Representations Of Political Power

Author : Marlies Heinz,Marian H. Feldman
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575061351

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Representations of Political Power by Marlies Heinz,Marian H. Feldman Pdf

"Representation of political power seems to have been necessary at all times in all complex urban societies. To secure order - to construct a certain social, ideological, religious, economic, and cultural stability - seems to be one of the main intentions of representation. When order breaks down or is threatened, political power comes under threat, and the cohesion of the community is also in jeopardy." "In times of impending change, crisis, or disorder, special effort is required to reassure the community of the rulers' ability to maintain stability. What those in power did to convince the affected communities of their qualities as rulers, that is, their representational strategies - especially in times of change - is the subject of this book, explored through examination of case studies drawn from the ancient Near East. The volume is divided into three thematic parts: "Reestablishment of Order after Major Disruption," "Changing Order from Within," and "Perceptions of New Order.""--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004291966

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New Perspectives on Power and Political Representation from Ancient History to the Present Day by Anonim Pdf

New Perspectives on Power and Political Representation from Ancient History to the Present Day offers a unique perspective on political communication between rulers and ruled from antiquity to the present day by putting the concept of representation center stage. It explores the dynamic relationship between elites and the people as it was shaped by constructions of self-representation and representative claims. The contributors to this volume – specialists in ancient, medieval, early-modern and modern history – move away from reductionist associations of political representation with formal aspects of modern, democratic, electoral, and parliamentarian politics. Instead, they contend that the construction of political representation involves a set of discourses, practices, and mechanisms that, although they have been applied and appropriated in various ways in a range of historical contexts, has stood the test of time.

Author : Roosmarijn de Geus,Erin Tolley,Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant,Peter John Loewen
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487536466

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Women, Power, and Political Representation by Roosmarijn de Geus,Erin Tolley,Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant,Peter John Loewen Pdf

Delving into the pressing topic of gender and politics, this volume provides fresh comparative perspectives on "what works" to promote women in politics today. Inspiring and informative, Women, Power, and Political Representation offers a comprehensive overview of the role women play in contemporary politics, and pinpoints the reasons behind their underrepresentation. Discussing the challenges and opportunities women face when running for office, as well as their experiences as political leaders, this book offers a broad and thoughtful overview of the pitfalls encountered by women, from gender biases to sexual harassment, in the notoriously male dominated political arena. Featuring a range of voices that articulate a path towards women’s political advancement and equality, Women, Power, and Political Representation is an important and timely resource for scholars, students, and women working professionally in Canadian and international politics.

Author : Lawrence Hamilton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107062962

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Freedom Is Power by Lawrence Hamilton Pdf

A novel, sophisticated and realistic account of freedom as power through political representation.

Author : Ian Shapiro
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521111270

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Political Representation by Ian Shapiro Pdf

Draws from political science, history, political theory, economics, and anthropology to answer the most important questions about political representation.

Author : Hanna F. Pitkin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520340503

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The Concept of Representation by Hanna F. Pitkin Pdf

Being concerned with representation, this book is about an idea, a concept, a word. It is primarily a conceptual analysis, not a historical study of the way in which representative government has evolved, nor yet an empirical investigation of the behavior of contemporary representatives or the expectations voters have about them. Yet, although the book is about a word, it is not about mere words, not merely about words. For the social philosopher, for the social scientist, words are not "mere"; they are the tools of his trade and a vital part of his subject matter. Since human beings are not merely political animals but also language-using animals, their behavior is shaped by their ideas. What they do and how they do it depends upon how they see themselves and their world, and this in turn depends upon the concepts through which they see. Learning what "representation" means and learning how to represent are intimately connected. But even beyond this, the social theorist sees the world through a network of concepts. Our words define and delimit our world in important ways, and this is particularly true of the world of human and social things. For a zoologist may capture a rare specimen and simply observe it; but who can capture an instance of representation (or of power, or of interest)? Such things, too, can be observed, but the observation always presupposes at least a rudimentary conception of what representation (or power, or interest) is, what counts as representation, where it leaves off and some other phenomenon begins. Questions about what representation is, or is like, are not fully separable from the question of what "representation" means. This book approaches the former questions by way of the latter.

Author : Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199780382

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Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America by Leslie A. Schwindt-Bayer Pdf

The number of women elected to Latin American legislatures has grown significantly over the past thirty years. This increase in the number of women elected to national office is due, in large part, to gender-friendly electoral rules such as gender quotas and proportional electoral systems, and it has, in turn, fostered constituent support for representative democracy. Still, this book argues that women are gaining political voice and bringing women's issues to state agendas, but they are not gaining political power. Women are marginalized by the male majority in office and relegated to the least powerful committees and leadership posts, hindering progress toward real political equality. In Political Power and Women's Representation in Latin America, Leslie Schwindt-Bayer examines the causes and consequences of women's representation in Latin America. She does so by asking a series of politically relevant and theoretically challenging questions, including why the numbers of women in office have increased in some countries but vary across others; what the presence of women in office means for the way representatives legislate; and what consequences the election of women bears for representative democracy more generally. Schwindt-Bayer articulates a comprehensive theory of women's representation that analyzes and connects trends in relation to four facets of political representation: formal, descriptive, substantive and symbolic. She then tests this theory empirically using aggregate data from all eighteen Latin American democracies and original fieldwork in Argentina, Colombia and Costa Rica. Ultimately, this book communicates the complex and often incomplete nature of women's political representation in Latin America.

Author : Pamela Paxton,Melanie M. Hughes,Tiffany D. Barnes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538137529

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Women, Politics, and Power by Pamela Paxton,Melanie M. Hughes,Tiffany D. Barnes Pdf

Women, Politics, and Power: A Global Perspective provides a clear, detailed introduction to women’s political participation and representation across a wide range of countries and regions. Through broad statistical overviews and detailed case-study accounts, the authors document both historical trends and the contemporary state of women’s political strength. Readers see the cultural, structural, political, and international influences on women’s access to political power, and the difference women make once in political office. The fourth edition includes the latest information available on women in politics around the world, including current events as they have unfolded across the globe. The newest thinking in the field is presented, including on violence against women in politics. Approach and Features Nine thematic chapters explain women’s access to office in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and why it matters. Six chapters cover women’s political power in specific geographic regions with recent research and events. The book’s intersectional perspective attends to the ways gender interacts with other forms of difference, both throughout the volume and in a dedicated chapter. A bounty of figures, maps, and tables provide visual accounts of the variations in women’s access to political power around the world, the growth in women’s political power over time, and persistent obstacles to gender equality in politics.

Author : Allison K. Lange
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226815848

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Picturing Political Power by Allison K. Lange Pdf

"For as long as American women have battled for equitable political representation, those battles have been defined by images--whether drawn, etched, photographed, or filmed. Some of these have been flattering, many of them have been condescending, and some have been scabrous. They have drawn upon prevailing cultural tropes about the perceived nature of women's roles and abilities, and they have circulated both with and without conscious political objectives. Allison K. Lange takes a systematic look at American women's efforts to control the production and dissemination of images of them in the long battle for representation, from the mid-nineteenth-century onward"--

Author : Pamela Marie Paxton,Melanie M. Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political participation
ISBN : 1071872893

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Women, Politics, and Power by Pamela Marie Paxton,Melanie M. Hughes Pdf

Incorporates important recent changes in women's political participation and representation, such as the election of new women presidents and prime ministers and the continued spread of gender quotas Expanded coverage of women's political participation now includes women judges and women in local levels of governance Updated coverage of women's political representation in the Middle East and North Africa highlights events and issues since the Arab Spring Incorporates more than 100 new studies from the rapidly expanding field of gender and politics Includes an up-to-date discussion on gender quotas and their effects, including coverage of the trend towards "parity" quotas KEY FEATURES: Six chapters cover women's political power in specific geographic regions with case studies from all over the world Includes the latest information available on women in politics worldwide Charts, maps, and tables give visual overviews of the substantial variation in women's access to political power around the world, the growth in women's political power over time, and persistent obstacles to gender equality in politics.

Author : Gordon E. Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Election districts
ISBN : UOM:39015002650904

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Rural Versus Urban Political Power by Gordon E. Baker Pdf

Author : Brian F. Crisp,Santiago Olivella,Guillermo Rosas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108478014

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The Chain of Representation by Brian F. Crisp,Santiago Olivella,Guillermo Rosas Pdf

A comparative analysis of why democratic institutions often produce dissonance between citizens' preferences and public policy in separation-of-powers regimes.

Author : Brian Seitz
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995-05-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781438419374

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The Trace of Political Representation by Brian Seitz Pdf

The Trace of Political Representation is a philosophical analysis of the discourses, practices, and effects of representation in political institutions, with an ultimate interest in contemporary American democracy. The perspective governing its approach is derived largely from Foucault, and tempered by a range of contemporary philosophers, including Derrida, Pitkin, and Castoriadis. Seitz explores and questions the traditional, metaphysical notion that what gets represented in the apparatuses and processes of representation is a political subject or identity (for example, will, opinion, interests) that exists fundamentally independent of and prior to that process. To accomplish this, he sketches out a historical articulation of several prominent formations of political representation from the past and then focuses on more contemporary political developments and dynamics, including the impact of "communications" technology and culture on the processes and institutions of representation.

Author : Susan E. Scarrow,Paul D. Webb,Thomas Poguntke
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192528810

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Organizing Political Parties by Susan E. Scarrow,Paul D. Webb,Thomas Poguntke Pdf

Political party organizations play large roles in democracies, yet their organizations differ widely, and their statutes change much more frequently than constitutions or electoral laws. How do these differences, and these frequent changes, affect the operation of democracy? This book seeks to answer these questions by presenting a comprehensive overview of the state of party organization in nineteen contemporary democracies. Using a unique new data collection, the book's chapters test propositions about the reasons for variation and similarities across party organizations. They find more evidence of within-country similarity than of cross-national patterns based on party ideology. After exploring parties' organizational differences, the remaining chapters investigate the impact of these differences. The volume considers a wide range of theories about how party organization may affect political life, including the impact of party rules on the selection of female candidates, the links between party decision processes and the stability of party programmes, the connection between party finance sources and public trust in political parties, and whether the strength of parties' extra-parliamentary organization affects the behaviour of their elected legislators. Collectively these chapters help to advance comparative studies of elections and representation by inserting party institutions and party agency more firmly into the centre of such studies. Comparative Politics is a series for researchers, teachers, and students of political science that deals with contemporary government and politics. Global in scope, books in the series are characterised by a stress on comparative analysis and strong methodological rigour. The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research. For more information visit: www.ecprnet.eu. The series is edited by Emilie van Haute, Professor of Political Science, Université libre de Bruxelles; Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Leuphana University; and Susan Scarrow, Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Houston.

Author : Ragnhild L. Muriaas,Vibeke Wang,Rainbow Murray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000020625

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Gendered Electoral Financing by Ragnhild L. Muriaas,Vibeke Wang,Rainbow Murray Pdf

Illustrated by in-depth empirical research from six country studies, Gendered Electoral Financing: Money, Power and Representation in Comparative Perspective is the first cross-regional examination of the nexus between money, gender and political recruitment across the world. Money is assumingly one of the greatest barriers to women in the political recruitment process. The financial disadvantage of women is expected to constitute an obstacle for women’s entry into politics everywhere and especially in developing countries where women’s socio-economic status is disproportionately low relative to men’s. This line of reasoning has caused a global upswing in both candidate- and party-directed financial schemes introduced to enhance gender balance in political office. This book develops a typology of different kinds of gendered electoral financing schemes and builds theories about its causes and consequences. By comparing how gendered electoral financing affects political recruitment processes in both established and emerging democracies, the authors identify whether and how the funding mechanisms incentivize a shift in political behavior. Gendered Electoral Financing is a timely, informative and well-written book that does an excellent job of explaining, in language accessible to students and researchers alike, the cost of elections, gender imbalance in political office and the effects of financial incentive mechanisms to increase women’s representation in politics.