ABSTRACT Over the past two decades, Voting Advice Applications (VAAs) have become widely used tools that provide personalized political information to help voters make informed choices and strengthen democratic processes. However, little research has examined their potential unintended effects.
Marius Fröhle +4 more
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Globaliation, Trade and Populism in Germany. Analyzing The Effects Of Trade Exposure On Voting Behavior In The 2013 And 2017 German Federal Elections [PDF]
The author of this paper worked as a freelance project manager for the Global Economic Dynamics team between 2015 and 2018. The paper was originally written as the author’s Master Thesis in obtaining his degree in International Affairs from the Hertie ...
Putzhammer, Fritz
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Weaponizing Nature, Naturalizing Violence: Anthropologies of Ecofascism
ABSTRACT After decades of denial and obstruction, the global Right is increasingly willing to acknowledge that climate change is a threat to lives and lifeways everywhere. Moreover, some seize on the specter of ecological collapse to advance fascistic politics.
Chloe Ahmann +7 more
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Targeting dominant publics: How counterpublic commenters align their efforts with mainstream news [PDF]
This study illustrates how the emphasis structure of counterpublic discourses surfacing online can be predicted by that of the dominant publics that these counterpublics—at the argumentative level—so resolutely oppose.
Piwoni, Eunike, Toepfl, Florian
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Doubling Down Political Budget Cycles: The Role of State‐Owned Enterprises
ABSTRACT We study the degree and nature of political budget cycles in public investments when two instruments are available: investments by core governments and, more indirectly, by state‐owned enterprises (SOEs). While fiscal pressure on core budgets may induce politicians to shift election‐induced investments to SOEs, voters' uncertainties in clearly
Zareh Asatryan +2 more
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As integral components of the global movement, both nationalism and globalisation play significant roles in the rise of ethno-nationalism, particularly influenced by the emergence of social media.
Vany Fitria
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The LIOn's share: How the Liberal International Order Contributes to its Own Legitimacy Crisis. Harvard CES Open Forum Series2019-2020 [PDF]
The liberal international order (LIO) is experiencing a legitimacy crisis in its Western heartland. What causes this crisis? Existing approaches focus on the LIO’s unequal allocation of wealth and values that produces losers and thus breeds ...
Kreuder-Sonnen, Christian +1 more
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ABSTRACT Does the proportional distribution of office payoffs between coalition partners, known as ‘Gamson's Law’, hold at the local level? And can the inclusion of a populist radical right (PRR) party in a coalition lead to deviations from this law? This article addresses these two questions by examining municipal coalitions that were formed following
Marius Perrin
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German wind power sector in crisis Energiewende under further threat. OSW COMMENTARY NUMBER 309 | 25.09.2019 [PDF]
The slowdown in expansion of onshore wind farms poses a serious threat to the German Energiewende. In 2018, wind power accounted for half of the electricity obtained from RES, and is considered the driving force behind the Energiewende. In the first half
Kędzierski, Michał
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Differences in Hireability Ratings Based on Political Orientation, Gender, and Ethnicity
ABSTRACT Labor markets in many countries are facing increasing challenges due to aging populations and a lack of skilled workers. Simultaneously, societal changes and migration are contributing to increased diversity, while political polarization exacerbates divisions between people. These dynamics create a complex interplay, where growing diversity is
Denise Vesper +3 more
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