Simulating Political Stability and Change in the Netherlands (1998-2002): an Agent-Based Model of Party Competition with Media Effects Empirically Tested [PDF]
Agent-based models of political party competition in a multidimensional policy space have been developed in order to reflect adaptive learning by party leaders with very limited information feedback.
Jasper Muis
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Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million +3 more
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Ecosystems and Competition Law: A Law and Political Economy Approach [PDF]
This short paper examines the emergence of the concept of ecosystems in competition law in recent years. This is not a linear process, and a competition law and policy theory of ecosystems is still in the making.
Lianos, Ioannis
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Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Realistic threats escalating societal conflict: electoral distrust, strong leader support, and divided justice in South Korea's 2024-2025 political crisis. [PDF]
Yu Y, Jung T.
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Electoral Competition with Uncertainty Averse Parties [PDF]
The nonexistence of equilibria in models of electoral competition involving multiple issues is one of the more puzzling results in political economics. In this paper, we relax the standard assumption that parties act as expected utility maximizers.
Sophie Bade
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Delineating gender/sex‐related studies through bibliometric analysis
Abstract The multidisciplinary and socially grounded nature of Women's/Gender/Feminist Studies poses unique challenges for bibliometric analysis, as it extends beyond conventional disciplinary boundaries. This paper makes three key contributions: (1) We propose a novel retrieval method for constructing a corpus of scholarly documents in research areas ...
Natsumi S. Shokida +2 more
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The politicization of ESG investing shows why ESG metrics cannot be depoliticized. [PDF]
Chen S.
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Sleep‐trackers in the wild: A faceted taxonomy for information and interaction design
Abstract Consumer‐grade sleep‐tracking technologies (CSTs) have brought sleep into everyday data practices, reframing it from a clinical concern into a site of personal optimization and reflection. Yet existing taxonomies of sleep‐tracking often medicalize users and overlook the complexity of sleep‐tracking technologies. This paper presents SleepTax, a
Sanonda Datta Gupta +2 more
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Power, anxiety, and conflict: how dominative and cooperative orientations shape attitudes toward international relations. [PDF]
Xiao Y, Cao Q, Wan R, Hu HL.
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