scholarly journals Multi-actor Horizon 2020 projects in agriculture, forestry and related sectors: A Multi-level Innovation System framework (MINOS) for identifying multi-level system failures

2022 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 103349
Author(s):  
Evelien Cronin ◽  
Andrew Fieldsend ◽  
Elke Rogge ◽  
Thomas Block
Keyword(s):  
Innovation System ◽  
Level System ◽  
System Framework ◽  
System Failures ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Multi Level

scholarly journals Multi-Level Perspective on Sustainability Transition towards Nature-Based Solutions and Co-Creation in Urban Planning of Belgrade, Serbia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7576
Author(s):  
Ana Mitić-Radulović ◽  
Ksenija Lalović
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research On Evaluation ◽  
Private Interests ◽  
Multi Level

In recent years, nature-based solutions have been increasingly promoted as a climate change adaptation instrument, strongly advocated to be co-created. Achieving clear, coherent, and ambitious urban greening strategies, embedded in urban planning and developed in a co-creative, participatory and inclusive manner, is highly challenging within the EU enlargement context. In this article, such challenges are studied through two recent urban development initiatives in Belgrade, the Capital of Serbia: the first initiative focuses on planning the new Linear Park, within the framework of the CLEVER Cities Horizon 2020 project; the second initiative envisages the transformation of the privatised Avala Film Complex in the Košutnjak Urban Forest, primarily led by private interests but supported by the local authorities. The multiple-case study research method is applied, with an exploratory purpose and as a basis for potential future research on evaluation of co-creation processes for NBS implementation. The theoretical basis of this article is founded in the research on sustainability transitions, focusing on multi-level perspective (MLP) framework. The urban planning system in Belgrade and Serbia is observed as a socio-technical regime of the MLP. In such framework, we recognize co-creative planning of the Linear Park as a niche innovation. We interpret opposition towards planning of the Avala Film Complex as escalation, or an extreme element of the socio-technical landscape, comprised of civic unrests and political tensions on one side, combined with the climate crisis and excessive pollution on the other side. Moreover, the article examines informal urban planning instruments that can be implemented by the practitioners of niche innovations, that could support urban planners and NBS advocates in the Serbian and EU enlargement contexts to face the challenges of motivating all stakeholders to proactively, constructively and appropriately engage in co-creation.

The ECtHR, transregional dialogues and global constitutionalism

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-551
Author(s):  
WAYNE SANDHOLTZ
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
Level System ◽  
Global Order ◽  
European Court ◽  
Human Rights Treaties ◽  
Global Constitutionalism ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Global Law ◽  
Decentralized Mechanism

AbstractIn A Cosmopolitan Legal Order, Stone Sweet and Ryan suggest that ‘from the standpoint of global law, we see that the [European Court of Human Rights] has taken its place in a pluralist, rights-based international order, as one trustee of this global order’. This article is a preliminary attempt to evaluate signs of movement toward global rights review. A multi-level charter of rights exists in the network of international and regional human rights treaties and in national constitutions. An incipient structure of global rights review exists in the form of the regional human rights courts, which see themselves as trustees of the larger global human rights system. Judicial dialogue among the regional courts allows for informal, decentralized coordination among them. The European Court of Human Rights serves as a point of reference for the African and Inter-American systems, though these also cite each other. Transregional judicial dialogue establishes a rudimentary, informal and decentralized mechanism of coordination among bodies that exercise a review function in the multi-level system of international human rights.

Silicon Valley, France and China: a comparative study of innovation systems and policies

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.C. Fung ◽  
Nathalie Aminian
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Silicon Valley ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strong State ◽  
State Involvement ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Interesting Development ◽  
Innovation Policies

Purpose In this paper, the authors aim to examine some characteristics of the innovation system and policy in France and China. For comparison, they also highlight some high technology features of Silicon Valley and California. Design/methodology/approach The authors study the characteristics of innovation in France and in China. The authors examine the technology systems and policies in both countries and compare their features with those in Silicon Valley. Findings As far as France is concerned, it can be stated that the innovation system and policy are under transformation, going from a strong state involvement to a more decentralized framework. This evolution leads to a multi-level governance of the innovation system and to the emergence of new actors. For China, the most interesting development in China is the evolution of its internet-related sector. The authors argue here that the internet-driven economy is a radical, systemic technological change and it is rapidly growing in China. Originality/value One of the earliest papers comparing the innovation policies and activities in France, China and Silicon Valley.

scholarly journals Comments and Analysis of the Main Schools of Modern Foreign Language Teaching Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Yin Hua
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Foreign Language Teaching ◽  
Level System ◽  
Teaching System ◽  
Chinese Characteristics ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Language Teaching Methods

<p>Modern foreign language teaching method is a diversified, multi-dimensional and multi-level system. It is helpful in improving the level of foreign language teaching in China and establishing a foreign language teaching system with Chinese characteristics to comment on and analyze some of the most influential foreign language teaching schools.</p>

scholarly journals Modeling the Competitiveness of Indonesian Palm Oil Industry: A Conceptual Model Using Hierarchical Multi-Level System Approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Y.H. Silitonga ◽  
Senator Nur Bahagia ◽  
Tota Simatupang ◽  
Joko Siswanto
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
System Approach ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Level System ◽  
Multi Level

Assessment in Inclusive Settings

2017 ◽  
pp. 426-443
Author(s):  
Brittany L. Hott ◽  
Rebecca A. Dibbs ◽  
DeMarquis Hayes ◽  
Lesli P. Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Instructional Decisions ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Level System ◽  
Quality Instruction ◽  
Inclusive Settings ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Instructional Decision ◽  
Effective Assessment

Assessment is one of the most controversial and challenging aspects of education. While increasing emphasis has been placed on student progress and accountability, effective assessment processes are often overlooked as a critical component of quality instruction. This chapter aims to provide practitioners, educators, and policymakers with an overview of assessment practices that provide information at the classroom and individual levels to drive instructional decision making. A multi-level system of support model is emphasized to illustrate types and administration of assessments needed to make instructional decisions.

Attracting Investments and Companies: Federal Multi-Level Collaboration in Switzerland and Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 09 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renaud Vuignier
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Federal System ◽  
Level System ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Business Decision ◽  
Multi Level

While tackling the issue of place attractiveness for companies and investments in Canada and Switzerland at large, this research focuses on federal multi-level collaboration with two case studies: Ontario and Western Switzerland. Based on empirical data gathered from semi-structured interviews ([Formula: see text]) and surveys ([Formula: see text]) as well as on secondary data, it provides an analysis of the perception of intergovernmental collaboration by economic developers and a mapping of the challenges identified in both the Canadian and the Swiss contexts. A comparative perspective, complemented by data regarding business decision-making ([Formula: see text]), allows us to draw lessons for economic developers in both countries, aiming at extending both academic and practitioners’ literatures. Findings show that the federal contexts in which attractive strategies occur cause specific challenges for economic developers. While judging that the system works well in general, the majority of Canadian economic developers interviewed mentioned different problems to solve, such as the confusion for companies generated by a federal multi-level system and the need for more business-oriented strategies away from political concerns. The majority of Swiss economic developers interviewed also acknowledged issues caused by the federal system and wished for improvements regarding coordination between federal entities and levels. In this regard, pragmatism is perceived as a crucial factor for the implementation of successful attractive strategies.

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