Increasing the ambition of the EU Nationally Determined Contribution: lessons from a survey of experts and students
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DOI: 10.1007/s40888-020-00193-6
Abstract: The Paris Agreement targets and an increasingly large public opinion movement world-wide require to progressively raise the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The European Union (EU) could play a crucial role in this… read more here.
Keywords: experts students; ambition nationally; survey; increasing ambition ... See more keywords
Une ambition éditoriale “universelle et confraternelle” : le bulletin bibliographique de L'Enseignement mathématique (1899–1920)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hm.2018.10.001
Abstract: Resume En 1899 Henri Fehr et Charles Laisant fondent L'Enseignement mathematique (L'EM) avec l'ambition d'engager les enseignants dans le mouvement d'internationalisation des mathematiques qui se developpe alors. Leur projet editorial accorde a cet effet une… read more here.
Keywords: bulletin; ambition ditoriale; bulletin bibliographique; une ambition ... See more keywords
Does the Presence or Absence of Elections Remove Gender Differences in Ambition for Public Service?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123424000449
Abstract: Abstract Perhaps because scholars of political ambition have focused almost entirely on electoral ambition, the presence of elections has been thought to play a major role in shaping who expresses interest in public service. In… read more here.
Keywords: presence absence; service; gender; ambition ... See more keywords
Why Do They Run? The Psychological Underpinnings of Political Ambition
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DOI: 10.1017/s0008423918001075
Abstract: Abstract What drives individuals toward a career in politics? Prior research on political ambition has often focused on socio-demographic variables while generally ignoring the importance of individual personality differences. Yet personality consistently predicts political knowledge,… read more here.
Keywords: psychological underpinnings; importance; political ambition; underpinnings political ... See more keywords
Gender, Race and Political Ambition: The Case of Ontario School Board Elections
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DOI: 10.1017/s0008423919001057
Abstract: Abstract The political underrepresentation of women and racial minorities in Canadian politics is well documented. One political arena that has yet to be examined in this respect, however, is school boards. Using data from a… read more here.
Keywords: board elections; school; ontario school; ambition ... See more keywords
A digital climate summit to maintain Paris Agreement ambition
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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-0794-0
Abstract: To the Editor — The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the way we work, learn and interact with others. It is also changing how international politics is conducted. In early March, the European Council employed teleconferences… read more here.
Keywords: climate; digital climate; climate change; climate action ... See more keywords
The Dark Triad and nascent political ambition
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DOI: 10.1080/17457289.2019.1660354
Abstract: This research considers the effects of the personality characteristics of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy (labeled the Dark Triad) on political ambition. Research on nascent ambition ... read more here.
Keywords: triad nascent; political ambition; dark triad; nascent political ... See more keywords
You are either with us, or against us: the small state of Serbia between domestic ambition and external pressures
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DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2024.2389479
Abstract: Abstract This article examines the position of Serbia as a small state in the context of external pressures, largely reflecting an ambition to balance the East and the West. While clearly interested in offers and… read more here.
Keywords: either small; external pressures; small state; state serbia ... See more keywords
A framework to assess highest possible ambition in nationally determined contributions under Article 4 of the Paris Agreement
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae15aa
Abstract: Collective progress towards meeting the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal (LTTG) remains insufficient, a shortfall to be addressed by new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The Agreement stipulates that countries’ NDCs will represent a progression and… read more here.
Keywords: paris agreement; determined contributions; framework; agreement ... See more keywords
The Big Five and Southern Legislative Distinctiveness
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DOI: 10.1111/ssqu.12581
Abstract: Objective Previous research has found that southern state legislators demonstrate more progressive ambition than their nonsouthern counterparts. This presents an interesting puzzle with regard to why this difference exists. In this article, we apply the… read more here.
Keywords: distinctiveness; big five; five southern; progressive ambition ... See more keywords
Avoiding the climate "ambition trap".
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aed3356
Abstract: At the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Xi of China delivered a noteworthy update in what has been a dismal year for climate news: China would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 7… read more here.
Keywords: avoiding climate; ambition; climate ambition; ambition trap ... See more keywords