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Satisfaction with public policy decisions is dependent on the racial composition of decision-makers, not only on the decisions themselves
When a lack of diversity in decision-making bodies signals to citizens that the policymaking process is inherently unfair, then it increases the likelihood that any outcomes detrimental to minorities are perceived as the result of systematic bias rather than unfortunate circumstances. Research by Matthew Hayes and Matthew Hibbing finds that Americans’ satisfaction with public policy decisions is dependent on the racial composition of decision-makers, not only on the decisions themselves, suggesting that governments work to ensure their decision-making bodies are more inclusive
Desigualdad, crisis y polÃtica de la rabia: la reconfiguracion de las clases sociales poscrisis en el Atlántico Norte (Otros Temas)
El artÃculo es un análisis de la crisis económica que mira hacia sus efectos sobre las relaciones de clase social. Se comprueba que la desigualdad ha crecido de manera importante en Norte América y Gran Bretaña en la época neoliberal, y se sugiere que, desde la perspectiva del consenso polÃtico actual, la tendencia se agudiza. El posible efecto sobre el orden social poscrisis y su impacto sobre la polÃtica, están en discusión.By drawing on a Marxist perspective, the author ventures into an interpretation of the current economic crisis. The author suggest that the crisis is rooted in a long term process of radical transformation in the North Atlantic of classes existent in the 40s and 50s of the 20th century-relatively egalitarian, has changed due to broad transformations in the economies of the North Atlantic. The result has been the deterioration of those economies’s capacity to compete in the global economy, and increasing social inequality
The Extremely Young Star Cluster Population In Haro 11
We have performed a deep multi-band photometric analysis of the star cluster
population of Haro 11. This starburst galaxy (log L_FUV = 10.3 L_sun) is
considered a nearby analogue of Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) at high redshift.
The study of the numerous star clusters in the systems is an effective way to
investigate the formation and evolution of the starburst phase. In fact, the
SED fitting models have revealed a surprisingly young star cluster population,
with ages between 0.5 and 40 Myr, and estimated masses between 10^3 and 10^7
solar masses. An independent age estimation has been done with the EW(Halpha)
analysis of each cluster. This last analysis has confirmed the young ages of
the clusters. We noticed that the clusters with ages between 1 and 10 Myr show
a flux excess in H (NIC3/F160W) and/or I (WFPC2/F814W) bands with respect to
the evolutionary models. Once more Haro 11 represents a challenge to our
understanding.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. To appear in the proceedings of "Galaxy Wars:
Stellar Populations and Star Formation in Interacting Galaxies" (Tennessee,
July 09
On the origin of the red excess in very young super star clusters: the case of SBS 0335-052E
The spectral energy distribution analysis of very young unresolved star
clusters challenges our understanding of the cluster formation process. Studies
of resolved massive clusters in the Milky Way and in the nearby Magellanic
Clouds show us that the contribution from photoionized gas is very important
during the first Myr of cluster evolution. We present our models which include
both a self-consistent treatment of the photoionized gas and the stellar
continuum and quantify the impact of such nebular component on the total flux
of young unresolved star clusters. A comparison with other available models is
considered. The very young star clusters in the SBS 0335-052E dwarf starburst
galaxy are used as a test for our models. Due to the low metallicity of the
galactic medium our models predict a longer lasted nebular phase which
contributes between 10-40% of the total near infrared (NIR) fluxes at around 10
Myr. We propose thus a possible solution for the observed flux excess in the 6
bright super star clusters of SBS 0335-052E. Reines et al. showed that the
observed cluster fluxes, in the red-optical and NIR range, sit irreconcilably
above the provided stellar continuum models. We find that in the age range
estimated from the H_alpha emission we can explain the red excess in all the 6
super star clusters as due to nebular emission, which at cluster ages around 10
Myr still affects the NIR wavebands substantially.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
Causing a Ruckus: Complicity and Performance in Stories of Port Moody
This article is about the suicide of the chief of police of a small Canadian town, which - according to some - did not actually happen. While employed as a researcher and writer with a museum in Port Moody, British Columbia, the author heard this story as one of many told by the ‘old-timers’ who assisted with the writing of a history book. The controversy over the potential suicide provided the means by which this article reflects on issues of ethics, advocacy, and performance when doing public history. The main request of the old-timers was to ‘put the good stories in’ when writing the book. This expectation caused tension between the author and the museum, reflecting the divide between doing ‘history’ and ‘heritage’. This article draws on Anthropological theories of ‘complicity’ and performance in storytelling to make sense of the author’s role within the context of a museum working to record the stories of long-time residents. The stories of the old-timers were filtered through the lens of early 20th century ideas about gender, race, and class, and affected by a lingering frontier mentality. As such, they wished to see their town’s history told in a very specific way. The story of the police chief’s suicide betrayed this intent, allowing for an analysis of how these expectations can affect the way in which public history is done
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