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to MPs without endangering the existing division of power. Finding this balance enhances the consolidation of legislative future organs, but it simultaneously limits their conventional political impact. ... -level policymaking, political executives have carried out most of this activity, and expert-driven governmental foresight units can now be found on all continents [ 43, 46 ]. However, as scholars of
membership and distribution of resources, especially in a North–South context. Finally, political feasibility refers to whether there is a realistic political opportunity for institutional reform or the ... (Cabeza et al., 2022; Höfele & Thomas, 2011) . In addition, there is a broad range of further political and institutional, economic and financial, information and knowledge, technical, social and cultural
sector or both the public and private sectors). The adoption of the EE1 principle as a binding provision follows an ‘external shock’ to the political subsystem of energy efficiency, namely the Paris ... of Political Science, Department of Management & Engineering, Linköping University , Linköping , Sweden 2 Abbreviations ACF Advocacy coalition framework ČEZ České Energetické Závody (Czech
“Autonomous weapon systems” (AWS) have been subject to intense discussions for years. Numerous political, academic and legal actors are debating their consequences, with many calling for strict ... widely used in philosophy, psychology, human cognition and other disciplines and carries (often contested and contradictory) meanings that range from anthropocentric understandings to political contexts or
This article reports on a political game played between November 2021 and February 2022 at a European university in the frame of an elective course open to students from all disciplines. It started ... discuss whether the Mammoth game had a positive effect on students' abilities to think about the future. Introduction Political games are simulations of political processes that have as their primary
proposes that political action that involves large sociotechnical ventures with the potential of contamination needs to consider the local collective perceptions of the future. ... . Javiera Barandiarán [ 8 ] explains that governments need to legitimize political programs based on science and technologies. Therefore, new totalizing imaginaries around the undertakings can emerge
for the survival and development of the Chinese nation (Wang et al., 2022) . As an important part of the new development philosophy, green growth is the fundamental requirement of high-quality ... China (Dong et al., 2020; Yuan et al., 2018) . Although the underlying positive role of energy transition in accelerating green growth is widely acknowledged in political and academic circles, no
The Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle has recently been placed onto the political agenda in the European Union (EU). While the general rationale for EE1st is described in EU legislation and ... investments, the principle of Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) has recently entered the political debate in the EU. EE1st is generally understood as a guiding principle for energyrelated policymaking, planning
of buildings EPC Energy performance certificate ERDF European Regional Development Fund 1 M. Björklund · F. von Malmborg ( 2 J. Nordensvärd Division of Political Science, Department of Management ... composition of institutional structures, financial, and human resource capacity, and the political support for energy efficiency measures for each of the, at the time, 28 MSs. They confirmed the complexity of
meanings ascribed to technologies in terms of their potential and future implications as “game changers” are often contested, and driven by contradictory political, economic, and other interests (e.g. [ 1–3 ... technologies. By opening up such dialogues, vision assessment serves as an actor in politicisation processes, as it makes the technology and its futures an issue of political negotiation in society. The
provides for the comprehensive screening of all activities in the supply chain against a range of risks in the categories of economic, environmental, innovation, manufacturing, political, skills, and ... : economic, environmental, innovation, manufacturing, political, skills, and technical. For each category we compose a description of the desirable state of the energy system and typical causes of risk to help
level dence that fosters the shaping of the industry’s future Coordination of interorganizational collaboration at the network level Finding opportunities to create a type of momentum or political will is ... . Midgley G ( 2003 ) Science as systemic intervention: some implications of systems thinking and complexity for the philosophy of science . Systemic Practice and Action Research 16 ( 2 ): 77 - 97 41. Miller R
solutions could emerge from the retrieval of the idea of including a European Dimension in Education, as a joint political strategy of the European Union and the Council of Europe, given that two separate ... by the economical crisis, the political programmes of only one way and the political disaffection of the citizens with the European project, it is a matter of urgency to find new proposals, also for
reality? Ljubisa Bojic 0 0 Digital Society Lab, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia New technologies are emerging at a fast pace without being properly ... sponsors and political agenda setters, hopes are rarely proportionate to what will occur in the future. Expectations are used to provide a sort of “mandate” to innovators, which is essentially the trust in
, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and United States. It focuses on the political and social trends impacting on defence and military issues. In global terms, the following can be discerned ... Political Science, University of Granada , Granada , Spain 1 Javier Jordan The present paper provides a meta-study of security and defence foresight documents by the Atlantic Alliance, European Union and
, their political orientation, level of trust in the government, household income (as proxy for SES), household size, type of housing, housing conditions and residential area. The survey setup is depicted ... industrialized countries where societal and political dynamics are different. For instance, a large consensus about climate change occurs in many EU countries (European Commission, 2021) , but more polarization
political neutrality to the social effects of the new tariff. What is the distribution of costs imposed on the grid? A general principle mandated by authorities is that the costs imposed on the grid by a ... with social and political aspects, they referred to authorities outside the electricity sector: Our role is not to be a socially involved actor with a goal to promote equality, we must treat everybody
domestic renewable energy (RE) production and evenly distributed costs of promoting resilience are found in one of the clusters. Enablers and barriers from techno-economic, political-institutional, and ... means to build a more resilient system at the national level. Third, it was found that the political framework emphasised market-oriented and demand-centric means in food policy, which was manifested as
construction projects. Environmental, social and political factors will be important, so analysis should not be a purely techno-economic assessment. ... and political importance of climate change. The first significant UK Government political intervention on climate change and its mitigation was in 1989. On 26th April that year, the Prime Minister
intervention measures relevant for stakeholders in both energy transition and home renovation such as political decision-makers and contractors (and their marketers) as well as relevant consumer associations ... consumption domains, such as food and transportation, despite the societal and political interest in this very association. Such lack of symbolic and normative anchoring might be one of the main challenges of
