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The Legislator -Constituent relationship in Southern Africa: The extent to which electoral competitiveness, electoral systems and role orientation affect levels of constituency service conducted by legislators

, 2010
The early 1990's marked the beginning of a new era for Southern Africa when a number of single party states began the transition to multiparty democratic systems.
Shearman, Leah Claire
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Is all campaigning equally positive? The impact of district level campaigning on voter turnout at the 2010 British general election [PDF]

, 2015
Copyright © The Author(s) 2015.. A significant comparative literature suggests that campaigning efforts by political parties impact positively, both in terms of mobilization and turnout. However, effects are not uniform.
Fieldhouse, Edward; id_orcid, Fisher, JT, Fieldhouse, Edarwd, Pattie, C, Pattie, C.J., Pattie, Charles, Fieldhouse, E, Cutts, David, Johnston, R.J., Fisher, J., Fieldhouse, E.A., Johnston, Ron, Johnston, R, Cutts, D, Fisher, Justin, Cutts, D.   +15 more
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Learning to ‘be’ an activist: Exploring the relationship between activism and informal education in a youth activism group case study

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people in the United States (and beyond) access spaces for activism in varied ways, including the out‐of‐school time sector, where youth activism (YA) groups draw on informal learning pedagogies to engage young people in collective action.
Laura Weiner
wiley   +1 more source

Relevant factors for the voting decision in the 2002 presidential election: An analysis of the ESEB (Brazilian Electoral Study)

Brazilian Political Science Review, 2007
The article investigates some of the most relevant factors for the voting de- cision in the 2002 presidential election by testing some of the main hypotheses about electoral behaviour in the country by means of logistic regression analyses based on data ...
Yan Carreirão
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The role of the media in electoral behaviour: A Canadian perspective [PDF]

Policy and Society, 2010
AbstractThis work, divided in four sections, is a critical assessment of Canadian perspectives on the role of the media in electoral behaviour, notably on the roles media play in setting or responding to the agenda in the heat of election campaigns.
openaire   +3 more sources

Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

Effective methods for increasing levels of political self‐efficacy for girls and disadvantaged students in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study addresses the gap in rigorous evaluation of inclusive Citizenship Education methods in reducing gender and socioeconomic inequalities in political self‐efficacy. This article tests the effectiveness of two pedagogical approaches: counter‐narratives and think‐pair‐share.
Bryony Hoskins, Khuyen Dinh, Christian Christrup Kjeldsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rising Strong: Cultivating Resilience in Edible City Entrepreneurship. Insights Into the Landscape of Urban Food Initiatives

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to growing global challenges, this study explores how social entrepreneurship within the Edible City movement contributes to building resilient, sustainable, and equitable urban food systems. Drawing on semistructured interviews with over 70 stakeholders across five cities—Berlin, Andernach, Oslo, Rotterdam, and Havana—we ...
Ina Säumel, Stephanie Ligan, Alice Bischof, Edi Emilov Ivanov, Laura Martinez‐Izquierdo, Sara Noémie Plassnig, Marisa Pettit   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

At This Point, Why Bother Trying: Electoral Behaviour in a Democratic Crisis - Case of Bulgaria [PDF]

openThis thesis is a literature review of materials and articles connected to psychological theory of group-workings and Civic Engagement, Bulgarian politics and methods for increasing engagement in individuals in Bulgaria. It aims to approach this topic
GANEVA, MARIA GEORGIEVA
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Default Effect in ESG Investment: When a Recommendation Goes a Long Way

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Individual investors display a positive attitude toward ESG investments but typically fail to act upon it. We report results from a preregistered online experiment testing a default option on 1050 US investors examining the mechanisms driving the effectiveness of default options in promoting ESG investments.
Sai Sravanthi Ramadugula, R. Prasantha Kumar, Luc Meunier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source