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  • Parliamentary Communication Allowances: Good for Nothing? 
    Umit, Resul (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    In many countries, members of parliament receive publicly funded allowances to communicate with the electorate. Some hope that ensuing parliamentary communication engages the people with politics and increases electoral ...
  • Public support for national vs. international climate change obligations 
    Schaffer, Lena Maria; Umit, Resul (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    To achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, much will depend on how governments implement future progression toward more ambitious climate policy. While there is research on the acceptance of international climate policy ...
  • Rallies around the flag-draped coffins: the electoral effects of security force casualties in terror attacks 
    Umit, Resul (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Abstract Security forces are one of the main targets of political violence. This paper examines the effect of their casualties on electoral outcomes. Between two general elections in 2015, Turkey experienced a series ...
  • Solar panels and political attitudes 
    Umit, Resul (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    In the fight against climate change, renewable energy has been subsidised in many countries. With the costs passed onto consumers, governments are paying those, for example, who instal domestic solar panels on top of their ...
  • The role of national affluence, carbon emissions, and democracy in Europeans’ climate perceptions 
    Umit, Resul (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    There are differences across Europe in elements of climate citizenship, including climate concern, perceived responsibility, and willingness to support and take climate action. This paper examines how individual-level ...
  • Who's the Boss? An analysis of the vote on the 'European Union (Notice of Withdrawal) Bill' in the House of Commons 
    Auel, Katrin; Umit, Resul (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Advisory ex ante referendums, such as the referendum on the UK membership in the European Union in 2016, provide MPs with a (more or less) clear mandate from their principal, but they are not legally binding. Implementation ...
  • Wind turbines, public acceptance, and electoral outcomes 
    Umit, Resul; Schaffer, Lena (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Despite a widespread public support for wind energy in general, wind turbine proposals attract a considerable amount of public opposition. At a time of political commitments to building more wind turbines for climate risk ...