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The Comparative Political Economy of Economic Geography [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines how different electoral rules affect the location decisions of firms through the effect on regional policy. The equilibrium location of industry in the economically smaller (larger) region is higher under majoritarian (proportional ...
Wiberg, Magnus
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Do CSR Committees Moderate the Relationship Between Democratic Societies and Firm Innovation? An International Overview

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to provide evidence of the impact of civil liberties and political rights on corporate innovation, through the lens of institutional theory. Moreover, the research also analyses the moderating role of the CSR committee in the relationships between civil liberties and innovation, and political rights and innovation.
Isabel Gallego‐Álvarez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seçim Coğrafyasına Yeni Bir Yaklaşım Olarak Sosyal Medya Veri Madenciliği

open access: yesCoğrafi Bilimler Dergisi
When individual discourses and attitudes on social media are used for electoral geography with their spatio-temporal information, they can provide essential clues about voter behavior and voting preferences. Although there are different election-based
Burak Oğlakcı, Alper Uzun
doaj   +1 more source

Sopi or not sopi ?

open access: yesEchoGéo, 2007
The large victory of the going out president A. Wade at the first round of the Senegalese presidential elections of February 25th 2007 has surprised : the electoral geography only leaves few pockets to the opposition.
Géraud Magrin
doaj   +1 more source

Family names as indicators of Britain’s changing regional geography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In recent years the geography of surnames has become increasingly researched in genetics, epidemiology, linguistics and geography. Surnames provide a useful data source for the analysis of population structure, migrations, genetic relationships and ...
Cheshire, JA, Longley, PA, Mateos, P
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Citizenship education and gender equality: A critique of action plans in Greek secondary schools

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In the sociology of education, gender education follows current policies developed and promoted through citizenship education. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations addressing global social inequalities include gender equality (SDG 5).
Aikaterini Peleki   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful Implementation of Environmental Policy and Governance: Understanding and Modeling Micro Governance

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Successful implementation of environmental policy and governance highly depends on the capacity to know about, build new and utilize existing governance structures. However, the theoretical tools and available methods to assess the complexity of emerging or existing structures are rather limited.
Diana Giebels   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estonia’s party system today: electoral turbulence and changes in ethno-regional patterns

open access: yesBaltic Region, 2020
A well-developed party system has emerged in Estonia over the decades of independence. There are, however, distinct geographical patterns of voting.
Oskolkov P. V.
doaj   +1 more source

Shared Waters, Shared Responsibility: Solving Collective Action Problems in an Upstream‐Downstream Setting

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The governance of shared water systems requires collaboration across diverse stakeholders. In this study we advance the theoretical understanding of asymmetric collective action problems (CAPs) by reassessing the role of third‐party interventions and emphasizing the strategic importance of policy brokers and institutional venues.
Anna Bendz, Simon Matti, Patrik Öhberg
wiley   +1 more source

Voting Patterns and Social Cleavages in the 2014 Presidential Election in Romania's Region of Banat

open access: yesSfera Politicii, 2015
This article aims to provide an introduction to an electoral sociology of regional specificity, because it covers only the Banat region; this article does not aim to extend its findings over other geographical areas, even if some of its findings could be
Adrian-Cosmin Basarabă
doaj  

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