-post voting
electoral system in which voters indicate the candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins
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labor union
organization of workers with common goals
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fake news
false or misleading information presented as news
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fossil fuel
combustible fuel containing hydrocarbons formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, examples being coal, petroleum and natural gas
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commons
shared resources
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religious nationalism
relationship between national identity and religion
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response bias
a general term for a wide range of tendencies for survey participants to respond inaccurately or falsely to questions
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welfare rights
the rights of people to be aware of and receive their maximum entitlement to state welfare benefits, and to be treated reasonably well by the welfare system
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post-traumatic stress disorder
mental disorder that developed after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or life-threatening event
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economic policy
actions that governments take in the economic field
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corporate law
body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons, companies, organizations and businesses
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culture war
conflict between cultural values
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nationalism
ideology and movement that promotes the interests of a particular nation (as in a group of people) especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty (self-governance) over its homeland
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socialist
supporter of socialism
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right to be forgotten
legal concept
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gatekeeping
process through which information is filtered for dissemination
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jury selection
the process of choosing jury members
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self-determination
principle in international law; the right of people to freely choose their sovereignty
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resistance movement
organized effort to withstand a government or an occupying power
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authoritarianism
form of social organization characterized by submission to authority
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anti-corruption
activities that oppose or inhibit corruption, including preventive and reactive measures
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democracy
form of government
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economic collapse
severe and prolonged economic problems
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civil law
branch of private law (outside criminal law) that regulates the patrimonial and personal relations between physical or moral persons
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criminalization
process of categorising acts as crimes
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date rape drug
incapacitating agent that may be used to commit rape
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anti-schooling activism
multiple positions critical of compulsory schooling laws, school as a learning institution, or schooling as such
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racial politics
the use of race, as a human categorization or hierarchical identifier, in political discourse, campaigns, or within the societal and cultural climate created by such practice, including exploiting the issue of race to forward a political agenda
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control
power to influence or direct people or events
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propaganda technique
method of mind manipulation, often based on logical fallacies
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customary international law
those aspects of international law that derive from custom
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stochastic terrorism
terrorism caused by deliberately inflammatory rhetoric in mass media, which can provoke people with certain sets of personality traits and opinions into violence
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nuclear winter
hypothetical climatic effect of nuclear war
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educational inequality
type of social inequality
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social credit
interdisciplinary distributive philosophy
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anti-war movement
social movement opposed to a nation's status of armed conflict
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employment
relationship between the employee and the employer
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hyperinflation
very high and rapidly accelerating inflation
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conservation
ethical resource use, allocation, and protection
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constitutional law
body of law
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judicial restraint
judicial interpretation ideology advocating hesitance to set precedent
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back-to-the-land movement
agrarian movement advocating a self-sufficient farming lifestyle
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vetocracy
dysfunctional governance system in which no-one can effect any change
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sanitary napkin
absorbent item worn in the underwear by women who are menstruating, bleeding after giving birth or similar
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clinical pharmacologist
medical occupation
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