There Is Always a Bigger Fish. Determinants of Power Perceptions in Swiss Biodiversity Policy
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) views power as crucial in policy processes, but the nature of coalition power, its determinants, and how to empirically measure it remain understudied. In this article, we use a mixed method approach and social network analysis to explore power relationships in the biodiversity policy subsystem in ...
Alix d'Agostino +2 more
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Democratic Values in Citizen Participation: What Citizens Prioritize in Participation
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Citizen participation is often initiated to strengthen democracy. While participatory innovations are typically assessed through normative frameworks emphasizing democratic values, little is known about which of these values are prioritized by citizens.
Take Sipma, Frank Hendriks
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Colonial transition as a major mediator of global health transition: lessons from the 2024 New Caledonia crisis. [PDF]
J Glob HealthMoury PH +8 more
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From disconnection to coherence: Reframing Indigenous knowledge in the Asia‐Pacific
Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.Abstract Achieving a balanced approach to sustainability in the Asia‐Pacific requires the effective protection, preservation and equitable use of traditional knowledge. Despite recognised contributions to biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation, Indigenous worldviews and knowledge systems remain structurally excluded from statutory regimes ...
Shawkat Alam, Amy Scott
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Having, making and feeling home as a European immigrant in the United Kingdom post-Brexit referendum: An interpretative phenomenological study. [PDF]
Br J Soc PsycholFoxwell K +3 more
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Against the background of the European decarbonization strategy, this study examines the extent to which the expansion of renewable energies can lead to tensions with the social and ecological dimensions of the sustainability concept. The study is based on qualitative interviews with 66 experts conducted in the trinational metropolitan region ...
Franziska Leopold +2 more
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How (Not) to Break Up: Constituent Power and Alternative Pathways to Scottish Independence. [PDF]
Oxf J Leg StudFasel RN, Stark SW.
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Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Regulators increasingly rely on public information disclosure to influence organizational behaviors. Prior research is mixed on the effects of information‐based instruments in an environment of abundant online information. The study applies a behavioral perspective to examine how regulatory ratings shape the responses of regulated entities by ...
Panos Panagiotopoulos, Frances Bowen
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How culture shapes choices related to fertility and mortality: Causal evidence at the Swiss language border. [PDF]
Evol Hum SciFaessler L, Lalive R, Efferson C.
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Does the Threat of Killing Gays Deter Foreign Aid: The Case of Uganda's 2014 Anti‐Homosexuality Act
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Much attention has been drawn on Uganda in recent years due to the strengthening of its anti‐LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric. Our study explores the aid‐deterring effect of anti‐LGBTQ legislation in an experimental setting using the Synthetic Control Method.
Elissaios Papyrakis, Luca Tasciotti
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