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Epistemic diversity and the politics of knowledge in plant disease management: Insights from the Xylella fastidiosa epidemic in southern Italy

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collective Bargaining and Compulsory Arbitration: Prescriptions for the Blue Flu [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper reveals that municipal police departments are much less likely to strike in states that have collective bargaining laws than in states with no police bargaining law or when police bargaining has been outlawed.
Casey Ichniowski
core  

Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

open access: yesJournal 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   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizational and legal framework of the municipal police in the Baltic states [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Гудзь, Т. І. Організаційно-правові основи діяльності муніципальної поліції в країнах Балтії / Т. І. Гудзь // Науковий вісник Ужгородського національного університету : Серія: Право / гол. ред. Ю.М. Бисага.
Gudz, T. I., Гудзь, Т. І.
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Between Emancipation and Domination? A Critical Analysis of Empowerment in a Women‐Only Development Program in Costa Rica's Coffee Sector

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Female empowerment and its use in development contexts has histories in coloniality. Gender programs typically imply an individualistic, depoliticized concept. This article examines whether such initiatives can be supportive for empowerment. We apply an embedded qualitative case study of Bean Voyage's program to support female coffee producers
Annelie M. Gütte   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

ECONOMICS, GRIEVANCES, PROTECTWE-EMPLOYEE UNIONIZATION, AND THE 1978 MEMPHIS FIRE AND POLICE STRIKES

open access: yesEssays in Economic and Business History, 2004
In the summer of 1978, police officers and fire fighters in Memphis, Tennessee walked off their jobs ostensibly over a salary dispute. While economics did indeed play a crucial role in the ultimate decision to strike, the walkouts were more the result of
Charles Palmer
doaj   +2 more sources

(In)justice in Smart Cities: Barriers and an Integrative Framework for Solution Pathways From a Global Perspective

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smart city initiatives aim for sustainability and inclusiveness, but recent evidence shows that they often lead to injustices. Although this contradiction has received growing academic attention, a comprehensive understanding of how justice is addressed within smart city practices remains limited.
Md. Nazmul Haque   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Court-Ordered Hiring Quotas on the Composition and Quality of Police [PDF]

open access: yes
Arguably the most aggressive affirmative action program ever implemented in the United States was a series of court-ordered racial hiring quotas imposed on municipal police departments.
Justin McCrary
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Analisis terhadap Aturan Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja dan Wilayatul Hisbah Aceh di Kabupaten/Kota [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Permendagri Nomor 95 Tahun 2016 Tentang Perangkat Daerah Aceh tidak mengatur secara detail tentang Satpol PP dan WH. Satpol PP dan WH diatur dengan Qanun Aceh/Qanun Kabupaten/Kota atau Peraturan Gubernur/Peraturan Bupati/Walikota. Karena tidak ada aturan
Mardhiah, A. (Ainal)   +2 more
core  

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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