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What Will it Take for a Woman to Become President of the United States?
Abstract In this article we consider what it will take for a woman to be elected President of the United States. We examine the available data from the 2024 election, in comparison to previous elections; we inspect the main findings from the feminist political science of political parties, candidate selection and gendered barriers to elected leadership;
Rosie Campbell, Joni Lovenduski
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Democratic Consent for the Windsor Framework
Abstract The Windsor Framework establishes a unique status for Northern Ireland in the UK‐EU relationship that has proven controversial, particularly for unionists. It also provides members of the Northern Ireland Assembly with regular opportunities to give their ‘democratic consent’ to the continued application of arrangements in the Windsor Framework
David Phinnemore
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The House of Lords and Devolution: Already a Chamber of the Nations and Regions?
Abstract When it published its report in 2022, one of the main recommendations of the Brown Commission, established by the Labour Party to examine the future governance of the UK, was for the replacement of the House of Lords with an ‘assembly of the nations and regions’.
Adam Evans
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In the last years, several social and political sectors have suggested a more frequent and efficient use of referendum as a mechanism for political participation and democratic regeneration in our system.
Eduardo J. Ruiz Vieytez
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Different Process, Same Outcome? The Problems of Within‐Party Sortition
Abstract A recent article in Political Quarterly argues for a ‘sortition of candidature’. We show that because political parties are not themselves socially representative, such a scheme would not result in a socially representative Parliament. Drawing on data from the Party Members Project, we show that while some demographic groups would be better ...
Philip Cowley, Paul Webb, Tim Bale
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Rural but not radical right: The rural‐urban cleavage in Norway
Abstract Conventional wisdom claims that rural voters are politically mobilized by right‐wing and culturally conservative forces, while urban voters are left‐leaning and have progressive cultural views. Leveraging original survey data from Norway, our work challenges this dichotomy.
Kiran R. Auerbach +2 more
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This article analyses a new wealth tax (the IGF) in Bolivia against the backdrop of the 2019 ousting of former president Evo Morales. In doing so, it engages calls for ‘a return to politics’ in anthropology by proposing the notion of a ‘fiscal grievance politics’ as animating elite opposition to the tax in lowland Santa Cruz department. I show that the
Charles Dolph
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ABSTRACT This paper studies how partisan alignment between city leaders and state governors shapes information processing and bond pricing in the municipal bond market. Using a novel data set on 1,045 U.S. cities from 2005 to 2019, we show that cities with the same political affiliation as the state governor face 9 basis points lower borrowing costs ...
RAMONA DAGOSTINO, ANYA NAKHMURINA
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Far From Routine: Employers' Recruitment and Control Strategies in Two Low Wage Sectors
ABSTRACT Contrary to HRM's prevailing view that low wage work is routine and not requiring specific HR strategies, this study reveals how employers within low wage sectors pursue active and diverse strategies to segment the labour force and shape the work package.
Eva Herman, Jill Rubery, Gail Hebson
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Advancing Employee Voice Through Insights From Democratic Innovations
ABSTRACT Employee voice has long attracted interest from academics, policymakers, and practitioners in light of its myriad benefits. To date, employee voice researchers have identified a wide array of voice practices that are organized and understood through a core set of dimensions.
Simon Pek, Lorin Busaan
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