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  1. 1 Jul 2025 Journal Article Comparative Migration Studies

    What happens when forced migrants and transit state actors meet? Encounters at decision nodal points during the migration journey

    Abstract

    This study investigates the interactions of forced migrants with state actors in transit countries at critical decision nodal points (DNPs) along their journey—defined as turning points where migrants make decisions about resuming mobility or altering the course of their journey. Granted official legal power by the state, transit state actors operate on the ground in

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  2. 26 Jun 2025 Journal Article Perspectives on Politics

    Career Civil Servants’ Socially Embedded Responses to Democratic Backsliding

    Saar Alon-Barkat, Sharon Gilad, Nir Kosti, Ilana Shpaizman
    Abstract

    Recent studies portray civil servants as potential guardians against populist attempts to undermine liberal democracy. However in polarized societies, bureaucrats, like citizens, tend to hold divergent perceptions of the threat that politicians’ actions pose to democracy. This, in turn, likely shapes bureaucrats’ responses. We examine this in the context of the attempt

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  3. 9 Jun 2025 Journal Article Policy & Politics

    A new measurement model and database of the democratic qualities of regulatory bodies

    Libby Maman, Jacint Jordana, David Levi-Faur, Edoardo Guaschino, Rahel Schomaker, Esther Van-Zimmeren
    Abstract

    Transparency, accountability, participation and inclusiveness are central concepts in the literature on public administration. They are considered qualities that enable administrative bodies to share power with social and political actors and strengthen their democratic nature. These qualities have also been recognized as crucial for regulatory bodies, especially because

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  4. 22 May 2025 Journal Article European Union Politics

    What you see is not what you get: The incorporation of women in radical right parties

    Abstract

    In recent years, an increasing number of women have been elected as candidates by radical-right parties. Does this trend toward feminization of the radical right improve the substantive representation of women's interest? Our investigation reveals that instead of moderating their positions on gender roles in response to increased female visibility, radical-right parties

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  5. 15 May 2025 Journal Article Conflict Resolution Quarterly

    Spontaneous Contact and Social Resilience Following Eruption of Interethnic Violence in Ethnically Mixed Settings

    Abstract

    Does spontaneous contact between individuals from different ethnonational groups affect their social resilience, specifically their ability to avoid escalation and radicalization following eruptions of ethnic violence? To address this question, we conducted a series of studies in mixed Jewish–Palestinian cities and academic settings. Study 1, based on data collected

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  6. 13 May 2025 Book

    The Future of Equality

    Abstract

    Philosophers have been preoccupied with the future from time immemorial. But for egalitarians, the future of humanity constitutes a relatively new frontier. The premise of this book is that a complaint-based ideal of egalitarianism faces problems when applied to the future. For one thing, if we suppose that future people are destined to fare better than us (say, in

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  7. 9 May 2025 Edited Volume

    Cities and Identities

    Daniel A Bell, Avner de Shalit
    Abstract

    This book illustrates how cities possess unique normative identities, referred to as 'ethoses', and how the residents shape and perceive them. The question of identity and which social relations constitute it has been a central topic in philosophy and social science for centuries. While the state played a key role in shaping identity during the 20th century, its influence

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  8. 1 May 2025 Journal Article Political Geography

    Toponyms and political control in divided cities: The case of Jerusalem's neighborhood names

    Abstract

    This paper examines how dominant communities (ethnic or national groups) in divided cities use toponyms (place names) as part of their efforts to establish and maintain various types of political control over urban spaces. To this end, it analyzes an original dataset that includes all the names that the State of Israel, which has been dominated by the Jewish community

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  9. 13 Apr 2025 Journal Article Policy Sciences

    Towards a theory of policy bubbles

    Abstract

    Earlier conceptual studies suggest that policy bubbles differ from the more common pattern of policy overreaction due to their sustained, self-reinforcing nature, which results in prolonged overinvestment. Although the best way to analyze this phenomenon is through rigorous empirical investigation, such future endeavors require a guiding theory. This article lays the

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  10. 11 Apr 2025 Journal Article Policy and Society

    Environmental impact assessments as a mechanism of regulatory intermediation: the case of Israeli wind energy

    A Eitan, David Levi-Faur
    Abstract

    The environmental impacts of infrastructure projects are widely assessed through a procedure known as environmental impact assessments (EIAs). In many regulatory systems, EIAs are carried out by third-party intermediaries. However, their roles and effectiveness within public policy and regulatory governance remain understudied. This study addresses this gap by examining

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