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The political consequences of Africa's mobile revolution

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract What are the political consequences of rising domestic connectivity? I study this question in Sub‐Saharan Africa, asking how mobile technology shapes public opinion in geographically isolated communities. For remote rural populations, mobile devices increase contact with physically distant social networks, through regular phone calls with ...
Alex Yeandle
wiley   +1 more source

Secrecy strategies: Global patterns in elites' quest for confidentiality in offshore finance. [PDF]

PLoS One
Chang HH, Harrington B, Rockmore D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Climate crisis and policy inaction in Indonesia

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We surveyed voters and politicians in advance of the 2024 Indonesian election to measure preferences for environmental policy. We find that politicians underestimate voter concerns. We conducted an informational experiment with politicians to correct these misperceptions, and we document evidence of learning but no greater support for policy ...
Allan Hsiao, Nicholas Kuipers
wiley   +1 more source

Data Entry and Decision Chains: Distributed Responsibility and Bureaucratic Disempowerment in the UK's Universal Credit Programme. [PDF]

Oxf J Leg Stud
Adelmant V, Raso J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Balancing bossism: State expansion in the face of elite capture

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Central states have often relied on local elites to implement policies in peripheral areas. These strategies may allow otherwise weak states to impose their directives, but they can also be inefficient, particularly when a single elite commands total control over local politics (monopolist capture).
Anna F. Callis, Christopher L. Carter
wiley   +1 more source

The Anatomy of an Employment Contract. [PDF]

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
Fine KS, Attaluri P, Wirth PJ, Shaffrey EC, Rao VK.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

Diminution of Public Health Agency Authorities Post-Loper. [PDF]

J Law Med Ethics
Hodge JG, Lauzon M.
europepmc   +1 more source