" Climate change is increasingly recognized as a security issue. Yet this recognition belies
contestation over what security means and whose security is viewed as threatened. Different …

This article explores literatures from various sources to highlight and understand differences
among key players surrounding the perceived nature and role of civil society in research …

ABSTRACT The concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has been
developed in the Global North with little reference to what RRI or RRI-like practices mean in …

One of the most fundamental questions for social scientists involves diffusion events; simply
put, how do ideas spread and why do people embrace them? In Diffusion of Good …

Once again, the international community focuses on the preservation of Amazonian forests,
in particular through a bundle of initiatives grouped under the term of REDD+. Initially …

There is more to sustainable forest management than reduced impact logging. Partnerships
between multiple actors are needed in order to create the institutional context for good forest …

Policy diffusion studies often invoke explanations that draw on the directional pressures for
emulation, whether top-down, horizontal, or bottom-up. This article develops a theoretical …

Growing contestation has arisen in the Brazilian Amazon regarding two proposed large
hydroelectric dam complexes: Belo Monte and Rio Madeira. I explore the intersections …

Com foco na indústria madeireira na região Amazônica do Brasil e com base numa
comparação de resultados de uma pesquisa sobre o setor florestal realizada no início dos …

The Amazon Region is at the forefront of the global controversies over climate change,
economic development and environmental justice. One of the main processes of change in …