Governing by Ambiguity: Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Platforms in China
Policy &Internet, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Besides clear policy directives, the unresolved and open‐ended elements in policy communication also create discursive politics. This article argues that ambiguity in policy communication reflects the state's exercise of power within a fractured sociocultural landscape.
Fangyu Qing, Ngai Keung Chan
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The case for regional development intervention: Place-based versus place-neutral approaches [PDF]
The paper examines the debates regarding place-neutral versus place-based policies for economic development. The analysis is set in the context of how development policy thinking on the part of both scholars and international organizations has evolved ...
Andrés Rodríguez-Pose +2 more
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Fostering the social utility of events: an integrative framework for the strategic use of events in community development [PDF]
, 2013 Although the use of planned events for achieving community development has received academic attention from different disciplines, the findings of these literatures are not systematically used towards developing a common understanding aimed at fostering ...
Ziakas, V
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Religio‐Governmental Infrastructures: Islam, Infrastructure, and Populist Mobilization in Turkey
American Anthropologist, Volume 128, Issue 2, Page 272-283, June 2026.ABSTRACT Turkish mosques are staffed by state‐appointed imams and callers to prayer whose practices are regulated through a complex bureaucratic network operating on an internet‐based data‐management and communication infrastructure. A centralized mosque loudspeaker network enables the broadcast of calls to prayer and other Islamic recitations across ...
Hikmet Kocamaner
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Cities Hosting Holy Shrines: the legacy of Pilgrimage and its impact on Urban Form [PDF]
, 2017 This paper explores pilgrimage in the context of historic holy cities which contain at least one religious complex through which the ritual of pilgrimage takes place.
Maroufi, H., Rosina, E.
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The Instruments of Place Branding: How is it Done? [PDF]
, 2009 Place branding is the idea of discovering or creating some uniqueness, which differentiates one place from others in order to gain a competitive brand value.
Ashworth, Gregory
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Land Cover Change Drives River Flow Modifications in Central Chile
Hydrological Processes, Volume 40, Issue 5, May 2026.This study examines the combined effects of land cover change and ENSO on streamflow dynamics in four coastal catchments of central Chile, using a 45‐year (1979–2023) dataset of remote sensing and hydroclimatic data. Conclusions Native forest loss reduced summer flows and PP–Q relationship; preserved forests enhanced resilience.
Rossana Escanilla‐Minchel +2 more
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Urbanization and health in Africa : exploring the interconnections between poverty, inequality and the burden of disease [PDF]
, 2005 There are few changes in the history of human existence comparable to urbanization in scope and potential to bring about biologic change. The transition in the developed world from an agricultural to an industrial-urban society has already produced ...
Songsore, Jacob
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Fluvial connectivity drives carbon cycle dynamics in a tropical mega‐delta
Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 5, May 2026.Abstract Coastal estuaries are hotspots of biogeochemical cycling, biodiversity, and sediment processing, yet the drivers of carbon cycle processes remain poorly constrained. Here, we elucidate the influence of hydrological connectivity on carbon biogeochemistry in the Indian Sundarban over successive monsoon seasons by comparing hydrologically ...
Adrian M. Bass +9 more
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Britain welcomes the world: Dressing up London [PDF]
, 2013 Copyright @ 2013 Routledgehttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/dressing-london-ozlem-edizel-graeme-evans-hua-dong/e/10.4324/9780203126486-9?context=ubx&refId=546b057b-44c2-4d37-91ac ...
Dong, H, Edizel, O, Evans, G
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