The ocean is highly impacted by human activities, and ambitious levels of science are
urgently needed to support decision making in order to achieve sustainability. Due to the …

Global policy making is taking shape in a wide range of public sector activities managed by
transnational policy communities. Public policy scholars have long recognised the impact of …

China's technology development has entered a new stage, one of technology-driven cross-
border mergers and acquisitions (TC M&A), which has become an important channel for …

The conceptual distance between the sovereign state and the global domain of policy
making and administration is narrowing, challenging the prevailing methodological …

In this article, we reflect on the current socio-political context of the 1972 World Heritage
Convention after 50 years rather than its significant achievements and trials throughout its …

As poster child for the climate crisis and symbol of the circumpolar North, the polar bear has
received considerable public and scholarly attention in recent years. A review of academic …

This article focuses on the political dynamics shaping policy agendas and prescriptions in
international organisations (IOs). It elucidates the interactions of Brazil's state and non-state …

Science, technology, and innovation (STI) is increasingly gaining in importance on the
foreign policy agenda of governments worldwide. However, the implementation of science …

In the social sciences, policy research has a formidable track-record of producing usable
knowledge on how to design public policies and, more generally, how to address social …

There is growing attention to science diplomacy among scholars, policymakers, and
scientific associations around the world. However, there continues to be contestation around …