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The Integration of Emerging Powers into Club Institutions: China and the Arctic Council
Stephen, Matthew D.; Stephen, Kathrin - In: Global Policy 11 (2020) S3, pp. 51-60
a State Observer in the Arctic Council in 2013. While China did use largely integrative strategies, the political …
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Multilokalität als Normalisierungspraxis und synchrone Raumintegrationsleistung bei Fernpendelnden in der Erdöl- und Erdgasindustrie in Russlands Arktis
Saxinger, Gertrude - In: Multilokale Lebensführungen und räumliche …, (pp. 322-328). 2020
operations in remote regions; e. g., at oil and gas extraction sites in the Russian Arctic. Employees there commute on a … research in the northwestern Siberian Arctic. The theoretical considerations relate to coping strategies for the two main …
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Offshore hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic: From cooperation to confrontation in an era of geopolitical and economic turbulence?
Morgunova, Maria; Westphal, Kirsten - 2016
The Arctic region has been an area of low tension since the end of the Cold War. This observation is important because … the run on hydrocarbons in the Arctic has not resulted in increased rivalries as expected. The outcomes have been … international joint ventures in oil and gas project on the economic side and a strengthening of Arctic governance in the political …
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Intensifying great power politics in the Arctic - points for consideration by the kingdom of Denmark: From an analysis of assessments and strategies in Finland, Norway and Iceland
Olesen, Mikkel Runge; Nørup, Camilla Tenna - 2019
Great power politics in the Arctic are intensifying. The US, Russia and China are all strengthening their presence in … the region. With the Arctic strategy of the Kingdom of Denmark presently in the process of being updated, this report … Arctic-specific military confidence-building measures (CBMs); prioritizing the development of sufficient national capability …
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International organizations and world society: studying global policy development in public policy
Jakobi, Anja P. - 2009
This article develops a theoretical framework to analyze the rise and spread of global public policy. After an introduction to the background of sociological institutionalism, it first elaborates on the role and functions of international organizations, identifying instruments by which these can...
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The pros and cons of subsidiarity: The role of African regional and subregional organisations in ensuring peace and security in Africa
Møller, Bjørn - 2005
The paper critically analyses the emerging international norm of subsidiarity according to which “Africa are responsible for African conflicts”, which is found to be a possible justification for “buck-passing” on the part of the West, leaving the continent with the fewest military means...
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Trojan multilateralism: Global cooperation in health
Sridhar, Devi Lalita; Woods, Ngaire - 2013
This paper argues that recent global health cooperation has been marked by two trends. First, there has been a highly successful proliferation of vertical funds to fight specific diseases. These are characterised by narrower problem-based mandates; multistakeholder governance; voluntary and...
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Desafios actuales y posibles escenarios futuros de la salud mundial
Velásquez, Germán - 2024
Four decades ago, the main actors in global health were the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United States of America and Northern European countries (through bilateral cooperation). Today we are witnessing a proliferation of actors in this...
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Documenting the re-transformations of the built environment in Chingalire village, Malawi, for a sustainable development and resilience strategy: Practice contribution
Chocontá Villamizar, Laura Natalia - In: Transformationsprozesse in Stadt und Land: …, (pp. 201-230). 2024
The village of Chingalire, Malawi, is being transformed into a model of sustainability. For the formulation of a development strategy, information on the village's changes was gathered over a year, focusing on the built environment since its beginnings in 1976. This research aims to initiate the...
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Embracing the dragon: can the EU and China be friends?
Barysch, Katinka; Grant, Charles; Leonard, Mark - In: CESifo Forum 06 (2005) 3, pp. 8-15
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