August 2025

Ecosystem accounting for measuring linked sustainable physical and economic indicators: application to Andalusian forests in protected and non-protected areas

Abstract. Government regulations for natural protected areas omit standardized linked physical and economic statistical data in the implementation and evaluation of management. The objectives of this research are to develop and apply a novel refined System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (rSEEA) that measures spatialized physical productivity indices and total social sustainable income from…

Regulatory approaches in the face of a pandemic: assessing the role of ideology, context, and rule design in four spanish regions

Abstract. Regulatory instruments to manage the COVID-19 pandemic have been the object of rich scholarly debates, primarily focused on early national responses to the crisis. We investigate variation in sub-national regulatory approaches when a crisis is normalized, its association with competing political ideas about the health-economy trade-off and the coercion-persuasion continuum, and the…

July 2025

¿Madrid global o castizo? Neoliberalismo y nacionalismo en el discurso de VOX y PP hacia la inmigración de origen latino

Resumen. La relación entre los partidos de la derecha radical populista y el neoliberalismo sigue siendo objeto de debate académico. Mientras que amplios sectores de la literatura en Europa sostienen que el neoliberalismo ha perdido protagonismo dentro de esta familia ideológica, existen ejemplos contemporáneos que muestran una convivencia entre neoliberalismo y nacionalismo no exenta de…

The emergence of egg intermediaries in the European fertility landscape: the creation of value in reproductive bioeconomies

Abstract. With recent growth in both domestic and global private health care markets and increased medical travel by patients, there has been an increase in the existence of medical mediation services. Whilst there is a developing scholarship that considers the brokerage of this travel, less attention has been paid to other forms of medical facilitation. Taking the example of fertility treatment…

Which are the main determinants of energy poverty? A systematic review of the literature

Abstract. Mitigation of energy poverty (EP) is a relevant policy goal nowadays for governments worldwide. The determinants of household EP should be identified and analysed in order to design targeted policies for specific groups which mitigate EP effectively and efficiently. The aim of this paper is to identify the most relevant determinants of EP as well as research gaps in the academic…

June 2025

Less is more? Differences of social impacts on farm workers in short/long agricultural supply chains in Spain

Abstract. Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in Europe. Practices such as the use of pesticides, physically demanding tasks, and long working hours are more common than in other sectors. Health risks jeopardise the transition to sustainable agriculture, affecting the well-being of farmers and workers. Although the economic and environmental sustainability of development…

The use of informetric methods to study diversity in the scientific workforce: A literature review

Abstract. This literature review examines the application of informetric methods to assess diversity within the scientific workforce, focusing on recent advances in author name disambiguation, researcher profiling, and the evaluation of individual-level metrics. The study traces the evolution of quantitative approaches, from traditional productivity metrics to modern multidimensional models that…

Distributive preferences and effort provision: A two-way link?

Abstract. This paper examines the relationship between effort and distributive preferences in a setting where effort does not affect the total amount available for distribution. While prior research has shown a link from effort to distributive preferences, we provide empirical evidence of the reverse relationship: individuals who make egalitarian choices exert less effort one year later compared…

Merit, competition and gender: scientific promotion in public research organisations

Abstract. Promotion is a key reward in academic science normatively associated with performance. Women are underrepresented in science across most countries, particularly in senior roles. Our study investigates the role of merit and several other factors in the promotion to full professor and senior researcher in public scientific institutes, and whether differences between women and men exist.…

Greening plant participation through assemblage thinking

Abstract. The recent emergence of participatory and deliberative processes aimed at addressing the complexity of the ecological crisis has raised the questions of how to include the more-than-human in democracy and how new political relationships with the more-than-human can be established. To contribute to this discussion – focusing specifically on relationships with plants – this text explores…