International Political Economy
... US policy – maintaining an ever-expanding consumer society – seemed pointless in light of the social limits that Hirsch had identified. The appeal of Hirsch’s thesis waned in the long recession that followed the first oil crisis, but British school questions about US leadership remained. By the ear ...
... US policy – maintaining an ever-expanding consumer society – seemed pointless in light of the social limits that Hirsch had identified. The appeal of Hirsch’s thesis waned in the long recession that followed the first oil crisis, but British school questions about US leadership remained. By the ear ...
Claus Offe Participatory inequality in the austerity state: a supply
... [known] non-voters." (Streeck 2007: 28) "Who votes and who doesn't has important consequences … for the content of policies." (Lijphart 1997: 4) In a second step of an unfolding circular dynamic, those who perceive themselves to be "left out" due to such strategies of parties and rulers will probabl ...
... [known] non-voters." (Streeck 2007: 28) "Who votes and who doesn't has important consequences … for the content of policies." (Lijphart 1997: 4) In a second step of an unfolding circular dynamic, those who perceive themselves to be "left out" due to such strategies of parties and rulers will probabl ...
PRE Vol. 1 - Ethnomusicology Review
... Angeles, the primary forces affecting standardization and innovation are more easily understood in terms of social and contextual factors (see Pearlman 1983) rather than in terms of traditional conservatism or musical creativity, although these factors cannot be ignored. In identifying the factors r ...
... Angeles, the primary forces affecting standardization and innovation are more easily understood in terms of social and contextual factors (see Pearlman 1983) rather than in terms of traditional conservatism or musical creativity, although these factors cannot be ignored. In identifying the factors r ...
Political life is often treated as a world ethically
... reading for anyone interested in the relationship between ethics and politics. Thunder’s goal is to investigate the way in which citizenship in all its forms contributes, if it does, to a broad and deep understanding of human excellence and to a “worthy life.” Along the way, he makes a compelling ca ...
... reading for anyone interested in the relationship between ethics and politics. Thunder’s goal is to investigate the way in which citizenship in all its forms contributes, if it does, to a broad and deep understanding of human excellence and to a “worthy life.” Along the way, he makes a compelling ca ...
Ten Things Political Scientists Know that You Don`t
... Respondents are influenced by all sorts of artifacts, from question wording and question order to the race and gender of the interviewer. They are also influenced by the political environment in which their answers are given, including the fundamentals (see Item #1). And they are very influences by ...
... Respondents are influenced by all sorts of artifacts, from question wording and question order to the race and gender of the interviewer. They are also influenced by the political environment in which their answers are given, including the fundamentals (see Item #1). And they are very influences by ...
Membership (Chapter 2 of Spheres of Justice: A Defense of
... We might opt for a world without particular meanings and without political communities: where no one was a member or where everyone "belonged" to a single global state. These are the two forms of simple equality with regard to membership. If all human beings were strangers to one another, if all our ...
... We might opt for a world without particular meanings and without political communities: where no one was a member or where everyone "belonged" to a single global state. These are the two forms of simple equality with regard to membership. If all human beings were strangers to one another, if all our ...
Althaus, Scott. 2008. “Polls, Opinion.”
... Because random sampling allows researchers to accurately determine the probability that both kinds of error will occur in a given sample, they can assign a level of confidence to the likelihood that the sample results approximate the population’s actual characteristics. The probability estimate for ...
... Because random sampling allows researchers to accurately determine the probability that both kinds of error will occur in a given sample, they can assign a level of confidence to the likelihood that the sample results approximate the population’s actual characteristics. The probability estimate for ...
Does Pendleton`s premise hold in new and old democracies alike
... In the Central and Eastern European countries, there are no comparable performance data. Nevertheless, a relevant indicator of capacity is available: the percentage of European Union funds these countries are eligible for that they actually spend (a similar approach as in Putnam’s ‘Making Democracy ...
... In the Central and Eastern European countries, there are no comparable performance data. Nevertheless, a relevant indicator of capacity is available: the percentage of European Union funds these countries are eligible for that they actually spend (a similar approach as in Putnam’s ‘Making Democracy ...
Butler and Weed, The Question of Gender, epilogue
... conceived to be by Aristotle, a reaction to or even a rejection of politics, or at least of a certain kind of politics. Today the loss of common worlds heretofore marked by the nation-state or even by the West might also be occasioning this turn, as would be the fear of the heavy normativity of a “c ...
... conceived to be by Aristotle, a reaction to or even a rejection of politics, or at least of a certain kind of politics. Today the loss of common worlds heretofore marked by the nation-state or even by the West might also be occasioning this turn, as would be the fear of the heavy normativity of a “c ...
the retreat to postmodern politics - Institute for the Radical Imagination
... abridgement of these principles often spurred oppositional movements from the left. Of course, where popular decision-making is on the political agenda, even if not essentially operative--in Brazil and Argentina, for instance-the public conversation revolves precisely around these questions. More of ...
... abridgement of these principles often spurred oppositional movements from the left. Of course, where popular decision-making is on the political agenda, even if not essentially operative--in Brazil and Argentina, for instance-the public conversation revolves precisely around these questions. More of ...
Evolutionary Political Psychology
... depend on each other - inevitably leads to conflict. Different individuals have different interests and as a consequence, conflicts about their prioritization arise. Politics is the process of determining this prioritization. Human ancestors lived in groups for millions of years and politics have mo ...
... depend on each other - inevitably leads to conflict. Different individuals have different interests and as a consequence, conflicts about their prioritization arise. Politics is the process of determining this prioritization. Human ancestors lived in groups for millions of years and politics have mo ...
Introduction - UWE Research Repository
... society, they are led to assume that feelings, like meanings and intentions, are somehow the ‘property’ of the individual. This under-socialised concept of the human subject, one shared by some traditions within mainstream psychology, is unable to see how feelings bind the group, contributing subst ...
... society, they are led to assume that feelings, like meanings and intentions, are somehow the ‘property’ of the individual. This under-socialised concept of the human subject, one shared by some traditions within mainstream psychology, is unable to see how feelings bind the group, contributing subst ...
docx - Department of Political Science | UMass Amherst
... Member, Board of Directors and Grants Committee, 2005-Present. Proteus Fund. Member, Board of Directors and Grants Committee, 2005-Present, Proteus Action League. ...
... Member, Board of Directors and Grants Committee, 2005-Present. Proteus Fund. Member, Board of Directors and Grants Committee, 2005-Present, Proteus Action League. ...
Economic Inequality and Democratic Political Engagement
... To arrive at reliable estimates of the effect of economic inequality, it is necessary to control for other characteristics, both of individuals and of their contexts, that affect political engagement. Because engagement in politics can be expected to vary with age, I include each respondent’s age in ...
... To arrive at reliable estimates of the effect of economic inequality, it is necessary to control for other characteristics, both of individuals and of their contexts, that affect political engagement. Because engagement in politics can be expected to vary with age, I include each respondent’s age in ...
political advertising - Advertising Educational Foundation
... defeating Gray Davis. So, in a brilliant move, Davis spent $10 million attacking Riordan and ensured that Simon, a bumbling, doltish and very conservative candidate, won the Republican nomination for governor. Even though Simon ran what some Republicans described as the worst campaign in the country ...
... defeating Gray Davis. So, in a brilliant move, Davis spent $10 million attacking Riordan and ensured that Simon, a bumbling, doltish and very conservative candidate, won the Republican nomination for governor. Even though Simon ran what some Republicans described as the worst campaign in the country ...
Marketing and politics: Models, behavior, and policy implications
... negative ads depends on voters' prior knowledge (e.g., Lovett and Shachar 2011) and that the positive–negative distinction is too coarse, requiring a third “contrast” category (e.g., Goldstein and Freedman 2002). The results from this research stream depend heavily on the quality of data and the abi ...
... negative ads depends on voters' prior knowledge (e.g., Lovett and Shachar 2011) and that the positive–negative distinction is too coarse, requiring a third “contrast” category (e.g., Goldstein and Freedman 2002). The results from this research stream depend heavily on the quality of data and the abi ...
Usage Of Social Media For Political Communication
... Recently, more than 900 million people worldwide are members of the Facebook network (Facebook 2012) while Twitter counts more than 500 million users in total (Forbes 2012). With this tremendous growth, these platforms allow both citizens and politicians to participate in political discussions or to ...
... Recently, more than 900 million people worldwide are members of the Facebook network (Facebook 2012) while Twitter counts more than 500 million users in total (Forbes 2012). With this tremendous growth, these platforms allow both citizens and politicians to participate in political discussions or to ...
From Democratic Government to Democratic
... He sees a serious “downward trend in joining, trusting, voting, and newspaper reading”. Social networking is in the process of being replaced by individuals who “bowl alone” (Putnam, 1995: 674). The putative consequences of this development are many. Democracy is threatened by a situation where: ”[d ...
... He sees a serious “downward trend in joining, trusting, voting, and newspaper reading”. Social networking is in the process of being replaced by individuals who “bowl alone” (Putnam, 1995: 674). The putative consequences of this development are many. Democracy is threatened by a situation where: ”[d ...
Social Spillovers of Political Polarization Gregory Huber Yale
... (Campbell et al. 1960). Thus, in light of social and group identity theories (Brewer 1991), we expect political homophily to take place along these lines, just as it does for social identities for which sorting is ubiquitous (e.g., ethnicity, religion). Second, people may sort according to political ...
... (Campbell et al. 1960). Thus, in light of social and group identity theories (Brewer 1991), we expect political homophily to take place along these lines, just as it does for social identities for which sorting is ubiquitous (e.g., ethnicity, religion). Second, people may sort according to political ...
Sears, David O., C. Van Laar, M. Carillo, and R. Kosterman. 1997.
... research topic and be able to situate articles within that larger context. Does the research shed light on any larger theoretical questions within the literature? Does it introduce new puzzles for future research to address? Finally, as the weeks progress students should attempt to make connections ...
... research topic and be able to situate articles within that larger context. Does the research shed light on any larger theoretical questions within the literature? Does it introduce new puzzles for future research to address? Finally, as the weeks progress students should attempt to make connections ...
The Selling of Candidate: Political Advertising as its Worst and Best
... The movie The Candidate may be the best choice because it shows a young attractive political activist, played by Robert Redford, who enters a Senatorial campaign simply to raise issues and public consciousness about the environment, welfare, health care, etc. Winning is not so much a goal of the cam ...
... The movie The Candidate may be the best choice because it shows a young attractive political activist, played by Robert Redford, who enters a Senatorial campaign simply to raise issues and public consciousness about the environment, welfare, health care, etc. Winning is not so much a goal of the cam ...
The Moroccan `Independent` Press: Issues of Independence and
... Throughout its history, the Moroccan press has been a dynamic institution which has impacted and been impacted by the overall socio-political spectrum of which it constitutes an important component. It has echoed the pulse of an everchanging society and taken part in the debate about policies and cu ...
... Throughout its history, the Moroccan press has been a dynamic institution which has impacted and been impacted by the overall socio-political spectrum of which it constitutes an important component. It has echoed the pulse of an everchanging society and taken part in the debate about policies and cu ...
Italy
... relation seems to be on at least three different levels, which are to some extent found also in Moro’s political action and orientations. ...
... relation seems to be on at least three different levels, which are to some extent found also in Moro’s political action and orientations. ...
chapter 32 - White Plains Public Schools
... Opposition to the war in Vietnam became the centerpiece of a wide-ranging political and cultural challenge to traditional American society. During this turbulent era, African Americans, women, Hispanics, and Native Americans organized to assert their rights. Richard Nixon inherited the war in Vietna ...
... Opposition to the war in Vietnam became the centerpiece of a wide-ranging political and cultural challenge to traditional American society. During this turbulent era, African Americans, women, Hispanics, and Native Americans organized to assert their rights. Richard Nixon inherited the war in Vietna ...
Review: Paying the Price of Failure
... security,stateconstructionis impossible.It was the increasing capacity of Europe'skings to provide security from brigandsduring the late Middle Ages that contributedto the growth of trade.4 Since the seventeenth century, a crucialevolutionhas been "theincreasingtendencyof states to monitor, control, ...
... security,stateconstructionis impossible.It was the increasing capacity of Europe'skings to provide security from brigandsduring the late Middle Ages that contributedto the growth of trade.4 Since the seventeenth century, a crucialevolutionhas been "theincreasingtendencyof states to monitor, control, ...