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Seeing Like an Activist - Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Hardcover): Erin R. Pineda Seeing Like an Activist - Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement (Hardcover)
Erin R. Pineda
R2,978 Discovery Miles 29 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

There are few movements more firmly associated with civil disobedience than the Civil Rights Movement. In the mainstream imagination, civil rights activists eschewed coercion, appealed to the majority's principles, and submitted willingly to legal punishment in order to demand necessary legislative reforms and facilitate the realization of core constitutional and democratic principles. Their fidelity to the spirit of the law, commitment to civility, and allegiance to American democracy set the normative standard for liberal philosophies of civil disobedience. This narrative offers the civil disobedience of the Civil Rights Movement as a moral exemplar: a blueprint for activists who seek transformative change and racial justice within the bounds of democracy. Yet in this book, Erin R. Pineda shows how it more often functions as a disciplining example-a means of scolding activists and quieting dissent. As Pineda argues, the familiar account of Civil Rights disobedience not only misremembers history; it also distorts our political judgments about how civil disobedience might fit into democratic politics. Seeing Like an Activist charts the emergence of this influential account of civil disobedience in the Civil Rights Movement, and demonstrates its reliance on a narrative about black protest that is itself entangled with white supremacy. Liberal political theorists whose work informed decades of scholarship saw civil disobedience "like a white state": taking for granted the legitimacy of the constitutional order, assuming as primary the ends of constitutional integrity and stability, centering the white citizen as the normative ideal, and figuring the problem of racial injustice as limited, exceptional, and all-but-already solved. Instead, this book "sees" civil disobedience from the perspective of an activist, showing the consequences for ideas about how civil disobedience ought to unfold in the present. Building on historical and archival evidence, Pineda shows how civil rights activists, in concert with anticolonial movements across the globe, turned to civil disobedience as a practice of decolonization in order to emancipate themselves and others, and in the process transform the racial order. Pineda recovers this powerful alternative account by adopting a different theoretical approach-one which sees activists as themselves engaged in the creative work of political theorizing.

Diversity of Worlds - France and the United States Look at Their Common Problems (Hardcover, New edition): Raymond Aron, August... Diversity of Worlds - France and the United States Look at Their Common Problems (Hardcover, New edition)
Raymond Aron, August Heckscher
R2,218 Discovery Miles 22 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Affirmative Action in Plural Societies - International Experiences (Hardcover): Frances Stewart, A Langer, R. Venugopal, Graham... Affirmative Action in Plural Societies - International Experiences (Hardcover)
Frances Stewart, A Langer, R. Venugopal, Graham Brown
R1,532 Discovery Miles 15 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Global contributors discuss the theoretical controversies concerning the merits and demerits of affirmative action, and explain why affirmative action is needed in multi-ethnic countries. They analyse actual experience with affirmative action policies - their origin, nature and consequences - in nine countries.

The Role of Trust in Conflict Resolution - The Israeli-Palestinian Case and Beyond (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Ilai Alon,... The Role of Trust in Conflict Resolution - The Israeli-Palestinian Case and Beyond (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Ilai Alon, Daniel. Bar-Tal
R3,978 R3,696 Discovery Miles 36 960 Save R282 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Built on the premise that trust is one of the most important factors in intergroup relations, conflict management and resolution at large, this volume explores trust and its mechanisms and operations especially in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Significantly, this volume focuses not only on the nature of trust and distrust in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but it also explores how it is possible to build and increase trust on both sides in the conflict, a necessity in order to advance the stalled peace process. As trust is a concept that is interdisciplinary by nature, so are this volume's contributors: sociologists, philosophers, sociologists, social psychologists, political scientists, as well as experts in the Middle East, Islam, Judaism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict bring together real multidisciplinary perspectives that complement each other and then provide a comprehensive picture about the nature of trust and distrust and its ramification and implications for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Divided into five thematic parts, the volume begins with by examining the theoretical basis of trust research from multiple perspectives. Then, it presents chapters on trust, distrust, and trust-building in other conflicts around the world. The third part is a unique feature of this volume as it takes a contextual approach: it emphasizes the importance of particular cultural and religious considerations on both sides of the conflict. The thrust of the book is examined in the next section. Part IV discusses and analyses various aspects of trust, and specifically distrust, in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Significantly, the chapters of this part take the perspectives of the participants in the conflict: Israeli Jews, Palestinians and Israeli Arabs. Finally, the volume concludes by providing an integrative conceptual perspective based on the principles of social and political psychology. An important goal of this volume is to not only explore trust and distrust in an intractable conflict, but also to provide practical multi-disciplinary outlooks and implications to advance trust building in two conflict ridden societies-Israeli and Palestinian, and other societies around the world.

Networks Governance, Partnership Management and Coalitions Federation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Christophe Assens, Aline... Networks Governance, Partnership Management and Coalitions Federation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Christophe Assens, Aline Courie Lemeur
R1,484 Discovery Miles 14 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the governance of networks. A network's governance mechanisms are based on trust and confidence, which go beyond a simple economic logic. As the network's boundaries expand to include clusters of businesses and stakeholders and the emergence of coalitions of all kinds, the trust will gradually dilute and the network's unifying role will be lost. The organization then evolves into the form of a network of networks, where the challenge is to bring together coalitions. Using examples from the European Union and the Regional Health Federation of Networks, this book explores the political and socio-economic challenges, including the decision making and division of tasks, faced by network organizations which move to a federation model of governance.

Politics, Policy and the Discourses of Heritage in Britain (Hardcover): E. Waterton Politics, Policy and the Discourses of Heritage in Britain (Hardcover)
E. Waterton
R1,525 Discovery Miles 15 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural diversity with tendencies of assimilation.

Non-Democratic Regimes (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Paul Brooker Non-Democratic Regimes (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Paul Brooker
R4,931 Discovery Miles 49 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A comprehensive assessment of the nature and evolving character of authoritarian regimes, their changing character and the main theoretical explanations of their incidence, character and performance. The third edition covers the rise of new forms of disguised dictatorship and semi-competitive democracy in the 21st Century. Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/non-democratic-regimes. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

Partnerships, Power and Peacebuilding - NGOs as Agents of Peace in Aceh and Timor-Leste (Hardcover): T. Dibley Partnerships, Power and Peacebuilding - NGOs as Agents of Peace in Aceh and Timor-Leste (Hardcover)
T. Dibley
R2,045 R1,915 Discovery Miles 19 150 Save R130 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

By highlighting the scope and limitations of local NGO agencies, this book presents a unique perspective of the relationship between peacebuilding theory and its application in practice, outlining how well-educated, well-connected local decision makers and thinkers navigate the uneven power dynamics of the international aid system.

Drug Policy Harmonization and the European Union (Hardcover): C. Chatwin Drug Policy Harmonization and the European Union (Hardcover)
C. Chatwin
R1,506 Discovery Miles 15 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Exploring the illegal drug issue in international context, this book looks at why harmonization has not already taken place at the European level. It considers the desirability and viability of harmonization, examines the conflict between repressive and liberal drug policies and applies a multi-level governance lens to the issue.

Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy - Protest in the Age of Transnationalism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017):... Non-Western Social Movements and Participatory Democracy - Protest in the Age of Transnationalism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Ekim Arbatli, Dina Rosenberg
R4,204 Discovery Miles 42 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book analyzes social movements across a range of countries in the non-Western world: Bosnia, Brazil, Egypt, India, Iran, Palestine, Russia, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine in the period 2008 to 2016. The individual case studies investigate how political and social goals are framed nationally and globally, and the types of mobilization strategies used to pursue them. The studies also assess how, in the age of transnationalism, the idea of participatory democracy produces new collective-action frames and mass-mobilization strategies. The book challenges the view that most social movements unequivocally seek to achieve higher levels of democratization. Instead, the authors argue that protesters across different movements advocate more involved forms of citizen participation, since passive representation through liberal democratic institutions fails to address mass grievances and demands for accountability in many countries.

Activating the Citizen - Dilemmas of Participation in Europe and Canada (Hardcover): J. Debardeleben, J. Pammett Activating the Citizen - Dilemmas of Participation in Europe and Canada (Hardcover)
J. Debardeleben, J. Pammett
R2,890 Discovery Miles 28 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume focuses on the manner in which declining citizen involvement affects two key elements of democratic government, elections and political parties. It examines the reasons underlying citizen withdrawal and explores and assesses innovative approaches on both sides of the Atlantic to try to counter these phenomena.

Internationalising China's Financial Markets (Hardcover): Svenja Schlichting Internationalising China's Financial Markets (Hardcover)
Svenja Schlichting
R1,530 Discovery Miles 15 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Financial reform is often seen as the "achilles' heel" of the overall Chinese reform process: this book assesses the stability of the Chinese economy and the nature of its economic governance. Svenja Schlichting examines how internationalization has impacted on financial market development in China and how far this has contributed to the development of new institutions within China.

Mapping the Influencers in EU Policies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Dan Luca Mapping the Influencers in EU Policies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Dan Luca
R2,265 Discovery Miles 22 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers a novel approach to mapping the people and organisations working in EU affairs, allocating much of the volume to a discussion of non-EU institutional representation in Brussels. Complementary to this, a distinct section focuses on those entities situated in EU capitals connected with EU policy dynamics. The intention of the book is to describe each sector within Brussels' eco-system, including statistics and numbers, but also to have practical examples of organisations that are represented in EU affairs. The second part of the book is dedicated to interviews with relevant influencers from within the Brussels scene. This publication is a working tool for experts in EU affairs, academics and students. It could also be an interesting read for those seeking a job in EU affairs, as well as entrepreneurs, who want to set up a sustainable business.

Humour as Politics - The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Comedy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Nicholas Holm Humour as Politics - The Political Aesthetics of Contemporary Comedy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Nicholas Holm
R4,173 Discovery Miles 41 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book argues that recent developments in contemporary comedy have changed not just the way we laugh but the way we understand the world. Drawing on a range of contemporary televisual, cinematic and digital examples, from Seinfeld and Veep to Family Guy and Chappelle's Show, Holm explores how humour has become a central site of cultural politics in the twenty-first century. More than just a form of entertainment, humour has come to play a central role in the contemporary media environment, shaping how we understand ideas of freedom, empathy, social boundaries and even logic. Through an analysis of humour as a political and aesthetic category, Humour as Politics challenges older models of laughter as a form of dissent and instead argues for a new theory of humour as the cultural expression of our (neo)liberal moment.

Political Extremism in Democracies - Combating Intolerance (Hardcover, New): William M. Downs Political Extremism in Democracies - Combating Intolerance (Hardcover, New)
William M. Downs
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When political 'extremists' - organized into parties that compete openly and successfully in democratic elections - enter the conventional institutional arena, how do mainstream actors react? This book deals with understanding how democracies respond to party-based extremism and with what consequences.

The Palgrave Handbook of Disciplinary and Regional Approaches to Peace (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Oliver Richmond, Sandra... The Palgrave Handbook of Disciplinary and Regional Approaches to Peace (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Oliver Richmond, Sandra Pogodda, Jasmin Ramovic
R6,431 Discovery Miles 64 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this handbook, a diverse range of leading scholars consider the social, cultural, economic, political, and developmental underpinnings of peace. This handbook is a much-needed response to the failures of contemporary peacebuilding missions and narrow disciplinary debates, both of which have outlined the need for more interdisciplinary work in International Relations and Peace and Conflict studies. Scholars, students, and policymakers are often disillusioned with universalist and northern-dominated approaches, and a better understanding of the variations of peace and its building blocks, across different regions, is required. Collectively, these chapters promote a more differentiated notion of peace, employing comparative analysis to explain how peace is debated and contested.

Mixed Methods in Comparative Politics - Principles and Applications (Hardcover): D. Berg-Schlosser Mixed Methods in Comparative Politics - Principles and Applications (Hardcover)
D. Berg-Schlosser
R1,522 Discovery Miles 15 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book approaches current controversies concerning qualitative and quantitative procedures in the social sciences and incorporates new methods showing how they can supplement each other. It is based on a comprehensive international research project that readers can apply to their findings through the data set provided on the author's home page.

Catalonia in Spain - History and Myth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Gabriel Tortella Catalonia in Spain - History and Myth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Gabriel Tortella
R4,263 Discovery Miles 42 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book explores the complex history of Catalonia in relation to Spain from an economic and political perspective. It begins in the Middle Ages and ends in the present day, analysing the intricate political problems of modern day Catalonia within a context of European integration and nationalism.

Stateless Nations - Western European Regional Nationalisms and the Old Nations (Hardcover): J Friend Stateless Nations - Western European Regional Nationalisms and the Old Nations (Hardcover)
J Friend
R1,513 Discovery Miles 15 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Why are regional nationalisms threatening the old nations? This book explores examples such as why Scotland might become independent, why Wales wants more autonomy, and why Catalonia emphasizes its distinctive language and institutions but does not want separation from Spain. Stateless Nations explores the historical roots of modern nationalisms.

Gorbachev's Export of Perestroika to Eastern Europe - Democratisation Reconsidered (Paperback): Helen Hardman Gorbachev's Export of Perestroika to Eastern Europe - Democratisation Reconsidered (Paperback)
Helen Hardman
R807 Discovery Miles 8 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, available for the first time in paperback, looks at the liberalisation process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) during the period 1987-89, focusing on Gorbachev's initiative to encourage perestroika in all the fraternal regimes of CEE outside the Soviet Union. Archival materials, interviews and textual analysis identify a joint initiative among these fraternal communist parties to perpetuate the one-party system. For this purpose, fraternal parties were expected to follow the example of the CPSU in convening the national party conference, an all-party meeting on a similar scale to the five-yearly congress, and yet mysteriously, one which was barely described in the Party Statutes and rarely convoked. Gorbachev made use of CEE dependence on the Soviet Union for energy supplies to ensure that at least some fraternal parties followed his line. This book will be of interest to those studying the transition process in CEE, democratisation, comparative politics more generally and students of research methods. -- .

Collective Memory and National Membership - Identity and Citizenship Models in Turkey and Austria (Hardcover): Meral Ugur Cinar Collective Memory and National Membership - Identity and Citizenship Models in Turkey and Austria (Hardcover)
Meral Ugur Cinar
R2,155 R1,881 Discovery Miles 18 810 Save R274 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study seeks to explain the impact of historical narratives on the inclusiveness and pluralism of citizenship models. Drawing on comparative historical analysis of two post-imperial core countries, Turkey and Austria, it explores how narrative forms operate to support or constrain citizenship models.

Sovereign Risk and Financial Crisis - The International Political Economy of the Eurozone (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Silvia... Sovereign Risk and Financial Crisis - The International Political Economy of the Eurozone (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Silvia Pepino
R1,888 Discovery Miles 18 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides an original and timely insight into the role that the domestic and international political economy played in the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis, combining an innovative theoretical framework with in-depth bond market analysis.

The Politics of Inequality in Russia (Hardcover): Thomas F. Remington The Politics of Inequality in Russia (Hardcover)
Thomas F. Remington
R2,277 Discovery Miles 22 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book investigates the relationship between the character of political regimes in Russia's subnational regions and the structure of earnings and income. Based on extensive data from Russian official sources and surveys conducted by the World Bank, the book shows that income inequality is higher in more pluralistic regions. It argues that the relationship between firms and government differs between more democratic and more authoritarian regional regimes. In more democratic regions, business firms and government have more cooperative relations, restraining the power of government over business and encouraging business to invest more, pay more, and report more of their wages. Average wages are higher in more democratic regions and poverty is lower, but wage and income inequality are also higher. The book argues that the rising inequality in postcommunist Russia reflects the inability of a weak state to carry out a redistributive social policy.

Political Institutions and Elderly Care Policy - Comparative Politics of Long-Term Care in Advanced Democracies (Hardcover,... Political Institutions and Elderly Care Policy - Comparative Politics of Long-Term Care in Advanced Democracies (Hardcover, New)
T. Hieda
R1,519 Discovery Miles 15 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although most advanced industrialized countries are facing population aging and other social changes, public long-term care programs for the aged are remarkably diverse across them. This book accounts for the variations in elderly care policy by combining statistical analysis with historical case studies of Sweden, Japan and the USA.

Leadership for Social Change and Development - Inspiration and Transformation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Cornelia C. Walther Leadership for Social Change and Development - Inspiration and Transformation (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Cornelia C. Walther
R1,872 Discovery Miles 18 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book offers perspectives from change makers. It is intended to inspire readers to get involved in the pursuit of social transformation. The objective of is to make the causes and consequences, and the added value, of inclusive social change tangible. Using real life stories that draw on the power of the human being to inspire by example, BeingChange shows that 'purpose for power' is not a platitude, but a principle that favors both subjective wellbeing and social progress. The selected of formal and informal agents of change show why meaning is the undercurrent of genuine empowerment, and the main ingredient of sustainable development. The goal in sharing these stories is twofold, 1) Illustrate that no matter WHO and WHERE you are, and what you have, it is possible to align your life-long aspirations and every-day actions, and 2) Inspire readers to get started (or accelerate) their quest for purpose by identifying and pursuing what matters most to them. A network of likeminded thinkers and doers, connected by the shared belief that the World must not be accepted as a given, is growing around the world. Everyone is welcome to shift their perspective from passive to active and join.

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