Title:Democratic Convergence and Free Trade
Author(s):VERDIER, DanielDate:1998Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Even if a democracy were more likely to pursue free trade than an autocracy (an unproven generalization), the simultaneous spread of democracy in the world would not necessarily yield a reduction in protection, but might ...
Title:Democrazia: sfide e opportunità
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, DonatellaDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The article reports the opening keynote speech (prolusione) at the Annual Congress of the Società Italiana di Scienza Politica in 2009. It discusses recent challenges and opportunities for democracy, stressing that the ...
Title:Des effets de l’ethnocentrisme sur les politiques redistributives
Author(s):GUIRAUDON, VirginieDate:2005Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Ce commentaire sur l’article de John Roemer et Karine Van der Straeten « Politiques sociales et immigration en France : une analyse des opinions et des comportements électoraux » souligne les apports de l’article en le ...
Title:Desperately Seeking A Solution: Social Democracy, Thatcherism and the 'Third Way' in British Welfare
Author(s):RHODES, MartinDate:2000Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:New Labour's 'Third Way' and its innovations in employment and social policy can only be understood against the background of welfare state construction in Britain, the problems faced by all post-war governments in welfare ...
Title:Desperately Seeking Politics: Political attitudes of participants in three demonstrations for worker's rights in Italy
Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella; REITER, HerbertDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[COSMOS]Abstract:Social conflicts tend to take different forms. This article compares three demonstrations on issues of social justice in Italy: a traditional Labor Day demonstration, a march supporting a general strike called by the largest ...
Title:Devolution and public policy: a comparative perspective
Author(s):KEATING, Michael; MCEWEN, Nicola; LOSADA, Antón; MÁIZ, Ramón; WINCOTT, Daniel; SUBIRATS, Joan; RYNCK, Stefaan De; GREER, Scott L.; MORENO, Luis; TRELLES, CarlosDate:2005Type of Publication:Article
Title:Diaspora Design Versus Homeland Realities: Case Study of Armenian Diaspora
Author(s):BASER, Bahar; SWAIN, AshokDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Recently the concept of “diaspora” has become a popular subject and two polarized views dominate the study on diaspora behavior: the categorization of the diaspora as good or bad, conflict or peace promoter, spoiler or ...
Title:Differences in Family Policies and the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce
Author(s):DRONKERS, Jaap; ENGELHARDT, Henriette; TRAPPE, HeikeDate:2002Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The intergenerational transmission of the risk of divorce is a well-known long-term effect of divorce that has been found in many Western societies. Less known is what effect different family policies and divorce laws have ...
Title:Differences in Life Expectancy due to Race and Educational Differences are Widening, and Many may Not Catch Up
Author(s):OLSHANSKY, S. Jay; ANTONUCCI, Toni; BERKMAN, Lisa; BINSTOCK, Robert H.; BÖRSCH-SUPAN, Axel; CACIOPPO, John T.; CARNES, Bruce A.; CARSTENSEN, Laura L.; FRIED, Linda P.; GOLDMAN, Dana P.; JACKSON, James; KOHLI, Martin; ROTHER, John; ZHENG, Yuhui; ROWE, JohnDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:It has long been known that despite well-documented improvements in longevity for most Americans, alarming disparities persist among racial groups and between the well-educated and those with less education. In this article ...