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Democracy and Education through the Eyes of Kuwaiti Politicians: A Phenomenological Study

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2019
Kuwait’s Constitution defines the small Arab Gulf nation as a constitutional democracy led by a hereditary emirate, although outside observers have questioned the degree to which it is indeed democratic.
Sara Alnufaishan, Alanoud Alrashidi
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Local politicians in the age of new media

open access: yesFrontiers in Political Science, 2022
This paper discusses the impact of new media on local politics and politicians in a highly digitalised and advanced democracy. Through case studies and interviews of elite representatives in three Norwegian municipalities, the paper's ambition is to gain
Hilde Bjørnå   +2 more
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To run or not to run (again) for political office… at the crossroads between public values and self-interested benefits: Insights from the Canton of Ticino

open access: yesYearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences, 2012
What motivates people to run (or run again) for political office? Politics is an ideology-based activity, but is the desire to serve the State and contribute to people’s well-being enough to motivate people?
Daniela Cristofoli, Paolo Crugnola
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Implicit expression of political stance in political weblogs [PDF]

open access: yesЖанры речи, 2023
The article analyses the ways of implicit expression of the political stance of bloggers. The relevance of the topic under study is determined by the increased influence of non-institutional means of communication on political processes.
Vidineeva, N. Yu.
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Liberté de presse écrite au Maroc : L’évolution au regard de l’évaluation

open access: yesL’Année du Maghreb, 2016
This article aims to examine the press freedom situation in Morocco and his evolution since 2011 with regard to evaluation on national and international levels.
Mohamed Naimi
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Disclosure by Politicians

open access: yes, 2009
We collect data on the rules and practices of financial and conflict disclosure by politicians in 175 countries. Although two thirds of the countries have some disclosure laws, less than a third make disclosures available to the public. Disclosure is more extensive in richer and more democratic countries.
Djankov, S.   +3 more
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Politicians’ social welfare criteria: an experiment with German legislators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Much economic analysis derives policy recommendations based on social welfare criteria intended to model the preferences of a policy maker. Yet, little is known about policy maker’s normative views in a way amenable to this use.
Blesse, Sebastian   +4 more
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Outside income and moral hazard : the elusive quest for good politicians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In most modern democracies elected officials can work in the private sector while appointed in parliament. We show that when the political and market sectors are not mutually exclusive, a trade-off arises between the quality of elected officials and ...
Naticchioni, Paolo   +2 more
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Twitter dialogue: an analysis of Pakistani politicians’ information sharing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Purpose: The use of Twitter by political parties and politicians has been well studied in developed countries. However, there is a lack of empirical work which has examined the use of Twitter in developing countries. The present study aims to explore the
Mahmood, Khalid   +7 more
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CZY ZALEWA NAS FALA PRZEMOCY? POLITYCY I MEDIA VS. DANE STATYSTYCZNE

open access: yesCivitas et Lex, 2014
By detailed analyses of Polish and world statistics, the authors search for the answer if in fact, as some politicians and citizens claim, the world and in particular European Union and Poland are overcome by the wave of violence.
Katarzyna Hamer, Hanna Hamet
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