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The Trilemma of Legitimacy. Multilevel Governance in the EU and the Problem of Democracy. ZEI Discussion Papers: 1998, C 11 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
[Introduction]. As the European Communities have unquestionably been exercising govermental power for many years, there is a need for democratic legitimation of this specific "Governance without Statehood." To a far greater extent than ordinary ...
Höreth, Marcus
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Democratic limitations of urban climate governance : proactive and reactive citizen action in four Scandinavian cities [PDF]

open access: yes
In this article we examine the limitations of democratic governance of climate transformation in cities. Advancing the literatures on urban climate governance and climate urbanism, the article asks, how do urban governance institutions manage the variety
Smas, Lukas,   +6 more
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Transboundary Water Governance in the Kabul River Basin: Implementing Environmental and Public Diplomacy Between Pakistan and Afghanistan

open access: yes, 2019
This research highlights the outcomes of the environmental diplomacy workshop held between members of civil society from Afghanistan and Pakistan on water cooperation in the Kabul River Basin, one of the most heavily conflicted transboundary river basins
Sgorbati, Susan   +16 more
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Illusionary, silencing and civilising - (un)democratic practices in school governance

open access: yes
Successive British Governments have promulgated policies and initiatives that have not only resulted in the marketisation of education but have, arguably, constructed a democratic deficit in relation to who represents the local in a neoliberal ...
Forrester, G., Hetherington, J.
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Big data and Dahl's challenge of democratic governance

open access: yes, 2019
Big data applications have been acclaimed as potentially transformative for the public sector. But, despite this acclaim, most theory of big data is narrowly focused around technocratic goals.
Ingrams, Alex; id_orcid   +2 more
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THE ROLES OF CIVIL SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN SUSTENANCE OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA

open access: yesInternational Studies Journal, 2022
The cardinal goal of democracy and democratization in different parts of the globe is to address the aspirations of the people in all the constituencies that made its political entity.
MAS’UD BELLO
doaj  

Evaluating democratic governance: A bottom up approach to European Union enlargement [PDF]

open access: yes
Although analyses of democracy and governance may be complementary rather than in conflict, they are not identical. This article compares the EU criteria for evaluating applicants for membership with those of democracy indexes.
Rose, Richard
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Effective and democratic long-term radioactive waste governance: Lessons from Europe

open access: yesTATuP – Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis
Radioactive waste management (RWM) presents a complex long-term governance challenge due to its decades-to-centuries-long timeframes and associated uncertainties.
Romy Dekker, Rinie van Est
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The limits of partnership : an exit-action strategy for local democratic inclusion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The challenge of enhancing the `democratic anchorage' of partnerships has become a central concern in policy studies. Radical reform proposals designed to level the deliberative playing field include community veto powers and the appointment of neutral ...
Davies, Jonathan S., Jonathan S. Davies
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Democratic instability in post-colonial Zimbabwe and Pakistan: a comparative analysis

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences
This study examines democratic instability in Zimbabwe and Pakistan through a detailed analysis of historical, political, economic, and social factors with the aim of explaining the underlying causes of democratic instability in these countries.
Shahid Minhas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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