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The Elasticity of Partisanship in Congress : An Analysis of Legislative Bipartisanship

Harbridge, Laurel - 2010

In recent election cycles, Republican members of Congress distanced themselves, at least rhetorically, from an unpopular party image and president. In more recent months, we've seen the economic crisis draw out fierce displays of partisanship over stimulus spending. Why should the behavior of...

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Institutional Determinants of Economic Policymaking in Latin America 1978-2006 : Legislative Bargaining, Separation of Powers, and Fiscal Policy

Castaneda-Angarita, Nestor - 2010

This paper aims to evaluate the effect of different institutional designs on the economic policymaking process and outcomes. I focus on the bargaining between executive and legislative branches of government over the definition of fiscal policy under separation of powers in presidential regimes....

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Identity and Democratic Engagement

Eisenberg, Avigail I. - 2011

This paper examines the challenges that Indigenous peoples face when they use cultural rights arguments to influence the decision making of international organizations such as the United Nations, the WTO and NAFTA regulatory boards. The paper responds to the concerns that identity politics has...

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New Hopes for Democracy or a Pirated Elite? Swedish Social Media Users and Political Mobilisation

Gustafsson, Nils - 2014

In this study, a group of Swedish social media users – politically active as well as “unpolitical” users – are interviewed in focus groups as well as individually about their attitudes towards online political participation, providing a deeper, more informed view of how social media...

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Direct Democracy and the Mobilization of Women Voters

Boehmke, Frederick J. - 2016

. In that paper, we argue that there are four possible mechanisms related to direct democracy that could lead to this …

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Religion, Democracy, and Work : Emerson and Economic Crisis

Cladis, Mark - 2010

of his work are enhanced. Among other things, we stand to learn much about his contributions to the democracy theory of … that he is the Philosopher of Democracy.ﾔ I will highlight Emersonﾒs early and late religiosity, mainly focusing on the … relation to democracy, or what I will call Emerson's spiritual democracy. I will identify two central and interrelated …

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Term Limits and Women's Representation : A Democratic Opportunity and a Republican Dead-End

Stambough, Stephen J. - 2010

The impact of legislative term limits on women's representation has developed through several stages. After term limits reforms passed but before they took affect, research suggested that women's representation would increase due to the forced retirement of - mostly-male incumbents. After term...

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Democracy or Diversity : The Effect of the Personal Vote on the Representation of Women

Valdini, Melody Ellis - 2010

Many scholars have discussed the consequences of the personal vote on the behavior of legislators, yet little scholarship has been devoted to the effect of the personal vote on the success of women candidates. My paper engages this important issue, employing a comparative lens to examine how...

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Citizen Characteristics and Local Direct Democracy : The Impact of Race on Municipal Initiative Contests

2010

In this paper, I examine how citizen characteristics in a city impact the use of municipal initiatives. My primary research question is: Under what conditions are citizens most likely to raise local initiative contests? Further I ask: Can the initiative be used as an end-run around voting rights...

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Does Government Partisanship Matter in East Asian New Democracies? Parties, Inequality, and the Welfare State in South Korea and Taiwan

Kwon, Hyeok Yong - 2010

This paper examines whether goverment partisanship matters in East Asian new democracies. Specifically, we explore in what way economic inequality and welfare spending have been affected by government partisanship in South Korea and Taiwan. While many studies in comparative political economy of...

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