Global warming is not only a serious threat for humanity but increasingly structures political competition in Western Europe. The rise of green (niche) parties and public awareness the issue pressure mainstream to emphasise climate protection. Yet, while scholars reflect on factors influencing parties’ environmental agendas, we know little about what triggers standpoints role opinion plays this...

In this paper, we draw on concepts from the rational expectations hypothesis (REH) and adaptive learning theory to introduce a new rational expectations theory of technology adoption. Although the REH and adaptive learning theory have been applied in many non-technology contexts, this research is among the first that applies rational expectations and adaptive learning theory to issues related t...

deep economic and social developments in two recent centuries beside other important alterations, created important changes in contracting aria among them placing weak and strong parties against each other in contracts. freedom of contract, that before enjoided from some kind of sancity,could not provid contractual justice in this new conditions. therefore adjustment of this tool(contract) in a...