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Terrorism and Voting: The Rise of Right-Wing Populism in Germany

Social Science Research Network
We document that right-wing terrorism leads to significant increases in vote share for the right-wing, populist AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) party in Germany.
Navid Sabet, Marius Liebald, Guido Friebel   +2 more
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Limit to General Relativity in f(R) theories of gravity

, 2007
We discuss two aspects of f(R) theories of gravity in metric formalism. We first study the reasons to introduce a scalar-tensor representation for these theories and the behavior of this representation in the limit to General Relativity, f(R)--> R.
C. M. Will, C. W. Misner, Gonzalo J. Olmo, T. Padmanabhan   +3 more
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Cultural Distance and Ethnic Civil Conflict

Social Science Research Network
Ethnically diverse countries are more prone to conflict, but why do some groups engage in conflict, while others do not? I show that civil conflict in Africa is explained by ethnic groups’ cultural distance to the central government: an increase in ...
Eleonora Guarnieri
semanticscholar   +1 more source

On the collapse in fourth order gravities

, 2012
The gravitational collapse in fourth order theories of gravity defined by an arbitrary action of the scalar curvature shows significant deviations with General Relativity.
Cembranos, J. A. R., de la Cruz-Dombriz, A., Núñez, B. Montes   +2 more
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Signature of the interaction between dark energy and dark matter in observations

, 2010
We investigate the effect of an interaction between dark energy and dark matter upon the dynamics of galaxy clusters. This effect is computed through the Layser-Irvine equation, which describes how an astrophysical system reaches virial equilibrium and ...
Elcio Abdalla, José C. C. de Souza, L. Raul Abramo, N. Bahcall, P. J. E. Peebles, V. Sahni   +5 more
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The Taxing Challenges of the State: Unveiling the Role of Fiscal and Administrative Capacity in Development

CESifo Economic Studies
The growing emphasis on nation-states and their pivotal role in economic development has emerged as a central theme in contemporary economic discourse. This review examines the concept of state capacity as discussed in the economic literature, focusing
Federica Braccioli, Esteban Muñoz-Sobrado, Amedeo Piolatto, Antoine Zerbini   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Resolving conflict and promoting coordination for an integrated old-age healthcare service system in China: GMCR-AHP based decision analysis approach

Heliyon
China faces a healthcare challenge due to its aging population, necessitating an integrated old-age healthcare system considering multiple stakeholders' interests. Conflict and inequality may arise from varying stakeholder interests.
Yang Kong, Xue-Wei Liu, Qian-Qian Cui, Haiyan Xu, Sharafat Ali   +4 more
doaj  

Long-term effects of deep institutional shocks: Historical evidence from Mexico

Journal of Government and Economics
This paper examines the potential impact of institutional shocks on long-term development of property rights and on institutions regulating contracting.
Shai Dothan, Mitja Kovac, Rok Spruk
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Avoiding relapses after crises: Exploring the influence of firm investors’ characteristics on organizational resilience

Business Research Quarterly
Many firms may successfully navigate an organizational crisis, but may find themselves entangled in another soon after. Building on a resource-dependence perspective, this study evaluates how certain investor characteristics foster organizational ...
Elena Mellado-Garcia, Natalia Ortiz‐de‐Mandojana, J. Aragón-Correa   +2 more
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Identity Conflict, Ethnocentrism and Social Cohesion

Social Science Research Network
This paper uses a novel dataset on ethnic warfare to shed light on how conflict affects social identification and cohesion. A large body of anecdotal studies suggests that ethnic identities become more salient at times of conflict.
Matteo Sestito
semanticscholar   +1 more source