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Significant Far‐Right Challenges to Australian Society? The XYZ and AustraliaOne

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars who analyse the Australian far‐right from a criminological or security studies perspective propose that activists and groups pose ‘political’ challenges to Australian society. This paper examines the far‐right news website The XYZ and the AustraliaOne political party, and argues that claims that the far‐right may normalise ...
Timothy Lynch
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The public agglomeration effect: Urban–rural divisions in government efficiency and political preferences

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
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Migrating to stay or commuting to work? How fairness perceptions and exposure shape attitudes toward labor migration

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Existing literature posits that attitudes toward immigration are shaped by the impact of migrants on native workers' wages and employment, as well as by various other material, cultural, and social concerns. However, empirically disentangling these influences can be challenging.
Lena Maria Schaffer, Gabriele Spilker
wiley   +1 more source

Experience and self‐interest: Diverging responses to global warming

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract People are increasingly feeling global warming's effects through extreme heat and natural disasters. How do these climate shocks affect political attitudes? We argue that the effect of climate‐related experiences depends significantly on self‐interest.
Alexander F. Gazmararian, Helen V. Milner   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learner Advocates: Co‐Designing Disability Awareness in Higher Education

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims This study explores the experiences of students with intellectual disabilities participating in a co‐designed, experiential Disability Rights module within the Certificate in Arts, Science and Inclusive Applied Practice programme at Trinity College Dublin.
Des Aston, Vivian Rath, Emma McGrath, Gillian Cronin, Dale O'Neill, Saoirse Keogh, Patricia McCarthy, Angela Mazzocco   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Principiul consultării cetăţenilor în soluţionarea problemelor locale de interes deosebit

Revista Transilvană de Ştiinţe Administrative, 2013
The principle referring to the consultation of citizens for solving local problems of special interest is established in articles 2 and 3 of the local public administration law. This law presents the above mentioned principle as a principle applicable to
Melinda CENUŞE
doaj  

Private money and money market integration: The role of payments infrastructure in nineteenth‐century Switzerland

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Using newly collected discount rate data for six Swiss cities from 1846 to 1893, we find no evidence of increasing integration during a 30‐year period of lightly regulated free banking. We attribute this to two structural issues: banks had incentives to ward off competitors by protecting their local monopolies or forming cartels, and there was
Daniel Kaufmann, Rebecca Stuart
wiley   +1 more source

Professionalism in Postgraduate Oral Health Education: A Rapid Review

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is no empirical evidence guiding the teaching of professionalism in postgraduate oral health education. Therefore, the objective of this rapid review is to assess the current status of the research literature on professionalism teaching in postgraduate oral health education.
Maan AlSultan, Fraser McDonald, Melanie Nasseripour   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Revision Procedure, the Role of the Constitutional Court in the Referendum Procedure and the President Dismissal

Annals of Philosophy, Social and Human Disciplines, 2011
The revision procedure combines specific techniques of the representative democracy with those specific to direct democracy, both by enshrining popular constitutional initiative, and by giving the social corpus the possibility to ...
Ştefan Alexandru BĂIŞANU
doaj  

Cleavage Referendums: Ideological Decisions and Transformational Political Change

Politics and Governance
Referendum use has been increasing around the world. In some cases, referendum devices are incorporated into the institutional architecture of the state while in many others, referendums are used in an, and often consultative manner, to determine ...
Theresa Reidy
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