Whoever You Are, You May Be a Polis: of Saul Alinsky
... According to Arendt, the social needs of each individual are the basic necessities for life. They should not be subject to political debate, and when they take on a political character, pollute the public sphere. Social issues must be kept distinct from the desire to end discrimination, which she ar ...
... According to Arendt, the social needs of each individual are the basic necessities for life. They should not be subject to political debate, and when they take on a political character, pollute the public sphere. Social issues must be kept distinct from the desire to end discrimination, which she ar ...
The Televised Presidential Debate - SUrface
... will be speaking ill of the incomplete and inaccurate clips of debates that are posted on YouTube, most of the research evidence on the debates will make use of the site. It is thus my intention to only call upon the detriments of using the media source as a primary, instead of supplemental source f ...
... will be speaking ill of the incomplete and inaccurate clips of debates that are posted on YouTube, most of the research evidence on the debates will make use of the site. It is thus my intention to only call upon the detriments of using the media source as a primary, instead of supplemental source f ...
Moral Inscriptions: Politics and the Rhetoric of Responsibility
... give up and refuses to give in. I owe him a debt of gratitude for every ounce of relentlessness in this project and in my approach to life in general. My parents also deserve special thanks. My mother and father have been supportive of every one of my endeavors – intellectually, emotionally and mate ...
... give up and refuses to give in. I owe him a debt of gratitude for every ounce of relentlessness in this project and in my approach to life in general. My parents also deserve special thanks. My mother and father have been supportive of every one of my endeavors – intellectually, emotionally and mate ...
Principled Nonviolence: An imperative not an optional extra
... imperative, not an optional extra. Principled nonviolence is capable of embracing all the tactics and strategies of strategic nonviolence, but it always maintains a critical wariness of the monopoly of violence at the heart of every state. Like strategic nonviolence, it encourages the development of ...
... imperative, not an optional extra. Principled nonviolence is capable of embracing all the tactics and strategies of strategic nonviolence, but it always maintains a critical wariness of the monopoly of violence at the heart of every state. Like strategic nonviolence, it encourages the development of ...
The economic crisis and political participation among - DUO
... participation among young people in Europe? The 2008 economic crisis brought with it economic insecurity and perhaps challenged the trust of the citizens in their governments. Few studies have studied political action in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis1 . A group that has been affected a lot by ...
... participation among young people in Europe? The 2008 economic crisis brought with it economic insecurity and perhaps challenged the trust of the citizens in their governments. Few studies have studied political action in the wake of the 2008 economic crisis1 . A group that has been affected a lot by ...
FROM HABERMAS TO "GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN": HIP HOP, THE
... alternate voices in rap and the hip hop community that is heard on the nation's radio air waves. Contrary to Habermas' view that the law facilitates communication in the public sphere and between the public sphere and the dominant society, the Telecommunications Act, has contributed to stifling disc ...
... alternate voices in rap and the hip hop community that is heard on the nation's radio air waves. Contrary to Habermas' view that the law facilitates communication in the public sphere and between the public sphere and the dominant society, the Telecommunications Act, has contributed to stifling disc ...
Democratic Accountability in Service Delivery
... accountability entails the ability of citizens to articulate their demands in order to influence decision-making through, for instance, electoral processes. Other democratic means include public demonstrations, investigative journalism, legislative initiatives, public debate and referendums. Democra ...
... accountability entails the ability of citizens to articulate their demands in order to influence decision-making through, for instance, electoral processes. Other democratic means include public demonstrations, investigative journalism, legislative initiatives, public debate and referendums. Democra ...
The Authority of Public Opinion – why Weber declined to take part in
... influence the masses. ‘The makeshift, convention, has but little influence over the masses’ he observed and added that ‘the state, to them is an alien and unfriendly power’ (Tonnies 1955: 269). From this perspective public opinion had the capacity to legitimise authority but only up to the point. Th ...
... influence the masses. ‘The makeshift, convention, has but little influence over the masses’ he observed and added that ‘the state, to them is an alien and unfriendly power’ (Tonnies 1955: 269). From this perspective public opinion had the capacity to legitimise authority but only up to the point. Th ...
Friend or Foe? Lobbying in British Democracy
... disclose their contact with politicians. If this is a good idea then a sympathetic reading of this report must surely lead one to believe that either this would be unworkable or that the media and everyone else should also be forced to as well, a situation that would surely undermine our democratic ...
... disclose their contact with politicians. If this is a good idea then a sympathetic reading of this report must surely lead one to believe that either this would be unworkable or that the media and everyone else should also be forced to as well, a situation that would surely undermine our democratic ...
The Principles of Ostracism in Ancient Greek Thought Anthoula
... institution (Plut. Arist. 7.4). Yet, this allegation is based on a rather unrealistic possibility, because two political ‘parties’ in democratic Athens could have hardly mobilized a majority out of 6,000 citizens5 (the minimum number of participants in an ostracophoria) (Rosenbloom 2004b, 329; Forsd ...
... institution (Plut. Arist. 7.4). Yet, this allegation is based on a rather unrealistic possibility, because two political ‘parties’ in democratic Athens could have hardly mobilized a majority out of 6,000 citizens5 (the minimum number of participants in an ostracophoria) (Rosenbloom 2004b, 329; Forsd ...
A ttitudes, Uncertain t
... We begin by assuming that the political world is inherently uncertain. Candidates sometimes take ambiguous positions and more often attempt to avoid some issues entirely. To the extent that political preferences are based on expectations for the future, these expectations must include uncertainty ov ...
... We begin by assuming that the political world is inherently uncertain. Candidates sometimes take ambiguous positions and more often attempt to avoid some issues entirely. To the extent that political preferences are based on expectations for the future, these expectations must include uncertainty ov ...
A Political Theory of Populism
... they know this policy does not serve voters’ interests. These papers do not discuss or derive populist bias in politics. Binswanger and Prufer (2009) use a similar model, enriched with heterogeneous priors and level k reasoning, to discuss political pandering and the implications of direct and indir ...
... they know this policy does not serve voters’ interests. These papers do not discuss or derive populist bias in politics. Binswanger and Prufer (2009) use a similar model, enriched with heterogeneous priors and level k reasoning, to discuss political pandering and the implications of direct and indir ...
- Cornerstone - Minnesota State University, Mankato
... Graham ―has voted for more taxes‖ (March & Kennedy, 1998, p. 1). This illustrates an attack because most voters prefer lower, rather than higher, taxes. On the other hand, the story also reported that Graham boasted that he voted ―to bring us to a balanced budget and the strongest economy we‘ve had ...
... Graham ―has voted for more taxes‖ (March & Kennedy, 1998, p. 1). This illustrates an attack because most voters prefer lower, rather than higher, taxes. On the other hand, the story also reported that Graham boasted that he voted ―to bring us to a balanced budget and the strongest economy we‘ve had ...
Populist Claims-Making in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1952-1996
... long-term trends in populism that are outside of the scope of the Americanist literature. Third, because presidential candidates in general elections are seeking to communicate with a broad cross-section of the electorate, their speeches are less likely to feature incendiary rhetoric than those of c ...
... long-term trends in populism that are outside of the scope of the Americanist literature. Third, because presidential candidates in general elections are seeking to communicate with a broad cross-section of the electorate, their speeches are less likely to feature incendiary rhetoric than those of c ...
The Politics of Spinozism
... always caught in dynamisms, in adventures, and some of these adventures are the adventures of men. By approaching the enigma of immanence, of a thought (and indissociably, a practice) that would not refer to some form of external legitimation, to a supplementary dimension of any sort, we could perha ...
... always caught in dynamisms, in adventures, and some of these adventures are the adventures of men. By approaching the enigma of immanence, of a thought (and indissociably, a practice) that would not refer to some form of external legitimation, to a supplementary dimension of any sort, we could perha ...
The Hutchins Commission, The Press and the Responsibility
... Hutchins Commission report valid? Or is yet another interpretation possible, one which says that developments in the area of press responsibility apparent today did not occur overnight, that some groundwork for these developments was laid with the Hutchins report? Only when the Commission on Freedom ...
... Hutchins Commission report valid? Or is yet another interpretation possible, one which says that developments in the area of press responsibility apparent today did not occur overnight, that some groundwork for these developments was laid with the Hutchins report? Only when the Commission on Freedom ...
now - Afrobarometer
... support affects election outcomes, the increase in remittances during election years suggests that migrants and their families at home are politically engaged, and remittances give them a means to hold governments accountable. Research by Escriba-Folch, Meseguer, and Wright (2013) contests more dire ...
... support affects election outcomes, the increase in remittances during election years suggests that migrants and their families at home are politically engaged, and remittances give them a means to hold governments accountable. Research by Escriba-Folch, Meseguer, and Wright (2013) contests more dire ...
Insights from Protest Uprisings in Burma and Iran
... The world has gone through several dramatic waves of democratization since the end of the Cold War, which have seen dictatorships fall in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe and the Middle East. In many cases, this democratization was aided by or resulted from a nonviolent protest uprising. In 2011, ...
... The world has gone through several dramatic waves of democratization since the end of the Cold War, which have seen dictatorships fall in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe and the Middle East. In many cases, this democratization was aided by or resulted from a nonviolent protest uprising. In 2011, ...
Name - professormartin
... him his soul. On the other hand, Odysseus learns to “accept this reverential constraint on his intelligence…[and that] human beings, however may long for immortality, cannot rival the gods” (Dobbs 505). Willing to accept moderation, Odysseus wins back his home, regime, and ultimately his soul at the ...
... him his soul. On the other hand, Odysseus learns to “accept this reverential constraint on his intelligence…[and that] human beings, however may long for immortality, cannot rival the gods” (Dobbs 505). Willing to accept moderation, Odysseus wins back his home, regime, and ultimately his soul at the ...
The Sociology Of Indian Politics Theoretical Perspectives
... social ... than the structures of political ... POLITICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES - OKANAGAN COLLEGE Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:05:00 GMT theories of the state and power . 1) ... elite theory. societal ... sources: see political sociology bibliography . THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIOLOGY - BOUNDLESS Wed, ...
... social ... than the structures of political ... POLITICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES - OKANAGAN COLLEGE Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:05:00 GMT theories of the state and power . 1) ... elite theory. societal ... sources: see political sociology bibliography . THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIOLOGY - BOUNDLESS Wed, ...
ISSN 2320-5407 International Journal of Advanced
... the “Ten Commandments governing Hutu ethnic group”. According to these commandments, Hutu are not allowed to have relationships with Tutsi. Gitera described Tutsi as dishonest and dangerous people. He further described them as people full of hatred. In commandment six, Gitera prohibited adultery and ...
... the “Ten Commandments governing Hutu ethnic group”. According to these commandments, Hutu are not allowed to have relationships with Tutsi. Gitera described Tutsi as dishonest and dangerous people. He further described them as people full of hatred. In commandment six, Gitera prohibited adultery and ...
Marketing the female politician
... Since the founding of the United States of America, there have been just 34 female governors and, as of yet, no female president or vice president (CAWP, 2014). Today, women comprise just 18.3% of the Congress and only 5 of the 50 governors are female (CAWP, 2014). This disparity may be the result o ...
... Since the founding of the United States of America, there have been just 34 female governors and, as of yet, no female president or vice president (CAWP, 2014). Today, women comprise just 18.3% of the Congress and only 5 of the 50 governors are female (CAWP, 2014). This disparity may be the result o ...
ABSTRACT Title of Document: THE ROLE AND EFFECTS OF DISCRETE
... Kenney, 2004). Overall, negative political ads have been shown to contain more issue-based information than positive ads (Kaid, 2004; Kaid & Johnston, 1991; Kern, 1989; West, 1993). However, it is also important to note that many ads “dovetail” ...
... Kenney, 2004). Overall, negative political ads have been shown to contain more issue-based information than positive ads (Kaid, 2004; Kaid & Johnston, 1991; Kern, 1989; West, 1993). However, it is also important to note that many ads “dovetail” ...
Ruthann Weaver Lariscy, Professor - Grady College
... Directed 11 Ph.D. dissertations, 34+ MA theses, and served on numerous doctoral and masters reading committees Honors College Instructor, 1989-2013; Honors mentor 2001-2013; Center for Undergraduate Research (CURO) 2001-2012 Assistant Professor, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1980-81 PROFESSION ...
... Directed 11 Ph.D. dissertations, 34+ MA theses, and served on numerous doctoral and masters reading committees Honors College Instructor, 1989-2013; Honors mentor 2001-2013; Center for Undergraduate Research (CURO) 2001-2012 Assistant Professor, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, 1980-81 PROFESSION ...
(c) Imprint Academic 2011 For personal use only
... best way to ensure social harmony. This vision of good order implicit in the concept of isonomia thus stands in explicit contrast to the idea of good order implicit in the concept of eunomia; in all of the extant attestations of the latter concept, such good order is associated with, and created thr ...
... best way to ensure social harmony. This vision of good order implicit in the concept of isonomia thus stands in explicit contrast to the idea of good order implicit in the concept of eunomia; in all of the extant attestations of the latter concept, such good order is associated with, and created thr ...