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The Right Look: Conservative Politicians Look Better and Their Voters Reward It [PDF]
Previous research has established that good-looking political candidates win more votes. We extend this line of research by examining differences between parties on the left and on the right of the political spectrum.
Berggren, Niclas +2 more
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Revista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative, 2003 According with the Romanian Constitution, the national minorities which do not obtain a parliamentary mandate in the elections, may get one if they obtain at least 5 % out of the medium number of votes necessary for electins a deputy.
Emil BOC, Daniel BUDA
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Managing wildfire risk requires consideration of complex and uncertain scientific evidence as well as trade‐offs between different values and goals. Conflicting perspectives on what values and goals are most important, what ought to be done and what trade‐offs are acceptable complicate those decisions.
Pele J. Cannon, Sarah Clement
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Georgia's Parliamentary Elections - a Step Forward? [PDF]
, 2016 This article reviews the results of Georgia's 2016 parliamentary elections, assesses the pre-electoral environment and discusses the major electoral players.
Zurabashvili, Tornike
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The Looks of a Winner: Beauty, Gender and Electoral Success [PDF]
We study the role of beauty in politics. For the first time, focus is put on differences in how women and men evaluate female and male candidates and how different candidate traits relate to success in real and hypothetical elections.
Berggren, Niclas +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.For generations, Mediterranean communities have used Lamiaceae or Labiatae plants like rosemary, thyme or mint to care for their health and to enrich their food. By bringing together dispersed knowledge from across the Mediterranean region, our review revealed the continuing relevance of Lamiaceae while also compiling past uses that may hold future ...
Fuencisla Cáceres +3 more
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Toward Sustainable Healthcare: Examining ESG‐Readiness in Austrian Regional State‐Owned Hospitals
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reporting on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues is now an essential part of responsible corporate governance, including in the healthcare sector. This study investigates the ESG reporting practices of Austrian regional state‐owned hospitals (rSOHs), contributing to the growing sustainability literature. Thirteen interviews with
Philumena Bauer +3 more
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Optimal Electoral Timing: Exercise Wisely and You May Live Longer [PDF]
In many democratic countries, the timing of elections is flexible. We explore this potentially valuable option using insights from option pricing in finance. The paper offers three main contributions on this problem.
Jussi Keppo, Lones Smith, Dmitry Davydov
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Exit, Voice, and Cyclicality: A Micro-Logic of Voting Behaviour in European Parliament Elections [PDF]
, 2009 Unlike other classics of political economy, “Exit, Voice, and Loyalty” (EVL) has not sparked many innovations in the field of electoral studies. This paper aims to demonstrate that scholars miss out on a powerful theory of political behaviour by leaving ...
Weber, Till
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainable debt bond is an emerging instrument aiming at providing companies and governments with extra resources for financing social and environmental policies and attempting to make progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Regional governments in Spain have issued sustainable bonds in recent years to finance different spending ...
Alberto Turnes +2 more
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