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Optimal redistricting under geographical constraints: Why "pack and crack" does not work [PDF]
, 2008 We show that optimal partisan redistricting with geographical constraints is a computationally intractable (NP-complete) problem. In particular, even when voter's preferences are deterministic, a solution is generally not obtained by concentrating ...
Altman +9 more
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Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores how Afro‐Brazilian communities in Pernambuco respond to state‐led industrial development through culturally rooted practices of resistance and repair. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in the coastal municipalities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca, this study traces the effects of Brazil's large‐scale ...
Shelly Annette Biesel
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Geography of Electoral Districting or Gerrymandering and Malapportionment, Romanian‑style
Sfera Politicii, 2015 In 2008, Romania instituted an electoral system that uses proportional methods for distributing seats to political parties and uninominal constituencies for assigning parliamentary seats to candidates.
Aurelian Giugăl
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Les destins divergents des régionalismes flamands et francophones : une perspective historique
EchoGéo, 2011 The tensions between French-speaking and Dutch-speaking communities in Belgium about the regionalization of federal competences are not new and have to be understood in the long history of regionalism.
Geoffrey Pion, Gilles Van Hamme
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The Impact of Democratization and Globalization on Environmental Sustainability in Brazil
Geological Journal, EarlyView.Fossil fuel, economic globalisation, and economic growth drive environmental degradation while democratisation positively influences environmental quality. ABSTRACT Although Brazil still possesses significant ecological reserves, the surplus in its biocapacity has been rapidly declining in recent years.
Mustafa Naimoğlu +3 more
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Les États-Unis d’Amérique et la “Global Electoral Geography”.
EspacesTemps.net, 2008 The Economist publie ce mois-ci sur son site une animation proposant à l’ensemble des pays du Monde de prendre part à l’élection américaine. Au premier abord, rien de bien original : plus un jour ne s’est passé en cette veille électorale décisive, sans ...
Marc Dumont
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Discrete geometry for electoral geography
Political Geography"Compactness," or the use of shape as a proxy for fairness, has been a long-running theme in the scrutiny of electoral districts; badly-shaped districts are often flagged as examples of the abuse of power known as gerrymandering. The most popular compactness metrics in the redistricting literature belong to a class of scores that we call contour-based,
Moon Duchin, Bridget Eileen Tenner
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The Orange Order in Scotland since 1860: a social analysis [PDF]
, 2009 Book synopsis: Irish immigrants and their descendants have made a vital contribution to the creation of modern Scotland. This book is the first collection of essays on the Irish in Scotland for almost twenty years, and brings together for the first time ...
Kaufmann, Eric P.
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Exploring Differences Between Similarly Structured State Higher Education Governing Agencies
New Directions for Higher Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research examining state higher education governing agencies often focuses on their centralization of authority and structure as key differentiating factors (e.g., consolidated governing agencies vs. coordinating boards vs. planning/regulatory agencies).
Paul G. Rubin, Lucas N. English
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International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how the personal characteristics of finance ministers influence political budget cycles in Africa. Using a new dataset covering 300 finance ministers across 23 countries from 1980 to 2020, we find that political budget cycles primarily take the form of increased government consumption during election years.
Christine Olivia Strong
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