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Russians Back Protests, Political Freedoms and Putin, Too [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Presents survey findings about Russians' reaction to the December 2011 parliamentary and March 2012 presidential elections and subsequent protests, attitudes toward democracy, and views of leaders, nationalism, and Russia?s global ...
Emily Lawton   +3 more
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Beyond Robodebt: Media Representations of Welfare and Fraud Before and After the Robodebt Royal Commission

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Robodebt scheme, an automated debt recovery program introduced in 2016, was exposed by the Robodebt Royal Commission (RC) as a serious failure of public administration and source of significant harm for thousands of Australians. Through a critical discourse analysis (CDA) of Australian news media, this study explores whether the RC'
Rebecca Coleman‐Hicks   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes: What are the Stylized Facts? [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate the effect of electoral rules and political regimes on fiscal policy outcomes in a panel of 61 democracies from 1960 and onwards. In presidential regimes, the size of government is smaller and less responsive to income shocks, compared to ...
Guido Tabellini, Torsten Persson
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The Parliamentary Elections of 24th February, 2019 in the Republic of Moldova: Particularities and Consequences of the Mixed Electoral System

open access: yesJournal of Danubian Studies and Research, 2019
On the 24th February 2019 took place the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova. Parliamentary elections represent one of the most important components of the political process.
Sergiu Cornea, Elena Mandaji
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PERCEPȚIA EXTERNĂ A ALEGERILOR PARLAMENTARE DIN 24 FEBRUARUE 2019 ÎN REPUBLICA MOLDOVA [PDF]

open access: yesBuletinul Științific al Universității de Stat „B.P. Hasdeu” din Cahul: Științe Sociale, 2019
On February 24, 2019, for the first and last time, the citizens of the Republic of Moldova elected deputies of the country’s Parliament within a mixed electoral system. The Parliamentary elections took place in a tense political context, characterized by
Sergiu CORNEA, Elena MANDAJI
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Turkey's June 2011 Parliamentary Elections

open access: yesJournal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 2012
The parliamentary elections in Turkey were held on 12 June 2011. The elections marked an important turning point as the Justice and Development Party (AKP) became the winner for the third time and with a higher vote, 49.9 per cent. The Republican People's Party (CHP) and the ethnically oriented Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), increased their votes to ...
BAŞKAN, Filiz, GUNEY, Aylin
openaire   +3 more sources

Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan

open access: yesRussia and New States of Eurasia, 2021
Following the results of the regular elections to the Mazhilis in January 2021, the ruling Nur Otan party retained its leadership in the lower house of parliament. However, the other two parties, which broke the 7% barrier, strengthened their positions, gaining several new seats.
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Elections as beauty contests: do the rules matter? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Leaders have become the human face of election campaigns. This has lead to the suggestion that many voters now vote for the party leader they like best rather than the party they prefer.
Curtice, John, Hunjan, S.
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Adults With Intellectual Disability Moving out of the Family Home Using the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Family Members' Planning Experiences

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For adults with intellectual disability and their families, future planning and moving out of the family home in Australia will increasingly occur within the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). As a market‐based, individualised funding system its impact on this transition remains largely unknown. This paper reports on a
I. Belperio   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ukraine's 2006 parliamentary elections: first conclusions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This repository item contains a single issue of Behind the Breaking News, a briefing published from 1999 to 2009 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and ...
Lynch, Tammy
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