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Why promoting democratic conservation governance requires less stakeholder engagement
Better citizen engagement is needed in response to the conservation governance crisis, but stakeholder engagement may represent precisely the wrong type of public participation. We outline the etiology of stakeholder engagement, explain how it hollows out the public sphere, and suggest wildlife managers consider alternatives to stakeholder engagement ...
M. Nils Peterson, Hans Peter Hansen
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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector
Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
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Building graduates’ political fluency through primary source case studies
Abstract The need to improve students’ political fluency and produce graduates equipped for the ‘real world of policy‐making’ has led to the creation of an experimental course. In this course, students use Parliamentary primary source documents to track a policy issue through the political decision‐making process, identifying the factors impacting the ...
Lindy Edwards
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This paper investigates the phenomenon of presidential constitutional engineering (PCE) in Sub-Saharan Africa between 1990 and 2020. It introduces a novel conceptual framework and classification system that captures the most frequent and impactful ...
Vlastimil Fiala, Lucie Tungul
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Abstract This paper examines the role of trust as an element of effective co‐production in collaborative governance, with particular focus on the reciprocal nature of trust. Co‐production offers a way for governments to develop more effective policies through actively engaging stakeholders by connecting institutional goals with lived experience ...
Christine Horn +2 more
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Abstract The Labour manifesto in this year's election implied a radical restructuring of the UK state, the way in which England is governed and in relations across the United Kingdom. The aim of making English devolution the ‘default option’ is set against fifty years of unsuccessful and partial devolution initiatives which have failed to reverse the ...
John Denham, Janice Morphet
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Ed Davey's Tory Removals: The Liberal Democrats and the 2024 General Election
Abstract The 2024 general election represented a remarkable comeback for the Liberal Democrats. Less than a decade on from the coalition and the 2015 election debacle, Sir Ed Davey's party reclaimed third‐party status in the House of Commons with seventy‐two MPs—the largest total for the Liberal Democrats or their Liberal Party predecessors since the ...
Peter Sloman
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IntroductionVote-buying remains a durable feature of clientelist electoral politics and may contribute to democratic backsliding not only through elite manipulation, but also through everyday forms of adaptation, dependence, and moral negotiation among ...
Hermenio Jr Baylin Cabusog
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Fragmented and Dealigned: The 2024 British General Election and the Rise of Place‐Based Politics
Abstract While the outcome of the 2024 British general election signalled a resounding repudiation of the incumbent government—returning a 231‐seat swing from the Conservatives to Labour—it did not radically overturn the geography of electoral outcomes in England and Wales.
Will Jennings +3 more
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O konstytucyjnych aspektach siły głosów w wyborach do Sejmu RP
Equality is one of the fundamental principles of parliamentary elections. In material aspect, however, it depends, not only on the decision of the legislator, but also on the factual circumstances in ...
Marek Zubik , Marek Piotr Kaczmarczyk
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