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Argentina, Brazil and Chile and democracy defence in Latin America: principled calculation
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Testing Theories of Gun Policy Preferences Among Blacks, Latinos, and Whites in America
(Wiley, 2017-06)Objective. Research examining the factors shaping gun policy attitudes has focused on the general population or whites. Little is known about how self-interest, political values, or racial prejudice shape the gun policy ... -
Immigrant Inclusion in the Safety Net: A Framework for Analysis and Effects on Educational Attainment
(Wiley, 2015-12-15)Across states, there is substantial variation in the degree to which immigrants and their children are offered public assistance. We present a theoretical framework for analyzing the effects of policy decisions about ... -
The return of prejudice in Europe’s regions: The moderated relationship between group threat and economic vulnerability
(Routledge, 2016-07-02)Using data from 16 countries and employing multilevel analysis that encompasses the national, regional, and individual levels, we find that both economic and social factors trigger anti-immigrant attitudes among Europeans. ... -
Media in the New Democracies of Postcommunist Eastern Europe
(Sage Publications, 2015-02)The relationship between media and democratic societies is extremely complex and multifaceted, with media performing several functions - dissemination of information, fact-checking, and accountability ‘watchdog’ (to name ... -
Improving the Transparency and Accountability of EU Institutions: The Impact of the Office of the European Ombudsman
(Wiley, 2015-05)This research focuses on the inquiries into alleged maladministration by EU institutions, completed by the Office of the European Ombudsman (EO) during the period 1996-2012, to highlight the ways in which the Ombudsman ... -
The Memory of May '68: The Ironic Interruption and Democratic Commitment of the Atelier Populaire
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Immigrant Social Policy in the American States: Race Politics and State TANF and Medicaid Eligibility Rules for Legal Permanent Residents
(SAGE Publications, 2013-03)This article explains variations in the response of states to the devolution of authority in immigrant social policy in the context of the 1996 Welfare Reform. The passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity ... -
Anxieties of an Ethnic Transition: The Election of the First Latino Mayor in Providence, Rhode Island
(SAGE Publications, 2013-01)This study shows that both race and perceptions about one’s personal economic situation can play a role in how voters assess the likely future of the city under a racially-other mayor. Using the historic transition of the ... -
Conditionality and the EU–ACP Partnership: A Misguided Approach to Development?
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-09)The Cotonou Partnership between the states of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) and the European Union (EU) provides a case in which the human rights approach to development is being put into practice. Thisarticle ... -
The Participatory Personality: Evidence from Latin America
(Cambridge University Press, 2011-01)To a substantial extent, political participation arises as a result of individuals’ interactions with aspects of the social and political environment. The resources people amass, the social connections they develop and ...
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