There is an intriguing dissonance between the optimistic democratic vision underlying the open government movement, which seems to be driven by a belief in the transformative power of technology, and the actual achievements of the e-democracy movement in changing the praxis of democratic...

Contemporary regulators must respond to ever-increasing societal demands in various domains. Regulators must cope with these demands under conditions of extreme epistemic scarcity and ideological divide. This leaves regulators perplexed about what action they should take. Regulatory praxis...

This article tells the story of an environmental struggle, which took place in Dahanu, India in the late 1990s. The conflict was triggered by a decision of the Government of Maharashtra to build an international port in a small fishing village in the Dahanu region, 120 km north of Bombay. The...

The 'trade and environment' nexus emerged over the last decade as one of the main concerns of the anti-globalization movement. The dyad - 'trade-environment' - was invoked increasingly as if it designates a singular social dilemma, whose boundaries and contours are well defined. This article...

The article takes a pluralistic view of the 'trade-environment' conflict by exploring one of the settings of this conflict: the lex constructionis - international construction law. It seeks to unravel the way in which the unique structural-cultural attributes of this legal domain have affected...

The main objective of this article is to develop a better understanding of the structure of transnational regulatory scientific institutions (RSIs). We argue that the hybrid political-legal-epistemic nature of RSIs creates a continual tension between their hierarchical and policy-driven...

Nanotechnology presents regulators with a difficult challenge. Nano materials and nanoprocesses involve deep uncertainties regarding their potential benefits and health and environmental risks, reflecting the embryonic state of the underlying science. These uncertainties have led various...

The article questions the validity of the emerging linkage narrative. The notion of linkage seeks to replace the themes of conflict and animosity, which have dominated the trade and . . . debate, with a tale of synergy and mutual-support. While the idea that linking distinct regimes, such as the...