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Rethinking Democratic Disconnect: Ontological Insecurity, Institutional Trust, ...
Kavadias, Dimokritos M.; Severs, Eline; Mansoury, EllyAdding to the literature on generational differences in democratic support, this article argues that younger citizens in consolidated European democracies are not inherently less democratic but may be affected differently by the rapid succession of “once‐in‐a‐generation” crises during the past decade, including the Covid‐19 pandemic, war on the European continent, economic volatility, welfare state transformati...
Energy Justice and Transitions in India: Between Security and Developmental Imp...
Vinoy, Vineeth Daniel; Jayaram, DhanasreeIndia’s energy transitions present a distinctive case in global just transitions discourse, shaped by the intersecting imperatives of postcolonial (fossil) developmentalism, energy justice and security, and climate governance. This article examines how just transitions are conceptualized and operationalized in India through a thematic analysis of national and subnational policy documents, regulatory frameworks,...
Visual Self-Presentation of Radical Right Leaders on Social Media: Platform and...
Klein, OfraSocial media play an important role in how populist radical right (PRR) leaders communicate with supporters and present themselves to the public. Previous research has examined how political leaders’ self-presentation varies by gender and by platform, but we know less about how these two factors interact. This study addresses this gap by analyzing 900 images posted on the Instagram, Facebook, and X accounts of ...
Neither Exceptional nor Moderate: Rethinking Women Populist Leaders
Müller, Henriette; Pansardi, PamelaWomen now lead populist parties across Europe and beyond, an empirical reality that seemed implausible only a few decades ago. Yet populist leadership research remains predominantly male-centered and unevenly attentive to gender; studies of women populist leaders are growing but remain fragmented, while gender-and-leadership scholarship focuses largely on mainstream and gender-progressive contexts. This editori...
The Politicisation of Deliberative Mini‐Publics: Democratic Risks, Mitigation, ...
Herman, Lise Esther; Moseley, AliceDeliberative mini-publics, which assemble a randomly sampled group of citizens to deliberate on policy solutions to pressing public problems, are often presented as potential instruments to reconnect citizens with democratic decision-making. Some have argued that if such innovations are to have a positive democratic role, they need to foster deliberation and contestation beyond the mini-public itself. Others, h...
Pragmatism and the Limits to the European Parliament’s Strategies for Self-Empo...
Closa Montero, Carlos; González de León, Felipe; Hernández González, GiselaDespite the European Parliament’s (EP) growing role, its influence and scrutiny capacity remain considerably weaker than the role traditionally reserved for parliaments in economic and fiscal policy decision-making at the national level. The EP has exploited any opportunity to enhance these powers: In particular, the EP has a record of using crisis and extraordinary situations to expand its role beyond the form...
Electricity as Infrastructural Power: Mapping the Physical and Social Dimension...
Sassi, FrancescoElectricity price spikes are severely affecting the Norway–EU electricity interdependence. Against the background of geopolitical tensions, the European energy crisis and surging integration with the EU electricity market, Norway’s core energy policy has been challenged. Specifically, the unique relationship between the state, natural resources, territory, and the use of the country’s vast hydropower capacity h...
The National Recovery and Resilience Plans: Towards a Next Generation of Fiscal...
Ceron, MatildeThe Recovery and Resilience Facility reflects unprecedented solidarity through common financing paired with an innovative governance framework. Member states can access grants and loans through the formulation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans, under a set of conditions that include minimum allocation targets and addressing country-specific recommendations. The analysis evaluates whether the governance ...
Beyond the Odour: Enhancing Primary Care for Trimethylaminuria Patients
Gomes Soares, Ana Luisa; Águas dos Santos , Ana; Martins, Maria Beatriz; Lopes Reis, Mónica; Camelo Lobo, JoãoA trimetilaminúria (TMAU), doença metabólica rara e socialmente incapacitante, é causada por uma deficiência enzimática resultante de mutações no gene da flavina mono-oxigenase 3 (FMO3), o que leva à excreção excessiva de trimetilamina nos fluidos corporais. Pode também ocorrer devido a uma baixa capacidade de processamento da enzima. A TMAU caracteriza-se por um odor corporal semelhante a peixe em decomposição...
Group A Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Child: A Case Report Highlighting...
Freitas, Ema; Picão de Carvalho, Clara; Nogueira, Mariana; Esteves, Isabel; de Castro Faria, HugoGroup A streptococci commonly causes non-invasive infections like tonsillitis and skin infections, but rarely causes invasive infections, such as bacteraemia and meningitis. Invasive streptococcal disease increased in Europe in 2022 and 2023, but rates returned to prepandemic levels in 2024. GAS meningitis remains rare. This case highlights a 13-month-old healthy child with fever, irritability alternating with ...