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Open Journal of Political Science (OJPS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in political science. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of p…
Javad Kouhestani
This study examines the discursive strategies of the National Rally (RN), a far-right political party in France, within the context of the farmers’ protests against EU policies (2024). Utilizing a post-structuralist discourse theory, the research delves into…
Štefan Šumah, Gregor Kokal Golčer
Mayors, as the highest representatives of local government, play a crucial role in the occurrence of corruption at the local level due to their position and influence. Owing to their function and power, they are often generators of corrupt practices, especial…
Aleu Garang Aleu, Victor Pitia Oliver Mori
This paper aims to use this boundary conflict as an entry point to reflect upon two major issues. First, we intend to use the eruption of the dispute between Bari and Mundari to analyze and historicize the Bari-Mundari land and boundary conflicts that date ba…
Shantha Gamlath
This paper critically examines the evolution of local governance in Sri Lanka during the post-colonial period, highlighting the interplay between democratic ideals and centralized political control. Following independence in 1948, successive governments initi…
Ali Levent Kurtoğlu
Public trust in disaster preparedness is a fragile but essential element of effective risk management, especially when government budget allocations appear misaligned with actual mitigation efforts. This study examines how factors such as personal disaster ex…
Lin Zhang
Climate change poses multiple challenges to Italy’s ecosystems, economic structure, and social stability, elevating the status of climate governance within the national strategy. Italy regards the Mediterranean coastal countries and the African continent as t…
Blaiha Marouan
Following the scandal of Cambridge Analytica in certain Western elections, several questions were raised about the effect of harvesting personal data on individual political choices. In this vein, the SCL group targeted millions of profiles with fake news and…
Aleu Garang Aleu
Rather than being seen as marginal, as the edges of state control where political, economic and even social systems become diluted and lose coherence, borderlands should be understood as distinctive systems where power, economy and social relations are config…
Kennedy Obumba Ogutu, Joseph Okeyo Obosi, Henry Amadi Odongo
The article assessed Kenya’s ICT policy initiative focused on digital innovation empowerment, emphasizing its influence on cybercrime prevention and the unintended challenges that emerged during implementation. It utilized a cross-sectional research design co…
Aline L. N. Guarieiro, Luciana M. B. Ventura, Eduardo dos S. Fontoura, Lilian L. N. Guarieiro, 1 1
Air pollution is a critical environmental issue affecting cities across all continents, compromising public health and the quality of life for millions of people. It is driven by factors such as uncontrolled urban growth, accelerated industrialization, and in…
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Open Journal of Political Science (OJPS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in political science. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of p… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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