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Iraqi Kurdistan in 2015 is polity quite unlike any other. Iraqi Kurdistan has come to be treated in policy making circles as a model for what is sometimes believed to be impossible: a highly tribal, multi-religious and multi...

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This article seeks to chart the decline in the Socialist government’s fortunes since it repeated its 2004 general election victory in 2008. The travails of the Spanish economy are the dominant theme of this article, given that...

Spain Economic crisis Spanish politics political parties

This article seeks to chart the decline in the Socialist government’s fortunes since it repeated its 2004 general election victory in 2008. The travails of the Spanish economy are the dominant theme of this article, given that...

Spain Economic crisis Spanish politics political parties

Religion is a major aspect of human life that directly intersects with a number of social policy issues. Although much has been written about the religion-social policy nexus, the literature remains overly fragmented....

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This paper delves into the dynamics of political parties in post-conflict societies, with a focus on Northern Ireland. It challenges the idea that electoral outcomes are solely determined by ethnonational identity, highlighting...

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In nearly every case of quota law adoption, the support of party elites is critical. But this raises a puzzle: What can motivate predominantly male elites to put these policies in place? This article uses a comparison of two...

Gender gender quotas political parties representation and electoral systems sexuality and politics /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3312 name=Sociology and Political Science /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality name=SDG 5 - Gender Equality

Following an increase in displaced persons globally in the 2000s and 2010s, governments around the world have been required to adjust their response to the growing need for refuge. Even internally within countries, there was...

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Of all the European welfare states, the UK most clearly represents the liberal regime type - notwithstanding a shift towards 'social investment' under New Labour - as defined by its residual, targeted benefit structure and...

basic income policy experiments political parties tax-benefit modelling welfare state /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3312 name=Sociology and Political Science /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3320 name=Political Science and International Relations

In nearly every case of quota law adoption, the support of party elites is critical. But this raises a puzzle: What can motivate predominantly male elites to put these policies in place? This article uses a comparison of two...

Gender gender quotas political parties representation and electoral systems sexuality and politics /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3312 name=Sociology and Political Science /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality name=SDG 5 - Gender Equality

Organized factions were something that did not arise with the creation of the United States. Rather, they slowly emerged during George Washington's presidency. Initially, the Founding Fathers were highly resistant to the idea....

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Of all the European welfare states, the UK most clearly represents the liberal regime type - notwithstanding a shift towards 'social investment' under New Labour - as defined by its residual, targeted benefit structure and...

basic income policy experiments political parties tax-benefit modelling welfare state /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3312 name=Sociology and Political Science /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3320 name=Political Science and International Relations

Religion is a major aspect of human life that directly intersects with a number of social policy issues. Although much has been written about the religion-social policy nexus, the literature remains overly fragmented....

faith-based-organizations individual behaviour political parties religion Social Policy welfare state /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3306 name=Health(social science) /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3301 name=Social Sciences (miscellaneous) /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3312 name=Sociology and Political Science