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Civil Society Volunteering Patterns in Africa: An Analysis of the Civicus Civil Society Index 2008-2011 Findings on Volunteerism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The State of Civil Society 2011, published by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, April 2012, is the first report on the changing health and state of civil ...

core  

Efficiency Recalibrates Social‐Emotional Trade‐Offs Behind Partner Choice in Direct Reciprocity through Intention‐Specific Neural Bases

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Bridging the gap between two crucial mechanisms of cooperation, namely direct reciprocity and partner choice, this study reveals the neurocognitive bases underlying how individuals prioritize reciprocal partner when receiving help from multiple benefactors with diverse intentions and reciprocal efficiency. The efficiency‐driven reciprocal decisions are
Rui Liao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative ...
Nadja El Benni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citizen Social Lab: A digital platform for human behaviour experimentation within a citizen science framework

open access: yes, 2018
Cooperation is one of the behavioral traits that define human beings, however we are still trying to understand why humans cooperate. Behavioral experiments have been largely conducted to shed light into the mechanisms behind cooperation and other ...
Duch, Jordi   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Strategic Advocacy for Higher Education Research: Insights From US Agricultural Experiment Station Funding

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst dwindling state funding and the legislative withdrawal from public university research support, a heightened political process shapes the allocation of scarce tax dollars. This article explores how advocacy within the political process influences funding support for higher education from state legislatures.
Gregory M. Perry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From aspirations of citizen power to the persistence of tokenism: a systematic review of citizen participation in destination governance

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Tourism
Amid increasing democratic vulnerabilities and eroding trust in public institutions, citizen participation has become a matter of paramount societal importance.
Veronika Jánová   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Citizen participation and planning: citizen nonconformity in Aipe, Huila, Colombia

open access: yesAd-Gnosis, 2022
Unconformity and distrust are the results of the socio-political attempt aimed to socially and economically evolve under the Top-Down system, finding that “there is no hell like a small town,” a Colombian expression meaning that ...
Cristian David Hernández Ortiz   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient Satisfaction With Medication Pricing in Community Pharmacy Settings: A Cross‐Sectional Study of Individuals With Comorbidities

open access: yesAGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
The majority of patients in Malaysia purchase medications at community pharmacies for simple medical conditions. One‐fourth of them are not satisfied with the pricing practices at these pharmacies. The majority rely on medical insurance to purchase routine medications.
Amelia Ravindran   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

E-democracy: exploring the current stage of e-government [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Governments around the world have been pressured to implement e-Government programs in order to improve the government-citizen dialogue. The authors of this article review prior literature on such efforts to find if they lead to increased democratic ...
Gelders, Dave   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

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