wyszukanych pozycji: 49
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Referendums Around the World: The Continued Growth of Direct Democracy
ISBN: 9780230361751 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Surveying all referendums around the world since 1793, Dr Qvortrup and contributors provide a thorough account of why and when citizens have been asked to vote on policy issues. Referendums Around the World is essential reading for political scientists and others interested in direct democracy as well as representative government.
Surveying all referendums around the world since 1793, Dr Qvortrup and contributors provide a thorough account of why and when citizens have been aske...
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The Political Philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Impossibilty of Reason
ISBN: 9780719065811 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 135 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This title presents an overview of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau - the great theorist of the French Revolution - really a conservative? constitutionalist much closer to Madison, Montesquieu and Locke than to revolutionaries. Outlining his profound opposition to Godless materialism and revolutionary change, this book finds parallels between Rousseau and Burke, as well as showing that Rousseau developed the first modern theory of nationalism. ethical, religious and political writings, and should be of value to students of politics, philosophy...
This title presents an overview of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's work from a political science perspective. Was Rousseau - the great theorist of the French ...
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Democracy on Demand: Holding Power to Account
ISBN: 9781526158956 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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Great Minds on Small Things: The Philosophers' Guide to Everyday Life
ISBN: 9780715654965 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Three centuries ago, Francois-Marie Voltaire published his Dictionnaire philosophique, taking in such idiosyncratic topics as adultery, mountains, nakedness, and others besides. In 1957, another French philosopher of more recent vintage, Roland Barthes, mused in his Mythologies on the masculine pursuits of wrestling, striptease and the Citroen DS. Since the dawn of philosophy, the world's great thinkers have been unable to resist the lure of applying their formidable brains not only to the meaning of life, but also to the meaning of coffee, trapped wind or efficient boiler installation. ...
Three centuries ago, Francois-Marie Voltaire published his Dictionnaire philosophique, taking in such idiosyncratic topics as adultery, mountains, nak...
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Government by Referendum
ISBN: 9781526130037 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A perfect primer for anyone interested in the politics of referendums. -- .
A perfect primer for anyone interested in the politics of referendums. -- .
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Structural, Historical, and Comparative Perspectives
ISBN: 9781848557321 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In this volume, guest editor Qvortrup brings together contributions representing structural, historical, and comparative perspectives on the study of children and youth. Here, childhood is conceived as a structural feature of society, subject to the stable and changing forces of the larger social context, and comparable across time and cultures. Such perspectives have been relatively under-represented in the "New Sociology of Childhood," which has tended both to stress children's agency, and to favour ethnographic methods of inquiry. The series editors are pleased to expand and enliven the...
In this volume, guest editor Qvortrup brings together contributions representing structural, historical, and comparative perspectives on the study of ...
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Nationalism, Referendums and Democracy: Voting on Ethnic Issues and Independence
ISBN: 9780367228828 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Understanding Referendums: The Comparative Politics of Direct Democracy
ISBN: 9781035332434 / Angielski / Twarda / 2025 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This incisive book provides a nuanced and authoritative analysis of referendums. Matt Qvortrup applies diverse theoretical and empirical approaches to show how direct democracy is being undermined from the top, and suggests innovative ways in which the referendum can be adapted to once again serve the interests of the many. Drawing on in-depth case studies, the chapters delve into the history, effects and political theory of direct democracy, and examine proposals for reform. Qvortrup explores these aspects through various lenses, from historical institutionalism to game theory, and...
This incisive book provides a nuanced and authoritative analysis of referendums. Matt Qvortrup applies diverse theoretical and empirical approaches to...
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The Referendum and Other Essays on Constitutional Politics
ISBN: 9781509945788 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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The British Constitution: Continuity and Change
ISBN: 9781849469883 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Vernon Bogdanor - one of Britain's foremost constitutional experts who has written extensively on political and constitutional issues - once told The Guardian that he made 'a living of something that doesn't exist.' He also quipped that the British Constitution can be summed up in eight words: 'Whatever the Queen in Parliament decides is law.' That may still be the case, yet in many ways the once elusive British Constitution has now become much more grounded, much more tangible, and much more based on written sources than was previously the case. It now exists in a way in which it previously...
Vernon Bogdanor - one of Britain's foremost constitutional experts who has written extensively on political and constitutional issues - once told The ...
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The Politics of Participation: From Athens to E-Democracy
ISBN: 9780719076596 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. We live in an age of democracy. Very few people challenge the virtues of 'government by the people', yet politicians and commentators are fond of decrying the 'crisis of democracy'. How do these views square up? We live in an age of democracy. Very few people challenge the virtues of 'government by the people', yet politicians and commentators are fond of d... |
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Winners and Losers: Which Countries Are Successful and Why?
ISBN: 9781800794054 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. The aim of this short book is to understand which countries do well on key indicators and why. After a short philosophical and historical survey of the literature to put the book into context, the Better-Place Index is developed. This is subsequently tested against a number of policy variables, such as levels of taxation, immigration, and democratic institutions, and other measures. The book provides statistical evidence that these factors are correlated with higher scores on the Better Place Index. The aim of this short book is to understand which countries do well on key indicators and why. After a short philosophical and historical survey of... |
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I Want to Break Free: A Practical Guide to Making a New Country
ISBN: 9781526166050 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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Democracy on Demand: Holding Power to Account
ISBN: 9781526164216 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Direct democracy makes you richer. Research shows that the average citizen earns nearly a $1000 for every referendum held, and that a strong correlation exists between the frequency of referendums and a GDP per capita. Referendums can also improve the quality of democracy. So why don't we see more? Drawing on a three decades of research, Qvortrup presents a definitive statement on the benefits and history referendums, including examples of how this instrument of democracy has been both utilised and abused. The book outlines the history of referendums, explains when politicians have...
Direct democracy makes you richer. Research shows that the average citizen earns nearly a $1000 for every referendum held, and that a strong correlati...
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The Hypercomplex Society
ISBN: 9780820457048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Should today s society be termed an -information- or a -network- society? This book provides an alternative choice the hypercomplex society, which is a critical, complex-theoretical understanding of society whose growing level of social complexity represents the basic challenge of our current society. This original understanding of society is presented through a historical analysis of the emergence of the current state of hypercomplexity and polycentrism. The functioning of communication, mass media, and the public sphere in the hypercomplex society is also analyzed and the Internet is...
Should today s society be termed an -information- or a -network- society? This book provides an alternative choice the hypercomplex society, which is ...
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The Routledge Handbook to Referendums and Direct Democracy
ISBN: 9781138209930 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 530 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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Social Experiments with Information Technology and the Challenges of Innovation
ISBN: 9789027724885 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 317 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A Selection of Papers from the EEC Conference on Social Experiments with Information Technology in Odense, Denmark, January 13-15, 1986
A Selection of Papers from the EEC Conference on Social Experiments with Information Technology in Odense, Denmark, January 13-15, 1986
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Dealing with Conceptualisations of Learning
ISBN: 9789463510288 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book addresses the multiple aims/means structure in educational processes of learning. Learning happens everywhere. When dealing with learning in educational contexts, means and aims always have both a normative and an instrumental content. Furthermore, learning always actualises itself in terms of methods and targets and must be viewed from a teacher’s as well as a student’s perspective. The book deals with learning by using ‘means’ and ‘aim’ as metaphors and analytical categories. As a mean, learning is the description of... This book addresses the multiple aims/means structure in educational processes of learning. Learning happens everywhere. When dealing with learn... |
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Dealing with Conceptualisations of Learning
ISBN: 9789463510271 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. pThis book addresses the multiple aims/means structure in educational processes of learning. Learning happens everywhere. When dealing with learning in educational contexts, means and aims always have both a normative and an instrumental content. Furthermore, learning always actualises itself in terms of methods and targets and must be viewed from a teacher’s as well as a student’s perspective./p pThe book deals with learning by using ‘means’ and ‘aim’ as metaphors and analytical categories. As a mean, learning is the description of... pThis book addresses the multiple aims/means structure in educational processes of learning. Learning happens everywhere. When dealing with learnin... |
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The Political Brain: The Emergence of Neuropolitics
ISBN: 9789633866597 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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63,68 |