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Political Orientation as Psychological Defense or Basic Disposition? A Social Neuroscience Examination

Psychological views on political orientation generally agree that conservatism is associated with negativity bias but disagree on the form of that association. Some view conservatism as a ... , Canada 1 Present Address: Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University , Melbourne, VIC 3168 , Australia Psychological views on political orientation

Does legal freedom satisfy?

Much political conflict in the world revolves around the issue of how much freedom to accord people. Liberal democracies are characterized by, e.g., the rule of law and a strong protection of civil ... , income and the political system in generating satisfaction with freedom. Freedom; Satisfaction; Well-being; Happiness; Civil rights; Rule of law 1 Introduction How much freedom to accord people is one

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of Torino , Turin , Italy 1 Karl Mittermaier Centre for Philosophy of Economics, University of Johannesburg , Johannesburg , South Africa 2 F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy

POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MEDIA: AN INCOME-EXPENSE ANALYSIS OF STATE AIDS TO IRANIAN NEWSPAPERS

. This article invokes the available data on governmental support to examine the political economy of newspapers in Iran during the two decades of 1990s and 2000s. The data were collected from official ... ; Iranian newspaper; Print media; Political economy; Communication policy; Business model RESUMEN Los periódicos iraníes han dependido tradicionalmente de las ayudas estatales y del presupuesto

HOW TO COMPOSE A MEDIA MIX TO WIN AN ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN? PROPOSING A FRAMEWORK FOR POLITICAL MARKETING

This article addresses the issue of composing different media to send an integrated message to the voters in electoral campaigns and presents a framework for managing media in political marketing ... framework that starts with campaign structure and strategy and accomplished with economic effectiveness measuring and success rate. JEL: I21, I23, M1 KEYWORDS: Election; Electoral campaigns; Political

Rights redistribution and COVID-19 lockdown policy

-in-place policy as an interpersonal exchange of rights, but where the exchange occurs coercively instead of voluntarily. It compares, in positive political economy terms, the normative principles of ... exchanges in political theory . Social Philosophy and Policy , 22 ( 1 ), 286 - 313 . Fauci , A. , Lane , H. C. , & Redfield , R. R. ( 2020 ). COVID-19 -Navigating the uncharted . New England Journal of

Market power and journalistic quality

The political news media play an important role in the successful working of democratic societies. In order to fulfill this role, a sufficient level of journalistic quality is required. Most Western ... implies regulation of the media sector by competition law, which may take different attitudes towards market power. While it is undisputed that some aspects of competition between political news media firms

Constitutional overperformance: an empirical study of de facto protection of rights with no de jure equivalents

older and less comprehensive constitutions, a high degree of democratization and a more robust civil society, plagued by less political conflict. Spatial interdependence effects are also identified ... rights; Spruk, 2016 on political institutions; Lewczuk, 2019 on human rights protection) . More and more literature aiming to identify the factors explaining both types of rules has also emerged

Law, human capital, and the emergence of free city-states in medieval Italy

of new political entities. We investigate how the birth of the first universities in Italy and the consequent diffusion of new juridical We wish to thank the Editors of this journal and two anonymous ... institutional setting of cities with respect to the feudal regime. Whereas under feudalism the city was governed by rulers (lord or bishop), deriving their authority from a superior political entity (the Emperor

Brain representations of space and time in episodic memory: A systematic review and meta-analysis

time have been the subject of intense debates in different disciplines. In the field of philosophy, Issac Newton conceived of space and time as absolute entities unrelated to anything external; thus ... time, space, place and motion. Part I: The text . Studies in History and Philosophy Science , 26 ( 1 ), 133 - 153 . Schedlbauer , A. M. , Copara , M. S. , Watrous , A. J. , & Ekstrom , A. D. ( 2014

This time is different?—on the use of emergency measures during the corona pandemic

liberties of individuals. Here, we analyze the use of emergency provisions during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and find that it can be largely explained by drawing on political economy. It does ... political economy. It does, hence, not constitute an exception. We show that many governments have (mis-)used the pandemic as a pretext to curtail media freedom. We further show that executive decrees are

Does criminalizing the purchase of sex reduce sex-buying? Evidence from a European survey on prostitution

also “share a consensus-oriented political culture” and “a historically dominant evangelical Lutheran state-church” (Bucken-Knapp et al., 2014) . All in all, I argue that these two countries are ... exploratory study . Psychology of Women Quarterly , 14 ( 1 ), 135 - 141 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471- 6402 . 1990 .tb00009.x Berinsky , A. J. ( 2002 ). Political context and the survey response: The

Measuring the presence of organized crime across Italian provinces: a sensitivity analysis

socioeconomic and political factors varies depending on the normative choices made in the construction of an organized crime index. ... Considering the interdependent links between organized crime and the political and socio-economic settings, the economic analysis of crime has grown to become an important research agenda (Gonzalez-Ruiz and

Corporate criminals in a market context: enforcement and optimal sanctions

actions will lead to mild sanctions. This (international) free-riding problem, which implies inconsistency of sanction practice, calls for stronger barriers to prevent political interference in law ... enforcement of corporate liability ought to take into account factors such as the perpetrators’ market situation, the nature of the crime, and political priorities. A lack of clarity regarding enforcement

Organized crime as a link between inequality and corruption

political machines and the accompanying significant influence in local and city politics (Reuter, 1995; Skaperdas, 2001). After reaching the peak of its power and influence in the mid-1950s (Boyd, 2015), the ... Mafia became a victim of its own success, which had aroused interest in its activities. The problem of organized crime was subsequently placed on the political agenda and, since the beginning of 1961, the

A numerus clausus rationale for the privity of contract: the protective function

, G. ( 2012 ). Property . In D. Estlund (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of political philosophy . Oxford University Press. Giraudo , M. ( 2021 ). On legal bubbles: Some thoughts on legal shockwaves at the

Probing the case for manufacturer liability for harms caused by judgment-proof consumers to others

States where these issues are hotly debated in the legal and political arenas (Hay & Spier, 2005: 1700) . However, the topic remains understudied. This comes even though consumers frequently harm others

How does public policy impact trafficking victimization?: An exact matching study in the EU

Political Sciences, Bocconi University , Milan , Italy 1 Sienna Nordquist Trafficking in human beings (THB) is a widespread, transnational issue in the European Union (EU). Member states act as source ... , forced begging, forced criminality, forced marriage, organ trafficking, or its other types, THB poses a social welfare, security, crime, and economic policy problem. THB, as a political and legal problem

Foreign Direct Investment in Chile: Historical Process, changing political ideologies and the responses of MNEs

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to identify how historical process and changing political ideologies have affected the responses of MNEs to investment in Chile. Using the historical ... the Chilean economic system influenced by shifts in political ideologies has evolved. For each section we categorized the responses of MNEs during these periods of investment.  We then offer some

Foreign Direct Investment in Chile: Historical Process, changing political ideologies and the responses of MNEs

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to identify how historical process and changing political ideologies have affected the responses of MNEs to investment in Chile. Using the historical ... the Chilean economic system influenced by shifts in political ideologies has evolved. For each section we categorized the responses of MNEs during these periods of investment.  We then offer some