Outputs (571)

Does citizen participation make public servants more satisfied with their jobs? It depends on whether they are Spectators or Participants (2023)
Journal Article
Islam, K. M., Meyer‐Sahling, J., Mikkelsen, K. S., Rahman, T., & Schuster, C. (2023). Does citizen participation make public servants more satisfied with their jobs? It depends on whether they are Spectators or Participants. Public Administration and Development, 43(5), 381-392. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.2031

Is citizen participation in policymaking and implementation desirable? Numerous studies have explored its effects on policy outcomes and citizen attitudes. We, instead, examine its effects on public servants. Citizen participation changes public sect... Read More about Does citizen participation make public servants more satisfied with their jobs? It depends on whether they are Spectators or Participants.

MacIntyre and Hegel on the possibility of resolving philosophical disagreements (2023)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2023). MacIntyre and Hegel on the possibility of resolving philosophical disagreements. Philosophy and Social Criticism, https://doi.org/10.1177/01914537231215713

This article examines the views of Hegel and Alasdair MacIntyre regarding philosophical disagreements, whether or not they can be resolved and if so how. For both thinkers such a disagreement is thought of as taking place between the advocates of two... Read More about MacIntyre and Hegel on the possibility of resolving philosophical disagreements.

Making universal education a priority for sustainable development: The EU, Vietnam and education (2023)
Journal Article
Gegout, C. (2024). Making universal education a priority for sustainable development: The EU, Vietnam and education. Global Policy, 15(1), 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.13298

This article highlights the need to bring education to the forefront of EU policies to promote sustainable development in Vietnam. The EU is increasingly concerned with promoting sustainable development worldwide. It does this in its aid policies, an... Read More about Making universal education a priority for sustainable development: The EU, Vietnam and education.

The Aden Protectorate Levies, Counter-insurgency and the Loyalist Bargain in South Arabia, 1951-1957 (2023)
Book Chapter
Bennett, H., & Burke, E. (2023). The Aden Protectorate Levies, Counter-insurgency and the Loyalist Bargain in South Arabia, 1951-1957. In G. Curless, & M. Thomas (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Late Colonial Insurgencies and Counter-Insurgencies. Oxford University Press

Authoritarianism, democracy and de/centralization in federations: what connections? (2023)
Journal Article
Dardanelli, P., Kincaid, J., Adeney, K., Moscovich, L., Olmeda, J. C., Schlegel, R., uberu, R., Boni, F., & Lacroix Eussler, S. (2023). Authoritarianism, democracy and de/centralization in federations: what connections?. Regional and Federal Studies, 33(5), 577-606. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2023.2274861

What is the impact of democracy/authoritarianism regime change on de/centralization in federations? Based on the annual coding of three politico-institutional aspects, 22 policy fields, and five fiscal categories, this article maps de/centralization... Read More about Authoritarianism, democracy and de/centralization in federations: what connections?.

Party and Party System Institutionalization: Which Comes First? (2023)
Journal Article
Casal Bértoa, F., Enyedi, Z., & Mölder, M. (2023). Party and Party System Institutionalization: Which Comes First?. Perspectives on Politics, 22(1), 194-212. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1537592723002530

Parties and party systems are treated as separate phenomena in theory, but not in research practice. This is most clearly so in the literature on the institutionalization of party politics, where the party level and the systemic levels are often anal... Read More about Party and Party System Institutionalization: Which Comes First?.

Marx’s Capital and the concept of super-exploitation (2023)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (in press). Marx’s Capital and the concept of super-exploitation. Capital and Class, https://doi.org/10.1177/03098168231199913

This article explores the theory of exploitation which Marx sets out in Capital. It argues that Marx assumes there that there are five modes of extraction of surplus value. These are associated with the following principles: 1. extended duration of t... Read More about Marx’s Capital and the concept of super-exploitation.

Coaxing corporations: Enriching the conceptualization of governments as strategic actors (2023)
Journal Article
Gill, M. J., & Gill, D. J. (2024). Coaxing corporations: Enriching the conceptualization of governments as strategic actors. Strategic Management Journal, 45(3), 588-615. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3557

Research Summary: Little is known about how governments secure discrete resources from global corporations over which they have limited direct control. Utilizing declassified archival sources, we examine how the UK government influenced Moody's and S... Read More about Coaxing corporations: Enriching the conceptualization of governments as strategic actors.

Western Estimates of Russian Military Capabilities and the Invasion of Ukraine (2023)
Journal Article
Renz, B. (2023). Western Estimates of Russian Military Capabilities and the Invasion of Ukraine. Problems of Post-Communism, 71(3), 219-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2023.2253359

The poor performance of the Russian military during the invasion of Ukraine came as a surprise to many in the West. This prompted a debate about why Russian capabilities had been overestimated. Fingers were pointed at the work of Western military ana... Read More about Western Estimates of Russian Military Capabilities and the Invasion of Ukraine.

Private Investment in Chinese Football Clubs: Political Capital and State-Business Exchanges (2023)
Journal Article
Ross, T., Sullivan, J., & Lai, H. (2023). Private Investment in Chinese Football Clubs: Political Capital and State-Business Exchanges. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 52(3), 518 - 541. https://doi.org/10.1177/18681026231188142

Business-government relations play a crucial role in China's economic development and policy implementation. Situated in an asymmetric dependency nexus, local officials court business investments to facilitate policy and boost their political careers... Read More about Private Investment in Chinese Football Clubs: Political Capital and State-Business Exchanges.