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European Identity in Youth: Longitudinal Dynamics and the Role of School Experiences

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction For young people in Europe, European identity can serve as an important source of solidarity and belonging, especially in times of growing societal polarization. This study investigates European identity development during adolescence with two aims: (1) to identify European identity profiles, their associations with civic and ...
Astrid Körner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The transformation of the electoral behavior of Russians in the changing electoral legislation in the 2000s

open access: yesКонтуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2015
This article examines the transformation of the determinants of electoral behavior in the elections for the regional executive and legislative power until 2013.
A. O. Ahiev
doaj  

Women, electoral volatility and political outcomes in Britain

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Marketing, 2001
The 1997 election represented a watershed in female electoral politics in Britain. Not only did the number of elected women MPs double that of its previous intake, rising from just 60 members in 1992 to 120 in 1997, but, for the first time in electoral history, women were systematically targeted by political parties as a primary source of electoral ...
Hayes, Bernadette C, McAllister, Ian
openaire   +1 more source

Young trendsetters: How young voters fuel electoral volatility

open access: yesElectoral Studies, 2022
Sociological theory posits that social change occurs first and foremost among young people, who set trends that may eventually carry over to older citizens. This study examined to what extent this proposition applies to electoral shifts by comparing parties’ electoral gains among young (age <25) and older voters (age >24) in 21 Western ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Tourism, Democracy and Economic Growth in Africa

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overcoming the Regional Cleavage? Political Party Nationalization in Ecuador since the Return to Democracy

open access: yesAmérica Latina Hoy, 2014
This work analyses the evolution of Ecuadorian political parties’ territorial coverage since the return to democracy. It uses district-level electoral returns from between 1979 and 2013 for three different types of elections (presidential, national ...
John POLGA-HECIMOVICH
doaj   +1 more source

The Bazaar as a Model for Knowledge Work

open access: yesKnowledge and Process Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents fieldwork that extends existing metaphors of knowledge work as a process shaped by hierarchical or market forces. A qualitative, ethnographic study of six knowledge‐intensive businesses in two countries identifies striking parallels with the Middle Eastern bazaar in contrast to Western impersonal markets and hierarchies. We
Reed Elliot Nelson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contesting Regulatory Capacity: Exploring Doctrines in the Regulatory State

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The contemporary literature on regulation and development has emphasised the importance of low discretion devices for achieving desired policy objectives. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that state capacity in general, and regulatory capacity more specifically, are essential for achieving development goals in a world of ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha, Martin Lodge
wiley   +1 more source

The Mexico City Policy in US Development Policy and Its Backlash‐Frontlash‐Logic

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mexico City Policy provides for the discontinuation of U.S. government funding for foreign non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide legal abortion services. While Republican administrations have repeatedly pushed for the introduction of the Mexico City Policy after their re‐election, those regulations have been rescinded by ...
Thomas Lange
wiley   +1 more source

Impactul cartelizării sistemului de partide din România asupra consolidării sistemului democratic

open access: yesSfera Politicii, 2011
The aim of this article is to analyze the cartelization of the Romanian party system and its impact on citizen representation and on the consolidation of democracy.
Silviu-Dan Mateescu
doaj  

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