Ignoble society - ScholarWorks @ UMT
... played an integral part in what many contemporary political theorists termed "the perfect constitution," the English-stylized phenomenon of mixed government. The ...
... played an integral part in what many contemporary political theorists termed "the perfect constitution," the English-stylized phenomenon of mixed government. The ...
A-level Government and Politics Mark scheme Unit 03B
... Students could well begin their answers by providing an explanation of what the term ‘freedom’ means (AO1) before describing the differences between the two types of freedom presented in the question (AO1 and AO2). Broadly speaking, freedom exists when individuals are permitted to think or act as th ...
... Students could well begin their answers by providing an explanation of what the term ‘freedom’ means (AO1) before describing the differences between the two types of freedom presented in the question (AO1 and AO2). Broadly speaking, freedom exists when individuals are permitted to think or act as th ...
POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: An Introduction
... Darwin’s influence dominated the development of cultural anthropology in the second half of the nineteenth century just as it dominated biology. Much of the evolutionary theory emerging from this period was as primitive as the societies it sought to make sense of: evolutionary schemas were rigid and ...
... Darwin’s influence dominated the development of cultural anthropology in the second half of the nineteenth century just as it dominated biology. Much of the evolutionary theory emerging from this period was as primitive as the societies it sought to make sense of: evolutionary schemas were rigid and ...
Political anthropology: an introduction
... Darwin’s influence dominated the development of cultural anthropology in the second half of the nineteenth century just as it dominated biology. Much of the evolutionary theory emerging from this period was as primitive as the societies it sought to make sense of: evolutionary schemas were rigid and ...
... Darwin’s influence dominated the development of cultural anthropology in the second half of the nineteenth century just as it dominated biology. Much of the evolutionary theory emerging from this period was as primitive as the societies it sought to make sense of: evolutionary schemas were rigid and ...
Thai Politics: - Lynne Rienner Publishers
... Some popular accounts of the Thai political conflict have been relatively straightforward, in contrast to Figure 1.1. These explanations might emphasize hidebound establishment elites, their opposition to higher levels of public spending for populist programs, or, more generally, class struggle as t ...
... Some popular accounts of the Thai political conflict have been relatively straightforward, in contrast to Figure 1.1. These explanations might emphasize hidebound establishment elites, their opposition to higher levels of public spending for populist programs, or, more generally, class struggle as t ...
On the Optimal Social Contract: Agency Costs of Self
... exogenous reason, the quality of the public projects is improved. This change increases the value of being a citizen, i.e. increases the opportunity cost of violating the laws of the society. Hence, now a smaller amount of resources is required to incentivise the citizens; in other words, the state ...
... exogenous reason, the quality of the public projects is improved. This change increases the value of being a citizen, i.e. increases the opportunity cost of violating the laws of the society. Hence, now a smaller amount of resources is required to incentivise the citizens; in other words, the state ...
agreeing to disagree: diversity and the social contract
... elsewhere—a social contract would be unnecessary. Without underlying diversity in conceptions of the good, world-views, or conflicts of interests, the value of the contractual project is hard to imagine. We need to agree on our political principles because we do not agree on everything else. We nee ...
... elsewhere—a social contract would be unnecessary. Without underlying diversity in conceptions of the good, world-views, or conflicts of interests, the value of the contractual project is hard to imagine. We need to agree on our political principles because we do not agree on everything else. We nee ...
Clarissa`s Treasonable Correspondence: Gender, Epistolary Politics
... 10Cynthia Griffin Wolff focuses on Richardson's universal description of "character under stress" rather than the historical context that might have caused the structural development of complex novelistic characters. Richardson and the Eighteenth-Century Puritan Character (Hamden, Conn.: Shoe String ...
... 10Cynthia Griffin Wolff focuses on Richardson's universal description of "character under stress" rather than the historical context that might have caused the structural development of complex novelistic characters. Richardson and the Eighteenth-Century Puritan Character (Hamden, Conn.: Shoe String ...
Matravers comments on Weale
... As a genuine—rather than a faux—constructivist, I am nevertheless deeply suspicious of the sudden appearance of a (pre-constructivist) commitment to the equality of the parties to the bargain. One of the downsides of being a genuine constructivist whose account is grounded in mutual advantage is tha ...
... As a genuine—rather than a faux—constructivist, I am nevertheless deeply suspicious of the sudden appearance of a (pre-constructivist) commitment to the equality of the parties to the bargain. One of the downsides of being a genuine constructivist whose account is grounded in mutual advantage is tha ...
Undergraduate Catalog Entry - SIU
... Curriculum) People around the world experience family life under different circumstances and from different perspectives. This course will focus on these differences and how societies have evolved to meet the needs of family units within their different social settings. Other key topics that affect ...
... Curriculum) People around the world experience family life under different circumstances and from different perspectives. This course will focus on these differences and how societies have evolved to meet the needs of family units within their different social settings. Other key topics that affect ...
Detailed Syllabus - Athabasca University
... 1. Describe the functions and roles that political parties play, and discuss the extent to which they organize political life. 2. Distinguish among one-party, two-party, and multi-party systems, and discuss their differences. 3. Compare and contrast the political parties in terms of membership, lead ...
... 1. Describe the functions and roles that political parties play, and discuss the extent to which they organize political life. 2. Distinguish among one-party, two-party, and multi-party systems, and discuss their differences. 3. Compare and contrast the political parties in terms of membership, lead ...
Democratic Insurrection, or, what does the alterglobalization
... intimate connection with the liberal tradition: The aim is not to create a completely different kind of society, but to use the symbolic resources of the liberal democratic tradition to struggle against relations of subordination not only in the economy but also those linked to gender, race, or sexu ...
... intimate connection with the liberal tradition: The aim is not to create a completely different kind of society, but to use the symbolic resources of the liberal democratic tradition to struggle against relations of subordination not only in the economy but also those linked to gender, race, or sexu ...
Denise D. Meringolo. Museums, Monuments, and National Parks
... ments in Punjab in the eighteenth century and map out the working of individual ambitions of Sikh sardars with the institutions of the Khalsa that enjoined collective initiative. The second set focuses on the varied genres of Sikh literature, illuminating the literary and cultural traditions of thei ...
... ments in Punjab in the eighteenth century and map out the working of individual ambitions of Sikh sardars with the institutions of the Khalsa that enjoined collective initiative. The second set focuses on the varied genres of Sikh literature, illuminating the literary and cultural traditions of thei ...
Market structures, political institutions, and democratization: the
... Conversely, the very same resources that allow economic elites in capitalist systems to exit from the electoral arena are missing or poorly developed in the transitional economies of the East. Paradoxically, this creates a broader social base for party contestation in Eastern Europe than in the capi ...
... Conversely, the very same resources that allow economic elites in capitalist systems to exit from the electoral arena are missing or poorly developed in the transitional economies of the East. Paradoxically, this creates a broader social base for party contestation in Eastern Europe than in the capi ...
Social Studies Assessments
... 4.3.1 Africa to 1500 – Describe the diverse characteristics of early African societies and the significant changes in African society by comparing and contrasting at least two of the major states/civilizations of East, South, and West Africa (Aksum, Swahili Coast, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Mali, Songhai) i ...
... 4.3.1 Africa to 1500 – Describe the diverse characteristics of early African societies and the significant changes in African society by comparing and contrasting at least two of the major states/civilizations of East, South, and West Africa (Aksum, Swahili Coast, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Mali, Songhai) i ...
public choice - Berkeley Law
... selfish. For example, in the USA many people are influenced in their vote by such institutions as Common Cause and Liberty Lobby and make voluntary cash contributions to them. Clearly, this is an expression by those people of their interest in good government, even though the two groups define this ...
... selfish. For example, in the USA many people are influenced in their vote by such institutions as Common Cause and Liberty Lobby and make voluntary cash contributions to them. Clearly, this is an expression by those people of their interest in good government, even though the two groups define this ...
The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus
... obvious that it is not, not at least until firmly held beliefs change in fundamental ways.9 But the point of the idea of an overlapping consensus on a political conception is to show how, despite a diversity of doctrines, convergence on a political conception of justice may be achieved and social un ...
... obvious that it is not, not at least until firmly held beliefs change in fundamental ways.9 But the point of the idea of an overlapping consensus on a political conception is to show how, despite a diversity of doctrines, convergence on a political conception of justice may be achieved and social un ...
State (polity)
A state is an organized political community living under a single system of government. Speakers of American English often use state and government as synonyms, with both words referring to an organized political group that exercises authority over a particular territory. States may or may not be sovereign. For instance, federated states that are members of a federal union have only partial sovereignty, but are, nonetheless, states. Some states are subject to external sovereignty or hegemony where ultimate sovereignty lies in another state. The term ""state"" can also refer to the secular branches of government within a state, often as a manner of contrasting them with churches and civilian institutions.Many human societies have been governed by states for millennia, but many have been stateless societies. The first states arose about 5,500 years ago in conjunction with the rapid growth of urban centers, the invention of writing, and the codification of new forms of religion. Over time a variety of different forms developed, employing a variety of justifications for their existence (such as divine right, the theory of the social contract, etc.). In the 21st century the modern nation-state is the predominant form of state to which people are subject.