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Solidarity economies, characterized by diverse practices of cooperation and mutual support, have long played pivotal but largely invisible roles in fostering shared survival and envisioning alternatives to racial capitalism globally and in the United States. This book maps the thriving existence of these cooperative networks in three differently si...
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This book intersects marginality, politics, and policies by focusing on the narratives of selective marginalised groups within India. Encouraging inclusive government policies that consider the diverse identities of individuals and groups within India, this book is a systematic documentation of the lived experiences of various marginalised collecti...
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This study aims to analyze the effects of charismatic leadership on crowd psychology by examining how leaders influence crowds through manipulation or inspiration. Within the frameworks of crowd psychology and charismatic leadership theories, the study explores how leaders' discourses, symbolic expressions, and identity construction strategies shap...
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This research is motivated by the arbitrary nature of decision-making environments and the dynamic changes in decision patterns, particularly in international dispute resolution. These challenges introduce uncertainties that could be effectively managed by fuzzy logic, which provides a robust framework for evaluating alternatives under multiple cri...
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Political stability is a crucial concept within political science, yet its theoretical foundations and influencing factors are often dispersed across various perspectives. This article presents the first comprehensive attempt to synthesize and analyze the theoretical approaches to political stability within a single work. Drawing from both politica...
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This article examines the problem of human security as a factor in sustainable security in post-war Armenia. In post-war Armenia, the scope of global responsibility of small states is expanding, and sustainable security and sustainable development are becoming the basis of the discourse on the problems of the future of the South Caucasus and the ob...
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Propuesta metodológica para el análisis de la videopolítica digital desde la perspectiva del análisis del film Cómo citar este artículo: Urrea-Giraldo, J., Hernández, A., García, C. (2024) Propuesta metodológica para el análisis de la videopolítica digital desde la perspectiva del análisis del film. Revista Encuentros, Vol. 22-03 de 2024. RESUMEN L...
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This grounded theory study explores the emerging worldview of "slacktivism" among Filipino university students, utilizing in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with students active in online activism. Employing Charmaz’s constructivist approach, the research introduces the "Monday Afternoon Tree" model to illustrate the key components of...
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zet: Çalışma, siyasetin toplumsal yapı içindeki rolünü, kaynağını, ilgi alanlarını, karar alma süreçlerini, aynı zamanda siyasetin tarihsel gelişimi ve çağdaş siyasetin karmaşıklığına odakla-narak, bireylerin ve toplumların siyasi süreçlere katılımını, siyasetin adalet, özgürlük ve eşitlik gibi temel değerlerle ilişkisini inceler. Çalışma üç bölümd...
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In political science, positivist scholars often approach intuition cautiously as something best avoided or improved by methodological training. Meanwhile, interpretive scholars typically laud "hunches" as necessary guiding logics. This article introduces the novel concept of informed intuition, drawing on understandings of intuition in cognitive ps...
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The explanation list included Mongolian and foreign scientists, and researchers have created joint publications, monographs, handbooks, booklets, manuals, reviews, translations, scientific conferences, research reports, and articles on democracy and politics. The electronic version of the bibliography is published in the framework of the Foundatio...
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En el presente texto ubicamos el desarrollo propio de la ciencia política de la Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (UARM) dentro de la trayectoria de la disciplina en el Perú y en Lima. En primer lugar, han sido expuestos los antecedentes de la ciencia política en el proceso de modernización estatal de fines del s. XIX. En segundo lugar, se ha det...
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This research aims to examine the impact of conformity and a hedonistic lifestyle on consumptive behavior among students of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at University X in Samarinda. A quantitative approach is applied, with a sample of 100 students selected through a simple random sampling technique. Data is gathered using scales me...
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The present work is qualitative in nature; it is concerned analysing silent visual data, particularly political caricature image. The aim of the study is to investigate the role of major or filed of specialty in deciphering and construing the selected panel. To meet this objective, cognitive linguistics as an approach has been adopted, as it highl...
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The article intricately explores the nexus of politics and security enveloping the notion of the Macedonian state, with a specific focus on analyzing the narrative and collective memory tied to the 1903 Ilinden Uprising. As the country marks its 120th anniversary, the state elites and socjety stand at a pivotal juncture, grappling with a pervasive...
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In maintaining their existence, K-Pop groups not only compete through their music but also merchandise that supports the promotion of the music they release. This research aims to understand how rewards, stimulus and positive experiences from purchasing K-Pop merchandise can lead to repeat purchases. In addition, how individuals use social media as...
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Predicting future international events from textual information, such as news articles, has tremendous potential for applications in global policy, strategic decision-making, and geopolitics. However, existing datasets available for this task are often limited in quality, hindering the progress of related research. In this paper, we introduce WORLD...
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Populism is a global phenomenon that has been widely debated in academia (particularly in political science), the media, and politics for decades. This has led to many different definitions which exclude or include different forms, and focus on different aspects. This article discusses and systematizes these different approaches and explains them b...
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Será el propósito del presente artículo llevar a cabo una descripción de la evolución de la Política Latinoamericana Comparada como campo de estudio de la Ciencia Política en el contexto de la denominada “tercera oleada de la democratización”. El artículo constará de tres partes: en la primera se hará una primera distinción entre las definiciones...
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Given the scarcity of women in hierarchical positions in academic institutions, it is worth asking whether a gender gap in publications precedes this issue. We examine the gender gap in publications in eight of the most important Political Science journals in Argentina. We reviewed 974 peer-reviewed articles from 144 volumes published between 2011...
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The rapid evolution of large language models (LLMs) and their capacity to simulate human cognition and behavior has given rise to LLM-based frameworks and tools that are evaluated and applied based on their ability to perform tasks traditionally performed by humans, namely those involving cognition, decision-making, and social interaction. This sur...
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Essa entrevista com Vera Cepêda, realizada em 2024, visa discutir a democracia e desenvolvimento, através de uma análise crítica e reflexiva sobre a trajetória política brasileira para o processo de construção do projeto nacional de modernidade e do Estado Democrático de Direito, especialmente dos desdobramentos do ultraliberalismo e ascensão de go...
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Covariance Structure Analysis (CSA) or Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is critical for political scientists measuring latent structural relationships, allowing for the simultaneous assessment of both latent and observed variables, alongside measurement error. Well-specified models are essential for theoretical support, balancing simplicity with...
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In recent years, social scientists have “(re)discovered history” by visiting archives, collecting documents, and analyzing their findings to address concerns about the causes and consequences of violence. Nevertheless, social scientists frequently appear at their archives with little to no training on the methods and ethics of archival research as...
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This study analyzes the rivalry between Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Somalia, focusing on its implications for regional dynamics through the lens of constructivist theory. Constructivism asserts that international relations are shaped by social structures, identities, and norms rather than mere material power. In this context, the s...
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The proportion of women elected to local offices in 2017 was 40.95 percent. The situation improved slightly in 2022 when women accounted for 41.21 percent of all elected officials. These occurrences show that passing laws alone will not ensure women's participation; continuous monitoring is necessary to ensure the law is applied correctly. Using a...
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Svenska utvärderingsföreningen (SVUF) och Institutet för bostads-och urbanforskning (IBF), Uppsala universitet har hedrat Evert Vedung med en vänbok. De 28 bidragen kan ordnas under sex teman. 1) Hans akademiska bana med start i Uppsala, idéanalytisk statsvetenskap och debatten om unionsupplösningen med Norge över till energipolitik och statsupplös...
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As relações entre democracia, liberdade de expressão e desinformação tem sido objeto de diversos estudos no campo da Ciência Política, dadas as implicações que tais relações legam ao comportamento político de diversos atores na contemporaneidade, com destaque para momentos de disputa eleitoral. O presente artigo apresenta-se como um estudo de caso...
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Introduction. The article proposes an aesthetic aspect of describing communication between journalists and politicians. The dramaturgical, image and consumer contexts of media communication, which, in our opinion, contain an aesthetic component, are problematized. An aesthetic look at the topic traditionally attributed to political science or socio...
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Game theory, a pivotal tool in the study of strategic decision-making, has been a cornerstone in economics, political science, and evolutionary biology. However, while the mathematical models derived from game theory have proved invaluable in theoretical predictions, real-world applications often present discrepancies between theoretical expectatio...
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This final chapter brings together our interpretations of CLIPS children’s life-histories and suggests implications for imagining schooling as a positive experience which promotes wellbeing. We indicate how the theories of Fraser from political science and Ryan and Deci from social psychology enriched our understandings of both wellbeing; and socia...
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This chapter explores Nancy Fraser’s conceptualisation of social justice as parity of participation, drawing from her political science works. We describe how parity of participation implies all people having unobstructed access to equal participation in terms of access to wealth, access to status and access to political representation. While her w...
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This article explores the multifaceted argument for Scottish independence, emphasizing Scotlandʹs historical context, cultural identity, and the potential benefits of rejoining the European Union (EU). It begins with a historical overview, tracing Scotlandʹs deep roots in independence and its eventual union with England in 1707, which, despite econ...
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Purpose This paper aims to discuss the scholarship over the past 30 years on what used to be called Melanesian warfare or “tribal fighting” and is termed in this paper “intergroup conflict” in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The paper categorises the drivers of intergroup conflict that make up the landscape for conflict in the Highlands. It star...
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In this paper, a smart campus analysis model based on multi-source data fusion technology is constructed with the study of college students’ behavior as the starting point. The K-means algorithm is utilized to mine the campus data of real college students from multiple sources, and through the fusion of multi-source data, a real, intelligent, multi...
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En esta entrevista dialogamos con Daniel Béland, director del McGill Institute for the Study of Canada y Professor del Department of Political Science sobre varios de los temas que vertebran el enfoque y la misión teórica y práctica de la revista Gestión y Análisis de Políticas Públicas (GAPP), como la reforma de las instituciones y sus determinant...
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The oil and gas sector are one of the most significant industries in the world. So called “black gold” has become an essential part of such spheres of human activities as economy, trade, international relations, politics, science, etc. As international relations developed, the need of an accurate translation of oil and gas materials has become more...
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In our paper we present the mothodology for studying a text document. This methodology was used during the Travaux dirriges associated to the course Political History of Europe in the 19th century. The course was organised by Marne-la-Valee University during the Master de Sciences Politiques – Ides Politiques et Intelligence du monde contemporain....
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Latin America is increasingly contributing to scientific research on leadership, although less than other regions. What are the predominant paradigms on leadership within the scientific community in Mexico? The article reviews doctoral dissertations on leadership from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Anahuac University of...
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In light of mounting concerns about democratic backsliding, Rawls’s work – which has an unusual focus on considerations of stability – is now being mined for insights about democratic fragility. This paper begins by arguing that the key mechanism underlying Rawls’s account of stability cannot, consistent with a proper recognition of the burdens of...
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Der vorliegende erste Teil der conexus-Nummer zum Thema Krieg und Frieden umfasst Beiträge von Forschenden aus den Bereichen der Alten und Neuen Geschichte, der Latinistik und Anglistik, der Hermeneutik, Kunstgeschichte, Politikwissenschaft, Medizin und Rechtswissenschaft. Behandelt werden – nach einer Diskussion neuerer Ansätze der Militär- und Ge...
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Introducción: El objetivo de esta investigación es contrastar la oferta académica en los Grados y dobles Grados en Sociología, Ciencias Políticas y Trabajo Social en las Universidades públicas de Andalucía y Cataluña, seleccionadas porque son las comunidades autónomas con mayor número de universidades públicas de España y, además, superan los 450.0...
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Der vorliegende erste Teil der conexus-Nummer zum Thema Krieg und Frieden umfasst Beiträge von Forschenden aus den Bereichen der Alten und Neuen Geschichte, der Latinistik und Anglistik, der Hermeneutik, Kunstgeschichte, Politikwissenschaft, Medizin und Rechtswissenschaft. Behandelt werden – nach einer Diskussion neuerer Ansätze der Militär- und Ge...
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This manuscript reports, with minor variations, the opening Key Lecture of the Italian Political Science Association Conference held in Trieste on September 12, 2024. This text consists of tentative but hopefully not random thoughts on the topic of the relationship between ‘actors’ and ‘structures’ in politics. It defends some lines of research tha...
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The construction of ideological and political education and the construction of academic style are complementary to each other and jointly committed to the good development of education and teaching in colleges and universities. This paper starts from the relationship between the two, discusses the interaction between ideological and political educ...
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This study aims to provide a comprehensive yet concise review of the research on exploitative leadership, structured within a chronological framework. It begins by outlining the early historical context of leadership studies, tracing the development of exploitative leadership as a distinct concept within the broader category of destructive or negat...
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O presente artigo investiga por bases históricas a teoria e prática do corporativismo desde Mihal Manoïlesco no início do século XX e a discussão que dela gerou na Ciência Política ocidental e a sua recepção no Brasil. Assim, para compreender como o regime autoritário do Estado Novo, por influência de Oliveira Vianna e sua visão do conservadorismo...
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Existing literature on climate politics predominantly concentrates on democracies. However, there is a pressing need to examine how authoritarian regimes respond to climate change, given their growing impact on global carbon emissions and their populations’ acute climate vulnerability. Extant research often assumes that authoritarian regimes have i...
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The open-list proportional electoral system is used in democracies such as Brazil for the election of its legislative representatives. This system, however, has been subject to criticism in political science, both in Brazil and internationally, due to its effects on party structure, voter behavior, and the political process in general. This article...
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Resumo O progresso metodológico da Ciência Política nas últimas três décadas gerou importantes alterações epistemológicas, cujos efeitos afetam o alcance de teorias consolidadas. Dentre estas mudanças, argumento que a avaliação causal do impacto de instituições sobre o comportamento político enfrenta desafios que têm sido desconsiderados quando se...
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This paper focuses on humanity’s supposedly irrational behavior in conflict decision-making, challenging two rationalist puzzles in political science and economics: war’s inefficiency and alliance formation. More specifically, we ask whether alliances can benefit the allies. Standard Tullock contest alliances are plagued by free riding, undermining...
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Political scientists often grapple with data scarcity in text classification. Recently, fine-tuned BERT models and their variants have gained traction as effective solutions to address this issue. In this study, we investigate the potential of GPT-based models combined with prompt engineering as a viable alternative. We conduct a series of experime...
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Parliamo di Europa L'attuale situazione europea invita, ed in qualche misura obbliga, a formulare una proposta culturale o di cultura politica per sostenere e orientare l'azione più schiettamente politica e partitica. Ho pertanto raccolto alcune idee cercando di sottolineare aspetti che ritengo urgenti, oppure questioni di cui non sento discutere...
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A questão central deste estudo é a empregabilidade de pessoas trans, em especial a feminina. É importante mencionar que este artigo é uma reflexão de parte da tese que está sendo desenvolvida pelo autor no Programa de Pós-Graduação de Sociologia e Ciência Política da PUCRS, objetivando investigar o tema mencionado. Assim, busca-se responder à quest...
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No livro "Da lei aos desejos: o agendamento estratégico do STF", publicado pela editora Amanuense, Grazielle Albuquerque acompanha a evolução da comunicação do Supremo Tribunal Federal no período entre a promulgação da Constituição Federal de 1988 e a Reforma do Judiciário de 2004. Demonstra como, à medida que ganhou mais proeminência política, a i...
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Synthetic controls (SCs) are widely used to estimate the causal effect of a treatment. However, they do not account for the different speeds at which units respond to changes. Reactions may be inelastic or “sticky” and thus slower due to varying regulatory, institutional, or political environments. We show that these different reaction speeds can l...
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Resumo Houve um tempo na Ciência Política brasileira em que análises históricas eram usuais. Os temas então estudados eram diversos e fundamentais para a compreensão do país e de sua política. Pesquisas com perfil similar desapareceram deste campo disciplinar. Diríamos hoje, como havíamos dito há alguns anos, que a Ciência Política brasileira é ess...
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Transnational surveillance is a powerful tool in the arsenal of autocrats the world over. Despite its pervasive use in extraterritorial coercion, the systematic study of surveillance of regime opponents beyond national borders remains underdeveloped in political science, primarily due to limited data availability. To help fill this gap, we construc...
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In this paper, drawing upon previous contributions to modern Schumpeterian economics , we argue that coevolution in economic systems operates when considering several evolving populations within a socioeconomic system, these populations mutually shape their respective selection, learning, and/or novelty generation mechanisms. The properties that ar...
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This paper aims to explore the theoretical foundations and methodological approaches of public policy evaluation, offering a detailed examination of how different evaluation types assess the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of public interventions. By examining methods such as formative, summative, result-based, impact, ex-ante, and ex-post ev...
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Resumo Se há um consenso entre cientistas sociais, é que a democracia enfrenta um processo de crise a nível global. As causas, motivos e efeitos variam de nação para nação, de acordo com as idiossincrasias, mas não se discorda sobre uma decadência generalizada. Neste cenário, cresce discussão sobre qual termo e conceito utilizar para explicar esta...
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This review investigates the multifaceted impact of social media on political engagement, drawing from various disciplinary perspectives such as communication studies, political science, and sociology. It examines how social media platforms influence political participation , public opinion, and activism. The review synthesizes findings on the role...
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This chapter explores how the integration of multidisciplinary approaches has transformed historical research. It provides insights into human history through the use of techniques from political science, economics, geography, sociology, and anthropology. Historians today have to thank these interdisciplinary approaches. In addition to solving the...
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Within the scholarly debates in political science and genocide studies, an increasingly prevailing view posits that the most adequate explanation for the occurrence of genocide is the strategic approach. According to this view, the main impetus behind the decision to use violence against civilians is not irrational barbarism but rational choices to...
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El debate sobre el impacto de los sistemas presidencialistas y parlamentarios en la estabilidad o consolidación de los regímenes democráticos ha sido central en la Ciencia Política contemporánea. Este artículo ofrece una revisión crítica de una parte clave de esta discusión, enfocándose en la argumentación de Juan Linz, quien sostiene que los siste...
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FDI capital can affect the economy in all economic, cultural and social fields. For developing countries, the greatest expectation of attracting FDI is mainly for the purpose of economic growth. Therefore, FDI capital plays an important role in promoting and maintaining the current Vietnamese economy. The role of FDI plays an important role in impr...
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This study evaluates NATO ACT's cognitive warfare concept from a political science perspective, exploring its utility beyond military applications. Despite its growing presence in scholarly discourse, the concept's interdisciplinary nature has hindered a unified definition. By analyzing NATO's framework, developed with input from diverse discipline...
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The study aims to conduct a conceptual analysis of the terms persuasion, advocacy, propaganda, and propagation within the field of political science in Azerbaijan. Each term is examined individually to explore their usage areas and specific functions, highlighting the differences and similarities. In this context, propaganda is defined as the syste...
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This study aims to discover the factors that influence the acceptance of electronic learning media and its effect on the effectiveness of digital instruction. The study involved a learning management system and online tutorials using management system (MS) teams from various faculties at the Universitas Terbuka. These include the Faculty of Economi...
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This chapter surveys political science literature and evidence on the relationship between automation risk among those conventionally defined as 'routine workers' and the political behaviour of this vital part of the voting public, including their preferences for more or less redistributive policy agendas according to whether hardship is anticipate...
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What challenges do researchers encounter in authentically engaging with the field site and academia when certain aspects of their true identities diverge from the established norms within those domains? Using the case of female political scientists who conduct research on gender politics in the Middle East and North Africa, I highlight the ethical,...
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As survey experiments have become increasingly common in political science, some scholars have questioned whether inferences about the real world can be drawn from experiments involving hypothetical, text-based scenarios. In response to this criticism, some researchers recommended using realistic, context-heavy vignettes while others argue that abs...
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This article aims to provide basic concepts regarding different methods of studing political science and system. For this, the author employed descriptive as well as analytical data analysis approaches. The author used secondary sources of information, often known as the desk work approach, while providing this piece of writing. According to the st...
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Despite its importance and prominence in public debates, including in many social science-related disciplines such as political science, anthropology, geography, and history, climate change has been unevenly addressed within critical sociology. In the tradition of critical theories, a critical sociology approach could contribute to climate science...
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Recensión del libro de Agustín García Ureta, Cooperación al desarrollo. Aspectos jurídico-administrativos, Iustel, 2023, 248 pp.
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Recensión del libro de Luis Medina Alcoz: Historia del derecho administrativo español, con prólogo de Manuel Rebollo Puig, Marcial Pons, 2022, 535 pp.
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Two important methodological debates in political theory concern (i) the place of historical research and interpretation in normative inquiry; and (ii) the importance of comparing different cultural traditions of political thought. The first question animates a long-standing controversy over the relative importance of ‘history of political thought’...
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Recensión del libro de M.ª Remedios Zamora Roselló, Minería y comunidades autónomas: territorio, sostenibilidad y energía. Especial referencia a Galicia, Baleares y Andalucía, Tirant lo Blanch, 2024, 276 pp.
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Objetivos: el presente estudio plantea el análisis de un modelo particular de protección del medio ambiente como el que se desarrolla en el Valle de Arán en un marco constitucional claro de descentralización territorial. Metodología: se expone el régimen jurídico aplicable al Valle de Arán a nivel estatutario y se revisa el régimen jurídico desarro...
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Recensión del libro de Álvaro Soriano Hinojosa, Las Administraciones públicas ante el arbitraje, Atelier, 2023, 592 pp.
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Recensión del libro coordinado por Gustavo Manuel Díaz González, Blockchain y Gobiernos locales, Fundación Democracia y Gobierno Local, 2022, 373 pp.
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Recensión del libro de M.ª Ángeles González Bustos, Régimen jurídico administrativo de la dinamización rural, Atelier, 2023, 165 pp.
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The aim of this article is to point out the staged nature of the instrumentalization of migrants by analyzing and defining the process and using examples from the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. Accordingly, the following hypotheses are posited: H1-The instrumentalization of migrants is a step-by-step process aimed at achieving specific politic...
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Democracy is frequently used as a catch-all term for denoting a particular system of government, especially one which is predicated on the following attributes: popular sovereignty, the rule of law, the advocation of a number of rights and freedoms inter alia. For example, across the globe there are many claims to democracy by some, across the poli...
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In fields such as sociology, political science, public administration, and business management, particularly in the direction of international relations, Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) has been widely adopted as a research method. This article addresses the limitations of the QCA method in its application, specifically in terms of low cover...
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Several factors, including proactive personality and psychological capital, influence work readiness. This study examines the influence of proactive personality and psychological capital on work readiness with a quantitative approach. The subjects of the study are final-year students from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Mulawarman U...
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L'editoriale del direttore ripercorre i contenuti del numero speciale dedicato alla criminalità ambientale e ricorda la sociologa Bianca Beccalli, già docente presso la Facoltà di Scienze Politiche scomparsa di recente.
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La traducción es un proceso de toma de decisiones constante y compleja que requiere una revisión específica y particular desde un enfoque cognitivo, máxime cuando es nuestro propio cerebro el que guía todo el traslado de un mensaje desde una lengua a otra. Aunque el concepto se ha estudiado en psicología experimental y cognitiva desde hace bastante...
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This paper explores the transformative power of music on psychological and political ideologies through the lens of the film The Lives of Others. It examines the character of Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler, a Stasi agent whose life undergoes profound changes after encountering the piece Sonata for a Good Man. Integrating insights from musicology, psycholog...
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This article reframes understandings of pluralism in democratic theory by showing that the management of late and post-colonial identitarian conflict was integral to its incorporation into twentieth-century political science. It does so by reconstructing the central but underexamined place of theories of consociational democracy in efforts to refor...
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We generalize the classic multi-agent DeGroot model for opinion dynamics to incorporate the Spiral of Silence theory from political science. This theory states that individuals may withhold their opinions when they perceive them to be in the minority. As in the DeGroot model, a community of agents is represented as a weighted directed graph whose e...
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How can political scientists rigorously evaluate the predictive power of theories? Many peer-reviewed political science articles include predictions about future outcomes, and scholars make predictions on social media and other public forums. The prevalence of predictions suggests that scholars recognize the utility of leveraging theories for this...
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As President of the United States, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (PMOF) to 24 recipients in 15 ceremonies–including at the White House's Rose Garden (Tiger Woods) and the State of the Union Address (Rush Limbaugh). This chapter updates the most comprehensive analysis of PMOF awards, by Kopko et al. (The Politics of the Pres...
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Nash equilibrium is a key concept in game theory fundamental for elucidating the equilibrium state of strategic interactions, with applications in diverse fields such as economics, political science, and biology. However, the Nash equilibrium may not always align with desired outcomes within the broader system. This article introduces a novel game...
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The application of natural language processing on political texts as well as speeches has become increasingly relevant in political sciences due to the ability to analyze large text corpora which cannot be read by a single person. But such text corpora often lack critical meta information, detailing for instance the party, age or constituency of th...