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Individual Interest and Political Legitimacy [PDF]

Rationality, Markets and Morals, 2009
Criticism of contract theory has always played an important role in Hartmut Kliemt's writings on political philosophy. Notwithstanding his objections to a consent-based justification of the state he has never subscribed to an anarchist position. In Hartmut Kliemt's view, a minimal state which protects the basic liberties of its citizens has to be ...
Frank Dietrich
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Political interest, political ideology, and attitudes toward immigration

Frontiers in Political Science
Although much research has been devoted to how political interest is related to different political outcomes, little is known about its influence on attitudes toward immigration.
Venla Hannuksela, Peter Söderlund, Marta Miklikowska   +2 more
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Transformation or Structural Change? What Polanyi Can Teach Us about the Platform Economy

Sociologica, 2021
The rise of the platform economy marks the latest phase in the ongoing digital revolution. Indeed, the platform is to this digital era what the factory was to the industrial era, both a symbol and an organizing mechanism. Gernot Grabher and Jonas König (
Martin Kenney, John Zysman, Dafna Bearson   +2 more
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Quality of Democracy Makes a Difference, but Not for Everyone: How Political Interest, Education, and Conceptions of Democracy Condition the Relationship Between Democratic Quality and Political Trust

Frontiers in Political Science, 2021
In light of recent crises, not least the COVID-19 pandemic, citizen trust in the political system has been highlighted as one of the central features ensuring citizen compliance and the functioning of democracy. Given its many desirable consequences, one
Marlene Mauk
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Syrians of today, Germans of tomorrow: the effect of initial placement on the political interest of Syrian refugees in Germany

Frontiers in Political Science, 2023
Syrian nationals are not only the largest refugee group in Germany but also the third largest group of foreigners living in Germany. The naturalization trend among this group has been very pronounced in the last two years and is expected to increase ...
Kamal Kassam, Maria Becker
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Do Sociocultural Factors Drive Civic Engagement? An Examination of Political Interest and Religious Attendance

Nonprofit Policy Forum, 2023
The U.S. simultaneously faces declining rates of and barriers to engagement, despite the importance to society and benefits to the participant. Research largely focuses on individual demographics, social, and economic characteristics, but what role do ...
Piatak Jaclyn
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Using TV to teach?

Journal of Social Science Education, 2022
Keywords: classroom engagement, political interest, political knowledge, television drama Highlights: • Combining television shows allows us to increase student interest and knowledge of politics • Use of only one show can increase either interest ...
Benjamin T Toll
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Political Economy Reasons for Government Inertia: The Role of Interest Groups in the Case of Access to Medicines [PDF]

, 2004
The reluctant reaction of western governments to the AIDS crisis in developing countries is only one example for policy areas where we observe a lack of political action despite a public interest in policy change.
Börner, Kira
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Self-interest And Public Interest: The Motivations Of Political Actors [PDF]

, 2011
Self-Interest and Public Interest in Western Politics showed that the public, politicians, and bureaucrats are often public spirited. But this does not invalidate public-choice theory. Public-choice theory is an ideal type, not a claim that self-interest
Brennan Geoffrey, Brooks Arthur C., Buchanan James, Buchanan James., Cain Michael J. G., Caplan Bryan., Downs Anthony., Engels Friedrich, Friedman Jeffrey., Green Donald, Hibbs Douglas., Kalt Joseph P., Marx Karl, Mayhew David., McCubbins Mathew D., Michael C. Munger, Munger Michael C., Niskanen William A., Page Benjamin I., Peltzman Sam., Smith Adam., Stigler George   +21 more
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Measuring Political Attitudes in New Democracies: The Case of Chile

Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad), 2018
The aim of this work is to analyze three political attitudes: internal efficacy, external efficacy, and political interest, as variables that can explain people’s disaffection.
Pedro Fierro Zamora, Frederic Guerrero-Solé   +1 more
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