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Static and dynamic incentives for Twitter usage in the European Parliament (2017)
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Daniel, W. T., Obholzer, L., & Hurka, S. (2019). Static and dynamic incentives for Twitter usage in the European Parliament. Party Politics, 25(6), 771-781. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068817747755

In this article, we examine the static and dynamic factors that explain the use of the Twitter social media platform by all active Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) during the Fall and Winter of 2015–2016. Our analysis demonstrates that MEPs... Read More about Static and dynamic incentives for Twitter usage in the European Parliament.

Human rights shaming and FDI: effects of the UN Human Rights Commission and Council (2017)
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Vadlamannati, K. C., Janz, N., & Berntsen, Ø. I. (2018). Human rights shaming and FDI: effects of the UN Human Rights Commission and Council. World Development, 104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.11.014

Do public condemnations by the United Nations human rights bodies lead to foreign direct investment (FDI) loss for abusive regimes? The Human Rights Commission and later Council (UNHRCC) are internationally legitimized tools where member states shame... Read More about Human rights shaming and FDI: effects of the UN Human Rights Commission and Council.

Individual Determinants for the Selection of Group Coordinators in the European Parliament (2017)
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Daniel, W. T., & Thierse, S. (2018). Individual Determinants for the Selection of Group Coordinators in the European Parliament. Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(4), 939-954. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12690

© 2017 University Association for Contemporary European Studies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd Group coordinators are part of a highly influential circle of members of the European Parliament (MEPs). However, there is only scant knowledge about the powe... Read More about Individual Determinants for the Selection of Group Coordinators in the European Parliament.

Transnational mobility, strong states and contested sovereignty: learning from the China–Taiwan context (2017)
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Momesso, L., & Lee, C. (2017). Transnational mobility, strong states and contested sovereignty: learning from the China–Taiwan context. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 26(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0117196817747102

Mobility across the Taiwan Strait has intensified since the border was opened in 1987. The cross-border social, cultural and economic exchanges, however, have remained closely embedded in the nationalistic logic specific to cross-Strait relations. Em... Read More about Transnational mobility, strong states and contested sovereignty: learning from the China–Taiwan context.

Representation in Wales: an empirical analysis of the policy divisions between voters and candidates (2017)
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Trumm, S. (2018). Representation in Wales: an empirical analysis of the policy divisions between voters and candidates. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 20(2), 425-440. https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148117740284

Politics in Wales is often portrayed as being relatively consensual when compared with the rest of the United Kingdom and enjoying healthy levels of trust between voters and elites. Recent events like the decision of Welsh voters to reject the Europe... Read More about Representation in Wales: an empirical analysis of the policy divisions between voters and candidates.

Economic crisis and party responsiveness on the left–right dimension in the European Union (2017)
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Clements, B., Nanou, K., & Real-Dato, J. (2018). Economic crisis and party responsiveness on the left–right dimension in the European Union. Party Politics, 24(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068817736757

The economic crisis within the European Union has had a significant impact on domestic politics in the member states, affecting the links between parties and citizens and accentuating the tensions parties face between governing responsibility and bei... Read More about Economic crisis and party responsiveness on the left–right dimension in the European Union.

The face of the party? Leadership personalisation in British campaigns (2017)
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Milazzo, C., & Hammond, J. (2018). The face of the party? Leadership personalisation in British campaigns. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 28(3), 263-282. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2017.1394309

The personal characteristics of political elites play an important role in British elections. While the personalisation of the media’s election coverage has been the subject of much debate, we know less about the conditions under which voters receive... Read More about The face of the party? Leadership personalisation in British campaigns.

Constructing trustworthy historical narratives: criteria, principles, and techniques (2017)
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Gill, M. J., Gill, D. J., & Roulet, T. J. (2018). Constructing trustworthy historical narratives: criteria, principles, and techniques. British Journal of Management, 29(1), 191-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12262

Organizational scholars increasingly recognize the value of employing historical research. Yet the fields of history and organization studies struggle to reconcile. In this article, we contend that a closer connection between these two fields is poss... Read More about Constructing trustworthy historical narratives: criteria, principles, and techniques.

Cyberspace and gay rights in a digital China: queer documentary filmmaking under state censorship (2017)
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Shaw, G., & Zhang, X. (in press). Cyberspace and gay rights in a digital China: queer documentary filmmaking under state censorship. China Information, https://doi.org/10.1177/0920203X17734134

Owing to China’s austere censorship regulations on film media, directors of films and documentaries engaging with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender themes have struggled to bring their work to domestic attention. Working outside of the state-fun... Read More about Cyberspace and gay rights in a digital China: queer documentary filmmaking under state censorship.

Restructuring the state: mainstream responses to regional nationalism (2017)
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Toubeau, S. (2017). Restructuring the state: mainstream responses to regional nationalism. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 48(1), 76-101. https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjx057

Under what conditions are ‘holding-together’ federations created? And what shapes the development of their territorial structures? This article answers these questions through a comparative-historical analysis of territorial restructuring in Belgium,... Read More about Restructuring the state: mainstream responses to regional nationalism.

The origins of redistributive policy preferences: political socialisation with and without a welfare state (2017)
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Neundorf, A., & Soroka, S. (2018). The origins of redistributive policy preferences: political socialisation with and without a welfare state. West European Politics, 41(2), 400-427. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2017.1388666

Research on the impact of the macroeconomy on individual-level preferences for redistribution has produced varying results. This paper presents a new theory on the presence of an expansive welfare state during one’s formative years as a source of het... Read More about The origins of redistributive policy preferences: political socialisation with and without a welfare state.

Prefigurative politics between ethical practice and absent promise (2017)
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Gordon, U. (in press). Prefigurative politics between ethical practice and absent promise. Political Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321717722363

'Prefigurative politics' has become a popular term for social movements' ethos of unity between means and ends, but its conceptual genealogy has escaped attention. This article disentangles two components: an ethical revolutionary practice, chiefly i... Read More about Prefigurative politics between ethical practice and absent promise.

Variation in beliefs about 'fracking' between the UK and US (2017)
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Evensen, D., Stedman, R. C., O'Hara, S., Humphrey, M., & Andersson-Hudson, J. (2017). Variation in beliefs about 'fracking' between the UK and US. Environmental Research Letters, 12(12), Article 124004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa8f7e

In decision-making on the politically-contentious issue of unconventional gas development, the UK Government and European Commission are attempting to learn from the US experience. Although economic, environmental, and health impacts and regulatory c... Read More about Variation in beliefs about 'fracking' between the UK and US.

The volatility of volatility: Measuring change in party vote shares (2017)
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Casal Bertoa, F., Deegan-Krause, K., & Haughton, T. (2017). The volatility of volatility: Measuring change in party vote shares. Electoral Studies, 50, 142-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.09.007

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Volatility is a widely used term in political science, but even the most widely used measure of volatility, Pedersen's index, can mask as much as it reveals. His simple and elegant calculation has become part of the political scie... Read More about The volatility of volatility: Measuring change in party vote shares.

Louis Althusser’s critique of the Communist Party and the question of the postrevolutionary state (2017)
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Nowak, J. (in press). Louis Althusser’s critique of the Communist Party and the question of the postrevolutionary state. Rethinking Marxism, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/08935696.2017.1358499

This essay explores some aspects of the debate led by Louis Althusser and Etienne Balibar on the strategy of the French Communist Party (PCF) in the 1970s. They saw the Euro-communist turn of the party as a strategy that accepted the influence of soc... Read More about Louis Althusser’s critique of the Communist Party and the question of the postrevolutionary state.

Commodification and ‘the commons’: the politics of privatising public water in Greece and Portugal during the Eurozone Crisis (2017)
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Bieler, A., & Jordan, J. (2018). Commodification and ‘the commons’: the politics of privatising public water in Greece and Portugal during the Eurozone Crisis. European Journal of International Relations, 24(4), 934-957. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354066117728383

In response to the Eurozone crisis, austerity and restructuring has been imposed on the European Union’s (EU) peripheral member states in order to receive financial bailout loans. In addition to cuts in funding of essential public services, cuts in p... Read More about Commodification and ‘the commons’: the politics of privatising public water in Greece and Portugal during the Eurozone Crisis.

Beyond the ontological turn: affirming the relative autonomy of politics (2017)
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Khan, G. A. (2017). Beyond the ontological turn: affirming the relative autonomy of politics. Political Studies Review, 15(4), 551-563. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478929917712933

In this article, I critically evaluate a characteristic tendency that is found across the various traditions of poststructuralism, both narrowly and more broadly defined. This is an increasing propensity to be preoccupied with ontological questions a... Read More about Beyond the ontological turn: affirming the relative autonomy of politics.

Cultural specificity versus institutional universalism: a critique of the National Integrity System (NIS) methodology (2017)
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Heywood, P. M., & Johnston, E. (in press). Cultural specificity versus institutional universalism: a critique of the National Integrity System (NIS) methodology. Crime, Law and Social Change, 68(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10611-017-9709-z

This article provides an assessment and critique of the National Integrity System approach and methodology, informed by the experience of conducting an NIS review in Cambodia. It explores four key issues that potentially undermine the relevance and... Read More about Cultural specificity versus institutional universalism: a critique of the National Integrity System (NIS) methodology.