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"Laffer paradox, Leviathan, and Political Contest" [PDF]
This paper considers a political contest model wherein self-interested politicians seek rents from the public budget, while general voters make political efforts to protest against politicians' rent seeking directly (for example, through voting in ...
C.C. Yang, Toshihiro Ihori
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Preserve or retreat? Willingness-to-pay for Coastline Protection in New South Wales
, 2019 Coastal erosion is a global and pervasive phenomenon that predicates a need for a strategic approach to the future management of coastal values and assets (both built and natural), should we invest in protective structures like seawalls that aim to ...
Ardeshiri, Ali +3 more
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Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The persistence of participatory budgeting (PB) in selected Chinese localities challenges the conventional wisdom that deliberative democratic practices can only take root in liberal political environments. Yet, existing literature has not sufficiently elucidated the factors underpinning the rise and sustained operation of PB in this seemingly
Yifei Yan +3 more
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On the Cause of US’s Abstaining from Voting for UN Security Council Resolution 2728 (2024)
Journal of Islamic World and PoliticsThis study examined the rationale behind the United States (US) abstention from UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2728, March 25, 2024, which called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Muhammad Alfian Maulana
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Protest voting in the laboratory
, 2020 Formal analysis predicts that the likelihood of an electoral accident depends on the preference intensity for a successful protest, but not on the protest's popularity: an increase in protest's popularity is fully offset by a reduction in the individual probability of casting a protest vote.
Louis, Philippos +3 more
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary This research investigates how firms attempt to preempt activism before it mobilizes into an active threat. Employing a difference‐in‐differences design, we examine the quasi‐exogenous enactments of laws that prevent Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (anti‐SLAPP laws) in the United States.
Zhiyan Wu, Garry Bruton, Ryan Krause
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From activism to the ballot box: mediating role of social change beliefs over time
Frontiers in Social PsychologyIntroductionIn recent years, there has been a global escalation in social demonstrations and political crises, signaling widespread dissatisfaction with prevailing political systems.
Víctor Jiménez-Benítez +2 more
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The effect of a "none of the above" ballot paper option on voting behavior and election outcomes [PDF]
, 2020 We investigate how voter and political candidate behavior and election results are affected by an explicit blank vote option “None of the above” (NOTA) on the ballot paper.
Ambrus, Attila +2 more
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Homefront: Black Servicemembers and Black Voters in the Civil Rights Era
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The role of Black World War II veterans in the Civil Rights Movement has been well documented, but the effect of Black military service on Black voting patterns remains unclear. Combining detailed information on World War II enlistments and Civil Rights Commission data on voter registration by race, we estimate the role of Black veterans in ...
Thomas Koch +2 more
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Frontiers in Political ScienceThe relationship between movement participation and subsequent vote intention is a central topic in political science. Empirical studies present an ambiguous pattern, with one showing a mobilization argument, while the others suggest movement will ...
Fen Lin +4 more
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