This volume brings scholars of anthropology, economics, Science and Technology Studies,
and sociology together with global political economy scholars in assessing the actual …

This book responds to a gap in the literature in International Relations (IR) by integrating
technology more systematically into analyses of global politics. Technology facilitates …

Subvertising is a communication phenomenon aimed at eliciting a response from citizens to
advertising messages, and provides tools to fight back on a symbolic battleground. Within …

An increasingly lamented consequence of re-regulatory efforts following the 2007/2008
global financial crisis has been 'de-risking'—the growing disengagement by banks and other …

Despite much commentary in the media and the popular assumption that the banking
industry exerts undue influence on government policy-making, the academic literature on …

How do applications of emergent technologies contribute to the social legitimacy of finance?
To address this question, we examine a set of technologies that have received increasing …

Since the global financial crisis, the Anglo-American banking sector has been hit by
revelation after revelation of mis-selling, fraud, and collusion. In response, state managers in …

Abstract In diesem Open-Access-Buch zeigt Katharina Schleicher, dass
Nachhaltigkeitsprojekte oftmals in kleinen Nischen verbleiben, anstatt mit ihren alternativen …

What can be understood about governance in the contemporary global political economy by
taking emergent technologies like blockchains seriously? This volume illustrated various …

White-collar crime has not developed in a linear way as an academic subject. Its definition
remains contested, between those who consider that, when deciding on the boundaries of …