The dynamics of policy change in authoritarian countries
In democratic countries, actors inside and outside the state have various channels for expressing their concerns and influencing policy agendas. In contrast, in authoritarian countries, less inclusive...
View ArticleMore bang for your buck: tax compliance in the United States and Italy
Sven Steinmo states in his book Taxation and Democracy, “Governments need money. Modern Governments need lots of money.” This is no less true today than it was twenty-five years ago when he wrote it.…
View ArticleHow Bureaucratic Leadership Shapes Policy Outcomes: Partisan Politics and...
Unified control of policymaking by a single political party is perhaps necessary, but not sufficient for observing policy outcomes consistent with majoritarian policy preferences.…
View ArticleHow Ideas are Replacing Identities in Nigeria’s Electoral Competition
The 2015 defeat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the polls was Nigeria’s first “electoral turnover,” giving us a new narrative for the decline of dominant parties.…
View ArticleHow Policy Instruments Matter in Higher Education Performance
According to the mainstream literature related to governance change in higher education (HE),Western European governments have redesigned governance systems to make HE institutions more accountable by...
View ArticleLabor Strikes Are Costly, Difficult… and Effective
With teachers on strike in Los Angeles and airport workers on strike in Berlin, early 2019 already looks set to be a notable year for labor actions in Europe and the United States.…
View ArticleAfrica’s future is urban
Africa’s future is urban. By 2050, the majority of Africans will live in cities, transforming its societies and economies. Yet very little is known about the impact this demographic shift will have on...
View ArticleWhat is the cost of police, really?
A recent study by RAND Corporation researchers examined the average amount of police spending on crimes for each state. Averaging the results across all states and considering where people live, the...
View ArticleBargaining over maternity pay
The importance of maternity and childcare entitlements has been widely acknowledged by both scholars and policy-makers: evidence shows that well paid, non-transferable and flexible provisions with...
View ArticlePhysical harm warning urges patients to use medicine correctly
Patients warned about the personal health risks of misusing medicine were almost twice as likely to heed the advice and take and it correctly, a new study has found.…
View ArticleIt Could Happen to You: How Perceptions of Personal Risk Shape Support for...
Social welfare policies are among the most salient and potentially controversial policies today. In virtually all western democracies, public support for the social safety net has changed significantly...
View ArticleHow to manage a crisis in Iran?
Discussions of Iran’s modern history are discussion about crisis. Since the outset of 20th century up until today, Iran went through two revolutions, two wars, successful and failed coups,...
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