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Technocracy in the Executive: Diffusion of Technocratic Governments in Contemporary Europe

, 2017
This paper aims to show that technocracy is neither a complex nor a multidimensional concept. It discusses the possibility for future research based on the analyses and the conceptualizations/operationalizations of technocracy put forward. The concept of
VALBRUZZI, M.
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Amartya Sen’s nonideal theory

Ethics & Global Politics, 2019
Amartya Sen argues that Rawls’s theory is not only unnecessary in the pursuit of justice, but it may even be an impediment to justice in so far as it has discouraged more useful work.
Kristina Meshelski
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Who Should Rule for Cosmopolitans? Linking Cosmopolitan Orientations and Governance Preferences

Global Networks, Volume 26, Issue 4, October 2026.
ABSTRACT In an era of globalization, much research has explored what those disadvantaged by globalization want from future democracy, while less is known about the preferences of those who benefit from and support globalization, namely, cosmopolitans.
Franziska Maier
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It's the Politics!—Global Trade Governance Beyond Technocracy

Global Policy, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 703-713, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The World Trade Organization (WTO) struggles to respond to the growing entanglement of trade and geopolitics. Drawing on existing scholarship and 20 in‐depth interviews with ambassadors and senior trade diplomats conducted in Geneva ahead of the 13th WTO Ministerial 2024, this article reveals a fundamental dilemma at the heart of contemporary ...
Nora Kürzdörfer
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Five Principles for a New Economic Consensus

Global Policy, Volume 17, Issue 4, Page 670-682, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper puts forward five principles for a new economic consensus, which could serve as a modern alternative to the Washington Consensus of 35 years ago. They are built on new ideas that have gained currency in economics over the past three decades. We also provide examples of the policies that could follow from these principles.
Timothy Besley, Andrés Velasco
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The Crisis of Expertise in Schooling: An Ethnography of Parents as Educators in Israeli Alternative Schools

Anthropology &Education Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Expertise in schooling is shaped by the global crisis of expertise, the contested nature of teaching as a profession, and contemporary middle‐class parenting norms. The paper examines these influences by presenting cases of parents who became educators in alternative schools in Israel.
Amit Rottman, Deborah Golden
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Technocracy and Democracy: The Challenges to Development in Africa [PDF]

, 2009
In this paper, we argue that the future of development in Africa lies in the shift from democracy in the conventional sense to technocracy, where the role of the expert is recognized and appreciated.
Aswani, RD, Owakah, FEA
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Critical University Sustainability Studies: Evaluating STARS Reporting as Depoliticized Environmental Pseudo‐Activity

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article places university sustainability within broader literatures of critical and abolitionist university studies to understand how it depoliticizes environmental action and dispels more radical possibilities from students, faculty, staff, and non‐university organizations.
Kai Bosworth, Jesse Goldstein, Ben Haskett, Caroline May   +3 more
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Anything but Representative Democracy: Explaining Conspiracy Believers’ Support for Direct Democracy and Technocracy

Politics and Governance
Conspiracy theories gained considerable attention during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although studies have extensively explored their (mostly) negative impacts on various political and social aspects, like participation, health-related behavior, and violence,
Anne Küppers
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Entrepreneurial State as a Creative Destroyer: Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore's Creative Industries

Creativity and Innovation Management, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 555-569, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the limits of mission‐directed entrepreneurial states by drawing on the theory of recombinant innovation and F.A. Hayek's insights on the spontaneous growth of knowledge in society. First, the use of discretionary policymaking curtails the range of knowledge generated in the process of social interaction, limiting the scope
Bryan Cheang, Praharsh Mehrotra
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