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“It’s the Economy, Stupid!”, Is it Not? The Relationship Between Press Freedom and the Status of the Economy in Western Media Systems
Journalism Studies, volume 24, issue 6 (2023), pp. 715-737
"The existing literature presents several studies which show that the levels of press freedom can affect the state of the economy. What has not thus far been investigated is whether the economy can affect the levels of press freedom, the specific economic conditions that mainly affect it and the dif
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The Digital Transformation of Small and Micro-Businesses in Bangladesh
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) (2023), iii, 43 pp.
Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy: A Collective Work of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on SSE (UNTFSSE)
Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2023), xxvii, 479 pp.
"The Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy is a comprehensive reference text that explores how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) plays a significant role in creating and developing economic activities in alternative ways. In contrast to processes involving commodification, commerci
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New money. Bitcoin and cryptoassets in Central America: The case of El Salvador
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (2022), 16 pp.
"El Salvador’s experiment, though mired with fiscal and political issues from before, has shown that the adoption of public blockchain assets like Bitcoin are not taken in good regard by legacy financial multilateral institutions and are seen with great skepticism and concern. Although the adoptio
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From Mobile Money to Digital Cash: Learnings from Africa’s Experience with Mobile Money for the Introduction of Central Bank Digital Currencies
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2022), 25 pp.
"The first adopters of mobile money were economies in sub-Saharan Africa, and over time adoption rates have increased rapidly particularly in Asia and Latin America. As of 2020, there were 1.2 billion mobile money accounts globally, with US$ 767 billion in transactions during the year. Sub-Saharan A
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Teologías, ecologías y extractivismos
Red Iglesias y Minería; Conferencia Episcopal Latinoamericana (CELAM); Dreikönigsaktion (DKA); CEBITEPAL (2022), 117 pp.
"Urgidos por los gritos de las comunidades afectadas por la minería y los gemidos de la madre naturaleza, en comunión con el llamado del papa Francisco y del CELAM, la Agencia de Cooperación Katholische Jungschar (DKA) y la Red Iglesias y Minería (IyM) animamos un espacio ecuménico para interca
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Estudio de la economía integral: Economías de Francisco en América Latina y el Caribe
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano y Caribeño (CELAM) (2022), 58 pp.
Gendered Social Media Communication Around Mining: Patriarchy, Diamonds, and Seeking Feminist Solidarity Online
Gender & Development, volume 29, issue 2-3 (2021), pp. 369-390
"Although it is increasingly well-known that mining generates a vast array of gendered impacts, less studied is how women in mining zones have turned to online social media to articulate concerns and mobilise for collective action. This article explores how gendered social media communication has co
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Pesquisa comercialização solidária na Amazônia brasileira
Brasilia: Rede Eclesial Pan-Amazônica - REPAM Brasil (2021), 32 pp.
"A pesquisa apontou que em 91% das arquidioceses, dioceses e prelazias da Amazônia Legal brasileira contam com espaços permanentes de comercialização de produtos agroecológicos, da agricultura familiar e economia solidária. A maior parte desses espaços são as tradicionais feiras que reúnem
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Frei, fair und lebendig: Die Macht der Commons
Bielefeld: transcript, 2., unveränd. Aufl. (2020), 391 pp.
"Silke Helfrich und David Bollier legen überkommene Denkmuster frei und entwerfen ein Programm für ein gelingendes Miteinander, ein anderes Politikverständnis und ein sorgendes Wirtschaften. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei Commons-Praktiken. Sie zeigen, wie wir in Verschiedenheit gemeinsame Ziele ver
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Globalance: Ethics Handbook for a Balanced World Post-Covid
Geneva: Globethics.net (2020), 608 pp.
"This book Globalance looks specifically at balancing values in global politics and global economics. Globalance, the title and topic of this book, is the alternative to the disorder of the world. ‘Globalance’ was in fact my main underlying passion and vision during the last four decades of my l
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The Commons: Economic Alternatives in the Digital Age
London: University of Westminster Press (2020), ix, 260 pp.
Intellectual Commons and the Law: A Normative Theory for Commons-Based Peer Production
London: University of Westminster Press (2020), 207 pp.
We Are Crying for Our Land: Stories from the Panguna Listening Project
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Bougainville: Catholic Diocese of Bougainville (2019), 45 pp.
"The Panguna Listening Project (PLP) is an initiative of the Catholic Diocese of Bougainville (DOB), led by Bishop Bernard Unabali seeking to make the voices of the people heard and making the people safe in the Panguna mine-affected areas. It is a neutral project and does not take a position on the
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Wörterbuch Land- und Rohstoffkonflikte
Bielefeld: transcript (2019), 323 pp.
"Globale Transformationsprozesse wie steigende Rohstoff- und Nahrungsmittelpreise, die Finanzkrise und der Klimawandel haben seit Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts zu tiefgreifenden Veränderungen in der Landnutzung und den Landbesitzverhältnissen beigetragen. Konflikte um Land und Rohstoffe stehen seit
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Bien común y Amazonia - Rumbo al futuro
Medellín, volume 45, issue 175 (2019), pp. 559-580
"La solidaridad, la búsqueda del bien común y el cuidado de la naturaleza son los elementos que desde las bases regionales sociales y eclesiales responden concretamente a las problemáticas y los desafíos que se presentan en la cuenca amazónica. “Alternativas nacen a partir de la resistencia
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The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality: Understanding Social and Cultural Complexity
London: UCL Press (2018), 2 vols.
"The informal practices revealed in this book include emotion-driven exchanges (from gifts or favours to tribute for services), values-based practices of solidarity and belonging enacting multiple identities, interest-driven know-how (from informal welfare to informal employment and entrepreneurship
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Development and Communication in Trade Relations: New Synergies in Theory and Practice
Development in Practice, volume 28, issue 3 (2018), pp. 388-399
"This article examines trade relations in alternative food networks as a space where communication practices can prove empowering for rural communities. Drawing on a theory of diverse economies, the article offers an alternative view of the global market, highlighting the social relations that under
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Der Fluch des Reichtums: Warlords, Konzerne, Schmuggler und die Plünderung Afrikas
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Lizenzausg. (2017), 351 pp.
"Erdöl, Gas, Kupfer, Coltan - ohne diese und andere Rohstoffe wäre unser Lebensstil nicht denkbar. Einerseits ist die Weltwirtschaft von ihnen abhängig, andererseits spielt ihre Herkunft in der öffentlichen Debatte wohlhabender Länder kaum eine Rolle. Einige der größten Vorräte dieser Bodens
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Strengthening the Creative Industries for Development in the Republic of Korea: Empowering Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Jobs and Sustainable Development
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2017), 58 pp.
"The Republic of Korea has been successful in investing in its people and its talents. It is now investing in the potential for the youth to be great entrepreneurs. We hope that this report will be useful to developing countries and encourage them to look into new growth opportunities and sustainabl
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