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MPs’ expenses: the legacy of a scandal 10 years on
The main conclusion of the existing research base is that, despite the public anger it ignited, the MPs’ expenses scandal actually had little impact...
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Explaining the German lobbying register law and its reform: combining insights from the Multiple Streams Framework and Punctuated Equilibrium Theory
This paper explains the adoption and reform of the German lobbying register law in 2021 and 2023 as a major policy change in German lobbying...
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The Arrival of #MeToo Breaks the Silence
International standard-setting bodies began drawing attention to the problem of bullying and sexual harassment in the parliamentary workplace even...
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From Boom to Bust
The long period of economic prosperity from 1992 to 2007 masked tensions within British society including growing income inequality, concern over...
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The Public and the Private in Odebrecht’s Vocabulary
It was announced in Congress that a “criminal society” formed by construction companies was in charge of public sector decisions, directing bids and...
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The Deep State, Hegemony, Democracy
Virtually every major scandal in American politics since World War II has been connected to institutions associated with the deep state. By the “deep...
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Prime Ministerial Power and the Media
This chapter explores the mass media as a source of potential power for prime ministers in Britain and Japan. It begins with a discussion of the...
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Italian Newspapers and Corruption Scandals Coverage: The Construction of the “Parallel Trial”
The Italian Political System has been marked by several important corruption-mediated scandals. However, the journalistic coverage of corruption...
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Writing Prescriptions while Selling Medicine: Development of a Mechanism with Blurred Boundaries
In the discourse system of international development, sustainability is closely related to aid effectiveness and serves as an important gauge of the...
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Rebranding Brand Trudeau
This chapter examines the evolving nature of Justin Trudeau’s brand and the implications for Canada’s role and image in the world. Trudeau’s...
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Political Coordination and Socioeconomic Coalitions
This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the political underpinnings of the Brazilian upgrading regime. It combines a short review of the...
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Political Institutions and Culture: Similarities and Difference Between Britain and Japan
This chapter considers the wider institutional and cultural context of prime ministerial leadership and power in Britain and Japan. Its purpose is to...
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A Framework of the Financial Reputational Risk: A Quantitative Analysis to Convert Risk into Opportunity
The concept of Reputation Risk existed since 10 years ago and started to be applied approximately 5 years ago, stressed out its importance for...
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Determinants of Occupational Fraud Among Public Sector Employees in Maldives: External Auditor’s Perspective
This study investigates factors driving occupational fraud in the Maldivian public sector, from the perspective of external auditors. Using survey...
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Rotating Presidencies, Rotating Sponsors? Corporate Sponsorship of the Presidencies of the Council of the EU Under Scrutiny
Private sponsorships of the rotating Presidencies of the Council of the European Union is a relatively recent phenomenon. Yet over the last decade it...
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Citizenship and ideology in David Cameron's 'Big Society'
As the main idea of the governments of David Cameron after 2010, the Big Society intended to place civil society at the heart of the Conservative...
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‘What Has the EU Ever Done for Us?’
This chapter looks at the history of the relationship between the UK and Europe, and how the UK joined the then European Community under Prime...
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Cameron Opts for a Referendum
This chapter explains how British Prime Minister David Cameron never intended Europe to define his premiership. But as with his predecessors John...
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Britain, Britishness, and exceptionalism within the rhetoric of David Cameron
In his rhetoric on Britain and Britishness, David Cameron sets out a vision of the nation and its national story built upon the premise of...
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The Role of the Courts in Addressing Sexual Harassment in Nigeria
Nigeria will be the focal point of this chapter being a participant and signatory to several African and international human rights and labour...