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{"title":"Do higher government spending, financial development, and trade reduce income inequality in low-income countries? A Bayesian perspective","authors":"Mwoya Byaro,&nbsp;Nicholaus Ngowi,&nbsp;Anicet Rwezaula","doi":"10.1111/polp.12600","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12600","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We employed the Bayesian method to investigate the impact of government spending, financial development (measured by bank credit), and trade on income inequality reduction in 66 low-income countries (LICs) across Africa, Asia, America, and Europe from 2000 to 2018. Controlling inflation and unemployment, our results indicate that trade and inflation exacerbate income inequality in LICs, while financial development and government spending have no impact on reducing income inequality in these countries. Furthermore, the findings show that real GDP per capita reduces income inequality in LICs. To ensure the robustness of our results, we also conducted frequentist quantile regression, which yielded consistent findings that financial development, government spending, and trade do not reduce income inequality in LICs. We further discuss the potential channels through which trade, financial development, inflation, and government spending contribute to income inequality in LICs, and provide policy implications based on the empirical evidence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adegboye, Alex, Kofo Adegboye, Uwalomwa Uwuigbe, Stephen Ojeka, and Eyitemi Fasanu. 2023. “Taxation, Democracy, and Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: Relevant Linkages for Sustainable Development Goals.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 51(4): 696–722. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12547.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Asongu, Simplice, and Nicholas M. Odhiambo. 2023. “The Effect of Inequality on Poverty and Severity of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Financial Development Institutions.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 51(5): 898–918. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12558.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Polacko, Matthew. 2023. “Turning Off the Base: Social Democracy's Neoliberal Turn, Income Inequality, and Turnout.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 51(4): 538–68. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12550.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 3","pages":"500-519"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141014607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ethnic votes and parties' mobilization: A case study of New Zealand","authors":"Luna L. Zhao","doi":"10.1111/polp.12599","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12599","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The aim of this research is to investigate how ethnicity and political parties' mobilization efforts influence the voting preferences of migrants in electoral contexts. To achieve this, an empirical study was conducted, focusing on New Zealand's two major parties (New Zealand National and New Zealand Labour Party) and their mobilization practice targeting ethnic Chinese voters. This research adopted a mixed-methods approach, involving conducting interviews with Chinese community leaders and surveys within the community. The quantitative findings establish a positive correlation between a party's mobilization efforts and the level of support from Chinese ethnic voters. Furthermore, the research underscores the importance of genuine targeting, emphasizing the recognition and addressing of the unique needs and concerns of ethnic minority communities, rather than engaging in mere tokenism.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Escaleras, Monica, Dukhong Kim, and Kevin M. Wagner. 2019. “You Are Who You Think You Are: Linked Fate and Vote Choices among Latino Voters.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 47(5): 902–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12329.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>McKay, Spencer. 2021. “The Politics of Referendum Rules: Evidence from New Zealand (1893–2016).” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 50(1): 137–53. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12445.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Stokes-Brown, Atiya Kai. 2009. “The Hidden Politics of Identity: Racial Self-Identification and Latino Political Engagement.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 37(6): 1281–305. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00220.x.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 3","pages":"614-632"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.12599","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140667141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Note from the Editor","authors":"Emma R. Norman","doi":"10.1111/polp.12597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12597","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the April 2024 issue of &lt;i&gt;Politics &amp; Policy&lt;/i&gt; (&lt;i&gt;P&amp;P&lt;/i&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This month's articles cover a wide range of policy and political science research, as well as key international relations topics in the United States, Australia, Africa, the Middle East, and more. Several offer important contributions to theory, including introducing subplot in policy narratives (Angervil, &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;), understanding the U.S. domestic diaspora as a foreign policy resource (Flores, &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;), effectiveness in U.S. Senate agenda setting (Lewallen, &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;), and political efficacy and the intensifying rural–urban divide in American society (Rowland et al., &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;). Belligoni (&lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;) compares emergency responses to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and Hurricane Michael in Florida, while Aboelwafa and Yaghi (&lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;) focus on parliamentary questions in the United Arab Emirates in their discussion of legislative oversight in a non-Western context. Moving to Africa, we examine education policy reform (Saaka, &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;) and political vigilantism in Ghana (Antwi-Boateng &amp; Braimah, &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;), plus human rights norms in African public administration (Onyango, &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;). Finally, Brenton and Stein (&lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;) consider political legitimacy in Australian local government.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hope you enjoy the excellent articles in this issue of &lt;i&gt;P&amp;P&lt;/i&gt; and, as always, I look forward to your continued submissions at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/polpol.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;关键词&lt;/b&gt;:《政治与政策杂志》,P&amp;P,美国,非洲,加纳,澳大利亚,阿拉伯联合酋长国,国际关系,外交政策,政策叙事,侨民,城乡鸿沟,应急响应,人权规范,公共行政,地方政府&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;欢迎阅读2024年4月出版的《政治与政策》(P&amp;P)!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;本月收录的文章涵盖了广泛的政策与政治科学研究,以及在美国、澳大利亚、非洲、中东等地的关键国际关系主题。其中一些文章对理论作出了重要贡献,包括:在政策叙事中引入次要情节(Angervil, 2024)、将美国国内侨民理解为一种外交政策资源(Flores, 2024)、美国参议院议程设置的有效性(Lewallen, 2024)、以及政治效能与美国社会日益加剧的城乡差距(Rowland, Duff, &amp; Lee, 2024)。Belligoni(2024)比较了波多黎各飓风“玛丽亚”和佛罗里达州飓风“迈克尔”的应急响应,而Aboelwafa和Yaghi(2024)在探讨非西方情境下的立法监督时聚焦于阿拉伯联合酋长国的议会问题。将焦点转向非洲,我们研究了加纳的教育政策改革(Saaka, 2024)和政治私刑活动(Antwi-Boateng &amp; Braimah, 2024),以及非洲公共行政中的人权规范(Onyango, 2024)。最后,Brenton和Stein(2024)考量了澳大利亚地方政府的政治合法性。.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;我希望您享受阅读本期《政治与政策》收录的精彩文章,并一如既往地期待您继续在https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/polpol上提交稿件。&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u0000 &lt;b&gt;Emma R. Norman&lt;/b&gt;\u0000 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;《政治与政策》主编&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Palabras Clave:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;i&gt;Politics &amp; Policy&lt;/i&gt; Journal, P&amp;P, Estados Unidos, África, Ghana, Australia, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, relaciones internacionales, política exterior, narrativas políticas, diáspora, división urbano-rural, respuestas de emergencia, normas de derechos humanos, administración pública, gobierno local&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;¡Bienvenidos a la edición de abril de 2024 de &lt;i&gt;Politics &amp; Policy&lt;/i&gt; (&lt;i&gt;P&amp;P&lt;/i&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Los artículos de este mes cubren una amplia gama de investigaciones sobre políticas y ciencias políticas, así como temas clave de relaciones internacionales en los Estados Unidos, Australia, África, Medio Oriente y más. Vari","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 2","pages":"254-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.12597","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140556105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of party competition on LGBTI+ rights: Evidence from Spanish autonomous regions (1990–2022)","authors":"Joel Cantó,&nbsp;Javier Arregui","doi":"10.1111/polp.12595","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12595","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Political competition accelerates the enactment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, and intersexual rights (LGBTI+) due to the dynamic, rational behavior of mainstream parties across the political aisle to adapt to the sociopolitical environment. We argue that LGBTI+ social movements capitalize on median voter shifts combined with the rising pressure of ideologically close challenger parties to enact legislation. To examine this argument, we employ quantitative event history analysis with a unique dataset with measures for social movement, institutional, political, and sociocultural dimensions across 33 years in Spanish subnational arenas. We find that rising leftist and liberal contenders challenging dominant center-left and center-right parties, respectively, widen the opportunity political structure of LGBTI+ organizations. Ultimately, rising political fragmentation in a multiparty, multidimensional party system turns both left and right mainstream parties into allies of LGBTI+ organizations, which propose new legislation, due to political platforms seeking to preserve and enhance their electoral base.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Burnett, Craig M., and Aaron S. King. 2015. “The Personal Politics of Same-Sex Marriage.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 43(4): 586–610. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12126.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lewis, Gregory B., Marc A. Rogers, and Kenneth Sherrill. 2011. “Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Voters in the 2000 US Presidential Election.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 39(5): 655–77. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00315.x.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Skipworth, Sue Ann, Andrew Garner, and Bryan J. Dettrey. 2010. “Limitations of the Contact Hypothesis: Heterogeneity in the Contact Effect on Attitudes toward Gay Rights.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 38(5): 887–906. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00262.x.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 4","pages":"801-827"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.12595","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140210004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The media in China–Africa public relations: Assessing China's attractiveness beyond economic development assistance","authors":"Thomas Ameyaw-Brobbey","doi":"10.1111/polp.12596","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12596","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This work explores China's African public relations and image-building effort, focusing on Nigeria. Thus, the paper's purpose is twofold: first, to investigate whether China's conduct of public diplomacy through its soft power resource—development assistance—has effectively shaped positive Nigerian public perception of China, and second, to determine the media's role in advancing China's public diplomacy in Nigeria. Specifically, it explores the interaction of economic development assistance, media, and public relations. I do this by comparing China's foreign direct investment (FDI) in Nigeria (2010–2019) with the public's perception of the FDI's influence on the Nigerian economy (2016 and 2020) and the media's role in shaping public support toward the investments. Utilizing a range of datasets, I find that Chinese economic investment alone is insufficient to substantially shape positive Nigerian public perception of China. Within a framework of mediated public diplomacy, I demonstrate that the Chinese image-building effort in Nigeria would likely enhance when the country links economic investments with public relations to make the investments more visible through effective media representation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ayhan, Kadir Jun, and Nancy Snow. 2021. “Introduction to the Special Issue—Global Korea Scholarship: Empirical Evaluation of a Non-Western Scholarship Program from a Public Diplomacy Perspective.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 49(6): 1282–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12440.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hodzi, Obert, and John H. S. Åberg. 2020. “Introduction to the Special Issue: Strategic Deployment of the China Model in Africa.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 48(5): 804–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12378.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Huijgh, Ellen. 2017. “Indonesia's ‘Intermestic’ Public Diplomacy: Features and Future.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 45(5): 762–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12221.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 3","pages":"551-572"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140220603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"U.S. mobilization of its domestic diaspora: Strategic leveraging of an un[der]tapped foreign policy resource","authors":"Roberto J. Flores","doi":"10.1111/polp.12591","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12591","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The historic diaspora diplomacy literature has generally characterized politically active diaspora as foreign agents leveraged by their ancestral homeland to shape the foreign policy of their host nation. As such, diaspora groups have generally been assessed as net negatives on the foreign policy of their host nations, or as working against the common good of the host nation. This work seeks to challenge this narrow conceptualization and demonstrate that, when considered within a broader historical timeline, granted agency, and contextualized within a networked society, emergent mechanisms for state mobilization of diaspora groups to achieve foreign policy objectives become apparent. This work is focused exclusively on political diaspora groups within the United States and investigates select case studies to demonstrate the evolving nature of U.S.–diaspora relations and the opportunities presented as a result. The work concludes with several policy recommendations, derived from lessons learned within the case studies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Bayes, Jane H., and Laura Gonzalez. 2011. “Globalization, Transnationalism, and Intersecting Geographies of Power: The Case of the Consejo Consultivo del Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (CC-IME): A Study in Progress.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 39(1): 11–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00281.x.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Huijgh, Ellen. 2017. “Indonesia's ‘Intermestic’ Public Diplomacy: Features and Future.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 45(5): 762–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12221.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Singh, Amit, and Amit Sarwal. 2017. “Paraspara, Encounters, and Confluences: India's Soft Power Objective in the Indo-Pacific Region.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 45(5): 733–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12222.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 2","pages":"288-305"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140232083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Five major themes in legislative committees' research between 2010 and 2023: A review","authors":"Elijah Ambasa,&nbsp;Oscar M. Otele,&nbsp;Gedion Onyango","doi":"10.1111/polp.12594","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12594","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Legislative committees have recently received inadequate attention in the available interjurisdictional literature. This article in the 2024 <i>Policy Studies Yearbook</i>, published by <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i>, reviews legislative committee data categories, methods, and the distribution of authorship to explore how legislative committee research has fared between 2010 and 2023. This review article establishes that since 2010, research on committee structure has been dominated by U.S. congressional theories and how to test them in noncongressional settings. The dominant aspect of legislative organization across the five reviewed themes is the selection of committee members, an essential aspect of understanding power dynamics in modern legislatures. As survey methods and case studies have increased, the archival analysis methods have decreased, indicating an increasing turn to first-hand primary data in analyzing the internal organization of committees. There is also a growing trend toward greater collaboration among scholars.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Jeong, Gyung-Ho. 2016. “Electoral Rules and Bureaucratic Effectiveness.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 44(6): 1089–115. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12184.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Jones, Kate, and Kerry, Jacobs. 2009. “Public Accounts Committees, New Public Management, and Institutionalism: A Case Study.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 39(5): 1023–46. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00209.x/abstract.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pelizzo, Riccardo and Abel Kinyondo. 2014. “Public Accounts Committees in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Comparative Analysis.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 42(1), 77–102. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12062.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 4","pages":"778-800"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140240944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parliamentary questions, institutional change, and legislative oversight in a non-Western context","authors":"Tarek Aboelwafa,&nbsp;Abdulfattah Yaghi","doi":"10.1111/polp.12593","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12593","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines how the Federal National Council (FNC), the parliament of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), transformed from a consultative body to a legislative institution through gradual and incremental changes. It argues that the increasing number of parliamentary questions led to legal, procedural, and behavioral changes in the FNC, influenced by external (government support and public pressure) and internal (rationality, competence, incrementalism, and system development) factors. The success of this transformation is attributed to its gradual nature. Anticipating continued momentum, the study outlines future prospects shaped by the UAE government's commitment to FNC empowerment, heightened public expectations, and the influx of educated and experienced individuals into parliamentary roles. This ongoing institutional change reflects a responsive adaptation to evolving governance demands in the UAE. The study contributes to the theory of institutions and the understanding of legislative oversight in newly liberalized political systems.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Antwi-Boateng, Osman, and Noura Hamad Salim Al Jaberi. 2022. “The Post-Oil Strategy of the UAE: An Examination of Diversification Strategies and Challenges.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 50(2): 380–407. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12457.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Jouini, Nizar, and Manel Ben Akal. 2022. “Political Consensus, Economic Reforms, and Democratic Transitions in the Middle East: Evidence from Voting on Tunisian Reform Bills.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 50(4): 851–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12489.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sarquís, David J. 2012. “Democratization after the Arab Spring: The Case of Egypt's Political Transition.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 40(5): 871–903. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2012.00381.x.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 2","pages":"365-383"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/polp.12593","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140239374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Between cyber retaliation and escalation: Explaining the variations in state compliance with the principle of proportionality","authors":"Nori Katagiri","doi":"10.1111/polp.12590","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12590","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>I examine how the proportionality principle shapes state responses to a cyberattack. I do so by investigating variation in the effects of the principle of proportionality on the state response. The variation accounts for four types of state response. First, if states respond to a first strike in a proportionate manner, they are in compliance with the principle, and attackers are likely to take it as an indication of willingness to honor the principle. Second, states may react to attackers with an excessive response in violation of the principle, which would force attackers to react as or more harshly. Third, states may accidentally make a proportionate response when they in fact seek to impose excessive harm on attackers. Finally, states may generate an excessive response by error when they in fact seek to comply with the principle.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Glen, Carol. 2021. “Norm Entrepreneurship in Global Cybersecurity.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 49(5): 1121–45. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12430.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Glen, Carol M. 2014. “Internet Governance: Territorializing Cyberspace?” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 42(5): 635–57. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12093/full.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Zeng, Jinghan, Tim Stevens, and Yaru Chen. 2017. “China's Solution to Global Cyber Governance: Unpacking the Domestic Discourse of ‘Internet Sovereignty.’” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 45(3): 432–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12202.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 4","pages":"712-727"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140244917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Political vigilantism in Ghana: Motives, membership, and financing","authors":"Osman Antwi-Boateng,&nbsp;Mohammed Kamarideen Braimah","doi":"10.1111/polp.12592","DOIUrl":"10.1111/polp.12592","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This comprehensive study of political vigilantism in Ghana examines the motives, membership, and financing of the phenomenon and proffers solutions to combat it. We use a qualitative methodology of personal interviews with a broad section of Ghanaian political stakeholders totaling 50 participants. This included 30 political vigilante members equally affiliated with the New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress and selected from the vigilante hotbeds of the Northern, Upper East, and Ashanti regions of Ghana. The other political stakeholders total 20 and are made up of: five public political party executives, five civil society members, five police officers, and five local district assembly members. The motives include institutional weakness, winning political power, and economic and group solidarity. Membership involves family and friends, former security personnel, party members, and unemployed youth. Financing emanates from political parties, politicians, and the business class. We argue that patron–clientelism is the driving force behind political vigilantism and recommend more legal accountability for patrons, particularly through constitutional amendments guaranteeing a fixed term for the head of the police and separating the roles of Attorney General and Minister of Justice. This is to ensure that the former can impartially prosecute vigilante patrons. Punitive financial measures are also recommended to deter patrons, backed by sustained public education and more employment opportunities for the masses of unemployed youth—the bedrock of political vigilantism.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Related Articles</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Akwei, Cynthia, Isaac S. Damoah, and Joseph Amankwah-Amoah. 2020. “The Effects of Politics on the Implementation of Government Programs/Projects: Insights from a Developing Economy.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 48(6): 1161–201. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12384.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Asiegbu, Martin F., Okey Marcellus Ikeanyibe, Pius Otu Abang, Okwudili Chukwuma Nwosu, and Chuka Eugene Ugwu. 2024. “Natural Resource Fund Governance and the Institutionalization of Rent Seeking in Nigeria's Oil Sector.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 52(1): Early View. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12579.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Debrah, Emmanuel. 2016. “Decentralization, District Chief Executives, and District Assemblies in Ghana's Fourth Republic.” <i>Politics &amp; Policy</i> 44 (1): 135–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12146.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51679,"journal":{"name":"Politics & Policy","volume":"52 2","pages":"403-425"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140243940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}