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The1997 Scottish referendum : an analysis of the Scottish referendum [PDF]

open access: yes, 1988
Referendums are rare events in the United Kingdom. Only one UK-wide referendum has been held - on membership of the European Community (as it then was) in 1975 - and before 1997 there had been only three other significant referendums: in 1973, in ...
Bochel, H.   +3 more
core  

The parliamentary election and referendum in Belarus, October 2004 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Belarus became an independent state in December 1991 on the dissolution of the USSR; and it became a presidential state under its constitution of March 1994.
Elena Korosteleva-Polglase   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Failure in Motion: A Framework for Capability Erosion and Institutional Dysfunction

open access: yesStrategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on the literature on capability erosion and institutional dysfunction (ID), this study develops a conceptual framework that sheds new light on how the interaction between capability erosion and ID creates conditions for business failure across borders. By articulating two dimensions of heterogeneous capability and resource erosion (i.e.
Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Do School District Budget Referenda Fail? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
[Excerpt] Public elementary and secondary education is financed in many states at least partially at the local level and school district budgets in many states are determined by voter referenda. To date, however, there have been no studies that sought to
Ehrenberg, Randy A.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Exploring perceptions of Italian urban wildlife on TikTok

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Western cities, some animals are valued for their beauty, rarity or usefulness, while others are dismissed as unwelcome. This distinction reflects the cultural meanings attached to each species and frequently conflicts with ecological priorities.
Gabriele Colombo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dispelling the Myths: The Truth about TABOR and Referendum C [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
During the late 1990s, Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights was praised widely for its effectiveness in restraining the growth of government and providing tax relief for the residents of the state.
Michael New, Stephen Slivinski
core  

Delisting the Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf from the US Endangered Species Act: an assessment of political discourse over 20 years

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Feared, revered, and politicized, wolves have long captured human imagination, and ignited fierce conservation conflicts. In the United States, the Endangered Species Act protects species at risk of extinction from human impacts. This far‐reaching legislation, which impacts development and state‐level wildlife management, has been fraught with legal ...
Iree Wheeler   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

When cultural strength means political weakness: Romania’s marriage referendum and the paradox of conservative mobilisation

open access: yesMoravian Geographical Reports, 2020
Held on 6–7 October 2018, the Romanian referendum on the topic of gay marriage was the fourth referendum of this kind organised in East Central Europe over a five-year period. Because turnout was low in all of them and demands explanation, this paper: i)
Racu Alexandru   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Permissibility of Holding a Referendum under the Conditions of Occupation of the Territories of Georgia [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Constitutional Law, 2023
It is acknowledged truth in the sphere of legal hermeneutics, that when interpreting a legal norm, we should not always rely only on grammatical and word-for-word interpretation, and we should also refer to other ways and methods of interpretation ...
George Goradze
doaj  

Great (Retirement) Expectations: A Review of Retirement Income Policy and Changes to Expected and Preferred Retirement Age of Australian Workers

open access: yesAustralian Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue Retirement age expectations and preferences are shaped by individual, social, and government policy influences. Our paper reviews major policy changes in the Australian Retirement Income System over the past two decades and documents changes in Australian workers' expected and preferred retirement age. Research Findings/
Paul Gerrans   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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