The dragon and the lamb: Christianity and political engagement in China by Entwistle, P

“…</p> <p>I conclude by arguing that Protestantism poses two challenges to China's Party-state: Firstly, it is symptomatic of an underlying sense of social and political malaise, of scepticism towards the primacy of economic enrichment and towards the Party-state’s attempt to legitimise its rule based upon this. …”

Politics and ethnicity: Framing racial discrimination in Singapore by Gomez, James

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South Asian Muslim politics, 1937-1958 by Samad, Y, Yunas Samad

“…The 1937 elections initiated a major political shift among the Muslim regional parties and caused great unease among the urban groupings. …”

Political violence in the American South: 1882-1890 by Menaster, Kimberly (Kimberly Ann)

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Essays on political accountability in non-democratic regimes by Martínez Bravo, Mónica

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Conformity and conflict by Lazar, J

“…At the time of its election victory in 1948, the National Party (NP) represented an alliance of various factions and classes, all of whom perceived their Interests in different ways. …”

Essays on immigration, labour markets, and political behaviour by Al Masri, D

“…I find that the presence of Haitian immigrants led to an overall average decrease in political participation across different education groups and an increase in vote shares towards right-wing parties. …”

It's my party and I'll lie if i want to: elite ideological obfuscation in post-authoritarian settings by Zucco, C, Power, T

“…Conservative politicians refused to identify themselves as right-wing, defining themselves instead as centrists and placing themselves ideologically to the left of their own political parties. We find that this phenomenon is not restricted to Brazil, but is widespread across Latin America’s Third Wave of democratization. …”

With a permanently pro-cyclical fiscal policy, we could lose democracy and monetary policy by Lucian CROITORU

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Conceptualising political candidacy as a human right by Johns, A

“…The duty to protect entails an obligation to safeguard against infringements of the right by political parties in their candidate selection processes. …”

Perceived influence of opposition political campaign materials on voters by Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi, Souket, Rizwanah

“…This article focuses on how political attitudes of voters are shaped and affected during election campaigns.The study is constructed on the third person effect paradigm that posits that negative messages will have a greater impact not on ‘me’ or ‘you’ but on ‘them’.Concurrently, perceived positive messages will have a greater influence on themselves compared to others, often referred to as the first-person effect or reversethird person effect (Duck, Terry & Hogg, 1995; Perloff 1999).The present study was undertaken to understand how political communication messages can have a positive effect on own party supporters while the same message can be perceived to be biased and partisan to opposing party supporters.The current study is grounded on the research done by Idid & Souket (2014) that investigated the effects of Malaysia’s largest political party, Barisan Nasional (BN) political communication literature on two Malaysian voter groups (BN voters and opposition voters), one of which regarded the message as partisan and the other as congenial.The present study attempts to investigate the effects of each of the opposition party political communication literature on two Malaysian voter groups (BN party supporters and the particular opposition party supporter).…”
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The Roots of Political Islam in 19th Century Egypt by Mohamed Mosaad Abdelaziz Mohamed

“…The third phase will start with a transitional period of undifferentiated discourses, but will quickly, after the British occupation in 1882, differentiate into three political Islams: liberal, represented by Muḥammad ʿAbduh and al-Ummah Party; official, represented by ʿAlī Yūsuf and the Reform on the Constitutional Principles Party; and extra-state, radical Islamism, represented by ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Jāwiš, and the Nationalist Party. …”
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The role of political affiliation in the beliefs and discourses legitimising corruption by Wilson López-López, Diana Roa, María Alejandra Roa, Andrea Correa-Chica, Claudia Pérez-Durán, Claudia Pineda-Marín

“…This study sought to find the meanings that ordinary people attach to corruption as well as the relationship between their narratives and sociodemographic characteristics, such as sex and educational level, and political standpoints, such as their political party affiliation. …”
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The political theory and practice of the English Commonwealthsmen, 1695-1725 by Duke-Evans, J, Duke-Evans, Jonathan

“…John Toland, Robert Molesworth, the third earl of Shaftesbury, Matthew Tindal, John Trenchard, and Charles Davenant- to name the most prominent of them- have attracted a good deal of attention for their religious and political writings; the most important of these are well known to all serious students of the early 18th century. …”

The main interpretations of the process of democratization in modern political science by Sergey A. Kudryavtsev

“…<p>The article examines the interpretations of the political processes of democratization by authoritative Russian and foreign researchers, primarily by political scientists, as well as modern characteristics and trends of democratization based on both recognized established theories of the XX century and the most modern research and scientific publications. …”
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Explaining military effectiveness : political intervention and battlefield performance by Talmadge, Elisabeth Rosemary Caitlin

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Public opinion of alcohol industry corporate political activities by Peter Miller, Florentine Martino, Narelle Robertson, Julia Stafford, Mike Daube

“…More than half of the participants did not believe that it is appropriate for political parties to accept donations from the alcohol industry or for politicians to attend alcohol industry‐hosted events. …”
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Emergence and evolution of euroscepticism as a political phenomenon in Italy by Maria Olegovna Shibkova

“…Secondly, the main advocates of Eurosceptic ideas during the First Republic were Italian communists and socialists whose Euroscepticism was ideological. Thirdly, the end of the First Republic paved the way for new parties which managed to make use of strategic Euroscepticism in order to woo the electorate. …”
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Abkhazia in 2015: the main political and socio-economic trends by A. Skakov, V. Novikov

“…Special attention is given signed in November 2014 the Russian-Abkhaz Treaty on strategic partnership. Also examines the political process in Abkhazia, including the confrontation between the authorities and opposition, as well as the formation of new parties, claiming to be the third force. …”
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Strong on Hate Speech, Too Strict on Political Debate by Jannika Jahn

“…The second decision, however, runs the risk of adversely affecting free political debate, especially when individual politicians are called upon to delete comments by third parties.…”
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