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Certain social phenomena take on particular importance in certain historical periods or at certain moments in social life. Even if they have always existed, due to specific socially sensitive conjunctures they are suddenly afforded special attention by the public, as well as in political and scientific circles.
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Jodelet, D., Vala, J., Drozda-Senkowska, E. (2020). Introduction—Threats: An Indispensable Debate. In: Jodelet, D., Vala, J., Drozda-Senkowska, E. (eds) Societies Under Threat. Frontiers in Sociology and Social Research, vol 3. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39315-1_1
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