Abstract. Recent science and technology studies (STS) debates on valuation mechanisms have highlighted how social, ethical, and political values are embedded in scientific and technological practices—particularly through regulation and market design. In this context, scholars working on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have examined how bodies, tissues, and reproductive labor are...

Abstract. Agri-environmental schemes (AES), a subtype of payments for ecosystem services (PES), aim to address Europe’s environmental and climate objectives by incentivising farmers to maintain or shift to farming practices that deliver additional ecosystem services (ES). We develop a theory of change (ToC) for AES, reviewing nine European case studies at different implementation stages, yet all...

Abstract. This paper develops an economic decision model to identify areas of economic opportunity for woodland expansion on land currently used for livestock farming in Scotland, assessing its potential contribution to achieving net-zero targets. Using high-resolution data, the model accounts for spatial variability in soil carbon stocks, timber yield classes, livestock stocking rates, and the...

Abstract. We track how temporal mappings of climate change relate to individuals’ actions to address the climate crisis. We consider multiple aspects of temporal maps and so make two innovations over the literature to date. First, we examine how individuals coordinate their actions across both their own expectations of the future (first-order futures) and their sense of others’...

Abstract. This study explores the role of influencers in shaping public opinion about feminism in Spain, a country where gender equality and feminist discourse have gained relevant public prominence. Although the figure of the influencer may appear novel, the process of opinion formation mirrors that which has historically prevailed for celebrities in traditional media. However, the inherent...

Abstract. Decentralisation was one of the more visible changes in Western welfare states from the 1970s to the 2000s and was viewed by some as an unstoppable trend. However, during the Great Recession, governmental responses to certain policy problems have called into question the decentralisation process through a series of recentralising changes in territorial governance in...

Abstract. The increasing implementation of deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) such as Citizens’ Assemblies and Citizens’ Juries led the OECD to identify a ‘deliberative wave’. The burgeoning scholarship on DMPs has increased understanding of how they operate and their impact, but less attention has been paid to the drivers behind this diffusion. Existing research on democratic innovations has...

Abstract. As part of a broader research programme on the federal governance of COVID-19 in Spain, this systematic literature review centers on the nexus between territorial politics and the coronavirus crisis. It analyses 300 publications in the Web of Science Core Collection from 2018 to 2023 through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. The...

Abstract. Extant literature has largely analysed how European Union (EU) migrant citizens' welfare rights are framed in public discourses and affect social solidarity, delving into the concept of ‘welfare deservingness’. Surprisingly, the healthcare domain is comparatively less researched. Few studies have unpacked the concept of ‘healthcare deservingness’ and its variations across contexts when...

Abstract. The Council’s enforcement inaction regarding the rule of law crisis has been endlessly criticised by scholars and commentators. However, there is currently no theoretically parsimonious explanation of why some national governments oppose enforcement whilst others are more inclined to support it. We address this question by considering structural (time of accession), semi-structural (...