"Global land and resource grabbing has become an increasingly prominent topic in academic circles, among development practitioners, human rights advocates, and in policy arenas. The Routledge Handbook of Global Land and Resource Grabbing sustains this intellectual momentum by advancing methodologica
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l, theoretical and empirical insights. It presents and discusses resource grabbing research in a holistic manner by addressing how the rush for land and other natural resources, including water, forests and minerals, is intertwined with agriculture, mining, tourism, energy, biodiversity conservation, climate change, carbon markets, and conflict. The handbook is truly global and interdisciplinary, with case studies from the Global South and Global North, and chapter contributions from practitioners, activists and academics, with emerging and Indigenous authors featuring strongly across the chapters." (Publisher description)
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"This study encompasses both quantitative and qualitative assessment: On the one hand, the more than 50 evaluated declarations, guidelines, and frameworks are briefly described in the given context; on the other hand, the issues contained in these documents are also qualitatively analyzed. In this,
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it is evident that multiple initiatives have been taken during the last 25 years. The prevailing impression is of a wide diversity of documents and of attention to diverse Internet Governance principles. The contents of the analyzed documents heavily depend on the given actors and environment at the time of the drafting. Furthermore, some principles (for example freedom of expression, access to information, privacy) have gained much more attention than other principles (for example, multistakeholder participation, ethical behavior, sustainability, education, gender equality)." (Executive summary)
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"Cette étude comprend une évaluation à la fois quantitative et qualitative : d’un côté, la cinquantaine de déclarations, directives et cadres évalués sont présentés brièvement dans le contexte donné; d’un autre côté, les questions contenues dans ces documents sont analysées d’un
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point de vue qualitatif. À cet égard, il est évident que de multiples initiatives ont été prises au cours des 25 dernières années. La principale impression qui se dégage, c’est que les documents et les principes retenus montrent une grande diversité. Le contenu des documents examinés dépend fortement des acteurs et du contexte au moment de l’élaboration. En outre, certains principes (par exemple la liberté d’expression, l’accès à l’information, le respect de la vie privée) ont reçu beaucoup plus d’attention que d’autres (par exemple, la participation de multiples acteurs, le comportement éthique, la durabilité, l’éducation, l’égalité des genres)." (Résumé exécutif)
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"Featuring specially commissioned chapters from experts in the field of media and communications law, this book provides an authoritative survey of media law from a comparative perspective.The handbook does not simply offer a synopsis of the state of affairs in media law jurisprudence, rather it pro
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vides a better understanding of the forces that generate media rules, norms, and standards against the background of major transformations in the way information is mediated as a result of democratization, economic development, cultural change, globalization and technological innovation." (Publisher description)
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