Derailing Democracy
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Derailing Democracy
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Author : David McGowan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Derailing Democracy written by David McGowan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Social problems categories.
Is the U.S. a beacon of progress? That's how the mainstream media want you to see it. But in Derailing Democracy: The America the Media Don't Want You to See, David McGowan has compiled an index of disturbing facts that point to ominous trends. Did you know: -- We're number one: the United States has the highest number of death-row inmates of any country on Earth: 3,300. -- That the U.S. is one of only two countries to defy an International Court ruling (over Nicaragua 1986) -- the other one is Iran. -- That only a handful of countries opposed a 1998 UN Commission on Human Rights call for a moratorium on all executions -- Bangladesh, China, South Korea, Rwanda, and the United States. -- That 133 nations, including virtually all U.S. allies, have signed a treaty banning landmines -- but the U.S. insists on continued production. -- That in 1996 the list of the top ten richest people in the world contained two Americans who held 28% of the wealth on the list; by 1999 they numbered seven out of ten, with 84% of the wealth. -- Since the early 1990s, more than 60 people in the USA are reported to have died in police custody after being exposed to pepper spray. -- That the U.S. is selling surveillance equipment to countries with the worst human rights records -- so that they can track dissidents in an international tracking system for individuals 'of interest.' -- That the California prison population grew from 19,600 in 1977 to 159,000 in 1998. -- Stun belts used on prisoners have been widely condemned for the incapacitating pain they deliver. In instances where children are tried as adults, they are not exempted from wearing the belts. From mandatory minimumsentencing laws to new more liberal search-and-seizure rules, from Three Strikes You're Out to congressional legislation for a national ID card, in Derailing Democracy, David McGowan has compiled the facts to show that the noose around democracy is tightening every day.
Derailing Democracy In Afghanistan
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Author : Noah Coburn
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-07
Derailing Democracy In Afghanistan written by Noah Coburn and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-07 with History categories.
This volume shows how Afghani elections since 2004 have threatened to derail the country’s fledgling democracy. Examining presidential, parliamentary, and provincial council elections and conducting interviews with more than one hundred candidates, officials, community leaders, and voters, the text shows how international approaches to Afghani elections have misunderstood the role of local actors, who have hijacked elections in their favor, alienated communities, undermined representative processes, and fueled insurgency, fostering a dangerous disillusionment among Afghan voters.
Turkey Interrupted
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Author : Abdullah Bozkurt
language : en
Publisher: Blue Dome Press
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Turkey Interrupted written by Abdullah Bozkurt and has been published by Blue Dome Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with Political Science categories.
This book strives to explain what has happened in Turkey in 2013 and 2014 following the onset of major corruption investigations incriminating people close to the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, including his son Bilal Erdogan, various ministers, and several business people. It shows how veteran police chiefs, previously hailed as heroes and awarded with letters of recognition by Erdogan himself, suddenly turned into villains after they exposed an unprecedented graft network within the Turkish government. The book reveals that the so-called parallel structure, which was invented by Erdogan as part of global conspiracy, is nothing but a slanderous farce used to distort facts, shift blame, and scapegoats for Erdogan's own troubles.
Derailing Union Democracy
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Author : Michael J. Goldberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Derailing Union Democracy written by Michael J. Goldberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
This article is a response to Prof. Samuel Estreicher's article, Deregulating Union Democracy, 21 J. LAB. RES. 247 (2000). It argues against Estreicher's call for the deregulation of internal union affairs by repealing the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 on several grounds. First, it disputes some of Estreicher's basic assumptions about the nature and effectiveness of union democracy legislation, in part because Estreicher views unions strictly as economic entities and overlooks their important political and social functions, and in part because he is mistaken when he dismisses the current scheme of regulating internal union affairs as completely ineffectual. Second, the article criticizes Estreicher's proposal for new and different ways of providing workplace representation, arguing that without democratic safeguards such as protection for the freedom of speech of workers represented under these new forms of workplace representation, access to information, and effective protection against retaliation, the employee voting opportunities on which Estreicher's plan is based would provide the appearance of democracy without the reality.
Democracy In Decline
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Author : Larry Diamond
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2015-10
Democracy In Decline written by Larry Diamond and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10 with Political Science categories.
"Is Democracy in Decline? is a short book that takes up the fascinating question on whether this once-revolutionary form of government--the bedrock of Western liberalism--is fast disappearing. Has the growth of corporate capitalism, mass economic inequality, and endemic corruption reversed the spread of democracy worldwide? In this incisive collection, leading thinkers address this disturbing and critically important issue. Published as part of the National Endowment for Democracy's 25th anniversary--and drawn from articles forthcoming in the Journal of Democracy--this collection includes seven essays from a stellar group of democracy scholars: Francis Fukuyama, Robert Kagan, Thomas Carothers, Marc Plattner, Larry Diamond, Philippe Schmitter, Steven Levitsky, Ivan Krastev, and Lucan Way. Written in a thought-provoking style from seven different perspectives, this book provides an eye-opening look at how the very foundation of Western political culture may be imperiled"--
Indian Democracy Derailed Politics And Politicians
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Author : Srikanta Ghosh
language : en
Publisher: APH Publishing
Release Date : 1997
Indian Democracy Derailed Politics And Politicians written by Srikanta Ghosh and has been published by APH Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Political Science categories.
Understanding The F Word
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Author : David McGowan
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2001-06-21
Understanding The F Word written by David McGowan and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-21 with Political Science categories.
By offering a radical review of the last one hundred years of US history, this work is intended as a counterpoint to the rampant revisionism of the flurry of books glorifying the "American Century". Beginning with the rather bold and decidedly controversial assertion that the current political system in place in the United States at the dawn of the twenty-first century is fascism, the first part of this book attempts to justify that claim by first defining exactly what fascism iscorrecting various widely-held misconceptionsand then analyzing how closely we as a nation conform to that definition. Also included is a review of some of the hidden history and key events of World War II. Part II offers a retrospective of the twentieth century American presidential administrations, to demonstrate that the steady and inexorable march towards overt fascism was a defining characteristic that remained unchanged. The final section looks at the still very much alive eugenics movement, and analyzes the role played by the psychiatric establishment in validating the fascist state. This book will surely find no shortage of detractors, but if read with an open mind, it just may change the way you view the world.
The Confidence Trap
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Author : David Runciman
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2017-10-31
The Confidence Trap written by David Runciman and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-31 with Political Science categories.
Why democracies believe they can survive any crisis—and why that belief is so dangerous Why do democracies keep lurching from success to failure? The current financial crisis is just the latest example of how things continue to go wrong, just when it looked like they were going right. In this wide-ranging, original, and compelling book, David Runciman tells the story of modern democracy through the history of moments of crisis, from the First World War to the economic crash of 2008. A global history with a special focus on the United States, The Confidence Trap examines how democracy survived threats ranging from the Great Depression to the Cuban missile crisis, and from Watergate to the collapse of Lehman Brothers. It also looks at the confusion and uncertainty created by unexpected victories, from the defeat of German autocracy in 1918 to the defeat of communism in 1989. Throughout, the book pays close attention to the politicians and thinkers who grappled with these crises: from Woodrow Wilson, Nehru, and Adenauer to Fukuyama and Obama. In The Confidence Trap, David Runciman shows that democracies are good at recovering from emergencies but bad at avoiding them. The lesson democracies tend to learn from their mistakes is that they can survive them—and that no crisis is as bad as it seems. Breeding complacency rather than wisdom, crises lead to the dangerous belief that democracies can muddle through anything—a confidence trap that may lead to a crisis that is just too big to escape, if it hasn't already. The most serious challenges confronting democracy today are debt, the war on terror, the rise of China, and climate change. If democracy is to survive them, it must figure out a way to break the confidence trap.
Democracy In The Age Of Globalization And Mediatization
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Author : H. Kriesi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-01-11
Democracy In The Age Of Globalization And Mediatization written by H. Kriesi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Political Science categories.
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the models of contemporary democracy; its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites; its empirically existing varieties and its two major challenges - globalization and mediatization. The book also covers the global spread of democracy and its spread into supranational democracies.
The War On Terrorism And The Terror Of God
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Author : Lee Griffith
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2004
The War On Terrorism And The Terror Of God written by Lee Griffith and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Political Science categories.
Uniquely relevant in a world shaken by recent acts of terror, this title calls people of faith to the way of peace, the Christian response to evil and violence.