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The European Union: democratic legitimacy in a regional state?. CES Working Paper, no. 112, 2004 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Democratic legitimacy for the EU is problematic if it is seen as a future nation-state. If instead the EU were seen as a regional state—with shared sovereignty, variable boundaries, composite identity, compound governance, and a fragmented democracy in ...
Schmidt, Vivien A.
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Printing‐Assisted Integration of Thermal, Fluidic and Electrical Components in Implants for Focal Brain Cooling

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Extrusion‐based 3D printing of silicones and discrete electronic components are combined to create cortical implants for rodents that integrate thermal neuromodulation and electrical recording. Linked to an autonomous auxiliary driver unit, the system enables rapid, stable and localized hypothermia alongside ECoG recording.
Spencer Ryan Moore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ESG–Democracy Interface

open access: yesCampos Neutrais
This paper examines the relationship between democratic quality and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)-related governance through a comparative legal-institutional approach.
Gabriel Vieira Terenzi, Fernando Alves
doaj   +3 more sources

Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reviewing Southern Africa’s Status as a Developmental Region through Governance and Development

open access: yesCihan University-Erbil Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
This case study discusses how the democratic governance principles and norms impact development in the SADC, and how institutional and structural reforms require greater participation by society to address the governance challenges encountered in this ...
Juliet E. Joseph
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-stakeholder design of forest governance and accountability arrangements in Equator province, Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Good forest governance is an increasingly important topic for stakeholders in many different settings around the world. Two of the best-known international initiatives to improve forest governance are the regional Forest Law Enforcement and Governance ...
Klaver, D.C.
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

The Democratic Governance of the Euro [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This policy paper includes some of the contributions for a group set up at the EUI to address the crisis of the Euro area with a focus on its democratic dimensions.

core   +1 more source

Democratic Governance Beyond the State: An Exploration of Democracy and Governance in the European Parliament [PDF]

open access: yes
The growing internationalisation of governance in the modern era means that states are increasingly interconnected. In this process, democratic governance has often taken second place to the demands of a neoliberal system that emphasises market-based ...
Hobson, Jonathan
core   +3 more sources

Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Governance [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Governance A worker co-operative is a firm that is owned and managed by those who work in it. This paper provides a selective review of research in economics on worker cooperatives. It concentrates on the volatility of earnings and employment in the co-ops compared with conventional capitalist firms; on the long-term ...
openaire   +5 more sources

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