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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu +2 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) and social entrepreneurship (SE) are increasingly recognised as critical pathways for sustainable development, yet CE research often underplays social inclusion, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Maria L. Granados, Adeyemi Adelekan
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT China's environmental governance transition combines intensified vertical accountability and performance‐based management with expanding calls for public participation. However, despite growing demand for civic engagement, there remains limited understanding of how participatory environmental initiatives are structured and governed in practice.
Linjun Xie, Mengqi Shao, Gaohan Deng
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The Street-Level Bureaucrats – an Analysis on the Future of the Romanian Front-Line Public Services
Perspective Politice, 2017 The study focuses on street-level bureaucrats in Romania and on their activity within public services. In this paper we will describe how the issue of discretionary power is tackle in emergency situations and the theoretical framework in the area.
Mihaela Victorita CARAUSAN
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Street-level bureaucracy research and the specification of national culture
, 2019 Research in street-level dynamics shows that street-level bureaucrats play a unique role in policymaking. Since the publication of Lipsky’s (1980) book on street-level bureaucracy, many contributions have been made helping us to understand what happens ...
Møller, Marie Østergaard; id_orcid +1 more
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Power, (De)Politicisation and Polycentric Governance: Evidence From UK Local Climate Policy
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article extends (de)politicisation theory to elucidate power dynamics in polycentric governance. It develops an original analytical framework to empirically investigate how governmental, societal and discursive (de)politicisation processes emerge within and across decision‐making centres. The framework focuses on dimensions of technocracy,
Timea Nochta +2 more
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From the Street Level: Perspectives from Women in Public Administration
Journal of Social Equity and Public AdministrationPublic administration scholars have extensively examined front-line actors within state and local bureaucracies to understand how their daily interactions and perceptions effect policy implementation.
Sara R. Rinfret, Eric Wise
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Recontextualizing street‐level bureaucracy in the developing world
, 2022 This Special Issue was driven by the need to better understand the theoretical,methodological, and practical implications of the growing mobilization of the street-level-bureaucracy (SLB) analytical framework in the study of state action and policy ...
Gabriela Lotta +7 more
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Keeping their powder dry: Purity, pollution, and handgun ownership among Jewish women in Israel
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the gendered practices through which Jewish women in Israel experience and negotiate personal handgun ownership in everyday life. Drawing on interviews, participant observation in gun‐related spaces, and analysis of women‐only online forums, we explore the expanding participation of Jewish women in civilian gun ownership,
Maya Maor +3 more
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At the Edges of the Welfare State: When Front-Line Bureaucrats Meet Migrant Roma Beggars in Norway
Nordic Journal of Migration ResearchRomanian Roma who beg and perform street work represent the most visible and acute form of poverty in today’s Norway, but as EU citizens operating outside formal labour markets, they have limited access to social rights and services. Using a street-level
Silje Andresen, Jon Horgen Friberg
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