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2. Afrika's Cause Must Triumph: Towards the Hegemony of Lembede's "Afrika for the Afrikans" as a Political Philosophy of National Liberation in "South Africa".
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Lepuru, Masilo
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POLITICAL philosophy ,NATIONALISM ,NATIONAL liberation movements ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Anton Lembede, who is regarded as a member of the "new Afrikans", propagated the political philosophy of Afrikanism that is premised on an exclusive idea of "Afrika for the Afrikans." On the other hand, A.P. Mda's idea of "broad nationalism" pursued an inclusive idea of Afrika. This paper seeks to foreground Lembede's exclusive idea of Afrika in contrast to Mda's idea of "broad nationalism" and inclusive idea of Afrika. We will rely on the historical and comparative method and the Afrikan-centred theoretical paradigm. There are several findings which this paper has deduced. The first one is that the political and intellectual relationship between Lembede and Mda has eventuated in the epochal emergence of the antagonism between two Afrikan political philosophies of national liberation in conquered Azania. These philosophies are Afrikanism and broad nationalism. The second one is that the intellectual legacy of Lembede is a marginalised study in South African scholarship especially on the figures of the Black Radical Tradition. The third one is that the broad nationalism of Mda was transformed into the Azanian political tradition by Robert Sobukwe and Steve Biko. The last one is that the triumph of Mda's idea of Afrika must triumph has contributed to the disastrous dominance of nonracialism in South Africa at the expense of the racial nationalism of Lembede. This nonracialism has taken the form of the Congress/Charterist nonracialism of the African National Congress and its Tripartite Alliance and the Azanian nonracialism of the Pan-Africanist Congress and the Black Consciousness Movement. The fundamental objective of this paper is a call for the replacement of these naïve and dangerous forms of nonracialism with the uncompromising racial nationalism of Lembede, so that Africa's cause can triumph as he envisioned it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. PART II: THE CONSTITUTIONALISM OF THE FEDERALIST PAPERS.
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Allen, W. B. and Cloonan, Kevin A.
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DEMOCRACY ,CONSTITUTIONS ,FEDERAL government ,CONSTITUTIONAL history ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Chapter 2 of the book "The Federalist Papers: A Commentary: The Baton Rouge Lectures" is presented. It highlights discussion for broader understanding of constitutional system of the federalist. Moreover, it explores the distinction offered between despotic tendencies of the democracy in the states and the response of the new constitution in forms of government.
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- 2000
4. Raising the bar (17).
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Elhorst, Paul, Abreu, Maria, Amaral, Pedro, Bhattacharjee, Arnab, Chasco, Coro, Corrado, Luisa, Ditzen, Jan, Doran, Justin, Felsenstein, Daniel, Fuerst, Franz, Le Gallo, Julie, McCann, Philip, Monastiriotis, Vassilis, Quatraro, Francesco, Temursho, Umed, and Yu, Jihai
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COVID-19 pandemic ,BUSINESS cycles ,ECONOMIC impact ,POLITICAL doctrines ,ECONOMIC research - Abstract
This editorial summarizes the papers published in issue 16(3) (2021) in order to raise the bar in applied spatial economic research and highlight new trends and knowledge. The first paper analyses the economic consequences of the rise and spread of the Covid-19 virus in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The second paper presents a multi-regional generalized RAS technique to update input–output tables. The third paper investigates which European Union regions are most likely to be exposed to external shocks and which are more resilient. The fourth paper proposes a new neighbourhood inequality index for cities. The fifth paper analyses productivity and profitability using a sophisticated hierarchical model applied to a huge data set of individual firms. The sixth paper contains an empirical analysis on the choice of the national capital city location among 80 potential candidates in China over a period of 2240 years. The seventh paper explains political ideology at the municipality level in Switzerland based on 312 federal referendums between 1981 and 2017. The eighth paper examines the driving forces of business cycle synchronization among the 49 US states. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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5. The Role of Anger and Information in Deliberation (Top Student Paper).
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Kim, Nuri
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NORMATIVE theory (Communication) ,COMMUNICATIONS research ,DEMOCRACY ,POLITICAL doctrines ,CONSERVATION of natural resources ,ANGER - Abstract
Normative theories of deliberative democracy have revolved around the concept of the rational citizen. Ideally, fully informed and motivated citizens would gather together to engage in careful weighing of ideas and arrive at the best solution. The purpose of this study is to question such assumptions of the ideal citizen by examining the effects of one particular emotion, i.e., anger, and information on the deliberation process and post-deliberative outcomes. I hypothesized that a) anger will have a main effect on the deliberation process and the post-deliberation outcomes; b) amount of information will have a main effect on the deliberation process and post deliberation outcomes; and c) the effect of anger on deliberation will differ by the amount of information given (interaction effect). Participants were assigned to one of the four conditions (2(anger)x2(information)) to read articles about a controversial issue on environmental conservation. They then engaged in a 3 - 4 person group discussion about the issue described in the articles. Video recordings of the discussions were content analyzed for assessing the deliberation process. Post-deliberation outcomes were assessed through self-reported measures after the discussion sessions. Results indicate a clear pattern of anger significantly influencing the post-deliberation outcomes but not necessarily individual performance during the deliberation process. Level of information, on the other hand, affected the deliberation process, while only having an indirect effect on the post-deliberation outcomes. Anger and information's distinctive routes of effects open up new interpretations on the functioning of the two in deliberation processes. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
6. A Realist Membership Account of Political Obligation.
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Szűcs, Zoltán Gábor
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POLITICAL obligation ,POLITICAL doctrines ,POLITICAL realism ,AUTHORITARIANISM ,STATE power - Abstract
The paper offers a realist account of political obligation. More precisely, it offers an account that belongs to the Williamsian liberal strain of contemporary realist theory (as opposed to a Geussian radical realist strain) and draws on and expands some ideas familiar from Bernard Williams's oeuvre (thick/thin ethical concepts, political realism/moralism, a minimal normative threshold for distinctively political rule). Accordingly, the paper will claim that the fact of membership in a polity provides people with sufficient reason for complying with those political authority claims whose source is that particular polity. The paper will explain that membership in a polity is constituted not by communitarian identification (Horton), nationhood (Tamir), joined commitment/plural subjectivity (Gilbert), but by the fact that people are stably exposed to political authority claims associated with a particular polity which they find making sense as passing the minimal normative threshold for a distinctively political form of rule (as opposed to the rule of terror or sheer coercion). This political-ethical phenomenon is widely known as political obligation but the paper will argue that the label is in fact a misnomer because it does not refer to a generic obligation. The implications of this account are manifold but two seem especially important: first, the notion of political obligation makes sense even beyond the realm of moralist political theory and, second, realist political theory should pay more attention to the problem of compliance than it used to do. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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7. Ceremony and Citizenship in the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.
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Applewhite, Harriet B.
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CONFERENCE papers , *CONSTITUTIONAL history , *POLITICAL doctrines , *POLITICAL rights - Abstract
A conference paper about the importance of public ceremonies in democracies including Great Britain, France, and the U.S. is presented. It mentions that public ceremonies provide citizens their identity and the will to think of the good of all. The evaluation is necessary in order to demonstrate the norms and values that link elites and ordinary people.
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- 2011
8. Misreading Direct Democracy as Mob Rule: Popular Sovereignty and Good Government in Ancient Athens, According to Xenophon's Constitution of the Athenians.
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Gish, Dustin A.
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CONFERENCE papers , *DEMOCRACY , *POLITICAL violence , *POLITICAL doctrines , *CONSTITUTION (Philosophy) - Abstract
A conference paper about the impact of Western tradition on political thought regarding the prospects for good government is presented. It mentions that the conflation of the Athenian regime with majority faction has overlooked misreading of classical texts from antiquity. It adds that the misreading of the lessons to be learned from the history of Athenian democracy has given rise an anti-democratic public rhetoric.
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- 2011
9. Mass psychology of the led and the leadersAn earlier version of this paper was read at the conference “Prejudice and Conflict” organized by International Association for Psychoanalytic Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, December, 2005.
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Lothane, Zvi
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SOCIAL psychology , *SOCIOLOGY , *PSYCHOANALYSIS , *APPLIED psychology , *SOCIAL interaction , *POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
In 1921, in his ground-breaking Massenpsychologie und Ich-Analyse , Freud momentously redefined psychoanalysis, until then an individual psychology, as a social psychology. Whereas individual psychology had previously already been viewed as, de facto , interpersonal, even though not explicitly defined as such, Freud (1933a) unambiguously stated that “sociology, too, dealing as it does with the behaviour of people in society, cannot be anything but applied psychology,” and, by extension, applied social psychology as well. An essential part of social psychology is the relationship between the leader and the led. The latter applies not only to leader-led dynamics in small groups, but even more dramatically to the leaders of masses and mobs. Mass phenomena are seen as crucial to understanding diverse mass events in history: the two great World Wars of the 20th century and dictatorial fundamentalist political ideologies such as Fascism and Communism; and current events such as international terrorism and regional conflicts, and their relationship to a renewal of fundamentalist religious ideologies. Once again, political, social, and ideological differences are being addressed by violence and war. In the spirit of Freud's 1932 reply to Einstein “Why War?,” this paper is also a plea for using the peaceful method of interpersonal dialog and negotiation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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10. Are We Moving Forward or We Are Stagnant in Our Democracies?
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Xulu-Gama, Nomkhosi
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DEMOCRACY ,POLITICAL doctrines - Published
- 2024
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11. Coalition Councils in South African Local Government: Analysis of the Challenges and Possible Solutions.
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Harry, Munzhedzi Pandelani and Shopola, Arthur
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COALITION governments ,LOCAL government ,LOCAL delivery services ,POLITICAL doctrines ,COALITIONS ,MUNICIPAL government - Abstract
Coalition government is an old phenomenon that has got its roots in Western European countries. It has since spread all over the world including in South Africa. Coalitions in the local sphere of government have existed predominantly in KwaZulu Natal and Western Cape, but it has since spread over to other provinces in South Africa. The outcome of the 2016 local government elections brought about dramatic results which saw the governments of three metropolitan municipalities change hands to coalitions of political parties. The Democratic Alliance (DA) and other small parties with the assistance of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) constituted coalition governments in Nelson Mandela Bay (in Eastern Cape), City of Tshwane, and Johannesburg in Gauteng province. However, the DA mayor and his executive in Nelson Mandela Bay have since been removed with the one from the United Democratic Movement (UDM) as a mayor and the executives from the African National Congress (ANC) and other smaller parties. The EFF announced in July 2019 that it will not vote with the DAor ANC in all municipalities where coalition councils must be formed. This paper seeks to identify challenges associated with coalition governments in the local sphere of government and propose possible solutions for curtailing such challenges. The paper does so by way of reviewing existing literature related to coalitions and alliances of municipal governments in South Africa. One of the challenges is the differing policy positions of the political parties in the coalition. This paper proposes that the needs and service delivery demands of the local communities must be given more preference over the political ideologies of the political parties concerned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
12. Recent Trends of Practical Theology in Finland: The Research Field of Practical Theology and Religious Education from the Perspective of Paradigms and the Operating Environment in the First Decades of the 21st Century at the University of Helsinki
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Räsänen, Antti and Knuutila, Jyrki
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RELIGIOUS education ,LITERATURE reviews ,TWENTY-first century ,POLITICAL doctrines ,PRACTICAL theology - Abstract
Copyright of International Journal of Practical Theology is the property of De Gruyter and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2024
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13. Attitudes Towards Syrian Refugees in Türkiye: Does Cosmopolitanism Matter?
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Ozdamar, Oznur, Giovanis, Eleftherios, and Akdede, Sacit Hadi
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COSMOPOLITANISM ,POLITICAL doctrines ,SYRIAN refugees ,LANGUAGE & languages ,CULTURAL activities - Abstract
This paper empirically investigates the possible relationship between cosmopolitanism and attitudes towards Syrian refugees in Türkiye. Previous research has emphasised that factors determining cosmopolitanism can also influence attitudes towards refugees and immigrants. However, no study has documented evidence of the link between these factors and the attitudes of Turkish people towards Syrian refugees. We use a unique data set covering 1031 individuals born in different provinces of Türkiye. The survey was carried out in Mersin, Adana, Mardin, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa and Hatay, where a higher number of Syrians reside compared to other provinces of Türkiye. Attitudes towards Syrians are measured by asking their opinion on whether the Turkish government should provide citizenship and welfare benefits to Syrian refugees. Findings show that those with cosmopolitan orientations, people who have been or lived abroad in the past, and individuals who know at least one foreign language and participated in cultural activities while being in another country are more tolerant of refugees. Although government legitimates the refugee issue to the Turkish society within the religious discourse since the beginning of war, religious people are not different in tolerance towards Syrian refugees than non-religious people in Türkiye. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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14. Right wing cultural hegemony and the decline of socialism in Pakistan: A case study of Punjab – 1977–1997.
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Shoaib, Muhammad, Baig, Muhammad Ali, and Shulan, Zhang
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CULTURAL hegemony ,SOCIALISM ,POLITICAL doctrines ,POLITICAL parties ,POLITICAL campaigns - Abstract
Soon after its independence from the British in August 1947, Pakistan's socio-political culture became entangled into a monopoly of the right-wing with feudal lords, especially in the Punjab province. The pseudo right-wing political parties exploited Pakistan's religious foundations and established a cultural hegemony. Historically, Punjab had remained the epicentre of political bargains since its inception; therefore, it retained strong alliances for stable government in the centre. Somehow, dissident voices and views from any other political ideology were deemed to be anti-state or anti-religious. This paper analyses through Antonio Gramsci's Theory of Cultural Hegemony how the right wing manipulated the opinion of the masses to legitimize their rule, which ultimately led to the decline of socialism. This paper illustrates the underlying ultra-religious campaigns in the electoral manoeuvring of the right wing from 1977 to 1997, thereby gaining the consent of the people. This study also outlines the systematic othering and demonizing of the left wing in society by pseudo right-wing factions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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15. From "permanent opposition" to "power": Anti-systemic parties in Turkey.
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Arslantaş, Düzgün and Arslantaş, Şenol
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POLITICAL science ,PRACTICAL politics ,POLITICAL systems ,POLITICAL doctrines ,POLITICAL parties - Abstract
This study aims to explain why some anti-systemic parties come to power while others remain as permanent opposition or disappear over time. The evidence is sought from the comparative analysis of the socialist Workers' Party of Turkey (Türkiye İşçi Partisi, 1961-1971, permanent opposition) and the pro-Islamic Welfare Party (Refah Partisi, 1983-1998, in power). In particular, the parties are compared and contrasted in terms of their organizational style, leadership structure, and linkage with the voters. The paper argues that while the TIP built a loose and vertical local organization, the RP had a strong grassroots organization cemented through Islamic ideology. Second, while the RP had an unchallenged leadership of Necmettin Erbakan, the TIP had a fragmented leadership resulting from multiple ideological conflicts which undermined the efficiency of the decision-making process and its implementation. Finally, while the TIP was a textbook example of a programmatic party under the guidance of socialist ideology, the RP heavily relied on the distribution of clientelist resources – mostly emanating from its control in the municipalities and central government – to address voters. Overall, the RP took advantage of these strategies to rapidly extend its voter base beyond core voters, particularly in metropolitan areas, while the TIP largely remained restricted to narrow constituencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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16. Common sense justice? Comparing populist and mainstream right positions on law and order in 24 countries.
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Koning, Edward A and Puddister, Kate
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POPULISM ,CRIMINAL justice system ,POLITICAL parties ,POLITICAL manifestoes ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
While the subject of populism receives increasing scholarly attention from both political scientists and criminologists, so far these two bodies of literature have existed mostly in isolation of each other. This paper aims to connect them by investigating whether parties that political scientists describe as populist are likely to evince positions on criminal justice that criminologists describe as populist. Relying on a secondary data analysis comparing mainstream right-wing and populist right-wing parties for 131 elections in 24 countries since 1973, this paper concludes that the populist right on average expresses slightly more support for penal populism than the mainstream right, but that its positioning is crucially shaped by considerations relating to issues of immigration and multiculturalism. These findings suggest that most contemporary populist parties on the right primarily pursue a nativist agenda and will only invoke penal populism when it fits this overall strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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17. Journalists' networks: Homophily and peering over the shoulder of other journalists.
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Li, Qin, Hassell, Hans J. G., and Bond, Robert M.
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JOURNALISTS ,ELECTRONIC newspapers ,PROFESSIONAL relationships ,SOCIAL media ,POLITICAL doctrines ,SHOULDER - Abstract
Social media plays an important role in how journalists gather and report news. To understand journalists' professional environment, we examine the networks of journalists on Twitter who cover politics for U.S. newspapers in conjunction with a sample of journalists who completed a survey. By combining both their network data and survey responses, we examine the distribution of journalists' ideology (n = 264) and journalistic values (n = 247); and using the network data, we examine the directional relationships between journalists working at large and small papers (n = 4,661). We find that journalists tend to form connections with those who share similar journalistic values. However, we find little evidence that journalists build professional relationships based on similarity in political ideology. Lastly, journalists at larger media outlets are more likely to be central in journalists' Twitter networks, providing evidence that journalists look to other journalists at larger outlets for direction in news coverage. Our evidence provides unique insights into how social media illuminates journalists' professional environment and how that environment may shape news coverage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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18. Implications of legal identity documentation issued by the Kurdish-led Self Administration in Northern Syria: competition and compromise with the central state.
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McGee, Thomas
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CENTRAL banking industry ,DEMOCRACY ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
More than a decade of multi-actor conflict in Syria has resulted in a complex patchwork of legal identity documentation issued by state and non-state actors. This paper considers the legal identity practices pursued by the Kurdish-led Self Administration governing large swathes of territory in the north of the country. Specifically, the paper studies the forms of identity documentation the Self Administration does and does not provide to people present under its control. Beyond this, the paper focuses on how this system coexists with that of the central state, reflective of the Self Administration's broader approach of compromise combined with competition, to operate as a de facto authority respecting the overall sovereignty, yet challenging specific policies, of the central state. Against the backdrop of somewhat contradictory accusations of collaborating with the Syrian government and simultaneously seeking independence from it, the Self Administration has refrained from mimicking the state while expanding its own de facto 'jurisdictional subjecthood'. Practices of legal identity consequently help to elucidate necessary nuance in understanding the relations between the Self Administration and the government in Damascus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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19. Overview of PoliticES at IberLEF 2023: Political Ideology Detection in Spanish Texts.
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Antonio García-Díaz, José, María Jiménez-Zafra, Salud, Valdivia, María-Teresa Martín, García-Sánchez, Francisco, Alfonso Ureña-López, L., and Valencia-García, Rafael
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NATURAL language processing ,POLITICAL doctrines ,SPANISH language ,MACHINE learning ,SOCIOLINGUISTICS - Abstract
Copyright of Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural is the property of Sociedad Espanola para el Procesamiento del Lenguaje Natural and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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20. Paper Prepared for the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting Panel Presentation: Lawmaking and Gridlock January 2-5, 2013.
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Williams, Stephanie L.
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POLITICAL science , *GOVERNMENT agencies , *DELIBERATIVE democracy , *POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
This paper will examine how extreme partisanship in the United States Senate has prevented any significant collaborative efforts between the President Obama and Congress. I argue that the United States Senate is undergoing a modern era of disunion. The conditions in the Senate can be directly traced to the concerted efforts of Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to maintain ideological purity among his caucus members for the purposes ensuring that President Obama's has a failed presidency by asserting a Republican agenda that is aimed at undermining the legitimacy of Democratic initiatives. The Constitutional responsibility for shared governance has been severely compromised by conservative factions of the Republican Party. Subsequently, members of Congress who wish to find compromises across party lines are shut out of the political process. I propose that the restoration and continued health of the American democracy is dependent on the members' ability to reassert their influence collectively into the political process through engaging their colleagues and constituencies in the process of deliberative democracy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
21. Owner–Resident Ideological Divergence and Firm Performance: Evidence From Major League Baseball.
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Hayduk III, Ted
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ORGANIZATIONAL performance ,SPORTS franchises ,BASEBALL ,POLITICAL doctrines ,CONSUMERS ,SCHOOL attendance ,BASEBALL fans ,PITCHERS (Baseball) - Abstract
Stakeholder frameworks document the nature of sport franchise owners' interactions with local residents, but there has been little attention on understanding why interactions develop a contentious or collaborative tenor. There has also been little emphasis on understanding whether and how interactions affect revenue-side outcomes. This paper uses the team identification literature to buttress the idea that owners are meaningful points of attachment for fans. It also uses consumer political ideology scholarship to explain that owners' ideologies—never more visible than today—are important predictors of consumption. The paper proposes and tests a series of hypotheses about the effect of owners' and residents' ideological divergence on attendance and spending. Similar ideologies between residents and long-tenured owners were associated with about $8–$10 more spending per fan per game, as well as 2,400–3,950 more fans per game. Implications for academics and practitioners are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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22. Populist disruption and the fourth age of political communication.
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Sorensen, Lone
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POPULISM ,POLITICAL doctrines ,POLITICIANS ,SOCIAL media ,POLITICAL communication - Abstract
This paper argues that understanding populism as a communicative process and contextualising its modern forms in relation to our current political communication environment improves our understanding of how it grips citizens. The paper identifies the disruptive communicative practices of modern populist politicians as characteristic of a digital media-dominated fourth age of political communication in extension of Blumler's account. It explores the reaction of the current wave of populism against institutional norms of political communication and its recognition and construction of a perceived disconnect between public representatives and citizens. The paper identifies three aspects of modern populist communication that, through this oppositional positioning, erode institutional communication in the fourth age: a populist pragmatics of disruptive symbolic action, an ontology that sees directness as the only means of breaching the divide between appearance and reality in politics, and an epistemological stance that replaces expertise with authenticity. These constitute an injection of grassroots communicative forms into institutional politics. The result is the exposition but also deepening of the lopsided efficacy of the fourth age whereby citizens feel inefficacious in relation to institutional politics but increasingly able to participate at a grassroots level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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23. GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE ISSUES: PERSPECTIVE FROM RURAL INDIA.
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Faheem, Mohd
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DEMOCRACY ,PANCHAYAT ,LOCAL government ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Copyright of Environmental & Social Management Journal / Revista de Gestão Social e Ambiental is the property of Environmental & Social Management Journal and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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24. The Role of Political Ideology and Open-Minded Thinking Style in the (in)Accuracy of Factual Beliefs.
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Kossowska, Małgorzata, Szwed, Paulina, and Czarnek, Gabriela
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ACCURACY of information ,POLITICAL doctrines ,IDEOLOGY ,POLARIZATION (Social sciences) ,INFERENCE (Logic) ,HEURISTIC - Abstract
The paper investigates the role of political ideology and an open-minded thinking style (i.e., the tendency to reason based on rules of inference rather than intuitive heuristics) with respect to the accuracy of factual beliefs. In line with political asymmetry theory, we assumed that right-wing beliefs, in contrast to left-wing beliefs, are associated with more inaccurate factual beliefs. We also expected that the open-minded thinking style acts as a buffer against inaccurate factual beliefs among people with right-wing (but not left-wing) political affinities. To test these hypotheses, we conducted three studies (total N = 1120) in which participants holding right- and left-wing beliefs, and displaying differing degrees of the open-minded thinking style (as measured by the Active Open-minded Thinking Style questionnaire), assessed policy-relevant facts congenial to left- as well as right-wing beliefs. The results of the study confirm the hypotheses proposed. The paper's findings contribute to the ongoing discussion around the ideological underpinnings of (un)biased cognition and the controversies concerning the role of cognitive factors in ideological polarization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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25. The limits of virtue politics in an African context.
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Olujohungbe, Benjamin Timi and Owoseni, Adewale O.
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IDENTITY politics , *PRACTICAL politics , *CULTURAL identity , *POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
This paper situates Karl Popper's 'paradox of tolerance' as foundation within the context of interrogating multifaceted violent identity politics propagated in contemporary Nigeria. The paper argues that the 'active' virtue of tolerance which requires that subjects within the Nigerian polity engage each other in rationally‐driven discourse on issues of dissent does not presume long‐suffering or passive endurance of violence propagated by a side of the dissenting divide. It is thus pertinent that an appropriate intervention by the Nigerian state delineating the limits of tolerance in the face of perennial intolerance and the proliferation of violent identity politics is inevitable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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26. Sustaining democracy in Africa: The case for Ghana.
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Ackah, Kofi
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DEMOCRACY , *SOCIAL development , *POLITICAL doctrines , *POLITICAL systems - Abstract
On balance, Africa generally has made some progress in good governance under liberal, multiparty democracy in the past two or three decades. But there are well‐noted, wide‐ranging dysfunctions in governance, which inhibit human development and fulfilment. Several papers have been published, which propose various solutions to the dysfunctions. Among them are proposals for types of all‐inclusive democratic politics. I examine a couple of these proposals and conclude that they generate formidable feasibility challenges, even for the types of democracy they advocate. This paper focuses on Ghana, but with a thrust intended to have import for the sustainability of democracy across Africa. The argument is basically that the operating democratic constitutions in Africa provide a normatively desirable liberal, multiparty democracy, which promises a reasonably good life for all without exception; but practice has resulted in enduring, multiple deprivations and low standards of living for millions of citizens. The reason for the undesirably wide gap between the ideal and the practice is not because multiparty democracy is inconsistent with African traditions or is otherwise not good for Africans, as some scholars claim, but because of those who tend to run it—their general incompetence, including or marked by their intellectual and ethical inability to rise above partisan limitations and failure to leverage the efficiencies of the free market system. The proposed solution for Ghana, intended to eliminate or significantly mitigate the dysfunctions just mentioned and to sustain the multiparty democracy, is to redesign the National Development Planning Commission (NPDC), a constitutional organ which serves the partisan executive, into a robust, non‐partisan, independent institution, anchored on the principles of separation of powers and checks and balances, to enable it to do at least the following two things: (a) to produce, with representation from key stakeholders, including political parties, technocratically objective, competent, efficient and accountable rolling and all‐inclusive National Development Plans (NDPs) in place of vote‐inspired and partisan manifestoes, with budgets approved by parliament; and (b) to monitor, evaluate and report on the governing party's implementation of the NDPs to parliament. Democracy will become sustainable as the general quality of lives grows steadily under the continuous implementation of all‐inclusive NDPs, which are to be crafted to efficiently and sustainably deliver public goods and services that serve district, regional and the common needs and interests of all Ghanaians rather than the interests of the few and powerful or, at best, of majorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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27. Understanding democracy in Africa: Concept and praxis.
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Majeed, Hasskei M.
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DEMOCRACY , *POLITICAL doctrines , *POLITICAL systems , *POLITICAL philosophy - Abstract
Democracy is a political system that has some universal appeal, and, this seems to invest it with some kind of legitimacy over other systems of government. But this in no way suggests that it is homogenously conceived or practiced across the world—particularly in Western and African countries. Yet there is some supposition that some cultures have (almost) perfected their practice of democracy while others are learning its rudiments. This tends to arouse the philosopher's interest in the conceptual and practical bases for the supposition. In African philosophy, the notion of consensus has often been touted as a kernel and mēnsūra for evidence of democracy in traditional African thought. This paper examines the propriety of this move, taking into account the specific positions of the Ghanaian philosophers, Kwasi Wiredu and Kwame Gyekye. It explores the political dynamics of contemporary Africa and brings out the challenges and prospects for the sort of democracy that is being practiced—or, at least, is said to be practiced—in Africa. It is often debated in African political thought whether consensus or majoritarian rule (characterized by such activities as voting and multipartism) defines democracy, but the paper argues that neither of them really brings about democracy. It then highlights the humanistic end of democracy. Using the Ghanaian experience especially, the paper proposes ways of improving the understanding and practice of democracy in Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. New world, or out of this world? Columbus – an exploratory study of HASS and STEM success factors in the first "space" race.
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Kerslake, Richard M. and Krishnamurti, Chandrasekhar
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SPACE race ,HUMAN space flight ,ORGANIZATIONAL accountability ,GREAT powers (International relations) ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which interdisciplinary (HASS, i.e. non-STEM) factors—in particular, accounting, stakeholder management and accountability—enable, influence and motivate large human exploration ventures, principally in maritime and space fields, utilizing Columbus's and Chinese explorations of the 1400s as the primary setting. Design/methodology/approach: The study analyzes archival data from narrative and interpretational history, including both academic and non-academic sources, that relate to two global historical events, the Columbus and Ming Chinese exploration eras (c. 1400–1500), as a parallel to the modern "Space Race". Existing studies on pertinent HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) enablers, influencers and motivators are utilized in the analysis. The authors draw upon the concepts of stakeholder theory and the construct of accountability in their analysis. Findings: Findings suggest that non-STEM considerations—politics, finance, accountability, culture, theology and others—played crucial roles in enabling Western Europe (Columbus) to reach the Americas before China or other global powers, demonstrating the pivotal importance of HASS factors in human advancements and exploration. Research limitations/implications: In seeking to answer those questions, this study identifies only those factors (HASS or STEM) that may support the success or failure in execution of the exploration and development of a region such as the New World or Space. Moreover, the study has the following limitation. Relative successes, failures, drivers and enablers of exploratory ventures are drawn almost exclusively from the documented historical records of the nations, entities and individuals (China and Europe) who conducted those ventures. A paucity of objective sources in some fields, and the need to set appropriate boundaries for the study, also necessitate such limitation. Practical implications: It is observable that many of those HASS factors also appear to have been influencers in modern era Space projects. For Apollo and Soyuz, success factors such as the relative economics of USA and USSR, their political ideologies, accountabilities and organizational priorities have clear echoes. What the successful voyages of Columbus and Apollo also have in common is an appetite to take risks for an uncertain return, whether as sponsor or voyager; an understanding of financial management and benefits measurement, and a leadership (Isabella I, John F. Kennedy) possessing a vision, ideology and governmental apparatus to further the venture's goals. Originality/value: Whilst various historical studies have examined influences behind the oceangoing explorations of the 1400s and the colonization of the "New World", this article takes an original approach of analyzing those motivations and other factors collectively, in interdisciplinary terms (HASS and STEM). This approach also has the potential to provide a novel method of examining accountability and performance in modern exploratory ventures, such as crewed space missions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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29. The US role in Korean democracy and security since cold war era1 The first draft of this paper was presented at International Conference on ‘United States Foreign Policy and Asia, 1937–2006’, sponsored by Japan Association of International Relations, 15–17 February 2005, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The research for this paper was supported by Korea University’s Special Research Fund 2005.
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Hyug Baeg Im
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DEMOCRACY ,SOUTH Korean foreign relations ,SOUTH Korean politics & government, 1988-2002 ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,REPRESENTATIVE government ,POLITICAL doctrines ,FOREIGN opinion of the United States - Abstract
This paper traces the role that US played in the development of Korean democracy and maintaining peace and security in the Korean peninsula. First, it looks back into the US role in the Korean political transformation from 1950s through 1980s. It examines why the US introduced American style democracy in the divided country and what was the role of the US in the critical junctures of regime changes and transformations. The United States had two contradictory objectives in South Korea: to build up South Korea as ‘a showcase for democracy’ and as an anti-communist buffer state. The two objectives set ‘the American boundary’ to South Korean democracy. The first objective acted upon as an enabling condition for incipient democracy, while the second acted upon as a confining condition to development of democracy in South Korea. Second, it investigates the role that the US played in the outbreak of financial crisis in 1987 and in the ensuing comprehensive neoliberal restructuring of the economy by the Kim Dae Jung government after the crisis. Third, it analyzes three events that put US–Korean relations under stress since the inauguration of Bush administration: Anti-Americanism, perception gap on North Korea, and the new military transformation initiative of US. Finally, it draws policy rationales for stronger Korea–US alliance in the future from the Korean perspective: Korea–US alliance as leverages against China and Japan, means of pursuing an effective engagement policy toward North Korea, a cornerstone to lift South Korea to a hub state in Northeast Asia, and geopolitical balancer and stabilizer in Northeast Asia after the unification of Korea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. What's in a buzzword? A systematic review of the state of populism research in political science.
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Hunger, Sophia and Paxton, Fred
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POLITICAL science ,POPULISM ,JARGON (Terminology) ,POLITICAL doctrines ,META-analysis ,RIGHT & left (Political science) - Abstract
Although attention to populism is ever-increasing, the concept remains contested. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of populism research and identifies tendencies to a conflation of host ideologies and populism in political science through a two-step analysis. First, we conduct a quantitative review of 884 abstracts from 2004 to 2018 using text-as-data methods. We show that scholars sit at "separate tables," divided by geographical foci, methods, and host ideologies. Next, our qualitative analysis of 50 articles finds a common conflation of populism with other ideologies, resulting in the analytical neglect of the former. We, therefore, urge researchers to properly distinguish populism from "what it travels with" and engage more strongly with the dynamic interlinkages between thin and thick ideologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Democratizing Global Communication? Global Civil Society and the Campaign for Communication Rights in the Information Society, TOP THREE PAPER.
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Mueller, Milton, Kuerbis, Brenden, and Pagé, Christiane
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COMMUNICATION education ,INVESTORS ,COMMUNICATION policy ,PUBLIC administration ,POLITICAL doctrines ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The institutions for the realization of democracy are national in scope, but communications industries and information flows have become increasingly transnational. In this paper we consider the implications of promoting the ideas of transnational "civil society" and "multi-stakeholder governance" as default solutions to the problem of democratizing international institutions. Specifically, we critically examine the case of the Campaign for Communication Rights in the Information Society (the CRIS Campaign) during the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). We find the CRIS Campaign's struggle to shape global norms by mobilizing civil society actors, instructive on several levels. First, it reflects a long-term attempt to formulate and apply an overarching frame that puts the social role of communication at the center of policy development. Our analysis suggests that this effort was not that successful -- but the attempt nevertheless holds important lessons for communication scholars interested in the relationship between communication studies and public policy. Second, it provides insights on theories of transnational advocacy networks (TANs) and how those relate to the specific domain of communication policy. The case study also tests theories about the relationship between TANs and international organizations, revealing the interdependence of the needs of international institutions for legitimacy and participation and the needs and incentives of advocacy groups. Last but not least, the results reveal the strengths and weaknesses of multi-stakeholder governance, and raise important questions about institutional changes at the international level motivated by this default solution. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Hybrid Regimes and Political (Dis)Order.
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FICEK, Ryszard
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CONSTITUTIONALISM ,POLITICAL doctrines ,ANTAGONISM (Ecology) ,CIVIL society ,AUTHORITARIANISM - Abstract
Copyright of Historia i Polityka is the property of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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33. Metanarratives in Translation: A Case of Richard Burton's A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments.
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Habash, Laila Osama and Sane Yagi
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ASIANISTS ,IMPERIALISM ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Copyright of University of Sharjah Journal for Humanities & Social Sciences is the property of University of Sharjah - Scientific Publishing Unit and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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34. Cryptoeconomics as governance: an intellectual history from "Crypto Anarchy" to "Cryptoeconomics".
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Nabben, Kelsie
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES ,ANARCHISM ,INTELLECTUAL history ,NETWORK governance ,POLITICAL doctrines ,MULTIDISCIPLINARY design optimization - Abstract
Existing scholarship on cryptoeconomics describes this field as a new and emergent phenomenon. In this paper, I claim that crypto anarchists and cryptoeconomists design and build decentralised networks as governance systems according to the common principles of cryptography, economics, and engineering, and thus, cryptoeconomics is not new but has historical intellectual roots in the political ideology of Crypto Anarchy. Cryptoeconomics is a multidisciplinary field of study concerned with the design of decentralised systems that facilitate the coordination of multiple actors. Practitioners of crypteoconomics, known as "cryptoeconomists," employ engineering and economic methods to create institutional infrastructure for social coordination. Crypto Anarchy is a political ideology that emphasises autonomy and anonymity and the practice of self-organising through technical means largely attributed to a counter-cultural subgroup known as the "cypherpunks". I demonstrate the link between Crypto Anarchy and cryptoeconomics through the analysis of empirical evidence from primary archival sources, secondary sources, and academic literature. The implication of these findings is a deeper understanding of what the creation of cryptoeconomic systems does in enabling a political economy of distributed, autonomous coordination. What cryptoeconomists did not adopt and perpetuate is a value for anonymity, which is where the social outcomes of Crypto Anarchy and cryptoeconomics diverge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Empire and its Discontents: Circulation of Knowledge and the Emergence of Eugenics in the Late Habsburg Empire.
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Pojar, Vojtěch
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THEORY of knowledge ,EUGENICS ,BIOLOGICAL determinism ,IMPERIALISM ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
The circulation of knowledge poses new questions to the scholarship on eugenics in the Habsburg Empire. Focusing on imperial networks and the cognitive management of imperial diversity, this paper analyses three cases of imperial circulation of eugenic knowledge. It shows that the actors, institutions, and geographies of such circulation varied substantially, depending on the practices out of which the particular type of eugenic knowledge emerged and the functions it served. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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36. Stefano Lecchi: A Photographic Pilgrimage of War.
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Saunders, Beth
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NATIONALISM ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,POLITICAL doctrines ,COLLECTIVE memory ,PHOTOGRAPHS - Abstract
This article examines the photographic career of Stefano Lecchi, the Italian photographer best known for his series of photographs documenting the aftermath of the defence of the Roman Republic in 1849, a key episode in Italy's nationalist movement, the Risorgimento. This study concentrates on the album Fotografi di Roma, which presents thirty of Lecchi's salted paper prints from that series together with eleven topographical views. This album demonstrates how the events of the Risorgimento expanded the existing canon of Italy's historical monuments to include new sites identified with contemporary political actions that in turn contributed to the collective memory of the founding of the nation. Using newly discovered biographical information and highlighting the transnational network of colleagues and patrons surrounding this album, the author proposes the significance of these photographs to Italian nation-building across the political spectrum and posits Lecchi as an important, although often neglected, figure in the early development of paper photography. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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37. Navigating liminality: young people's political socialization in a conflict-affected context.
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Charalambous, Constadina
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YOUNG adults ,POLITICAL socialization ,LIMINALITY ,POLITICAL debates ,POLITICAL doctrines ,CLASSROOMS - Abstract
This paper focuses on political socialization in a conflict-affected context and looks at how young Greek-Cypriot learners of Turkish debated political positionings and engaged with political and conflict ideologies usually seen as part of the adult world. It draws on data from two linguistic ethnographic projects (2006–2009; 2012–2015) that analysed classroom observations and recordings of controversial Turkish-as-Foreign-Language (MFL) lessons in a Greek-Cypriot Secondary School. The paper employs the concept of liminality, which has been traditionally linked with transition, describing an in-between space, where normal rules, conventions and relations are suspended or transgressed, carrying the potential for the creation of new structures and creative performance. Moving away from romantised approaches to liminality as liberating from structures, the analysis looks "inside liminality" for alternative or enduring patterns and conventions and reveals the affordances and limitations of liminal-like experiences in education settings, and their potential role in young people's political socialization. Approaching children/teenagers as youthful political agents, the paper analyses first the multiple liminal social and political spaces that young learners of Turkish occupied; then, it focuses particularly on an interactional event, when the usual lesson structures and procedures of the language lesson were suspended, looking at how students, in this liminal-like moment, mobilized knowledge and recourses to form and debate political subjectivities and dominant political ideologies. The analysis points to the resilience of conflict discourses and discourses of othering but it also reveals youngsters' attempts to articulate a political discourse that introduces new discursive frames for the discussion of social and political relations in a post-conflict manner. This has important implications for young people's political socialization in conflict-affected contexts, revealing the role that language plays in this process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Euroscepticism during COVID-19: The Case of Turkish Media.
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Üstün, Çiğdem
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COVID-19 pandemic ,RIGHT & left (Political science) ,EUROSCEPTICISM ,ELECTRONIC newspapers ,PUBLIC relations ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
This paper analyses de-legitimisation and Eurosceptic attitudes in Turkey as reflected in newspapers during the COVID-19 pandemic between 15 March 2020 and 30 May 2021. Easton's (1975) specific support about concrete policy outcomes and Scharpf 's (1998) output-oriented legitimisation theories are utilised in testing the hypothesis on de-legitimisation of EU-rope in both pro and against government media in relation to EU-rope's policies towards the "fight" against COVID-19 since Euroscepticism influences the political discourse in general regardless of political or ideological position. In the paper, EU-rope is used, instead of European Union (EU) and Europe as two different terminologies, since the analysed newspapers utilise EU and Europe interchangeably. Five newspapers are included in the analysis for this study: Hürriyet, Sabah, Karar, Gazete Pencere and BirGün based on their political and ideological stances. In the research, online archives of the newspapers are utilised, and in each newspaper the op-eds are excluded from the analysis. The main focus is given to the news - headlines on Europe and the EU. Keywords that are looked for in newspapers are EU, Europe, vaccine, BioNTech, Sinovac, Coronavirus, COVID-19, and the pandemic. It has been observed that, regardless of political ideologies and the position of newspaper at the left-right political spectrum, Euroscepticism became a common attitude. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
39. Perceptions of Intergenerational Inequality in Policymaking and Possible Responses: The Case of Australia.
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Coram, Veronica
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INTERGENERATIONAL equity ,POLICY sciences ,ELECTORAL coalitions ,DEMOCRACY ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Evidence suggests that, on average, younger citizens in advanced industrial democracies tend to have different policy preferences to those aged 65 and over. Population ageing and relatively lower levels of electoral participation among young people amplify the political voice of older citizens and contribute to policymakers being more responsive to their preferences. This paper presents qualitative evidence on whether young adults and older Australians recognise a need to increase young people's influence on policymaking in the context of intergenerational inequality. The paper considers possible responses to this need, such as voting age reform. Results indicate that there is reasonable support, including from the older participants, to enhance young people's political voice and influence over policymaking. Growing awareness of intergenerational inequality in ageing democracies may make public opinion more favourable towards voting age reform and other measures to increase the political voice of young people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Ideologies and Competition: Student Reflections on Their Statecraft Experience.
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Kaftan, Joanna and Linantud, John
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SCHOOL enrollment ,POLITICAL doctrines ,PSYCHOLOGY of students ,POLITICAL science education ,ACTIVE learning - Abstract
This article utilizes the online world politics simulation Statecraft to examine how students perceive the influence of simulations on their political ideologies as well as their expectations about behavior and outcomes within the constraints of a virtual world. This paper does not evaluate learning outcomes or student understanding of class content. The research method relies on the content analysis of one hundred and ninety-five papers collected from students enrolled in ten sections of a coauthor's courses. The papers reveal that students may begin the simulation with different expectations. Some approach it as a game while others use it as a way to test their ideological goals and values. Students make definitive connections between their initial political ideologies (folk realism or folk idealism) and their initial strategies within the simulation as well as how their ideological positions change over time as a response to events within the simulation. In addition, they justify their actions based on their political ideology and final outcome-success or failure. This is true even though most students are aware, at least in part, of a number of procedural restrictions inherent in the simulation. Recommendations for monitoring during and debriefing after the simulation are suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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41. The consolidation of putin's power through legal and political means: implications for identity construction.
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Vrobļevska, Elīna and Rātfelders, Toms
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POLITICAL elites ,POLITICAL affiliation ,POLITICAL doctrines ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
The sources of identity for the state are subjected to a constant process of change dependent upon, but not reduced to the aspect of who is creating the collective consciousness of the state's self-awareness at the specific point in time. This paper traces and analyses the legal and political changes made in Russia's legislature and governance model over the course of the past 20 years. This article argues that constitutional and legal changes have promoted and identify the president of Russia as a 'curator' of foreign policy—controlling the decisions made and the state identity that supplements them or enables them. As a result, it can be argued that although in the Russian political elite, several key agents can be identified as the ones shaping and influencing Russia's foreign policy and constructing its identity, President Vladimir Putin, from a legal and political perspective has the most legal power and authority and thus can be considered the main agent of Russia's identity construction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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42. Ethnic political socialization and university elections.
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Parreira, Christiana, Tavana, Daniel L., and Harb, Charles
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PRACTICAL politics ,POLITICAL science ,POLITICAL systems ,POLITICAL doctrines ,POLITICAL parties - Abstract
Foundational studies of political behavior find that university education facilitates the development of political attitudes and shapes socialization outcomes. But in unconsolidated democracies where identity is politically salient and ethnic political parties dominate, education may play a different role in shaping mass politics. In this paper, we develop a framework for understanding the consequences of political party intervention in annual university elections, a common feature of university life in the Middle East and the Global South. We draw on pre- and post-election surveys at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon to argue that ethnic political parties rely on partisan students to act as "party agents" who mobilize unaffiliated students through intensive peer-to-peer contact. Using a conjoint experiment embedded in both survey waves, we show that the university elections increase support in hypothetical national elections for in-group political elites and, to a lesser extent, ethnic political parties. By locating the university as an understudied site of competitive and contentious politics, our findings contribute new insights regarding the role of education in shaping political attitudes. We show that the persistence of ethnic political power can be attributed in part to party activity in less obviously political arenas that have not been systematically studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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43. Political groups over national parties: Measuring the Europeanization of the political arena through MEPs' Twitter interactions.
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van Vliet, Livia, Chueri, Juliana, Törnberg, Petter, and Uitermark, Justus
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PRACTICAL politics ,POLITICAL science ,POLITICAL systems ,POLITICAL doctrines ,POLITICAL parties - Abstract
The question of the democratic character of the European Union (EU) has been a center-point of decades of political research. An important critique suggests that the development of the European political arena is still incomplete, with European parliamentarians primarily orienting themselves to national issues and politicians, implying a problematic mismatch between the political arena and their policy jurisdiction. Research has however been limited by methodological difficulties of capturing the level of Europeanization of the political arena. This paper contributes a novel method for measuring Europeanization by studying interactions between the European Parliament to their national parliamentarians on Twitter in 15 EU countries. Contrary to expectations in the literature, we find substantial Europeanization of the political arena. The level of Europeanization furthermore varies greatly across countries and political groups. This has important implications on the debate on EU's democratic deficit, as communication across different levels of parliament indicates democratic debate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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44. The terrestrial trap: International Relations beyond Earth.
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van Wingerden, Enrike and Vigneswaran, Darshan
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SPACE exploration ,OUTER space ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,PLANETARY surfaces ,POLITICAL doctrines - Abstract
Human capacity to explore and shape outer space will increase substantially over the next 50 years. Yet, International Relations (IR) theory still treats outer space as an isolated, unique, or inconsequential realm of political life. This paper moves IR beyond its 'terrestrial trap' by theorising planetary politics as inherently embedded in relations with environments and actors that are located beyond Earth. To face the momentous and often alarming political developments taking place in outer space, from space militarisation to space colonisation, we challenge two of IR's terrestrial biases. First, we confront the assumption that developments in international relations take place only or primarily on Earth. We show how the historically constituted ideologies and political economies of colonisation and domination are extended to – but also transformed within – outer space exploration and settlement. Second, we challenge the notion that developments in outer space form a logical extension of politics as it has emerged on the habitable surface of our planet. We move beyond zones of human habitation and explore how the material conditions of space intersect with situated histories of political governance and control. By analysing politics beyond Earth, we retool IR theory to confront an extraterrestrial political future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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45. On antisemitism and human rights.
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Gordon, Neve
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ZIONISM ,HUMAN rights ,ANTI-Zionism ,ANTISEMITISM ,POLITICAL doctrines ,JEWS - Abstract
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted, in part, as a response to the horrific antisemitism leading to the extermination of millions of Jews in World War II. Yet, today, organisations that utilise human rights instruments to criticise Israel's laws, policies and practices are themselves being cast as antisemitic. How has the contemporary human rights regime come to be charged with antisemitism? The ostensible answer is that the meaning of antisemitism has expanded to include anti-Zionism and harsh criticism of Israel. While scholars have debated the validity of this expansion, this paper interrogates three types of abstractions: those deployed by traditional antisemites, those emanating from human rights, and those mobilised by the new antisemitism doctrine. An analysis of these abstractions helps clarify the new hostility between antisemitism and human rights. Whereas Zionism aims to protect Jews by asserting a right to Jewish difference within the context of a nation-state, human rights aim to protect Jews by promoting an egalitarian distribution of rights among the population. The crux of the matter is that the solution human rights offer to antisemitism also threatens the Zionist project, since it challenges the racialized mode of governance that this political ideology has implemented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. "Following Our Own Path": Pavel Katenin's Political Theater.
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New, Katherine
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POLITICAL theater , *CLASSICAL antiquities , *POLITICAL doctrines , *DRAMATISTS , *RUSSIAN literature , *HISTORICAL drama , *ALLUSIONS - Abstract
The present article focuses on the tension arising from Pavel Katenin's aesthetic and literary vision for the reception of Antiquity in Russian mythological drama: his avid support of Classical purism and his denunciation of dramatists, for whom ancient myths served merely as a resource of historical parallels, is challenging to reconcile with the revolutionary conception of his play Andromache. The paper argues that Katenin regarded antiquity as an idealized universe from which numerous motifs could be drawn for inspiration. Semantic and structural means employed in the tragedy are analyzed as shedding light on the extent of Katenin's transformation of the ancient myth to reflect the ideology of his time. The paper suggests that Classical antiquity served as a "mask," allowing contemporary Decembrist circles to apply ancient models and situational resolutions to their own political crises. The dramatist's conflation of masked political ideology with extreme innovation and intricate intertextual allusion is put forward as a cause of the brevity of the stage life that Katenin's Andromache was allowed in St. Petersburg's Bolshoi Theater. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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47. THE SURVIVAL OF BRITISH MONARCHY: TRANSITION FROM ABSOLUTE MONARCHY TO CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY.
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GÖRGEN, Nurullah
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MONARCHY ,CONSTITUTIONALISM ,POLITICAL doctrines ,POLITICAL systems - Abstract
Copyright of Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi is the property of Ankara Haci Bayram Veli Universitesi Hukuk Fakultesi and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2024
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48. Disruptive AI: the response depends on the buyer's political ideology.
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van Esch, Patrick
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POLITICAL doctrines ,CLEANING personnel ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,GEOGRAPHIC boundaries ,INDUSTRIAL marketing ,FIELD research ,BUSINESS-to-business transactions - Abstract
Purpose: The recent pandemic disrupted the way in which businesses transact with each other. In response to maintaining cleanliness in business-to-business (B2B) settings, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled robots have been adopted as substitutes for cleaning personnel, yet their implications remain largely underexamined. This study aims to examine B2B buyer responses to cleaning information notices (human vs AI-enabled agent) placed at either the entry to the premises or the sales counter, thereby adding to the nascent literature in this line of inquiry. Design/methodology/approach: Three field experiments were conducted across diverse B2B businesses (wholesalers in Studies 1–2 and a commercial business in Study 3). To achieve greater empirical rigor and generalizability, this research used diverse stimuli across different B2B settings. In addition, the results ruled out alternate explanations and shed light upon political ideology as a boundary condition. Finally, a single-paper meta-analysis confirmed H1, consolidating the established effect. Findings: Featuring over 1,000 B2B buyers, the results show that politically liberal B2B buyers express greater preference for human over AI-performed cleaning while labor-orientated buyers are indifferent. Importantly, this effect is driven by greater relaxation associated with humans, which in turn, increases their future patronage and referral intent. Originality/value: The results enrich the collective knowledge of the adoption of AI-enabled robots, reinforcing for marketing practitioners and businesses that the reliance on human-based outcomes remains a preferred touchpoint in B2B settings, particularly for liberals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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49. Complexity Without Monumentality in Biblical Times.
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Ben-Yosef, Erez and Thomas, Zachary
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IRON Age ,ARCHAEOLOGY ,SOCIOCULTURAL factors ,SOCIAL perception ,POLITICAL doctrines ,SOCIAL evolution - Abstract
One of the most significant aspects of cultural variation that world archaeology has revealed is the many different forms of social complexity among ancient and more recent premodern societies. Although this exposes the shortcomings of older evolutionary approaches, Levantine and broader Near Eastern archaeology remains relatively inflexible and conservative in the perception of social complexity in the archaeological record. A necessary association between complexity and monumentality remains prevalent, whereby monumentality is understood as an important operative cog in the complexity machine. Conversely, complexity can only be read in the archaeological record where monumentality is present. This paper seeks to untie this necessary association by demonstrating that complexity without monumentality occurred in societies of the biblical period that were fully or partly nomadic and otherwise lacked a clear cultural conception of monumentality as central to the ideology of political authority and structure. This is done through the presentation of early Iron Age Edom and its implications for the understanding of the neighboring United Monarchy of ancient Israel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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50. Cosmopolitanism in contemporary European societies: mapping and comparing different types of openness across Europe.
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Katz-Gerro, Tally, Janssen, Susanne, Yodovich, Neta, Verboord, Marc, and Llonch-Andreu, Joan
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COSMOPOLITANISM ,POLITICAL doctrines ,SOCIAL attitudes ,COMPARATIVE studies - Abstract
Cosmopolitanism, which is often defined as openness to other cultures and individuals, is significant for understanding processes of stratification in contemporary, globalised societies that are home to increasingly diverse populations. In this paper, we broaden the perspective on cosmopolitanism to include cultural, interpersonal, and political dimensions. We test the associations between these types of cosmopolitanism and three types of correlates: socio-demographic characteristics, personal exposure to other cultures, and exposure to other cultures via various media. We analyse data from nine European countries that differ in the characteristics of their population, cultural traditions, and political models. Results indicate that differences between respondents in the nine countries are better explained by individual characteristics than by country characteristics. Furthermore, it is mainly personal and mediated exposure to other cultures, rather than socio-demographic variables, that play a significant role in influencing respondents' cosmopolitan tendencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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