Party Systems and Electoral Volatility in Latin America: A Test of...

American Political Science Review;  September 1, 1999 ;   ROBERTS, KENNETH M. WIBBELS, ERIK;   787 words ......the exceptionally high level of electoral volatility found in contemporary Latin America...incumbent vote change or aggregate electoral volatility. The results demonstrate that electoral volatility is a function of short-term economic...

Electoral volatility and the structure of competition: a reassessment of...

West European Politics;  October 1, 1994 ;   Field, William H.;   787 words ......substantial part of the apparent rise in electoral volatility can be traced to nothing more than...in Britain and throughout Europe. Electoral volatility is the propensity for individuals...elections. There are two measures of electoral volatility. Net volatility -- the net change...

electoral volatility

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics;    IAIN McLEAN and ALISTAIR McMILLAN;   183 words ...electoral volatility (1) The degree of change in voting behaviour between elections. There is a distinction between net volatility and total volatility...

Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs.(article in the journal...

Foreign Policy;  September 22, 1998 ;   Burrell, Jennifer;   510 words ......University of Miami, they contend that sustained dissatisfaction with government performance in Venezuela has led to electoral volatility since the country's first elections in 1946. But Venezuelan politics, they argue, has become far more unstable over the...

Homage to Prof. Frank R. Kennedy

American Bankruptcy Institute Journal;  March 1, 2008 ;   Williams, Jack F;   787 words ......pioneer in bankruptcy law with the death of Prof. Frank R. Kennedy in Ann Arbor, Mich. For those who knew Prof. Kennedy, either personally or by reputation...for those unaware of this humble scholar. Prof. Kennedy was born on July 27, 1914, in Strafford...

Prof. Powell, I'm confused

Jerusalem Post;  May 14, 2003 ;   MICHAEL FREUND;   787 words ...00-00-0000 Headline: Prof. Powell, I'm confused Byline: MICHAEL FREUND...I would ask him, given the opportunity: Prof. Powell, I'm confused about a number of...tell the truth. My first question, then, Prof. Powell, is: How can you expect Israel...

The 2006 KE[micro]rber European Science Award Goes to Prof. Franz-Ulrich...

PR Newswire Europe;  April 4, 2006 ;     652 words ......field of protein folding, the physician Prof. Franz-Ulrich Hartl will receive the KE...international Board of Curators, led by Prof. Peter Gruss, the President of the Max...molecules, which are called chaperones, as Prof. Hartl and his team first showed in 1989...

Prof Azad escapes attempt on life, THE INDEPENDENT

The Independent (Bangladesh);  May 12, 2003 ;     266 words ......Former Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University Prof. AK Azad Chowdhury narrowly escaped a gun attack yesterday night. Prof. Chowdhury came under the attack when he...one of them fired three bullets targeting Prof. Chowdhury. However, the assailant missed...

PROF AMARTYA SEN DELIVERS INAUGURAL PROF. HIREN MUKERJEE MEMORIAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 11, 2008 ;     620 words ......issued the following news release: Nobel Laureate, Prof. Amartya Sen, delivered the Inaugural Prof. Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Parliamentary Lecture...in the Central Hall of Parliament House today. Prof. Hiren Mukerjee, who served the Lok Sabha for...

New Milestones in Publishing on the Armenian Genocide: The International...

Armenian Reporter, The;  January 15, 2000 ;     787 words ......Genocide: The International Activities of Prof. Vahakn Dadrian Continue The massive Encyclopedia...Charny. In this comprehensive, 2-volume set, Prof. Vahakn Dadrian, the Director of Genocide...published in London, has an article by Prof. Jeremy Hugh Baron titled, "Genocidal Doctors...

Shaw Scholar Prof. Leonard Conolly works internationally in three new...

M2 Presswire;  April 1, 2004 ;     396 words ......April 2004-TRENT UNIVERSITY: Shaw Scholar Prof. Leonard Conolly works internationally...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03302004 Trent University Prof. Leonard Conolly, former President and...boundaries of his studies internationally. Prof. Conolly, who regularly teaches Shaw and...

Trent University professor wins provincial teaching honour; Prof. David...

M2 Presswire;  May 12, 2005 ;     597 words ......professor wins provincial teaching honour; Prof. David Page named among Ontario's six most...announced the award winners yesterday, though Prof. Page will receive the 2004 OCUFA Teaching...Anne Chambers will attend the ceremony. Prof. Page has been a full-time member of the...

Marketing of tourism needs to be focussed -- Prof. Gupta.

M2 Presswire;  November 30, 2000 ;     531 words ......Marketing of tourism needs to be focussed -- Prof. Gupta (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...The Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta has said that the Ministry...coverage to remote and inaccessible areas. Prof. Gupta was speaking at the Fourth International...

Paying the price of deficient care; (1) Survivor: Confidence in cancer...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 5, 2007 ;     411 words ......service at his facility. Mr Cahalane said Prof. Rajnish Guptas accusations are false and...ofbreast cancer patients. He also said Prof. Guptas claims that he had been highlighting...Barringtons was made aware of concernsby Prof. Gupta was in August this year. Prof. Gupta...

Zoryan Institute Director of Genocide Research Prof. Vahakn Dadrian...

Armenian Reporter, The;  May 27, 2000 ;     787 words ......Institute Director of Genocide Research Prof. Vahakn Dadrian Delivers 25 Lectures: Participation...Joseph University, Philadelphia, March 4-7, Prof. Dadrian was invited to deliver a lecture...participation in which was by invitation only, Prof. Dadrian lectured on "The Impact of the...