Search results for "Comparative Politics"
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Aesthetic Political Thought: Benjamin and Marker Revisited
2003
The complexity of contemporary political life has challenged traditional political theory in several Western democracies. With the emergence of new approaches to the interpretation of political praxis, we are forced to confront issues such as the New Right, the Christian Right, communitarianism, post-liberalism, post-colonialism, post-Marxism, feminism, globalization, and green thought. Many of these approaches continue to both reflect and critically challenge major ideological movements dating back to the beginning of the twentieth century. Since alterations to earlier theories are commonly the result of changes in political, cultural, and social conditions, new approaches to understanding…
Balancing Roles of Representation in the European Commission
2008
Representation is one essential dimension of executive governance. This article has a dual ambition: The first is to outline an institutional perspective on representation that may explore and explain the everyday balancing act of representation among government officials. The second ambition is to empirically illuminate dynamics of representation among crucial test-bed inside the European Commission, that of temporary officials. Temporary Commission officials offer a valuable laboratory for exploring the fine balancing act of representation. Based on survey and interview data on temporary Commission officials, this study supports an institutional perspective on representation in two ways. …
Cross cultural influences on female apparel selection : a comparison of Norway and Pakistan
2012
Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon - Universitetet i Agder 2012 The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the impacts rendered on the consumer choices and selection behavior cross culturally, specifically for the casual wear among well educated female consumers of Norway and Pakistan. The criteria used were based on the several cultural traits recognized as well as clothing values. The clothing values are basically the meaning or the types of associations a consumer form with the selective clothes. Clothing is a very integral part of one’s life. There is a small poem by William Allen Butler, called "Nothing to Wear"; It goes like this: Dresses for breakfasts, and din…
A Brief Political History of the Baltic States
2015
Political discourse in the Baltic states is marked by debates on the past as much as on the future. The 1980s drive to break from the Soviet Union, driven by an overwhelming sense of historical injustice, began with small ‘calendar demonstrations’ marking significant dates in Baltic history. Key domestic and international disputes are based on contested interpretations of history. This is particularly visible each spring in Latvia. On 16 March a shrinking number of Latvian Waffen SS Legion veterans, along with several hundred nationalist supporters, march from the historic Dom Church in the Old Town of Riga to the towering Freedom Monument, the symbol of Latvia’s independent statehood. Ther…
Dokumentanalyse av St.meld. nr. 7. Et nyskapende og bærekraftig Norge : instrumentell og myteperspektiv i et offentlig norsk dokument
2011
Masteroppgave i offentlig politikk og ledelse- Universitetet i Agder 2011
Om instrumentalitet og symbolikk i de ulike regionrådene i Norge
2010
Masteroppgave offentlig politikk og ledelse- Universitetet i Agder 2010
Legal and Political Determinants of Implementation of the Principle of Subsidiarity in the Federal Republic of Germany
2015
It is not surprising that subsidiarity is very often discussed with autonomy and federation (equally multidimensional concepts, similarly discussed in science). It is clearly evident taking into account, for example, results of analysis of the key words (tags) in scientific publications. The European Union has significantly contributed in popularizing of the concept so it is no surprise that strongly linked with EU's problems has become a central point of the discussion of its organizational structure and internal relationships between forming elements. It is difficult to imagine analysis of the conditions for implementing of subsidiarity in Germany without prior presentation of the state p…
Political Cleavages In The Weimar Republic and the Rise of National Socialism
2013
The article deals with the question if the cleavage concept of Lipset and Rokkan can be applied to the rise of National Socialism at the polls and as a mass-integration party. Voter fluctuations within and between political camps are analysed by means of ecological regression analysis as well as the social composition of the NSDAP electorate. Furthermore the social fabric of NSDAP party members between 1925 and 1933 is decribed in terms of the cleavage concept.
Repeated Multiparty Elections Expand Civil Liberties
2008
Democracy and Elections in Africa. By I. Lindberg Staffan. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. 248 pp., $55.00 cloth (ISBN: 0-8018-8332-3), $24.95 paper (ISBN: 0-8018-8333-0). Democracy and multiparty elections are high on the agendas of many international actors, human rights groups, and African governments. Although the possibilities for free association, monitoring the use of power, and electoral competition have increased, electoral fraud and political violence are prevalent in many African countries. As a result, democratization remains a critical area for researchers and practitioners interested in African affairs. It is, therefore, exciting to come across a book that…
I spenningsfeltet mellom fag og politikk : et casestudie av profesjonenes rolle i politikk og forvaltning
2011
Masteroppgave i offentlig politikk og ledelse- Universitetet i Agder 2011 Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å studere fagets rolle i det politiske systemet. Det er et spennende og aktuelt tema både sett i lys av profesjonaliseringen av det politiske lederskapet i flere av de kriserammede europeiske landene, og gjennom den økende spesialiseringen av forvaltningsapparatet. Havforskningsinstituttet er underlagt Fiskeri- og Kystdepartementet og utgjør caset i denne studien. Det studeres i hvilken grad Havforskningsinstituttet er et forsknings- og/eller et forvaltningsorgan, og hva som kan forklare variasjonen. Dette gjøres både ved å studere i hvilken grad ansatte ved instituttet vektlegger …