Описание: This book explores how personalized content and the inherent networked nature of the mobile media could and do lead to positive externalities in social progress in Asian societies. Empirical studies that examine uses of the mobile phone and apps (voice mailing, SMS, mobile social media, mobile Weibo, mobile WeChat, etc.) are featured as a response to calls for theorization of the mobile media's efficacy as a tool for citizen engagement and participation in civic and political affairs, especially in the search for collective solutions to widespread social problems of food safety, pollution, government corruption, and public health risks. Considering the vast cultural diversity of Asian societies that are shaped by different levels of political, social, economic, and religious development, the book offers nuanced studies that provide in-depth analysis of the mobile media and political communication in a variety of communities of leading Asian countries. From the country-specific studies, broad themes and enduring concepts emerge.
Описание: Voters expect their elected representatives to pursue good policy and presume this will be securely founded on the best available knowledge. Yet when representatives emphasize their reliance on expert knowledge, they seem to defer to people whose authority derives, not politically from the sovereign people, but from the presumed objective status of their disciplinary bases. This book examines the tensions between political authority and expert authority in the formation of public policy in liberal democracies. It aims to illustrate and better understand the nature of these tensions rather than to argue specific ways of resolving them. The various chapters explore the complexity of interaction between the two forms of authority in different policy domains in order to identify both common elements and differences. The policy domains covered include: climate geoengineering discourses; environmental health; biotechnology; nuclear power; whaling; economic management; and the use of force. This volume will appeal to researchers and to convenors of post-graduate courses in the fields of policy studies, foreign policy decision-making, political science, environmental studies, democratic system studies, and science policy studies.
Описание: The increasingly multicultural fabric of modern societies has given rise to many new conflicts, as ethnic minorities and national minorities demand recognition and support for their cultural identity. Writing in a clear and non-technical way, Will Kymlicka, the leading political philosopher of his generation, provides the most comprehensive analysis to date of this crucial political issue.
Описание: This book makes an important contribution to contemporary debates over the place of civic participation in democratic theory and practice. Drawing on a detailed case study of the Blackbird Leys area of Oxford, the book employs a novel empirical approach to ask whether widespread participation in civic life can enhance the prospects for democracy, given the low levels of participation which tend to exist in deprived areas. Throughout, it presents an account of participation rooted in the history and development of the case, in order to avoid the kinds of abstraction which are characteristic of many existing studies in the area. The book will appeal to scholars working on democratic theory in applied settings, and will be of interest to anyone concerned with inequalities in civic participation.
Автор: Banaji Shakuntala, Mejias Sam Название: Youth Active Citizenship in Europe: Ethnographies of Participation ISBN: 3030357937 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030357931 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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1. Introduction; Shakuntala Banaji.- 2. Motivations for active citizenship in youth organisations in the Italian context; Antonella Guarino, Elvira Cicognani and Bruna Zani.- 3. Youth organisations as a developmental context: A developmental psychological perspective; Clara Mikolajczyk, Katharina Eckstein and Peter Noack.- 4. Between emotion and reason: The role of affective networks and events in sustaining the daily experience of environmental activism; Joana P. Cruz, Carla Malafaia, Josй Eduardo Silva and Isabel Menezes.- 5. Preaching to the choir: Patterns of non/diversity in youth citizenship movements; Sam Mejias and Shakuntala Banaji.- 6. When Facebook is (not) enough: Hybridity in the media and political strategies of leftist youth organisations; Alena Mackova, Sam Mejias and Jakub Macek.- 7. The cost of intensive civic participation: Young activists on the edge of burnout; Mai Beilmann.- 8. Conclusion: Rhetorics and Realities of Active Young Citizens Across the European Union; Shakuntala Banaji.
Автор: Easat-daas, Amina Название: Muslim women`s political participation in france and belgium ISBN: 3030487245 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030487249 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book outlines the principal motivations, opportunities and barriers to Muslim women`s political participation in France and francophone Belgium.
Scholars across several social science disciplines have indicated that the behavior described by the term civic engagement is girded by a set of attitudes that show knowledge about, and positive evaluations of, government and politics. Drawing on extensive interviews with high school students from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, Cultivating Democracy examines the sources of those attitudes, including individual characteristics, and the qualities of local environments that shape the experiences of late adolescence.
The authors gathered data on adolescent attitudes by interviewing students in a wide variety of locations, from Baltimore's inner city and suburbs to the most affluent communities in Montgomery County, Maryland. Focusing initially on attitudes toward ethnic diversity and immigration, the authors expanded their focus to the political socialization of young people, including patriotism and political knowledge and participation.
The authors demonstrate how political socialization is shaped through the social messages presented to citizens by others. According to Gimpel, Lay, and Schuknecht, while formal education as a means of socializing youth is critically important, other useful means for communicating positive socializing messages, through political parties, elections, and the media, have been ignored. They recommend compensatory strategies to promote civic engagement among those who are at risk to be nonparticipants.
Автор: Cottrol Название: The Long, Lingering Shadow ISBN: 0820344311 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780820344317 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: <p>Students of American history know of the law’s critical role in systematizing a racial hierarchy in the United States. Showing that this history is best appreciated in a comparative perspective, <em>The Long, Lingering Shadow</em> looks at the parallel legal histories of race relations in the United States, Brazil, and Spanish America. Robert J. Cottrol takes the reader on a journey from the origins of New World slavery in colonial Latin America to current debates and litigation over affirmative action in Brazil and the United States, as well as contemporary struggles against racial discrimination and Afro-Latin invisibility in the Spanish-speaking nations of the hemisphere. </p> <p>Ranging across such topics as slavery, emancipation, scientific racism, immigration policies, racial classifications, and legal processes, Cottrol unravels a complex odyssey. By the eve of the Civil War, the U.S. slave system was rooted in a legal and cultural foundation of racial exclusion unmatched in the Western Hemisphere. That system’s legacy was later echoed in Jim Crow, the practice of legally mandated segregation. Jim Crow in turn caused leading Latin Americans to regard their nations as models of racial equality because their laws did not mandate racial discrimination— a belief that masked very real patterns of racism throughout the Americas. And yet, Cottrol says, if the United States has had a history of more-rigid racial exclusion, since the Second World War it has also had a more thorough civil rights revolution, with significant legal victories over racial discrimination. Cottrol explores this remarkable transformation and shows how it is now inspiring civil rights activists throughout the Americas. </p>
1. Muslims Volunteering in the West: An introduction; Mario Peucker and Merve Reyhan Kayikci.
2. Theologisation of Volunteerism: An Islamic Perspective; Zuleyha Keskin and Salih Yucel.
3. Volunteering, Charitable Work and Muslims: Divine Inspiration, Parallel Networks and Facts on the Ground; Thijl Sunier.
4. Why do Muslims Engage in Intra-community Volunteering? Insights From a Multi-method Study in Australia; Mario Peucker.
5. Charity as Civic Participation for Dutch-Turkish Muslims; Yağız Cebecioglu.
6. In Between Two Traditions: Female Muslim Volunteers in Belgium; Merve Reyhan Kayikci.
7. Muslim Environmentalists, Activism, and Religious Duty; Rosemary Hancock.
8. When Trauma and Citizenship Intersect: British Muslims Volunteering for Mental Health Services; William Barylo.
9. Muslim American Youth and Volunteerism: Neoliberal Citizenship in the War on Terror; Sunaina Maira.
10. Conclusion; Merve Reyhan Kayikci.
Автор: Mercea Название: Civic Participation in Contentious Politics ISBN: 113750868X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137508683 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The book examines the highly dynamic communication ecology of recent contentious politics and its expanding digital footprint. First, it looks at the attainment of democratic citizenship through practice as street protests attract substantial numbers of followers who narrate their involvement or reflect on the claims and the implications of collective action on social media. Secondly, it considers the ramifications for contemporary democracy arising from the large-scale uptake of social media by variegated protest networks, which no longer pivot on the coordination capacity of bureaucratic movement organizations. The book ties these aspects together to propose that contentious politics can be a fertile ground for progressive civic participation.
