Under the heading of “global governance” a discussion is taking place on changes in the political, and thus in political regulation, particularly at the international level. In this contribution global governance in its “European social-democratic” variation is understood as a discourse which is a part of the search process of emerging postFordist politics and its substantiation. This takes pla...

Contrary to Negroponte (1995), we posit the development of a software technology to facilitate the construction of a “Daily Not Me,” i.e., a semi-automated clipping service that, when given a topic (e.g., abortion), will return a range of diverse opinions about the topic (e.g., pro-choice and pro-life) that contradict one’s personal views. In this paper we present some preliminary results towar...

BACKGROUND Historically, implementing nutrition policy has confronted persistent obstacles, with many of these obstacles arising from political economy sources. While there has been increased global policy attention to improving nutrition in recent years, the difficulty of translating this policy momentum into results remains. DISCUSSION We present key political economy themes emanating from ...

Older adults are not only lagging behind in terms of physical access to the Internet but also in engaging in political activities in the online environment. The findings from two independent studies bridging the USA and China suggest that older adults, even when they have access to the Internet, have ambivalent or negative attitudes toward political activities online. As political participation...