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January 2025
Rohini Pande is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
In the wake of the November 2024 US election, several commentators have suggested that the US Democratic Party abandon its commitment to so-called "identity politics," which they identify as elitist, condescending, and divisive. They argue that rather than focusing on these "cultural" issues, progressives should prioritize economic concerns. Yet identity politics, at a fundamental level, is driven, and dominated, by economic concerns.
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January 2025
North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
Since the mid-twentieth century, the shared goal of healthcare systems of Canada and the Netherlands has been to achieve broad healthcare access and coverage for citizens despite their health system differences. However, the rhetoric of "state" control in Canada and "market" control in the Netherlands belies very different realities in both countries. A longer historical perspective uncovers the discrepancies between the rhetoric and reality of solidarity that has emerged - and still exists - in both countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurocrit Care
January 2025
Department of Foundational Medical Studies, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, USA.
Background: There have been growing sentiments that the Uniform Determination of Death Act needs to be revised. One suggestion is to include a conscience clause, that is, allowing patients to "opt-out" of brain death determination. Understanding public attitudes toward a conscience clause may help inform policymakers and future proposed revisions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnimals (Basel)
December 2024
Centre for Animal Welfare, University of Winchester, Winchester SO22 4NR, UK.
Ireland is the largest beef trader and a major dairy exporter within the European Union. Horse racing holds significant cultural value, while greyhound racing is economically important at the regional level. As public concern about farm animal welfare rises and biodiversity loss intensifies, this research examines the political salience of animal protection in Ireland across the 2011, 2016, and 2020 general elections.
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October 2024
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Central European University, Vienna, Austria; and Senior Research Fellow, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
There is a growing worry about the health of American democracy, and political scientists and pundits alike are looking for possible explanations. Surveys conducted during the Trump presidency showed considerable citizen support for liberal democratic norm erosions, especially among Republicans. However, recent experimental research also shows that voters of both parties are more tolerant of norm erosion committed by politicians of the party they prefer.
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