Science, politics and institutional design in regulation.
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DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.11.002
Abstract: The politicization of science is a recurring phenomenon in US federal policymaking that is explained in part by the unstructured, collaborative nature of decision-making in most science-intensive US regulatory programs. In this chapter we spotlight… read more here.
Keywords: design regulation; institutional design; science; politics institutional ... See more keywords
Are Referendums Necessarily Populist? Countering the Populist Interpretation of Referendums Through Institutional Design
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DOI: 10.1080/00344893.2020.1720789
Abstract: ABSTRACT As part of their anti-establishment rhetoric, populists often call for more direct forms of citizen participation – most notably referendums – as a means to return ‘power to the people’. In this article, I… read more here.
Keywords: necessarily populist; populist countering; institutional design; populist ... See more keywords
Representing the Constituency: Institutional Design and Legislative Behaviour
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DOI: 10.1080/00344893.2020.1842798
Abstract: In most democratic countries, elected officials must balance the interests of their constituents against the interests of the broader electorate. One factor that is thought to affect this balance i... read more here.
Keywords: design legislative; representing constituency; institutional design; constituency institutional ... See more keywords
Deliberative democracy in local governance: the impact of institutional design on legitimacy
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DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2016.1261699
Abstract: ABSTRACT Deliberative democracy is expected to increase legitimacy and effectiveness of democratic governance. In recent years, a growing body of research has reported on different instances of participatory innovations across the globe. Nevertheless, quantitative evidence… read more here.
Keywords: institutional design; governance; legitimacy; deliberative democracy ... See more keywords
Form over function in finance: international institutional design by bricolage
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DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2017.1307777
Abstract: ABSTRACT Dominant perspectives in International Relations start from the assumption that the problem-constellation determines international institutional design. Given the difficulty these ends-oriented approaches face when explaining institutional inefficiencies and pathologies, this article develops an alternate… read more here.
Keywords: institutional design; international institutional; finance; design bricolage ... See more keywords
Ethnicity in Electoral Politics in Ghana: Colonial Legacies and the Constitution as Determinants
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DOI: 10.1177/0896920520943263
Abstract: This paper assesses political allegiances in Ghana, positioning its ethno-political divide into the historical contexts of institutional design and colonialism in Africa. It argues that whilst the colonial policy of Indirect Rule solidified ethnicity in… read more here.
Keywords: ethnicity electoral; constitution; ethnicity; politics ghana ... See more keywords
Historical institutionalism and institutional design: divergent pathways to regime complexes in Asia and Europe
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DOI: 10.1177/13540661231170717
Abstract: Why and how do pathways to regime complexes diverge? Building on insights from the literatures on institutional design and historical institutionalism, we argue that early institutional design choices produce long-term variation in the pace, density,… read more here.
Keywords: institutional design; regime; historical institutionalism; pathways regime ... See more keywords
Institutional Design and Policy Responsiveness in US States
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DOI: 10.1177/1532673x221135554
Abstract: There is significant disagreement on the moderating role of institutions on policy responsive- ness, yet overwhelmingly research in state politics has focused on single institutions. This project leverages a new aggregate scale of state institutions… read more here.
Keywords: state; policy; institutional design; policy responsiveness ... See more keywords
The Forest Policies of ASEAN and Montréal Process: Comparing Highly and Weakly Formalized Regional Regimes
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DOI: 10.3390/f10100929
Abstract: Forests are governed by a combination of sub-national and national as well as global and regional regimes. Comparing the institutional variation of regional regimes, including their degrees of formalization, is gaining attention of studies on… read more here.
Keywords: policy; institutional design; montr process; regional regimes ... See more keywords