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Running uphill: A comparative analysis of the gender gap in campaign financing (2024)
Journal Article
Sudulich, L., Trumm, S., & Makropoulos, I. (2024). Running uphill: A comparative analysis of the gender gap in campaign financing. European Journal of Political Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12741

Women are not a demographic minority, but they certainly are a minority in politics. Most legislative bodies across the world are still overwhelmingly male. Female candidates cite lack of resources as one of the main deterrents to run. Using data on... Read More about Running uphill: A comparative analysis of the gender gap in campaign financing.

Multinational Democratic Federations: Comparing India with Multi-level Systems from the Global North (2024)
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Adeney, K., & Swenden, W. (2024). Multinational Democratic Federations: Comparing India with Multi-level Systems from the Global North. Studies in Indian Politics, 12(2), 164-182. https://doi.org/10.1177/23210230241291357

In this article, we compare the Indian experience with that of some of the multinational and multi-level polities from the Global North, namely Belgium, Canada, Spain and the United Kingdom. We first summarize the essence of multinationalism. Drawing... Read More about Multinational Democratic Federations: Comparing India with Multi-level Systems from the Global North.

Marx, automation and the politics of recognition within social institutions (2024)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2024). Marx, automation and the politics of recognition within social institutions. Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory, 52(2-3), 357-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/03017605.2024.2391619

This paper deals with the issue of Karl Marx’s views regarding automation, about which a great deal has been written recently, not least because of developments which have taken place in computing technology, Artificial Intelligence, and digital capi... Read More about Marx, automation and the politics of recognition within social institutions.

Dual Migrations in Croatia: The Technopopulist Strains of Statebuilding in the New Borderlands of Europe (2024)
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Pupavac, V., & Pupavac, M. (2024). Dual Migrations in Croatia: The Technopopulist Strains of Statebuilding in the New Borderlands of Europe. Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2024.2408930

This article examines the technopopulist strains of statebuilding in Croatia, drawing on the history, language, and culture approaches in Slavonic studies. Through its exploration of EU migration governance in Croatia, the article discusses the dual... Read More about Dual Migrations in Croatia: The Technopopulist Strains of Statebuilding in the New Borderlands of Europe.

Does Political Corruption Reduce Pro-Social Behavior by Bureaucrats? Lab Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh (2024)
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Woodhouse, E. F., Meyer-Sahling, J.-H., Sass Mikkelsen, K., Schuster, C., Maruful Islam, K., & Rahman, T. (2024). Does Political Corruption Reduce Pro-Social Behavior by Bureaucrats? Lab Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh. Governance, https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12900

Numerous studies assess how politicians control and shape bureaucracy. Yet, how politicians’ behavior affects the norms and behaviors of bureaucrats through role modeling has not been studied. This is a curious omission, in light of evidence that soc... Read More about Does Political Corruption Reduce Pro-Social Behavior by Bureaucrats? Lab Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh.

Criminalizing survivors of modern slavery: the United Kingdom’s National Referral Mechanism as a border-making process (2024)
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Lumley-Sapanski, A., Rodriguez-Huerta, E., Schwarz, K., Nicholson, A., & Young, M. (2024). Criminalizing survivors of modern slavery: the United Kingdom’s National Referral Mechanism as a border-making process. Journal of Social Policy,

The United Kingdom’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is a framework for identifying potential victims of modern slavery (slavery, servitude, forced labour or human trafficking) and ensuring that they receive adequate care. This research explores di... Read More about Criminalizing survivors of modern slavery: the United Kingdom’s National Referral Mechanism as a border-making process.

Unpacking the European Commission: Cabinet Composition and EU Policy-Making (2024)
Journal Article
Daniel, W. T., & Hurka, S. (2024). Unpacking the European Commission: Cabinet Composition and EU Policy-Making. Journal of Common Market Studies, https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13678

We examine bureaucratic politics within the European Commission, using novel data on the backgrounds of individual members of Commissioners' cabinets. Although cabinet composition has become increasingly regulated in recent decades, its selection rem... Read More about Unpacking the European Commission: Cabinet Composition and EU Policy-Making.

Perceived negativity in British general election communications (2024)
Journal Article
Milazzo, C., & Ryan, J. B. (2024). Perceived negativity in British general election communications. Electoral Studies, 92, Article 102863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2024.102863

British parties – and their candidates – frequently engage in the use of negative messaging. While previous studies shed light on the frequency and source of such messages, we know less about how negative messages are received. In this research note,... Read More about Perceived negativity in British general election communications.

Comparative judgement modeling to map forced marriage at local levels (2024)
Journal Article
Seymour, R., Nyarko-Agyei, A., Mccabe, H., Severn, K., Sirl, D., Kypraios, T., & Taylor, A. (in press). Comparative judgement modeling to map forced marriage at local levels. Annals of Applied Statistics,

Forcing someone into marriage against their will is a violation of their human rights. In 2021, the county of Nottinghamshire, UK, launched a strategy to tackle forced marriage and violence against women and girls. We set out to map the risk of force... Read More about Comparative judgement modeling to map forced marriage at local levels.