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Little Fish in Big Ponds: The Pathways to Inclusion for Micro‐Minorities in Power‐Sharing Societies
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract Emergent critique of consociations has focused on how micro‐minority ‘others’ are frequently excluded from the opportunities presented by power‐sharing systems, with dominant elites shutting them out. Therefore, a key question is: how do the political elites of micro‐minorities gain more meaningful inclusion by adopting or navigating the ...
Aleksandra Zdeb, Drew Mikhael
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, 2018 Sur quels « référentiels » se fondent l'UNESCO, l'UNICEF et la Banque mondiale pour opérationnaliser leurs politiques éducatives ? Quelles sont la vision et la représentation de chacune d'elles par rapport à l'éducation des filles et des femmes ?
Zoundi, Lagi
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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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EVI and its Use. Design of an Economic Vulnerability Index and its Use for International Development Policy [PDF]
As an answer to a need expressed by the UN General Assembly an Economic Vulnerability Index (EVI) has been defined by the Committee for Development Policy.
Patrick GUILLAUMONT
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Are Less Affluent People Less Likely to Run for Political Office?
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract In almost all democracies, elected officials are better off than most of the citizens they represent. Recent research has shown that this descriptive misrepresentation is partly due to voter and party bias against less well‐off candidates. In this paper, we explore a third possible explanation: Are less affluent people less likely to run for ...
Pirmin Bundi, Reto Wüest
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Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract In many advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote than earlier generations and older individuals. However, despite this being an established empirical matter, less is known about the reasons why they decide to stay away from the polls. This’ Age‐Period‐Cohort’ (APC) study analyzes generational and age
Reto Mitteregger, Thomas Jocker
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Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract The perceived “crisis of democracy” has received much attention in recent scholarly and societal debates. Yet much of the focus has been on democratic attitudes of citizens. We only know little about the democracy orientations of political candidates, and whether voter and candidate views on democracy are congruent.
Annika Lindholm, Lukas Lauener
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Le patriarcat et les institutions américaines : études comparées
, 2009 International audienceL'édition complète 1961 du "Webster's Third New International Dictionary" donne la définition suivante du mot "patriarcat" : "organisation sociale caractérisée par la suprématie du père dans le clan ou la famille dans les fonctions ...
Feeley McCollum, Francis
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Perceptual accuracy, policy congruence and electoral success of candidates
Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract Recent research has documented that politicians are not good at estimating citizens' policy preferences, though their ability to do so varies across parties and individuals. The postulated link between this low perceptual accuracy and substantive representation has rarely been explored empirically.
Léïla Eisner +2 more
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