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Local Service Provision During War‐A Case Study of Yemen
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In conflict‐ridden regions like Yemen, local governance structures play a critical role in shaping the provision of essential services during ongoing war. This study examines these complexities by focusing on five key governorates: Marib, Sana'a, Aden, Hodeidah, and Hadramaut. Methodologically, it employs 27 semi‐structured interviews with key
Ahmed Almaweri, Hasan Al‐Awami
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Diffusion in Referendum Campaigns: The Case of EU Constitutional Referendums [PDF]
Journal of European Integration, 2015 The problem of cross-case influences is crucial in the analysis of social phenomena. Is a referendum held in a state entirely a ‘domestic’ event? No work has applied diffusion theories to the study of referendum campaigns. In this paper, I show diffusion effects among the 2005 Constitutional Treaty referendums.
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Boundary spanners: An Australian First Nations perspective
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract A boundary spanner is a person who breaks down the barriers or ‘boundaries’ between specific groups of society. To do this, they use their innate qualities and skills developed through experience to conceptualise a method which facilitates meaningful relationships between the two groups.
Mitchell C. Gibbs, Pauline M. Ross
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Revista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative, 2015 A referendum is a form of direct democracy. A constitutional system becomes functional first of all due to the indirect, representative democracy, but complementary and subsidiary, the referendum may be used also.
Attila VARGA
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, 2014 Polish migrants are the largest non-UK born population in Scotland (56,000 in 2012). As EU citizens who are resident in Scotland, they are eligible to vote in the 18 September 2014 referendum on Scottish independence.
McGhee, Derek, Pietka-Nykaza, Emilia
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Brexit outcome unlikely to satisfy anyone [PDF]
, 2016 https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/2016/brexit-eu-referendum/Published ...
Mackey, John W.
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Solar home systems (SHSs) are celebrated as a technological antidote to sub–Saharan Africa's chronic electricity deficits, yet the financial and social mechanisms that move them from warehouse to household remain underexplored. Drawing on 157 interviews with SHS owners in Tanzania and Malawi, this study examines the financial pathways used to ...
Nathanael Ojong +2 more
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Hope vs. Fear: The Debate Over a State Constitutional Convention [PDF]
, 2017 On November 7, 2017, New Yorkers will go to their polling places and receive ballots containing a thirteen-word referendum question: “Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” That question appears on the ballot because ...
Greenberg, Henry M.
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Nationwide diversity of symbolic “city flowers” in Japan is increasing
Ecological Research, EarlyView.In this study, we examined how city governments in Japan assess their local biota and their services. The groundbreaking point of our study was the use of “city flowers,” which are the official symbolic species designated in each Japanese city, to measure awareness of the biocultural backgrounds by local governments.
Yoichi Tsuzuki +7 more
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Revista Vasca de Administración Pública, 2017 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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