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European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Policy process research has excelled in explaining structural policy change within national settings, but extensions and applications to the EU level have long proven challenging for scholars. Given that the EU is currently experiencing its longest period of Treaty stability since the 1980s—having evolved into a sui generis political system ...
Vassilis Karokis‐Mavrikos
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International Journal of Communication, 2017 Mechanisms that are known to forge political agreement include interpersonal influence—the process by which people change their ideas according to others’ attitudes—and selection—people’s choice of their discussants according to their discussants ...
Moreno Mancosu, Cristiano Vezzoni
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The EU's Strategy for Sustainability: A Landmark Turn With the European Green Deal?
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While the European Green Deal (EGD) has been widely recognized as a milestone in the EU's sustainability strategy, scholars disagree on the nature of the policy change it represents. Critics highlight its limited social and environmental ambitions, despite its portrayal as a “man on the moon” moment.
Ekaterina Domorenok, Franco Gatti
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Learning From and Through Evaluation: An Examination of Practice
New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article, we provide an analysis across the foregoing practice‐based case exemplars to understand antecedent conditions and influences, learning‐oriented evaluation strategies, estimates of strategy success or potential success, and factors that either enable or hinder the extent to which learning from and through evaluation occurs. The
J. Bradley Cousins, Jill Chouinard
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Changes in electoral behavior in Paraguay Variaciones en el comportamiento electoral en Paraguay
América Latina Hoy, 2012 The Paraguayan electoral process has been historically conditioned by the control of the Asociación Nacional Republicana, the dominant political party during the Stroessner’s regime and the period of transition towards democracy.
Liliana DUARTE RECALDE
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From Insight to Theory: Advancing Sentiment Evaluation for Diaspora Development Projects
New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article develops the concept of “sentiment evaluation,” drawing on a mid‐term evaluation by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) of its program supporting Somali diaspora activism in Somaliland. Conducted in 2014, the evaluation revealed that “sentiment,” the emotional, identity‐based attachment linking diaspora actors to their homeland ...
Valeria Saggiomo +1 more
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The Learning Function of Evaluation: A Conceptual Framing
New Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this article, we set out a conceptual overview of what we call learning in the evaluation ecosystem to depict the interplay between external influences, organizational and community factors, and learning levers (e.g. capacity building, systems thinking).
Jill Anne Chouinard, J. Bradley Cousins
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Voting Decision and the Influences on Voter Behavior [PDF]
Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences SeriesThis paper examines the complex relationship between voter behavior and political marketing electoral campaigns, with a particular focus on the decision-making process during electoral campaigns.
Gabriel Dinu , Loredana Dinu
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Parascaris spp. induced surgical colic in juvenile horses—A Scandinavian perspective
Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Parascaris spp. commonly infects foals, and high burdens can cause fatal small intestinal impactions. Progressive anthelmintic resistance poses a risk for an increase of Parascaris spp. related disease in juvenile horses. Objectives To investigate Parascaris‐related surgical intestinal lesions, with special emphasis on ascarid ...
E. Tydén +8 more
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Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2015 This article examines the transformation of the determinants of electoral behavior in the elections for the regional executive and legislative power until 2013.
A. O. Ahiev
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