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‘Troops to Teachers’: Solving the problem of working-class masculinity in…
The UK government’s White Paper on Education, The Importance of Teaching (2010), includes a proposal (Troops to Teachers) to encourage ex-service personnel to train as teachers: this paper presents a critical analysis of the discussions promoting the initiative. Firstly, it is argued that the initiative attempts a rapprochement between ‘reputation’ and ‘respectability’ (McDowell, 2003) by prese…
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- Volume 32, Number 2, May 2012 p. 223-241
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- 0261-0183
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- p. 223-241
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- Critical Social Policy
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Personal assistance for disabled people and the understanding of human being
This paper explores personal assistance – a practice considered crucial for supporting the independence and social inclusion of disabled people. The starting point of the analysis is the presumption that the significance of personal assistance goes well beyond welfare, touching upon existential-ontological issues. In order to uncover these issues, a phenomenological approach is used. The aim is…
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- Volume 32, Number 2, May 2012 p. 242-261
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- 0261-0183
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- p. 242-261
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- Critical Social Policy
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Cohesion from Conflict: Does Intergroup Conflict Motivate Intragroup Norm Enf…
Classic work suggests that intergroup conflict increases intragroup cohesion and cooperation. But how do group members respond when their peers refuse to cooperate? Simmel ([1908] 1955) argued that groups in conflict quell dissent by sanctioning group members and supporting centralized leadership systems. This claim has important implications, but little direct support. This research investigat…
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- Volume 75, Number 2, June 2012 p. 107-130
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- 0190-2725
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- p. 107-130
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- Social Psychology Quarterly
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Social Integration and Religious Identity Expression among Dutch Muslims: The…
Against the background of contrasting religious versus secular norms in immigrant communities and in Dutch society, this study examines how religious identity expression is related to the social integration of Dutch Muslims within (a) Turkish or Moroccan minority groups and (b) Dutch majority groups. Using nationally representative survey data (N = 2,027), we distinguish religious identificatio…
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- Volume 75, Number 2, June 2012 p. 131-148
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- 0190-2725
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- p. 131-148
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- Social Psychology Quarterly
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Structural Precursors to Identity Processes: The Role of Proximate Social Str…
This research investigates how participation in college-based science-training programs increases student intention to pursue a scientific career. Using identity theory, we delineate three levels of social structure and conceptualize science-training programs as proximate social structures. Results from a sample of 892 undergraduate science students are supportive of identity theory and indicat…
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- Volume 75, Number 2, June 2012 p. 149-172
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- 0190-2725
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- p. 149-172
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- Social Psychology Quarterly
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Becoming Black Women: Intimate Stories and Intersectional Identities
In this article, I argue that intimate stories are an important resource for the achievement of intersectional identities. Drawing on in-depth interviews with black college students at two predominantly white universities, I examine the stories black college women tell about interracial relationships between black men and white women. I argue that interracial stories serve an array of social pu…
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- Volume 75, Number 2, June 2012 p. 173-196
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- 0190-2725
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- p. 173-196
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- Social Psychology Quarterly
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Authoritarian Responses to Foreign Pressure: Spending, Repression, and Sanctions
This article explores how international sanctions affect authoritarian rulers’ decisions concerning repression and public spending composition. Rulers whose budgets are not severely constrained by sanctions will tend to increase spending in those categories that most benefit their core support groups. When budget constraints are severe, dictators are more likely to increase repression. Using da…
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- Volume 45 Number 6 June 2012 p. 683-713
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- 0010-4140
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- p. 683-713
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- Comparative Political Studies
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Left Parties, Poor Voters, and Electoral Participation in Advanced Industrial…
Although income inequality is an important normative issue for students of democratic politics, little is known about its effects on citizens’ electoral participation. The authors develop a formal model of the incentives for left parties to mobilize lower income voters. It posits that countries’ income distributions and competition on the left provide different incentives for left parties to mo…
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- Volume 45 Number 6 June 2012 p. 714-746
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- 0010-4140
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- p. 714-746
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- Comparative Political Studies
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Reverse Contamination: Burning and Building Bridges in Mixed-Member Systems
Why would a candidate in a mixed-member electoral system willingly forego the chance to be dual listed in the party list tier along with the single-member district tier? Mixed-member systems create a “reverse contamination effect” through which list rankings provide important information to voters and thus influence behavior in the nominal tier. Rankings signal importance of the candidate withi…
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- Volume 45 Number 6 June 2012 p. 747-773
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- 0010-4140
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- p. 747-773
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- Comparative Political Studies
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Accounting for the Effects of Identity on Political Behavior: Descent, Streng…
This article examines the determinants of identification within the autonomous communities (ACs) of Spain and explores whether “activated identities” guide behavior. The authors test this hypothesized effect empirically and demonstrate that regional and especially (non-Spanish) national activated identity affect preferences for exclusionary policies and for greater autonomy or independence for …
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- Volume 45 Number 6 June 2012 p. 774-803
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- 0010-4140
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- p. 774-803
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- Comparative Political Studies
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Do Shocks Change Organizations? The Case of NASA
The 50-year history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) spaceflight program is marked by spectacular accomplishments and devastating tragedy. NASA has suffered three major disasters, each of which destroyed a spacecraft and killed its crew. In the wake of each accident, investigators and analysts identified causes and recommended technical and organizational improvemen…
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 395-425
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 395-425
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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Organizational Red Tape: A Measurement Experiment
Multiple public administration survey research projects have asked respondents to assess the level of red tape in their organizations. Many of these surveys use the following questionnaire item: “If red tape is defined as ‘burdensome rules and procedures that have negative effects on the organization’s effectiveness,’ how would you assess the level of red tape in your organization?” Unfortunate…
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 427-444
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 427-444
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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Effects of Managers’ Work Motivation and Networking Activity on Their Repor…
This study brings together two perspectives on managers’ reported levels of red tape. The work motivation perspective explains how managers’ characteristics, such as work engagement (alienation) or commitment, affect their reported levels of red tape. The external control perspective explains how managers’ feedback relations with external actors and organizations reduce miscommunications and co…
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 445-471
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 445-471
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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Desperately Seeking Management: Understanding Management Quality and Its Impa…
This study analyzes the impact of management quality, spending, problem severity, and political factors on states’ air pollution control outcomes and provides insights for improving the measures and methods used in public management and government performance research. The analysis illustrates the importance of selecting proper outcome measures and taking into account the interaction of managem…
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 473-496
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 473-496
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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Desperately Seeking Management: Understanding Management Quality and Its Impa…
This study analyzes the impact of management quality, spending, problem severity, and political factors on states’ air pollution control outcomes and provides insights for improving the measures and methods used in public management and government performance research. The analysis illustrates the importance of selecting proper outcome measures and taking into account the interaction of managem…
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 497-526
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 497-526
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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The Link between Information and Bargaining Efficiency
The article reviews the relevant theory and research linking information and bargaining efficiency and presents results of an analysis of negotiation times associated with 290 franchise renewal agreements. Data reveal three main findings: (1) information revealing a history of poor performance by the supplier resulted in a 74% increase in negotiation time, (2) a 1% increase in the value of a co…
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 527-551
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 527-551
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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Political Influence on Street-Level Bureaucratic Outcome: Testing the Interac…
A basic principle of good government is that politics should be restricted to the input side, whereas the bureaucracy should operate independently of political considerations. However, previous literature documents an implementation gap between unitary political aims and varied local outcomes, which occasionally can be attributed to political reasons; both bureaucratic ideology and that local p…
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 553-571
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 553-571
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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Change-Oriented Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Public Administration:…
Using a well-grounded theory of organizational citizenship behavior, this study attempts to extend the meaning of the good soldier syndrome beyond its common boundaries of the business sector. We follow Bettencourt's (2004) conceptualization and model of change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) to explain why and how public employees engage in activities targeted at changing an…
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 573-596
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 573-596
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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Overcoming Negative Media Coverage: Does Government Communication Matter?
Public administration scholars often note that government should engage in more effective external communication to improve citizen trust and maintain political legitimacy. An important part of the belief is that more effective communication can lead to more favorable media coverage that ultimately shapes citizen trust in government. However, the link between government communication and media …
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- Volume 22 Issue 3 July 2012 p. 597-621
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- 1053-1858
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- p. 597-621
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- Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory
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Marketing the beast: Left Behind and the apocalypse industry
This article analyses the content and context of Left Behind - a popular series of christian novel, films, websites and games about the last days. This series is part of a much larger apocalypse industry that has developed to feed the fears of christians...
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- Vol. 30, No. 6, Page 813-830
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- 0163-4437
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- -
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- Media, Culture & Society
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