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Political and Legal Framework of the Latin American Concept of «Socialism of the XXI Century»

Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2014
The author characterizes the political content and legal mechanism for implementing popular in Latin America, the concept of «Socialism of the XXI century», in which criticism of liberal economic policies combined with the strengthening of the role of ...
M. G. Abramova
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PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
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VISIBILITY IN AUTHORITARIAN URBAN SPACE: The (De)politicizing City and Grassroots Mobilizations in Russia

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reconsiders the relationship between visibility and politicization. Drawing on empirical evidence from urban mobilization campaigns across Russia, we counter the existing literature on theories of the post‐political and liminality by identifying four dimensions of visibility—publicity in urban space, objects of urban contestation,
Valeria Rumiantseva, Liubov Chernysheva
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GLOBALIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF NORTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES ETHNOCONFESSIONAL POLICY IN THE 20^TH - 21^ST CENTURIES: CULTURAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ANALYSIS

Концепт: философия, религия, культура, 2017
The article is devoted to the analysis of current functional features of religious institutions in Northeast Asian countries, which are due to the globalization processes of today’s ideological and legal products.
I. A. Arzumanov
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MIRACLE URBANIZATION: Spatial Production and Political Legitimation in the Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022 Olympics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract From desert ski resorts to subtropical Winter Games, there is a global proliferation of ‘mission‐impossible’ mega‐projects. The prevailing frameworks of city branding and urban entrepreneurism fail to explain the political logics behind these seemingly irrational projects.
Yiqiu Liu, Sven Daniel Wolfe
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UNPACKING THE SUSTAINABILITY FIX: Governance Mechanisms in Urban Redevelopment Across Central and Eastern Europe

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how sustainability is mobilized as a governance strategy in large‐scale urban redevelopment. Focusing on the RIVUS Mall project in Cluj‐Napoca, alongside comparative cases from Bratislava and Gdańsk, it traces how environmental objectives are translated into institutional practices, planning rationales, and financial ...
MIHAI IACOB
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European “Frankenstein Constitutionalism”: TEU Article 2 as a Federal Homogeneity Clause

AJIL Unbound
This essay argues that the Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJEU) insertion of a federal homogeneity clause into the EU's primary law is an (ahistorical) and dysfunctional “legal transplant” that does not correspond to the state of European ...
Martin Nettesheim
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PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN AUTOCRACIES: Conflicting Logics, Unintended Consequences and Contentious Participation in Angola's Orçamento Participativo

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Participatory institutions are no longer confined to liberal democracies as autocrats around the world experiment with ‘authoritarian participation’. This also applies to the most successful democratic innovation of recent decades: participatory budgeting (PB).
DANIEL TJARKS
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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of the Assessoria Popular Maria Felipa (APMF, Maria Felipa Advocacy Group)—a Brazilian abolitionist organization led by Black activists—we analyze how ...
Fernanda Oliveira, Isabela Corby, Juliana Góes   +2 more
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Paradigm Shift in the Making? Geopolitical Challenges and Institutional Changes in the International Monetary System: From Neoliberalism to a Pluralist Multipolar Financial Order

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examined the critical challenges facing the international monetary system, arguing that they have created conditions for a shift from a neoliberal framework to a pluralist multipolar financial order. Using an interdisciplinary approach that blends international law and international relations, the paper provides an analysis of the ...
Jiangyu Wang
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