More political representation, more economic development? Evidence from Turkey
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DOI: 10.1007/s11127-019-00773-6
Abstract: I investigate the effect of political representation on local economic development, as measured by nighttime light intensity (NTLI), in Turkey between 1996 and 2013 (i.e., between legislative term 20 and 24). Parliamentary seats are apportioned… read more here.
Keywords: representation economic; political representation; province; economic development ... See more keywords
Age Inequalities in Political Representation: A Review Article
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DOI: 10.1017/gov.2023.11
Abstract: People in political decision-making across the globe tend to be much older than the average voter. As such, parliaments and cabinets are unrepresentative of the larger population. This has consequences: it risks favouring policies geared… read more here.
Keywords: youth; representation review; political representation; inequalities political ... See more keywords
Christine Kinealy, Jason King, and Gerard Moran, eds. Children and the Great Hunger in Ireland. Cork: Cork University Press, 2018. Pp. 328. €25 (paper).
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DOI: 10.1017/jbr.2019.175
Abstract: mainstream media are not systematically discussed. Hill’s excellent point about the “dramatization of science” (99) is not fully elaborated—we only hear about the ways in which the interests of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and… read more here.
Keywords: mass media; movement; hill; study ... See more keywords
Political representation and effects of municipal mergers
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DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2019.17
Abstract: Abstract We study the effects of municipal mergers using novel geocoded data on local public sector jobs and local politicians' place of residence. We find that the mergers had no effects on municipal expenditures overall… read more here.
Keywords: effects municipal; representation effects; political representation; municipal mergers ... See more keywords
The Impact of Economic Crises on Political Representation in Public Communication: Evidence from the Eurozone
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123417000023
Abstract: External threats such as war have been shown to disrupt representation as politicians ‘put politics aside’ and cooperate across cleavages. This article examines whether a severe economic crisis can have a similar effect. It introduces… read more here.
Keywords: crises political; economic crises; impact economic; political representation ... See more keywords
Indigenous Political Representation in Canada
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DOI: 10.1017/s0008423923000173
Abstract: Despite long-standing academic interest in Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state, there has been little study of Indigenous elected officials as representational actors. We ask: What are the distinctively Indigenous forms of representation practised by… read more here.
Keywords: indigenous elected; elected officials; representation canada; indigenous political ... See more keywords
What Explains Low Female Political Representation? Evidence from Survey Experiments in Japan
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DOI: 10.1017/s1743923x18000223
Abstract: Abstract Few democratic countries have lower rates of female political representation than Japan, making it an excellent place to seek clues for female underrepresentation. We were surprised to find, based on three experimental surveys, that… read more here.
Keywords: representation; explains low; political representation; female political ... See more keywords
Ideological congruence and socio-economic inequality
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DOI: 10.1017/s1755773918000036
Abstract: This study examines whether or not political representation in the Netherlands is biased toward the rich and higher educated by comparing the political orientations of members of parliament to those of the electorate. The analyses… read more here.
Keywords: representation; political representation; economic inequality; socio economic ... See more keywords
Increasing women’s political representation in post-communism: party nudges and financial corrections in Romania
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DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2021.1873773
Abstract: ABSTRACT The article investigates some of the potential factors leading to increased gender balance in post-communist societies. Focusing on Romania, the study shows that, at the party level, the centralisation of the candidate selection processes,… read more here.
Keywords: party; political representation; post; women political ... See more keywords
The ALBA constitutional project and political representation
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DOI: 10.1093/icon/moz037
Abstract: After the Cold War era, significant constitutional changes took place in Latin America. One distinct trend is the neo-Bolivarian constitutionalism, which has taken place in the ALBA countries, including the constitutional replacements of Venezuela (1999),… read more here.
Keywords: representation; political representation; project political; alba constitutional ... See more keywords
Social Movements and Political Representation in Chile (1990–2013)
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DOI: 10.1177/0094582x19861699
Abstract: Chile has witnessed an unprecedented emergence of social movements since the return to democracy in 1990. These have been characterized by limited participation by the conventional political actors who used to be the backbone of… read more here.
Keywords: chile; political representation; movements political; representation chile ... See more keywords