The Rebirth Of Democracy
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The Rebirth Of Urban Democracy
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Author : Kent E. Portney
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2002-09-13
The Rebirth Of Urban Democracy written by Kent E. Portney and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-13 with Political Science categories.
In an era when government seems remote and difficult to approach, participatory democracy may seem a hopelessly romantic notion. Yet nothing is more crucial to the future of American democracy than to develop some way of spurring greater citizen participation. In this important book, Jeffrey Berry, Ken Portney, and Ken Thompson examine cities that have created systems of neighborhood government and incorporated citizens in public policymaking. Through careful research and analysis, the authors find that neighborhood based participation is the key to revitalizing American democracy. The Rebirth of Urban Democracy provides a thorough examination of five cities with strong citizen participation programs--Birmingham, Dayton, Portland, St. Paul, and San Antonio. In each city, the authors explore whether neighborhood associations encourage more people to participate; whether these associations are able to promote policy responsiveness on the art of local governments; and whether participation in these associations increases the capacity of people to take part in government. Finally, the authors outline the steps that can be taken to increase political participation in urban America. Berry, Portney, and Thomson show that citizens in participatory programs are able to get their issues on the public agenda and develop a stronger sense of community, greater trust in government officials, and more confidence in the political system. From a rigorous evaluation of surveys and interviews with thousands of citizens and policymakers, the authors also find that central governments in these cities are highly responsive to their neighborhoods and that less conflict exists among citizens and policymakers. The authors assert that these programs can provide a blueprint for major reform in cities across the country. They outline the components for successful participation programs and offer recommendations for those who want to get involved. They demonstrate that participatio
The Rebirth Of Russian Democracy
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Author : Nicolai N. Petro
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1995
The Rebirth Of Russian Democracy written by Nicolai N. Petro and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Rebirth Of Democracy
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Author : International Institute for Democracy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Rebirth Of Democracy written by International Institute for Democracy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Political Science categories.
The Rebirth Of The West
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Author : Peter Duignan
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 1996
The Rebirth Of The West written by Peter Duignan and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
The years following World War II witnessed perhaps the greatest success story in Western history--the economic and political recovery of European democracies that had been devastated by the cataclysmic war. Peter Duignan and L.H. Gann convincingly demonstrate that the deep involvement of the United States was a key factor in this success. The Rebirth of the West is a broad, narrative analysis of every important aspect of Western society during this formative period--political, economic, social, cultural, and scientific. In addition to providing an interpretive synthesis of the vast literature on the subject, the authors make an important and original contribution to both the historical record of this period and current debates over the future of Europe.
The Rebirth Of History
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Author : Misha Glenny
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
Release Date : 1993
The Rebirth Of History written by Misha Glenny and has been published by Penguin Mass Market this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Account of the 1989 revolution in Eastern Europe plus a new chapter bringing events up to date considering the long-term influences to determine the future of the region.
Local Government In Central And Eastern Europe
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Author : Andrew Coulson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-08-02
Local Government In Central And Eastern Europe written by Andrew Coulson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-02 with Philosophy categories.
This book examines the democratic changes that took place in civil society in Central and Eastern Europe after the break up of the Soviet Union.
The Press And The Rebirth Of Iberian Democracy
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Author : Kenneth Maxwell
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1983-07-21
The Press And The Rebirth Of Iberian Democracy written by Kenneth Maxwell and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-07-21 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Rebirth Constitution
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Author : Thomas Dahlberg
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2013-07-04
The Rebirth Constitution written by Thomas Dahlberg and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-04 with categories.
The US Constitution of 1789 has been disobeyed from the outset because it could be. Its anti-democratic bias, its lack of democratic process, has made it impossible for the people to directly police their so-called "representatives," judges, and constitutional officers. None of them, contrary to what they so often suggest, are the champions of the objective truth. All human thought and action is tradition-bound. Because it was not specifically prohibited and sanctioned in the constitution of 1789, the government has monopolized the means of cultural production -- the schools, the universities, the welfare system, policy-making science, immigration, and the courts. It has leveraged this monopoly in its attempt to make its liberal, rationalist tradition the culturally dominant tradition and the dominant interpretation of the otherwise static text of the positive law -- including the constitution itself. The so-called "rule of law" is the rule of a dominant tradition. We must make it impossible for the government to unilaterally determine that tradition. Democracy is the private ownership and control of the means of cultural production. This must be asserted explicitly in our constitution if democracy is going to survive. We need a new postmodern constitution which rejects the modern liberal notion that the government can be rooted in universal standards of rational justification and universal principles of justice; that it can be tradition-neutral. Democracy is rooted in a whole web of belief about Reality, including the nature of man and therefore the nature of justice. The Rebirth Constitution recognizes the Christian foundations of real democracy, including the rejection of any official state religion and the separation of the state from every form of non-technical education. The western religious tradition is the foundation of all limits on the state. The state must have a tradition to administer justice. Paradoxically, that tradition must be one which, by its very nature, puts itself at risk by giving the people complete control over the means of cultural production. Without this popular control of the culture there is no liberty and there is no peace. This is what justifies the very same government's enforcement of the democratically derived law; its prohibition of sub-cultural law when such law violates the law written by the people and interpreted by the tradition they make dominant through competing private education and the election of their judges. The Rebirth Constitution is an explicitly postmodern, neopopulist artifact. It is a text that will please libertarians, but whose foundations are unquestionably post-liberal.
The Rebirth Of Politics In Russia
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Author : Michael E. Urban
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1997-03-28
The Rebirth Of Politics In Russia written by Michael E. Urban and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-03-28 with History categories.
Blending first hand accounts of grassroots politics with an original theory of social relations under communism, this 1997 book seeks to explain one of the seminal events of this century: the rebirth of politics in Russia amid the collapse of the USSR. The authors trace the process from the pre-political period of dissident activity, through perestroika and the appearance of political groups and publications, elections, the formation of political parties and mass movements, counter-revolution and coup d'état, the victory of democratic forces and the organization of a Russian state; to the struggle of power in the post-communist epoch, the violent end of the first republic and the contentious relations engulfing its successor. By focusing on the popular forces which accomplished Russia's political rebirth, rather than the reforms of the Soviet establishment, this book offers an original perspective on this critical period.
The Rebirth Of History
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Author : Alain Badiou
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2012-07-01
The Rebirth Of History written by Alain Badiou and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with Philosophy categories.
In the uprisings of the Arab world, Alain Badiou discerns echoes of the European revolutions of 1848. In both cases, the object was to overthrow despotic regimes maintained by the great powers—regimes designed to impose the will of financial oligarchies. Both events occurred after what was commonly thought to be the end of a revolutionary epoch: in 1815, the final defeat of Napoleon; and in 1989, the fall of the Soviet Union. But the revolutions of 1848 proclaimed for a century and a half the return of revolutionary thought and action. Likewise, the uprisings underway today herald a worldwide resurgence in the liberating force of the masses—despite the attempts of the ‘international community’ to neutralize its power. Badiou’s book salutes this reawakening of history, weaving examples from the Arab Spring and elsewhere into a global analysis of the return of emancipatory universalism.