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Promouvoir la réconciliation par la recherche. [PDF]

CMAJ
Orr PH.
europepmc   +1 more source

Are Less Affluent People Less Likely to Run for Political Office?

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In almost all democracies, elected officials are better off than most of the citizens they represent. Recent research has shown that this descriptive misrepresentation is partly due to voter and party bias against less well‐off candidates. In this paper, we explore a third possible explanation: Are less affluent people less likely to run for ...
Pirmin Bundi, Reto Wüest
wiley   +1 more source

[Same year, different source: variability in prevalence estimates of exposure to secondhand smoke in Spain]. [PDF]

Aten Primaria
Rey-Brandariz J, Blanco-Ferreiro A, Santiago-Pérez MI, Schiaffino A, Guerra-Tort C, Pérez-Ríos M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do They Want, Can They, and Have They Been Asked? Generational Differences in Reasons for Non‐Voting in Switzerland

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In many advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote than earlier generations and older individuals. However, despite this being an established empirical matter, less is known about the reasons why they decide to stay away from the polls. This’ Age‐Period‐Cohort’ (APC) study analyzes generational and age
Reto Mitteregger, Thomas Jocker
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptual accuracy, policy congruence and electoral success of candidates

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent research has documented that politicians are not good at estimating citizens' policy preferences, though their ability to do so varies across parties and individuals. The postulated link between this low perceptual accuracy and substantive representation has rarely been explored empirically.
Léïla Eisner, Jan Rosset, Frédéric Varone   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Temporal and spatial heterogeneities of childhood vaccination coverage in Brazilian state capitals: a methodological proposal using an applied and expected dose ratio]. [PDF]

Cad Saude Publica
Alves MHS, Campos Neto OH, Meira KC, Ruas ISM, Simões TC.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Poverty Attributions and Voting Choices in the 2023 Swiss National Elections

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Is poverty a relevant issue for Swiss electoral politics and political behavior? In this paper we answer that question by showing that citizens’ agreement with different causal attributions of poverty matters for their voting decisions. Of highest relevance is the difference between an “individual blame” explanation (i.e., the poor are lazy ...
Lionel Marquis, Jessy Sparer
wiley   +1 more source

[Spinal epidermoid cyst: Iatrogenic neuraxial anesthesia?] [PDF]

Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc
Guevara-Dondé JE, Santillán-Gómez MDC, Belli-Contreras J, Camacho-Rodríguez M, Grube-Pagola P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Explaining the Populist Radical Right's Success in the 2023 Swiss National Elections: A Reference Group Perspective

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study analyses the success of populist radical right (PRR) parties in the 2023 Swiss elections using reference group theory. While existing literature emphasizes the influence of objective and subjective group membership on electoral choice, it often overlooks voters' feelings toward groups they do not belong to and their perceptions of ...
Anke Tresch, Line Rennwald
wiley   +1 more source

[Eugenics in the Luso-Brazilian axis: correspondence between Renato Kehl and Mendes Correia]. [PDF]

Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos
Giesbrecht DF.
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