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Voting power in the Bretton Woods Institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The constitutions of the Bretton Woods Institutions require decisions to be taken by weighted voting: each member country possesses a number of votes, depending on its quota allocation, all of which must always be cast as a bloc. This leads to a problem
Leech, Robert, Dr., Leech, Dennis
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From individual to collective: Post‐return agency among internationally educated Mongolian graduates

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how internationally educated Mongolian graduates pursue professional projects after returning to Mongolian higher education and how some of these projects develop from individual academic agency into collective action. It draws on semi‐structured interviews with 30 graduates trained in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan,
Ariunaa Enkhtur
wiley   +1 more source

Does Confidential Proxy Voting Matter? [PDF]

open access: yes
Confidential voting in corporate proxies is a principal recommendation in activist institutional investors' guidelines for corporate governance reforms. This paper examines the impact of the adoption of confidential voting on proposal outcomes through a ...
Roberta Romano
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Climate assemblies involving children and youth as socio‐educational spaces: Perceived success factors, challenges and opportunities

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate assemblies have emerged as participatory mechanisms and as socio‐educational spaces for engaging citizens in climate decision‐making and promoting sustainability learning. However, to date, initiatives involving children and young people remain underexplored.
Gisela Cebrián, Justin Dillon
wiley   +1 more source

Information and voting behaviour in European referendums: A missing link? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In recent years an increasing number of European governments have decided to hold referendums on European issues. Whether it is the Treaty of Nice, participation in EMU, the European Constitution or the Treaty of Lisbon, whether the referendum is legally
Siapkidou, Elli
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A Century of Learning: The Story of ESA's Education Committee, 1918–2025

open access: yesThe Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract The Education Committee and its precursors have been highly influential within the Ecological Society of America. Here we document the Education Committee's history, from its origins in reviewing curricular materials through major contributions to ecological literacy, teaching innovation, diversity initiatives, and professional development ...
Kenneth M. Klemow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficient algorithm for designing weighted voting games [PDF]

open access: yes
Weighted voting games are mathematical models, used to analyse situations where voters with variable voting weight vote in favour of or against a decision. They have been applied in various political and economic organizations.
Paterson, Michael S.   +2 more
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Voting and the Cardinal Aggregation of Judgments [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper elaborates the idea that voting is an instance of the aggregation of judgments, this being a more general concept than the aggregation of preferences. To aggregate judgments one must first measure them.
Hillinger, Claude
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Election and Voting behaviour of FELDA Settlers in Felda Chini Pahang, Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study examines the reasons of FELDA settlers vote for a party and factors that influence the voting behavior of FELDA settlers in Felda Chini Pahang Chini N23 is one of the FELDAs with majority Malay voters and most of the general elections in ...
Nurul Saadatun Nadiah Mohd Ngah   +1 more
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What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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