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This book explores and discusses emerging perspectives of Ubuntu
from the vantage point of "ordinary" people and connects it to
human rights and decolonizing discourses. It engages a decolonizing
perspective in writing about Ubuntu as an indigenous concept. The
fore grounding argument is that one's positionality speaks to
particular interests that may continue to sustain oppressions
instead of confronting and dismantling them. Therefore, a
decolonial approach to writing indigenous experiences begins with
transparency about the researcher's own positionality. The emerging
perspectives of this volume are contextual, highlighting the need
for a critical reading for emerging, transformative and alternative
visions in human relations and social structures.
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of The Handbook of
Political Change in Eastern Europe provides an authoritative and
thorough analysis of the political changes which have occurred in
Central and Eastern Europe since the demise of communism. It offers
an historical, comparative perspective of the region and focuses on
the social consequences of the democratization process throughout
the 1990s and the early years of the 21st century. Significantly,
this new edition includes an examination of the South East European
countries of Croatia, Serbia and Moldova, which are often
overlooked in studies on post-communist political development. The
country-specific chapters are each written by distinguished
scholars with particular expertise in their respective cases:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Hungary, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Moldova.
Each chapter includes detailed examinations of elections, the
formation of governments, electoral systems and constitutional
arrangements. These up-to-date analyses are supplemented by
conclusions on the party systems and emerging political structures
in the region as a whole, and the consolidation of democracy in a
post-communist setting. The revised and expanded version of The
Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe provides a
state-of-the art companion which will be indispensable for students
and scholars in the social sciences, including political science,
comparative politics, European studies and political history.
American Politics Today, Fifth AP (R) Edition, is designed to show
students the reality of politics today and how it connects to their
own lives. New features-from chapter opening cases that address the
kinds of questions students ask, to full-page graphics that
illustrate key political processes-show students how politics works
and why it matters. All components of the learning
package-textbook, InQuizitive adaptive learning tool, and
coursepack are organized around specific chapter learning goals to
ensure that students learn the nuts and bolts of American
government. AP (R) is a trademark registered and/or owned by the
College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and
does not endorse, this product.
Orestes Brownson's thought-provoking thesis on the US government,
the Constitution of the United States, and the ultimate destiny of
the USA, remains as incisive and intellectually rich today as when
it was first published. Combining history with political
philosophy, Brownson casts his analytical gaze to the inception of
the American nation. Using a wide variety of documents, including
those authored by the Founding Fathers prior to and following the
creation of the United States, the author attempts to demonstrate
how religion and politics are interrelated - in the case of
America's founding, both had roles. Writing in the mid-19th
century, Orestes Brownson attempts to clarify what the nature of
the U.S. government is, and how the Constitution reflects it.
Various natural laws, such as those pertaining to the family and
human development of civilization, are examined. Part of Brownson's
conclusion is the idea religion must continue to play a role in the
USA, just as it has since the colonial era.
"The Federalist Papers" includes all 85 articles that advocated to
have the United States constitution ratified. The driving forces of
the constitution (and authors of the papers) were James Madison,
Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. These papers mark a moment in
history when debates raged, passions ran wild, and the United
States constitution was eventually ratified by the entire union.
Abraham Lincoln remains one of the greatest political figures in
American history. Although his portrait and achievements as a
statesman are well recorded, little is known about his personal
life. This light and enjoyable biography, published at the
beginning of the 20th century, fills this gap by portraying a more
human and accessible Lincoln.
Developments in Organizational Politics presents a comprehensive
analysis of organizational politics and its meaning and application
for employees and managers in modern worksites. Eran Vigoda
suggests an integrative model that tries to explain how politics,
and especially perceptions of politics, emerges, transforms and
affects employees' performance and other work related outcomes in
organizations. The analysis is based on empirical data collected
over almost a decade of field studies. This data uses a variety of
scientific methods to demonstrate how internal politics may be
related to job attitudes, behavioral intentions as well as actual
behaviors of employees. Special attention is given to non-profit
organizations but analysis of businesses and private firms is also
included. The book will be essential reading for academics and
researchers from the fields of organizational behavior, human
resource management and is also useful for practitioners who
struggle through the barriers of power, influence and politics in
the workplace.
How can we justify democracy's trust in the political judgments of
ordinary people? In Knowing Democracy, Michael Raber situates this
question between two dominant alternative paradigms of thinking
about the reflective qualities of democratic life: on the one hand,
recent epistemic theories of democracy, which are based on the
assumption that political participation promotes truth, and, on the
other hand, theories of political judgment that are indebted to
Hannah Arendt's aesthetic conception of political judgment. By
foregrounding the concept of political judgment in democracies, the
book shows that a democratic theory of political judgments based on
John Dewey's pragmatism can navigate the shortcomings of both these
paradigms. While epistemic theories are overly and narrowly
rationalistic and Arendtian theories are overly aesthetic, the
neo-Deweyan conception of political judgment proposed in this book
suggests a third path that combines the rationalist and the
aesthetic elements of political conduct in a way that goes beyond a
merely epistemic or a merely aesthetic conception of political
judgment in democracy. The justification for democracy's trust in
ordinary people's political judgments, Raber argues, resides in an
egalitarian conception of democratic inquiry that blends the
epistemic and the aesthetic aspects of the making of political
judgments. By offering a rigorous scholarly analysis of the
epistemic and aesthetic foundations of democracy from a pragmatist
perspective, Knowing Democracy contributes to the current debates
in political epistemology and aesthetics and politics, both of
which ask about the appropriate reflective and experiential
circumstances of democratic politics. The book brings together for
the first time debates on epistemic democracy, aesthetic judgment
and those on pragmatist social epistemology, and establishes an
original pragmatist conception of epistemic democracy.
Reaching for Utopia brings together insightful essays and profiles
chronicling the remarkable political and cultural transformations
of the last decade - from the fall of Gordon Brown, to the rise of
Corbyn and the radical left, to Brexit. Cowley is fascinated by the
men and women who are creating the history of our era as well as
those who document it. He has met and interviewed nearly all the
major political players shaping and changing the way we live today.
The book features fascinating, wide-ranging narrative profiles of
Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn, Alex Salmond,
Nigel Farage, David Cameron, George Osborne and Theresa May. Cowley
is unusual in having access to party leaders and prime ministers on
both the left and right. The book also features penetrating essays
on writers such as George Orwell, John le Carre, Kazuo Insiguro,
and Ian McEwan, personal essays, an investigation into the
so-called Brexit Murder, and a striking conversation with the
political philosopher Michael Sandel. Cowley is one of the most
influential journalists in Britain. He is notable for being both a
political and literary journalist. And he also writes about sport,
especially football, and covered the 2006 World Cup in Germany for
the Observer. He has been widely credited with transforming the
fortunes of the New Statesman, which in 2017 has recorded its
highest print circulation for nearly 40 years as well as becoming a
major digital title with rapidly growing online profile. According
to the European Press Prize, 'Cowley has succeeded in revitalising
the New Statesman and re-establishing its position as an
influential political and cultural weekly. He has given the New
Statesman an edge and a relevance to current affairs it hasn't had
for years.' In 2017, at the British Society of Magazine Editors
awards, Cowley won the editor of the year award (politics and
current affairs) for the third time. In 2018, he launched New
Statesman America.
El presente trabajo es una obra que pretende incursionar en la
sociedad y sus organizaciones p blicas; obra moderada, que sin
embargo podr a parecer radical para algunos lectores. No obstante,
es la firme voluntad de contribuir con ideas al desarrollo de
nuestro pa s, mismo que presenta los problemas de toda sociedad org
nica. Puedo asegurar que en M xico erigir un gobierno hacia el
futuro, no es una utop a, si bien es un proyecto dif cil de
organizar, tampoco es imposible. Debemos consagrar todo esfuerzo en
donde se pueda disfrutar de instituciones s lidas en la cosa p
blica, las cuales respondan a las necesidades de una poblaci n vida
de disfrutar buenos servicios, tanto p blicos como privados. Lo
anterior solamente se puede lograr con un nuevo modelo de gobierno
generador de riqueza y una administraci n con una visi n del
futuro.
Reza Shah's authoritarian and modernising reign transformed Iran,
but his rule and Iran's independence ended in ignominy in 1941. In
this book, Shaul Bakhash tells the full story of the Anglo-Soviet
invasion which led to his forced abdication, drawing upon
previously unused sources to reveal for the first time that the
British briefly, but seriously, toyed with the idea of doing away
altogether with the ruling Pahlavis and considered reinstalling on
the throne a little-regretted previous dynasty. Bakhash charts Reza
Shah's final journey through Iran and into his unhappy exile; his
life in exile, his reminiscences; his testy relationship with the
British in Mauritius and Johannesburg; and the circumstances of his
death. Additionally, it reveals the immense fortune Reza Shah
amassed during his years in power, his finances in exile, and the
drawn-out dispute over the settlement of his estate after his
death. A significant contribution to the literature on Reza Shah
and British imperialism as it played out in the case of one
critical country during World War II, the book reveals the fraught
relationship between a once powerful ruler in his final days and
the British government at a critical moment in recent history.
This book examines developments in governance reform in Britain,
with a particular focus on the period since 2010. We argue that the
experiences of the past decade mean that public value-based ideas
are required to inform governance reform for the coming years. This
needs to be prioritised due to the twin challenges of managing the
aftermath of Brexit and navigating through the recovery phase of
the COVID-19 pandemic. The volume outlines key themes, issues and
debates relevant to contemporary public sector reform including:
modes of state governance, evidence-based policy-making debates,
the challenges and possibilities of public sector innovation,
accountability issues, and the implications of Brexit. The overall
conclusion of the book is that the coming decade presents an
opportunity for more paradigmatic changes to UK governance but, for
this to happen, political leaders need to prioritise a 'reinventing
government' agenda underpinned by public value-based thinking and
approaches. This book will be of particular interest to students of
politics and public administration and relevant for those with
general research interests in British governance and public policy.
In The Dynamics of Policy Implementation in Nigeria, author
Mohammad Ahmad Wali examines the implementation of public policy in
Nigeria with an emphasis on Sokoto State from 1976 to 1991, from
the perspective of an insider.
Thoroughly documented and researched, The Dynamics of Policy
Implementation in Nigeria first dissects the explanations provided
for both the success and failure of the government's efforts at
moving policy forward. Wali specifically investigates the
"Operation Move Ahead" education policy that has failed to achieve
its objectives. A comprehensive presentation of the region's
history, religion, politics, and socioeconomic structure provides
the background from which to analyze the issues.
With charts and diagrams, Wali discusses the four main obstacles
to implementation in the Sokoto State bureaucracy: governmental
instability, governmental overload, socioeconomic problems, and the
infrastructural inadequacies confronting policy implementers. The
crucial role of implementation analysis is to identify the factors
which affect the achievement of policy objectives.
This book offers a ten-year perspective on ongoing and evolving
digital activism practices across the Middle East and North Africa,
drawing on interviews and ethnographic evidence collected between
2012 and 2020. It addresses the shifting narratives around digital
activism and cultures in the region in the wake of the 2011
uprisings and the subsequent so-called second wave by considering
the media environments in which local activists operate. Including
in-depth analysis of three different political contexts - the 2011
Tunisian and Egyptian context and the 2019 political context in
Lebanon - and focussing on case studies of the Tunisian
blogosphere, online campaigning in the Egyptian presidential
elections and interviews with social media activists, the book
offers a critique of the increasing prevalence of a security
perspective through which online activism has been viewed and its
deleterious effect on digital political engagement in the region.
The central argument of this book explores the disillusionment that
Australians feel with regard to the way politics is conducted. The
book explores causes of that disillusionment, and argues that
because these are ultimately traceable to defects in the
constitution, it is only through constitutional reform that
government can be improved. This book argues that the current
approach to constitutional debate suffers from the flaw of being
anti-theoretical, in the sense that it is not grounded in any set
of values, and is afflicted by a tendency to consider practical
objections to reform before considering the moral case for it. This
book argues that instead of accepting the constitution as it is, it
is time we began to discuss how it ought to be, taking human
dignity as the fundamental value upon which a constitution should
be based. It then puts the case for change in a number of areas,
including reform of the electoral system, enhanced parliamentary
scrutiny of the executive, the inclusion in the constitution of a
full bill of rights, the abolition of the federal system,
realisation of the rights of Indigenous people, codification of
constitutional conventions either in conjunction with or separately
from an Australian republic, reform of the rules of standing in
constitutional matters and, finally, the need to improve civics
education. This book is designed to be provocative in the way that
it directly challenges current academic orthodoxy. This book also
outlines a proposed draft new constitution. This book will be of
interest to anyone who is concerned about how Australia is governed
and why it has been so difficult to achieve constitutional reform.
." . . the real source of his Cooley's] fame. This book originated
from the need of introducing a course on Constitutional Law in the
school. . . . The text was developed as a basis for lectures. . . .
His discussion attained immediate fame and his views and
suggestions practically dominated American Constitutional Law. . .
. Like Blackstone, Pomeroy and many other legal works, the
influence of Constitutional Limitations rests partly upon literary
qualities, upon clarity and grace of unaffected statement." --James
G. Rogers, American Bar Leaders 70."The most influential work ever
published on American Constitutional law." --Edward S. Corwin,
Constitutional Revolution 87.Thomas McIntyre Cooley 1824-1898] was
a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court and was appointed by
President Grover Cleveland to serve on the Interstate Commerce
Commission. He was a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University
and dean of the University of Michigan Law School. First issued in
1870, his edition of Blackstone, popularly known as "Cooley's
Blackstone," was the standard American edition of the late
nineteenth century. Some of his other influential publications are
A Treatise on the Law of Taxation (1876) and A Treatise on the Law
of Torts or the Wrongs Which Arise Independently of Contract
(1878). Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, founded
in 1972, was named in his honor.
This book argues that capitalism has practically failed to deliver
the long-desired economic transformation and inclusive development
in postcolonial Africa. The principal factor that accounts for this
failure is the prolific non-productive forms of capitalism that
tend to be dominant in the African continent and their governance
dimensions. The research explores how and why capitalism has failed
in the African context and the feasibility of turning it around.
The book meets the demands of diverse audiences in the fields of
International Political Economy, Development Economics, Political
Science, and African Studies. The author adopts an unconventional
narrativist approach that makes the book amenable to general
readership.
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