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Racism and racial disparities in firearm violence: A scoping review

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firearm violence (i.e., interpersonal, police firearm violence) disproportionately affects racially minoritized communities. Researchers recently shifted their focus from race to racism to better understand the factors that contribute to racial disparities in firearm violence.
Daniel B. Lee, Lexie M. Contreras, Laney Rupp, Stephanie H. Cook, Marc A. Zimmerman, Patrick M. Carter, Katherine P. Theall, Riley Bennett, Julia M. Fleckman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temptation in Vote-Selling: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Philippines [PDF]

, 2014
We test the predictions of a behavioral model of transactional electoral politics in the context of a randomized anti-vote-selling intervention in the Philippines.
Hicken, Allen, Leider, Stephen G., Ravanilla, Nico, Yang, Dean   +3 more
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The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe, Judith Bessant, Madeline Drake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oil Corrupts Elections: The Political Economy of Vote-Buying in Nigeria [PDF]

, 2015
The extant perspectives on vote-buying have produced three central arguments around its causes, which are the factors of poverty, the electoral/voting system, and the nature of politics in the state.
Francis, Suzanne, Onapajo, Hakeem, Uzodike, Ufo   +2 more
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Competitive Equilibrium in Markets for Votes [PDF]

, 2010
We develop a competitive equilibrium theory of a market for votes. Before voting on a binary issue, individuals may buy and sell their votes with each other. We definne ex ante vote-trading equilibrium, identify weak sufficient conditions for existence,
Aniol Llorente-saguer, Aniol Llorente-saguer, Aniol Llorente-saguer, Thomas R. Palfrey, Thomas R. Palfrey, Thomas R. Palfrey   +5 more
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‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton, Barbara Adewumi, Laura R. Bailey, Jacob W. Moore, Lauren‐Marie Aba Amoah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source

First results on applying a non-linear effect formalism to alliances between political parties and buy and sell dynamics

, 2016
We discuss a non linear extension of a model of alliances in politics, recently proposed by one of us. The model is constructed in terms of operators, describing the \emph{interest} of three parties to form, or not, some political alliance with the other
Bagarello, Fabio, Haven, Emmanuel
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Voter Buying: Shaping the Electorate through Clientelism [PDF]

, 2015
Studies of clientelism typically assume that political machines distribute rewards to persuade or mobilize the existing electorate. We argue that rewards not only influence actions of the electorate, but can also shape its composition.
Alvarez, Angrist, Angrist, Angrist, Argersinger, Banfield, Brady, Campbell, Chandra, Correio Braziliense, Cox, Cox, Diaz-Cayeros, Diário de Cuiabá, Donsanto, East African Standard, Estado de São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, Ferraz, Ferraz, Folke, Fukumoto, Gallego, Gans-Morse, Globo (G1), Hahn, Haspel, Ichino, Imbens, Jornal Estado de Goiás, Kitschelt, Lee, Lehoucq, Lehoucq, Ludwig, Manski, McCrary, Ministério Público de Pernambuco, Ministério Público Federal, Ministério Público Federal no Pará, Nichter, Nicolau, O Poti, Proceso, Robinson, Rosas, Rosenbaum, Saraiva Reporter, Schady, Scott, Simpser, Stokes, Stokes, TRE-Minas Gerais, TRE-Piauí, TRE/RS, Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, Várzea Grande, Wantchekon, Ziblatt   +59 more
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Debunking the Myth: A Dive Into the Role of Relational Capital in Sustainable Food Production Systems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The shift towards sustainable food production is essential to address the urgent dual challenges of climate change and population growth, with agricultural cooperatives playing a vital role in this transformation. However, many cooperatives struggle to deliver the expected value to their members.
Ismail Badraoui, Tarik Saikouk, Nejib Fattam, Ahmed Hamdi, Vikas Kumar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source