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Political Staff and the Gendered Division of Political Labour in Canada

Parliamentary Affairs, 2018
AbstractWhile there is considerable research on elected legislators in a variety of contexts, the academic knowledge about their advisors is very limited. This is surprising, given a considerable portion of work attributed to legislators is performed by political staff.
Feodor Snagovsky, Matthew Kerby
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Minder lokale mandatarissen in Brussel? Scenario’s en impact

Brussels Studies, 2018
The number of municipal councillors and aldermen in the Brussels-Capital Region is relatively high, and increases at each election. In the debates on the functioning of the political institutions of the Region the idea to reduce the number of local ...
Emilie van Haute, Kris Deschouwer, Thibault Gaudin, Rudi Janssens, Dimokritos Kavadias, Ann Mares, Jean-Benoit Pilet, Vivien Sierens, Aurélie Tibbaut   +8 more
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Mental health care and resistance to fascism [PDF]

, 2009
Mental health nurses have a critical stake in resisting the right-wing ideology of British fascism. Particularly concerning is the contemporary effort of the British National Party (BNP) to gain credibility and electoral support by the strategic re ...
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Transition to organic food in Danish public procurement: can a top-down approach capture the practice? [PDF]

, 2013
This paper is addressing the attention towards organic transition processes which takes place in a Danish political context at the moment. With departure in the explicit propositions in an organic vision 2020 launched by the Danish government the ...
Hansen, M.W., Kristensen, N.H.
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Changes in Alcohol Retail Laws and Foot Traffic at Liquor Stores

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study how expanding alcohol availability at grocery and convenience stores affects consumer traffic in liquor stores by leveraging recent changes in state‐level alcohol distribution laws in a difference‐in‐difference quasi‐experimental design.
Nathan Palardy, Marco Costanigro, Joshua Berning, Jude Bayham   +3 more
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Politeness Strategy of Japanese Hotel Staff in Bali

, 2021
This research is about Japanese politeness strategies. It aimed at determining the strategy of politeness in Japanese hotel staff in Bali when providing services to Japanese guests. The data was collected from conversations between Japanese guests and hotel staff were obtained by recording.
Kusumarini, Indah, Simpen, I Wayan, Budiarsa, Made, Laksana, I Ketut Darma   +3 more
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Recruitment and retention of estates and facilities staff in the NHS [PDF]

, 2005
Purpose – Agenda for Change is set to be the biggest reform of pay since the National Health Service (NHS) began in 1948. As well as introducing a standardised pay structure; it also aims to improve recruitment, retention and staff morale.
Askham, P., May, D.
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Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal, Cristina Sanz‐Cuadrado, Kiane Alves e Silva, Luis Narvarte   +3 more
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True political representation of disadvantaged neighbourhoods?

Brussels Studies, 2010
This article examines where Brussels parliamentary members live, looking at the evolution of this phenomenon over the past 20 years. The central question focuses on whether different neighbourhoods within the Brussels Capital Region also experienced a ...
Filip de Maesschalck
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Bringing Elites Sociology Back in European Integration Theories: A Case Study Based on Commissioners and Directors General [PDF]

, 2009
Founded on an analysis of biographies and carriers of top‐rank officials and members of the European Commission, this paper suggest that a lot of recent polemic within the EU Institutions (such as Verheugen controversy, Kinnock reform, etc.) are the ...
Georgakakis, Didier.
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