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Abstract This article examines the role of accounting in the recursive processes of continuous adjustment to programs that emerge when programs are imposed by central government on local government. Focusing on the Italian context and adopting the conceptual lens of governmentality, our study contributes to the extant literature by highlighting the ...
Ileana Steccolini, Carmela Barbera
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ESSENTIAL INDIVIDUAL HYGIENE OF A MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCE FOR THE PREVENTION OF PULMONARY DISEASES. [PDF]
George Homan
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Abstract Aim To systematically review the evidence on the impacts of policies regulating the spatial availability of off‐premises alcohol on consumption and harms. Methods Narrative review that examined peer‐reviewed studies published from 2016 to 2024 on policy changes affecting the spatial availability of off‐premises alcohol.
Shima Shakory+4 more
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Gender and reactions to speeches in German parliamentary debates
Abstract Are nonverbal reactions during parliamentary debate gendered? Do male and female members of parliament (MPs) experience applause or jeering differently? In short, yes, and the gendered nature of a speech matters. Using an original corpus of over 544,000 speeches given in German state parliaments, we first estimate the gendered nature of ...
Elliott Ash+2 more
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Enhancing the Security Behind Municipal Obligations: Flushing and U.S. Trust Lead the Way [PDF]
When bond counsel\u27 render their legal opinion approving the issuance and delivery of a municipal obligation, one of the opinions traditionally expressed is that the obligation is valid and legally binding according to its terms.
Bond, Kenneth W.
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Do grids demobilize? How street networks, social networks, and political networks intersect
Abstract Amid rapid urbanization in the developing world, there is growing interest in the effects of urban context on political behavior. An underexplored element of urban context is the built environment itself—the physical architecture and design of urban space—which can structure how residents interact both with each other and with the state ...
Noah L. Nathan
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Causal inference and racial bias in policing: New estimands and the importance of mobility data [PDF]
Studying racial bias in policing is a critically important problem, but one that comes with a number of inherent difficulties due to the nature of the available data. In this manuscript we tackle multiple key issues in the causal analysis of racial bias in policing.
arxiv
Prestige Fetishism in the Academy: Comte's Mirror, the Magic Mirror or an Illusion of Reality?
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Jian Wu
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Polarization in police union politics
Abstract Although most local elections are officially nonpartisan, a debate exists regarding how much ideology matters in local politics. I test the effects of national polarization toward policing at the local level using a conjoint survey experiment and novel observational data.
Jennifer Gaudette
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