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[The Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola: from the New State to independence, 1955-1975]. [PDF]
Hist Cienc Saude ManguinhosFerreira SS, Matos D.
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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
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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
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Conceptual reflection on affirmative nursing as a professional field for the care of older gay men. [PDF]
Rev Esc Enferm USPMuniz VO +4 more
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Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract The perceived “crisis of democracy” has received much attention in recent scholarly and societal debates. Yet much of the focus has been on democratic attitudes of citizens. We only know little about the democracy orientations of political candidates, and whether voter and candidate views on democracy are congruent.
Annika Lindholm, Lukas Lauener
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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 +2 more
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Civic participation among young people in Chile: an association analysis in times of COVID-19. [PDF]
Rev Esc Enferm USPSaldías-Fernández MA +4 more
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Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.Abstract This research note investigates how discriminatory experiences shape political protest behaviour among lower social class citizens. While prior studies show that discrimination mobilises ethnic and racial minorities toward protest, the political consequences of class‐based discrimination remain underexplored.
Manuel Diaz Garcia +2 more
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