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Epistocracy and the Commitment Problem

Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The epistocracy debate has turned largely on the character of the electorate—what voters know, whether competence filters can be designed well, and what filtered selection produces. Another strand has focused on the legitimacy of epistocratic justifications. I ask instead about the equilibrium effects of the institution.
Simon Goldstein
wiley   +1 more source

The Double Historicity of Sex and Gender. [PDF]

Arch Sex Behav
Thinius A.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Heat‐Inducible Rubisco Activase Safeguards Photosynthesis via Multilevel Regulation and Dual Function

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rubisco activase (RCA) is critical for maintaining photosynthetic efficiency under heat stress, yet its regulatory mechanisms and functional diversification remain poorly understood. Here, we characterize a novel heat‐inducible RCA family member (RCA1), which plays a pivotal role in mediating multidimensional thermotolerance in a tropical ...
Yuqing Cao, Xiaomian Zhang, Fangqian Qu, Mengxuan Liu, Zheng Li, Bing Liu, Xianbin Gu, Qianyi Hu, Hong Zhou, Liangsheng Zhang, Yiping Xia, Xiuyun Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Response to: Letter by Litwack and DeGruttola regarding "Moral controversies and academic public health: Notes on navigating and surviving academic freedom challenges". [PDF]

Glob Epidemiol
VanderWeele TJ.
europepmc   +1 more source

Synthetic political actors: an exploration into emerging AI-driven candidates and parties. [PDF]

Open Res Eur
Malý M, Sandri G, Barberà O.
europepmc   +1 more source

Periodontitis and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with systemic effects that extend beyond the oral cavity and contribute to systemic immune and metabolic dysregulation. Chronic liver diseases, particularly metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its progressive phenotypes, have emerged as major global ...
Rafael Scaf de Molon, Erica Dorigatti de Avila, Davi da Silva Barbirato, Mariana Fampa Fogacci, Jamil Awad Shibli, Anton Sculean, Alpdogan Kantarci   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Populism, euroscepticism, and the populism-euroscepticism nexus: a conceptual framework for analysis. [PDF]

Open Res Eur
Lorimer M, Roch J, van Kessel S.
europepmc   +1 more source

When Do Citizens Support Corrupt Politicians? The Trade‐Offs Between Corruption and Competence

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The intriguing paradox of wide public disdain for corruption alongside popular corrupt politicians exists globally. By speaking to public ethics theory and rational choice theory, this study examines the trade‐off in which citizens tolerate corrupt officials in exchange for their competence to deliver public benefits.
Wenyan Tu, Hanyu Xiao, Xing Ni
wiley   +1 more source

Human Rights and the ASEAN Smart Cities Network: Covering Unaddressed Civic and Social Concerns. [PDF]

F1000Res
Putra BA.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Rise of Midocracy: How NPM and Post‐NPM Reform Ideas Recombine in Contemporary Public Organizations

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper introduces and conceptualizes midocracy as an emergent organizational form in the public sector, characterized by the growth and dominance of a professionalized administrative middle layer. The study argues that midocracy draws on elements associated with both New Public Management (NPM) and post‐NPM reform agendas.
Gustaf Kastberg Weichselberger, Johan Alvehus   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source