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This paper examines the challenges that Indigenous peoples face when they use cultural rights arguments to influence the decision making of international organizations such as the United Nations, the WTO and NAFTA regulatory boards. The paper responds to the concerns that identity politics has...
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In recent decades, a number of states have enacted reforms aimed at controlling campaign costs and increasing electoral competition. One such reform has been the use of public funds to finance campaigns to state offices, and these voluntary 'Citizens' Elections Programs' are used to fully fund...
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civic and political participation. Using the Latino National Survey (2006), I employ a multivariate logit regression … political participation, in areas having high levels of anti-immigrant ordinances/ initiatives versus those having fewer or no … levels of civic and political participation in comparison to Latinos not living in such areas.This study seeks to examine the …
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political participation, the 2006 immigrant-rights marches across the U.S. demonstrate that the undocumented are not simply … passive political observers devoid of agency. The extent and efficacy of their participation, however, remains unclear. This …
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civic and political participation. Using the Latino National Survey (2006), I employ a multivariate logit regression … political participation, in areas having high levels of anti-immigrant ordinances/ initiatives versus those having fewer or no … levels of civic and political participation in comparison to Latinos not living in such areas.This study seeks to examine the …
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traditional forms of political participation dominated the political landscape. The impact of new digital technologies the 2008 … presidential election showed signs that the prospect of postmodern participation would become a reality. This paper examines the … new, postmodern forms of participation that were exhibited in the election, assesses their impact, and speculates about …
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of his work are enhanced. Among other things, we stand to learn much about his contributions to the democracy theory of … that he is the Philosopher of Democracy.ヤ I will highlight Emersonメs early and late religiosity, mainly focusing on the … relation to democracy, or what I will call Emerson's spiritual democracy. I will identify two central and interrelated …
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The impact of legislative term limits on women's representation has developed through several stages. After term limits reforms passed but before they took affect, research suggested that women's representation would increase due to the forced retirement of - mostly-male incumbents. After term...
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Many scholars have discussed the consequences of the personal vote on the behavior of legislators, yet little scholarship has been devoted to the effect of the personal vote on the success of women candidates. My paper engages this important issue, employing a comparative lens to examine how...
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