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Navigating Eco‐Social Policymaking: Trends, Drivers, and Barriers. Introduction to the Special Issue

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, research on the integration between social and ecological policies has significantly expanded, highlighting the multiple ways in which these two domains interact. Concepts such as “just transition” and “sustainable welfare” have gained prominence as normative frameworks capturing these interconnections.
Matteo Mandelli, Ekaterina Domorenok, Paolo Graziano, Katharina Zimmermann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Informal Firms' Adoption and Use of Mobile Money Under Uncertain Times: Evidence From Burkina Faso

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how uncertainty affects mobile money adoption and use by informal businesses. Despite the prevalence of the informal sector in developing countries and the recognized potential of mobile money for financial inclusion, empirical research on its adoption and usage among unregistered businesses is limited.
Serge Stéphane Ky, Clovis Rugemintwari
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Groups? Consociational Culture and the Representation of Cross‐Segmental Interests

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In deeply divided societies, consociational power‐sharing ensures representation for ethnonational groups but raises questions about cross‐segmental interests. This paper explores “consociational culture,” arguing that consociational systems create a form of political culture which incentivises the use of group‐based categories and identities ...
Patrizia John
wiley   +1 more source

Integration as a Precondition for Enfranchisement? Swiss Public Opinion on Noncitizen Voting Rights

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent decades, as growing numbers of noncitizen residents remain excluded from the electorate, the question of who should be included in the electorate has gained prominence in both political and academic debates. Drawing on theories of integration and immigrant attitudes, I explore whether Swiss voters would consider integration criteria ...
Alyssa M. Taylor
wiley   +1 more source

Dossier « Coconstruire des démarches participatives pour accompagner les transitions territoriales » - Les défis démocratiques des mini-publics délibératifs. Nouvelles évidences empiriques issues du Groupe de pilotage citoyen pour la planification urbaine à Saillans (2016-2020)★

Natures Sciences Sociétés
Les mini-publics délibératifs (MPD) font partie des expérimentations prometteuses pour impliquer les citoyens dans l’élaboration et la prise de décision publiques.
Girard Sabine
doaj   +1 more source

Swiss Euroscepticism from a Comparative Perspective

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The relation between Switzerland and the European Union (EU) has been strongly politicized for more than three decades, and Euroscepticism in Switzerland remains high compared to other countries. What explains this elevated level of Euroscepticism, and how do its drivers differ from those in other countries?
Mirco Good, Fabio Wasserfallen
wiley   +1 more source

Little Fish in Big Ponds: The Pathways to Inclusion for Micro‐Minorities in Power‐Sharing Societies

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Emergent critique of consociations has focused on how micro‐minority ‘others’ are frequently excluded from the opportunities presented by power‐sharing systems, with dominant elites shutting them out. Therefore, a key question is: how do the political elites of micro‐minorities gain more meaningful inclusion by adopting or navigating the ...
Aleksandra Zdeb, Drew Mikhael
wiley   +1 more source

All Social Comparisons are Local? Inequality, Coethnicity and Subjective Economic Position

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent studies have found that the self‐perceived, rather than the objective, economic position affects individual political behavior. But how do individuals self‐assess their own position? In this paper, we study how local conditions – local inequality and coethnicity – affect this self‐assessment.
Gerlinde Theunissen, Nils B. Weidmann
wiley   +1 more source

Threatened by the “Other”? Swiss Integration Policies and Citizens' Perceptions of Migrants Through the Lens of Reflective Solidarity

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Switzerland's federal structure offers a unique context to examine how cantonal integration policies shape citizens' perceptions of migrants. While research has linked integration policies and citizens' attitudes, it often neglects subnational variation.
Cristina El Khoury
wiley   +1 more source

Populist Radical Right Parties and Pension Privatization

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Populist radical right parties (PRRP) have experienced notable electoral success across Europe in recent decades. While their preferences regarding public social policy have been widely studied, their influence on private social policy remains underexplored. This article examines how PRRP seek to reconcile the tension between aiming to balance
Thomas Mayer
wiley   +1 more source