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Learning Unbiased News Article Representations: A Knowledge-Infused Approach [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
Quantification of the political leaning of online news articles can aid in understanding the dynamics of political ideology in social groups and measures to mitigating them. However, predicting the accurate political leaning of a news article with machine learning models is a challenging task. This is due to (i) the political ideology of a news article
arxiv  

School-based parents’ groups - a politics of voice and representation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
In this paper we consider two discussion-based parents’ forums at two secondary schools. We ask whether such forums can be considered as part of the small, local associative mechanisms which theorists claim have the potential to encourage a more vibrant ...
Martin, Jane, Vincent, Carol
core   +2 more sources

Breaking the Glas s Ceiling: the Role of the UN and the EU in Promoting Women in Politics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Politics has traditionally been reserved for men, meaning it has been very difficult‎ for women to enter at the highest level. The progress in gender equality‎ in politics has been uneven so far and significant differences exist among‎ states and regions.
Ružica Jakešević, Đana Luša
core   +2 more sources

Distributional consequences of political representation [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Economic Review, 2016
Abstract We investigate, both theoretically and empirically, the effect of the geographic concentration of representatives on the geographic distribution of fiscal transfers. Our theoretical model predicts that more representatives residing in a geographic area leads to higher government funds to that area.
Maaser, Nicola, Stratmann, Thomas
openaire   +3 more sources

Electoral Ambiguity and Political Representation [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2015
AbstractWe introduce a Downsian model in which policy‐relevant information is revealed to the elected politician after the election. The electorate benefits from giving the elected politician discretion to adapt policies to his information. But limits on discretion are desirable when politicians do not share the electorate's policy preferences. Optimal
Kartik, Navin   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Data‐driven performance metrics for neural network learning

open access: yesInternational Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView., 2023
Summary Effectiveness of data‐driven neural learning in terms of both local mimima trapping and convergence rate is addressed. Such issues are investigated in a case study involving the training of one‐hidden‐layer feedforward neural networks with the extended Kalman filter, which reduces the search for the optimal network parameters to a state ...
Angelo Alessandri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Divided We Rule: Influencer Polarization on Twitter During Political Crises in India [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
Influencers are key to the nature and networks of information propagation on social media. Influencers are particularly important in political discourse through their engagement with issues, and may derive their legitimacy either solely or in large part through online operation, or have an offline sphere of expertise such as entertainers, journalists ...
arxiv  

Politik Representasi Identitas Perempuan dalam Media: Wacana Kritis Pemberitaan KDRT di suara.com

open access: yesAcademic Journal of Da'wa and Communication
Domestic violence (DV) is a complex problem with significant implications for the lives of women and children. Women's identities are often portrayed negatively and stereotypically as housewives, caregivers, weak, helpless, and submissive.
'Ulya Nurul Makiyah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Struggle to Gain Representation: Mixed Politics in Democratising Indonesia

open access: yesPCD Online Journal, 2017
Democratisation in post-Suharto Indonesia has significantly improved political participation, lifting expectation of bringing better political representation.
Pratikno Pratikno   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quota election system as a way of achieving descriptive and substantive representation of women in parliaments [PDF]

open access: yesSociološki Pregled, 2007
In ten chapters of the text are analyzed issues of under representation of women in legislative bodies (descriptive representation) matched with possibilities of their substantive representation. The substantive representation means contribution of women
Mršević Zorica
doaj   +1 more source

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