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Technology for Whom and for What? A Global South View of Tech Diplomacy

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT International politics is linked to its technical‐social character. Also, technology is socially constructed and thereby not entirely neutral or impartial. A tech‐driven geopolitical landscape has been a defining feature of contemporary world politics.
Eugenio V. Garcia
wiley   +1 more source

From campaign-style response to positive response: how local actors’ behaviors affect the effectiveness of polycentric water governance

open access: yesEcology and Society
Resolving complex social-ecological challenges requires many actors to coordinate and collaborate to take concerted governance actions. This is consistent with the concept of polycentricity, which focuses on self-governance.
Liuzhao Huang, Xiaoxin Liang, Yiqing Su
doaj   +1 more source

Revealing the Changing Spatial Structure of Cities from Human Activity Patterns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Identifying changes in the spatial structure of cities is a prerequisite for the development and validation of adequate planning strategies. Nevertheless, current methods of measurement are becoming ever more challenged by the highly diverse and ...
Batty, Mike McCormick   +5 more
core   +1 more source

EU Space Governance at the Threshold of A New Era

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This introductory article to the special issue “EU Space Governance at the Threshold of a New Era” explores the European Union's evolving role as a strategic actor in space. It argues that the EU is undergoing a fundamental shift from a regulatory to a security‐oriented approach, driven by institutional consolidation, technological ambition ...
Philip De Man, Jan Wouters
wiley   +1 more source

Multiplying Elements of Fragmentation? Polycentrism, the Launcher Crisis and the Future of Europe in Space

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the current controversies surrounding the European Ariane launcher and its implications for the future of European space governance. The Ariane program, historically a symbol of European technopolitical integration, faces mounting challenges due to delays, rising costs and increasing competition from private actors like ...
Nina Klimburg‐Witjes, Joseph Popper
wiley   +1 more source

Unleashing Legal Polycentricity in Europe?

open access: yesMises
The questioning of the public and monopolistic production of European Union law is extremely little, if at all, addressed by European Union legal theory. The article proposes to divide the reasons for this absence into two classes. The first part of the
Sébastien Gauderie
doaj   +1 more source

A diversity-based approach to the spatial development of socio-ecological systems [PDF]

open access: yesUrbanism. Arhitectura. Constructii, 2017
Although the concepts of sustainability and resilience have been in place for many years, their meaning and interpretations continues to be a subject of controversies, impeding their practical implementation.
Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor
doaj  

Quasimarket failure [PDF]

open access: yes
The efficiency of “quasimarkets”—decentralized public goods provision subjected to Tiebout competition—is a staple of public choice conventional wisdom.
Boettke, Peter   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Revisiting International Political Leadership: Nordic Leadership in Informal Intergovernmental Climate Organisations

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing significance of informal intergovernmental organisations (IIGOs) in global politics necessitates a re‐evaluation of leadership dynamics. We develop a theory framework that enables us to explain why countries take on leadership roles in IIGOs, with a specific focus on climate politics.
Christin Heinz‐Fischer   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

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