-Saharan Africa. This gender difference in politics has been found in numerous studies and may hinder the much needed legitimation of …

results show that inequality in Colombia is associated with increases in individual participation in political organizations …

attributes of democracy and state capacity-namely, civic participation and impartial bureaucracy-my study provides new evidence …

This paper studies the effect of austerity on forms of political participation-including voting, appealing for reform … exposure to austerity and political participation. The paper focuses on the case of the United Kingdom (UK) where, between 2011 … from austerity increases political participation and strengthens preferences for government redistribution. The …

war likely influence citizens' post-conflict political participation, with consequences for democratic politics. We … choices about political participation. We test our argument with an original household survey of 12,000 households from war …-state paramilitaries increased participation in formal and informal political channels when compared to those not having experienced armed …

in significant progress that includes unbundling and privatization of the long-standing government-owned monopoly in the …

, and politics are in command. -- post-socialism ; transitional economies ; wealth ; privatization ; bourgeoisie …

Many low income countries in Africa are optimistic that producing biofuels domestically will not only reduce their … needed. -- biofuels ; economic development ; food security ; poverty ; Africa …