The hope for a unique revolutionary actor in the XX Century evaporated as a result of the weaknesses of social organizations. This paper examines the potential of an almost forgotten group of revolutionary actors – collectively organized and deliberately involved in processes of social and...

With a high surface radiation, very low and fluctuating temperature and a windy but thin atmosphere, Mars seems an inhospitable place. The dangers on the Martian surface entail that humans stay within indoors habitats on Mars. But it may be possible to build open air settlements on Mars where a...

In 2007, the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) endorsed the Bali Action Plan to pay for reductions in tropical deforestation. While many saw these initiatives as complementary,...

This research explores whether people who take a stand to give up flying because of climate change influence the attitudes and behaviour of others, and whether this could contribute to a shift away from unlimited flying as a social norm. A survey (n=380) distributed online and conducted...

Integration of environmental governance is considered a favorable scenario for sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems. However, the patterns of integration remain under-investigated. In this paper, we examine the relationship between the extension of governance scope and its integration in...

When an exchange occurs between two or more states, factors like currency, government policies, economy, judicial system, laws, and markets influence trade. The WTO agreements cover goods, services, and intellectual property. They spell out the principles of liberalization and the permitted...

According to the theory of comparative advantage, each country would recognize these facts and stop attempting to make more luxurious locally for engaging in trade. David Ricardo developed the classical theory of comparative advantage in 1817 to clarify why countries engage in international...

Our research objective is to investigate the circular economy practices implemented by manufacturers in the electric appliance sector. The research methodology was mixed, selecting relevant fragments from the nonfinancial reporting of a sample of entities in the European Union and following the...

The war in Ukraine has unexpectedly increased geopolitical conflicts. It has disrupted the integration of the world's economies and cultures and compelled globalisation to go into reverse. This article argues how globalisation may take shape after the ongoing Ukraine Crisis. The war in Ukraine...

The development of the rural area, of the rural community respectively, constitutes a complex research subject that needs to consider at least two basic elements closely interdependent: one, the source of sustainable resources that may generate development and, second, the inhabitants of the...