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Abstract
Vol. 17, no. 2, Winter 2017 – General issue
PolSci Volume 17, number 2 (Winter 2017) comprises articles which deal with themes such as universal turnout, the role of NGOs and public administration. The first article deals with the implications of universal turnout in Montenegro. The second discusses the intensity of activity and tactics of Romanian NGOs in the context of post-EU accession. The third article explores how to provide public administration that is sustainable, and capable of supporting its political management both in stable and in turbulent times. The fourth focuses on Israeli and Palestinian institutional discourses. The fifth article discusses source cue effects on policy attitudes in the context of the multi-party system of the Czech Republic.
published in Vol 17 - No 2 - 2017 // General issue
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ABSTRACT
PolSci Volume 17, number 2 (Winter 2017) comprises articles which deal with themes such as universal turnout, the role of NGOs and public administration. The first article deals with the implications of universal turnout in Montenegro. The second discusses the intensity of activity and tactics of Romanian NGOs in the context of post-EU accession. The... »
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The link between turnout and election outcome remains somewhat of a mystery as many scholars try to estimate whether and what kind of effect different levels of turnout have on election results. Numerous studies, showing that participation is in decline, fostered the debate around this link. Researchers are trying to measure whether the ever-growing number... »
This article investigates the puzzling observation that, despite the vigorous mass protests that have taken place since 2012 and mobilized Romanian civil society against attempts to implement unpopular policies in fields such as health, environment or justice, and which have led to the fall of two cabinets, the non-governmental organization (NGO) sector suffers from structural... »
The main research question considered in the article is how to provide public administration that is sustainable, and capable of supporting its political management both in stable and in turbulent times. Within this framework, special attention is given to the performance of a state, the role of political management and public managers, challenges and trends... »
The present study is focused on the image of “the other” in the institutional discourse of Israeli and Palestinian actors, employing Discourse analysis and Functional Grammar in order to segment the discourses and analyze them from the perspective of ingroup and outgroup construals. In doing so, the study explores the dynamics between two securitization processes,... »
The article explores source cue effects on policy attitudes in the context of the multi-party system of the Czech Republic. This context requires a more complex experimental design compared to the common source cue research of a two-party setup in the US research tradition. The cues in this research are conceptualized as either positive or... »
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