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Abstract Background The spread of knowledge on the important implications of a diagnosis of genetic disease does not correspond to a sharing of the knowledge and equal rights of children. Main body It is estimated that about 5% of newborns may have a rare disease that in ...
Marchetti, Federico, Corsello, Giovanni
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ObjectivesThis article relies on data from two samples of 47 and 49 European countries from 1950 through 2011 and 1,980 and 1,960 football domestic leagues, respectively, to explore to what extent political regimes affect the competitive balance in domestic football (soccer) leagues.MethodsWe run OLS cross‐sectional regressions comparing democracies ...
Ignacio Lago +2 more
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Switzerland has a long tradition of direct democracy, which makes it an ideal laboratory for research on real-world politics. Similar to recent "open government" initiatives launched worldwide, the Swiss government regularly releases datasets related to state affairs and politics.
Etter, Vincent +3 more
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Democracy Versus Democracy: The Populist Challenge to Liberal Democracy
The current populist challenges in western liberal democracies should not be seen as evidence of their decline, but as a constituent part. The history of democracy shows us that such challenges enable democracy’s growth and evolution. As these modern conflicts and crises see populists seek to capitalise on the discontent of the people, it is evident ...
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DEMOCRACY AND GLOBALIZATION [PDF]
The relationship between democracy and globalization has been a subject of both scholarly and policy debate. Some argue that the two go hand in hand – that unrestricted international transactions encourage political accountability and transparency and that politically free societies are least likely to restrict the mobility of goods and services.
Barry Eichengreen, David Leblang
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Populism and modern meaning of Politics
: Nobody doubts that present populism has spurred sentiments of hope and concern. Even among those who react hopefully, it seems necessary to take others´ concern seriously.
Pedro Rivas
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Medical Faculty Students' Attitudes, Behaviors and Beliefs About Covid-19 Pandemic
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs of medical faculty students about the covid-19 pandemic. Methods: Between 29/03/2020 and 04/13/2020 a total of 1,332 students had been questioned in three Turkish ...
Osman Hasan Tahsin Kılıç +7 more
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The business of democracy is democracy [PDF]
The Bush v. Gore Supreme Court decision in 2000 reminded America of the sometimes paradoxical relationship between the democratic process and legal institutions. Judge Posner’s book makes a valuable contribution to an expanded understanding of the tense yet mutually reinforcing interaction of law and democracy.
McCormick, John P., Jacobson, Arthur J.
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POLITICAL CRISIS AND SOCIAL PROTEST IN THAILAND
The article focuses on socio-political activism, main features of socio-political contradictions and the couses of the recent social protests in Thailand. Thailand has the longest democratic tradition among ther countries of South-east Asia.
E. V. Koldunova
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