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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"referendum"”.
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The role of referendum and non-referendum mechanisms for state-framing processes
This thesis presents how the ‘will of the people’ is legitimized in the practical application of external self-determination. Since international law recognizes people as political communities, if they are sufficiently knowledgeable and aware of their rights, their involvement can legitimize the …
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A Decade of the Referendum in Des Moines
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První a druhé irské referendum o Lisabonské smlouvě
Diplomová práce "První a druhé irské referendum o Lisabonské smlouvě" je komparativní případovou studií, která s využitím konceptu evropeizace analyzuje příčiny, které vedly ke změně názoru irských občanů na Lisabonskou smlouvu mezi lety 2008 a 2009. Zatímco při prvním hlasování v červnu 2008 Irové …
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The referendum lighthouse: how state-level initiatives drive voter turnout
This thesis examines the use of ballot initiatives at the state level to determine whether the presence of certain types of ballot initiatives cause an increase in voter turnout at the state level. This study is unique in that rather than focusing on individual level voting behavior to explain why …
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Referendum on the Revolution: The Pennsylvania Constitutional Debate, 1776-1784
<p>The Pennsylvania constitution of 1776 ignited an extensive and intractable debate that remained at the center of the state’s politics throughout the Revolutionary period. This debate encompassed disagreement over a broad range of questions relating to the relationship between government and …
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Factors that affect the outcome of a general fund referendum in Indiana
… of these districts turned to the General Fund referendum as a mechanism to raise more revenue for their districts through an increase in local property taxes as decided by the voters through an election process. ^ This research study sought to examine the factors that influence the outcome of …
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Contemporary democratic separatist movements: The politics of new state creation by referendum
… is the holding and endorsing of a popular referendum on the question of secession. I propose a framework for how we may interpret the motivations and interests behind certain actions that may be taken by the state or the movement. The concluding fourth chapter focuses on individual voters …
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The referendum impasse resolution procedure and its potential application to the education profession
… was to determine the degree of acceptance of the referendum impasse resolution procedure in education and to determine under what conditions such a procedure would be most readily accepted. A survey research design was used. Teacher negotiation statutes of the fifty states were categorized into …
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“Should we exit before Brexit?” Hungarian workers’ experiences & future plans in post-referendum Britain
… 2004 played a major role in the result of the EU Referendum in June 2016. Now, in the era of Brexit, when millions of EU citizens are in a limbo and uncertain about their future rights here in the UK, it is the right time to explore their experiences and highlight the perceived impacts of Brexit …
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The ideal of the modern subject? Exploring the limits of the 2004 Irish citizenship referendum debate
… existing analysis of the 2004 Irish Citizenship Referendum. By approaching this analysis through the work of R.B.J. Walker and his notion of the constitutive subject of sovereign politics, what is highlighted is how its existing statist starting point for theorizing political subjectivity fails …
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Politics of Electoral Reform: The Case of the United Kingdom’s 2011 Referendum on the Alternative Vote
… and direct democracy and considers why the referendum became the pathway to decide on the issue. The third paper analyses the voting behaviour in the UK’s 2011 AV referendum and demonstrates that voters cast their votes based on cues and in harmony with the positions taken by the party …
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A comparative analysis of agenda-setting and political communication: a case study of the 2004 Cyprus Referendum
… communication process during the 2004 Cyprus Referendum. The main aim of the study is to explore the dynamics amongst political campaigners and news media in the agenda-setting process in the referendum that was proposed by the United Nations General Secretary Kofi Annan to reunify the island …
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Media representations of gender in the Scottish public sphere in the context of the 2014 independence referendum
… in the context of the Scottish independence referendum in 2014. In particular it focuses on media samples which centre on key political figures from the campaign. The study combines two corpora: articles from the Scottish press, and tweets from the social media platform Twitter. It uses a …
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Referendum Discourse in Republic of Srpska Politics 2006-2008: An Analysis of its Emergence and Performative Structure
… advocated the right of RS to hold independence referendum, signalizing a major return of inflammatory and divisive ethno-nationalist rhetoric. What we can call "RS Referendum Discourse" is not exactly a new object or desire, but its articulation and expression from 2006 onwards deserves careful …
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The Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax Referendum and the Financing of Public School Capital Projects in Georgia
… on the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum in Georgia. Fifty-seven school districts in Georgia, with an approved SPLSOT referendum on March 18. 1997, along with four school districts never initiating a SPLOST referendum, were the subjects for the study. Quantitative data revealed …
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Valoração do Parque Ambiental “Chico Mendes”, Rio Branco – AC: uma aplicação probabilística do método Referendum com Bidding Games
A valoração ambiental busca fornecer informações que subsidiem a tomada de decisão, por parte do poder público e da sociedade civil, sobre o gerenciamento de recursos naturais. O Parque Ambiental “Chico Mendes” é um bem ambiental. A disposição a pagar pela conservação e pela manutenção deste …
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Quality Improvement Projects: Uncertain Benefits of Willingness to Pay from Referendum Contingent Valuation
… in 1993 (NOAA, 1993) recommended the use of the referendum form of CV, it seems to have become the method of choice in practical settings. Referendum-type questions are thought to be easier to answer than the open-ended variety. But there is a downside: econometric techniques must be applied to …
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An Examination of School District Superintendents’ Perceptions of Processes and Strategies That Are Successful in Passing a School Bond Referendum in School Districts Not Experiencing Growth in Student Population with a Total Enrollment of 1,000 to 3,500 Students
… that are successful in passing a school bond referendum in school districts not growing in student population and have a total student enrollment of 1,000 to 3,500. Specifically, this study gave close examination to school district superintendents’ perceptions of (a) contributing factors that …
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Strategies and factors contributing to passing school referendums in Indiana
… provided by the state. Proposing a school referendum to local voters is one avenue that school districts can utilize in order to add additional revenue for operating expenditures or when growth dictates the building of new buildings or major renovations to current structures. This study …
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