U·M·I
... unsupported attacks that encourage voters to supply their own interpretation and support from past experience, campaign behavior, candidate characteristics, or group associations (Popkin, 1991, chap. 3). Attack advertisements include a second role for ambiguity as well. Attacks citing specific infor ...
... unsupported attacks that encourage voters to supply their own interpretation and support from past experience, campaign behavior, candidate characteristics, or group associations (Popkin, 1991, chap. 3). Attack advertisements include a second role for ambiguity as well. Attacks citing specific infor ...
The Stele of Naram-Sin does more than commemorate the victory
... The Stele of Naram-Sin could also be seen as political propaganda because it implies that Naram-Sin was god-like or had the divine right to rule. Naram-Sin’s athletic build does not only grant him importance but shows he has the “ideal figure” which is usually associated with the gods. In much of t ...
... The Stele of Naram-Sin could also be seen as political propaganda because it implies that Naram-Sin was god-like or had the divine right to rule. Naram-Sin’s athletic build does not only grant him importance but shows he has the “ideal figure” which is usually associated with the gods. In much of t ...
Nigeria Booklet
... • Nigerians have diverse views about measures to reform the economy. When considering economic reform, Nigerians hold varying opinions. While many people approve of the government’s efforts to reduce its role in the economy, most believe that previous economic reforms have been detrimental to the ma ...
... • Nigerians have diverse views about measures to reform the economy. When considering economic reform, Nigerians hold varying opinions. While many people approve of the government’s efforts to reduce its role in the economy, most believe that previous economic reforms have been detrimental to the ma ...
1 The “missing middle”: Participatory urban governance in Delhi`s
... There is significant literature analysing the impact of the Bhagidari scheme on urban politics and everyday life in Delhi (e.g. Tawa Lama-Rewal, 2007; Chakrabarti, 2009; Mawdsley, 2009). To summarise, Bhagidari has been largely captured by an elite (upper-middle and middle-middle class); functions ...
... There is significant literature analysing the impact of the Bhagidari scheme on urban politics and everyday life in Delhi (e.g. Tawa Lama-Rewal, 2007; Chakrabarti, 2009; Mawdsley, 2009). To summarise, Bhagidari has been largely captured by an elite (upper-middle and middle-middle class); functions ...
Analysing Political Discourse: Theory and Practice
... the debate towards a linguistic and rather more broadly a cognitive theory of language and politics, one that will take account of the most probing speculations on semantics, pragmatics, evolution and discourse processing. At bottom there may exist a deep link between the political and the linguisti ...
... the debate towards a linguistic and rather more broadly a cognitive theory of language and politics, one that will take account of the most probing speculations on semantics, pragmatics, evolution and discourse processing. At bottom there may exist a deep link between the political and the linguisti ...
- Verve Agency
... simultaneous emphasis on the sharpest critical theoretical clarity and the most detailed empirical focus. The body of scholarship developed by Colin Leys includes a remarkable breadth of expertise over a range of issues and a vast geographic expanse. This combination is, in large measure, why his co ...
... simultaneous emphasis on the sharpest critical theoretical clarity and the most detailed empirical focus. The body of scholarship developed by Colin Leys includes a remarkable breadth of expertise over a range of issues and a vast geographic expanse. This combination is, in large measure, why his co ...
From Dictatorship to Democracy
... and social change. Although the number of “Free” countries has increased in recent years, there is a great risk that many nations, in the face of such rapid fundamental changes, will move in the opposite direction and experience new forms of dictatorship. Military cliques, ambitious individuals, ele ...
... and social change. Although the number of “Free” countries has increased in recent years, there is a great risk that many nations, in the face of such rapid fundamental changes, will move in the opposite direction and experience new forms of dictatorship. Military cliques, ambitious individuals, ele ...
Country Clustering in Comparative Political Economy
... from the stark differences in labor market organization, social spending, and firm structure across the relatively successful countries of Western Europe, North America and the Pacific basin. While Germany and the United States are frequently contrasted as archetypal cases for VoC, the major theoret ...
... from the stark differences in labor market organization, social spending, and firm structure across the relatively successful countries of Western Europe, North America and the Pacific basin. While Germany and the United States are frequently contrasted as archetypal cases for VoC, the major theoret ...
The Epistemology and Politics of Ignorance
... politics. But the principle is flawed: political ignorance is not usually rational (or so I will argue). And even if the rational-ignorance hypothesis were in principle true, economistic approaches are in practice alien to new (and clear) thinking about ignorance, because they tend to reduce politic ...
... politics. But the principle is flawed: political ignorance is not usually rational (or so I will argue). And even if the rational-ignorance hypothesis were in principle true, economistic approaches are in practice alien to new (and clear) thinking about ignorance, because they tend to reduce politic ...
A critical discourse analysis of the representation of Islamists on
... On Wikipedia.org, ideology is “defined as the system of abstracted meaning applied to public matters, thus making this concept central to politics. Implicitly, in societies that distinguish between public and private life, every political or economic tendency entails ideology, whether or not it is p ...
... On Wikipedia.org, ideology is “defined as the system of abstracted meaning applied to public matters, thus making this concept central to politics. Implicitly, in societies that distinguish between public and private life, every political or economic tendency entails ideology, whether or not it is p ...
The Political Economy of IMF Lending in Africa
... commitment problem, because it pays a cost when it denies financing to a potential borrower. The size of the cost depends on the importance of the country at stake, so it is more costly to punish large countries when their programs go off-track. Since the benefits of maintaining reputation are const ...
... commitment problem, because it pays a cost when it denies financing to a potential borrower. The size of the cost depends on the importance of the country at stake, so it is more costly to punish large countries when their programs go off-track. Since the benefits of maintaining reputation are const ...
Populist Claims-Making in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1952-1996
... that populism has been neglected in the sociological study of politics, despite the field’s longstanding interests in moral classification. While political scientists have been more receptive to populism research, they have been reluctant to generalize beyond specific geographic and historical conte ...
... that populism has been neglected in the sociological study of politics, despite the field’s longstanding interests in moral classification. While political scientists have been more receptive to populism research, they have been reluctant to generalize beyond specific geographic and historical conte ...
agreeing to disagree: diversity and the social contract
... them. The idea is that, in some cases at least, we can put aside many of our disagreements and come together because of the benefits of doing so. To show that this kind of society is possible, the contract theorist needs to do two things. They need to show that some agreement on good terms is possib ...
... them. The idea is that, in some cases at least, we can put aside many of our disagreements and come together because of the benefits of doing so. To show that this kind of society is possible, the contract theorist needs to do two things. They need to show that some agreement on good terms is possib ...
The Sociology Of Indian Politics Theoretical Perspectives
... POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY - WIKIPEDIA Fri, 21 Apr 2017 20:36:00 GMT contemporary political sociology ... forces work together to change political policies. from this perspective, ... theory is sometimes called a ... SOCIOLOGY IN INDIA: AN ISSUE FOR INDIAN SOCIOLOGY Sun, 23 Apr 2017 03:37:00 GMT sociology ...
... POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY - WIKIPEDIA Fri, 21 Apr 2017 20:36:00 GMT contemporary political sociology ... forces work together to change political policies. from this perspective, ... theory is sometimes called a ... SOCIOLOGY IN INDIA: AN ISSUE FOR INDIAN SOCIOLOGY Sun, 23 Apr 2017 03:37:00 GMT sociology ...
The Effect of Elite Political Instability on the Prevalence of
... calculating these methods, the study determines that an estimated cost for all this would total approximately $4.50 per person at risk. Although this is a relatively modest amount considering how many people die from malaria, they do conclude that “full coverage is beyond the reach of African govern ...
... calculating these methods, the study determines that an estimated cost for all this would total approximately $4.50 per person at risk. Although this is a relatively modest amount considering how many people die from malaria, they do conclude that “full coverage is beyond the reach of African govern ...
Cas Mudde1 The Populist Zeitgeist
... other hand, the consciousness of the people, generally referred to as common sense, is the basis of all good (politics). Populism is not necessarily opposed to technocratic measures, particularly if they can help to do away with (established) politicians. Indeed, one of the most successful populist ...
... other hand, the consciousness of the people, generally referred to as common sense, is the basis of all good (politics). Populism is not necessarily opposed to technocratic measures, particularly if they can help to do away with (established) politicians. Indeed, one of the most successful populist ...
Politicising Democracy John Harriss, Kristian Stokke and Olle Törnquist
... Joel Rocamora is a Fellow and former Co-director of the Transnational Institute (Amsterdam), the present Director of the Philippine Institute for Popular Democracy as well as the President of Akbayan, (Citizens Action Party). He is an expert on Philippine and Southeast Asian politics and development ...
... Joel Rocamora is a Fellow and former Co-director of the Transnational Institute (Amsterdam), the present Director of the Philippine Institute for Popular Democracy as well as the President of Akbayan, (Citizens Action Party). He is an expert on Philippine and Southeast Asian politics and development ...
now - Afrobarometer
... conditions, weaken the link between government performance and individual well-being, and reduce incentives to participate in politics. The resource model of participation, however, suggests that since remittances increase incomes, they should increase political engagement. To our knowledge, we prov ...
... conditions, weaken the link between government performance and individual well-being, and reduce incentives to participate in politics. The resource model of participation, however, suggests that since remittances increase incomes, they should increase political engagement. To our knowledge, we prov ...
Volume 13, Number 2, June 2015 - APSA-CD
... or historians, just as much as for political scientists, the concept of authoritarianism is deeply bound up with the related ideas of democracy and, in particular, 20th century totalitarianism. In political science this has often evolved into debates over classification, e.g. what regimes were truly ...
... or historians, just as much as for political scientists, the concept of authoritarianism is deeply bound up with the related ideas of democracy and, in particular, 20th century totalitarianism. In political science this has often evolved into debates over classification, e.g. what regimes were truly ...
Paul Pierson - The New Politics of the Welfare State
... early 1970s, however, social programs have faced mounting political challenges. Questions of expansion have long since given way to an acknowledgment of the limits to welfare state growth and the prospect for extended austerity. Despite this fundamental change, however, we still know stunningly litt ...
... early 1970s, however, social programs have faced mounting political challenges. Questions of expansion have long since given way to an acknowledgment of the limits to welfare state growth and the prospect for extended austerity. Despite this fundamental change, however, we still know stunningly litt ...
Defining and Measuring Democracy
... results have stimulated a reaction against minimalist concepts of democracy. Some scholars therefore remind us of components of democracy that have been dropped or taken for granted in the past 50 years and quite understandably call for them to be restored or made explicit. Thus Schmitter and Karl i ...
... results have stimulated a reaction against minimalist concepts of democracy. Some scholars therefore remind us of components of democracy that have been dropped or taken for granted in the past 50 years and quite understandably call for them to be restored or made explicit. Thus Schmitter and Karl i ...
The economic crisis and political participation among - DUO
... participation among young people in Europe? The 2008 economic crisis brought with it economic insecurity and perhaps challenged the trust of the citizens in their governments. Few studies have studied political action in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis1 . A group that has been affected a lot by ...
... participation among young people in Europe? The 2008 economic crisis brought with it economic insecurity and perhaps challenged the trust of the citizens in their governments. Few studies have studied political action in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis1 . A group that has been affected a lot by ...
Context and Economic Expectations: When Do
... ridden at the individual level, once aggregated to the national level they provide a reliable gauge of mass economic sentiment. This suggests that the real economy and the aggregate evaluations of the real economy should be highly correlated (again, recognizing that there is some disagreement regard ...
... ridden at the individual level, once aggregated to the national level they provide a reliable gauge of mass economic sentiment. This suggests that the real economy and the aggregate evaluations of the real economy should be highly correlated (again, recognizing that there is some disagreement regard ...
V_Dem Methodology (31Mar2014) - V-Dem
... measurement model along with efforts to identify and correct errors. Several additional documents associated with the V-‐Dem project are issued separately. Organization and Management introduces the project team, ...
... measurement model along with efforts to identify and correct errors. Several additional documents associated with the V-‐Dem project are issued separately. Organization and Management introduces the project team, ...
Images of Media Power: The Third-Person Effect and the Shaping of
... increased over time. This process can be characterized as the medialization of politics and this picture of modern politics views the mass media as extremely powerful. To a large extent the mass media seem to set up the political agenda, influences people’s pictures of politics and forces the politi ...
... increased over time. This process can be characterized as the medialization of politics and this picture of modern politics views the mass media as extremely powerful. To a large extent the mass media seem to set up the political agenda, influences people’s pictures of politics and forces the politi ...