Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

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  • Democracy’s Green Challenge as seen from Morocco

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    Would a democratic Morocco be more sustainable? Last month, Morocco saw one of its worst ecological disasters [Eng.] as tens of thousands of fish were found dead in the river Moulouya [Eng.]. Sustainable development advocates blamed a sugar factory in Zaïo (north eastern Morocco) as being responsible for polluting the […]

  • Take the Power Back

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    As the Arab Spring stretches into the Arab Summer it has become harder and bloodier for each dictator to fall. The speed with which Ben Ali was deposed shocked the world, Hosni Mubarak’s downfall took a little longer and now, after months of fighting, Muammar Gaddafi’s days appear numbered. Bahrain […]

  • Governing Climate Change by Diffusion

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    This study aims to assess the governance capacity of Transnational Municipal Networks (TMNs) active in climate policy. For this purpose, Lukas Hakelberg performs an Event History Analysis (EHA) and two case studies, testing the impact of network membership on the likelihood of a city adopting a local climate strategy. [issuu […]