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The stealth legitimization of a controversial policy tool: Statistical profiling in French Public Employment Service 一个有争议的政策工具的秘密合法化:法国公共就业服务的统计分析

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-18 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12541

Alizée Delpierre, Didier Demazière, Hajar El Fatihi

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Hardening corporate accountability in commodity supply chains under the European Union Deforestation Regulation 根据欧盟森林砍伐条例加强商品供应链中的企业问责制

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-06-09 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12540

Laila Berning, Metodi Sotirov

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引用次数: 2

Mechanisms of regulatory capture: Testing claims of industry influence in the case of Vioxx 监管捕获机制:在万络案中检验行业影响力的声明

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-05-30 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12531

Eva Heims, Sophie Moxon

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The politics of supply chain regulations: Towards foreign corporate accountability in the area of human rights and the environment? 供应链监管的政治:对人权和环境领域的外国公司问责制?

2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-05-30 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12526

Maria‐Therese Gustafsson, Almut Schilling‐Vacaflor, Andrea Lenschow

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引用次数: 3

Traceability and foreign corporate accountability in mineral supply chains 矿产供应链中的可追溯性和外国公司责任

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-05-19 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12527

Svenja Schöneich, Christina Saulich, Melanie Müller

引用次数: 1

Rules as policy data? Measuring and linking policy substance and legislative context 规则作为策略数据?衡量和联系政策实质和立法背景

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-05-10 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12528

Steffen Hurka, Christoph Knill, Yves Steinebach

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The future of the international financial system: The emerging CBDC network and its impact on regulation 国际金融体系的未来:新兴的CBDC网络及其对监管的影响

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-04-11 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12520

Heng Wang, Simin Gao

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Legalism without adversarialism?: Bureaucratic legalism and the politics of regulatory implementation in the European Union 没有对抗主义的法家主义?:官僚法律主义与欧盟监管实施的政治

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-03-27 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12524

Chase Foster

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引用次数: 1

Mandatory due diligence laws and climate change litigation: Bridging the corporate climate accountability gap? 强制性尽职调查法律和气候变化诉讼:弥合企业气候责任差距?

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12518

Mikko Rajavuori, Annalisa Savaresi, Harro van Asselt

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Conceptualization and measurement of regulatory discretion: Text analysis of 120 years of British legislation 监管自由裁量权的概念与测度:英国120年立法文本分析

IF 3 2区社会学

Regulation & Governance Pub Date : 2023-03-09 DOI: 10.1111/rego.12516

Nir Kosti

引用次数: 1