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Local responses to the threats of dramatic crises: do institutional leaders make a difference, and if so, how?

open access: yesDisasters, Volume 50, Issue 3, July 2026.
Abstract This study examines the complexity of disaster response management and the role of local institutional leadership. Drawing on a comparative analysis of the May 2023 floods in two Emilia‐Romagna provinces in Italy, it explores how local leadership influences the outcomes of crisis management within a shared institutional and hazard context ...
Giliberto Capano, Alexandra D′Angelo
wiley   +1 more source

Who Is Smuggler? Contradictory Positions and Unsettled Roles in Smuggling Assemblage on the Balkan Route

open access: yesGlobal Networks, Volume 26, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article reconceptualizes migrant smuggling along the Balkan Route through the lens of the smuggling assemblage, which captures the fluid, relational and context‐dependent nature of clandestine mobility. Based on multi‐sited ethnographic fieldwork between 2020 and 2023 across six countries, including 85 semi‐structured interviews and ...
Muhammed Yasir Bodur   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Classroom: International Field Trips in Postgraduate Politics and International Relations Education

open access: yesContemporary European Politics, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT International field trips are typically designed to meet multiple objectives. First, they serve a pedagogical value: as a form of active and experiential learning, they enhance learning and provide students with the opportunity to connect concepts and theories to real‐world practice.
Jamie Pow   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transforming Innovation Systems: On Missions, Challenges, and Dedication

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, Volume 43, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Amid escalating global crises and growing demands for sustainability transitions, innovation systems (IS) research has undergone a “normative turn,” shifting the focus of research toward addressing complex societal challenges. This paper compares three approaches that have emerged in response to this shift: Dedicated Innovation Systems (DIS ...
Sabine Philipps   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The EU Cities Mission: A Governance Innovation for Stockholm?

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 407-421, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Acknowledging that cities play a key role in climate change mitigation, the European Union (EU) launched the Cities Mission in 2021 to accelerate urban climate action. Intended as a governance innovation, it seeks to stimulate mission‐oriented governance in cities.
Lisa Sanderink   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Engagement in Collaborative Governance Networks Through Motivation, Learning, and Values

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 460-475, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Collaborative governance networks are increasingly central to local climate action, yet research offers limited understanding of the personal, psychological, and informal factors that sustain engagement within them. This paper examines how such networks facilitate meaningful and lasting participation through an in‐depth study of Malmö Works, a
Gustav Osberg
wiley   +1 more source

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