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Cross-Media Usage Repertoires and Their Political Impacts: The Case of China

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2020
This study takes a repertoire-oriented approach to examining how social and traditional media usage affect political engagement in China. Building on previous studies and giving them a new direction, we examine how various social media platforms and ...
Qiong Gong   +2 more
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Ban Glyphosate—Does It Affect the Swedish Farmers' Willingness to Grow Cover Crops?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cultivation of cover crops is one of the new Eco‐scheme practices introduced in Sweden. This study examines how the design of policy attributes of these schemes influences farmers' willingness to grow cover crops on arable land, with particular focus on the potential impact of a glyphosate ban.
Vivian Wei Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Interest and Academic Achievement among Students Offering Government in Senior Secondary School

open access: yesMimbar Ilmu
Students do not realize their obligation to participate in the development of a society that can promote unity and peaceful coexistence within the nation in terms of political and societal interests.
Kamilu Olanrewaju Muraina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effective Superintendents, Effective Boards: Finding the Right Fit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Looks at the relationship between school boards and superintendents and how it affects student achievement. Explores the effectiveness, political complexities, and interest in reforming the current superintendent/school board ...

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Consumer Health Perceptions of Cows' Milk and Plant‐Based Milk Alternatives

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study used a best‐worst scale experiment to reveal consumers' beliefs about the healthiness of selected cows' milk and plant‐based milk products based on their nutrition panels. We find that while there is heterogeneity in health perceptions, consumers overwhelmingly select skim milk as the healthiest milk product. Additionally, the cows'
Danielle M. Kaminski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Gender: Exploring the Intersectional Dynamics in Political Interest Among Youth

open access: yesPolitics and Governance
One of the most persistent and puzzling inequalities across Western democracies is that women are less interested in politics than men. We know that political interest is developed—or not—at an early age, and that it becomes a key determinant of ...
Gema García-Albacete   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

After Citizens United: Improving Accountability in Political Finance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The vitality of our democracy is being sapped by a rising tide of political spending and a pervasive emphasis on money in the political process. Our political system has taken on the character of a permanent campaign in which elected officials are ...

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Do Tax Incentives for Farmland Leases Increase Farm Supply? Evidence From Iowa's Beginning Farmer Tax Credit

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent decades, agriculture has become increasingly concentrated through horizontal mergers and acquisitions via corporate entities, and policy makers are concerned this will be exacerbated by the aging population of farm operators. To reduce market concentration in agriculture, many states have enacted policies to entice new prospective ...
Justin M. Ross   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Political Interest to Participation in EU-related Actions: The Mediating Role of European Identity and Political Efficacy

open access: yesΨυχολογία: το Περιοδικό της Ελληνικής Ψυχολογικής Εταιρείας, 2019
European youth’s civic engagement and political participation in EU-related issues is a timely imperative. Research findings on youth citizenship range from political apathy to alternative forms of participation, although theoretical evidence remains ...
Vassilis Pavlopoulos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

INTEREST GROUPS, VETO POINTS AND ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper we examine the effects of interest group pressure and the structure of political institutions on infrastructure deployment by state-owned electric utilities in a panel of 78 countries during the period 1970 – 1994.
Bennet A. Zelner, Witold J. Henisz
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