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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “margit tavits”
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  • Counter-Stereotypes and Attitudes Toward Gender and LGBTQ Equality

    by Jae-Hee Jung, Margit Tavits ...
    Series series Elements in Gender and Politics
    Insights from social psychology and the gender and politics literature, as well as discussions and campaigns in the policymaking world, suggest that exposure to counter-stereotypes about gender roles might improve people's attitudes toward gender equality and LGBTQ rights. The authors test this expectation by conducting five survey experiments (N=6,916) and a separate, follow-up experiment (N=3 ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption

    by Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer, Margit Tavits ...
    Corruption is a significant problem for democracies throughout the world. Even the most democratic countries constantly face the threat of corruption and the consequences of it at the polls. Why are some governments more corrupt than others, even after considering cultural, social, and political characteristics? In Clarity of Responsibility, Accountability, and Corruption, the authors argue that ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Post-Communist Democracies and Party Organization

    by Margit Tavits ...
    Scholars of post-communist politics often argue that parties in new democracies lack strong organizations - sizable membership, local presence, and professional management - because they do not need them to win elections and they may hinder a party's flexibility and efficiency in office. Post-Communist Democracies and Party Organization explains why some political parties are better able than ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Voicing Politics

    How Language Shapes Public Opinion

    by Efrén Pérez, Margit Tavits ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in Political Behavior
    Why your political beliefs are influenced by the language you speakVoicing Politics brings together the latest findings from psychology and political science to reveal how the linguistic peculiarities of different languages can have meaningful consequences for political attitudes and beliefs around the world. Efrén Pérez and Margit Tavits demonstrate that different languages can make mental ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

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  • Agenda Setting, Policies, and Political Systems

    A Comparative Approach

    by Peter John, Shaun Bevan, Will Jennings, Bryan D. Jones, Michelle C. Whyman, Sylvain Brouard, Emiliano Grossman, Isabelle Guinaudeau, Arco Timmermans, Gerard Breeman, Frédéric Varone, Isabelle Engeli, Pascal Sciarini, Roy Gava, Christian Breunig, Brandon Zicha, Anne Hardy, Jeroen Joly, Tobias Van Assche, Enrico Borghetto, Marcello Carammia, Francesco Zucchini, Laura Chaqués-Bonafont, Anna M. Palau, Luz M. Muñoz Marquez, Martial Foucault, Éric Montpetit ...
    What will gain the system's attention? "Explores the dynamics of a broad range of policy issues in different countries . . . an important scholarly contribution." — Political Studies ReviewBefore making significant policy decisions, political actors and parties must first craft an agenda designed to place certain issues at the center of political attention. The agenda-setting approach in political ... Read more

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  • Relations between Immigration and Integration Policies in Europe

    Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives in Selected EU Member States

    Edited by Maciej Duszczyk, Marta Pachocka, Dominika Pszczółkowska ...
    Written from a pan-European perspective, this book examines the decision-making processes in immigration and integration policies in Europe across decades, focusing on several key moments of Europe’s postwar history.The analysis of factors taken into consideration by states in key moments of immigration policy (re)formulation shows that Europe is moving away from rational, economic arguments ... Read more

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  • Case Study Research

    Principles and Practices

    by John Gerring ...
    Series series Strategies for Social Inquiry
    Case Study Research: Principles and Practices provides a general understanding of the case study method as well as specific tools for its successful implementation. These tools are applicable in a variety of fields including anthropology, business and management, communications, economics, education, medicine, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology. Topics include: a survey of ... Read more

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  • Mapping BRICS Media

    Edited by Kaarle Nordenstreng, Daya Kishan Thussu ...
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    Mapping BRICS Media is the first comprehensive and comparative study of the emerging media landscape in the world’s most dynamic and fastest growing markets. This pioneering collection focuses on one of the key topics in contemporary international relations - the emergence of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) - a grouping that includes some of the world’s largest populations ... Read more

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  • Authoritarian Modernization in Russia

    Ideas, Institutions, and Policies

    Edited by Vladimir Gel'man ...
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    Post-Communist Russia is an instance of the phenomenon of authoritarian modernization project, which is perceived as a set of policies intended to achieve a high level of economic development, while political freedoms remain beyond the current modernization agenda or are postponed to a distant future. Why did Russia (unlike many countries of post-Communist Europe) pursue authoritarian ... Read more

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  • Discovery of Grounded Theory

    Strategies for Qualitative Research

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  • When Small States Make Big Leaps

    Institutional Innovation and High-Tech Competition in Western Europe

    by Darius Ornston ...
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