Papers by Alexander Hicks
Socio-economic Review, Jul 1, 2015
SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks, Nov 4, 2015
The Journal of Politics, Aug 1, 1999
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This paper explores the political economy characteristics underpinning systems of compulsory educ... more This paper explores the political economy characteristics underpinning systems of compulsory education. Comparative data from the OECD and EU provides evidence that left-wing partisan strength is cross-nationally correlated with greater government
Negotiation Journal, 2001
Conflict scholars and practitioners have devoted much effort to understanding why differences som... more Conflict scholars and practitioners have devoted much effort to understanding why differences sometimes escalate into full-blown conflicts. But not enough attention has been paid to the psychological and physiological processes of "reality formation and identity formation" inherent in the nature of individual human consciousness. The author shows how the functions of identity and reality formation pervade human activity, and how they are particularly connected to conflict. This theoretical construct has a variety of implications for mediators and dispute resolution in general, which the author illustrates with a series of brief case examples. Confl ict is a part of human life just as friction is a part of physics. Or, perhaps it is more accurate to say that differences are an inherent part of our lives. Put two or more people (or groups, or nations) together and there will be differences. Efforts to prevent, manage, or resolve conflicts are very often efforts to make a distinction between difference and conflict, to counter our tendency to move directly from differences to conflict. In other words, we do not want to prevent differences but we do want to prevent destructive conflict.
Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 2006
To affirm our capacity as a people is not to deny the obvious variability [of intelligence] among... more To affirm our capacity as a people is not to deny the obvious variability [of intelligence] among us. Nor is it to retreat to some softhearted notion of mind. . . . To acknowledge our collective capacity is to take the concept of variability seriously. . . . Such a model demands more not less ...
Unpublished manuscript, 2010
... Privatization, broadly defined as the deliberate sale by a government of state-owned enterpr... more ... Privatization, broadly defined as the deliberate sale by a government of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) or assets to private economic agents (Megginson and Netter, ... Ehrlich et al., 1994; D'Souza and Megginson, 1999). Dewenter and Malatesta (2001) ...
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I present a theoretical account of the politics of privatization that predicts left-wing support ... more I present a theoretical account of the politics of privatization that predicts left-wing support for the policy is conditional on the long-run strength of left-wing parties in a political system. In marked contrast to predictions derived from a traditional interest group approach, my claim is that ...
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∗I am grateful to David Rueda and David Soskice for their advice and support; to Roger Barker, Be... more ∗I am grateful to David Rueda and David Soskice for their advice and support; to Roger Barker, Betsy Cooper, Marco Hernandez, Johannes Lindvall, Iain McLean, Scott Moser, Mark Pickup, Matt Polisson, Philipp Rehm, and panel participants at the MPSA conference ...
American Political Science Review, 1985
The American Political Science Review, 1992
Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature o... more Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. G?sta Esping Andersen, one of the most distinguished contributors to current debates on this ...
Cities and Crisis: New Critical Urban Theory
Social movement theory-is an interdisciplinary study within the social sciences that generally se... more Social movement theory-is an interdisciplinary study within the social sciences that generally seeks to explain why social mobilization occurs, the forms under which it manifests, as well as potential social, cultural, and political consequences. The three current, leading theories explaining these phenomena include:
American Political Science Review
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Only some Americans fully exercise their rights as citizens, and they usually come from the more ... more Only some Americans fully exercise their rights as citizens, and they usually come from the more advantaged segments of society. Those who enjoy higher incomes, more occupational success, and the highest levels of formal education are the ones most likely to participate in politics and make their needs and values known to government officials. Our review of research on inequality and political participation as well as other components of American political life demonstrates an extraordinary association between economic and political inequality.
The Mailer Review, Sep 22, 2009
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