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Part I. Introduction to the hinge of history -- Part II. A walk around the emerging new world. Russia in an emerging world / excerpt: from "Russia and the solecism of power" by David Holloway ; China in an emerging world / excerpt: from "China's demographic prospects to 2040: opportunities, constraints, potential policy responses" by Nicholas Eberstadt ; excerpt: from "China's rise in Artificial Intelligence: ingredientsand economic implications" by Kai-Fu Lee and Matt Sheehan ; Latin America in an emerging world. Sidebar: Governance lessons from the emerging new world: India ; excerpt: from "Latin America: opportunities and challenges for the governance of a fragile continent" by Ernesto Silva ; excerpt: from "Digital transformation in Central America: marginalization or empowerment?" by Richard Aitkenhead and Benjamin Sywulka ; The Middle East in an emerging world. excerpt: from "The Islamic Republic of Iran in an age of global transitions: challenges for a theocratic Iran" by Abbas Milani and Roya Pakzad ; Europe in an emerging world. Sidebar: Governance lessons from the emerging new world: Japan ; excerpt: from "Europe in the global race for technological leadership" by Jens Suedekum ; Africa in an emerging world. Sidebar: Governance lessons from the emerging new world: Bangladesh ; excerpt: from "Unlocking the potential of mobile tech in Africa: tracking the trends and guiding effective strategy on maximizing the benefit of mobile tech" by André Pienaar and Zach Beecher -- Part III. An emerging America.. Emerging technology and America's economy / excerpt: from "How will machine learning transform the labor market?" by Erik Brynjolfsson, Daniel Rock, and Prasanna Tambe ; Emerging technology and America's national security / excerpt: from "Information: the new Pacific coin of the realm" by Admiral Gary Roughead, Emelia Spencer Probasco, and Ralph Semmel -- Part IV. Shared challenges to governance. The information challenge to democratic elections / excerpt: from "What is to be done? Safeguarding democratic governance in the age of network platforms" by Niall Ferguson ; Governing over diversity in a time of technological change / excerpt: from "Unlocking the power of technology for better governance" by Jeb Bush ; Demography and migration / excerpt: from "How will demographic transformations affect democracy in the coming decades?" by Jack A. Goldstone and Larry Diamond ; Health and the changing environment / excerpt: from "Global warming: causes and consequences" by Lucy Shapiro and Harley McAdams ; excerpt: from "Health technolgy and climate change" by Stephen R. Quake ; Emerging technology and nuclear nonproliferation / excerpt: from "Nuclear nonproliferation: steps for the twenty-first century" by Ernest J. Moniz -- Part V. What have we learned? -- Governance in an emerging new world: project timeline.

"This volume explores the complexities of governance, law, and politics in India's Scheduled Areas. The Scheduled Areas (SAs) are those parts of the country which have been identified by the Fifth and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India and are inhabited predominantly by tribal communities or Scheduled Tribes. SAs are often identified by their geographical isolation, primitive economies, and relatively egalitarian and closely knit society. Irrespective of the constitutional provision for governance and a mandate of devolution of power in terms of funds, functions and functionaries, the backwardness of these areas have remained a challenge. This volume attempts to explore the reasons behind the disregard for legal and institutional mechanism designed for the SAs. It examines the role of the state in the neoliberal era on fund allocation and utilisation, the governance of land and forest resources, and the ineffectiveness of the existing administrative structures and processes. It also looks into the interpretations of law by the judiciary while dealing with community rights vis-à-vis the state's prerogative of bringing development to the regions, and how development concerns are addressed in the name of 'good governance' by various stakeholders. Comprehensive and topical, this volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of political studies, development studies, developmental economics, sociology and social anthropology, and for policy makers"--

Part I: Emergent UA Themes and Concepts from the North and South -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Urban Agriculture in and around Cities in Developed and Developing Countries: A Conceptualization of Urban Agriculture Dynamics and Challenges -- Chapter 3: Urban Agriculture as a Field: Governance, Communication and Collective Action -- Chapter 4: Urban agriculture and the battle for history in Melbourne and São Paulo -- Chapter 5: Smart Food Cities on the Menu?: Integrating Urban Food Systems into Smart City Policy Making -- Part II: Opportunities for Top-down/Bottom-up collaboration? Case studies from the Global North -- Chapter 6: Food Sovereignty: A Nirvana Concept for Swiss Urban agriculture? -- Chapter 7: Cultural Heritage Preservation and Resilience in Urban Agriculture through the Lenses of Social Justice: A Case Study in Milan -- Chapter 8: The Emergence of the Food Land Belt in Wallonia: An Innovative System to Feed Local Populations? -- Chapter 9: Identifying and Solving Regulatory Issues and Solutions through some Case Studies of Urban Farming in Australia -- Chapter 10: Keeping up Appearances: Conflicting values in State Opposition to Growing Food in Public -- Part III: The South takes the Lead: Case Studies from BRICS, Bhutan and Zambia -- Chapter 11: Service Learning and Stakeholder Action: Technology and Education for Urban Agriculture in Johannesburg, South Africa -- Chapter 12: Emerging Enterprises and Sustainability in the Food System: Food Entrepreneurs in South Africa -- Chapter 13: Reconceptualizing Urban Agriculture in Africa: Issues of Scale, Class and Institutional Support in Zambian Copperbelt Towns -- Chapter 14: Food Security and land-use conflicts within regional planning: the recent experience of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil -- Chapter 15: Changing Agricultural Landscape and Immigrant Population in Thimphu, Bhutan -- Chapter 16: Typological Diversity of Agriculture in a Densely Urbanised Region of Sao Paulo, Brazil -- Chapter 17: Urban Agriculture in Chinese Cities: Practices, Motivations and Challenges

Chapter 1 - Introduction: Preparing for a "TransHuman" Future -- Chapter 2 - Evolving Beyond Human Relations -- Chapter 3 - Heading Toward Integration: The Rise of Human Machines -- Chapter 4 - Leading Future Lives: Producing Meaningful intelligence -- Chapter 5 - Creating Smart Economies: Administrating Empowering Futures -- Chapter 6 - Reprogramming Politics: Mutual Intelligent Design -- Chapter 7 - Legal Reboot: From Human Control to Transhuman Possibilities -- Chapter 8 - Shared Consciousness: Toward a World of Transhuman relations.

"This timely book examines the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), assessing its effect on the international economic order and global governance more broadly. Through a variety of qualitative case studies the book investigates the implementation of the BRI and evaluates its development outcomes both for China and the countries it interacts with under the initiative, along with its international implications. Chapters discuss as-yet-unexplored cases from the ground in brand new studies based on fieldwork by leading academics, as well as providing alternative readings of the rationale behind the BRI. Questions about connectivity and the financial implications of Chinese investments are addressed, taking a balanced approach that demonstrates the complexity and nuance of these issues, and the far-from-linear impact that the BRI is having on global governance. This incisive book will be critical reading for scholars and policy makers working on China and global governance. It will also provide useful insights for officials and practitioners working in BRI countries and international institutions, think-tanks and NGOs"--

Over the last decade, the world has increasingly grappled with the complex linkages emerging between efforts to combat climate change and to protect human rights around the world. The Paris Climate Agreement adopted in December 2015 recognized the necessity for governments to take into consideration their human rights obligations when taking climate action. However, important gaps remain in understanding how human rights can be used in practice to develop and implement effective and equitable solutions to climate change at multiple levels of governance. This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners to offer a timely and comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges for integrating human rights in diverse areas and forms of global climate governance. The first half of the book explores how human rights principles and obligations can be used to reconceive climate governance and shape responses to particular aspects of climate change. The second half of the book identifies lessons in the integration of human rights in climate advocacy and governance and sets out future directions in this burgeoning domain.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Regional Economic Development and Socio-economic Change in Northern Ontario -- 3. Administering Regional Development Policy in Socio-economically Disadvantaged Regions -- 4. Results Measurement and Economic Development in Northern Ontario -- 5. First Nations Inclusion: A Key Requirement to Building the Northern Ontario Economy -- 6. A Historic Overview of Policies Aff ecting Non-Aboriginal Development in Northwestern Ontario, 1900‒1990 -- 7. Destiny Delayed? Turning Mineral Wealth into Sustainable Development -- 8. Agri-Food Policy in Northern Ontario: Is It Possible to Steward a Local or Regional Agri-Food Economy? -- 9. The Forgotten Industry in the Forgotten North: Tourism Developments in Northern Ontario -- 10. Forest Tenure Systems for Development and Underdevelopment -- 11. Conclusion -- Contributors

The European Union of today cannot be studied as it once was. This original new textbook provides a much-needed update on how the EU's policies and institutions have changed in light of the multiple crises and transformations since 2010. An international team of leading scholars offer systematic accounts on the EU's institutional regime, policies, and its community of people and states. Each chapter is structured to explain the relevant historical developments and institutional framework, presenting the key actors, the current controversies and discussing a paradigmatic case study. Each chapter also provides ideas for group discussions and individual research topics. Moving away from the typical, neutral account of the functioning of the EU, this textbook will stimulate readers' critical thinking towards the EU as it is today. It will serve as a core text for undergraduate and graduate students of politics and European studies taking courses on the politics of the EU, and those taking courses in comparative politics and international organizations including the EU.

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Logistical Governance in the Smart City -- Chapter 1. Design: Optimizing the Ad-Funded Smart City -- Chapter 2. Control: Calculating the On-Demand Worker -- Chapter 3. Predict: The Logistics of Police Reform -- Conclusion: Toward an Urban Counterlogistics -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.

The world is at an inflection point, much like the one it faced at the end of World War II. Advancing technologies are creating new challenges and opportunities. The demographic picture of the world is changing rapidly and greatly, with truly significant consequences. And governance everywhere is in disarray. These are some of the key insights to emerge from a multiyear series of roundtables and expert contributions hosted by the Hoover Institution. In this book, George P. Shultz and James Timbie take a region-by-region "walk around the world" examining a range of issues shaping our present and future. They argue that if we are careful and deliberate, the United States is remarkably well positioned to ride this wave of change--and lead other nations in doing the same. "We can face the future with confidence, provided we take the necessary steps," the authors write. They discuss migration, reversing the decline of K-12 education, updating the social safety net, maintaining economic productivity, protecting our democratic processes, and improving national security. They argue that meeting the transformational challenges of this "hinge of history" will require international cooperation and constructive international engagement--but also that "America can help the world through this new hinge of history through leadership."

Gerechter Strukturwandel ist ein von den Gewerkschaften entwickeltes Konzept, das die Notwendigkeit einer ökologisch und sozial nachhaltigen Dekarbonisierung hervorhebt. Diese Masterarbeit wendet das Konzept auf den Braunkohleausstieg in Deutschland an. Der Erfolg des Übergangs hängt davon ab, ob er als gerecht empfunden wird. Den benachteiligten Gruppen im Strukturwandel muss eine Perspektive gegeben werden, um Akzeptanz für den Strukturwandel zu schaffen. Im Rahmen der Masterarbeit werden politische Maßnahmen für eine Governance des "Gerechten Strukturwandels" entwickelt. Die Arbeit basiert auf einer Fallstudie, die von Mai bis Juli 2019 im rheinischen Braunkohlerevier durchgeführt wurde. Methodisch wurde die Anwendung von semi-strukturierten Interviews gewählt. Insgesamt wurden sechs Expertinnen und Experten-Interviews mit Bürgerinitiativen, Gewerkschaften und Vertreterinnen und Vertreter des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse belegen die Notwendigkeit politischer Maßnahmen in verschiedenen Bereichen, zum Beispiel: Während Beschäftigten der etablierten Unternehmen der Braunkohleindustrie der Übergang durch eine Reihe von Politikmaßnahmen erleichtert wird, müssen Beschäftigte in Subunternehmen den Strukturwandel weitestgehend alleine bewältigen. Letztere sind einem hohen Risiko ausgesetzt, aufgrund des Braunkohleausstiegs ihre Arbeitsplätze zu verlieren. Weiterhin zeigten die Befragungen, dass Boden im rheinischen Braunkohlerevier zu einer knappen Ressource werden könnte. Infolge des Braunkohleabbaus in der Region befindet sich ein großer Teil des Bodens im Eigentum des Energieversorgers RWE, der das Land durch bergrechtliche Enteignung erhalten hat. Wenn das Land nicht an die Kommunen zurückgegeben wird, wird eine unabhängige wirtschaftliche Neuausrichtung der Region nach dem Kohleabbau wesentlich erschwert. Aus dem Akteurzentrierten Institutionalismus werden Governance-Ansätze abgeleitet, die Lösungsansätze für diese Problemfelder bieten. Die Masterarbeit zeigt unter anderem, wie eine für die Partizipation notwendige Verteilung von Ressourcen einen Gerechten Strukturwandel befördern kann und warum ein integratives regionales Entwicklungskonzept des Landes NRW einer reinen wirtschaftlichen Förderung der Region vorgezogen werden sollte.

Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a formidable governance challenge for countries at all levels of development. It requires governments to co-ordinate, consult and work across policy areas – as well as with the businesses sector and civil society – in an unprecedented way. This report provides evidence from OECD countries and partner economies on how public governance practices can be strengthened to help implement the SDGs. It looks at whole-of-government co-ordination, policy coherence and integrity, stakeholder engagement and open government, and the strategic use of budgeting, procurement and regulatory tools. It discusses robust monitoring and evaluation systems for ensuring that public policies and resource allocations for SDG implementation result in meaningful outcomes. It also explores how governance frameworks to support equal access to justice and gender equality can help catalyse implementation across the entire 2030 Agenda.