“…The learning process is ongoing but the basic distinction remains unchanged and so their approaches cannot be reconciled as long as both actors exist in their current form. Using a theoretical framework and case studies including Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine, Busygina examines the possibilities and constraints that arise when the "power of authority" and the "power of coercion" interact with each other, and how this interaction affects third parties…”

“…The volume's contributors share the assumption that threats to free speech do not come exclusively from state sources or bad actors, but from ordinary strategic situations in which all may be acting in good faith. …”

“…"Sophie Day presents houses as critical actors which provide the grounds for citizenship in Ladakh, North India. …”

“…By encompassing historical actors who have been traditionally marginalized from legal histories and highlighting spaces outside the courts like Native communities, parishes, and missionary schools, she shows how imperial legal orders were not just imposed from above but also built on the ground through translation and implementation of legal concepts and procedures. …”

“…Chapters consider how various actors anticipate and deal with these crises, looking closely at their different perceptions of crisis and varying degrees of urgency. …”

“…Contributing authors analyse how these tensions hamper the adoption and functioning of co-creation as a tool of governance and prevent public and private actors benefitting from new ideas and practices. In response, they employ data from Nordic municipalities to provide a classification of strategies that managers in public service organizations may use to cope with these conflicts. …”

“…This conference on the transformation of the research and innovation ecosystem in Europe was an opportunity to address in particular transparency in health research, the future of scientific publishing and the opening of codes and software produced in a scientific context, but also the necessary transformations of research assessment, summarised in the Paris Call presented during the event and calling for the creation of a coalition of actors committed to reforming the current system. …”

“…Transformations of the Rural Spaces in Mozambique examines the processes of transformation in a diversity of settings, bringing to the fore discussions on aspects related to the associational life; impacts of large-scale industries; relations between state and non-state actors; issues related to land; and the transformation of agriculture. …”

“…Sun argues that when new phenomena and forces are introduced into Chinese society, the Chinese state adopts a three-stage interactive approach toward societal actors: toleration, differentiation, and legalization without institutionalization. …”

“…Drawing upon the experiences of human rights defenders who continue to persevere in their activism in Indonesia, Egypt, Kenya, Mexico and Colombia, this edited collection examines the ways in which formal protection mechanisms by state and civil society actors intersect with self-protection measures and informal protection initiatives by families and friends. …”

“…El método de segurización del género desarrollado sobre esa base introduce novedades en el análisis de la tipología y de los actores de los conflictos, incorpora nuevas perspectivas y prioridades y posibilita cambios vinculados a la acción de la jurisdicción penal internacional, los principios de intervención humanitaria y la responsabilidad de proteger. …”

“…Por ello, son necesarios modelos que superen la idea de la innovación tecnológica como fin en sí misma, dejando paso a proyectos que incidan en la complicidad entre actores, sectores y agentes a partir de experiencias satisfactorias de colaboración, con base tecnológica o no."…”

“…El presente libro ofrece una introducción a este campo fascinante y ayuda a comprender quiénes son los actores y cuáles las relaciones, los lenguajes y los formatos de la información política, así como sus técnicas de gestión y sus efectos tanto para el sistema de la política como para el voto de los electores. …”

“…While many analyses have examined disinformation in recent election campaigns, misuse of ‘big data’ such as the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and manipulation by bots and algorithms, most have blamed a few bad actors. This incisive analysis presents evidence of deeper and broader corruption of the public sphere, which the author refers to as post-communication. …”

“…Much of this criticism has focussed on the morality the actors involved in the crisis and its extended aftermath. …”

“…This unique book will appeal not only to academic audiences, but to state actors, politicians, government members and policy makers as well."…”

“…Corporations have seldom been held responsible and virtually never liable for the acts of their subsidiaries and subcontractors. Actors as different as workers, investors, individual consumers, and shareholder activists claim that corporations should accept greater responsibility for communities and environments affected by their activities. …”

“…Therefore, the book demonstrates to scholars, policy makers and lawmakers that jurisdiction should be re-centred around the interests of private actors, and proposes ways to improve the current rules."…”

“…In place of these institutions-such as the family, neighborhood, church, and civic associations-one finds a disturbingly reduced socio-political stage, dominated by an abstract triumvirate of the individual, state, and market as prime actors. Whether taking their inspiration from the political theology of St. …”

“…Adquirían protagonismo no solo gobiernos que reivindicaban un nuevo papel para Latinoamérica, sino también un conjunto de actores sociales en efervescencia, a la vez que se daba un nuevo empuje a la integración regional y a la Cooperación Sur-Sur. …”