Download Full eBooks in PDF
Politics And Freedom Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Politics And Freedom book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Gene Sharp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038935198
Author : George G. Brenkert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134967155
This book examines the underlying theoretical issues concerning the nature of political freedom. Arguing that most previous discussions of such freedom have been too narrowly focused, it explores both conservativism from Edmund Burke to its present resurgence, the radical tradition of Karl Marx, as well as the orthodox liberal model of freedom of John Locke, John Stuart Mill and Isaiah Berlin. Political Freedom argues that these three accounts of political freedom - conservative, liberal and radical - all have internal weaknesses which render them unsatisfactory. In the second part of the book George Brenkert develops an alternative theory of political freedom. Using the guiding concept of empowerment, his model explores individual rights, democratic participation in government and workplace, and the need to provide the material and educational resources to allow individuals to effectively exercise their rights to self-determination. It is a clear and bold attack on the view that there is no link between freedom and power.
Author : Thomas L. Dumm
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780742521391
This edition of a 1995 book (Sage Publications) contains a new introduction by the series editor and a new preface. Readers familiar with Foucault's work will appreciate the difficulty in critically studying its arresting paradoxical nature. Dumm (political science, Amherst College) negotiates the problem by creating a thematic framework--the idea of being "free" in a modern Western capitalist democracy--and examining it through a Foucaultian lens. He focuses on the politics of freedom, negative freedom, the disciplinary society, ethics, seduction, governments, and provides an enlightening companion to Foucault's postmodern philosophy. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Winnifred Fallers Sullivan,Elizabeth Shakman Hurd,Saba Mahmood,Peter G. Danchin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226248509
Religious freedom has achieved broad consensus as a condition for peace. Faced with reports of a rise in religious violence and a host of other social ills, public, and private actors have responded with laws and policies designed to promote freedom of religion. But what precisely is being promoted? What are the assumptions underlying this response? The contributions to this volume unsettle the assumption that religious freedom is a singular achievement and that the problem lies in its incomplete accomplishment. Delineating the different conceptions of religious freedom predominant in the world today, as well as their histories and political contexts, the contributions make clear that the reasons for violence and discrimination are more complex than is widely acknowledged. The promotion of a single legal and cultural tool meant to address conflict across a wide variety of cultures can have the perverse effect of exacerbating the problems that plague the communities often cited as falling short. -- from back cover.
Author : Barbara Dianne Savage
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807848042
Tells how Blacks used radio
Author : Ben Worthy
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781526108524
Why do governments pass freedom of information laws? The symbolic power and force surrounding FOI makes it appealing as an electoral promise but hard to disengage from once in power. However, behind closed doors compromises and manoeuvres ensure that bold policies are seriously weakened before they reach the statute book. The politics of freedom of information examines how Tony Blair's government proposed a radical FOI law only to back down in fear of what it would do. But FOI survived, in part due to the government's reluctance to be seen to reject a law that spoke of 'freedom', 'information' and 'rights'. After comparing the British experience with the difficult development of FOI in Australia, India and the United States – and the rather different cases of Ireland and New Zealand – the book concludes by looking at how the disruptive, dynamic and democratic effects of FOI laws continue to cause controversy once in operation.
Author : Nikolas Rose
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1999-05-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521659051
A 1999 review of governmentality literature, derived from Foucault, which broke new ground in ethics and politics.
Author : Lawrence Hamilton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107062962
A novel, sophisticated and realistic account of freedom as power through political representation.
Author : Arthur Ripstein
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780674054516
In this masterful work, both an illumination of Kant’s thought and an important contribution to contemporary legal and political theory, Arthur Ripstein gives a comprehensive yet accessible account of Kant’s political philosophy. Ripstein shows that Kant’s thought is organized around two central claims: first, that legal institutions are not simply responses to human limitations or circumstances; indeed the requirements of justice can be articulated without recourse to views about human inclinations and vulnerabilities. Second, Kant argues for a distinctive moral principle, which restricts the legitimate use of force to the creation of a system of equal freedom. Ripstein’s description of the unity and philosophical plausibility of this dimension of Kant’s thought will be a revelation to political and legal scholars. In addition to providing a clear and coherent statement of the most misunderstood of Kant’s ideas, Ripstein also shows that Kant’s views remain conceptually powerful and morally appealing today. Ripstein defends the idea of equal freedom by examining several substantive areas of law—private rights, constitutional law, police powers, and punishment—and by demonstrating the compelling advantages of the Kantian framework over competing approaches.
Author : Diane Enns
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0804754659
Speaking of Freedom analyzes the development of ideas concerning freedom and politics in contemporary French thought from existentialism to deconstruction, in relation to several of the most prominent post-World War II revolutionary struggles and the liberation discourses they inspired.
Author : Bruce Baum,Robert Nichols
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135132385
Since his death in 1997, Isaiah Berlin’s writings have generated continual interest among scholars and educated readers, especially in regard to his ideas about liberalism, value pluralism, and "positive" and "negative" liberty. Most books on Berlin have examined his general political theory, but this volume uses a contemporary perspective to focus specifically on his ideas about freedom and liberty. Isaiah Berlin and the Politics of Freedom brings together an integrated collection of essays by noted and emerging political theorists that commemorate in a critical spirit the recent 50th anniversary of Isaiah Berlin’s famous lecture and essay, "Two Concepts of Liberty." The contributors use Berlin’s essay as an occasion to rethink the larger politics of freedom from a twenty-first century standpoint, bringing Berlin’s ideas into conversation with current political problems and perspectives rooted in postcolonial theory, feminist theory, democratic theory, and critical social theory. The editors begin by surveying the influence of Berlin’s essay and the range of debates about freedom that it has inspired. Contributors’ chapters then offer various analyses such as competing ways to contextualize Berlin’s essay, how to reconsider Berlin’s ideas in light of struggles over national self-determination, European colonialism, and racism, and how to view Berlin’s controversial distinction between so-called "negative liberty" and "positive liberty." By relating Berlin’s thinking about freedom to competing contemporary views of the politics of freedom, this book will be significant for both scholars of Berlin as well as people who are interested in larger debates about the meaning and conditions of freedom.
Author : James Lane Buckley
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594034787
Contains essays, many from the 1970s, in which James Buckley, a former senator, under secretary of state, and judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, shares his opinions on the adverse effects of the growth of the federal government.
Author : Mike Larsen,Kevin Walby
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780774823258
Is the business of public officials any of the public’s business? Most Canadians would argue that it is – that we citizens are entitled to enquire and get answers about our government’s actions. Yet, on a practical level, there still exists a struggle between the public’s quest for accountability and the government’s culture of secrecy. Drawing together the unique perspectives of social scientists, journalists, and access to information (ATI) advocates, Brokering Access explores the history of ATI law and supplies multiple examples of its contemporary application at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. From restrictions to access of airport security data post-9/11 to censorship under the Access to Information Act to the difficulties of obtaining details on streetscape video surveillance, this book reveals the legal and bureaucratic obstacles citizens face when trying to access government information.
Author : Olesya Tkacheva
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780833080646
The Internet is a new battleground between governments that censor online content and those who advocate Internet freedom. This report examines the implications of Internet freedom for state-society relations in nondemocratic regimes.
Author : Andrew E. Busch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781461642169
In Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Freedom, Andrew E. Busch goes beyond economic and foreign policies to examine Reagan's understanding of statesmanship. Busch analyzes Reagan's conscious attempt to strengthen the separation of powers, federalism, and traditional rhetoric, and his efforts to revive the notion of limited government in a Constitutional Republic. In this important new study, Busch concludes that Ronald Reagan's politics of freedom—found in his discourse, policy, and coalition-building—achieved significant successes in the 1980s and beyond.