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Foreign Relations and the Diaspora During the Cold War: Australian–Hungarian Relations in the 1960s and 1980s

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
The article examines Australian–Hungarian foreign relations during the period of the Cold War, specifically between 1956 and 1988, often called the “Kádár era” after Hungary's leader of the time, János Kádár. Following the suppression of the 1956 Hungarian revolution, Hungary struggled to establish diplomatic ties with Western nations, including ...
Ilona Fekete
wiley   +1 more source

Fiscal Equalisation in Australian Federalism: Share and Share Alike?

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
The sharing of revenue between the states to achieve fiscal equality has long been an important and internationally notable feature of Australian federalism. While horizontal fiscal equalisation is always prone to dispute, unprecedented conflict erupted in the Australian system in the second decade of this century and resulted in changes that brought ...
Alan Fenna, John Phillimore
wiley   +1 more source

Community interventions in the administration of justice

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract In theory, the administration of criminal justice is state business: Defendants are arrested, tried, and punished by state agents. In reality, citizens often attempt to intervene in this process—for example, by imposing their own punishments in lieu of, or in addition to, state penalties. We build a game‐theoretic model to investigate how such
Carlo M. Horz, Hannah K. Simpson
wiley   +1 more source

Persuasion in veto bargaining

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We consider the classic veto bargaining model but allow the agenda setter to engage in persuasion to convince the veto player to approve her proposal. We show that the proposer‐optimal can be achieved either by providing no information or with a simple binary experiment.
Jenny S. Kim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Border fortification and legibility: Evidence from Afghanistan

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract States often fortify their borders against militant threats. How do these efforts shape civilian welfare and perceptions in borderland communities? I conceptualize border fortification as a legibility‐building endeavor. By bolstering state reach in areas of weak historical penetration, fortification enhances the government's capacity for ...
Christopher W. Blair
wiley   +1 more source

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