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Title:Diffuse land control, shifting pastoralist institutions, and processes of accumulation in southern Kenya Author(s):UNKS, Ryan

; GOLDMAN, Mara J.; MIALHE, François; GUNNELL, Yanni; HEMINGWAY, CharlotteDate:2023Citation:The Journal of peasant studies, 2023, OnlineFirstType:ArticleAbstract:In East Africa, pastoralist systems are undergoing rapid transformation due to land enclosures, benefit distributions associated with new land uses, shifting social relations, and changing authority and governance structures. ...

Title:Diffuse support for the European Union : spillover effects of the politicization of the European integration process at the domestic level Author(s):ARES, Macarena; CEKA, Besir

; KRIESI, Hanspeter

Date:2017Citation:Journal of European public policy, 2017, Vol. 24, No. 8, pp. 1091-1115Type:ArticleSeries/Number:[POLCON]Abstract:This article investigates the link between attitude formation at the national and the supranational level of the European Union (EU). While the existing studies have provided strong evidence that attitudes towards national ...

Title:The diffusion and embeddedness of innovative activities in China Author(s):PRODI, Giorgio; FRATTINI, Federico; NICOLLI, Francesco

Date:2018Citation:Economia politica, 2018, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 71–106Type:ArticleSeries/Number:[Florence School of Regulation]; [Climate]Abstract:China’s unprecedented growth largely results from industrial development having critically sustained the country’s economic transition after 1978. As common to the developmental context, catching-up capabilities have been ...

Title:The diffusion of drone warfare? : industrial, organizational, and infrastructural constraints Author(s):GILLI, Andrea; GILLI, MauroDate:2016Citation:Security studies, 2016, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 50-84Type:ArticleAbstract:Many scholars and policymakers are concerned that the emergence of drone warfare—a first step toward the robotics age—will promote instability and conflict at the international level. This view depends on the widely shared ...

Title:Diffusion of labor standards from origin to host countries : cross county evidence from multinational companies in Africa Author(s):ALI, Merima; SERIC, AdnanDate:2014Type:Working PaperSeries/Number:EUI RSCAS; 2014/22; Global Governance Programme-86; Global EconomicsAbstract:This study empirically examines diffusion of labor standards from origin to host countries by investigating whether better labor standards of MNCs’ origin countries are correlated with higher wages of workers in host ...

Title:The diffusion of regulatory impact analysis : best practice or lesson-drawing? Author(s):RADAELLI, Claudio M.

Date:2004Citation:European journal of political research, 2004, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 723-747Type:ArticleAbstract:This article presents the main results of a research project on regulatory impact analysis (RIA) in comparative perspective. Its main theoretical thrust is to explore the limitations of the conventional analysis of RIA in ...

Title:Diffusion without convergence : how political context shapes the adoption of regulatory impact assessment Author(s):RADAELLI, Claudio M.

Date:2005Citation:Journal of European public policy, 2005, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 924-943Type:ArticleAbstract:Regulatory impact assessment (RIA) has emerged on the political agenda of the member states of the European Union (EU). RIA is the cornerstone of programmes for ‘better regulation’ and ‘good regulatory governance’. This ...

Title:Diffusion, contestation and localization in post-conflict states : 20 years of Western Balkans reconstruction Author(s):THOLENS, Simone

; GROß, LisaDate:2015Citation:Journal of international relations and development, 2015, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 249-264Type:ArticleSeries/Number:[BORDERLANDS]Abstract:This special issue explores norm diffusion, contestation and localisation in the contexts of political transition in general and post-war peacebuilding specifically. It engages with critical moments in which international ...

Title:Digest of the handbook on electricity markets : China edition Editor(s):GLACHANT, Jean-Michel

; ROSSETTO, Nicolò

Date:2022Citation:Brussels : European Union, 2022, Florence School of RegulationVersion:This Digest is a summarised version of GLACHANT, Jean-Michel, JOSKOW, Paul L., POLLITT, Michael G. (editor/s), Handbook on electricity markets, Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2021Type:BookSeries/Number:; [Florence School of Regulation]; [Electricity]Abstract:Experience with electricity markets across the world is more than 30 years long. The time has come to assess the results of the profound overhaul of the industry and explore the challenges that lie ahead in the context of ...

Title:Digest of the handbook on electricity markets : international edition Editor(s):GLACHANT, Jean-Michel

; ROSSETTO, Nicolò

Date:2022Citation:Florence ; Brussels : European University Institution ; European Union, 2022Version:This Digest is a summarised version of GLACHANT, Jean-Michel, JOSKOW, Paul L., POLLITT, Michael G. (editor/s), Handbook on electricity markets, Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2021Type:BookSeries/Number:[Florence School of Regulation]; [Electricity]Abstract:Experience with electricity markets across the world is more than 30 years long. The time has come to assess the results of the profound overhaul of the industry and explore the challenges that lie ahead in the context of ...

Title:Digging authority : archaeological controversies and the recognition of the metropolitan past in early eighteenth-century Paris Author(s):VAN DAMME, Stéphane

Date:2016Citation:Paddy BULLARD and Alexis TADIÉ (eds), Ancients and moderns in Europe : comparative perspectives, Oxford : Voltaire Foundation ; Oxford University, 2016, pp. 55-69Type:Contribution to book

Title:Digging for antiquities with diplomats : Gisbert Cuper (1644-1716) and his social capital Author(s):CHEN, BiancaDate:2009Citation:Republics of letters : a journal for the study of knowledge, politics, and the arts, 2009, Vol. 1, No. 1, OnlineOnlyType:Article

Title:Digging for European Unity : the role played by the trade unions in the Schuman plan and the European coal and steel community from a German perspective, 1950-1955 Author(s):SUZUKI, HitoshiDate:2007Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2007Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; HEC; PhD ThesisAbstract:no abstract available

Title:Digital : conversations about a post-corona world Author(s):SCHAAKE, Marietje; WYCKOFF, AndrewDate:2020Type:OtherSeries/Number:School of Transnational Governance; 2020/04

Title:The digital challenge : national governments and the control of the Internet Author(s):GIACOMELLO, GiampieroDate:2001Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2001Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI; SPS; PhD ThesisAbstract:Over the last decade, the Internet has transformed how information can be made available-it is now used to transfer information about things as varied as financial transactions and celebrity gossip and to link and coordinate ...

Title:Digital civics and algorithmic citizenship in a global scenario Author(s):TOMASELLO, Federico

Date:2023Citation:Philosophy and technology, 2023, Vol. 36, Art. 39, OnlineFirstType:ArticleAbstract:How should the notion of civics be rethought in the digital age and within the infosphere? The commentary addresses this question by focusing on two main issues. The first part delves into the effects of the dynamics of ...

Title:Digital currency forecasting with chaotic meta-heuristic bio-inspired signal processing techniques Author(s):ALTAN, Aytac; KARASU, Seckin; BEKIROS, Stelios D.

Date:2019Citation:Chaos Solitons & Fractals, 2019, Vol. 126, pp. 325-336Type:ArticleAbstract:The price forecasting of the digital currencies in the financial market is of great importance, especially after the recent global economic crises. Due to the nonlinear dynamics, which is including inherent fractality and ...

Title:The digital divide in online education : inequality in digital readiness of students and schools Author(s):VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G.

; KESSENICH, Emma; GEVEN, SaraDate:2022Citation:Computers and education open, 2022, Vol. 3, Art. 100100, OnlineOnlyType:ArticleAbstract:The COVID-19 pandemic has disordered the educational process across the globe, as schools suddenly had to provide their teaching in an online environment. One question that raised immediate concern is the potential impact ...

Title:The Digital Divide, framing and mapping the phenomenon Author(s):CALDERARO, Andrea

Date:2009Citation:Enrico FERRO, Yogesh Kumar DWIVEDI, Jose Ramòn GIL-GARCIA, Michael WILLIAMS (Eds), Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society, Hershey, IGI Global, 2009, 21-39Type:Contribution to bookAbstract:This chapter explores the global dimension of the Digital Divide. It frames the concept and maps the status and the causes of the phenomenon today. The first part investigates how the Digital Divide can be measured, framing ...