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Engineering an Orderly Greek Debt Restructuring [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
For some months now, discussions over how Greece will restructure its debt have been constrained by the requirement that the deal be “voluntary” – implying that Greece would continue debt service to any creditors that choose retain their old bonds rather
Gulati, Mitu, Zettelmeyer, Jeromin
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The United States and Human Rights Treaties: Race Relations, the Cold War, and Constitutionalism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The United States prides itself on being a champion of human rights and pressures other countries to improve their human rights practices, and yet appears less willing than other nations to embrace international human rights treaties.
Bradley, Curtis A.
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Oversized Government Coalitions in Latin America [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Political Science Review, 2016
Research on executive-legislative relations in presidential systems have emphasized how presidents use cabinet appointments to form and manage government coalitions in the absence of majority legislative support.
Fernando Meireles
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Japan – U.S. Relations under the Abe Doctrine: Shifting Policy in East Asia Regional Stability

open access: yesJournal of International Studies, 2017
Reelection of Shinzo Abe as Prime Minister provides a favorable climate for both Donald Trump’s first presidential visit to Japan and an improvement of Chinese-Japanese-U.S. bilateral relations.
Hendra Manurung
doaj   +1 more source

The Most Disproportionate UK Election: How the Labour Party Doubled its Seat Share with a 1.6‐Point Increase in Vote Share in 2024

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 37-64, January/March 2025.
Abstract The Labour Party doubled its seats in the 2024 UK general election, winning a landslide majority with only a 1.6 point increase in its UK vote share and an historically low vote share for a winning party at just under 34 per cent. This article provides new evidence for three constituency‐level explanations for this outcome in the context of ...
Marta Miori, Jane Green
wiley   +1 more source

Commentary, At Issue – House Rules: Is a Supermajority Requirement for Tax Hikes Constitutional? – No, The Framers Had Only a Simple Majority in Mind [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
The supermajority requirement undermines the constitutional principles of Article I and separation of powers. Rule XXI is not merely a rule of internal procedure; it determines when bills get presented to the Senate and the ...
Bloch, Susan Low
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Housing, Inequality and London

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Regional inequalities are deeply entrenched in the UK. London, and its wider region, is often seen as the beneficiary of these inequalities. The capital houses a disproportionate share of the nation's population and its economic output. But London is also home to higher levels of inequality, poverty and child poverty than anywhere else in the ...
Jack Brown, Joe Fyans
wiley   +1 more source

Problems and Prospects with the Scientonomic Workflow

open access: yesScientonomy, 2019
While the scientonomic workflow guiding the development of a general theory of scientific change has been practiced for nearly four years, it has yet to be formally evaluated.
Jamie Shaw, Hakob Barseghyan
doaj   +1 more source

Congressional Self-Discipline: The Constitutionality of Supermajority Rules [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Congress needs to be more disciplined. It has at times become sloppy and even cavalier. When, for example, Congress enacted the federal Gun-Free School Zone Act of 1990, it was asking for trouble.
Bloch, Susan Low
core   +1 more source

The Red–Green Electoral Threat to the Labour Party

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract For the first time, Labour faces credible electoral threats from minor parties to its left. The Greens and the newly formed Your Party offer left‐wing and Muslim voters disillusioned with Labour viable electoral alternatives and parliamentary representation. This article considers how great the threat is to Labour. It uses a model of how minor
Thomas Quinn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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