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Cameron, Maxwell A.; Ribeiro, Alessandra; Baier, Gerald; McKay, Spencer; Monnerat, Rebecca Alegría; Cameron, Catherine Ann – Journal of Political Science Education, 2023
Competition among parties is a central feature of democratic politics, but extreme partisanship can undermine democratic practices and institutions. We report the results of a formative curricular intervention involving reflective discussions designed to avoid hyper-partisanship in a training program for anyone--including university students--with…
Descriptors: Political Science, Political Attitudes, Content Analysis, Public Officials
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Templin, Vicki L. – Population Research and Policy Review, 1987
Reports on a study designed to define the demographic and career characteristics and the values of lawmakers in the United States and Canada. Discusses how this information was used to predict policy decisions. (TW)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Decision Making, Demography, Foreign Countries
Elah, Wafaa Ali Abdel – 1999
This paper describes the development of a parliamentary research service in Egypt. The first part investigates the impact on the Egyptian parliament (the People's Assembly) of the development of a new social and cultural environment that fostered the democratization process. The second part deals with how the establishment of a parliamentary…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Government Libraries
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Thapisa, A. P. N. – International Information and Library Review, 1996
Eleven members of Botswana's National Assembly were questioned about their information needs. The parliamentarians' perceptions of information, sources of information, and information-seeking behavior were investigated, and the National Assembly Library and research needs were assessed. The "Assessment of the Information Needs of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Information Seeking