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Parties and Ballot Access in Latin America: a new trend in a new political context [PDF]

, 2013
For the last ten years a group of Latin American countries have passed legal reforms raising ballot access requirements. Although each of these reforms have been profusely discussed in every one of the countries involved, so far, they have not been ...
Scherlis Perel, Gerardo Ezequiel
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Annual Reports to the ESA Council ESA 110th Annual Meeting July, 2025

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
wiley   +1 more source

Caste as a Social Kind

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
wiley   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Political Party Funding in Romania - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

EIRP Proceedings, 2015
Within political life, the determining role is given to political parties in their capacity as actors in the electoral campaign and in the race for political power.
Iulian Georgel Savenco
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Democracy and constitutional change in Britain [PDF]

, 2006
Since 1997, Britain has undergone a major programme of constitutional reform. The programme was introduced against a backdrop of declining electoral participation and political trust.
Seyd, Ben
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Tourism, Democracy and Economic Growth in Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While numerous studies have explored the determinants of economic growth, research on the impact of tourism and democracy on economic growth remains debated in both developed and developing countries. Furthermore, studies examining the moderating role of democracy in the tourism–economic growth relationship are particularly scarce.
Toyo A. M. Dossou, Simplice A. Asongu, Kihumuro Jotham, Symphorien Zogbassè   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two-ballot versus plurality rule: an empirical investigation on the number of candidates [PDF]

Duverger claimed more than 50 years ago that the number of candidates in elections should be a function of electoral rules. Both his “law” and “hypothesis” suggest the number of candidates vying for seats in elections to be tightly linked to ...
Carlos Eduardo S. Gonçalves, Mauro Rodrigues, Ricardo A. Madeira   +2 more
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Hydrological Conditions Outweigh Soil Texture, Temperature, and Terrain in German Agricultural Land Use

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The availability of fertile land suitable for agriculture is limited. In the European Union, political demand for self‐sufficiency in staple food production currently competes with increasing ambitions for nature restoration and green energy. Meanwhile, the overall agricultural area shrinks due to land sealing.
David Emde, Axel Don, Carsten W. Mueller, Florian Schneider   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

2024 - THE UNRAVELLING OF ILLUSIONS? [PDF]

Challenges of the Knowledge Society
The evolution and reform of public policies face new challenges amidst the economic, social, and political conditions of the electoral year 2024. Indeed, the electoral year of 2024 appears to have a significant global impact, given the elections in ...
Liviu RADU, Carmen RADU
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