The Importance of Apologies in Arbitration Outcomes of Grievances in Discharge and Discipline Cases
Seminar
Apologies are legion in political, civic and dispute resolution spheres. Labor arbitrators attest that an apology from the grievant does not matter in determining his or her decision in a case-only the facts matter. The results from this experimental design of U.S. arbitrators indicate that…
Violence as an electoral strategy
Seminar
This paper contributes two arguments to the growing election violence literature. First, it posits that election violence is more likely to be a strategic decision made by political elites, and as such these actors have incentives to threaten violence before actually using it. Second, it explores…
Comparing the Religious Right in Canada and Australia
Seminar
This research compares the politics of conservative Christians in Canada and Australia, asking to what extent each country has an active and influential “religious right” and the role of political institutions and social configurations in shaping activism and influence in each country. An…
Comparing Courts Cross-regionally: Lessons and Challenges
Seminar
This presentation summarizes the main results of the project “Judicial (In)dependence in New Democracies Courts, Presidents and Legislatures in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa” (SAW, 2011-2015). A starting point in our analysis was the unbalance of power between strong executives / elected…
Avoiding Governors: Federalism, Democracy, and Poverty Alleviation in Brazil and Argentina
Book launch
Avoiding Governors: Federalism, Democracy, and Poverty Alleviation in Brazil and Argentina Book launch co-hosted by the Australian Centre for Federalism (ACF) and the Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS) We are pleased to announce that the book will be launched by Dr…
Kenya’s 2007 elections – what went wrong, and why?
Seminar
International organisations play many different roles during election processes in new and emerging democracies (and in countries hoping to be seen as democracies). These roles—and their impact—become particularly interesting during situations that develop into ‘an electoral crisis’. An electoral…
Party Switching In Israel and Canada: Assessing the Impact of Electoral and Legislative Institutions
Seminar
This paper seeks to resolve the puzzle of an unexpected difference in the rates of party switching between Canada and Israel. Although it is well known that party-centered electoral systems, such as the closed-list proportional representation that Israel has used since the creation of the State,…