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Showing 1 to 20 of 134 for “"legislatures"”.
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Assessing democratic quality and performance in legislatures
… Political institutions and in particular legislatures are often immune from the adverse effects of poor performance due to large budget allocations regardless of efficacy. Furthermore a rise in efficiency is often seen as a threat to the institution's accountability. The literature on …
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The behavioral consequences of personality in state legislatures
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African legislatures and HIV/AIDS : an exploratory analysis
… highlights the critical role of national legislatures. Due to the severity and scope of the pandemic there is an assumption that elected representatives would be in the forefront of the response. Effective legislatures are the sine qua non of a representative democracy, and arguably an …
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Dimensions of Politics: How Institutions Shape East. Asian Legislatures
… have shaped dimensional structure in East Asian legislatures, including Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan in the past two decades. The major issues dividing the left and right in East Asia are not about economic in nature, but rather structured by legislators' preferences vis-\`a-vis …
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Professionalism, institutionalization and committee services in US. state legislatures
… staffing, and time in session, causes legislatures to institutionalize in a manner similar to the U.S. Congress. Specifically, this thesis focuses on the use (or lack thereof) of seniority as an automatic procedure for the assignment to, and transfer between, committees. I find that …
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Elected legislatures in sub-saharan Africa: Attitudes of citizens from 18 countries towards legislatures, with a particular focus on Mozambique, its assembly and parliamentarians
Elected multi-party assemblies have existed in Africa on average for no more than two decades. Consolidating democracy and improving the lives of ordinary citizens demands guardian parliaments. Parliaments are comprised predominantly of politicians and, interconnected with citizens and executives, …
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Participatory autocracy : private entrepreneurs, legislatures, and property protection in China
… their interests. By holding seats in local legislatures, entrepreneurs signal to local bureaucrats that they have access to higher-level government officials to report illicit predatory behavior. This signal, in turn, deters local officials from demanding bribes, ad hoc taxes, and other …
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People's Parliament? An assessment of public participation in South Africa's legislatures
… in South Africa. I consider the question of how legislatures are fulfilling their obligations to facilitate public participation, if they meet international human rights law (IHRL) norms and the extent to which the public involvement facilitated by legislatures measures up to standards identified …
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Statehouse Mosaics and the American Electorate: How State Legislatures Affect Political Participation
… this dissertation focuses on how US state legislatures influence voting behavior and political attitudes of the American electorate. Specifically, this research takes on a comparative approach and illustrates how institutional differences in the size, capacity, and composition of the US …
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The public school curriculum as currently mandated by the legislatures of the fifty states
… is mentioned in every state constitution. State legislatures have had plenary power to prescribe both the type and content of curriculum to be used in the public schools.The report of findings included one hundred ninety-nine subjects and represents the subjects mandated to be taught and/or …
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Institutional Variation, Balance of Power and Agenda Control: Evidence from the Argentine Subnational Legislatures
… a promising yet unexplored source: the local legislatures of Argentina's provinces over a twenty five year period, 1984-2009. My research will not only contribute to the literature on comparative legislatures but also to the knowledge of subnational legislative success in federal countries. I …
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African legislatures active in the budget process?! Emerging trends and consequences for legislative identity
Legislatures in the Southern Africa have made recent signals that they are becoming active in the budget process through the establishment of Budget Committees, Parliamentary Budget Offices, and Constituency Development Funds. These developments are surprising given the Westminster heritage of …
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The Application of the Democratic Dialogue Model to the Relationship between Domestic Legislatures and International Courts
… framework for the relationship between domestic legislatures and international courts. The thesis hypothesises that, at a descriptive level, domestic legislatures and international courts engage in democratic dialogue because each time an international court decides on a rights issue, domestic …
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Politicians' attitudes toward the equal rights amendment: a study of the West Virginia and Virginia state legislatures
The purpose of this study was to explore politicians’ attitudes toward the Equal Rights Amendment. It was hypothesized that certain social, background and political variables would influence the politicians’ attitudes toward ratification or rejection of the Equal Rights Amendment. Data were …
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Gendered Civil Society Context, Local Party Strength, and Candidate Emergence: Explaining Female Representation across the US State Legislatures
… across states and party caucuses in the US state legislatures. I develop and test the theory of gendered civil society context and party strength to explain why female candidates are more likely to run for office in some places rather than others. Gendered civil society context refers to the …
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The Concept of Public Access to Meetings of Local Legislative Bodies in the United States and Its Applicability to Local Legislatures in Russia
… of the idea of open meetings to local legislatures in Russia.Open meetings are not as controversial in Russia as they are in the United States, and the topic has never been explored in a comparative perspective. I focus on one particular category of government meetings -- meetings of …
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The use of democratic institutions as a strategy to legitimize authoritarian rule.
… Elections can be won by the opposition and legislatures can make decisions against the interests of the ruler. So, why do autocratic regimes install institutions which limit their power and threaten their survival in office? Assuming actors behave rationally, one should expect authoritarian …
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The role of parliaments in the resilience of non-democratic regimes : a case study of the Iranian parliament (Majles)
… institutions under authoritarian regimes such as legislatures arguing that they predominantly serve as the means of regime survival. Given these facts, the overall goal of this study is to produce an understanding of the role of parliaments in the survival of authoritarian regimes by focusing on …
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The Effects of State Constitutional Design of Gubernatorial and Legislative Authority in State Budget Policy
… might impact the ability of governors and state legislatures to achieve preferred policy alternatives. This is addressed through the divergence between the governor's proposed budget and the state legislature's enacted budget. To analyze potential influences of this divergence, state budgets from …
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Statutorily enacted estate planning forms: Development, explanation, analysis, studies, commentary, and recommendations
… to make adequate estate arrangements. Many state legislatures have recognized the ensuing problems and have attempted to rectify them by adopting an innovative technique--statutorily enacted estate planning forms.
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