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Feminist activism and the politics of reform when and why do states respond to demands for gender-equality policies?

Goetz, Anne Marie; Jenkins, Rob - 2016

Under what conditions is gender-equality policy advocacy successful? This paper examines a segment of the growing quantitative comparative political science literature that seeks to answer this question. Recent scholarship emphasizes such factors as the strength of women's movements and the...

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The solaria syndrome: social capital in a growing hyper-technological economy

Antoci, Angelo; Sabatini, Fabio; Sodini, Mauro - 2010

We develop a dynamic model to analyze the sources and the evolution of social participation and social capital in a …. -- Technology ; Economic Growth ; Relational Goods ; Social Participation ; Social Capital …

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E-participation : social capital and the Internet

Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco - 2014

participation has occurred in many OECD countries. Second, and more recently, the success of social networking sites (SNSs) has … resulted in a steep rise in online social participation. Our study adds to this body of research by conducting the first … participation in SNSs such as Facebook and Twitter has a positive effect on face-to-face interactions. However, social trust …

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Media and social capital

Campante, Filipe R.; Durante, Ruben; Tesei, Andrea - 2021

social and political participation to interpersonal trust, in its benign and destructive manifestations. The impact of media …

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Can a wage subsidy be used to improve women's formal employment in Zambia

Simuchimba, Bupe; Chansa, Frank; Banda, Charles; … - 2020

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The right to effective participation of refugee and migrant children : a critical children’s rights perspective

Rap, Stephanie - 2019

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Civic engagement in the Americas

Scartascini, Carlos G.; Vlaicu, Razvan - 2018

This paper estimates the effect of voting eligibility on civic engagement measured along three dimensions: political motivation, political activities, and political knowledge. These outcomes originate in the AmericasBarometer 2004-2016 surveys of eligible voters. To identify the effects the...

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The impacts of Covid-19 illnesses on workers

Goda, Gopi Shah; Soltas, Evan J. - 2022

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Voting age, information experiments, and political engagement : evidence from a general election

Keefer, Philip; Vlaicu, Razvan - 2022

We exploit new experimental and quasi-experimental data to investigate voters' intrinsic motivation to engage politically. Does having the right to vote increase engagement or, given significant incentives to free ride, do eligible voters remain rationally unengaged? Does knowledge that one's...

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Does citizen participation in budget allocation pay? : a survey experiment on political trust and participatory governance

Ardanaz, Martin; Otálvaro-Ramírez, Susana; … - 2022

Participatory programs can reduce the informational and power asymmetries that engender mistrust. These programs, however, cannot include every citizen. Hence, it is important to evaluate if providing information about those programs could affect trust among those who do not participate. We...

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