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The Double Majority Voting Rule of the EU Reform Treaty as a Democratic Ideal for an Enlarging Union : an Appraisal Using Voting Power Analysis [PDF]

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The Double Majority rule in the Treaty is claimed to be simpler, more transparent and more democratic than the existing rule. We examine these questions against the democratic ideal that the votes of all citizens in whatever member country should be of ...
Leech, Dennis, Aziz, Haris
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Unveiling student sentiment dynamics toward AI‐based education through statistical analysis and Monte Carlo simulation

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the multifaceted dynamics of student sentiment towards artificial intelligence (AI)‐based education by integrating sentiment analysis techniques with statistical methods, including Monte Carlo simulations and decision tree modelling, alongside qualitative grounded theory analysis.
Volkan Duran   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A foundation for strategic agenda voting [PDF]

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We offer complete characterizations of the equilibrium outcomes of two prominent agenda voting institutions that are widely used in the democratic world: the amendment, also known as the Anglo-American procedure, and the successive, or equivalently the ...
Miguel Ballester   +2 more
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

open access: yesBritish 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

Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School connectedness is critical to improving students' health, development and wellbeing. Research into primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence their sense of connectedness is essential for identifying practices that promote success.
Jordana F. Hoenig, Therese M. Cumming
wiley   +1 more source

An optimal Voting System when Voting is costly [PDF]

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We consider the design of an optimal voting system when voting is costly. For a private values model with two alternatives we show the optimality of a voting system that combines three elements: (i) there is an arbitrarily chosen default decision and non-
Bognar, Katalin   +2 more
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Respice Polum in Colombia's Voting Behaviour in the UN General Assembly: What the Evidence Shows

open access: yesJournal of Politics in Latin America
What determines small states’ behaviour in multi-lateral organisations? Mainstream theories of international relations expect small states to be conditioned by the power asymmetries in which they are immersed.
Carlos E. Moreno León   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effective methods for increasing levels of political self‐efficacy for girls and disadvantaged students in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study addresses the gap in rigorous evaluation of inclusive Citizenship Education methods in reducing gender and socioeconomic inequalities in political self‐efficacy. This article tests the effectiveness of two pedagogical approaches: counter‐narratives and think‐pair‐share.
Bryony Hoskins   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

And the loser is... Plurality Voting [PDF]

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This paper reports on a vote for choosing the best voting rules that was organized among the participants of the Voting Procedures workshop in July, 2010. Among 18 voting rules, Approval Voting won the contest, and Plurality Voting received no support at
Jean-François Laslier
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