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Second Scottish referendum: is independence now inevitable? [PDF]
, 2017 Following Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement that she will seek authority for a Scottish referendum, Paul Cairney offers an overview of how the story may develop.
Cairney, Paul
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The Political Economy of Attention: Media Salience, Voter Cognition, and Electoral Accountability
Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We review conceptual and empirical contributions to the political economy of attention, with a focus on how attention allocation shapes political behavior and electoral accountability. The review distinguishes between endogenous (goal‐directed) and exogenous (stimulus‐driven) attention and examines how these concepts are incorporated into ...
Patrick Balles +2 more
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The Catalan endgame: how we got to where we are [PDF]
, 2017 Large pro-independence demonstrations are expected in Catalonia today ahead of a proposed referendum on independence on 1 October. Karlo Basta highlights that although many explanations of the Catalan independence movement focus on technical issues, such
Basta, Karlo
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The Leaner, Meaner State—And What It Means for Society
Sociology Lens, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Populism is an old phenomenon but one which appears to once again be in ascendance globally. Attributing a nation's problems to a wicked elite, populists seek to dismantle the old order and either remove or repurpose its institutions. This paper explores how populism changes economic governance and particularly, how its emphasis on fighting ...
Christopher A. Hartwell
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Brexit and Scottish independence: does campaign information actually change voters’ minds during a referendum? [PDF]
, 2016 Both sides of the UK’s referendum campaign have invested huge resources in trying to convince the electorate to back their viewpoint, but how effective are these efforts in actually changing the minds of voters? Drawing on research in the 2014 referendum
Morisi, Davide
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Becoming legal: feminism and abortion law in 1970s Italy
Journal of Law and Society, EarlyView.Abstract Conventional top‐down approaches to legal reform tend to overlook the contributions of social movements in legal change, often resulting in a gender‐blind analysis. In response, I advance ‘becoming legal’ as an analytical framework to rethink legal change in terms of a bottom‐up process encompassing informal proceedings as well as formal ...
ELENA CARUSO
wiley +1 more source
The Catalan crisis and Brexit stem from the same kind of nationalism [PDF]
, 2017 Many observers now expect the Catalan government to make a declaration of independence following the 1 October referendum, but what implications would there be for Catalonia if it did become independent?
de Grauwe, Paul
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Guaranteed Basic Income from the Perspective of Self‐Determination Theory
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract In capitalistic societies the concepts of income and labour are inseparable, and as such, providing all citizens with an unconditional living wage is a contentious issue. Capitalist ideals that emphasize individual effort, competition, and financial prosperity have spurred tremendous economic growth but underestimate human motivation and have ...
Joshua L. Howard
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Politics without society: explaining the rise of the Scottish National Party. [PDF]
Br Politics, 2022 Baldi G.
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Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Despite growing recognition that countries around the world must transition to a low‐carbon economy, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. One way that decarbonization has been obstructed, we argue, is by fossil fuel firms intentionally conflating their agenda with ‘the people’, evoking notions of national identity, security and ...
Daniel Nyberg +3 more
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