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Legislative malapportionment and institutional persistence [PDF]

This paper argues that legislative malapportionment, denoting a discrepancy between the share of legislative seats and the share of population held by electoral districts, serves as a tool for pre-democratic elites to preserve their political power and ...
Bruhn, Miriam, Gallego, Francisco, Onorato, Massimiliano   +2 more
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Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Political and Ideological Work in the Southern Battlefield and the Construction of the Vietnamese Revolutionary Image in Foreign Affairs (1954-1975). [PDF]

F1000Res
Phuong NT.
europepmc   +1 more source

Democracy, rule of law, corruption incentives and growth [PDF]

We bridge the gap between the standard theory of growth and the mostly static theory of corruption. Some public investment can be diverted from its purpose by corrupt individuals.
DE LA CROIX, David, DELAVALLADE, Clara
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Nothing to See Here: Researching Non‐Recent Child Abuse in Schools and the Politics of Silence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While institutions, including schools, have responsibilities to protect children from harm, responses to instances of child sexual abuse have often exhibited avoidance and denial. Recent public inquiries in Australia revealed that some institutions, particularly in the Catholic sector, employed a deliberate strategy of silence which was used ...
John Crowley, Katie Wright, Kate O'Connor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Power, interests, and maternal health care: a political economy analysis of service delivery redesign in Kenya. [PDF]

Health Policy Plan
Nzinga J, Olwanda E, Opondo K, Kimutai H, Cooper J, Arwah B, Tsofa B, Barasa E, Croke K.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Australia's Migration Strategy: An Effective Response to Migrant Worker Exploitation?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A series of publicised migrant worker injuries and deaths has drawn attention to the issue of migrant worker exploitation (MWE) in Australia. In response, the Australian Government has included ‘Tackling Worker Exploitation’ as a key area of its Migration Strategy which it introduced in 2023. However, it is unclear how effective the Strategy’s
Evelyn Dowling, Alexandra Ridgway
wiley   +1 more source

Driving physical activity policy for improved population health demands political action. [PDF]

Br J Sports Med
Pronk N, Arena R, Zimmerman FJ, Woodard C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke, Joelle Moore, Fatemeh Aminpour, Katya Eagles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crowd psychology and the politics of co-production: Social control, democratic order and the consequences of theory. [PDF]

Br J Soc Psychol
Stott C.
europepmc   +1 more source