Drivers of human attitudes towards wolves Canis lupus in Kazakhstan
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Kazakhstan is recognized as a key stronghold for the grey wolf (Canis lupus). Nonetheless, the wolf status and the dynamics of human‐wolf coexistence in the region remain poorly understood. This study aims to fill that gap by exploring current attitudes towards wolves in Kazakhstan and identify the underlying drivers of these attitudes.
Alyona Koshkina +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Rent Seeking and the Common Agricultural Policy: Do member countries free ride on lobbying? [PDF]
The Common Agricultural Policy is modelled as a club good providing the European Union (EU) farmer with financial benefits. We build an economic model which explains how much farmers in individual EU countries invest in rent-seeking activities in order ...
Furtan, William Hartley +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Although there have been several initiatives to establish and support participatory processes on large carnivores based on multi‐stakeholder governance at the regional level in Europe, empirical evidence for their evaluation is still lacking. We employed a survey, which was administered to farmers and other stakeholder groups (e.g.
Tasos Hovardas +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Rethinking revolving door research: a scoping review of methods and datasets used by non-academics to examine the revolving door. [PDF]
Global HealthJaenecke S, Lacy-Nichols J.
europepmc +1 more source
The main drawback of the public-policy contest is that the notion of contest success function, a crucial component of the contest model, does not have micro-foundations and, therefore, the random behavior of the government seems ad-hoc.
Gil S. Epstein, Shmuel Nitzan
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The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The Amazon is rapidly approaching an ecological tipping point driven by deforestation, forest degradation and global climate change. These are visible issues that receive increasing political and public attention. However, the accelerating biocultural loss in the Amazon, including the extinction of Indigenous languages, the disruption of ...
Torsten Krause +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Australian sport policy and advocacy: an historical account of policy evolution, government involvement, and the advent of lobbying. [PDF]
Front Sports Act LivingMountifield C.
europepmc +1 more source
Inefficient lobbying, populism and oligarchy [PDF]
The authors investigate the theoretical effects of lobbying and pressure group activities on both economic efficiency and on equity. Looking at lobbying as a political activity that takes place alongside production, they find that lobbies may generate ...
Campante, Felipe R. +1 more
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Building capacity in vector‐borne plant virus research: The CONNECTED Network
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Plant viruses spread by insects decimate crop yields globally, causing food security challenges in vulnerable areas, including regions of Africa. Interdisciplinary research is needed to protect future crop supplies. CONNECTED, the Community Network for African Vector‐Borne Plant Viruses, increased research capacity in Central, East, West and Southern ...
Nina F. Ockendon‐Powell +8 more
wiley +1 more source
The power of people who use drugs as mass media influencers in changing public opinion during the global overdose epidemic. [PDF]
Subst Abuse Treat Prev PolicyJozaghi E +1 more
europepmc +1 more source