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Bureaucratic Reform in Irrigation: A Review of Four Case Studies

Water Alternatives, 2014
Poor performance of government-managed irrigation systems persists globally. This paper argues that addressing performance requires not simply more investment or different policy approaches, but reform of the bureaucracies responsible for irrigation ...
Diana Suhardiman, Mark Giordano, Edwin Rap, Kai Wegerich   +3 more
doaj  

Autonomous Leadership: How Board Independence Shapes Machine Learning Based Corporate Culture in Thailand

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate culture is a critical driver of corporate social responsibility, shaping how firms internalize sustainability, social and environmental concerns, yet its governance antecedents are less understood. Motivated by the need to understand how governance structures affect organizational values and behavior, we explore the relationship ...
Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Stefano Starita
wiley   +1 more source

Classroom boundaries and teacher agency: Challenges of implementing Ireland's new primary curriculum

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reports on a doctoral study examining teacher agency in one Irish primary school at a timely moment ahead of the implementation of the new Primary Curriculum Framework in September 2025. The framework embeds teacher agency as a central professional principle, yet findings from this study reveal a more cautious and bounded reality.
Máiréad Nally, Carmel O. Sullivan, Karin Bacon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Bureaucratic Changes: A New Public Service Perspective on Tourism and Culture Governance in Malang Regency, Indonesia

Journal of Governance and Public Policy
Bureaucratic reform in Indonesia has been a key agenda since the early 21st century, focusing on enhancing efficiency, transparency, and accountability in government management. This study aims to delve into and analyse the bureaucratic reform process at
Didik Supriyanto, Sigit Wahyudi, Suljatmiko Suljatmiko, Eka Setyowati, Rikha Murliasari, Arif Saefudin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Orchestration of Climate Action in Municipalities: A Collective Capacity Approach

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Municipalities are increasingly positioned as key actors in enabling local climate action, yet their ability to mobilise societal actors remains insufficiently understood. This study examines how municipal officials in six Finnish municipalities from different local contexts understand and operationalise collective capacity for climate action,
Maija Faehnle, Hanna Nieminen, Jani P. Lukkarinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bureaucratic transformation in realizing responsive and accountable public services

Jurnal Inovasi Ilmu Sosial dan Politik
Indonesia’s bureaucratic reform aims to create a clean, effective, transparent, and accountable government, as outlined in the Bureaucratic Reform Grand Design 2010–2025.
Rizal Zamzani, Hayat, Rini Rahayu Kurniati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Steering Industrial Decarbonisation: Explaining OECD Policy Variation

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ongoing rise in CO2 emissions driven by energy‐intensive industries highlights the urgent need for targeted policy interventions, with national strategies playing a crucial role in the low‐carbon transition. However, the factors that shape the ambition of industrial decarbonisation policies remain poorly understood.
Ebba Minas
wiley   +1 more source

Making Sense of the Bioeconomy: A Critical Analysis of EU Policy Narratives and Responses

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The bioeconomy has become an increasingly popular concept in European Union (EU) policy, promising sustainable growth, job creation, and reduced environmental impacts. Yet its meaning remains contested, ambiguous, and politically charged. This study critically examines how EU bioeconomy policy narratives prior to 2025 construct this concept ...
Elena Zepharovich, Zora Kovacic, Thomas Völker, Paloma Yáñez‐Serrano, Ângela Guimarães Pereira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Barriers to Fair Community Participation in Mangrove Carbon Credit Projects: Insights From Thailand

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Thailand has announced ambitious plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including a programme that allows private companies to earn carbon credits from protecting and restoring mangroves. In 2023, the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) began enrolling local communities and private firms in this scheme.
Danny Marks, Kittima Leeruttanawisut
wiley   +1 more source

Building the Plane While Flying It: How Projects Serve to Implement, Pilot and Co‐Create EU Policy

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article theorizes how projectified governance enables bottom‐up policy shaping in the EU, using the European Universities Initiative (EUI) as a case study. It develops a framework that combines bottom‐up Europeanization with resource exchange theory to explain how project networks influence EU policymaking.
Alina Felder‐Stindt
wiley   +1 more source