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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…
Dónal Ó Mearáin, Roger Sherlock, John Hogan
This article seeks to uncover if some of the traits most associated with salespeople manifested themselves in the activities of candidates in the constituency of Dún Laoghaire during the 2007 Irish general election. Such a finding would suggest that just as p…
Ani Casimir, Emma Omeh, Chinedu Ike
In the 2011 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), the electoral management body (EMB) that organized the elections pulled what may pass as an electoral feat in achieving one of the most open, credible, peaceful and…
Hugh Compston, Ian Bailey
Although there is a clear trend towards stronger climate policies across a wide range of countries, another much less recognized but no less significant trend is the continued introduction of policies that increase net greenhouse gas emissions. This article i…
Ruxanda Berlinschi, Mara Pasquamaria Squicciarini
If voters underestimate the benefits that immigrants bring to their country, policy makers need to campaign for suboptimal migration levels in order to win elections. Once in power, they face a trade-off between keeping electoral promises by restricting immig…
Maria Sabrina De Gobbi
This paper shows how m uch citizens’ views are taken into account in local policy decision-making concerning the management of the coastal area of the Venice Lagoon. Through the application of a somewhat innovative version of the contingent valuation method (…
Wakana Hatada, Tomomichi Mizuno
We construct a simple game-theoretic model in which one private firm and one public (or state-owned) firm compete in quantity of goods produced or service provided. The private and public firms each decide how many workers with public s ervice motivation they…
Eyal Lewin
As opposed to blind patriotism, a moderate form of constructive patriotism has been depicted in previous research and empirically observed. The major distinction between blind patriotism and constructive patriotism lies in the latter’s capacity for criticism.…
Himanshi Raizada
Short Retraction Notice The substantial portions of the text came from Dr. Thomas Sowers and Dr. James Nelson research, “The Economic Impact of Presidential Scandals” presented at the Southern Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting in 2004. This artic…
George Robert Boynton, Andrew Bates, Edward Bettis, Matthew Bopes, Richard Brandt, Derek Fohrman, Jeremy Hahn, Tressa Hart, Caleb Headley, Jory Kopish, Robert Maharry, Joseph Matson, Kierstin Mohoff, Rose Mraz, Matthew Palmer, Laura Pena, Brittany Phillips, Anne Rhodes, Hanna Rosman, Clint Sievers, Daniel Tate, Sean Tyrrell, Javin Villarreal, Philip Wiese, Alden Wignall
If the reach of communication via Twitter is as great as it seems to be , that means a remarkable reconstruction of the public domain is in process. Until recently the public domain was the mass media and what they presented to their audiences. Now the audien…
Dragan Miljkovic, Dane Braun
The sale of meat and poultry contains asymmetric information dealing with food safety. Since pathogens in most cases are invisible, consumers lack information on the safety of meat and poultry. Government interaction through the Food Safety and Inspection Ser…
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