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Partizipation - Eine relevante Größe für individuelle Gesundheit? Auf der Suche nach Erklärungsmodellen für Zusammenhänge zwischen Partizipation und Gesundheit

Hartung, Susanne - 2011

Die Annahme, dass Partizipation - verstanden als Entscheidungsteilhabe - sich positiv auf gesundheitsrelevante … gesundheitliche Wirkungen von Partizipation beziehen. Auf eine Einleitung und die Benennung der Rolle von Entscheidungsteilhabe folgt … der dritte Teil des Papers mit der Begriffsklärung von Partizipation im Verhältnis zu bzw. in Abgrenzung von sozialer …

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Broadband Internet and Political Participation - Evidence for Germany

Czernich, Nina - 2011

Previous studies found the introduction of the today well established media radio and television to affect political participation. This paper evaluates the effect of the relatively recent introduction of a new medium, broadband internet. OLS resultssuggest a positive association between DSL...

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Joining-up or departmentalism? Coordinating policy for sustainable development in the United Kingdom

Russel, Duncan; Jordan, Andrew - 2007

Joined-up government (JUG) is a major pillar of the Labour Government's Modernising Government agenda in the United Kingdom (UK). To date, however, there are still surprisingly few detailed empirical studies of how well JUG initiatives are performing. This paper takes the policy challenge of...

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Beyond the veil of ignorance: The influence of direct democracy on the shadow economy

Schneider, Friedrich; Teobaldelli, Désirée - 2012

In this paper we analyze the influence of direct democratic institutions on the size and development of the shadow economies. The framework developed predicts a negative relationship between the degree of direct democracy and the size of the shadow economy. Countries where direct democratic...

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The effect of direct democratic institutions on income redistribution: Evidence from Switzerland

Feld, Lars P.; Fischer, Justina A. V.; Kirchgässner, … - 2007

There is an intensive dispute in political economics about the impact of institutions on income redistribution. While the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on redistribution has attracted much less attention. In...

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Desde declaración hasta protección real: Biodiversidad y participación local en la gestión de cuatro areas protegidas en Nicaragua

Munk Ravnborg, Helle - 2009

Este informe presenta los resultados de la investigación comparativa sobre la participación local, la biodiversidad florística y el conocimiento local sobre plantas en cuatro áreas protegidas en Nicaragua. La investigación ha sido financiada como parte del programa para al apoyo danés para...

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Bolivia's New Constitution: Towards Participatory Democracy and Political Pluralism?

Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut - 2010

In Bolivia, rights to increased political participation and the recognition of indigenous political systems are interrelated. The new constitution of 2009, a prime example of the 'new Andean constitutionalism', defines Bolivia as a representative, participatory and communitarian democracy. It...

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Democratizing Resource Governance through Prior Consultations? Lessons from Bolivia's Hydrocarbon Sector

Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut - 2012

With the recent expansion of extractive industries in Latin America, contestations with the affected communities have increased in number and intensity. Therein, the indigenous right to prior consultation and to free, prior and informed consent has played a crucial role. Based on the empirical...

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Determinants of protests: Longitudinal evidence from Ukraine's Orange Revolution

Bozzoli, Carlos; Brück, Tilman - 2011

This paper is the first study that analyzes the drivers of political protest using longitudinal data from a critical revolution that changed -at least temporarily- the political landscape in a transition country. We make use of a rich dataset consisting of panel data collected before and after...

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Political socialization in flux? Linking family non-intactness during childhood to adult civic engagement

Hener, Timo; Rainer, Helmut; Siedler, Thomas - 2012

Over the last several decades, there has been a widespread decrease in civic engagement coinciding with a breakdown in traditional family structures in many countries throughout the developed world. According to Putnam in Bowling alone (2000), however, none of the major declines in civic...

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