Harris scholar Alex Fouirnaies examines high value on access to agenda setters
Every year companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on elections in the United States. Yet studies of roll-call votes have shown that donations to specific office holders do not regularly yield the votes donors want. So why do industries continue to pour billions into the coffers of legislators? (more…)
Pablo Escobar (right) 'posing' as a gangster with his cousin Gustavo in the 1980s. pic.twitter.com/KYTrkAv1rD — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 7. Februar 2018
COLUMBIA, Mo. – “Place-based identity” is the idea that people form a sense of place and establish connections to a geographical area. Often, place-based struggles arise when that sense of home is threatened by development or undermined by non-local actors. In a new book that focuses on place-based activism led by indigenous people in the United States, Canada and New Zealand, Soren Larsen suggests that today’s place-based battles are transforming the way native and non-native people are understanding and relating to place itself. (more…)
Die Deutschen sind mit den Zielen und Maßnahmen zur Umsetzung der Energiewende mehrheitlich zufrieden, sehen jedoch Probleme bei der Verteilung der Kosten. Das ist das Ergebnis zweier Studien des Fachgebiets für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung der Universität Kassel. Dabei fördern die Autoren auch neue Erkenntnisse über die Haltung der Kritiker der Energiewende zutage. (more…)
Just weeks ago porno actress, writer and director ‘Stormy Daniels’ made headlines having an alleged affair with President Donald Trump. (more…)
In a statement on Friday, 13 January, Bank Indonesia affirms that virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, are not recognized as legitimate instrument of payment, therefore not allowed to be used for payment in Indonesia. (more…)
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As Western Europe’s Muslim communities continue to grow, so does their influence on electoral politics. For many electoral districts, parties can only win if they secure a large majority of the Muslim vote. This presents unique political challenges across Europe, since Muslim views on religion, tradition and gender roles can differ dramatically from the majority electorate. (more…)
