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

open access: yesSwiss 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

Perceptual accuracy, policy congruence and electoral success of candidates

open access: yesSwiss 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Actualidad y perspectivas de la gestión de la asistencia consular de Cuba a sus nacionales en el exterior

open access: yesPolítica Internacional
En el artículo se aborda la gestión de la asistencia consular que desde Cuba se despliega en garantía a los migrantes, con el objetivo de proteger sus derechos humanos en los países de tránsito y destino.
Laura Ivet Pujol Torres   +1 more
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Governing by Ambiguity: Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Platforms in China

open access: yesPolicy &Internet, Volume 18, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Besides clear policy directives, the unresolved and open‐ended elements in policy communication also create discursive politics. This article argues that ambiguity in policy communication reflects the state's exercise of power within a fractured sociocultural landscape.
Fangyu Qing, Ngai Keung Chan
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the non‐profit sector in the efficiency of elderly social services: A bootstrap data envelopment analysis study

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Volume 97, Issue 2, Page 401-424, June 2026.
Abstract Social services for the elderly are becoming increasingly important in societies where the elderly population is growing and requires specific attention to ensure their well‐being. Within these services, nursing homes play a key role, and it is therefore vital to ensure efficient management with an assessment according to their characteristics,
Georgina Solaz‐Moreno   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

[State and capital accumulation in Brazilian health from the perspective of the Marxist Dependency Theory]. [PDF]

open access: yesCad Saude Publica
Rodrigues PHA   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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