Slovakia

Do citizens step in to fund public services when others evade taxes? Simone Paci tackles this question by testing whether private donations and volunteering compensate for a weakening fiscal contract — a key issue for understanding how societies maintain local services when formal taxation falters.

This article introduces a new computational framework that detects, analyzes, and predicts partisan responsiveness — the moments when parties on opposite poles react to each other’s agendas and thereby contribute to polarization.