Karl Johnson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karl Johnson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karl |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnson |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oregon |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9983-0260 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Cross-national welfare state research at a theoretical impasse: Opportunity for a social developmentalist contribution
Welfare state research is at a theoretical impasse insofar as it does not systematically speak to the types of social policy effort that may have not only redistributive but also productive consequences. Cautioning against imprudent use of the social investment label this paper argues for a better understanding of how traditional social policies have enabled society’s adaptation to socioeconomic changes and prevented costly experiences of poverty…
Cross-sector decision landscape in response to Covid-19: A qualitative network mapping analysis of North Carolina decision-makers
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic response has demonstrated the interconnectedness of individuals, organizations, and other entities jointly contributing to the production of community health. This response has involved stakeholders from numerous sectors who have been faced with new decisions, objectives, and constraints. We examined the cross-sector organizational decision landscape that formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Car…
Fuel for the fire: Tradition and the gender controversy in Lerwick's Up Helly Aa
Shetland's world-famous Viking-themed Up Helly Aa fire festival is a distinctive celebration of community and heritage. Recently media attention and local debate has begun to focus on an ongoing controversy surrounding the exclusion of women and girls from participating in certain roles in the town of Lerwick's Up Helly Aa event. This paper provides some insight into the developing situation and critically examines the claims of heritage and trad…
What determines pension insurance participation in China? Triangulation and the intertwined relationship among employers, employees and the government
The current study draws on the Advocacy Coalition Framework to examine what determines employees’ pension participation in China. For the purpose of exploring which employees actually receive pension coverage and why, econometric analysis was conducted with China’s Employer–Employee Matched Survey data (N = 3412). A variety of both individual factors, ranging from age and Hukou status to job characteristics, and macro factors, including interprov…
From Delight to Wisdom: Thirty Years of Teaching Environmental Ethics at Cornell
In this paper, the authors retrace the philosophy and method of Natural Resources 407, "Religion, Ethics, and the Environment," which has been continuously taught at Cornell University by the lead author since 1974. The works of Iris Murdoch, Stanley Hauerwas, Reinhold Niebuhr, Joseph Sax, and Thomas Merton are discussed, culminating in an aesthetic vision of environmental ethics as "praise for all things." The course aims more to foster a genera…
Police-Black Community Relations in Postwar Philadelphia: Race and Criminalization in Urban Social Spaces, 1945-1960
Should Public Administrators Care about Educational Policy
Educational Innovation and Politico-Economic Systems
Police-Black Community Relations in Postwar Philadelphia: Race and Criminalization in Urban Social Spaces, 1945-1960
Cross-national welfare state research at a theoretical impasse: Opportunity for a social developmentalist contribution
Welfare state research is at a theoretical impasse insofar as it does not systematically speak to the types of social policy effort that may have not only redistributive but also productive consequences. Cautioning against imprudent use of the social investment label this paper argues for a better understanding of how traditional social policies have enabled society’s adaptation to socioeconomic changes and prevented costly experiences of poverty…
Educational Innovation and Politico-Economic Systems
Should Public Administrators Care about Educational Policy
From Delight to Wisdom: Thirty Years of Teaching Environmental Ethics at Cornell
In this paper, the authors retrace the philosophy and method of Natural Resources 407, "Religion, Ethics, and the Environment," which has been continuously taught at Cornell University by the lead author since 1974. The works of Iris Murdoch, Stanley Hauerwas, Reinhold Niebuhr, Joseph Sax, and Thomas Merton are discussed, culminating in an aesthetic vision of environmental ethics as "praise for all things." The course aims more to foster a genera…
Police-Black Community Relations in Postwar Philadelphia: Race and Criminalization in Urban Social Spaces, 1945-1960
What determines pension insurance participation in China? Triangulation and the intertwined relationship among employers, employees and the government
The current study draws on the Advocacy Coalition Framework to examine what determines employees’ pension participation in China. For the purpose of exploring which employees actually receive pension coverage and why, econometric analysis was conducted with China’s Employer–Employee Matched Survey data (N = 3412). A variety of both individual factors, ranging from age and Hukou status to job characteristics, and macro factors, including interprov…
Fuel for the fire: Tradition and the gender controversy in Lerwick's Up Helly Aa
Shetland's world-famous Viking-themed Up Helly Aa fire festival is a distinctive celebration of community and heritage. Recently media attention and local debate has begun to focus on an ongoing controversy surrounding the exclusion of women and girls from participating in certain roles in the town of Lerwick's Up Helly Aa event. This paper provides some insight into the developing situation and critically examines the claims of heritage and trad…
Cross-sector decision landscape in response to Covid-19: A qualitative network mapping analysis of North Carolina decision-makers
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic response has demonstrated the interconnectedness of individuals, organizations, and other entities jointly contributing to the production of community health. This response has involved stakeholders from numerous sectors who have been faced with new decisions, objectives, and constraints. We examined the cross-sector organizational decision landscape that formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Car…
Cross-national welfare state research at a theoretical impasse: Opportunity for a social developmentalist contribution
Welfare state research is at a theoretical impasse insofar as it does not systematically speak to the types of social policy effort that may have not only redistributive but also productive consequences. Cautioning against imprudent use of the social investment label this paper argues for a better understanding of how traditional social policies have enabled society’s adaptation to socioeconomic changes and prevented costly experiences of poverty…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)