Bernadette Lamontagne
Biographic Data
| ID | 4075121 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernadette Lamontagne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernadette |
| FAMILY NAME | Lamontagne |
| SIGNATURE | LAMONTAGNE B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Connecticut |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 82 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Pushed to the Edge: Sub-National Variations in Extreme Right-Wing Support in Austria
Embracing populist rhetoric, an anti-immigration platform and the reversal of the Islamization of western societies, several European extreme right parties have attracted numerous votes over the past two decades. This trend is particularly visible in Austria, where the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) won almost a third of all votes nationwide in 2008. What explains this outpouring of popular support f…
Bribes and ballots: The impact of corruption on voter turnout in democracies
While officials involved in graft, bribery, extortion, nepotism, or patronage typically like keeping their deeds private, the fact that corruption can have serious effects in democracies is no secret. Numerous scholars have brought to light the impact of corruption on a range of economic and political outcomes. One outcome that has received less attention, however, is voter turnout. Do high levels of corruption push electorates to avoid the polls…
Panacea, placebo, or poison? The impact of development aid on growth
This article holistically evaluates the impact of developmental aid on economic growth. Although most scholars find that aid has no direct impact on economic development (for example, Easterly Citation2001) and some even question the value of aid altogether (Moyo Citation2009), we highlight that these claims are premature and unsupported by empirical evidence. While our structural equation model confirms that there is no direct impact of aid on g…
Determinants of HIV prevalence: A global perspective
HIV/Aids in Africa: Explaining the differences in HIV prevalence rates
We are standing on the brink of a global crisis in infectious diseases. No country is safe from them. No country can any longer afford to ignore their threat.’ These words, attributed to the direc
Bribes and ballots: The impact of corruption on voter turnout in democracies
While officials involved in graft, bribery, extortion, nepotism, or patronage typically like keeping their deeds private, the fact that corruption can have serious effects in democracies is no secret. Numerous scholars have brought to light the impact of corruption on a range of economic and political outcomes. One outcome that has received less attention, however, is voter turnout. Do high levels of corruption push electorates to avoid the polls…
Pushed to the Edge: Sub-National Variations in Extreme Right-Wing Support in Austria
Embracing populist rhetoric, an anti-immigration platform and the reversal of the Islamization of western societies, several European extreme right parties have attracted numerous votes over the past two decades. This trend is particularly visible in Austria, where the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) won almost a third of all votes nationwide in 2008. What explains this outpouring of popular support f…
HIV/Aids in Africa: Explaining the differences in HIV prevalence rates
We are standing on the brink of a global crisis in infectious diseases. No country is safe from them. No country can any longer afford to ignore their threat.’ These words, attributed to the direc
HIV/Aids in Africa: Explaining the differences in HIV prevalence rates
We are standing on the brink of a global crisis in infectious diseases. No country is safe from them. No country can any longer afford to ignore their threat.’ These words, attributed to the direc
Determinants of HIV prevalence: A global perspective
Panacea, placebo, or poison? The impact of development aid on growth
This article holistically evaluates the impact of developmental aid on economic growth. Although most scholars find that aid has no direct impact on economic development (for example, Easterly Citation2001) and some even question the value of aid altogether (Moyo Citation2009), we highlight that these claims are premature and unsupported by empirical evidence. While our structural equation model confirms that there is no direct impact of aid on g…
Bribes and ballots: The impact of corruption on voter turnout in democracies
While officials involved in graft, bribery, extortion, nepotism, or patronage typically like keeping their deeds private, the fact that corruption can have serious effects in democracies is no secret. Numerous scholars have brought to light the impact of corruption on a range of economic and political outcomes. One outcome that has received less attention, however, is voter turnout. Do high levels of corruption push electorates to avoid the polls…
Pushed to the Edge: Sub-National Variations in Extreme Right-Wing Support in Austria
Embracing populist rhetoric, an anti-immigration platform and the reversal of the Islamization of western societies, several European extreme right parties have attracted numerous votes over the past two decades. This trend is particularly visible in Austria, where the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ) and the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) won almost a third of all votes nationwide in 2008. What explains this outpouring of popular support f…
Economics (5 works) · Development economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works)