Ideas For Action

Author : Cynthia Kaufman
Publisher : PM Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781629632544

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Written in an engaging and accessible style, Ideas for Action gives activists the intellectual tools to turn discontent into a plan of action. Exploring a wide range of political traditions—including Marxism, anarchism, anti-imperialism, postmodernism, feminism, critical race theory, and environmentalism—Cynthia Kaufman acknowledges the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of political movements and the ideologies inspired by or generated through them. Kaufman incorporates elements of her own activist experiences and presents a coherent analysis without pretending to offer “the final word” on complex issues. Instead, she helps orient a critical understanding of the social world and a glimpse of the excitement and rewards of serious intellectual engagement with political ideas. Fully updated to confront pressing issues of today—from mass incarceration to climate change, from the war on terror to the national security state, from rising inequality to a global shortage of care, Ideas for Action also examines the work of diverse thinkers such as Adam Smith, Paulo Freire, Grace Lee Boggs, and Stuart Hall. Kaufman’s insights break the chains of cynicism and lay a foundation for more effective organizing.

Author : Cynthia Kaufman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1629631477

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Ideas for Action by Cynthia Kaufman Pdf

Written in an engaging and accessible style, Ideas for Action gives activists the intellectual tools to turn discontent into a plan of action. Exploring a wide range of political traditions--including Marxism, anarchism, anti-imperialism, postmodernism, feminism, critical race theory, and environmentalism--Cynthia Kaufman acknowledges the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of political movements and the ideologies inspired by or generated through them. Kaufman incorporates elements of her own activist experiences and presents a coherent analysis without pretending to offer "the final word" on complex issues. Instead, she helps orient a critical understanding of the social world and a glimpse of the excitement and rewards of serious intellectual engagement with political ideas. Fully updated to confront pressing issues of today--from mass incarceration to climate change, from the war on terror to the national security state, from rising inequality to a global shortage of care, Ideas for Action also examines the work of diverse thinkers such as Adam Smith, Paulo Freire, Grace Lee Boggs, and Stuart Hall. Kaufman's insights break the chains of cynicism and lay a foundation for more effective organizing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Industrial policy
ISBN : UCAL:C3316457

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Ideas in Action by Anonim Pdf

Author : Janis Sarra
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192593429

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From Ideas to Action by Janis Sarra Pdf

This book offers a guide, for companies, pension funds, asset managers, and other institutional investors, on how to commence the legal, governance, and financial strategies needed for effective climate mitigation and adaptation, and to help distribute the economic benefits of these actions to their stakeholders. It takes the reader from ideas to action, from first steps to a more meaningful contribution to the move towards a net zero carbon world. It can serve as a helpful guide to everyone implicated in a corporation's activities - employees, pensioners, consumers, banks and other lenders, policymakers, and community members. It offers insights into what we should be expecting, and asking, of these fiduciaries who have taken responsibility for effectively managing our savings, our retirement funds, our investments, and our tax dollars.

Author : Stephen Eric Bronner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780585177755

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Ideas in Action by Stephen Eric Bronner Pdf

Contemporary political theory has become alienated from politics. It often neither discusses concrete political events nor touches the world of political action. Stephen Eric Bronner wants to change that, and Ideas in Action takes a bold step in that direction. With elegance and power, Bronner surveys 20th century political traditions. In the process, he places theories and thinkers in their social, historical, and political contexts. His sweeping presentation is organized into four imaginatively articulated phases that signal the direction of political thinking in the twentieth century. Offering distinctive interpretations and criticisms, presenting a new internationalist perspective, Bronner imbues the text with original voices and primary sources from Adorno to Zetkin.

Author : Mahmoud Mohieldin,Djordjija Petkoski
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464814846

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Ideas for Action 2019 by Mahmoud Mohieldin,Djordjija Petkoski Pdf

Ideas for Action is a youth competition on initiatives to implement the Sustainable Development Goals launched in November 2014 by the World Bank Group and the Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The 2019 winners (3 top teams, 4 runners-up, and 11 honorable mentions) were selected from more than 3,000 proposals submitted by more than 21,000 team members from 142 countries. This year witnessed an unparalleled level of growing recognition with a 50 percent increase in proposals over 2018. The winning proposals were selected through a rigorous selection process that judged the projects on depth and clarity, significance of impact, originality and creativity, and feasibility. The teams had to showcase a strong proposal that presented a potential for impact on a large number of people with a practical roadmap for implementation. In addition to young staff members, reviewers included executives from Firmenich, Flour Mills of Nigeria, the German†“Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, PepsiCo, the Wharton School, and the World Bank Group. Other competition partners included the International Labour Organization, Hemofarm, the World Bank Group’s Youth to Youth Community (Y2Y) and Youth Summit, Knowledge @ Wharton, and the United Nations Youth Assembly. Youth participation in the 2030 Development Agenda is crucial. This initiative is a knowledge-sharing platform that empowers young professionals with the support and tools needed to engage in the conversation with leading professionals in the global development industry and the private sector. Through their use of technology—such as rainwater harvesting, reusable plastics, mobile apps, and devices—young people have ideas to make an exponential impact. The goal is to support truly workable and actionable results by connecting leading schools of finance and management with governments around the world to build partnerships that bolster these ideas into effective implementation. This book recognizes the incredible talent and spirit that these young people bring to the global development conversation.

Author : Nicholas J. Topougis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Career education
ISBN : UIUC:30112105179508

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Labor and career education ideas for action by Nicholas J. Topougis Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Small business
ISBN : UIUC:30112105078064

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Ideas in Action--the States and Small Business by Anonim Pdf

Author : Irmel Marla And Kamal Taori (vidyarthi)
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Rural development
ISBN : 8180694372

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Operationalising Holistic Human Development : Food For Thought & Ideas For Action In The Rural Context by Irmel Marla And Kamal Taori (vidyarthi) Pdf

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Author : John Spence
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470494516

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Awesomely Simple by John Spence Pdf

The six core strategies to elevate any business-and how to implement them-made simple What do the world's most successful companies and organization have in common? And what can you actually take away and use from their examples? Distilling the best fundamental business strategies, trusted advisor and strategist John Spence helps you take a hard look at your business and together develop specific plans and action steps that will allow you to dramatically improve the success of your company. Delivered in Spence's approachable and straightforward manner, Awesomely Simple reveals the six key strategies that create a foundation for achieving business excellence: Vivid Vision, Best People, A Performance-Oriented Culture, Robust Communication, A Sense of Urgency, and Extreme Customer Focus. Filled with case studies and clear action items, includes easy-to-follow guidelines for implementing the strategies in any organization no matter its mission or size After concisely breaking down each strategy, Spence gives specific examples, tips, tools, discussion questions and exercises for how to execute them successfully A perfect resource for business leaders, Awesomely Simple will help you turn ideas into positive action and achieve lasting business success.

Author : Thomas G. Weiss
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745675879

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Humanitarian Intervention by Thomas G. Weiss Pdf

A singular development of the post Cold-War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, and more recently Libya to Côte d'Ivoire, soldiers have rescued some civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. Could more be saved? Drawing on over two decades of research, Thomas G. Weiss answers "yes" and provides a persuasive introduction to the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in the modern world. He examines political, ethical, legal, strategic, economic, and operational dimensions and uses a wide range of cases to highlight key debates and controversies. The updated and expanded second edition of this succinct and highly accessible survey is neither celebratory nor complacent. The author locates the normative evolution of what is increasingly known as "the responsibility to protect" in the context of the global war on terror, UN debates, and such international actions as Libya. The result is an engaging exploration of the current dilemmas and future challenges for robust international humanitarian action in the twenty-first century.

Author : Neil Anderson,Neil McCutcheon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : English language
ISBN : 3125017017

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Activities for Task-based Learning by Neil Anderson,Neil McCutcheon Pdf

"Ideas in Action: activities for task-based learning provides EFL teachers with a balance of theoretical insights [...]. Activities for task-based Learning helps ensure that meaningful communication takes priority over focusing on pre-selected language forms. This book is primarily intended for the general English adult and teenage classroom [...]" -- A la contracoberta.

Author : R. Weaver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351472111

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Think Tanks and Civil Societies by R. Weaver Pdf

Government and individual policymakers throughout the developed and developing world face the common problem of bringing expert knowledge to bear in government decision making. Policymakers need understandable, reliable, accessible, and useful information about the societies they govern. They also need to know how current policies are working, as well as possible alternatives and their likely costs and consequences. This expanding need has fostered the growth of independent public policy research organizations, commonly known as think tanks. Think Tanks and Civil Societies analyzes their growth, scope, and constraints, while providing institutional profiles of such organizations in every region of the world.Beginning with North America, contributors analyze think tank development past and future, consider their relationship to the general political culture, and provide detailed looks at such examples as the Heritage Foundation and the Institute for Research on Public Policy. A historical and subregional overview of think tanks throughout Europe notes the emphasis on European Union issues and points to a dramatic rise in the number and influence of free market institutes across the continent. Think tanks in Germany, Spain, and France are profiled with respect to national politics and cultures. Advanced industrial nations of northern Asia are compared and contrasted, revealing a greater need for independent policy voices. Moving to countries undergoing economic transition, contributors deal with challenges posed in Russia and the former Soviet bloc and their think tanks' search for influence, independence, and sustainability. Other chapters deal with the developing countries of Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, finding that the number, quality, and independence of think tanks is largely determined by the degree of democracy in individual nations.

Author : Philip D. Curtin
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : History
ISBN : 0299830268

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The Image of Africa by Philip D. Curtin Pdf

In this encyclopedic work of intellectual history, Philip D. Curtain sought to discover the British image of Africa for the years 1780-1850.

Author : Nan Henderson,Bonnie Benard,Nancy Sharp-Light
Publisher : Resiliency In Action
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Adaptability (Psychology)
ISBN : 0966939433

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Resiliency in Action by Nan Henderson,Bonnie Benard,Nancy Sharp-Light Pdf

How to build bounce-back kids, families, schools, and communities is the theme of Resiliency In Action: Practical Ideas for Overcoming Risks and Building Strengths in Youth, Families, and Communities. It is edited by internationally recognized resiliency expert, trainer, and consultant Nan Henderson, M.S.W., whose publications are used in more than 25 countries. The book is a research-based, practical guide for educators, counselors, parents, community organizers, and mentors and is filled with the latest strategies for helping children, families, schools, and communities bounce back from risk, stress, trauma, and adversity.More than two dozen experts in the fields of child, family, organizational, and community resiliency contributed to the book, which challenges a widely accepted myth about people especially young people, who experience risks, stress, trauma, and adversity in their lives, according to Henderson. Contrary to popular opinion, the majority of these individuals, over time, do bounce back and do well. There is a growing body of scientific research from several fields that documents this fact and yields important information as to what can be done every day to facilitate this process of overcoming.This book is really three books in one: it contains the most recent research, hands-on and practical strategies, and stories of resilient individuals and best practices. The book includes 60 chapters grouped in seven sections: The Foundations of Resiliency, Resiliency and Schools, Resiliency and Communities, Resiliency Connections (Mentoring, Support, and Counseling), Resiliency and Youth Development, Resiliency and Families, and Resiliency and the Brain.