Previous research shows that collective action to avoid a catastrophic threshold, such as a climate "tipping point", is unaffected by uncertainty about the impact of crossing the threshold but that collective action collapses if the location of the threshold is uncertain. Theory suggests that...

"The year 2019 saw the emergence of an unlikely duo consisting of the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde1 and broadcaster and environmentalist Sir David Attenborough. They discussed the relationship between nature and the economy in a panel session, a...

The onset of the knowledge economy era and acceleration of globalization accentuate the influence of the international system on modes of government and the unprecedented challenges it creates. Certain scholars believe that governments will, as the general trend indicates, make the transition...