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- 2026-08-18
Profiling Jury Bias in Rape Trials: Examining the link between Juror Characteristics and Trial Decisions
Since the onset of the Chicago jury project in the 1950s, social scientists have utilised varied methodologies to better understand the fairness and functionality of jury trials. One common approach involves investigating the relationship between a juror's psychosocial make-up (traits, attitudes, and experiences) and their judgements at trial. An established literature has since amassed, which indicates that juror attitudes, more so than isolated personality features or demographics, appear most important in influencing verdict decision-making. This attitudinal bias is particularly prominent within rape trials, where deep-rooted culturally embedded stereotypes (known as rape myths) exist. This chapter reports on the findings from two experimental studies conducted in an English trial context that scrutinised the influence of rape attitudes and jurors’ sexual victimisation experiences and gender upon their subsequent verdict decisions. Both studies used the same rape allegation and case materials within a mock trial paradigm. However, the methodologies differed in their realism; study one adopted a videotaped mock trial, while study two utilised a highly realistic live trial re-enactment design. The findings from both studies are discussed considering the impact that pre-trial rape attitudes, victimisation experiences, and gender can have upon rape trial verdict outcomes and crucially, what solutions may be effective.Otwarty dostępMonografieMonograph Chapter - 2026
“La Italia soñada en la mirada viajera de Carmen de Burgos”.
Spanish writer Carmen de Burgos, also known as "Colombine", was not only a journalist and war correspondent, but also a great traveler interested in discovering other countries and cultures. Among her journeys through Europe, her first trip through France and Italy—which she made between 1905 and 1906 and documented in her work "Viajes por Europa. Impresiones"—stands out. Carmen de Burgos, a great admirer of the ancient world, visited various Italian cities such as Naples, Pompeii, Rome, Florence, Venice, and Milan, leaving behind her written reflections and impressions. The aim of this article is to analyze the image of Italy presented by the author, discussing which realities she focuses on and what aspects she highlights from her travels through these territories.Otwarty dostępMonografieMonograph Chapter - 2026-09-15
Solidarity: The Missing Puzzle Piece in the Rule of Law Fight?
Otwarty dostępMonografieMonograph Chapter - 2026-08-27
Automating partnership principle assessment. Using generative AI to analyze stakeholder participation in European operational program governance
The partnership principle represents a cornerstone of European Cohesion Policy, requiring meaningful involvement of diverse stakeholders in program design, implementation, and monitoring. This case study demonstrates how generative AI transformed traditional document analysis in evaluation practice, moving from labor-intensive manual coding to sophisticated automated extraction and categorization. Using Google’s Gemini API, we systematically analyzed monitoring committee protocols and membership compositions across several European operational programs in Poland. The AI-powered workflow automated stakeholder extraction, attendance tracking, and analysis of substantive contributions during committee deliberations, processing approximately 200 protocols that would have required months of manual analysis.Otwarty dostępMonografieMonograph Chapter
