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The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour

A Modern Research Approach

By: Andreas C. Goldberg

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The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour

A Modern Research Approach

By: Andreas C. Goldberg

This book studies the impact of cleavages on electoral choices. Based on a case study of Switzerland, it analyses how cleavages divide voters into voting blocs and how this influences Swiss voting behaviour and the Swiss party system. The first part examines the development of salient cleavages such as religion, social class, rural-urban, and language between 1971 and 2011. Behavioural changes among voters and changes in the size of social groups are explored as explanatory factors for the decline of cleavage voting. The second part proposes a contextual perspective analysis of the current impact of cleavages using both individual and contextual factors. These factors are also combined to examine interaction effects between the individual and the context. Finally, the third part analyses whether the impact of cleavages has harmonised across different contexts (Swiss cantons) over time.

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Springer

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3319460005

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Solving Network Design Problems via Decomposition, Aggregation and Approximation

By: Andreas Bärmann

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Solving Network Design Problems via Decomposition, Aggregation and Approximation

By: Andreas Bärmann

Andreas Bärmann develops novel approaches for the solution of network design problems as they arise in various contexts of applied optimization. At the example of an optimal expansion of the German railway network until 2030, the author derives a tailor-made decomposition technique for multi-period network design problems. Next, he develops a general framework for the solution of network design problems via aggregation of the underlying graph structure. This approach is shown to save much computation time as compared to standard techniques. Finally, the author devises a modelling framework for the approximation of the robust counterpart under ellipsoidal uncertainty, an often-studied case in the literature. Each of these three approaches opens up a fascinating branch of research which promises a better theoretical understanding of the problem and an increasing range of solvable application settings at the same time.

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3658139137

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Propelled

How Boredom, Frustration, and Anticipation Lead Us to the Good Life

By: Andreas Elpidorou

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How Boredom, Frustration, and Anticipation Lead Us to the Good Life

By: Andreas Elpidorou

Many of our endeavors -- be it personal or communal, technological or artistic -- aim at eradicating all traces of dissatisfaction from our daily lives. They seek to cure us of our discontent in order to deliver us a fuller and flourishing existence. But what if ubiquitous pleasure and instant fulfilment make our lives worse, not better? What if discontent isn't an obstacle to the good life but one of its essential ingredients? In Propelled, Andreas Elpidorou makes a lively case for the value of discontent and illustrates how boredom, frustration, and anticipation are good for us. Weaving together stories from sources as wide-ranging as classical literature, social and cognitive psychology, philosophy, art, and video games, Elpidorou shows that these psychological states aren't unpleasant accidents of our lives. Rather, they illuminate our desires and expectations, inform us when we find ourselves stuck in unpleasant and unfulfilling situations, and motivate us to furnish our lives with meaning, interest, and value. Boredom, frustration, and anticipation aren't obstacles to our goals--they are our guides, propelling us into lives that are truly our own.

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Oxford University Press

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0190912987

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The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour

A Modern Research Approach

By: Andreas C. Goldberg

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A Modern Research Approach

By: Andreas C. Goldberg

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The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour

The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour

Solving Network Design Problems via Decomposition, Aggregation and Approximation

Solving Network Design Problems via Decomposition, Aggregation and Approximation

Propelled

Propelled

The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour

The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour

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