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Cost-Saving or Cream-Skimming? Partner Ownership and the Project Returns of Public-Private Partnerships in China
Public-private partnerships (PPP) are often regarded as a means of reducing costs through the extensive involvement of private capital. Many PPP...
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The Drowning-Out Effect: Voter Turnout and Protests
Conventional wisdom suggests that a high turnout in a free and fair election would be laudable; it might signify proper representation and hence...
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Global Justice Index Report 2023
The Global Justice Index is a multiyear research project based at Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences that assesses the...
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The international system and the clash of world orders
In 1945, humanity came together to create the Charter International System. It expressed the hope that after the most catastrophic war the world had...
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Sustainability Report of Portuguese Municipalities: The Three Pillars of Sustainable Development
Studies regarding the economic, social, and environmental impacts of sustainable policies and practices in the public sector are scarce. This is an...
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The War in Ukraine and the Concept of Change: An International Legal Perspective
It has often been assumed that the Russian aggression against Ukraine demonstrates the fundamental weakness of international law, and that the war...
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Singapore’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: A Case of Principled Hedging
A tiny city-state, Singapore has perceived its vulnerability as rooted in its miniscule size, limited resources, and geopolitical setting. Not...
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Introducing Comparative Death Penalty Database (CDPD)
The death penalty is a unique form of punishment as it is the most consequential penalty with no options for reversibility. Politically, it is a...
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Drop** ‘truth bombs’? The framing of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Indian broadcast news
In a late October 2022 international YouGov public opinion poll, findings indicated that more Indians attributed responsibility for the Russian...
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Holy Nations: How White Racism Boosts Black Support for Christian Nationalism
Current work on Christian nationalism emphasizes its strong correlation with exclusion of racial minorities and support for racialized policy, but...
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Reconceptualising the EU-member states relationship in the age of permanent emergency
Since 2008, the European Union (EU) has been engulfed in several crises. While distinct, these crises are feeding into each other and are testing the...
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Collective actors and potential alliances for eco-social policies in Germany
To break the vicious circle of mutually reinforcing climate and social crises, there is a rapidly growing literature around integrated public policy...
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Revolving door benefits? The consequences of the revolving door for political access
Do policymakers grant greater access to organized interests employing their former colleagues? While a growing literature examines the “revolving...
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How Important is European Integration for Pro-European Voters in Times of Politicization?
The increasing success of Eurosceptic parties and multiple European crises have fostered the politicization of European integration. However, we know...
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Weathering the Shock of the Great Recession in France and Germany
No corner of the globe could wall itself off from the threats of the Great Recession of 2008. Because of the economic calamity, numerous citizens...
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The construction of “LGBTI refugees” in France: the paradox of protection and restriction
Over the last decade, French asylum authorities have developed a set of specific policies for the processing of asylum claims related to sexual...
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Norms as instruments of non-violent rivalry? Russian views on the promotion of renewable energy
Constructivists argue that international norms represent shared understandings of appropriate behaviour which become universally accepted after their...
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Can Public Procurements Contribute to Fighting Trading in Persons?
Various forms of human exploitation, including human trafficking and forced labor are on the rise globally. The article proposes that governments...
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Ontological vs. societal security: same difference or distinct concepts?
Ontological security and the Copenhagen school’s societal security are both concerned with identity. While, the existing literature on ontological...
