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CONSULTANCY STATE: Government as (a) Service and the Anti‐politics of Technological Expertise in Indian Cities

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 5, Page 1212-1229, September 2026.
Abstract This article analyses ideas of ‘good governance through technology’ in India that first emerged from the software industry, symbolizing state support for the ‘new middle‐class’ values of liberalized private enterprise. We suggest that the contemporary prominence of consulting firms in government represents a second transformation that embeds ...
Matt Birkinshaw, Sanjay Srivastava
wiley   +1 more source

Finland's New Children's Hospital and resurgent charity in a Nordic post-welfare state. [PDF]

Med Humanit
Alava H, Lindroos J, Pihlman A.
europepmc   +1 more source

WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 5, Page 1332-1346, September 2026.
Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing and contesting industry's role in multistakeholder governance: a qualitative analysis of responses to WHO consultations. [PDF]

Global Health
van den Akker A, Sun X, Matthes BK, Lauber K, Gilmore AB.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

VISUAL NEGOTIATIONS OF GENTRIFICATION IN TORONTO: Contestation, Politicization and Resistance through Urban Signage

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 50, Issue 5, Page 1152-1171, September 2026.
Abstract This article engages signage as a medium through which urban stakeholders negotiate the politics of housing redevelopment and gentrification in cities. Focusing on Toronto, we examine housing‐related signage in three neighbourhoods where social mix approaches to redevelopment have ushered in gentrification: Parkdale, Regent Park, and Moss Park.
Lindi Jahiu, Jonathan Cinnamon, Agnieszka Leszczynski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing constraint: frugal opposition to European fiscal solidarity. [PDF]

J Eur Public Policy
Bokhorst D, Schoeller MG.
europepmc   +1 more source

Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”

The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 77, Issue 4, Page 701-712, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser, Thomas Lux, Steffen Mau   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Framing sustainability in Milan's urban policies: new coalitions in a molecular transition. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Bernardi M, Manzano C, Cancellieri A, Tosi S.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

It's the Politics!—Global Trade Governance Beyond Technocracy

Global Policy, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 703-713, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The World Trade Organization (WTO) struggles to respond to the growing entanglement of trade and geopolitics. Drawing on existing scholarship and 20 in‐depth interviews with ambassadors and senior trade diplomats conducted in Geneva ahead of the 13th WTO Ministerial 2024, this article reveals a fundamental dilemma at the heart of contemporary ...
Nora Kürzdörfer
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural innovations for sustainability? Diverse pathways and plural perspectives on rice seeds in Odisha, India. [PDF]

Agric Human Values
Arora S, Narayanarao B, Mittal N, Vadekkal RS.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source