This book examines the 2020 campaign and election in the United States of America from the perspective of political marketing, always intrinsic to democratic elections.
La noción de democracia deliberativa encuentra en los temas ambientales una oportunidad para dar pasos que hagan viable esa concepción de democracia, hasta ahora vista como un ideal inalcanzable.
Veinte años después de la ola de democratización, el escenario político y de seguridad latinoamericano presenta hoy una alta movilización, preguntas acerca de la institucionalidad democrática, y posibilidades menores de maniobra en el contexto de seguridad internacional.
Algunos temas empíricos de investigación no han recibido hasta el momento un abordaje sistemático por parte de las ciencias histórico-sociales en Argentina.
Desde que somos pequeños nuestro imaginario contiene historias de reinas, reyes, maestros y aprendices, y en nuestro día a día estamos organizados socialmente con directores y dueños, desde la profesora, hasta el que manda en el juego.
En 'Indivisible' Martín Plot lee la política norteamericana, de Bush a Obama, bajo la luz que le provee al autor su mirada doblemente descentrada: de argentino largamente radicado en los Estados Unidos, y de teórico de la política 'de la carne', en clave merleau-pontyana, en el mundo de una política que se pretende descarnada.
Este libro realiza un análisis en profundidad de la creación institucional y el desempeño de los mecanismos de participación ciudadana en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires durante el período 1996-2008: iniciativa popular, consulta popular, referéndum vinculante, revocatoria de mandato, audiencia pública, presupuesto participativo y consejo de planeamiento estratégico.
En la última década del siglo XX, algunos países latinoamericanos comenzaron a incorporar enmiendas institucionales destinadas a hacer frente a la crisis de representación política en la región, la cual puso en entredicho el rol del Partido como principal instrumento que mediatiza la relación de los ciudadanos con el poder político.
In this original and provocative book, Nahed Artoul Zehr explores the theological underpinnings of al-Qaeda and related Islamic movements such as ISIS.
Sovereignty generally refers to a particular national territory, the inviolability of the nations borders, and the right of that nation to protect its borders and ensure internal stability.
La colección Política, políticas y sociedad reúne los textos relacionados con las temáticas de política, política social, economía, sociología, relaciones del trabajo y otros.
Tracing the rise and development of the Ghanaian video film industry between 1985 and 2010, Sensational Movies examines video movies as seismographic devices recording a culture and society in turmoil.
Religion is often viewed as a universally ancient element of the human inheritance, but in the Western Himalayas the community of Himachal Pradesh discovered its religion only after India became an independent secular state.
Since the financial meltdown of 2008, political protests have spread around the world like chain lightning, from the "e;Occupy"e; movements of the United States, Great Britain, and Spain to more destabilizing forms of unrest in Tunisia, Egypt, Russia, Thailand, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Ukraine.
In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy.
The Black Newspaper and the Chosen Nation shows how antebellum African Americans used the newspaper as a means for translating their belief in black "e;chosenness"e; into plans and programs for black liberation.
Combining theology, politics and historical analysis, "e;theorizes what might be at stake-ethically-for America's current political life"e; (Andrew Taylor, Journal of American History).
Despite increasing interest in how involvement in local government can improve governance and lead to civic renewal, questions remain about participation's real impact.
In any democracy, the central problem of governance is how to inform, organize, and represent the opinions of the public in order to advance three goals: popular control over leaders, equality among citizens, and competent governance.
Between Tyranny and Anarchy provides a unique comprehensive history and interpretation of efforts to establish democracies over two centuries in the major Latin American countries.
The rise of political Islam has provoked considerable debate about the compatibility of democracy, tolerance, and pluralism with the Islamist position.
In this compelling collection of oral histories, more than seventy-five peacemakers describe how they say no to war-making in the strongest way possible--by engaging in civil disobedience and paying the consequences in jail or prison.
Although referendums have been used for centuries to settle ethnonational conflicts, there has yet been no systematic study or generalized theory concerning their effectiveness.
Shifting power balances in the world are shaking the foundations of the liberal international order and revealing new fault lines at the intersection of human rights and international security.
This chronicle of observant Muslim women's daily challenges in secular settings is "e;a welcome contribution [that] can be useful in many disciplines"e; (Journal of Church and State).
Originally published in 2002 Culture, Ritual and Revolution in Vietnam is a study of the history and consequences of the revolutionary campaign to transform culture and ritual in northern Vietnam.
A thought-provoking challenge to our ideas about philanthropy, marking it as a deeply political activity that allows the wealthy to dictate more than we think.
In the years since the end of apartheid, South Africans have enjoyed a progressive constitution, considerable access to social services for the poor and sick, and a booming economy that has made their nation into one of the wealthiest on the continent.
