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From out-group to in-group? A comparative analysis of gender differences in political attitudes towards social media adoption and activity Universiteit Gent
Do integration policies relate to economic and cultural threat perceptions? A comparative study in Europe KU Leuven
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. In this article, we analyse the relationship between integration policies and perceived intergroup threat across European countries. By distinguishing between several strands of integration policies and forms of threat (economic vs cultural), we attempt to shed more light on the mechanisms underlying the policy-threat nexus. We combine data from The European Values Study of 2008 and the Migration Integration Policy ...
How does political board role behavior impact strategy implementation effectiveness in local authorities? The role of cooperative dynamics between political boards and senior management Universiteit Gent
For strategic planning and performance measurement to foster strategy implementation effectiveness in local authorities much depends on how political boards and senior management shape their relationship and cooperate with each other while making use of these rational planning practices. Given that the politics-administration dichotomy perspective advocates a complete separation between political boards and senior management, while the ...
A comparative human rights analysis of laws and policies for adolescent contraception in Uganda and Kenya Universiteit Gent
Background Improving access to adolescent contraception information and services is essential to reduce unplanned adolescent pregnancies and maternal mortality in Uganda and Kenya, and attain the SDGs on health and gender equality. This research studies to what degree national laws and policies for adolescent contraception in Uganda and Kenya are consistent with WHO standards and human rights law. Methods This is a comparative content analysis ...
Does the use of reconciliation policies enable single mothers to work? A comparative examination of European countries Universiteit Antwerpen
Comparative risk assessment of school food environment policies and childhood diets, childhood obesity, and future cardiometabolic mortality in the United States Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
BACKGROUND: Promising school policies to improve children's diets include providing fresh fruits and vegetables (F&V) and competitive food restrictions on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), yet the impact of national implementation of these policies in US schools on cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk factors and outcomes is not known. Our objective was to estimate the impact of national implementation of F&V provision and SSB ...