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As the UK's national narrative falters and trust in key political institutions is wavering what does the future hold? Is the UK set to become 'Singapore on Thames?' as some suggest? What might a future relationship with the EU look like? What would it take to rekindle a real enthusiasm for the European project, as opposed to the semi-detached relationship Britain has had with the EU? How do we rebuild trust in our institutions and create a new, 21st...
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In the months following disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori's flight to Japan, Peru had a political crisis on its hands. The newly elected government that came together in mid-2001 faced a skeptical and suspicious public, with no magic bullet for achieving legitimacy. Many argued that the future of democracy was at stake, and that the government's ability to decentralize and incorporate new actors in decision-making processes was critical. Toward...
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Between Tyranny and Anarchy provides a unique comprehensive history and interpretation of efforts to establish democracies over two centuries in the major Latin American countries. Drake takes an unusual interdisciplinary approach, combining history and political science with an emphasis on political institutions. He argues that, without a thorough examination of the historical roots and causes of Latin American democracy, most general theories can...
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Most social science studies of local organizations tend to focus on "civil society" associations, voluntary associations independent from state control, whereas government-sponsored organizations tend to be theorized in totalitarian terms as "mass organizations" or manifestations of state corporatism. Roots of the State examines neighborhood associations in Beijing and Taipei that occupy a unique space that exists between these concepts. Benjamin...
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Al igual que en los tiempos de Lutero, estamos viviendo en un mundo que experimenta enormes cambios en lo social, político, económico, religioso, cultural y tecnológico. Son cambios que, como en los tiempos del monje de Wittenberg,
también desafían y obligan a la iglesia a representarse, a transformarse.
Este libro es una invitación a la iglesia hispana a no olvidar la afirmación planteada por los autores en la tesis 55: "no somos víctimas...
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If you prefer to think outside the box, then this book is for you. It is an insightful, penetrating, and far-reaching call to decency, integrity, and accountability. The book is a clarion call to re-evaluate our man-made world of dogmas, ideologies, myths, and masculine institutions and industries. It is a strongly worded call to embrace facts and critical thinking; especially, in the face of religious, political, and conspiratorial distortions of...
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Todo castigo que un día les fue impuesto fue por parte de malos gobiernos, grupos armados criminales, mafia, pandillas. Todos estos grupos criminales fueron creados por ideologías políticas, con el fin de controlar la mente de los habitantes del país, aplicando la fuerza bruta con el fin de que permanezca en el poder únicamente el de ellos, a cualquier costo y sin importar los derechos de cada persona ni la situación de cada ciudadano, a base...
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Performers y performensos asumen el debate televisivo como un "dispositivo" diseñado y aplicado por los medios de comunicación privados, que actúan en el marco de las posibilidades que permiten las "relaciones de poder"3 de nuestro sistema político. Desde la perspectiva de Foucault (1991) el debate crea un "medioambiente" en el transcurrir de las campañas, que se acopla a las subjetividades impuestas por el liberalismo económico, a través de...
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¿Cuál es la lógica de las estrategias de desarrollo urbano integral?, ¿qué impacto tienen? Para responder a estas preguntas se analizan, desde una perspectiva comparativa, los proyectos desarrollados en España entre 1994 y 2013 en el marco de las iniciativas promovidas por la Unión Europea. Para ello se aplica la metodología del comparative urban policy portfolio analysis, que viene desarrollando el The Urban Governance Lab, así como "comparaciones...
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El Estado necesita de las ciudades, porque es donde se genera la riqueza, donde se construyen los imaginarios del poder y se fabrican los hilos que tejen el pensamiento y la cultura. También el lugar donde habitan sus élites, incluida la burocracia, los altos funcionarios y los actores económicos y financieros. Pero a su vez, las niega como realidades políticas porque quiere conservar el control. Las ciudades, sin embargo, empiezan a pensar que...
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"Good governance and Coalition Politics" is, a tale of two coalition governments of Jammu and Kashmir, (PDP-Congress (2002-2008) and NC-Congress (2008-2014) prefaced by concept and contours of Good Governance in historical and philosophical contexts. The focus was on dynamic changes in the philosophy, structure, functions and goals of governance and the triangular relationship among state, society, and citizen that evolved, during the last two centauries...
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La crisis catalana, tal y como se ha venido desarrollando, ha desconcertado a propios y a extraños. Muchos no podían dar crédito a lo que estaba sucediendo hasta que poco a poco fueron comprobando que no era la pesadilla de un sueño, sino una realidad. Es más, la crisis catalana es, sin lugar a dudas, la más grave que ha padecido España no solo en nuestro período democrático, sino desde la Guerra Civil de 1936-1939.
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The 22nd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than ninety countries and territories worldwide, reflecting extensive investigative work undertaken in 2011 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with domestic human rights activists. World Report 2012 gives particular focus on the roles-positive or negative-played in each country by key domestic and international figures, and includes contributions from Joseph...
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¿Qué es el etnocacerismo? ¿Qué clase de proyecto político representa? ¿Cuáles son sus límites? Este ensayo busca responder estas preguntas sobre la base de un análisis de los contenidos del periódico y los libros de Antauro Humala. Con ese objetivo, rastrea los orígenes del etnocacerismo, y analiza las acciones y los discursos de su líder a la luz del contexto económico, social e institucional en el que se desarrollan.
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La fin de la domination coloniale européenne en Amérique latine, en Asie et en Afrique a provoqué des changements manifestes, sans qu'ils soient nécessairement accompagnés d'un renversement de l'ordre établi. Les nouveaux États-nations, pour soutenir leur indépendance et bien marquer leur identité propre, ont mis en place des politiques et des institutions. Dans un monde en constante mutation, quelles en sont les forces et les faiblesses?
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"The decades-long resilience of Middle Eastern regimes meant that few anticipated the 2011 Arab Spring. But from the seemingly rapid leadership turnovers in Tunisia and Egypt to the protracted stalemates in Yemen and Syria, there remains a common outcome: ongoing control of the ruling regimes. While some analysts and media outlets rush to look for democratic breakthroughs, autocratic continuity-not wide-ranging political change-remains the hallmark...
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Just as in the days of Luther, we are living in a world undergoing enormous changes in the social political, economic, religious, cultural and technological arenas. As in the times of the monk from Wittenberg, these changes also challenge and force the Church to rethink and transform itself.
For this reason, the Association for Hispanic Theological Education (AETH for its name in Spanish) considers the publication of this book very relevant. Because...
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Thanks to all the American tribe who made me write this the great patriotism for America and thanks to the people who believe in me and a special thanks to the people of kahola kojla for the history they been writing and to all my relatives to the entire world is possible a change of our history we as civilized creature today together respecting each other building the new world order and the academic rules to each continent The great Patriotism for...
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Once seen as a fringe phenomenon, populism is back. While some politicians and media outlets present it as dangerous to the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, others hail it as the fix for broken democracies. Not surprisingly, questions about populism abound. Does it really threaten democracy? Why the sudden rise in populism? And what are we talking about when we talk about "populism"? The Global Rise of Populism argues for the need to rethink this...
20) Social Movements and the New State: The Fate of Pro-Democracy Organizations When Democracy Is Won
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The world's democracies cheered as the social movements of the Arab Spring ended the reigns of longstanding dictators and ushered in the possibility of democracy. Yet these unique transitions also fit into a broader pattern of democratic breakthroughs around the globe, where political leaders emerge from the pro-democracy movement that helped affect change. In Social Movements and the New State, Brian Grodsky examines the relationships between new...
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