Volume 40 Issue 3 (2024)
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In search of an author
Willie Nelson’s assurance that ‘Death is not the end of anything’ certainly applies to producing academic papers. Death is no impediment at all to the academic author. Richard Smith, sometime…
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State secrets and compromises with capitalism: Lev Theremin and regimes of intellectual property
Known as a pioneer of electronic music, Lev Theremin (1896–1993) had a career as an inventor which stretched the entire span of the Soviet Union’s existence. He witnessed the upheavals…
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Turning sportswashing against sportswashers: an unconventional perspective
We examine how sportswashing can be transformed into an opportunity to advance the morally charged cause(s) that prompted its use. After characterizing sportswashing through a literature review, we develop conceptual…
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As open as possible, but as closed as necessary: openness in innovation policy
Innovation research has grown steadily over the years, with different foci and methodological approaches. The abundance of literature on the topic makes clear that innovative processes are at the centre…
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Ryan Jenkins, David Černý and Tomáš Hříbek (eds) Autonomous Vehicle Ethics: The Trolley Problem and Beyond
While the ‘trolley problem’, of which more later, features in the title of this book, the editors note that this publication is a ‘substantial and purposeful effort’ (p.xxi) to look…