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Special Edition: Financial Crisis - Environmental Crisis: What is the Link?
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ISBN: 978-1-78052-670-6

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Publication date: 19 November 2020

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The Impact of Global Drug Policy on Women: Shifting the Needle
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ISBN: 978-1-83982-885-0

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Publication date: 17 October 2022

Colin Whittle and Lorraine Whitmarsh

In this chapter, we draw on social science theoretical and empirical literatures to discuss the factors that influence buying and using an electric vehicle (EV), as well as how

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In this chapter, we draw on social science theoretical and empirical literatures to discuss the factors that influence buying and using an electric vehicle (EV), as well as how adopting an EV can impact on other travel choices or broader sustainability behaviours. We provide an overview of theories of technology adoption, which expose the interplay of individual, technological, and societal factors that dictate how rapidly a technology will spread throughout society. From the empirical literature, we show that far from being a purely economic or pragmatic decision, choosing an EV is also deeply grounded in social, moral and personality factors, such as self-presentation, norms and values, and appetite for risking the novel. Furthermore, since running an EV is not the same as running an internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV), we explore how adopters adjust their behaviour to the technology, and also how EV ownership may trigger or undermine broader shifts in lifestyle required to achieve climate change and other sustainability goals. We therefore provide a critical reflection on the drivers, barriers, and behavioural implications of choosing an EV.

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Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car
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ISBN: 978-1-83982-634-4

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Publication date: 28 July 2021

Mark Harvey

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Climate Emergency
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ISBN: 978-1-80043-333-5

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Youth Development in South Africa: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend
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ISBN: 978-1-83753-409-8

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Reimagining Leadership on the Commons: Shifting the Paradigm for a More Ethical, Equitable, and Just World
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ISBN: 978-1-83909-524-5

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Publication date: 3 November 2017

Graham Taylor

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Understanding Brexit
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ISBN: 978-1-78714-679-2

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Publication date: 14 November 2012

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The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education Worldwide
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ISBN: 978-1-78190-233-2

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Publication date: 20 January 2023

Barry Colfer

This chapter explores the notion of the European Social Model (ESM) and examines the EU-level social policy reforms that have taken place since the 1950s. ESM is taken to be…

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This chapter explores the notion of the European Social Model (ESM) and examines the EU-level social policy reforms that have taken place since the 1950s. ESM is taken to be distinct from but intimately related to the web and patchwork of rules explored in this volume. After sketching out the development of ESM since the 1950s, up to and including its near-death experience in the context of the Great Recession and the EU's turn to austerity, the chapter considers the social and political consequences of the EU's lurch to austerity as well as the consequences this might have for the web and patchwork of rules. The chapter ultimately reflects on whether another ESM might be possible in the context of the EU's response to the economic and social consequences following the onset of COVID-19, particularly in the context of the EU's Next Generation EU programme whereby the EU provides financial assistance directly to the regions worst affected by the pandemic.

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Protecting the Future of Work: New Institutional Arrangements for Safeguarding Labour Standards
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ISBN: 978-1-80071-248-5

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The Current Global Recession
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ISBN: 978-1-78635-157-9

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