The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa
Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
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Parent-adolescent relationship quality and smartphone addiction: a hierarchical analysis of relational and demographic predictors. [PDF]
Anbumalar C, Binu Sahayam D.
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Abstract We experimentally elicit views of what exploitation is from over 2,000 subjects. Our experimental design does not test existing theories of exploitation. Rather, it focuses on more fundamental properties that are the building blocks for these theories.
Benjamin Ferguson +3 more
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Social media addiction and social anxiety among college students: the serial mediating roles of alienation, self-focused attention, and fear of negative evaluation. [PDF]
Xu X, Fang H.
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The Vicissitudes of the Nafs: Madness, Paralysis, and the Work of Transgression in Sufi Ethics
ABSTRACT How should we theorize Sufi ethics when the practice of zikr (remembrance) that leads to spiritual enlightenment (tazkiyya) might also bring one to the brink of majzubiyat (madness)? What forms of regulation or restraint are imagined or enacted by practitioners to prevent spiritual boundlessness from perverting into its underside of paralysis (
Muhammad Osama Imran
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Non-suicidal self-injury ideation among Chinese secondary vocational and junior college students: a latent profile analysis. [PDF]
Gao X +8 more
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This study demonstrates that women's experiences following an hrHPV diagnosis within cervical screening extend beyond individual reactions to medical information, encompassing complex psychological, social, and cultural dimensions that influence how women interpret and manage the diagnosis.
Joan Hansen +6 more
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Trajectories and influencing factors of social alienation in first-onset stroke patients: a prospective cohort study. [PDF]
Lin Y +7 more
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Platform algorithmic stress and career commitment of Chinese gig workers: a double-edged sword effect study. [PDF]
Xu L.
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What contributes to alienation towards parents in left-behind children: development of alienation ecological system theoretical framework. [PDF]
Sun X, Qin X, Shi P, Dai Q.
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