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The Politics of Moral Authority (2007)
Preprint / Working Paper
Hopgood, S. The Politics of Moral Authority. London

What is at stake, politically, in abandoning claims that one's actions are legitimized by some form of transcendent authority? Analysing this question moves us beyond human rights debates about foundationalism, and asks whether the efficacy of claims... Read More about The Politics of Moral Authority.

Influences on communication about reproduction: the cultural evolution of low fertility (2007)
Journal Article
Newson, L., Postmes, T., Lea, S. E., Webley, P., Richerson, P., & Mcelreath, R. (2007). Influences on communication about reproduction: the cultural evolution of low fertility. Evolution and Human Behavior, 28(3), 199-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2007.01.003

The cultural norms of traditional societies encourage behavior that is consistent with maximizing reproductive success but those of modern post-demographic transition societies do not. Newson et al (2005) proposed that this might be because interacti... Read More about Influences on communication about reproduction: the cultural evolution of low fertility.

The New Council Constitutions: Outcomes of the Local Government Act 2000 (2007)
Report
Rao, N. (2007). The New Council Constitutions: Outcomes of the Local Government Act 2000

This summary report presents the key findings of a a long-term evaluation of new constitutions in English local government. It examines the impact of the new political leadership models on local government, for instance, on performance, and looks at... Read More about The New Council Constitutions: Outcomes of the Local Government Act 2000.

Understanding migration as a driver of poverty reduction in Europe and Central Asia (2007)
Preprint / Working Paper
Black, R., Jones, L., Pantiru, M. C., Sabates-Wheeler, R., Skeldon, R., & Vathi, Z. Understanding migration as a driver of poverty reduction in Europe and Central Asia. Brighton

This paper reports on the findings of a survey conducted by the Sussex Centre for Migration Research on migration and poverty in three regions of Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2006. The research included a review of available literature, and fie... Read More about Understanding migration as a driver of poverty reduction in Europe and Central Asia.

Improving the Representativeness of Councillors: Learning from Five High Performing Local Authorities in England (2007)
Report
Rao, N., John, P., Gains, F., Goodwin, M., Richardson, L., & Evans, E. (2007). Improving the Representativeness of Councillors: Learning from Five High Performing Local Authorities in England

Women, minority ethnic groups, young people, and people in paid employment are under-represented in local government. The aim of this report is to explain why some local councils are more representative of their local populations than others, with a... Read More about Improving the Representativeness of Councillors: Learning from Five High Performing Local Authorities in England.

Cities in Transition: Growth, Change and Governance in Six Metropolitan Areas (2007)
Book
Rao, N. (2007). Cities in Transition: Growth, Change and Governance in Six Metropolitan Areas. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203391150

This is an up-to-date and topical treatment of how six major cities in Europe, North America and Asia are coping with the new demands on urban government. Population expansion, the migration of new peoples and disparities between cities and suburbs a... Read More about Cities in Transition: Growth, Change and Governance in Six Metropolitan Areas.