Corruption remains a global issue with pervasive effects on society and development. Beyond the negative effects of corruption on women being significantly more pronounced, a critical gap exists...Show moreCorruption remains a global issue with pervasive effects on society and development. Beyond the negative effects of corruption on women being significantly more pronounced, a critical gap exists regarding the impact of corruption perception on women's political participation, specifically in contentious politics. This study aims to investigate how corruption perceptions affect women’s civil political engagement, taking into consideration the conditional effect of political opportunity structure. This study employs large-N quantitative analysis using data from the World Values Survey-7. Logistic regression analyses are conducted to examine the relationship between gender, perception of corruption, and participation in boycotts, peaceful demonstrations, and strikes, accounting for the conditional effect of political opportunity. Higher levels of corruption perception are associated with increased likelihood of civic political participation. This effect varies by gender, with women perceiving higher corruption levels generally being less likely to participate compared to men when accounting for individual and country-level factors. Additionally, political opportunity structure is not identified to be a factor influencing political participation of women in the environments with widespread corruption. The findings underscore the importance of addressing the detrimental effects of corruption on women's political participation. Further research into the mechanisms underlying the relationship between corruption perception and gendered political engagement is needed to inform policy strategies and foster more accessible political systems.Show less
While natural disasters may be indiscriminate in their targets the subsequent damage is not divided equally across the different segments of society. Through studying trends of aid distribution we...Show moreWhile natural disasters may be indiscriminate in their targets the subsequent damage is not divided equally across the different segments of society. Through studying trends of aid distribution we find that the ability to mitigate and recover from the harms of a natural disaster is distributed according to existing socio-economic structures favouring the privileged. By applying relative deprivation theory this study explores how horizontal inequalities of aid increase economic inequalities. Subsequently, economic inequalities can be employed to mobilise organised violence, given there is a financial opportunity presented by international development aid. A sub-national empirical analysis is conducted that includes 171 first order administrative divisions across five South East Asian countries. Using data covering the World Bank’s aid distribution from 1995- 2009 an indicator is calculated that measures the level of inequality. The binary logistic regression finds that the more unequal the aid distribution, the less likely organised violence is to occur.Show less
As the effects of climate change are increasingly appearing around the globe, the general public’s concern about the issue has also grown. As the need for action is becoming more important than...Show moreAs the effects of climate change are increasingly appearing around the globe, the general public’s concern about the issue has also grown. As the need for action is becoming more important than ever, we need to understand what factors can help increase implementation and reduce infringements of environmental policies. There is particular lack of research on the potential relationship between public concern about climate change and the infringements of European Union environmental rules in Europe. As respect of common rules is key to maintain the stability of the European Union, infringements represent a certain risk of conflict. Therefore, this research also helps fill the literature gap in the conflict and climate nexus about climate conflict in Europe. For these purposes, this research paper explores how public concern for climate change might impact the number of infringements member states commit regarding environmental policies of the European Union. Through a OLS regression analysis, the research finds that public concern does not seem to have a significant impact on the number of infringements member states commit. This apparent absence of influence of public opinion raises serious concerns as to the people’s power to make their governments listen to them and their calls for environmental protection.Show less
