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Fostering Women's Political Leadership Through Government Accountability: Evidence From OECD Countries

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women remain significantly underrepresented in political leadership worldwide. This study examines how different combinations of government accountability mechanisms enhance women's political representation (WPR) as a pathway to leadership in 30 OECD countries.
Samira Nazar, Seyed Ashkan Zarghami
wiley   +1 more source

Editorial: Migration and health: a human rights perspective - conference insights and beyond. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Rodríguez N, Goral M, McGovern J, Squires A, Roldós MI.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Semiotic Disobedience

, 2006
Nearly twenty years ago, a prominent media studies professor, John Fiske, coined the term “semiotic democracy†to describe a world where audiences freely and widely engage in the use of cultural symbols in response to the forces of media. A semiotic democracy enables the audience, to a varying degree, to “resist,†“subvert,†and “recodeâ ...
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The effect of compliance assistance on pollution discharges and violations of environmental regulations

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Researchers and policymakers assert competing behavioral models of polluters. One model portrays polluters as best approximated by the perfectly informed, rational actor from economics textbooks. Another model portrays polluters, particularly small and medium facilities, as imperfectly informed, cognitively bounded, pro‐social actors.
Paul J. Ferraro, Jay P. Shimshack
wiley   +1 more source

How scientists can contribute to the social movements essential to protecting climate and nature. [PDF]

NPJ Clim Action
Perrin AJ, Capstick S, Elliott T, Knapp P, Thierry A, Wyatt TD, Gardner CJ.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Recognitive Disobedience

In recent years, movements like Black Lives Matter, Occupy, and Fridays for Future have reignitedglobal interest in political disobedience. Yet mainstream political theory often struggles to explainthese new forms of protest. This dissertation by Ervin Kondakciu addresses that gap by asking atimely and urgent question: what would an appropriately ...
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Ethnobotanical insights into the medicinal and food uses of Lamiaceae in the Mediterranean region: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres, Joan Vallès, Teresa Garnatje, Airy Gras   +3 more
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Civil Disobedience [PDF]

Contemporary Political Theory, 2019
Graeme Hayes, Sylvie Ollitrault
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Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong, Massimiliano Cappuccio, Fady Alnajjar, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Essam Debie, Milad Ghasrikhouzani, Alessandro Lanteri, Tate McGregor, Oleksandra Molloy, Alice Plebe, Michael Regan, Eduardo Sandoval, Dongmo Zhang   +13 more
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Out of the labs and into the streets: Effects of climate protests by environmental scientists. [PDF]

R Soc Open Sci
Dablander F, Sachisthal MSM, Aron AR.
europepmc   +1 more source