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Political Geography and Representation: A Case Study of Districting in Pennsylvania [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 This preprint offers a detailed look, both qualitative and quantitative, at districting with respect to recent voting patterns in one state: Pennsylvania. We investigate how much the partisan playing field is tilted by political geography. In particular we closely examine the role of scale.
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Women Politicians and Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine and Georgia in 2012
East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies, 2015 : Post-communist countries undergoing social transformations in the last twenty years needed to implement political and economic reforms. Changes also had to support the principles of equality in the access to power, specifically gender quotas in ...
Tetiana Kostiuchenko +2 more
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The Transformation of World Trade [PDF]
, 2005 This Article contests the traditional view of the evolution of the world trade system. Rather than a unidirectional process of legalization focused exclusively on the system\u27s normative structure, Part I of the Article, The Explosion of the GATT Club,
Pauwelyn, Joost H. B.
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Crime Against History: Slavery, Race, and the 1776 Report
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With the 2025 executive order, “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K‐12 Schooling,” the Trump administration reestablished the 1776 Commission, which produced The 1776 Report. This article argues that this report, which is an unsubtle response to The 1619 Project, reveals how White Christian Nationalists wish to mandate that a hyper‐patriotic ...
William V. Trollinger
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A Seat at the Table: Five Steps to Making Latin American Politics More Diverse [PDF]
, 2017 The story of political representation is not unlike many narratives in Latin America. Progress has been made, with some notable success cases, but the region is still home to stark contrasts and there is much work to be done.
Andrew Downie
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White Christian Nationalism: Adult Education and Threats to Democracy
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Adult education has a historical and ongoing commitment to fostering democratic relationships, demonstrated by the tendency of adult education to be called upon when social change and realignment are most desirable. This article considers the philosophical and pragmatic possibilities for adult education at this moment, when White Christian ...
Ralf St. Clair, Lyn Tett, Rob Black
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Labor Unions, Political Representation, and Economic Inequality
, 2017 Decades of research across several disciplines have produced substantial evidence that labor unions, on balance, reduce economic disparities. But unions are complicated, multifaceted organizations straddling markets and politics.
John S. Ahlquist
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Women's participation and representation in Nigeria's politics in the last decade (1999-2009) [PDF]
, 2010 The world of politics has for a long time been regarded as a place reserved for men. However today, there is a growing agitation for doors to open for women in politics. And as can be expected various countries are working towards women participation and
Olatunde, Diane
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Everyday realities of climate change adaptation in Mozambique [PDF]
, 2012 This paper analyzes discourses and practices of flood response and adaptation to climate change in Mozambique. It builds on recent publications on climate change adaptation that suggest that the successes and failures of adaptation highly depend on the ...
Artur, L., Hilhorst, D.J.M.
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New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since the January 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the influence of White Christian nationalism (WCN) has become even more pronounced and concerning. Adult educators and the public need a better understanding of whether and how WCN can be unlearned, and the roles ordinary citizens and adult educators can play in this process.
Esther Prins
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