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Representativeness and Mode Effects in the Swiss Election Study (Selects): Are Paper Surveys Still Relevant?

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Web‐based surveys have gained popularity due to their cost‐effectiveness and changing participation habits, a trend accelerated by the COVID‐19 pandemic. This raises questions about the continued value of paper‐based surveys in mixed‐mode studies like the Swiss Election Study (Selects), which uses a push‐to‐web design, offering a paper ...
Jan‐Erik Refle, Lukas Lauener, Annika Lindholm   +2 more
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Are Less Affluent People Less Likely to Run for Political Office?

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In almost all democracies, elected officials are better off than most of the citizens they represent. Recent research has shown that this descriptive misrepresentation is partly due to voter and party bias against less well‐off candidates. In this paper, we explore a third possible explanation: Are less affluent people less likely to run for ...
Pirmin Bundi, Reto Wüest
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France-Japon : la « thérapie informatique »

Revue Internationale d’Éducation de Sèvres, 2000
The comparison of acts of violence committed by young people in Japan and France reveals social and institutional problems which, in the education sector, can be explained by increased competition at school.
Jean-François Sabouret
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Do They Want, Can They, and Have They Been Asked? Generational Differences in Reasons for Non‐Voting in Switzerland

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In many advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote than earlier generations and older individuals. However, despite this being an established empirical matter, less is known about the reasons why they decide to stay away from the polls. This’ Age‐Period‐Cohort’ (APC) study analyzes generational and age
Reto Mitteregger, Thomas Jocker
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Do Voters and Candidates Share the Same Views on Democracy? Support for and Satisfaction with Democracy in Switzerland

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The perceived “crisis of democracy” has received much attention in recent scholarly and societal debates. Yet much of the focus has been on democratic attitudes of citizens. We only know little about the democracy orientations of political candidates, and whether voter and candidate views on democracy are congruent.
Annika Lindholm, Lukas Lauener
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L’infrastructure de l’éducation dans les zones rurales

Revue Internationale d’Éducation de Sèvres, 1996
Dans un contexte nuancé en raison des importantes disparités régionales, les pays de l’OCDE sont confrontés à des questions identiques sur l’organisation des écoles en milieu rural, sur leur rôle dans les communautés locales et sur le coût d’un ...
Richard Yelland
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Everyday Discrimination as a Driver of Political Protest Among the Lower Social Class: Evidence from Germany

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This research note investigates how discriminatory experiences shape political protest behaviour among lower social class citizens. While prior studies show that discrimination mobilises ethnic and racial minorities toward protest, the political consequences of class‐based discrimination remain underexplored.
Manuel Diaz Garcia, Sabrina J. Mayer, Magdalena Riedl   +2 more
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La place du français dans les programmes éducatifs plurilingues en Espagne [PDF]

Synergies Espagne, 2014
Améliorer les compétences de communication en langues étrangères est devenu l’un des éléments clé de la politique éducative de l’Europe, en réponse à l’énorme défi de la mondialisation et à l’acquisition nécessaire de nouvelles compétences ...
María Soledad Hoyos Pérez
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Poverty Attributions and Voting Choices in the 2023 Swiss National Elections

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Is poverty a relevant issue for Swiss electoral politics and political behavior? In this paper we answer that question by showing that citizens’ agreement with different causal attributions of poverty matters for their voting decisions. Of highest relevance is the difference between an “individual blame” explanation (i.e., the poor are lazy ...
Lionel Marquis, Jessy Sparer
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Explaining the Populist Radical Right's Success in the 2023 Swiss National Elections: A Reference Group Perspective

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study analyses the success of populist radical right (PRR) parties in the 2023 Swiss elections using reference group theory. While existing literature emphasizes the influence of objective and subjective group membership on electoral choice, it often overlooks voters' feelings toward groups they do not belong to and their perceptions of ...
Anke Tresch, Line Rennwald
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