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Elsevier2024

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MDPI2023

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International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems2022

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The unique “Swiss way” of association with the European Union (EU) has received increasing attention in light of recent events such as Brexit as it is based on sectoral agreements without an overarching institutional framework. As such, Europeanization of ...

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Pierre Dillenbourg, Kevin Gonyop Kim, Shuqing Teresa Yeo, Jennifer Kaitlyn Olsen, Jauwairia Nasir

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EPFL2019

The Advent of Practice Theories in Research on Sustainable Consumption: Past, Current and Future Directions of the Field

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The application of practice theories in the domain of sustainability research in consumer studies is increasingly advocated based on the premise that this allows to analyse consumption as a social phenomenon. Consequently, the applications of social practi ...

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EPFL2019

Governing the Use of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies: Not One-Size-Fits-All

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Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) have the capacity to improve how many companies and organizations conduct transactions or store information securely, among many other potential benefits. However, their development and implementation d ...

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