Update on progress on the STEPS Centre’s Rethinking Regulation project.
Rethinking Regulation – Research Review April 2010
The governance of sustainable socio-technical transitions
A quasi-evolutionary model of socio-technical transitions is described in which regimes face selection pressures continuously. Differentiated transition contexts determine the form and direction of regime change in response to these…
The Politics of Social-ecological Resilience and Sustainable Socio-technical Transitions
Technology-focused literature on socio-technical transitions shares some of the complex systems sensibilities of social-ecological systems research. We contend that the sharing of lessons between these areas of study must attend…
Rethinking Regulation: international norms and local realities
Technologies are finding their way to more remote and diverse corners of the globe, bringing with them significant opportunities for human development, but also risks – to individuals, the environment,…
Silver Bullets, Grand Challenges and the New Philanthropy
Whether generic ‘silver bullet’ solutions can address complex development problems has been debated for many years. The ‘grand challenge’ extends the idea of the silver bullet in ways that speak…
The Political Economy of Avian Influenza Response and Control in Vietnam
As a country suffering from large-scale AI outbreaks and receiving considerable international support, Vietnam provides a crucial case not to be missed in any analysis of the global AI crisis….
Understanding Governance: pathways to sustainability
The challenges of understanding the governance of dynamic social, technological and environmental systems, and thier implications for sustainability and social justice, are addressed.
Rice Biofortification: Lessons for Global Science and Development
You can download the Accepted Manuscript of Chapter 4 of this book – An Alliance Around an Idea: The Shifting Boundaries of HarvestPlus Download Chapter 4 Buy this book About…
Building institutions for an effective health system: Lessons from China’s experience with rural health reform
This paper is concerned with the management of health system changes aimed at substantially increasing the access to safe and effective health services. It argues that an effective health sector…
Epidemics: Science, Governance and Social Justice
You can download the Accepted Manuscript of Chapter 1 of this book, Open Access. Download Chapter 1 Buy this book Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza,…