Liberty Governance And Resistance

Author : John William Tate
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09
Category : Liberalism
ISBN : 1003147666

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Liberty, Governance and Resistance by John William Tate Pdf

"John Locke is widely perceived as a foundational figure within the liberal tradition. This book investigates the competing purposes that informed Locke's political philosophy, not all of which resulted in outcomes consistent with what we today understand as "liberal" ideals. Locke himself was unaware that he belonged to a "liberal" tradition. Traditions only acquire meaning in retrospect. But many have perceived the development of Locke's political philosophy as involving a smooth evolution from "authoritarian" origins to "liberal" conclusions, beginning with Locke's Two Tracts on Government (1660-62) and culminating in his later political works, the Two Treatises of Government (1689) and A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689). This book advances an interpretation of this development which reveals how, by the time of his mature political writings, Locke sought to advance three competing imperatives within his political philosophy, only two of which were consistent with ideals of individual liberty. The other imperative sustained purposes much more aligned with the "authoritarianism" with which Locke's political philosophy began. The result is a much more complex and variegated understanding of Locke's political philosophy, focusing on its competing purposes. Liberty, Governance and Resistance will be of interest to researchers studying Locke, liberalism, and the history of ideas"--

Author : John Stuart Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Liberty
ISBN : HARVARD:32044024786071

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On Liberty by John Stuart Mill Pdf

Author : Francis Lieber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Democracy
ISBN : NYPL:33433070240175

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On Civil Liberty and Self-government by Francis Lieber Pdf

Author : Steve Woolgar,Daniel Neyland
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191505294

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Mundane Governance by Steve Woolgar,Daniel Neyland Pdf

What is to be made of the outcry when newly issued recycling "wheelie" bins are discovered to contain microchips for weighing and evaluating householders' rubbish? The angry accusations that speed cameras are generating excessive income for the government? The consternation at the measures taken by airports to heighten security in the wake of the increased threat of terrorist attacks? These increasingly widespread reactions to ordinary events and everyday phenomena share a common theme. They all embody concerns about the ways in which our lives are increasingly regulated and controlled in relation to ordinary objects and technologies. This book takes these concerns as the starting point for exploring the ways in which relations of governance and accountability in contemporary life are organized around ordinary, everyday, pervasive objects and technologies. In contrast to the contemporary literature on governance, the book argues for the importance of examining how accountability relations are enacted on the ground, in relation to mundane objects and technologies. In particular, it is crucial to understand how governance and accountability are mediated through material relations involving ordinary everyday objects and technologies. The book argues that the key to understanding governance is to focus on political constitution at the level of ontology rather than just on the traditional politics of organization, structure, and human compliance. The term ontology is used here to draw attention to the social and cultural processes whereby the nature and existence of ordinary things come to matter. The argument is developed in relation to a wide variety of empirical materials drawn from three main areas of everyday life: waste management and recycling; the regulation and control of traffic (especially speed cameras and parking); and security and passenger movement in airports.

Author : Linda Myrsiades
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820366272

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Backcountry Democracy and the Whiskey Insurrection by Linda Myrsiades Pdf

Backcountry Democracy and the Whiskey Insurrection treats the legal culture that informed the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and its trials. Linda Myrsiades examines conflicts between state and federal courts and the judicial philosophy of Federalist judges, as well as grand jury charges, law reports, judges’ bench notes, and defense notes for the trials, to develop a portrait of the hegemony of official interpretations of the law. At the same time, the book illuminates popular attitudes about the courts and the law and explores the nature of extralegal courts operated by the people. Myrsiades captures the agitation-propaganda efforts mounted by rebel communities and groups together with petitions and speeches in the rebel assemblies in demonstrating that popular culture offered a clear politico-legal justification within the rebel movement on the unofficial side of legal culture. Myrsiades thus presents a holistic picture of the legal culture of the rebellion. Her examination denies the common perception that the rebel movement was incoherent and chaotic and presents an alternative view that its perceptions are a necessary correlative to understanding how treason law functioned and what its critical elements were in the late-eighteenth century, serving as a lesson for democracy in the present era.

Author : Benjamin R. Barber
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691227900

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A Passion for Democracy by Benjamin R. Barber Pdf

Benjamin Barber is one of America's preeminent political theorists. He has been a significant voice in the continuing debate about the nature and role of democracy in the contemporary world. A Passion for Democracy collects twenty of his most important writings on American democracy. Together they refine his distinctive position in democratic theory. Barber's conception of "strong democracy" contrasts with traditional concepts of "liberal democracy," especially in its emphasis on citizen participation in central issues of public debate. These essays critique the "thin representation" of liberal democracy and buttress the arguments presented in Barber's twelve books, most recently in his well-received Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism Are Re-shaping the World. In these pieces, Barber argues for participatory democracy without dependence on abstract metaphysical foundations, and he stresses the relationship among democracy and civil society, civic education, and culture. A Passion for Democracy is divided into four sections. In the first, "American Theory: Democracy, Liberalism, and Rights," Barber addresses issues of ongoing relevance to today's debates about the roots of participatory democracy, including individualism vs. community, the importance of consent, and the irrelevance of Marxism. Essays in the second section, "American Practice: Leadership, Citizenship, and Censorship" provide a "strong democracy" critique of American democratic practice. "Education for Democracy: Civic Education, Service, and Citizenship" applies Barber's theories to three related topics and includes his much-discussed essay "America Skips School." The final section, "Democracy and Technology: Endless Frontier or End of Democracy?" provides glimpses into a future that technology alone cannot secure for democracy. In his preface, Barber writes: "In these essays ... I have been hard on my country. Like most ardent democrats, I want more for it than it has achieved, despite the fact that it has achieved more than most people have dared to want." This wide-ranging collection displays not only his passion for democracy, but also his unique perspective on issues of abiding importance for the democratic process.

Author : Rodney Bruce Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135011482

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Reducing Armed Violence with NGO Governance by Rodney Bruce Hall Pdf

NGOs have proliferated in number and become increasingly influential players in world politics in the past three decades. From the 1970s, with the access of social movements and private NGOs to local and international institutions, NGOs have enjoyed an opening to bring impact global policy debates. Yet NGOs find themselves highly constrained in bringing their material and epistemic resources to bear in the security arena where their activities normally must be authorized by states, or international organizations acting with authority delegated from states. They also find their activities, particularly in the security arena come frequently under attack as lacking accountability or lacking legitimacy, as NGOs are self-appointed private actors, often representing only themselves, they are seen by many as self-appointed meddlers in transnational affairs, This book provides a comprehensive and accessible analysis whether, or the extent to which, NGOs can contribute as private actors to authoritative governance outcomes in the security realm, and thereby help mitigate armed violence by plugging governance gaps in this arena that state actors, or international governmental organizations (IGOs) either neglect, or can better address with NGO assistance. This book examines the current and future issues surrounding this objective in four sections: (i) a practitioner’s perspective of the potentials of conflict governance NGOs, (ii) global civil society and legitimation of conflict governance NGO activities, (iii) conflict governance NGOs as norm entrepreneurs and norm diffusion in global governance (iv) conflict governance NGOs in action.

Author : Amihai Glazer,Kai A. Konrad
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783662051214

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Conflict and Governance by Amihai Glazer,Kai A. Konrad Pdf

Conflict appears in many forms, from a dictator terrorizing his country to organized crime demanding protection money. Questions and issues addressed in this text include: the conditions which make conflict severe; whether voluntary agreements can avoid future conflict; how the outcome of one war will affect the incentives of countries to wage war in the future; and how dictators hold power. The book provides an overview of existing literature, applies the theory of conflict to new situations, and gives foundations for future work. It should interest both researchers and students studying political economy, public choice, international relations, and comparative politics.

Author : Victoria Canning,Greg Martin,Steve Tombs
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781802621990

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The Emerald International Handbook of Activist Criminology by Victoria Canning,Greg Martin,Steve Tombs Pdf

Collectively, The Emerald International Handbook of Activist Criminology explores the contemporary terrain around new and emergent issues and forms of activism, and offers cutting edge conceptualizations of the methodological and practical applications of activist engagement, solidarity, and resistance.

Author : Priestley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1771
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBE:UBBE-00155800

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An Essay on the First Principles of Government by Priestley Pdf

Author : Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1777
Category : French literature
ISBN : NYPL:33433067312748

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Complete Works by Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu Pdf

Author : Jan Nederveen Pieterse,Haeran Lim,Habibul Khondker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000395297

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Covid-19 and Governance by Jan Nederveen Pieterse,Haeran Lim,Habibul Khondker Pdf

Covid-19 and Governance focuses on the relationship between governance institutions and approaches to Covid-19 and health outcomes. Bringing together analyses of Covid-19 developments in countries and regions across the world with a wide-angle lens on governance, this volume asks: what works, what hasn’t and isn’t, and why? Organized by region, the book is structured to follow the spread of Covid-19 in the course of 2020, through Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, and Africa. The analyses explore a number of key themes, including public health systems, government capability, and trust in government—as well as underlying variables of social cohesion and inequality. This volume combines governance, policies, and politics to bring wide international scope and analytical depth to the study of the Covid-19 pandemic. Together the authors represent a diverse and formidable database of experience and understanding. They include sociologists, anthropologists, scholars of development studies and public administration, as well as MD specialists in public health and epidemiology. Engaged and free of jargon, this book speaks to a wide global public—including scholars, students, and policymakers—on a topic that has profound and broad appeal.

Author : Robert M. S. McDonald
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780813932378

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Light and Liberty by Robert M. S. McDonald Pdf

Although Thomas Jefferson’s status as a champion of education is widely known, the essays in Light and Liberty make clear that his efforts to enlighten fellow citizens reflected not only a love of learning but also a love of freedom. Using as a starting point Jefferson's conviction that knowledge is the basis of republican self-government, the contributors examine his educational projects not as disparate attempts to advance knowledge for its own sake but instead as a result of his unyielding, almost obsessive desire to bolster Americans’ republican virtues and values. Whether by establishing schools or through broader, extra-institutional efforts to disseminate knowledge, Jefferson's endeavors embraced his vision for a dynamic and meritocratic America. He aimed not only to provide Americans with the ability to govern themselves and participate in the government of others but also to influence Americans to remake their society in accordance with his own principles. Written in clear and accessible prose, Light and Liberty reveals the startling diversity of Jefferson’s attempts to rid citizens of the ignorance and vice that, in the view of Jefferson and many contemporaries, had corroded and corrupted once-great civilizations. Never wavering from his faith that "knowledge is power," Jefferson embraced an expansive understanding of education as the foundation for a republic of free and responsible individuals who understood their rights and stood ready to defend them.

Author : Herbert Spencer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017774200

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The Proper Sphere of Government: a Reprint of a Series of Letters, Originally Published in “The Nonconformist.” by Herbert Spencer Pdf

Author : Henk Addink
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Democracy
ISBN : 9780198841159

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Good Governance by Henk Addink Pdf

This book explores how good governance has become the third dominant concept in the modern state. It examines the concept and how it relates to the rule of law and democracy, and breaks it down into six categories: transparency, participation, effectiveness, accountability, human rights protections, and propriety.