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Fiscal Equalisation in Australian Federalism: Share and Share Alike?
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.The sharing of revenue between the states to achieve fiscal equality has long been an important and internationally notable feature of Australian federalism. While horizontal fiscal equalisation is always prone to dispute, unprecedented conflict erupted in the Australian system in the second decade of this century and resulted in changes that brought ...
Alan Fenna, John Phillimore
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Many are skeptical of the appeal of authoritarian political systems. We argue that global audiences will embrace authoritarian models when they believe that autocracies can meet governance challenges better than democracies. We collect comprehensive data on the external messaging of the Chinese and American governments.
Daniel Mattingly +5 more
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Many citizens find politics too uncivil, and incivility is often considered a source of political disaffection. However, research studying these effects almost exclusively relies on survey experiments, which yield contrasting results depending on design choices and do not study downstream consequences for satisfaction with democracy and ...
Troels Bøggild, Carsten Jensen
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The economic roots of cross‐national similarity in voter preferences
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract We argue that economic and political integration leads voters' political preferences toward cross‐national convergence. Analyzing data on voter preferences across 30 European democracies from 1976 to 2022, we measure the similarity of preference distributions across state dyads over time, documenting an average increase in similarity over this
David Fortunato +2 more
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Biased bureaucrats and the policies of international organizations
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract This article advances a novel argument about the policy output of international organizations (IOs) by highlighting the role of individual staffers. We approach them as purposive actors carrying heterogeneous ideological biases that materially shape their policy choices on the job.
Valentin Lang +2 more
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Can interest groups influence elections? Evidence from unions in Great Britain, 1900–2019
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Unions sponsor electoral candidates around the world, yet little is known about the consequences of these arrangements. I study how union sponsorship affected the electoral prospect of British parliamentary candidates throughout the 20th century. I collect new data on the universe of union‐sponsored candidates.
Alexander Fouirnaies
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The financialization of housing and its political consequences
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Institutional investors in residential real estate have become targets of political backlash against unaffordable housing. We argue that this backlash is not only about economic issues such as rising rents; it reflects a fundamental rejection of “financialized capitalism” that turns housing from a basic need into a speculative asset.
Rafaela Dancygier, Andreas Wiedemann
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