The recent debate on administrative bodies in international organizations has brought
forward multiple theoretical perspectives, analytical frameworks, and methodological …

In this article, the authors present an empirical example of triangulation in qualitative health
research. The Canadian Heart Health Dissemination Project (CHHDP) involves a national …

How much influence do interest groups have on policy outcomes in the European Union
(EU)? This question is highly relevant for both debates on the democratic legitimacy of the …

The number of interest groups that are active in the European Union increased sharply from
the mid-1980s onwards (Greenwood 2007: 12). 1 Since one of the main objectives of these …

The power of incumbent actors to affect sustainability transitions is increasingly recognised
as a central issue associated with systemic change. However, incumbent's approaches and …

Natural resource-related conflicts can be extremely destructive and undermine
environmental protection. Since the 1990s co-management schemes, whereby the …

Conflicts between indigenous and local communities, on the one hand, and national
protected area administrations on the other are pervasive. A better understanding of these …

Plant genetic diversity is crucial to the breeding of food crops and is therefore a central
precondition for food security. Diverse genetic resources provide the genetic traits required …

Regime analysis has become a popular approach in International Relations theory and in
international policy studies. However, current regime models exhibit some shortcomings …

Despite their recent proliferation in global agricultural commodity chains, little is known
about the potential of intersectoral partnerships to improve the position of smallholder …