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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Stochastic economic placement and sizing of electric vehicles charging station with renewable units and battery bank in smart distribution network. [PDF]
Sci RepVeisi M.
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Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
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Surgical outcomes of robotic surgery for kidney stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis from section of YAU and EAU endourology. [PDF]
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What is (de)politicization and what is wrong with it?
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract This article attempts to clarify the meaning of (de)politicization. Politicization sometimes refers to the inappropriate intrusion of partisan loyalties in nonpolitical social domains (affective politicization). Politicization can also constitute an ideal of civic agency and energy (contestatory politicization).
Dimitrios Halikias
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Amish fertility in the United States: Comparative evidence from the American Community Survey and Amish population registries. [PDF]
Demogr ResStone L, Anderson C, Thiehoff S.
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The Outsiders: Principled Withdrawal, Whiteness, and Power in the Los Angeles Food Justice Movement
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article draws on understandings of whiteness and the misconstrual of South Central Los Angeles to analyze the power dynamics between “outsider” activists and residents of South Central as they worked toward a more equitable food system.
Hanna Garth
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Analysis of a household-scale model for the invasion of Wolbachia into a resident mosquito population. [PDF]
J Math BiolBarlow A, Penington S, Adams B.
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Contacts to general practitioners and renewal of antihypertensive medication - a four-year follow-up in primary health care, Turku, Finland. [PDF]
BMC Prim CareJohansson JK, Korhonen P.
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