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- Cronert, Axel, 1986-, et al.
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Institutional foundations of global well-being : Democracy, state capacity and social protection
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Ingår i: International Political Science Review. - : Sage Publications. - 0192-5121 .- 1460-373X. ; 42:5, s. 705-724
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This is an article about the foundations of human well-being. It makes two integrated contributions. We first examine well-being around the contemporary world, finding a remarkable correlation between subjective and objective measures and a considerable variation in overall well-being among countries. We then argue that certain institutional conditions have laid the basis for these differences. Integrating insights from several research strands, we outline a new explanatory model of popular well-being that considers the interactions between three institutional provisions: a well-functioning democracy, advanced state capacity, and an encompassing social protection system. To test the relationships implied, we used a new dataset involving more than 100 countries in the contemporary world that extends six decades back in time. Our investigations indicated that all three factors play a role in promoting popular well-being. However, to understand how, we need to consider the ways in which they can complement, substitute and mutually reinforce each other.
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- Assarson, Jan, et al.
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19. The historical breakthrough of democracy
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Ingår i: The Baltic Sea Region. - Uppsala : Baltic University Press. - 9197357987 ; , s. 285-289
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Assarson, Jan, et al.
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21. Territorial power distribution
- 2002. - 1
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Ingår i: The Baltic Sea Region. - Uppsala : Baltic University Press. - 9197357987 ; , s. 296-299
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Bokkapitel (populärvet., debatt m.m.)
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- Bjarnegård, Elin, 1976-
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Men in Politics : Revisiting Patterns of Gendered Parliamentary Representation in Thailand and Beyond
- 2009
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Male parliamentary dominance, rather than the corresponding female parliamentary underrepresentation, is the object of study in this thesis. This shift in focus implies a gendered analysis centered on men and men’s practices. The thesis contributes to our understanding of how male dominance is maintained and reinvented by empirically studying male parliamentary dominance in clientelist settings. Worldwide trends of parliamentary representation are analyzed statistically and constitute the starting-point for a case study of male political networks in Thailand. Clientelism is a strategy used by political actors to increase predictability in politically unpredictable settings. The thesis shows that clientelism is an informal political practice that requires the building and maintenance of large and localized networks to help distribute services, goods and/or money in exchange for political support. Where political parties also use candidate selection procedures that are informal, exclusive and localized, there are ample openings for clientelist practices to translate into political power and ultimately parliamentary seats. This study also coins and develops a new concept: homosocial capital. It shows that clientelist networks are and continue to be male dominated because homosocial capital, a political capital accessible only to men, is needed for electoral success. Homosocial capital has two main components: a perceived pragmatic necessity to build linkages to those with access to important resources in society and a more psychological desire to cooperate with individuals whose behavior can be understood, predicted and trusted.
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- Hadenius, Axel
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Assessing Democratic Progress in Africa
- 1996
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Ingår i: Policy Studies and Developing Nations. - : Jai Press. ; , s. 131-150
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Bokkapitel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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