Biased bureaucrats and the policies of international organizations
Abstract This article advances a novel argument about the policy output of international organizations (IOs) by highlighting the role of individual staffers. We approach them as purposive actors carrying heterogeneous ideological biases that materially shape their policy choices on the job.
Valentin Lang+2 more
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Financial cost of assisted reproductive technology for patients in high-income countries: A systematic review protocol. [PDF]
Njagi P+6 more
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Xs we share: Context similarity, culture, and the diffusion of populism
Abstract Do populist ideas travel across borders? Anecdotal evidence suggests as much, yet so far we lack a systematic assessment of whether diffusion takes place, and if so under which conditions. We argue that context similarity enables the diffusion of populism among parties as it eases the adaption of populist framing of perceived grievances into ...
Nina Wiesehomeier+2 more
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Peers, equals, and jurors: New data and methods on legal equality in Leveller thought
Abstract We consider the Levellers' conception of equality relative to their contemporaries during the Civil War(s) period. We compile a corpus of hundreds of seventeenth−century pamphlets and combine this with novel word embedding techniques trained on millions of Early Modern English documents to make statements about word “meanings.” We focus on ...
Melissa Schwartzberg, Arthur Spirling
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Public transport systems and safety of female commuters in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review. [PDF]
Mchunu GG+6 more
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A strike for democracy? Migration, the bigot's veto, and the electoral use of force
Abstract Politicians and philosophers alike have warned that the spread of anti‐migrant bigotry in the Western world requires a tragic trade‐off regarding immigration policy: Although millions of asylum‐seekers might be owed admission to Western democracies, there are many cases where they nonetheless ought to be denied entry, because their admission ...
Shmuel Nili
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BRAF-Mutated Melanoma Journey in Latin America: Expert Recommendations From Diagnosis to Treatment. [PDF]
Bravo-Garzón MA+7 more
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The needed link between open science and science diplomacy-A Latin American perspective. [PDF]
Camacho Toro R+11 more
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Epidemiology of cardiometabolic health in Latin America and strategies to address disparities. [PDF]
Brant LCC+5 more
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