competition as a contested theoretical concept into concrete indicators within a legally binding document, the paper produces …

This paper introduces a framework to facilitate an interdisciplinary analysis of 'competition'. While such an … interdisciplinary analysis can be justified by referencing the various fields of social and economic life in which 'competition' is … sufficient common elements across different concepts of competition that justify an interdisciplinary approach to study …

The article is a contribution to the evolving field of competition research. More precisely our paper provides a …

well as the concept of competition. The consequence is a profound change in societal relations. Changes in the socio … we carve out the similarities as well as the differences in the respective theories, clarify the role competition plays …

In the last decades many scholars have studied urban competition and entrepreneurial urban policies. Coming from the … evolving field of competition research, we are interested in how urban competition is constructed and, for this purpose …, examine the competition imaginary of Vienna, a city known less for its entrepreneurial policies than for its social welfare …

competition in public policy discourses. We focus on the role of professional economists as opinion leaders to analyze how … concepts of competition have entered public discourses. The main economic imaginary ascribes to competition the function of a … interpreted not as a means but an end in itself. Furthermore, three partly conflicting discursive positions on how competition …

Competition is at the core of economics, being both a central concept of economic reasoning and a main prerequisite for … economic action. Yet, the attempt of a clear definition of competition is challenging as the concept of competition has been … conceptions of competition from economics, sociology and anthropology. Our interdisciplinary review and systematisation show how …

This paper discusses the actual relevance and historical origins or 'competition universalism'. In economics …, competition is conceptualized as a nearly ubiquitous element of societies, or, at least, used to study a wide array of social and … political relations, including competition between firms for market shares, between individuals for prestige, countries for …

. This paper aims to highlight contradictory political stances towards competition and associated modes of governance by …, economic theory and thus also competition is characterized by its polysemy. Hence, different strands of economic thought are … structure' of the EU, 'Europe 2020', I found that competition is naturalized as mode of economic organization. The main …