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Using Cost–Benefit Analysis to Understand the Value of Social Interventions
Since 1983, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy has conducted applied research as a nonpartisan agency of the state legislature. Over the years, discussions in the state have turned toward emphasizing “evidence-based” programs and policies in decision making, and research requests of the legislature have evolved to reflect this movement. This article discusses the usefulness of the…
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- Vol. 21 no. 6, November 2011,pp. 682-688
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Parent–Child Interaction Therapy in a Community Setting : Examining Outcome…
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) deployed in a community setting comparing in-home with the standard office-based intervention. Child behavior, parent stress, parent functioning, and attrition were examined. Methods: Using a quasi-experimental design, standardized measures at three time points were collected from parent-child dyads (n…
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- Vol. 21 no. 6, November 2011,pp. 689-698
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Preschool Social–Emotional Skills Training : A Controlled Pilot Test of the…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to pilot test a multicomponent program designed to prevent aggressive behavior in preschool children. The first program component was comprised of social–emotional skills training. It focused on improving the social information processing and emotional-regulation skills of children. The second component was a group-based parenting education. It focused o…
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- Vol. 21 no. 6, November 2011,pp. 699-711
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Effects of Field Instructor Training on Student Competencies and the Supervis…
Objectives: This study of a field instructor (FI) training model, offered at two universities, focused on the relationship between student competencies, the supervisory alliance, and students' attachment styles. Method: The study used a pretest–posttest follow-up design of 100 randomly assigned FIs (training group = 48; control group = 52) and 64 students. The authors used Hierarchical linear m…
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- Vol. 21 no. 6, November 2011,pp. 712-726
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Therapist Effects on Disparities Experienced by Minorities Receiving Services…
Objectives: The authors examine if some of the reason clients from racial and ethnic minority groups experience outcome disparities is explained by their therapists. Method: Data from 98 clients (19% minority) and 14 therapists at two community mental health agencies where clients from racial and ethnic minority groups were experiencing outcome disparities were analyzed using hierarchical linea…
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- Vol. 21 no. 6, November 2011,pp. 727-736
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Evaluating Culturally Responsive Group Work with Black Women
Purpose: This study examined the efficacy of a culturally congruent group treatment model, entitled “Claiming Your Connections” (CYC) aimed at reducing depressive symptoms and perceived stress, and enhancing psychosocial competence (i.e., locus of control and active coping) among Black women. Method: A total of 58 Black women recruited from health and human service community-based organizations…
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- Vol. 21 no. 6, November 2011,pp. 737-746
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Preventing the gendered reproduction of citizenship : the role of social move…
Social movements have an important role to play in shaping our understanding of the entitlements and human rights related to citizenship. Feminist movements, in particular, actively challenge and reshape gendered perceptions of citizenship generated by the state. The present article focuses on the ‘One in Nine Campaign’, which advocates for, among many things, legal changes in relation to gende…
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- Volume 19, Issue 3, November 2011,pp. 357-370
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- Gender & Development
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Women's agency and citizenship across transnational identities : a case study…
This article focuses on agency and citizenship from the point of view of Bangladeshi immigrant women who have been living in UK for the last two generations. They have a transnational identity, living between two cultures, which often have contradictory elements. On the one hand, these women identify themselves as British citizens: a status which provides them with some liberal rights. On the o…
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- Volume 19, Issue 3, November 2011,pp. 371-381
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Supporting the collective power of Bolivian women to attain citizenship right…
‘Raising Her Voice’ (RHV) is a global programme from Oxfam GB to promote poor women's rights and capacity to participate effectively in governance at every level: raising women voices, increasing their influence, and making decision-making institutions more accountable to women. The present article is based on the findings of a case study of the Bolivian RHV project, prepared for the mid-term e…
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- Volume 19, Issue 3, 2011, pages 383-393
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Gender and fragile citizenship in Uganda : the case of Acholi women
The present article discusses how perceptions and practices of citizenship are experienced in the post-conflict situation of the Acholi region in northern Uganda. Here, the population lived through protracted conflict and long-term displacement into camps, caused by the Lord's Resistance Army. The article elaborates the lived experiences of Acholi women during and after the conflict and how the…
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- Volume 19, Issue 3, November 2011, pages 395-408
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Citizenship rights and women's roles in development in post-conflict Nepal
Despite human rights abuses, the ten-year conflict in Nepal brought aspects of empowerment to women, changing their role in the family and community, as women became active outside the home, challenged the security forces, and began to assert their rights as citizens. Drawing on a research project into the participation of women in community development projects in three areas of Nepal, the pre…
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- Volume 19, Issue 3, November 2011, pages 409-421
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Locating young women in a plethora of issues : reflections from the tenth You…
The present article assesses the outcome of the tenth Young Women Leaders Conference, held on 27 September 2010 at Miriam College, Philippines. ‘As we see it: young women redefining active citizenship’ was the theme of the conference. Its main objective was to inquire into the connections between thinking on citizenship, and Filipino young women's activism, where in the contemporary Philippine …
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- Volume 19, Issue 3, November 2011, pages 423-439
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The ‘right to have rights’ : active citizenship and gendered social entit…
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is now the subject of global attention with the escalation of social unrest and the toppling of dictators. The present article summarises the key findings of regional research on active citizenship, gender and social entitlements in Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine, zooming in on the role of the state and non-government organisations in channelling bas…
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- Volume 19, Issue 3, November 2011, pages 441-454
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What are the opportunities to promote gender equity and equality in conflict-…
This article draws on a study which reviewed current evidence and lessons on how gender equality can be effectively strengthened in the context of conflict-affected and fragile states. The study looked at women's political and economic empowerment and women and girls’ access to quality services. State-building in conflict-affected and fragile contexts has been widely regarded as an opportunity …
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- Volume 19, Issue 3, November 2011, pages 455-466
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The Mechanical and Psychological Effects of Electoral Systems : A Quasi-Exper…
Having two votes for the same election or two simultaneous elections with different electoral systems provides a golden opportunity to ascertain the impact of the electoral system and to sort out the relative magnitude of mechanical and psychological effects on parties and voters. The authors propose a new methodology for estimating such effects and apply that methodology to 13 elections, 9 in …
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- Vol. 44 no. 12, December 2011,pp. 1599-1621
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- Comparative Political Studies
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The Dual Transformation of Social Protection and Human Capital :Comparing Bri…
Britain and Germany have been experiencing significant changes in the nature of work and welfare since the 1990s. Although important differences have remained, there have been compelling indications of a dual transformation of welfare constituted not only by a far-reaching retrenchment in unemployment insurance but also by a remarkable expansion in family policy. These developments have their f…
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- Vol. 44 no. 12, December 2011,pp. 1622-1650
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The International Diffusion of Democracy
The idea that democracy is contagious, that democracy diffuses across the world map, is now well established among policy makers and political scientists alike. The few theoretical explanations of this phenomenon focus exclusively on political elites. This article presents a theoretical model and accompanying computer simulation that explains the diffusion of democracy based on the dynamics of …
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- Vol. 44 no. 12, December 2011,pp. 1651-1674
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Voters, Parties, and Declared Government Policy
A perennial question for students of democracy is the extent to which government policies align with voter preferences. This is often studied by comparing median voter opinion on a left–right scale with the cabinet weighted mean, that is, the mean left–right position of cabinet parties, weighted by their legislative sizes. Government positions may also be estimated from their declarations, howe…
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- Vol. 44 no. 12, December 2011 ,pp. 1675-1699
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A Duration Analysis of Democratic Transitions and Authoritarian Backslides
Recent theories of political development have emphasized redistributive demands as the main drivers of democratic transitions and consolidation. The authors employ Cox duration models to evaluate a number of economic, institutionalist, and sociological theories of regime transition, using global data from 1970 to 1999. This study suggests that demands for redistribution are insufficient explana…
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- Vol. 44 no. 9, September 2011,pp. 1123-1151
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Citizen Satisfaction With Democracy and Parties’ Policy Offerings
The authors examine the relationship between the variation of policy choices on offer in a party system and citizen satisfaction. Cross-national analyses, based on 12 countries from 1976 to 2003, are presented that suggest that when party choices in a political system are more ideologically proximate to the mean voter position in left–right terms, overall citizen satisfaction increases. The cen…
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- Vol. 44 no. 9, September 2011,pp. 1152-1178
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