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“Writing a Name in the Sky”: Rancière, Cavell, and the Possibility of Egalitarian Inscription [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Democratic theory is often portrayed as torn between two moments: that of disruption of rule, and the ordinary, ongoing institutionalization of politics. This dualism also marks contemporary democratic theory.
Ackerman   +47 more
core   +1 more source

The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Configurations of democracy—empirical and methodological insights from a comparison of Singapore, Ghana, and Ireland

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
This article presents and proofs an alternative concept of democracy that seeks to overcome the limitations of rigid universalist, liberal-proceduralist conceptions by emphasizing the fundamental principles of democracy rather than combining them with ...
Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Choice and Popular Control [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In democracies citizens are supposed to have some control over the general direction of policy. According to a pretheoretical interpretation of this idea, the people have control if elections and other democratic institutions compel officials to do what ...
Ingham, Sean
core   +1 more source

Comparison of DeePMD, MTP, GAP, ACE and MACE Machine‐Learned Potentials for Radiation‐Damage Simulations: A User Perspective

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
The authors evaluated six machine‐learned interatomic potentials for simulating threshold displacement energies and tritium diffusion in LiAlO2 essential for tritium production. Trained on the same density functional theory data and benchmarked against traditional models for accuracy, stability, displacement energies, and cost, Moment Tensor Potential ...
Ankit Roy   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responsible participation and housing: restoring democratic theory to the scene [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Tensions between individual liberty and collective social justice characterise many advanced liberal societies. These tensions are reflected in the challenges posed for representative democracy both by participatory democratic practices and by the ...
Barnes M.   +45 more
core   +1 more source

Toward Predictable Nanomedicine: Current Forecasting Frameworks for Nanoparticle–Biology Interactions

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Predictive models successfully screen nanoparticles for toxicity and cellular uptake. Yet, complex biological dynamics and sparse, nonstandardized data limit their accuracy. The field urgently needs integrated artificial intelligence/machine learning, systems biology, and open‐access data protocols to bridge the gap between materials science and safe ...
Mariya L. Ivanova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Democratic Theory

open access: yes, 2015
Democratic theory is an established subfield of political theory that is primarily concerned with examining the definition and meaning of the concept of democracy, as well as the moral foundations, obligations, challenges, and overall desirability of democratic governance.
openaire   +2 more sources

Less than meets the eye: Democratic legitimacy and deliberative theory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
About the book: Democratic Innovation is an original look at the political future of democracy, exploring the latest ideas aimed at renewing popular power.
Saward, Michael
core  

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