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The system functions of direct democracy - a ranking of 103 countries in the world

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science
We introduce a new framework of the functions of direct democracy within a democratic political system. These are: (1) channeling political input into the decision-making arenas by circumventing organized interests (input function), (2) channeling ...
Eike-Christian Hornig   +1 more
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Mediocracy, Third Version [PDF]

open access: yes
We study the recruitment of individuals in the political sector. We propose an equilibrium model of political recruitment by two political parties competing in an election.
Andrea Mattozzi, Antonio Merlo
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From catering organisations to environmental and health related public catering systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Based on the political legitimacy for healthy food and environment by the citizens, the traditional public catering is suggested to be conceptualised as a public catering system.
Mikkola, Minna
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Indigenous peoples and their demands in political systems [PDF]

open access: yesRevista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2009
During the last two decades of the 20th century, indigenous groups mobilised themselves in many countries in Latin America with the aim of calling for various rights based on their ethnic status.
Willem Assies
doaj  

Applying branding theory to political marketing : a pilot study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Communications in Marketing Communication at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Recent developments in the research field of political marketing highlights the growing importance and application of branding to politics. However, despite recent advancements in the research field of customer-based brand equity, the methods used to ...
Kooyman, Caitlin
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Entrenched time delays versus accelerating opinion dynamics: are advanced democracies inherently unstable?

open access: yes, 2017
Modern societies face the challenge that the time scale of opinion formation is continuously accelerating in contrast to the time scale of political decision making.
Gros, Claudius
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FAMILY SYSTEMS, POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND ASIA'S ‘MISSING GIRLS’

open access: yes, 2009
China, South Korea and northwest India manifest extreme child sex ratios. This paper argues that this is because their pre-modern political and administrative systems used patrilineages to organise their citizens, generating uniquely rigid patriliny and ...
M. Das Gupta
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Europeanisation of national political systems : Parliaments and executives

open access: yes, 2008
This article reviews the by now extensive literature on the Europeanisation of the political systems of the EU-15, with an emphasis on parliaments and executives (i.e., governments and ministerial administrations). The Living Review highlights apparently
K. Goetz, Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Political Corruption and Electoral Systems Seen with Economists’ Lenses [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The ongoing process of democratisation lead to the growing importance of the electoral systems that regulate the procedures of gaining and legitimizing power in democracy.
Dzionek-Kozłowska
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Introduction to Special Topic Forum Influencing Politics and Political Systems: Political Systems and Corporate Strategies

open access: yes, 2008
This special topic forum is intended to encourage scholarship on private firms' influence on politics and political systems from a variety of management disciplinary and intellectual perspectives.
J. Pearce, J. D. Castro, M. Guillén
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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