I: Political Science: Method and Theory Science Politique: Méthodes et Théories
| Published date | 01 December 2017 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002083451706700601 |
| Date | 01 December 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Abstracts |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE : METHOD AND THEORY
SCIENCE POLITIQUE : MÉTHODES ET THÉORIES
67.6378
ÅBERG, Martin ; DENK, Thomas — Democratization and
empirically. While studies on the role of religion on economic develop-
secularization: towards a process-oriented model. Poli-
ment have existed as early as Max Weber, there is a dearth of studies on
tics, Religion and Ideology 18(2), June 2017 : 175-197.
the effect of religious freedom on economic growth, and the existing
The role of secularization remains underdeveloped in theoretical studies
studies overlook possible negative impacts on economies by unrestricted
religious freedom. Drawing on institutional theory, we propose that
of democratization. We hold that the relation between the two processes
is difficult to analyze by help of standard, cross-sectional analysis. We
different types of religious restrictions can exert either positive or nega-
tive effects on economic growth. We test our propositions using a com-
therefore propose a process-oriented model of democratization in rela-
prehensive dataset on religious freedom covering 198 countries for
tion to secularization. We suggest that these processes do not unfold in
seven years from 2007 to 2013. [R]
random patterns. Theoretical y they fol ow one of four distinct paths:
democratization may precede secularization, secularization may precede
democratization, democratization may occur without secularization, and
67.6383
ANDERSON, Bridget — Towards a new politics of migra-
democratization and secularization may occur as parallel processes. The
tion? Ethnic and Racial Studies 40(9), July 2017 : 1527-
contrasts between our model and cross-sectional analysis become
1537.
particularly obvious when the first and the fourth paths are considered in
historical perspective. [R, abr.]
This paper reconsiders Stephen Castle’s classic paper "Why migration
policies fail" [Ethnic and Racial Studies 27 (2), March 2004: 205-227,
Abstr. 54.7319]. Beginning with the so-called migration crisis of 2015, it
67.6379
ADDISON, Tony ; MORRISSEY, Oliver ; TARP, Finn, eds —
considers the role of numbers in assessing success or failure. It argues
Macroeconomic perspectives on aid. Journal of Develop-
that in the UK public debates about immigration changed with EU en-
ment Studies 53(7), July 2017 : 987-1121.
largement in 2004, when the emphasis shifted from concerns about
Introduction by the editors, pp. 987-997. Articles by Carl-Johan DAL-
asylum to concerns about EU mobility. Concerns were exacerbated by
the government’s failure to meet its promise to reduce net migration. This
GAARD and Henrik HANSEN, "The return to foreign aid", pp. 998-1018;
policy is hampered by the general problem of definition of “migrant” and
Thomas BWIRE, Tim LLOYD and Oliver MORRISSEY, "Fiscal reforms
the gap between statistical measures and popular usage in which “migra-
and the fiscal effects of aid in Uganda", pp. 1019-1036; Giulia MASCA-
GNI and Emilija TIMMIS, "The fiscal effects of aid in Ethiopia: evidence
tion” signifies problematic mobility. In fact, concern about migration has
become a placeholder for concerns about globalization and democratic
from CVAR applications", pp. 1037-1056; Ernesto CRIVELLI and San-
accountability. [R, abr.] [See also Stephen CASTLES' answer, pp. 1538-
jeev GUPTA, "Does conditionality mitigate the potential negative effect of
1543]
aid on revenues?", pp. 1057-1074; Katarina JUSELIUS, Abdulaziz
RESHID and Finn TARP, "The real exchange rate, foreign aid and
macroeconomic transmission mechanisms in Tanzania and Ghana", pp.
67.6384
ARJONA, Ana — Civilian cooperation and non-
1075-1103; Tony ADDISON and Mina BALIAMOUNE-LUTZ, "Aid, the
cooperation with non-state armed groups: the centrality
real exchange rate and why policy matters: the cases of Morocco and
of obedience and resistance. Small Wars and Insurgencies
Tunisia", pp. 1104-1121.
28(4-5), Aug.-Oct. 2017 : 755-778.
Terms like "support" and "collaboration" are often used interchangeably
67.6380
AHEARNE, Jeremy — Cultural insecurity and its discur-
to denote a loose set of acts or attitudes that benefit non-state armed
sive crystallisation in contemporary France. Modern and
groups (NSAGs). However, these terms are seldom defined, and the
Contemporary France 25(3), Aug. 2017 : 265-280.
alternatives available to civilians are rarely identified. Moreover, existing
This article analyses the emergence in French public discourse since
approaches overlook that the interaction between civilians and NSAGs is
2010 of the term "insécurité culturelle" ("cultural insecurity"). It traces first
often one between ruler and ruled, which makes obedience and re-
the take-up of the term outside France since the 1980s in Anglophone
sistance central. This paper proposes to conceptualize the choices
available to civilians as forms of cooperation and non-cooperation, offers
written news media. It establishes four received meanings for the term: a
a typology, and discusses the implications for theory building on civilian
"pure" cultural insecurity expressing simply a relation to the arts world; a
nationally refracted cultural insecurity that expresses that relation
and NSAG behavior, and on the functioning of armed social orders. [R]
through the prism of relations between nations; an anthropologico-
[See Abstr. 67.6524]
political conception; and a conception related to the human development
paradigm. The take-up in France of the term has conformed to the
anthropologico-political conception. Developments after 2002 in France
67.6385
ASLAM, Wali — Videoconferencing and higher education
created propitious conditions for coupling the semantic fields of "culture"
teaching in Politics and International Relations class-
and "insecurity". [R, abr.]
rooms. Politics 37(4), Nov. 2017 : 500-519.
Although generally considered beneficial, little is known about how
videoconferencing can enhance the quality of Politics and International
67.6381
AHLQUIST, John S. ; ANSELL, Ben W. — Taking credit:
Relations teaching in traditional classrooms. Studying the author’s own
redistribution and borrowing in an age of economic po-
practice, this article examines data gathered from a variety of sources
larization. World Politics 69(4), Oct. 2017 : 640-675.
including survey questionnaires, Twitter feeds, and online course evalua-
US politicians did not respond to growing income inequality with fiscal
tions to highlight the usefulness of this technology for higher order
redistribution. Instead, Americans saved less and borrowed more to
learning. By integrating videoconferencing technologies into learning
maintain relative consumption in the face of widening economic dispari-
designs, lecturers can utilise them to assist students with formulating
ties. This article proposes a theory in which fiscal redistribution dampens
questions geared towards higher order learning, provide varied learning
the willingness of citizens to borrow to fund current consumption. A key
opportunities to fit their students’ disparate needs, enhance class interac-
implication is that pretax inequality will be more tightly linked with credit
tivity, and increase students’ intercultural learning by exposing them to
in less redistributive countries. The long-run partisan composition of
non-Western viewpoints. [R]
government is, in turn, a key determinant of redistributive effort. Examin-
ing a panel of eighteen OECD democracies, the authors find that coun-
67.6386
ATCHISON, Amy L. — Where are the women? An analysis
tries with limited histories of left-wing participation in government are
significantly more likely to see credit expansion as prefisc inequality
of gender mainstreaming in introductory political science
textbooks. Journal of Political Science Education 13(2),
grows compared to those in which the political left has been more influ-
2017 : 185-199.
ential. [R, abr.]
Textbook content is a powerful indicator of what is and is not considered
important in a given discipline. Textbooks shape both curriculum and
67.6382
ALON, Ilan ; LI Shaomin ; WU Jun — An institutional per-
students’ thinking about a subject. The extant literature indicates that
spective on religious freedom and economic growth.
gender is not well represented in American government textbooks, thus
Politics and Religion 10(3), Sept. 2017 : 689-716.
signaling to students that women and gender are not part of the main-
The increase in religion-related conflicts around the world emphasizes
stream in political science. I contribute to this literature by using quantita-
the urgent need for a better understanding of the role of religion and
tive and qualitative content analysis to examine gender mainstreaming in
religious freedom on socio-economic development, both theoretically and
10 introductory political science textbooks. I find that the quantity of
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Political science : method and theory
gendered content is small, and the quality of that content varies consid-
with historical understandings because of their failure to adequately
erably from text to text. [R]
account for the policies being voted upon and the consequences of the
iterative lawmaking process. Incorporating information about the policies
being voted upon provides a starkly different portrait of elite conflict —
67.6387
AUTESSERRE, Séverine — International peacebuilding
not only are contemporary parties...
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