Disciplining Democracy

Author : Rita Abrahamsen
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCSC:32106015780205

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Examines contemporary development theory and discourse and explores its relationship to processes of democratization in sub-Saharan Africa. Focuses on the emergence and implementation of the good governance discourse. Draws on examples from four countries to demonstrate the impact of structural adjustment on economic and social conditions and describes the activities of democracy movements opposed to adjustment programmes. Concludes that the good governance agenda has been largely unsuccessful in promoting stable multi-party democracies in Africa.

Author : Rita Abrahamsen
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025083192

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Disciplining Democracy by Rita Abrahamsen Pdf

Examines contemporary development theory and discourse and explores its relationship to processes of democratization in sub-Saharan Africa. Focuses on the emergence and implementation of the good governance discourse. Draws on examples from four countries to demonstrate the impact of structural adjustment on economic and social conditions and describes the activities of democracy movements opposed to adjustment programmes. Concludes that the good governance agenda has been largely unsuccessful in promoting stable multi-party democracies in Africa.

Author : Todd Dufresne
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780773559622

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The Democracy of Suffering by Todd Dufresne Pdf

In The Democracy of Suffering philosopher Todd Dufresne provides a strikingly original exploration of the past, present, and future of this epoch, the Anthropocene, demonstrating how the twin crises of reason and capital have dramatically remade the essential conditions for life itself. Images, cartoons, artworks, and quotes pulled from literary and popular culture supplement this engaging and unorthodox look into where we stand amidst the ravages of climate change and capitalist economics. With humour, passion, and erudition, Dufresne diagnoses a frightening new reality and proposes a way forward, arguing that our serial experiences of catastrophic climate change herald an intellectual and moral awakening - one that lays the groundwork, albeit at the last possible moment, for a future beyond individualism, hate, and greed. That future is unapologetically collective. It begins with a shift in human consciousness, with philosophy in its broadest sense, and extends to a reengagement with our greatest ideals of economic, social, and political justice for all. But this collective future, Dufresne argues, is either now or never. Uncovering how we got into this mess and how, if at all, we get out of it, The Democracy of Suffering is a flicker of light, or perhaps a scream, in the face of human extinction and the end of civilization.

Author : Alasdair Scott Roberts
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190459895

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Four Crises of American Democracy by Alasdair Scott Roberts Pdf

The "crisis of representation" occurred in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and was centered on the question of whether the people really controlled their government. This period was dominated by fears of plutocracy and debates about the rights of African Americans, women and immigrants. The "crisis of mastery" spanned the years 1917-1948, and was preoccupied with building administrative capabilities so that government could improve its control of economic and international affairs. The "crisis of discipline," beginning in the 1970s, was triggered by the perception that voters and special interests were overloading governments with unreasonable demands. In the final part of his analysis, Roberts asks whether the United States is entering a "crisis of anticipation," in which the question is whether democracies can handle long-term problems like global warming effectively.

Author : Renaud Egreteau
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192858740

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Crafting Parliament in Myanmar's Disciplined Democracy (2011-2021) by Renaud Egreteau Pdf

This volume offers the most significant analysis of how parliament re-emerged in Myanmar in the span of a post-junta decade (2011-2021).

Author : Angus H. Macfarlane
Publisher : Nzcer Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Children with social disabilities
ISBN : 1877398268

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Discipline, Democracy and Diversity by Angus H. Macfarlane Pdf

Unacceptable and disruptive behaviour in schools, and how to deal with it, ranks as one of the most pressing concerns for today's teachers. Author Angus McFarlane draws on his considerable experience in working with students with challenging behaviours to provide a useful range of practical approaches,responses,practices, and procedures that teachers can use in their everyday work. The combination of research scholarship and on-the-job experience will support teachers to develop more skilful classroom-management strategies.

Author : Rebecca Raby
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442662575

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School Rules by Rebecca Raby Pdf

How much say should students have in shaping their schools' disciplinary cultures? Should they have the power to weigh in on contentious issues like favouritism, discrimination, ‘no hats’ rules, and zero tolerance? What if pupils disagree with their teachers and administrators on certain rules? Rebecca Raby reflects on how regulations are made, applied, and negotiated in educational settings in the accessibly written School Rules. Through an in-depth analysis of original data, including interviews with teachers, administrators, and students, and codes of conduct, School Rules reveals what rules mean to different participants, and where it is that they becoming a challenge. Raby investigates students' acceptance or contestation of disciplinary regulations, and examines how school rules reflect and perpetuate existing inequalities and students' beliefs about young people. Illustrating the practical challenges and political and theoretical concerns of involving students in rule-making, School Rules can help teachers and administrators facilitate more meaningful rules and student participation in their own schools.

Author : John Dewey
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781473382800

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Democracy and Education by John Dewey Pdf

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive treatise on democracy and education, being an introduction to the 'philosophy of education'. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting expositions and thought-provoking assertions, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in the role of education in society, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Education as a Necessity of Life'; 'Education as a Social Function'; 'Education as Direction'; 'Education as Growth'; 'Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline'; 'Education as Conservative and Progressive'; 'The Democratic Conception in Education'; 'Aims in Education', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Author : Sid Noel
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773573109

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From Power Sharing to Democracy by Sid Noel Pdf

From Power Sharing to Democracy examines the theoretical underpinnings of power sharing as a means of achieving sustainable democratic governance. Contributors examine key areas, including Afghanistan, Cyprus, Kosovo, Macedonia, and South Africa, where power-sharing constitutions and political institutions have been employed or proposed. They provide an in-depth exploration of consociationalism, under which the previously warring ethnic communities are guaranteed a proportionate share of political offices and protection of their vital interests, and federalism, which provides for substantial territorial autonomy in cases where the communities are territorially segregated.

Author : Morten Levin,Davydd J. Greenwood
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781785333224

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Creating a New Public University and Reviving Democracy by Morten Levin,Davydd J. Greenwood Pdf

Public universities are in crisis, waning in their role as central institutions within democratic societies. Denunciations are abundant, but analyses of the causes and proposals to re-create public universities are not. Based on extensive experience with Action Research-based organizational change in universities and private sector organizations, Levin and Greenwood analyze the wreckage created by neoliberal academic administrators and policymakers. The authors argue that public universities must be democratically organized to perform their educational and societal functions. The book closes by laying out Action Research processes that can transform public universities back into institutions that promote academic freedom, integrity, and democracy.

Author : William Roscoe Thayer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Democracy
ISBN : UOM:39015021720654

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Democracy: Discipline: Peace by William Roscoe Thayer Pdf

Author : Alex Marland
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780774864992

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Whipped by Alex Marland Pdf

Canadians often see politicians as little more than trained seals who vote on command and repeat robotic talking points. Politicians are torn by dilemmas of loyalty to party versus loyalty to voters. Whipped examines the hidden ways that political parties exert control over elected members of legislatures. Drawing on extensive interviews with politicians and staffers across Canada, award-winning author Alex Marland explains why Members of Parliament and provincial legislators toe the party line, and shows how party discipline has expanded into message discipline. This book exposes how democracy works in our age of instant communication and political polarization. Whipped is a must-read for anyone interested in the real world of Canadian politics.

Author : Norbert Kersting
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783866495463

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Electronic Democracy by Norbert Kersting Pdf

The timely book takes stock of the state of the art and future of electronic democracy, exploring the history and potential of e-democracy in global perspective. Analysing the digital divide, the role of the internet as a tool for political mobilisation, internet Voting and Voting Advice Applications, and other phenomena, this volume critically engages with the hope for more transparency and political participation through e-democracy.

Author : David Easton,John G. Gunnell,Michael B. Stein
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472104446

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Regime and Discipline by David Easton,John G. Gunnell,Michael B. Stein Pdf

Charts the unique relationship between democratization and the development of the political science discipline

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1396874566

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Democracy: Discipline: Peace by Anonim Pdf