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Low Government Performance and Uncivil Political Posts on Social Media: Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis in the US [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Political expression through social media has already taken root as a form of political participation. Meanwhile, democracy seems to be facing an epidemic of incivility on social media platforms. With this background, online political incivility has recently become a growing concern in the field of political communication studies.
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Animal welfare programs alone are insufficient to ensure better welfare for farm animals. Effective farm management, driven by dairy farmers' intrinsic motivation, plays a pivotal role. This study examines the factors influencing dairy farmers' intention to implement animal welfare practices and their commitment to continuously enhancing ...
Henrike Grotsch +3 more
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Fulfilling and desperately needed: Australian media representations of responses to homelessness
Australian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 783-797, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Homelessness is a significant social issue that continues to confront Australian society, despite burgeoning public and policy responses to the issue. Existing scholarship demonstrates the important role the media can play in shaping such responses by framing homelessness – and the people who experience it – in particular ways.
Laura Simpson Reeves +3 more
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Food waste, date labels, and risk preferences: An experimental exploration
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract This study provides theoretical and experimental evidence that consumers adjust their premeditated food waste by date labels and their risk and loss preferences. The “Use by” date label leads to more premeditated food waste than “Best by” for deli meat and spaghetti sauce.
Norbert Lance Weston Wilson +1 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 970-986, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Children and other vulnerable parties such as those with a cognitive, social or communication impairment frequently struggle to understand, and be understood in, the criminal justice environment. One way this has been addressed in jurisdictions around Australia and overseas is through the introduction of intermediary (or communication partner)
Sarah Hoff, Martine Powell, David Plater
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Is There a Crisis of Political Participation? [PDF]
, 2003 The value of this article is in analysing primary data to show that, while rising education levels do not spur differential rates of electoral participation, they do trigger differential rates of non-electoral participation. Since non-electoral participation is increasingly a tool for citizens to register their demands, the identified ‘participation ...
Curtice, John, Seyd, Ben
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Relaxing administrative burdens can boost enrollment in benefit programs. However, administrative burdens can influence other outcomes of interest. Simplified reporting is a state policy option that reduces the amount of information Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients must report between certifications.
W. Clay Fannin
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All opinions are not equal: Toward a consensual approach to the development of drug policy
Australian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 812-828, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Drug policy has been subjected to much scrutiny from different stakeholder groups who present sometimes very different opinions on solutions to address a problem. Reconciling such differences, that are underpinned by both anecdotal and empirical evidence, is a priority yet to be fully achieved.
Gabriel T. W. Wong, Matthew Manning
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Stringency and dissimilarity of Maximum Residue Levels affect bilateral agri‐food trade stability
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Food standards are rising in both prevalence and stringency. They protect consumers and may enhance demand stability but also pose compliance challenges to producers, with ambiguous effects on the stability of trade relationships. We analyze the impact of importers' Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) along with bilateral MRL dissimilarity between ...
Helena Engemann +2 more
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Housing the homeless: How revisiting the 1940s assists the struggle
Australian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 798-811, December 2022., 2022 Abstract A major obstacle in the political work of housing the homeless is convincing voters and lawmakers that housing is a right and should be available to all without conditions. This paper seeks to assist that project by showing that the tension between rights and conditions has a history. It focusses on the pivotal 1940s, which saw the first major
Anne O'Brien
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