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unity. Particular attention is given to the interdependent dialectical character of processes in societies between humans and (evolving) levels of societal organization. We propose that the theory of social quality, both in ontological and

Goscha 2012 ). From its start, the social quality approach (SQA) has been the theoretical framework to structure and ground PTE for its use in daily practice as well as for its implementation training courses. The SQA proved particularly useful in

, this article sets to explore some of the developments in Slovak society through the lens of social quality. Highlighting the links between the malaise with liberal democracy and aspects of social quality ( Van der Maesen and Walker 2012 ) or “decent

social quality post-pandemic. Our article responds to recent calls for social science research on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic ( Brown 2020 ; Ward 2020 ). Since the beginning of the pandemic, people in most countries around the world have

scientific denialism, misinformation, and mismanagement of resources, all of which, aside from the important human cost, have contributed to a decrease in the social quality of the daily lives of many people, hitting the most vulnerable of Brazil

develop a framework, using the case of Indian society and the COVID-19 virus, for marrying QoG with the social quality approach (SQA). We find that the impartiality principle advanced in the QoG approach is insufficient to capture the complex dimensions

from the 55,000 data points of the Greening Markets Research Group database. This is contextualized through a new theory of a localism continuum, related to social quality theory (SQT) and the social quality approach (SQA) (IASQ 2019). Findings are

's participation and everyday lives. The quality of participation is indeed an essential theme of social quality, insofar as it concerns “a form of participation in which people are able to shape their own circumstances and contribute to social development in such

-related policy, was increasingly criticized. The weak role of Parliament was accompanied by the ambivalent development of civil society, which is described below. Theoretical Foundations Democracy, Social Quality, and Quality of Democracy The COVID-19

description of the specific government approaches that were deployed in China to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. In our description, we will make use of components of social quality theory (SQT) and the social quality approach (SQA) to describe the deployed