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Appraising Policies Through Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation: Lessons From a Systematic Review of Applications

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In response to renewed interest in analytical tools that address complex policy problems and move beyond linear‐rational approaches in policy appraisal, Social Multi‐Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) integrates participatory approaches with multi‐criteria analysis (MCA), thereby incorporating specialised knowledge and diverse social values and ...
Egle Basyte Ferrari
wiley   +1 more source

Political Projections of the February 6 Earthquake in Türkiye in the Context of Political Competition and Political Polarization

open access: yesGazi Akademik Bakış
The healthy functioning of democracy relies on the healthy functioning of political competition. In Türkiye, one of the most significant challenges faced by democracy is that political competition has deviated from its normal democratic boundaries.
Fatih Ertugay
doaj   +1 more source

Does ideological polarization promote political engagement and trust? Evidence from Swiss panel data, 1999–2023

open access: yes
This study explores whether ideological polarization increases political engagement and trust, both of which are central elements of civic culture. Polarization can clarify political positions and thereby simplify the formation of opinions, increase the ...
Marquis, Lionel, Kuhn, Ursina
core   +1 more source

The Learning Function of Evaluation: A Conceptual Framing

open access: yesNew Directions for Evaluation, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we set out a conceptual overview of what we call learning in the evaluation ecosystem to depict the interplay between external influences, organizational and community factors, and learning levers (e.g. capacity building, systems thinking).
Jill Anne Chouinard, J. Bradley Cousins
wiley   +1 more source

More than Two-Party Divides? Social Media, Ideological Extremity, and Affective Polarization in the Multi-party System

open access: yesSocial Media + Society
How social media fuels affective polarization, characterized by favorability toward in-party members and apathy toward out-party members, has emerged as a crucial topic in political communication.
Heysung Lee, Hernando Rojas
doaj   +1 more source

It’s All About Context: Political Polarization on Twitter and Electoral Systems

open access: yes, 2019
The present paper explores the issue of political polarization on social media. It addresses two main questions: 1) Whether the intensity of political partisanship on SNS varies significantly in different countries depending on the electoral rules; 2 ...
Urman, Aleksandra
core  

Colonial and gendered peace: Decolonial perspectives on peace in Nagorno‐Karabakh

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article critically interrogates peace processes in the aftermath of the First Nagorno‐Karabakh War by centering the lived experiences and political voices of Armenian and Azerbaijani internally displaced and refugee women, based on ethnographic fieldwork and in‐depth interviews conducted in 2019.
Ramil Zamanov
wiley   +1 more source

Political Polarization [PDF]

open access: yes
This working paper covers some of the various causes of political polarization, maps the current problem landscape, and attempts to categorize and examine these problems. Furthermore, the paper provides some potential solutions for political polarization
Warner, Rachel   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Echoes of Emotion: Influencers’ Communication Strategies and Comment Polarization in the US 2024 Presidential Election

open access: yesMedia and Communication
This study examines strategic differences between Democratic and Republican YouTube influencers during the 2024 US presidential election and their association with comment-level political polarization.
Xianquan Zeng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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