Here are some of my course notes from the Open University course D318. The document explores how parts of the course link to the circuit of culture.
Indicators of the political opportunity structure (POS)
2011. SOM Working Paper. ·
Ruedin, Didier. 2011. “Indicators of the political opportunity structure (POS).” SOM Working Paper 1: 1–19.
Gestaltungsräume im Föderalismus: Migrationspolitik in den Kantonen
2011. EKM. ·
Wichmann, Nicole, Michael Hermann, Gianni D’Amato, Denise Efionayi-Mäder, Rosita Fibbi, Joanna Menet, Didier Ruedin. 2011. Gestaltungsräume im Föderalismus: Migrationspolitik in den Kantonen. Bern: EKM.
I was responsible for statistical analyses
The role of social capital in the political participation of immigrants: Evidence from agent-based modelling
2011. SFM Discussion Paper . ·
Ruedin, Didier. 2011. “The role of social capital in the political participation of immigrants: Evidence from agent-based modelling.” SFM Discussion Paper 27. [
Related publication on political participation more generally: 
Testing Milbrath’s 1965 Framework of Political Participation: Institutions and Social Capital
The reliability of MIPEX indicators as scales
2011. SOM Working Paper. ·
Ruedin, Didier. 2011. “The reliability of MIPEX indicators as scales.” SOM Working Paper 3: 1–19.
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