Over the last 20 years, more than 100,000 land consolidation projects have been carried out around China. Some of them are successful, some of them are failed. For lack of public participation, low reconstruction quality and unreasonable large-scale demolishing of old village, land consolidation are criticized sometimes by the public and media in China. Recently, the situation is changing step ...

Throughout human history, science and technology have been the backbone of innovations that have driven economic development. Yet, rather oddly, they have not been seriously invoked in the pursuit of diplomacy. This Commentary examines the important role of science in diplomacy and its soft-power in world affairs and peace.

the south pacific countries of vanuatu, samoa, and papua new guinea have ascended rapidly up the development spectrum in recent years, refining an independent and post-colonial economic and political identity that enhances their recognition on the world stage. all three countries have overcome economic, political and public health challenges in order to stake their claim to sovereignty. in this...

BACKGROUND Attention to global health security governance is more important now than ever before. Scientists predict that a possible influenza pandemic could affect 1.5 billion people, cause up to 150 million deaths and leave US$3 trillion in economic damages. A public health emergency in one country is now only hours away from affecting many others. METHODS Using regime analysis from politic...

Drawing from neo-institutionalism and public relations theory, this study examined to what extent corporate diplomacy builds on identify respond societal expectations emerging a company’s host country environment, which can result in organizational legitimacy. Based in-depth interviews (N = 25) with executives the United Arab Emirates, our findings imply that companies engage align governmental...