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The Endemic Crisis of Federalism in Pakistan
Lahore Journal of EconomicsThis paper looks at the issue of federalism in Pakistan. It begins with an analysis of the conceptual paradigms of federalism and goes on to examine the history of federalism in Pakistan.
Raza Ahmad
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Hardening a Soft Budget Constraint Through 'Upward Devolution' to a Supranational Institution: The Case of Italian State-Owned Firms and the European Union [PDF]
Public enterprises, Soft budget constraint, State aid, European integration, Italy ...
Bertero, Elisabetta, Rondi, Laura
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Beyond Groups? Consociational Culture and the Representation of Cross‐Segmental Interests
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract In deeply divided societies, consociational power‐sharing ensures representation for ethnonational groups but raises questions about cross‐segmental interests. This paper explores “consociational culture,” arguing that consociational systems create a form of political culture which incentivises the use of group‐based categories and identities ...
Patrizia John
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What is a Multi‐Ethnic Party and How to Spot a Fake One?
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract Multi‐ethnic parties have been variously defined: as those which do not champion the interests of, or mobilize against, any specific ethnic group; as those with a recognisably cross‐communal leadership or membership; and as those which acquire some distribution of support across groups.
Jon Fraenkel
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An Optional European Contract Law Code: Advantages and Disadvantages [PDF]
Should the EU introduce an Optional European Contract Law Code and what should it look like? By applying economic theories of federalism and regulatory competition (legal federalism), it is shown why an Optional Code would be a very suitable legal ...
Wolfgang Kerber
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Ethnic bias from within: Catalan preferences for Catalan‐sounding names in adoption decisions
Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 3, June 2026.Abstract Although name‐based differential treatment has been widely studied in societies with a dominant language, less is known about how such preferences function within multilingual societies where regional and national hierarchies intersect. In Catalonia, where Spanish–Catalan linguistic boundaries overlap with contested political identities, we ...
Agustín Blanco Bosco +1 more
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Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 3, Page 2254-2341, May 2026.ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong +13 more
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If you want me to stay, pay [PDF]
Devolution of political power is constantly on the political agenda in both Italy and Spain. Fiscal policy in these countries has granted specific privileges to some regions.
Peter Claeys
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Legislative Studies Quarterly, Volume 51, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT Sometimes politicians must take indelible public stances under unresolved uncertainty about an outcome they cannot control, for example, consider the minority on a proposal that is bound to pass. Counter to the expectations that party platforms converge, and that rational individuals balk at betting against one another, we show this can lead ...
Jorge Fabrega, John Londregan
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Review of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT In the face of increasingly complex environmental challenges, subnational governments play a critical role in implementing climate policies. This study investigates how intergovernmental interactions—specifically formal authority interactions and informal competitive interactions—shape the adoption of climate policies by Chinese provincial ...
Shiming Zheng, Alex Jingwei He, Yujie He
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