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Analyses of Social Issues and Public PolicyIn the current contribution, we aim to examine how the political efficacy of different actions is understood in authoritarian contexts and, in particular, whether protest and voting are viewed as an efficacious way to engage in the political process ...
Özden Melis Uluğ +2 more
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A Statistical Model of Abstention under Compulsory Voting [PDF]
, 2011 Invalid voting and electoral absenteeism are two important sources of abstention in compulsory voting systems. Previous studies in this area have not considered the correlation between both variables and ignored the compositional nature of the data ...
Katz, Gabriel
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The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe +2 more
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RUDN Journal of Russian History, 2022 The article examines the little-studied topic of the evolution of the protest sentiments of the Estonian students in the 1960s, which found expression in student processions in Tallinn and Tartu in October 1968.
Elena V. Kamaeva (Bureeva)
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A 'sinister and retrogressive' proposal : Irish women's opposition to the 1937 draft constitution [PDF]
, 2005 This article explores the campaign waged by Irish women against the draft constitution of 1937. A number of articles within the constitution were deemed by women activists to threaten both their rights as citizens and as workers.
Luddy, Maria
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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SocietiesThis paper investigates the concept of “populist attitudes” resulting from the emotional symbolization of the political world. While contemporary scholars link populism to individual attitudes or socio-economic shifts, we argue that understanding ...
Matteo Antonini +6 more
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Political Activism Research: Studying the Evoution of Political Behavior
Partecipazione e Conflitto, 2016 The study of political activism has grown significantly within the last fifty years. Political participation was always the cornerstone of research in political science, but the advent of comparative political behavior studies and quantitative analysis ...
Vincenzo Memoli, Francesca Vassallo
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All I'm asking, is for a little respect: assessing the performance of Britain's most successful radical left party [PDF]
, 2012 This article offers an overview of the genesis, development and decline of the Respect Party, a rare example of a radical left party which has achieved some degree of success in the UK.
Peace, Timothy
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