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0000-0002-5031-736X
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University of York
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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2016
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 19-03-2010
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-10-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 19-02-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 25-06-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 20-07-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 25-10-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-08-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-04-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-09-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-11-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-07-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-09-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-08-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2011
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-2012
DOI: 10.1111/J.1468-4446.2012.01430.X
Abstract: Protest actions are an important indicator of public concern, raising awareness and highlighting perceived failings in administrative practices. With increasing prominence of environmental challenges there has been a move for states to incorporate stakeholders, potentially reducing the need for such confrontational actions. This article uses protest event analysis and case comparison to examine the scale and character of environmental protest actions in New Zealand from 1997-2010. This period was one of relative socio-economic stability, coupled with growing awareness of environmental challenges. The article considers the relative level of action of grassroots groups and more formalized NGOs, asking which issues generated protest actions and which factors contributed to environmental c aign outcomes. The findings suggest that, although protest actions can strengthen c aigns, the outcomes ultimately remain heavily dependent on the priorities of the state.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-04-2023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 25-01-2016
DOI: 10.1017/GOV.2015.41
Abstract: Leaders have an important role in initiating and shaping the democratization process. Formal and informal structures within the political system constrain possible options requiring leaders to exercise agency to manage expectations and facilitate change. This article examines the actions of F.W. de Klerk (South Africa) and Roh Tae Woo (South Korea) in initiating processes that eventually led to the consolidation of democratic political systems. The aims of the article are: (1) to identify the array of opportunities and threats faced by the two leaders and (2) to determine the effect of regime form in shaping these structural factors. Drawing on previous work on the role of leadership in democratization, the analysis focuses on four factors: authority, institutions, opposition and continuity. To assess decisions made in the distinct political contexts the article examines how the respective structural configuration (one-party and military) was managed.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-01-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-04-2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 16-04-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2013
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 28-09-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2013
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 24-02-2020
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 17-06-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-12-2018
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 05-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2009
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-2013
DOI: 10.1002/EET.1617
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-07-2014
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 09-2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-02-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 15-05-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-07-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-08-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-10-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-2012
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 11-2007
Abstract: The role of leadership in transitional regimes is an issue that requires closer examination, given the ability of the leader to shape and determine the direction of the regime. This paper seeks to delineate some common features of leadership during such regimes and the factors influencing the ability of leaders to manipulate and shift the direction of the process. To illustrate, it adopts a comparative analysis of the leadership of Adolfo Suárez (Spain) and Boris Yeltsin (Russia). It will be shown that, despite the different outcomes of these cases, there are clear similarities that point to the existence of a form of transitional leadership. Central to the paper is an adoption of the notion of structure and agency to determine the extent actors in this position can affect change within the constraints faced.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 19-04-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-12-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-06-2017
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 03-01-2013
Abstract: Escalating concern regarding environmental issues has resulted in an increase in the number and scope of environmental movements internationally. The ersity and proactive nature of these movements has put pressure on public (state) actors to address challenges and engage with movement actors. Engagement is not universally positive and can lead to attempts to disrupt or subvert challenging movements. This article examines the impact of perceived state subversion on trust within the New Zealand environmental movement through the alleged use of spies. The analysis finds that short-term emotional reactions within the movement that led to questioning of relationships were outweighed by longer-term pragmatic view about the need to maintain collective action.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2003
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-01-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-10-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 09-2009
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-04-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-09-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 16-06-2022
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 30-06-2010
DOI: 10.1038/NATURE09180
Abstract: Protected areas vary enormously in their contribution to conserving bio ersity, and the inefficiency of protected area systems is widely acknowledged. However, conservation plans focus overwhelmingly on adding new sites to current protected area estates. Here we show that the conservation performance of a protected area system can be radically improved, without extra expenditure, by replacing a small number of protected areas with new ones that achieve more for conservation. Replacing the least cost-effective 1% of Australia's 6,990 strictly protected areas could increase the number of vegetation types that have 15% or more of their original extent protected from 18 to 54, of a maximum possible of 58. Moreover, it increases markedly the area that can be protected, with no increase in overall spending. This new paradigm for protected area system expansion could yield huge improvements to global conservation at a time when competition for land is increasingly intense.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 13-03-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-04-2015
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 24-01-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 12-09-2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-10-2020
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Date: 2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 31-01-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-08-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-2012
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 22-02-2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 19-10-2023
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 28-02-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 08-11-2010
Publisher: Maastricht University Press
Date: 29-06-2023
DOI: 10.26481/MUP.2301.05
Abstract: This chapter discusses the experience of Doncaster, a city in the North of England, from the perspective of engaged members of the community. The city has experienced a range of crises, including deindustrialization, flooding, local government corruption, and the UK's decision to leave the European Union. The article examines how these crises impact the community and how community members view and respond to them. The authors argue that crises are not evenly distributed and instead are located in particular places and that the ability of a single community to manage the threats posed by the configuration of hazardscape is restricted. They also highlight the importance of considering the distinction between rapid and slow-onset hazards and the connection between disparate sources of risk.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-08-2015
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 11-02-2014
Abstract: Although a relationship between established democratic political systems and environmental capacity has been described, the impact of the democratisation process on environmental capacity is not clear. The aim of this article is to determine the effect of both prior regime type and mode of transition on environmental capacity, through consideration of the cases of Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania and Spain. In addition, the importance of the European Union (EU) as an external actor shaping environmental capacity building is assessed. Findings indicate that variations in prior regime type and mode of transition had limited impact on environmental capacity development. Of greater importance were the persistent non-democratic legacies that influenced behaviours and actions during the democratisation period. The requirements of the EU were fundamental in ensuring that environmental issues remained on the domestic political agenda in such a context.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 02-11-2021
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 26-09-2019
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-06-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 29-06-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-2013
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 30-10-2019
Abstract: In idual actors have the potential to shape political outcomes through creative use of opportunities. Political entrepreneurship identifies how such actors recognize and exploit opportunities, for personal or collective gain. The existing literature focuses on in iduals operating within institutional settings, with less attention paid to other types of actors. In this article, I argue for an expansion of the political entrepreneurship framework, by considering in iduals in the electoral and protest arenas. An examination of the field of Māori sovereignty, or tino rangatiratanga, in Aotearoa New Zealand allows exploration of prominent actors' innovative strategies and practices. The findings highlight the actors' reliance on identity in mobilizing support within the community, to press claims. Broadening the application of political entrepreneurship demonstrates the roles of social, cultural and political capital in influencing outcomes, by identifying opportunities available to in iduals embedded in the community and according to the context of the arena.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 30-01-2022
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 27-02-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-04-2017
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 02-01-2019
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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