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Comparative Politics of Strategic Voting: A Hierarchy of Electoral Systems [PDF]

open access: yes
What is the impact of electoral rules on the way people make decisions in the voting booth? Traditionally the literature about electoral systems argues that the size of the district magnitude determines the amount of strategic voting.
Gschwend, Thomas
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Transitioning Oil and Gas Producing Regions: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Approaches in Denmark, New Zealand and Scotland

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how governance structures and policy approaches influence transition pathways in three major oil and gas producing regions: Esbjerg (Denmark), Taranaki (New Zealand), and Aberdeen (Scotland). The methods employ a comparative case study framework and draw on a literature review, document analysis and interviews with key ...
Sophie Kiernan, Tamara Krawchenko
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Conceptual Integration of Collective Victimization Beliefs and Their Variation Within and Across Contexts: A Q Methodology Study in Five Communities

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although social psychological research on how people understand collective victimization often examines comparisons between groups’ suffering, studies on related concepts (e.g., collective trauma) suggest numerous other relevant beliefs. The present article aimed to integrate diverse collective victimization beliefs and contribute to their ...
Johanna Ray Vollhardt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Freedom of Speech on Conspiracy Beliefs

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Conspiracy beliefs are often portrayed as a threat to democracies. However, less is known about the extent to which the state of democracy may affect conspiracy beliefs. Hence, we investigated the impact of the societal level of freedom of speech on conspiracy beliefs. In Study 1, using aggregated nation‐level data (N = 68 countries), we found
Paul Bertin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Partisan Liberalizations. A New Puzzle from OECD Network Industries?. [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate the political determinants of liberalization in OECD network industries, performing a panel estimation over thirty years, through the largest and most updated sample available.
FILIPPO BELLOC and ANTONIO NICITA
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How Do Citizens Respond to Government Measures in Times of Crisis? Narrative Meaning‐Making of Agency, Responsibility, and Compliance During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Ecuador

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Citizens’ responses to policies depend on narrative meaning‐making. Through the lens of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Ecuador, this study addresses calls for increased insights into how processes of responding to government measures function during societal crises and ruptures.
Ella Marie Sandbakken
wiley   +1 more source

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