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Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract Electoral systems in deeply divided societies are pivotal for peace and stability among ethno‐national groups. Consociationalism and centripetalism are the most widespread approaches from which derive the major incentives for electoral systems in deeply divided, dyadic societies.
Ivan Pepić
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Concept Paper A Federalism Campaign: Unity through Federalism Version 2, 23 March 2009
, 2009 Exhibit #01, CLA Final Report. The object of the Iraqi Federalism Campaign is dual: over the coming electoral period, to engage Iraqi leaders, political actors, and Iraqi society at large in an outcome-driven, institution- and capacity-building, federal ...
Chodosh, Hiram; Mallat, Chibli
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The Mystery of Success: How Family Background Shapes Social Mobility
Review of Income and Wealth, Volume 72, Issue 3, August 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines social mobility and its underlying drivers in Switzerland. We use a rich administrative dataset covering nearly 700,000 individuals across 23 birth cohorts. Rather than relying on traditional parent–child associations, we quantify the overall influence of familial factors, providing a wide‐ranging indicator of social ...
Jonas Bühler +2 more
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Socioeconomic gaps in the allocation of curriculum modifications in inclusive mainstream classrooms
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, Volume 26, Issue 3, July 2026.Abstract Differentiation is a widely established approach to addressing heterogeneity in students' learning needs and prerequisites in inclusive mainstream classrooms. While differentiation has been extensively studied regarding its implementation and effectiveness, aspects of social selectivity in these practices remain underexplored.
Robin Benz +2 more
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Federalism, decentralisation and corruption
We investigate the empirical relationship between decentralisation and corruption. Using a newly assembled dataset containing data for up to 174 countries, we revisit the empirical evidence and seek to explain some of the inconsistent results that exist ...
Freille, Sebastian +2 more
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Federalism and the welfare state: The German case [PDF]
The comparative welfare state research regularly highlights 'federalism' as a factor that has delayed welfare state development and sets clear 'limits to welfare state growth'. Yet, apparently German federalism goes together with one of the most generous
Manow, Philip
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Do Medical Health Ministers Make Different Health System Choices?
Governance, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2026.ABSTRACT Healthcare decision‐making is a highly specialized domain of government, particularly at the central or federal level, which may partly explain why medical professionals are sometimes appointed to ministerial roles within government cabinets.
Marcello Antonini +3 more
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Towards decentralized fiscal constitutions
Económica, 1998 The theory of fscal federalism makes a strong case for decentralizing government functions in order to enhance efficiency in allocating public goods vvhere preferences differ among regions.
Paul Bernd Spahn
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The Safety Tether: How China Manages Civil Society Through Lawfare
Governance, Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2026.ABSTRACT How do authoritarian regimes benefit from civil society organizations' expertise and capacity while mitigating the potential risks they pose? Using machine learning and interrupted time series modeling of an original custom‐annotated dataset of all historical NGO registrations in China, we find that NGO policy is unevenly implemented.
Timothy Hildebrandt, Blake Miller
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Federalism and institutions: a comparative perspective
Economia Aplicada, 1999 This article first discusses the Brazilian federalist structure problems pointing to the consequences in terms of transactions costs to economic performance. Then it makes a comparative analysis using the cases of Germany and USA as models of federalism
Basilia Aguirre
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