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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The intersection between corporate entities and political institutions—commonly referred to as corporate political connections (CPCs)—significantly influences firms' strategic conduct and their environmental obligations. Although academic interest in this area has grown, the ethical dimensions of CPCs in relation to environmental ...
Ahmed A. Elamer +2 more
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Labeling Strategies for Monitoring Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Cultured Epithelial Cells
Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Collective cell migration relies on coordinated cytoskeletal remodeling, yet the impact of live‐cell actin filament probes on these dynamics remains poorly characterized. Here, we systematically compared the performance and cellular effects of fluorogenic jasplakinolide‐based probes, SiR‐actin and SiR‐XActin, with the genetically encoded ...
Victoria Levario‐Diaz +6 more
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The tale of three mayors: mayoral politics in the Unicity of Cape Town
Acta Academica, 2007 From December 2000 to June 2003, the term covered in this article, the Council of the Unicity of Cape Town had three mayors, each directing it in a unique way as they dealt with the various powers which had an impact on them and the Council.
Johan Zaaiman
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Mayors' perceptions on local government reforms and decentralization in Spain
Revista Española de Ciencia Política, 2018 This article analyses Spanish Mayors’ perceptions on three areas of possible reforms that are currently on the local government agenda: re-scaling, amalgamations and metropolitanization.
Lluís Medir +2 more
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Collective Decision‐Making and Institutional Configurations in Polycentric Environmental Governance
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why do formally similar polycentric governance arrangements differ in their governance performance, and how do institutional configurations of enabling conditions account for these differences? [Correction added on 07 July 2026, after first online publication: The preceding sentence has been updated.] This article examines variation in ...
Kirsten Hegsvold
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Frontiers in Political ScienceWhy do voters vote for candidates known for corruption allegations? We herein suggest two possible explanations for it. First, the choice context affects voters’ risk assessment, since voting for a candidate considers other candidates because aversion to
Jorge Otavio de Souza Silva +2 more
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Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education, 2022 In Slovakia, the evidence reports women underrepresentation in local politics. In this paper, the spatial insight to the numeric women representation in local governments at the position of the mayor (elected local authority) in Slovakia in recent 20 ...
Lenka Maličká
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Toward Comprehensive Climate Action: Assessing Mitigation Approaches Across Canadian Municipalities
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local governments are widely regarded as key leaders in the global response to climate change. Understanding if and how municipalities commit to climate mitigation is crucial for assessing their contribution to global emission‐reduction goals and identifying barriers to effective climate transitions.
Aryana Soliz +7 more
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The Relationship between the Mayor and Deputy-Mayor in the Slovenian Local Self-Government System
Central European Public Administration Review, 2012 The paper analyses the question of relations between the mayor and deputymayor, particularly in terms of division of competences. The paper also deals with the standpoints of mayors and deputy-mayors regarding the institution of deputy-mayor. Furthermore,
Simona Kukovič, Vladimir Prebilič
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In light of the democratic and social‐ecological crises, deliberative minipublics such as citizens' assemblies are increasingly implemented and discussed by scholars as a means for sound decision‐making and to enhance public support for sustainability transformations.
Lea Findeis, Nicolas Jager
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