Hume: Of the Original Contract David Hume (1711
... Since all human beings are more or less equal in strength, intelligence, etc. (?), “nothing but their consent could, at first, bring them together, and subject them to any authority” (40) In that respect, authority must indeed have arisen originally out of agreement A Just-So Story: Once upon a ...
... Since all human beings are more or less equal in strength, intelligence, etc. (?), “nothing but their consent could, at first, bring them together, and subject them to any authority” (40) In that respect, authority must indeed have arisen originally out of agreement A Just-So Story: Once upon a ...
The Impact of Political Parties, Interest Groups
... argue that if Democratic and third-party politicians “take control of state governments. . . . , the resulting regimes are expected to increase social spending” (34, when the political system is democratic and policy oriented). The view on social movements and SMOs is the same; as McAdam, McCarthy a ...
... argue that if Democratic and third-party politicians “take control of state governments. . . . , the resulting regimes are expected to increase social spending” (34, when the political system is democratic and policy oriented). The view on social movements and SMOs is the same; as McAdam, McCarthy a ...
Duci`s text - Ljubodrag Simonović
... of capitalist oligarchies. Their power does not come from their racial or national origins, nor from mystical or sources of this or any other world, but, specifically, from the expansionist economic power of capitalism, with its totalitarian and destructive character. The ruthless ...
... of capitalist oligarchies. Their power does not come from their racial or national origins, nor from mystical or sources of this or any other world, but, specifically, from the expansionist economic power of capitalism, with its totalitarian and destructive character. The ruthless ...
Authoritarian Attitudes, Democracy, and Policy
... The rapidly increasing availability of survey data for the region has led to empirical studies that raise substantial doubts about the cultural singularity and the extent of authoritarian attitudes espoused in the earlier works. For instance, Power and Clark’s (2001) study of Chile, Costa Rica, and ...
... The rapidly increasing availability of survey data for the region has led to empirical studies that raise substantial doubts about the cultural singularity and the extent of authoritarian attitudes espoused in the earlier works. For instance, Power and Clark’s (2001) study of Chile, Costa Rica, and ...
Liberalism, Perfectionism, and Civic Virtue
... The principle of neutrality is a central doctrine of liberalism. In the formulations of two prominent defenders of liberalism, Ronald Dworkin and John Rawls, it reads: ...
... The principle of neutrality is a central doctrine of liberalism. In the formulations of two prominent defenders of liberalism, Ronald Dworkin and John Rawls, it reads: ...
Democratization in the Middle East: Experiences, struggles
... sanctions against Iraq and its suffering population, the continuing violence in Algeria, and high levels of structural violence committed by authoritarian governments in virtually all states of the region – all these are constant reminders that the societies in the Middle East are still far removed ...
... sanctions against Iraq and its suffering population, the continuing violence in Algeria, and high levels of structural violence committed by authoritarian governments in virtually all states of the region – all these are constant reminders that the societies in the Middle East are still far removed ...
De la calle a las instituciones a través de las apps: consecuencias
... Slogans such as “they don’t represent us” or “they call it a democracy, but it isn’t” were used to criticize the democratic model established during the Transition, which was then perceived as a “low-intensity democracy” (Arribas 2015): a system whereby elites fight to safeguard the privileged posit ...
... Slogans such as “they don’t represent us” or “they call it a democracy, but it isn’t” were used to criticize the democratic model established during the Transition, which was then perceived as a “low-intensity democracy” (Arribas 2015): a system whereby elites fight to safeguard the privileged posit ...
European Union Politics
... Michael M. Bechtel and Dirk Leuffen European Union Politics 2010; 11; 309 ...
... Michael M. Bechtel and Dirk Leuffen European Union Politics 2010; 11; 309 ...
ARENA Working Paper 11/2011
... The concept of the state has led to a remarkable dichotomy of views in the analysis of politics. Some point to the state’s seemingly undeniable role and impact in politics, others find that the concept of the state is not necessary to the analysis of politics at all. My aim in this paper is not to g ...
... The concept of the state has led to a remarkable dichotomy of views in the analysis of politics. Some point to the state’s seemingly undeniable role and impact in politics, others find that the concept of the state is not necessary to the analysis of politics at all. My aim in this paper is not to g ...
A liberalism betrayed? American neoconservatism and the theory of
... Podhoretz explained in a 1981 article, ‘saw the Soviet-Union as a nation-state like any other, motivated by the same range of interests that define and shape the foreign policy of all nation-states’.24 According to Podhoretz and his colleagues, this was a gross underestimation of the role of domesti ...
... Podhoretz explained in a 1981 article, ‘saw the Soviet-Union as a nation-state like any other, motivated by the same range of interests that define and shape the foreign policy of all nation-states’.24 According to Podhoretz and his colleagues, this was a gross underestimation of the role of domesti ...
The Impacts of Political Socialization on People`s Online and Offline
... stance or candidate that has the majority’s backing. At the same time, when some members of a group show an intention to participate in political activities during discussions, others may be influenced to join in and become similarly involved. Based on the above, this study will examine the politica ...
... stance or candidate that has the majority’s backing. At the same time, when some members of a group show an intention to participate in political activities during discussions, others may be influenced to join in and become similarly involved. Based on the above, this study will examine the politica ...
The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus
... democracy', and 'democratic regime', and similar phrases interchangeably.)By this structure I mean a society's main political, social and economic institutions, and how they fit together into one unified scheme of social cooperation.The focus of a political conception of justice is the frameworkof b ...
... democracy', and 'democratic regime', and similar phrases interchangeably.)By this structure I mean a society's main political, social and economic institutions, and how they fit together into one unified scheme of social cooperation.The focus of a political conception of justice is the frameworkof b ...
here - Dissent Magazine
... Arendtian opinion was: ‘[v]ery slight, if at all. And yet perhaps, after all – in the wake of the next revolution.’ [2] From where, then, do I speak? An American from the Civil Rights generation who went to study in Paris, home of the revolution, but found that the graft didn’t take. A 1967 visit to ...
... Arendtian opinion was: ‘[v]ery slight, if at all. And yet perhaps, after all – in the wake of the next revolution.’ [2] From where, then, do I speak? An American from the Civil Rights generation who went to study in Paris, home of the revolution, but found that the graft didn’t take. A 1967 visit to ...
Writing Intensive Classes Open to Sophomores
... plague the application of liberal principles are raised as we address the conundrum of voluntary servitude, the shifting basis of the social contract in consent and reason, the claim that property is a pre-political right, the distinction between negative and positive liberty, and the role of religi ...
... plague the application of liberal principles are raised as we address the conundrum of voluntary servitude, the shifting basis of the social contract in consent and reason, the claim that property is a pre-political right, the distinction between negative and positive liberty, and the role of religi ...
Two Genes Predict Voter Turnout - James Fowler
... (Lane 1959; Levinson 1958) or that the role of personality is to mediate social influences on participation (Krause et al. 1970). Additional earlier studies focused on the importance of adolescent socialization in the development of political behaviors, but these scholars never considered the role o ...
... (Lane 1959; Levinson 1958) or that the role of personality is to mediate social influences on participation (Krause et al. 1970). Additional earlier studies focused on the importance of adolescent socialization in the development of political behaviors, but these scholars never considered the role o ...
Differentiating the democratic performance of the
... in the making of the laws’ (Skinner 1998: 69–70). By making government accountable to the people, self-rule provides a guarantee that it will uphold the law, so supplying the essential democratic link to liberal democracy. Over time the consensus was extended to include the main institutional and le ...
... in the making of the laws’ (Skinner 1998: 69–70). By making government accountable to the people, self-rule provides a guarantee that it will uphold the law, so supplying the essential democratic link to liberal democracy. Over time the consensus was extended to include the main institutional and le ...
The Role of Qualitative Methods in Political Communication
... Those involved in the PCD’s early years were, in other words, all communication researchers or political scientists, and they generally embraced the precepts of behaviorism and its strong reliance on quantification as a methodological principle. To contemporary eyes, this is no surprise, because the ...
... Those involved in the PCD’s early years were, in other words, all communication researchers or political scientists, and they generally embraced the precepts of behaviorism and its strong reliance on quantification as a methodological principle. To contemporary eyes, this is no surprise, because the ...
The Global 1989
... recognied as a triumph for liberal democracy and when capitalism became global. The Global 1989 challenges these ideas. An international group of prominent scholars investigate the mixed, paradoxical and even contradictory outcomes engendered by these events, unravelling the intricacies of this impo ...
... recognied as a triumph for liberal democracy and when capitalism became global. The Global 1989 challenges these ideas. An international group of prominent scholars investigate the mixed, paradoxical and even contradictory outcomes engendered by these events, unravelling the intricacies of this impo ...
If You Build a Political Web Site, Will They Come?
... Norris, 2001). At the same time, the online population is usually younger than average, while party members and activists are typically drawn from middle-aged and older sectors of society. The social characteristics of online users mean that they are unlikely to be drawn toward party Web sites and t ...
... Norris, 2001). At the same time, the online population is usually younger than average, while party members and activists are typically drawn from middle-aged and older sectors of society. The social characteristics of online users mean that they are unlikely to be drawn toward party Web sites and t ...
SUBCULTURES: FROM SOCIAL TO POLITICAL
... political process. The latter can be understood by the study of political culture as well as political structure. But political culture of a nation is not homogenous. It has different manifestations, some threatening the existing order, while others are simply different from it. These manifestations ...
... political process. The latter can be understood by the study of political culture as well as political structure. But political culture of a nation is not homogenous. It has different manifestations, some threatening the existing order, while others are simply different from it. These manifestations ...
Accounting for the Child in the Transmission of Party Identification
... children, one in which children have no agency and another in which children have agency, raise issues about how children are ontologically treated and studied in political socialization research. Kohn’s (1983:1) critique of parent-driven models of political socialization suggests there is a lack of ...
... children, one in which children have no agency and another in which children have agency, raise issues about how children are ontologically treated and studied in political socialization research. Kohn’s (1983:1) critique of parent-driven models of political socialization suggests there is a lack of ...
political paradigm shifts lead dc veterans to launch new
... The firm's founders have broad experience in the public and private sectors. Tom McMahon has served as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee, helped manage Howard Dean's Presidential run and provides ongoing strategic advice to Fortune 500 and international clients. Cara Morris Stern has ma ...
... The firm's founders have broad experience in the public and private sectors. Tom McMahon has served as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee, helped manage Howard Dean's Presidential run and provides ongoing strategic advice to Fortune 500 and international clients. Cara Morris Stern has ma ...
Relationship between Poverty and Inequality
... capitalist societies will generate economic inequality. A strong and unregulated focus on capital accumulation also fosters poverty as workers are treated as units of production in the realisation of profit objectives; they are used or dispensed with as the share price and market share demands, freq ...
... capitalist societies will generate economic inequality. A strong and unregulated focus on capital accumulation also fosters poverty as workers are treated as units of production in the realisation of profit objectives; they are used or dispensed with as the share price and market share demands, freq ...
Common Curriculum Map Discipline: Social Science Course: American Studies – Social Studies
... Sherman Antitrust Act, 1890, and its attempts to reform businesses Reasons for the formation of unions: long hours, poor conditions, low pay, child labor, merging for power What rights should workers have when they are unhappy at their job? Key labor leaders (Samuel Gompers, Eugene Debs, Mother Jone ...
... Sherman Antitrust Act, 1890, and its attempts to reform businesses Reasons for the formation of unions: long hours, poor conditions, low pay, child labor, merging for power What rights should workers have when they are unhappy at their job? Key labor leaders (Samuel Gompers, Eugene Debs, Mother Jone ...