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Philanthropy for the Disenfranchised

Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Philanthropy has an uneasy relationship with democracy. It distributes decision‐making power plutocratically, in proportion to wealth. It allows unelected, unaccountable, and often untrustworthy individuals to shape social outcomes. And it does so in domains where democracy should be authoritative. Yet, at the same time, philanthropy does much
Jacob Barrett
wiley   +1 more source

A Hundred Thousand Darlingtons: Self‐Respect, Moral Judgement, and the Right to an Equal Democratic Say

Analytic Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT I defend the non‐instrumentalist thesis that every adult member of a political society has a pro tanto fundamental moral right to an equal democratic say in determining the content of the laws to which she is subject. I begin by giving an account of an important kind of servility that has received only glancing notice in philosophical ...
Shruta Swarup
wiley   +1 more source

The Constitutional Rights of Women and the Objectives of the Hungarian Women’s Movements (1867 – 1918)

Journal on European History of Law, 2018
The principle of equality before the law was of utmost importance in the eastern part of the Habsburg Monarchy (1867-1918). This article presents the legal status of women and particularly problematic questions concerning the above mentioned principle ...
Kinga Császár
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The Frontiersmen as an Object of Czech Nationalism 1918–1935

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the phenomenon of the frontiersmen, that is, the Czech minority border communities, as a part of the discourse of the Czech nationalist movement. Via the example of the Czechoslovak National Democracy party, it traces the frontiersmen on two levels.
Dominik Šípoš
wiley   +1 more source

Do They Want, Can They, and Have They Been Asked? Generational Differences in Reasons for Non‐Voting in Switzerland

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In many advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote than earlier generations and older individuals. However, despite this being an established empirical matter, less is known about the reasons why they decide to stay away from the polls. This’ Age‐Period‐Cohort’ (APC) study analyzes generational and age
Reto Mitteregger, Thomas Jocker
wiley   +1 more source

‘Tearing Off the Bonds’: Suffrage Visual Culture in Australia, New Zealand and the USA, 1890–1920 [PDF]

This article will examine how transpacific suffrage visual culture imagined and reimagined an artistic tradition centred around the figure of the bound woman. White suffragists and anti-suffragists in Australia, New Zealand and the United States used the
Stevenson, Ana
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Rhythms of Iran, Echoes of Ireland: Silenced Voices of Sedigheh Dowlatabadi and Patricia Burke Brogan

Ilha do Desterro
Beginning with the suffrage movement and gaining momentum after the second wave of feminism in the 1960s and 1970s, feminist scholarship inquired how history could echo justice if only one gender narrated it.
Tuba Mozafari, Esmaeil Najar, John Cunningham   +2 more
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Political Gender Stereotypes in Parallel: Are Elites or Citizens More Prejudiced?

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Research shows that many voters ascribe stereotypical traits and issue competences to male and female politicians – such as viewing women as more compassionate and honest, and men as more competent and decisive – and use these perceptions when evaluating candidates.
Nathalie Giger, Anke Tresch
wiley   +1 more source

La citoyenneté des Anglaises, 1850-1914. À la conquête de l’opinion publique

Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Following the publication of Mary Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), the women’s suffrage campaign was forged around the slogan “on the same terms as men”.
Myriam Boussahba
doaj   +1 more source

When Does Hope Drive Social Change? Empirical Insights and Their Policy Implications

Social Issues and Policy Review, Volume 20, Issue 1, December 2026.
ABSTRACT When and how does people's hope for change drive social transformation? This question has gained urgency amidst the profound sociopolitical crises of the 21st century, including escalating intergroup conflicts, accelerating environmental degradation, and mounting threats to democracy.
Oded Adomi Leshem, Eran Halperin
wiley   +1 more source