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Various African nations have undergone conflict situations since
they gained their independence. This book focuses on particular
countries that have faced conflict (civil wars and genocide) and
are now in the process of rebuilding their political, economic,
social, and educational institutions. The countries that are
addressed in the book include: Rwanda, Mozambique, Sierra Leone,
Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition,
there is a chapter that addresses the role of the African Diaspora
in conflict and post-conflict countries that include Eritrea,
Liberia, and Somalia. The book includes an examination of the
various actors who are involved in post-conflict rebuilding and
reconstruction that involves internal and external participants.
For example, it is clear that the internal actors involve Africans
themselves as ordinary citizens, members of local and national
governments, and members of non-governmental organizations. This
allows the reader to understand the agency and empowerment of
Africans in post-conflict reconstruction. Various institutions are
addressed within the context of the roles they play in establishing
governance organizations such as the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission in Sierra Leone, the African Union, chiefs in Liberia,
and non-governmental organizations. Furthermore, the external
actors who are involved in post-conflict reconstruction are
examined such as international non-governmental organizations and
the African Diaspora. They both have their own constituents and
agendas and can and do play a positive and negative role in
post-conflict reconstruction. It is obvious that countries that are
addressed in the book are in dire need of financial assistant to
rebuild much needed infrastructure that was destroyed during the
conflict. All of the countries covered in the book need schools,
medical facilities, roads, bridges, airports, ports, and the
government does not have the money to provide these. This is where
the international non-governmental organizations and the African
Diaspora play an important role. The chapters that address these
issues are cognizant of their importance and at the same time, the
authors realize that sovereignty can be undermined if Africans are
not in the forefront of policy and decision making that will
determine their future. There are chapters that provide a gendered
analysis of post-conflict when it is appropriate. For example, it
is clear that women, men, boys, and girls experienced conflict in
different ways because of their gender. They all participated in
the conflict in various ways. Consequently, the efforts at peace
building are given a gendered analysis in terms of what has
happened to women and girls in the demobilization and
rehabilitation period including an excellent analysis of land
reform in Rwanda and how that affects women and members of a
certain ethnic group that are often overlooked in the examination
of the 1994 genocide. This book provides a very good contribution
to the literature on conflict and post-conflict African countries
because of its depth and the vast topics it embraces. It provides
an analysis of the internal and external actors, the role of gender
in post-conflict decision making, and it provides the voices of
ordinary Africans who were affected by the conflict, and who are
determined to live productive lives.
Various African nations have undergone conflict situations since
they gained their independence. This book focuses on particular
countries that have faced conflict (civil wars and genocide) and
are now in the process of rebuilding their political, economic,
social, and educational institutions. The countries that are
addressed in the book include: Rwanda, Mozambique, Sierra Leone,
Liberia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition,
there is a chapter that addresses the role of the African Diaspora
in conflict and post-conflict countries that include Eritrea,
Liberia, and Somalia. The book includes an examination of the
various actors who are involved in post-conflict rebuilding and
reconstruction that involves internal and external participants.
For example, it is clear that the internal actors involve Africans
themselves as ordinary citizens, members of local and national
governments, and members of non-governmental organizations. This
allows the reader to understand the agency and empowerment of
Africans in post-conflict reconstruction. Various institutions are
addressed within the context of the roles they play in establishing
governance organizations such as the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission in Sierra Leone, the African Union, chiefs in Liberia,
and non-governmental organizations. Furthermore, the external
actors who are involved in post-conflict reconstruction are
examined such as international non-governmental organizations and
the African Diaspora. They both have their own constituents and
agendas and can and do play a positive and negative role in
post-conflict reconstruction. It is obvious that countries that are
addressed in the book are in dire need of financial assistant to
rebuild much needed infrastructure that was destroyed during the
conflict. All of the countries covered in the book need schools,
medical facilities, roads, bridges, airports, ports, and the
government does not have the money to provide these. This is where
the international non-governmental organizations and the African
Diaspora play an important role. The chapters that address these
issues are cognizant of their importance and at the same time, the
authors realize that sovereignty can be undermined if Africans are
not in the forefront of policy and decision making that will
determine their future. There are chapters that provide a gendered
analysis of post-conflict when it is appropriate. For example, it
is clear that women, men, boys, and girls experienced conflict in
different ways because of their gender. They all participated in
the conflict in various ways. Consequently, the efforts at peace
building are given a gendered analysis in terms of what has
happened to women and girls in the demobilization and
rehabilitation period including an excellent analysis of land
reform in Rwanda and how that affects women and members of a
certain ethnic group that are often overlooked in the examination
of the 1994 genocide. This book provides a very good contribution
to the literature on conflict and post-conflict African countries
because of its depth and the vast topics it embraces. It provides
an analysis of the internal and external actors, the role of gender
in post-conflict decision making, and it provides the voices of
ordinary Africans who were affected by the conflict, and who are
determined to live productive lives.
In Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps, Dick Simpson challenges and
recasts current theories of Regime Politics as he chronicles the
dramatic story of the civic wars in the Chicago City Council since
the civil war. At the same time, the author provides a window into
the broader struggle for democracy and justice.Simpson points out
that through analyzing city council floor fights, battles at the
ballot box, and street demonstrations, one can begin to see certain
patterns of conflict emerge. These patterns demonstrate that before
the Great Depression, fragmented city councils were dominant. The
author also discusses how since the Democrats seized control of
Chicago government after the Great Depression, Rubber Stamp City
Councils have been predominant, although they have been punctuated
by brief eras of council wars and chaos. This book is important for
anyone wanting to understand the nature of these battles as a
guideline for America's future, and is well suited for courses in
urban politics, affairs and history.Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber
Stamps received an Honorable Mention for the 2001 Society of
Midland Authors Book Award for Adult Non-Fiction.
In "Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps," Dick Simpson challenges and
recasts current theories of Regime Politics as he chronicles the
dramatic story of the civic wars in the Chicago City Council since
the civil war. At the same time, the author provides a window into
the broader struggle for democracy and justice.Simpson points out
that through analyzing city council floor fights, battles at the
ballot box, and street demonstrations, one can begin to see certain
patterns of conflict emerge. These patterns demonstrate that before
the Great Depression, fragmented city councils were dominant. The
author also discusses how since the Democrats seized control of
Chicago government after the Great Depression, Rubber Stamp City
Councils have been predominant, although they have been punctuated
by brief eras of council wars and chaos. This book is important for
anyone wanting to understand the nature of these battles as a
guideline for America's future, and is well suited for courses in
urban politics, affairs and history."Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber
Stamps" received an Honorable Mention for the 2001 Society of
Midland Authors Book Award for Adult Non-Fiction.
Political profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the
city Chicago’s transformation into a global city began at City
Hall. Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy edit in-depth analyses
of the five mayors that guided the city through this transition
beginning with Harold Washington’s 1983 election: Washington,
Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emmanuel, and Lori Lightfoot.
Though the respected political science, sociologist, and journalist
contributors approach their subjects from distinct perspectives,
each essay addresses three essential issues: how and why each mayor
won the office; whether the City Council of their time acted as a
rubber stamp or independent body; and the ways the unique qualities
of each mayor’s administration and accomplishments influenced
their legacy. Filled with expert analysis and valuable insights,
Chicago’s Modern Mayors illuminates a time of transition and
change and considers the politicians who--for better and
worse--shaped the Chicago of today.
The contributors to "The City, Revisited" trace an intellectual
history that begins in 1925 with the publication of the influential
classic The City, engaging in a spirited debate about whether the
major theories of twentieth-century urban development are relevant
for studying the twenty-first-century metropolis.
Contributors: Janet Abu-Lughod, Northwestern U and New School for
Social Research; Robert Beauregard, Columbia U; Larry Bennett,
DePaul U; Andrew A. Beveridge, Queens College and CUNY; Amy
Bridges, U of California, San Diego; Terry Nichols Clark, U of
Chicago; Nicholas Dahmann, U of Southern California; Michael Dear,
U of California, Berkeley; Steven P. Erie, U of California, San
Diego; Frank Gaffikin, Queen's U of Belfast; David Halle, U of
California, Los Angeles; Tom Kelly, U of Illinois at Chicago;
Ratoola Kunda, U of Illinois at Chicago; Scott A. MacKenzie, U of
California, Davis; John Mollenkopf, CUNY; David C. Perry, U of
Illinois at Chicago; Francisco Sabatini, Ponticia Universidad
Catolica de Chile; Rodrigo Salcedo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica
de Santiago; Dick Simpson, U of Illinois at Chicago; Daphne Spain,
U of Virginia; Costas Spirou, National-Louis U in Chicago.
Dick Simpson draws upon his fifty-year career as a legislator,
campaign strategist, and government advisor to examine the
challenges confronting Americans in their struggle to build the
United States as a multiracial, multiethnic democracy. Using
Chicago as an example, Simpson examines how the political, racial,
economic, and social inequalities dividing the nation play out in
our neighborhoods and cities. His investigation of our current
crisis and its causes delves into issues like money in politics,
low voter participation, the politics of resentment, political
corruption, and a host of structural problems. But Democracy's
Rebirth goes beyond analysis. Simpson lays out a sober, practical
manifesto meant to inspire people everywhere to educate themselves
and do the hard work of creating the kind of strong institutions
that will allow true democracy to flourish. With a foreword by
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot.
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Twenty-First Century Chicago
Dick Simpson, Constance A. Mixon, Melissa Mouritsen
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A national cochair of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama
when few thought he could ever be elected, Congresswoman Jan
Schakowsky is here to tell you: Yes you can! And the book she
recommends for candidates, campaign staff, volunteers, and citizens
is Winning Elections in the 21st Century, a handbook for anyone who
wants to know how campaigns are run and won today. Written by
longtime political veterans, both former elected officials, Winning
Elections is steeped in old-fashioned political know-how and savvy
about the latest campaign techniques, methods, and strategies using
social media, vote analytics, small donor online fundraising, and
increasingly sophisticated microtargeting. Using examples from
across the United States, the authors discuss the nuts and bolts of
state and local races, as well as "best practices" in national
elections. A successful campaign, they assert and evidence
confirms, merges the new technology with proven techniques from the
past, and their book helps candidates, students, and citizens
consider all the opportunities and challenges that these tools
provide-never losing sight of the critical role that personal
contact plays in getting voters to the polls. At the heart of this
book is the conviction that we need to win democracy along with
elections. Accordingly Simpson and O'Shaughnessy write primarily
about campaigns in which the maximum number of citizens
participate, as opposed to those determined by a few wealthy
individuals and interest groups. People power can prevail with the
right candidates, issues, and support-and Winning Elections in the
21st Century shows how.
The contributors to "The City, Revisited" trace an intellectual
history that begins in 1925 with the publication of the influential
classic The City, engaging in a spirited debate about whether the
major theories of twentieth-century urban development are relevant
for studying the twenty-first-century metropolis.
Contributors: Janet Abu-Lughod, Northwestern U and New School for
Social Research; Robert Beauregard, Columbia U; Larry Bennett,
DePaul U; Andrew A. Beveridge, Queens College and CUNY; Amy
Bridges, U of California, San Diego; Terry Nichols Clark, U of
Chicago; Nicholas Dahmann, U of Southern California; Michael Dear,
U of California, Berkeley; Steven P. Erie, U of California, San
Diego; Frank Gaffikin, Queen's U of Belfast; David Halle, U of
California, Los Angeles; Tom Kelly, U of Illinois at Chicago;
Ratoola Kunda, U of Illinois at Chicago; Scott A. MacKenzie, U of
California, Davis; John Mollenkopf, CUNY; David C. Perry, U of
Illinois at Chicago; Francisco Sabatini, Ponticia Universidad
Catolica de Chile; Rodrigo Salcedo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica
de Santiago; Dick Simpson, U of Illinois at Chicago; Daphne Spain,
U of Virginia; Costas Spirou, National-Louis U in Chicago.
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