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Attacks on energy infrastructure targeting democratic institutions

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0 Published in 2019 at "Energy Policy"

DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.025

Abstract: Abstract To what extent can energy infrastructure become a tool for insurgents? Non-state, insurgent actors have increased attacks on critical energy infrastructure over time (Giroux et al., 2013). As critical energy infrastructure becomes more complex… read more here.

Keywords: attacks energy; infrastructure; democratic institutions; critical energy ... See more keywords

The effect of remittances on democratic institutions

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0 Published in 2017 at "Applied Economics"

DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2016.1200180

Abstract: ABSTRACT Do remittances promote stronger democratic institutions in developing countries? We study the effect of workers’ remittances on the quality of democracy in developing countries, and examine how government spending mediates the effect of workers’… read more here.

Keywords: effect remittances; remittances democratic; effect; workers remittances ... See more keywords

Promoting or Controlling Political Decisions? Citizen Preferences for Direct-Democratic Institutions in Germany

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0 Published in 2019 at "German Politics"

DOI: 10.1080/09644008.2019.1583329

Abstract: After the 2017 Bundestag election, the relaunched government coalition of CDU/CSU and SPD announced in its coalition treaty to consider introducing ‘elements of direct democracy’ at the federal level, no doubt with the intent to… read more here.

Keywords: political decisions; direct democratic; direct democracy; democratic institutions ... See more keywords

Making Dictators’ Pockets Empty: How Do U.S. Sanctions Influence Social Policies in Autocratic Countries?

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1 Published in 2019 at "Defence and Peace Economics"

DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2017.1392832

Abstract: Abstract This work examines how U.S. economic sanctions affect social welfare spending in authoritarian countries. U.S. economic sanctions play a role of leading autocratic targets to change social policy through two theoretical channels. First, U.S.… read more here.

Keywords: dictators pockets; making dictators; economic sanctions; pockets empty ... See more keywords

Social spending and democratic institutions in Southeast Asia

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0 Published in 2019 at "International Journal of Development Issues"

DOI: 10.1108/ijdi-12-2018-0210

Abstract: Purpose This paper aims to analyse how democratic institutions affects social spending formations in the context of developing countries. Furthermore, this essay will also challenge the theory that the government system (majoritarian versus consensus democracy)… read more here.

Keywords: context developing; policy; social spending; democratic institutions ... See more keywords