Making Representations
In the past decade, the way we look at political representation has changed. A new wave of thinking shows how representation rises from claims to speak for others, and how the claims are performed and received. The claim-based approach introduces new characters to the drama of representation, such as non-elective, shape-shifting and transnational representatives. Written by an originator of this approach, Making Representations responds to critical questions about the practice and the legitimacy of representation in today's politics. It also expands the scope of the representative claim approach by exploring innovative themes such as performances of representation, becoming representative, and how we can generate political insights by exploring artistic representation
Consequences of Context
This book presents the most systematic and consistent study to date of the 'consequences of context' for the process through which citizens' decide on their electoral behaviour. It derives contextual variation from cross-national and within-country comparisons. The contextual dimensions investigated pertain to the political, economic and social domains, and their impact is investigated on the factors that drive citizens' decision to participate in an election and on their subsequent decision which party to vote for. The book thus focuses not on whether people vote and for which party, but instead on more fundamental questions about contextual effects on the determinants of electoral participation and the vote. The analyses are based on an integrated database of national election studies conducted in European countries and utilises an innovative multi-level logistic regression methodology. This methodology, elaborated in detail early on and subsequently applied in each of the following chapters, identifies the moderating effect, or the "consequences", of altogether nine classes of different context conditions on individual level determinants of electoral participation and party choice.
The Boiling Moat
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has openly expressed his intention to annex Taiwan to mainland China, even threatening the use of force. An invasion or blockade of Taiwan by Chinese forces would be catastrophic, with severe consequences for democracies worldwide. In The Boiling Moat, Matt Pottinger and a team of scholars and distinguished military and political leaders urgently outline practical steps for deterrence. The authors stress that preventing a war is more affordable than waging one and emphasize the importance of learning from recent failures in deterrence, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The book argues that a robust military strategy is essential for countering Beijing's aggression. Pottinger and his team map out a workable military strategy for Taiwan, the United States, Japan, Australia, and Europe to pursue collectively, urging quick adoption to avert a devastating war. The significance of Taiwan to the world economy, semiconductor supply, and Indo-Pacific security is underscored.The authors stress that preventing China's coercive annexation of Taiwan requires democracies to demonstrate not just the means but also the will to effectively resist, conveying the message that a military attempt by Xi would likely lead to disastrous consequences, both for China and for the international community.
Higher Ground
Sales Features: Economic Juggernaut: "Higher Ground" unveils the economic might of the outdoor recreation industry, with a $646 billion annual impact, surpassing the combined influence of the auto and pharmaceutical industries.Authoritative Voice: Luis Benitez, a former mountaineering guide and influential industry executive, lends his authoritative voice to illuminate the industry's transformative potential and the importance of preserving public lands.Environmental Advocacy: Beyond the adventure narrative, the book delves into the critical role the outdoor recreation industry can play in addressing environmental crises, positioning it as a formidable force for positive change.Insider Perspectives: Gain insider perspectives into the industry's political landscape with Benitez, who played a pivotal role as the director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office and in his current role at VF Corp.Bipartisan Resilience: Positioned as the last bipartisan economy in the United States, the outdoor recreation industry becomes the focal point of the book's exploration, offering a compelling case for its ability to unite in the face of global environmental challenges.Audience Size: Outdoor Enthusiasts: Individuals passionate about outdoor activities will find a captivating narrative that deepens their appreciation for the industry powering their hobbies.Environmental Advocates: Those concerned about environmental issues will be drawn to the book's exploration of the outdoor recreation industry's potential impact on global environmental challenges.Policy Makers: Policymakers and individuals shaping regulatory frameworks will benefit from the book's insights into the political landscape of the outdoor industry.Business Leaders: Executives and leaders in the outdoor industry and related sectors can gain strategic insights into the industry's future and its role in driving positive change.General Readers: Readers interested in the intersection of economic prosperity, environmental stewardship, and bipartisan collaboration will find the book both enlightening and timely.Differentiator from Similar Titles: "Higher Ground" stands out by combining authoritative insights with a focus on the economic prowess of the outdoor recreation industry. Luis Benitez's unique perspective, blending personal experiences and industry insights, positions this book as a beacon for those seeking a deeper understanding of the industry's potential. The book goes beyond a mere advocacy piece, offering a comprehensive exploration of environmental advocacy, political landscapes, and the industry's capacity to transcend political divides. As the last bipartisan economy in the United States, the outdoor recreation industry becomes a symbol of unity and a potential global leader in environmental stewardship.
Orwell's Ghosts
George Orwell dedicated his career to exposing social injustice and political duplicity, urging his readers to face hard truths about Western society and politics. Now, the uncanny parallels between the interwar era and our own--rising inequality, censorship, and challenges to traditional social hierarchies--make his writing even more of the moment. Invocations of Orwell and his classic dystopian novel 1984 have reached new heights, with both sides of the political spectrum embracing the rhetoric of Orwellianism.In Orwell's Ghosts, historian Laura Beers considers Orwell's full body of work--his six novels, three nonfiction works, and brilliant essays on politics, language, and the class system--to examine what "Orwellian" truly means and reveal the misconstrued thinker in all his complexity. She explores how Orwell's writing on free speech addresses the proliferation of "fake news" and the emergence of cancel culture, highlights his vivid critiques of capitalism and the oppressive nature of the British Empire, and, in contrast, analyzes his failure to understand feminism.Timely, wide-ranging, and thought-provoking, Orwell's Ghosts investigates how the writings of a lionized champion of truth and freedom can help us face the crises of modernity.
De Gruyter Handbook of Contemporary Welfare States
Welfare States have evolved and developed over now close to the last 150 years, although not in all countries at all times in the same direction implying that they are still very diverse. There was a time of golden growth of the welfare states shortly after the second world war, and then after the oil-price shock in 1th 1970's has, at least since OECD's pathbreaking book been argued to be in crisis. This has been followed up with discussions of dismantling of the welfare states, and continued after the financial crisis as with further changes, often under the label of austerity and retrenchment. Over the year's elements either expected to have or having an impact on the development has been many and varied. The elements have, for the same reasons, not been similar across countries and welfare states. However, there are some common traits that have and can be expected to influence contemporary welfare states development also in the years to come. This includes aspects of globalisation, regionalisation, new technology, demography, voter's expectation and re-structuring of societies. There are however also new challenges to welfare states. The financial crisis showed the vulnerability of welfare states economic systems, but also that the ability to have a stable economy influences the options and ability to continue and be able to afford a welfare state. The recent COVID19 crisis has showed the possible double pressure of welfare states, including if there are strong challenges in several areas at the same time - in this case health and economy then a strong pressure on the sustainability of the welfare state is at play. This combined with the increasing inequality has implied both economic and political problems in a number of countries, and thereby creating new variants of the existing and possible crises in the future. These crises, including the assessment of whether it is in fact a crisis, may vary according to ideas, but also how the individual country is positioned in relation to solving it. At the same time, a number of the aspects mentioned before continues to be possible threats and pressures on welfare states - such as demographic change and the development of new technology. Possible topics is described later. This book thus takes the "temperature" of welfare states, while also trying to assess the strength of the challenges for different types of welfare states/regimes. It analyses and compares several welfare state models - Nordic; Continental; Liberal, including the US; Southern-Europe; Eastern-Europe; China; South-East Asia - and also points to future opportunities.
Governors Go National
This book examines the Democratic and Republican Governors Associations from their creation in the 1960s through the 2020 elections. The author argues that the creation of these partisan organizations marked an important moment in the nationalization of American party politics. Governors created these Associations along with party elites in Washington because they recognized that decisions being made in Washington increasingly affected decision-making in the states. Governors sought to contribute to the development of national partisan electoral strategies and policy programs through these organizations to benefit their own electoral fortunes and the standing of the national parties to which they belonged. Through organization building, governors of both parties contributed to the development of more nationally focused and programmatic parties despite being state-level elected officials.
The Problem With Nigeria
The Problem with Nigeria is the fault in its structure. There is nothing significant any super human can do in leadership. The failure of leadership is as a result of the structural defect of the Nigerian foundation. Even if we bring Angels from Mars, Jupiter or Neptune to rule us, no significant progress will be made with the present way Nigeria is constituted.The solutions to the problem of Nigeria are painstakingly analyzed and proffered. The onus is for all patriotic Nigerians, and especially those representing us in any Conference, to restructure the Country along True Federalism, taking cognizance of the solutions suggested in this booklet to achieve the dreams of our founding fathers -one happy, prosperous and united Country where peace, equity and justice reign!
Congress and Indian Nationalism
Seventeen distinguished historians and political scientists discuss the phenomenon of Indian Nationalism, one hundred years after the founding of the Congress party. They offer important new interpretations of Nationalism's evolution during more than six decades of crucial change and rapid growth. As India's foremost political institution, the National Congress with its changing fortunes mirrored Indian aspirations, ideals, dreams, and failures during the country's struggle for nationhood. Many difficulties face by the pre-independence Indian National Congress are critically examined for the first time in this volume. Major times of crisis and transition are considered, as well as the tension between mass action and political control and the problem of creating and maintaining unity in the face of divisive social and economic interests and between deeply hostile religious communities. A composite portrait of the Congress Party emerges. We see a coalition of often conflicting communities and interests much like India itself, struggling to stay together, tenuously united by little more at times than a common "enemy," the imperial British Raj. But linked together in precarious, seemingly haphazard fashion, shifting networks of elite political entrepreneurs manage to keep India's National Congress alive long enough to convince the British that it would be easier to "Quit India" than to try to hang on to it by force. With the abrupt transfer of power form the British to the independent Dominions of India and Pakistan in 1947, Congress provided institutional sinews for the administration of what had been British India and over five hundred Princely States. By contributing to a deeper understanding of India's nationalist experience, this volume may illuminate the experience of other Third World states. Essays by: S. BhattacharyaJudith M. BrownMushirul HansanZoya HasanD.A. LowClaude MarkovitsJohn R. McLaneW.H. Morris-JonesGyanendra PandeyBimal PrasadRajat Kanta RayBarbara N. RamusackPeter D. ReevesHitesranjan SanyalRichard SissonStanley WolpertEleanor Zelliot This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.
China's New Era
According to Communist Party discourse, China's 'New Era' began when Xi Jinping was anointed Party boss in 2012. The shape of this New Era became eminently clear in 2023 when Xi commenced his third five-year term as General Secretary of the Party, a fortification of one-man authoritarian rule unprecedented in post-Mao China. Under Xi, the Party has expanded its influence over government, the economy and society. The Party-State is now more Party than State. The year 2023 saw other 'new eras' for China as well. Despite initial optimism sparked by the end of COVID-19 restrictions in late 2022, the Chinese economy in 2023 was buffeted by continuing property sector woes, record unemployment, and an unfolding local government debt crisis. Globally, China adopted a series of new and ambitious diplomatic initiatives to woo the Global South and amplify its voice on the world stage. The China Story Yearbook 2023: China's New Era provides informed perspectives on these and other important stories that will resonate for years to come.
Mixed Oligopoly and Public Enterprises
This Element offers a review and synthesis of the theoretical analysis of mixed oligopoly, that is a hybrid market structure in which public (state-owned) and private firms interact, using a variety of strategic variables. A distinguishing feature of a mixed oligopoly is that firms have different objectives. A public firm's objective is a notion of social welfare while a private firm is profit maximising. Privatisation and partial-privatisation of a public firm is also discussed, together with several applications from diverse subfields spanning industrial organisation, applied microeconomic theory, innovation, international trade and environment policy. The authors also discuss ways in which the original analysis has been enriched to study the interaction between providers of public sector services as opposed to traditional goods.
Mixed Oligopoly and Public Enterprises
This Element offers a review and synthesis of the theoretical analysis of mixed oligopoly, that is a hybrid market structure in which public (state-owned) and private firms interact, using a variety of strategic variables. A distinguishing feature of a mixed oligopoly is that firms have different objectives. A public firm's objective is a notion of social welfare while a private firm is profit maximising. Privatisation and partial-privatisation of a public firm is also discussed, together with several applications from diverse subfields spanning industrial organisation, applied microeconomic theory, innovation, international trade and environment policy. The authors also discuss ways in which the original analysis has been enriched to study the interaction between providers of public sector services as opposed to traditional goods.
Homelands, Harlem and Hollywood
Originally published in 1994, Homelands, Harlem & Hollywood examines the anti-colonialist struggle against apartheid, and the ways in which American and South African culture have been fascinated with and influenced by one another.
The Sun Also Rises in Portugal
Available open access digitally under CC-BY licence. Portugal is among the best-placed European countries to take advantage of solar power, having achieved a five-fold increase in installed capacity during 2017-2023 despite financial constraints. In 2023, its National Energy and Climate Plan set an ambitious target for a further eight-fold increase from 2.5 GW to 20.4 GW by 2030. How can such fast-paced deployment secure sociospatial justice? What insights do political economic dynamics hold for future transitions? Drawing on long-term, multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork, this book is a one-stop resource for policy makers, practitioners, scholars, and anyone interested in just solar energy transitions. Siddharth Sareen won the 2024 Nils Klim Prize, recognising his exemplary work in the search for renewable and sustainable sources of energy.
Ten Lives Declaring Human Rights
They walked in the darkest parts of human history: in the blood of genocide, the chains of slavery, in the oppression of women, in the death camps of the Holocaust and in the hatred of racism. Yet, where others could see only our worst, they saw another path. And what they discovered, they taught to the rest of us. These ten "declared" human rights by their very lives. Often long before the ideas appeared in documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, they were there. When human rights were being born, they were there. Some of their names will be familiar, others will not. Bartolome de Las Casas, Thomas Clarkson, Lucretia Mott, Tahirih, Frederick Douglass, Alain Locke, Primo Levi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr. and Albie Sachs. Yet, you won't find the "official" story of human rights in this book. Indeed, most of the lives you find here, barely appear in that official story. What are human rights? What does it mean to work for them? As we follow their journeys, we will see through their eyes. "In telling these stories ... this book brings human rights 'close to home', where universal human rights begin, as Eleanor Roosevelt put it. Michael Curtotti has ... done us all a great service in this." Chris Sidoti
Decriminalizing Abortion in Northern Ireland
Abortion remains one of the most politicized issues globally and whilst some countries such as the USA continue to experience restrictions to access to abortion, Northern Ireland stands out as having enacted historical positive change in abortion law, from an almost complete ban throughout the Twentieth Century to decriminalization achieved in 2019. This book documents and analyzes how this historical change was achieved. This, the second of two volumes, places emphasis on allies and support for abortion provision, illustrating how the movement has relied upon an intersectional network of social movement actors, NGOs and fundraisers to maintain momentum and inclusivity. It also focuses on the reality of abortion provision. Each chapter is written by those directly involved in the long-fought battle to change abortion law - including those with personal experience of seeking abortions, activists, academics, legal experts, political actors, NGOs, and volunteers. This interdisciplinary text will be of relevance to academics and students in the disciplines of law, policy, political science, and sociology, but also to organizers and policy makers in other global contexts and across other social justice campaigns.
Inside the Invisible Cage
In a world increasingly run by algorithms and artificial intelligence, Hatim Rahman traces how organizations are using algorithms to control workers in an "invisible cage." Inside the Invisible Cage uses unique longitudinal data to investigate how digital labor platforms use algorithms to dictate the actions of high-skilled workers by determining accepted behaviors, work opportunities, and even success. As Hatim Rahman explains, employers can use algorithms to shift rules and guidelines without notice, explanation, or recourse for workers. The invisible cage signals a profound shift in the way markets and organizations categorize and ultimately control people. Unlike previous forms of labor control, the invisible cage is ubiquitous, yet it is also opaque and shifting, which makes breaking free from it difficult for workers. This book traces how the invisible cage was developed over time and the implications it has for the spread of new technology, such as generative artificial intelligence. Inside the Invisible Cage also provides organizations, workers, and policymakers with insights on how to ensure the future of work has truly equitable, mutually beneficial outcomes.
Contemporary Urban Planning
Contemporary Urban Planning, 12e provides students with an unvarnished and in-depth introduction to the historic, economic, political, legal, ideological, and environmental factors affecting urban planning today.
Pandemic Culture
Pandemic culture: The impacts of Covid-19 on the UK cultural sector and implications for the future provides a summary of the local, regional and national policy responses to the Covid-19 crisis within the cultural sector, based on the findings of a 15-month research project led by the Centre for Cultural Value. It offers a rigorous statistical analysis of the impacts of these policy responses and of the pandemic itself on the cultural workforce across the UK and a mixed-methods analysis of audiences' responses to the pandemic. The book identifies and critically reflects on the core, recurrent themes that have emerged from the research whilst highlighting implications for the sector's future direction and for research in the fields of arts management and cultural policy.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
Abundanomics - Unlocking the Real Wealth of Nations
Scarcity has been the driving force of decision makers throughout the ages. The necessity of choosing between competing wants and needs has always underpinned outcomes. However, we are now in an age of abundance - abundance in goods and services, information, in wealth, and abundance in ways to fairly distribute the rich bounty the world provides. The problem is we don't! The rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. People across the world are dying of hunger, thirst, and curable disease in their millions every year. We have the ability now, like never before, to rebalance the scales of humanity. The aim of the book is to create discussion with a view to attaining a collective realisation and belief that we can build a better future for everyone.
They Think You're Stupid
Do the scare tactics, deceptions, and distortions of politics frustrate you? Have you grown cynical about the lack of real-issue leadership in Washington? Do you often feel as if politicians are talking down to you-that they think you're stupid? Well, that is how politics-as-usual makes Herman Cain feel.In They Think You're Stupid, Cain proposes an action plan to help the marginalized voter find a true voice in the political process. At the same time, he offers political party leaders an avenue back to the heart of American democracy-the voters.Cain identifies a new voter phenomenon occurring across the nation. Displaced Democrats, rebellious Republicans, irate Independents, and registered non-voters sitting on the sidelines are refusing to strongly identify with either political party. They Think You're Stupid provides insightful analysis of the factors that have led to what he terms the "politically homeless." While Democrats are on the road to irrelevancy, Cainbelieves that Republicans have an opportunity to capture the loyalty of this growing segment of America.From the perspective of a successful businessman, They Think You're Stupid offers hope for the disenfranchised voter and commonsense advice to the Republican Party. Cain explains, "The Republicans have a unique opportunity to dominate the political landscape for decades if they do a better job of reaching out to the party outsiderswith results, rather than waiting for outsiders to reach in." Cain sees a new day in American politics, and that day must include a voice for the politically homeless.
Urban Governance in Southeast Asia
The book draws from regulation theory to explain urban planning policies and outcomes in Southeast Asia as a function of governance structures and processes. A considerable portion of the book is spent re-tracing the historical roots of planning dispositives, including the totality of institutional entities, which together constitute an apparatus of government in South-East Asian polities. Therefore, of essence in the book are the institutional structures and administrative principles, that were introduced by colonial authorities and inherited by their post-colonial successors in South-East Asia. The book seeks to demonstrate the role of the policies and commensurate implementation institutional frameworks in accounting for important dynamics in the contemporary urban domain in the region. In analyzing the institutional framework for urban planning and governance, the book is doing due diligence to a hitherto neglected subject, namely governmentality, in the discourse on the political economy of urban management in Southeast Asia. Thus, the book is intended to acknowledge the importance of institutions in determining the success of urban development policies. The notion of institutions or governmentality as will be used in the book includes, de facto governance structures, government and parastatal agencies and the formal rules and regulations they are charged with implementing. The book is based on the premise that knowledge of institutions and their functions is critical in explaining phenomena in economic geography. This is particularly true in Southeast Asian countries because of the dominant and overarching role of the state or government agencies in the economy.
Dynamics Shaping Global Health Security in The Next Decade
In a world grappling with the long shadow of a pandemic and on the brink of unprecedented environmental and social change, understanding the forces shaping our health security is no longer a matter of academic curiosity but one of urgent survival. This book, grounded in rigorous intelligence analysis, offers a roadmap to navigating the complex terrain of global health security, arming you with the knowledge to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.This National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) examines the state of global health security in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate and societal changes are straining global health resources and increasing the risk of future health emergencies. Health systems, public mistrust and misinformation, and sustained high levels of conflict are impeding national capacities to respond to threats. Adversary interference and uncertainty about the future of the World Health Organization (WHO) are likely to erode global health governance. The report concludes that pandemic fatigue and misinformation may weaken health-seeking behaviors, such as vaccination, and result in significant health emergencies, while donor governments are shifting attention and funding to recent conflicts such as the Israel-Hamas conflict and Russia's war against Ukraine, as well as domestic economic problems. Further straining the international community's ability to address health emergencies, outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, cholera, dengue, Ebola, monkeypox, and polio have stretched global and national disease detection and response systems.The report assumes that the COVID-19 virus will continue to circulate due to waning immunity following vaccination or infection and naturally evolving viral mutations. However, it also assumes that the virus will continue to cause mostly asymptomatic or mild illness in vaccinated and previously infected individuals, and that combined with improved therapeutics, this will decrease instances of severe disease but will continue to strain already overburdened health systems.This annotated edition illustrates the capabilities of the AI Lab for Book-Lovers to add context and ease-of-use to manuscripts. It includes several types of abstracts, building from simplest to more complex: TLDR (one word), ELI5, TLDR (vanilla), Scientific Style, Action Items and Visual Abstracts; essays to increase viewpoint diversity, such as Grounds for Dissent, Red Team Critique, and MAGA Perspective; and Notable Passages and Nutshell Summaries for each page.
Democratic Algorithms
Can an algorithm be democratic? And how can we understand algorithms not only as technical, but also as social and political phenomena? Democratic Algorithms offers theoretically and empirically informed perspectives on how we can imagine and design algorithms for a democratic society, and what we even mean by that. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, the book illustrates how a recommender system was built in a public broadcaster, raising questions not only about organizational and technical implementation, but also about the possible compatibility of such an algorithmic system with democratic constitutions.
Stories from Langley
Applicants to the Central Intelligence Agency often asked Edward Mickolus what they might expect in a career there. Mickolus, a former CIA intelligence officer whose duties also included recruiting and public affairs, never had a simple answer. If applicants were considering a life in the National Clandestine Service, the answer was easy. Numerous memoirs show the lives of operations officers collecting secret intelligence overseas, conducting counterintelligence investigations, and running covert action programs. But the CIA isn't only about case officers in far-flung areas of the world, recruiting spies to steal secrets. For an applicant considering a career as an analyst, a support officer, a scientist, or even a secretary, few sources provide reliable insight into what a more typical career at the CIA might look like. This collection of the exploits and insights of twenty-nine everyday agency employees is Mickolus's answer. From individuals who have served at the highest levels of the agency to young officers just beginning their careers, Stories from Langley reveals the breadth of career opportunities available at the CIA and offers advice from agency officers themselves.
Arizona Politics and Government
Arizona has become a swing state in recent national elections, the source of controversial policies and policy proposals, and the home of well-known political personalities. In this new edition of Arizona Politics and Government, David R. Berman examines contemporary issues in a broad historical, comparative, and theoretical context to identify the mixture of ideas, activities, and events that have helped shape the essential character of the Arizona polity. Beginning with an overview of continuities and changes in Arizona politics, Berman then discusses more specific topics such as immigration and water issues, cultural wars, political extremism, voting rights, and political reform, as well as intergovernmental relations, judicial elections, the place of rural Arizona and organized labor in state politics, and the state's treatment of Natives, Mexican Americans, and African Americans. Above all Berman considers the values, beliefs, and behavioral patterns reflected in the state's political life that have fueled Arizonans' quests for autonomy, democracy, and development.
The Politics of Platform Regulation
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is free to read at Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Leading multinational technology companies like Alphabet, Meta, Twitter, TikTok, and Microsoft now operate sprawling, complex systems to govern online behavior. These technical and bureaucratic infrastructures, commonly termed "content moderation" or "trust and safety," were developed in an effort to keep illegal and harmful material--such as child abuse imagery, hate speech, and incitement to extremist violence--out of sight and out of mind. But recently, they have been mired with scandal, and increasingly are in the public crosshairs. In The Politics of Platform Regulation, Robert Gorwa outlines how governments are shaping the emerging space of online safety. Through case studies from Germany, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, and insights gleaned from ongoing policy debates in Brazil, India, and China, Gorwa explores the domestic and international politics that influence how, why, and when platform regulation comes into being. Going beyond existing work that explores the hidden private rules and practices increasingly shaping our online lives, The Politics of Platform Regulation is a measured empirical and theoretical account of how the state is pushing back.
Making A Difference
Denzil Douglas and the St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party were given a mandate by the people of St Kitts in four consecutive general elections. This second volume of speeches by Dr Douglas covering his second two terms in o-ffice from 2004 to 2015 demonstrates how his -first two terms as party leader and Prime Minister set the foundations for many of the policies and programmes that came to fruition in terms three and four and points clearly to changing priorities and greater participation by St Kitts and Nevis in the increasingly interconnected global community beyond the Caribbean basin. This selection of speeches and pronouncements chronicle the impact the Douglas Labour government had on the welfare and quality of life of the citizens of St Kitts and Nevis, the region, and beyond during the second half of its twenty-year administration and gives readers the opportunity to decide for themselves whether Denzil Douglas and his cabinet colleagues did, indeed, make a difference.
Conflict, Cooperation and Leadership in the Mediterranean
This compelling book delves deep into the intricate tapestry of Euro-Mediterranean politics and diplomacy, shedding light on the motivations that guided the actions of key political players from the 1980s to the Arab Spring. The author, on a challenging quest, identifies and interviews the very politicians and diplomats who shaped these relationships, uncovering a stark realism that superseded idealistic notions when crucial decisions were at stake. The author's focus turns to Spain, and to a lesser extent, France, as they navigate the intricate web of Euro-Mediterranean politics to gain greater diplomatic influence, regional power, and strategic leadership within the European Union and the southern Mediterranean rim. They are portrayed as political brokers and entrepreneurs in the Mediterranean marketplace. In this thought-provoking work, the Mediterranean is portrayed as a transactional good, skillfully traded in all directions to achieve political, economic, and diplomatic goals. This book is a meticulously researched and compelling exploration of the complex relationships, interests, and maneuverings that shape the geopolitics of the Euro-Mediterranean region. It offers readers a new perspective on the evolution of the Euro-Mediterranean politics focusing on Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics.
The Political Development of American Debt Relief
A political history of the rise and fall of American debt relief. Americans have a long history with debt. They also have a long history of mobilizing for debt relief. Throughout the nineteenth century, indebted citizens demanded government protection from their financial burdens, challenging readings of the Constitution that exalted property rights at the expense of the vulnerable. Their appeals shaped the country's periodic experiments with state debt relief and federal bankruptcy law, constituting a pre-industrial safety net. Yet, the twentieth century saw the erosion of debtor politics and the eventual retrenchment of bankruptcy protections. The Political Development of American Debt Relief traces how geographic, sectoral, and racial politics shaped debtor activism over time, enhancing our understanding of state-building, constitutionalism, and social policy.
The Fundamental Voter
Why is American politics so intense and emotionally competitive today, and how did we get here? In The Fundamental Voter, John H. Aldrich, Suhyen Bae, and Bailey K. Sanders explain why the notion that we are divided into tribal loyalties is, at best, only partially correct, and discuss how the divisions rest on much more substantive politics than they once did. In the 1950s and 1960s, the American public based voting primarily on partisan loyalties. Landslide presidential elections were once common, but over the last forty years, they have converged to very closely contested elections. Congressional elections were increasingly incumbent centered before 1984 and decreasingly so afterward. These changes reflect the changing nature of fundamental forces that shape the public's electoral opinions and voting behavior. From a single such fundamental, partisan identification, the electorate now rests on five fundamental forces: party, ideology, issues, race, and economics. Since the 1980s, these fundamentals have grown increasingly important and increasingly aligned, such that voters are now sorted into two increasingly bitterly divided sides. Believing that the other side is on the wrong side of nearly everything of political relevance, voters, like officials, have come to deeply dislike the opposition, a state of affairs that threatens to undermine the stability of democratic institutions in the United States.
Invisible
Russia and China would like nothing better than to see the United States humiliated and put down, degraded and dishonored, fatally weakened, and ultimately rendered of no consequence. They want a world that is theirs to shape as they please. They have launched a quiet, subtle attack against us from many directions.The Sino-Russian goal is to promote an increasingly divided, discordant, and unstable America. Achieving technological superiority and financial power are of great interest to Beijing. Russia's focus is on manipulating America's internal political affairs and ultimately impacting U.S. foreign policy.In Invisible: The Sino-Russian War to Bring Down America, we will review the historical and cultural roots of Russian and Chinese hostility and the reasons motivating them to conduct a relentless, silent war on the West. We will examine current Chinese political-military doctrine, and look at Moscow's ability to find cracks and weak spots in our society. Taken together, all of the pieces constitute a protracted, persistent strategy that has one goal: destabilizing the United States from within. Citizens and political leaders must take heed of the invisible war in which we are unwillingly engaged, and decide upon appropriate measures while there is still time.
A Shift Toward High-Quality Development of China
This book focuses on the China's economic strategy aiming to high-quality development in recent years. It is a paper collection of the author published since 2013. Under the basic framework of macroeconomic analysis, this book is divided into 7 chapters in accordance with the basic logic chain of "the new normal of economic development - the change of the main contradiction in society - the new development concept - the supply-side structural reform." It involves the hot topics around China's economic reform toward high-quality development including supply-side structural reform, macro-control system, fiscal policy, cutting taxes and fees, etc.
Settler Military Politics
Settler Military Politics provides a thorough investigation of the relationship between settler colonialism and militarisation drawing from the Australian experience. In this book, Caso develops the concept of settler military politics to identify the relationship between settler colonialism and militarisation. The book argues that militarisation is a rationality for governing the settler polity and consolidates the settler colonial project. It investigates settler military politics through an in-depth analysis of the under explored aesthetics of war commemoration in Australia and the role of the Australian War Memorial.
Fixing Australian Politics
Australia's political landscape stands on the precipice of transformation. The need for comprehensive reform is palpable, driven by evolving societal values, demands for greater transparency, and a push towards inclusivity. Fixing Australian Politics: How to change the system of government outlines a multifaceted strategy to reshape Australian politics across various fronts-electoral systems, campaign finance, governance, media interaction, constitutional matters, and diversity in representation.This sweeping array of reforms contained in Fixing Australian Politics presents a bold blueprint for the future of Australian politics. By addressing these key areas, the aim is to create a more robust, inclusive, and transparent political system that is equipped to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century and reflect the diverse voices of all Australians, each of which is critical for the rejuvenation of the nation's political framework and the restoration of public faith in the democratic process.A vision for reforming Australian politicsChapter 1: Electoral ReformChapter 2: Campaign finance reformChapter 3: Enhancing transparency and accountabilityChapter 4: Political party and governance reformsChapter 5: Media and informationChapter 6: Constitutional ReformChapter 7: Representation and DiversityEpilogue: Fixing Australian politics
Translation as Incarnation
The publication and attention given to postcolonial work has flooded the field of academia, yet not much attention has been paid to the precolonial, premissional, and colonial eras, and receptions of the Western Missionary Bible and its impact on the colonization of Global South nations; schools in this area had to wrestle with the study of the Bible from kindergarten to college. Through vigorous readings of the New Testament and other related subjects, indigenous Christian converts demanded that the Bible needed to be translated into various vernacular and ethnic languages. The hunger for engaging the Bible in the linguistic worldview of people led to the process of translation, printing, and distribution into rural and urban centers. Hence the journey of the Bible and its reception in the Global South is what is referred to as "Vernacular Translation as Incarnation" (taken from John 1:14). Therefore, this book is an invitation to postcolonial readers of the Bible, as well as an urgent invitation to both Europe and North America to consider having the Bible in schools so that young minds can be engaged by it. Without translations of the Bible into the vernacular, Christianity would not be growing as it is in the Global South nations, namely Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Hence, vernacular translations of the Bible are indeed incarnational.
A World of Rights
A World of Rights: Navigating the Global Landscape of Human Rights offers a comprehensive exploration of the complex and ever-evolving field of human rights on a global scale. This edited volume brings together diverse perspectives from leading experts, scholars, and activists who shed light on the challenges, triumphs, and ongoing struggles in the realm of human rights.The book delves into a wide range of critical topics, including the historical development of human rights, the legal frameworks and international conventions that shape the field, and the major issues and violations witnessed across different regions of the world. It examines the intersecting dimensions of human rights, such as gender, race, socioeconomic status, and more, to provide a holistic understanding of the challenges faced by marginalised communities.It aims to create awareness, foster empathy, and encourage readers to take action in the face of injustice. The book also delves into the strategies and initiatives employed by activists and organisations working tirelessly to promote and protect human rights globally. It serves as a vital resource for students, scholars, policymakers, and anyone passionate about understanding and promoting human rights in our interconnected world.
Conscientious Objection in Turkey
This book provides a socio-legal perspective to critical military studies by asking socio-legal questions about military conscription in Turkey: How do the international and domestic laws approach the conflict between the law and conscience? Why does Turkey insist on the non-recognition of the right to conscientious objection? How are those pursuing their conscience affected by such non-recognition? These questions are important as the law is shaped by the socio-cultural structures in which it operates, and any attempt to create a social change also necessitates understanding and challenging the legal framework. In this light, the book argues that one cannot fully understand and, as a result, resist the militarisation of society without understanding the relationship between the law and social norms.
Pandemic Culture
Pandemic culture: The impacts of Covid-19 on the UK cultural sector and implications for the future provides a summary of the local, regional and national policy responses to the Covid-19 crisis within the cultural sector, based on the findings of a 15-month research project led by the Centre for Cultural Value. It offers a rigorous statistical analysis of the impacts of these policy responses and of the pandemic itself on the cultural workforce across the UK and a mixed-methods analysis of audiences' responses to the pandemic. The book identifies and critically reflects on the core, recurrent themes that have emerged from the research whilst highlighting implications for the sector's future direction and for research in the fields of arts management and cultural policy.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
Midterms and Mandates
Midterm elections have forced presidents to adjust course and have heralded the rise or fall of new party coalitions, yet they remain understudied in comparison to their presidential counterparts. This book offers a fresh perspective on the American presidency by analysing the significance of midterm elections in the United States. Midterms not only provide an important opportunity for voters to evaluate the record of a president so far, but also have consequences for an administration's pursuit of the president's agenda over the two years that follow. As the essays in this collection show, midterms modify in crucial ways the mandate that a president gained at the time of their election to the White House. The volume integrates contributions from political scientists and historians to create a truly multidisciplinary understanding of the interplay between midterm elections and the American presidency.
Mapping Welfare Attitudes in East Asia
East Asian societies and welfare systems are rapidly changing, creating an increasing need for research that can help to establish sustainable and legitimate welfare systems. This original volume considers welfare attitudes in East Asia, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macao, Singapore and Taiwan, using qualitative and quantitative research methods. Proposing new methods and approaches to analysing cross-national variations in welfare attitudes, it decentralises dominant European-based concepts and measurements and takes approaches that are sensitive to cultural and political trajectories and the impact of colonialism and gender. This book explores the influence of contextual and individual factors, such as family roles and values, on citizens' welfare attitudes. It also studies social legitimacy and social bonds to understand how to design and implement sustainable welfare policies.
A View from the Horizon
In A View from the Horizon one of South Australia's most influential political reformers tells his life story with frank disclosure. Five years after he graduated as a lawyer, aged 28, Peter Duncan entered the South Australian Parliament as the member for Elizabeth. In just his first year in parliament, the young reformer introduced a Private Members' Bill, which later prompted former Chief Justice Michael Kirby to describe him as 'the father of homosexual law reform in Australia'.Three years later, in 1975, he became Attorney-General in Don Dunstan's socially progressive Labor Government. Amid controversy and negotiation, he initiated a raft of reformist legislation, notably the abolition of capital punishment and the criminalisation of rape in marriage.Peter Duncan resigned from state politics in 1984 to take on the new federal seat of Makin for the Hawke Labor Government. He became one of few politicians who have served as a minister in both a state and the federal parliament. As parliamentary secretary to the Attorney-General in the Keating Government, he worked on the Disability Discrimination Bill, passed into law in 1992. He describes this as the achievement of which he is most proud.His post-parliamentary life is distinguished by successful ventures and disappointments along the way. He's had his share of tragedy, with the premature death of his wife, journalist Julie Duncan, in 2005. Now in his 70s, Peter Duncan's passion for justice and fairness in an unfair world remains undiminished. He lives in Lombok and with his partner Puspa runs a popular hotel. As his former political comrade and longtime friend Lyynn Arnold writes, Peter Duncan's A View from the Horizon is 'funny, sad, insightful, totally honest, idiosyncratically Australian and unambiguously authentic'.
Airline Terrorism
Venturing into the ever-shifting panorama of airborne terrorism, this book immerses the reader in a vivid retelling of pivotal incidents from recent history, while delving into the terrorists' favored methods of attack. These include hijackings, in-flight bombings, and precision missile strikes, as well as the rising peril of cyberattacks aimed at airports and commercial airliners mid-flight. Readers will encounter the controversial TWA Flight 800 disaster and the baffling vanishing act of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. These events ignited enduring discussions about terrorism and governmental transparency. The book ventures into the unsettling world of the September 11th attacks, where jetliners were transformed into guided missiles. Also witnessed are the chilling tales of "Black Widows"--Chechen female suicide bombers leaving their indelible mark on Russian soil. Also explored are Libyan culpability in the bombings of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and UTA Flight 772 over the Sahara Desert. The evolution of security measures in air travel is chronicled and an examination is given of emerging biometric technologies along with security protocols relevant to the post-Covid era.
Migrant Smuggling and the Criminalisation of Migration in the EU
This book examines migrant smuggling and migration governance in the European Union. Following the 'refugee crisis' of 2014-15 and the rise in the number of people crossing the Mediterranean Sea, growing concern has been expressed in the media and elsewhere as to how EU institutions have tackled migrant smuggling. Focusing particularly on Italy during the period of the Eighth European Parliament (2014-19), the book assesses the evolution of anti-smuggling policies at EU and national level, and considers why institutions and policy-makers have failed to fully address the issue. Adopting a bottom-up approach, it also analyses the roles that people on the move, smugglers, law enforcers, the judiciary and border guards play in influencing policy processes. With political and public debates over migration more vociferous than ever, the book provides important insights into the EU approach to migrant smuggling. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, migration studies, European politics and criminology.
Fixing America
Fixing America: Essays on Domestic and Foreign Policy offers original insights and pragmatic solutions to intransigent and entrenched political issues domestic and foreign. The work provides new analysis which correctly identifies root causes of policy failures; and suggests practical, and potentially effective solutions to solve them.This work, intended for educators, students and citizens engaged in politics hopes to move the nation forward, and bridge divides. Fans of Noam Chomsky, Paul Krugman, David Brooks or Robert Reich will discover a new and like-minded voice. James Sawatzki is a retired public- school teacher still trying to promote citizen engagement and social justice.
Sufis, Salafis and Islamists
British Muslim activism has evolved constantly in recent decades. What have been its main groups and how do their leaders compete to attract followers? Which social and religious ideas from abroad are most influential? In this groundbreaking study, Sadek Hamid traces the evolution of Sufi, Salafi and Islamist activist groups in Britain, including The Young Muslims UK, Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Salafi JIMAS organisation and Traditional Islam Network. With reference to second-generation British Muslims especially, he explains how these groups gain and lose support, embrace and reject foreign ideologies, and succeed and fail to provide youth with compelling models of British Muslim identity. Analyzing historical and firsthand community research, Hamid gives a compelling account of the complexity that underlies reductionist media narratives of Islamic activism in Britain.
Fighting Deindustrialisation
In Fighting Deindustrialisation, Andy Clark outlines and examines one of the most significant and under-researched periods in modern Scottish labour history. Over a fourteen month period in 1981 and 1982, as Scotland suffered the effects of the accelerated deindustrialisation of its economy, three workforces refused to accept the loss of their jobs. The predominantly women assembly workers at Lee Jeans (Greenock), Lovable Bra (Cumbernauld), and Plessey Capacitors (Bathgate) were informed that their multinational employers had taken the decisions to close their plants. At each site, a battle was fought against capital movement, corporate greed, and unfair jobloss. The workers occupied their factories and refused to vacate until their demands were met and closure avoided. At all sites this objective was achieved; none of the factories completely closed following the women's occupations. In this book, these occupations are analysed together for the first time, through a range of analytical frameworks from oral history, memory studies, industrial relations scholarship, and deindustrialisation studies. In his extensive examination, Clark argues that the actions of 1981-82 should be considered as one of the most significant periods in Scotland's history of deindustrialisation. However, the public memory of 1981-82 is precarious; Fighting Deindustrialisation begins the process of incorporating women's militant resistance within academic and popular understandings of working-class activism in later 20th century-Scotland.
