2014, ISBN: 9783847323082

Gebundene Ausgabe

Palgrave Macmillan. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 264 pages. Dimensions: 8.5in. x 5.6in. x 0.9in.Since the collapse of the Soviet Union a quarter of a century ago, Russia has undergone a d… Mehr…

Palgrave Macmillan. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 264 pages. Dimensions: 8.5in. x 5.6in. x 0.9in.Since the collapse of the Soviet Union a quarter of a century ago, Russia has undergone a dizzying and complex transition that has seen it transform from a communist state into a democracy before regressing back to the more authoritarian regime that exists today. Through a compelling and insightful analysis of the Russian case, this book explores the role that social welfare plays in regime transitions, specifically it examines the role that gender and social welfare has played in Russias often chaotic post-communist political evolution, from Boris Yeltsins assumption of the presidency in 1991 to Vladimir Putins return for a third term as president in 2012. From 2001 to 2011, social welfare (especially pronatalist policies) was a key part of the political leaderships governance strategy. A shift from pluralism to regulation accompanied a discourse in which strong government would rein-in a wayward society. But can a hierarchical political system satisfy the aspirations of a changing citizenry This study demonstrates that gender is at the very centre of debates over the authenticity of democracy in Russia. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN, Momence,IL, Commerce,GA., Palgrave Macmillan, Lexington Books. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 128 pages. Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 0.6in.Contemporary society is rife with instability. Our active and invasive study of genetics has given life to one of the great specters of biological science: the clone. The scarcity of natural energy sources has led to an increased manipulation of atomic or nuclear energy and regressive environmental policies, resulting in a greater sense of danger for everyone. The promises of economic globalization have, in some cases, been delivered, but in many other ways globalization has created even greater gaps in social and economic life. Despite the expansion of our productive and technological capabilities, our workdays grow longer, not shorter. We find ourselves in exile from our families, our friends, and from other meaningful forms of social connection. And as freedom is bandied about in the popular press and media as the preeminent global social value, it actually seems that the reigning contemporary ethos of our time is stress and anxiety. While Raphael Sassowers previous work has focused extensively on science and technology, this book is significantly different. It is an urgent commentary in the tradition of Herbert Marcuses One Dimensional Man or even Sigmund Freuds Civilization and Its Discontents; a culmination of many years of research and thought carefully arranged into an extended essay on our contemporary social, cultural, and existential orientation in the modern world. This book is written for advanced graduate students, informed and concerned citizenry, and especially the young student who, in the face of mounting anxiety, must be able to make critical choices towards an uncertain future. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN., Lexington Books, Cambridge Univ Pr, 2014. Hardcover. New. This book explores the course and causes of the worldwide diffusion of democracy through an assessment of the political and economic development of individual countries from the year 1800 to 2005. Using this extended range of data and examining multiplevariables Barbara Wejnert creates a conceptual model for the diffusion of democracy and to measure national democratization. The author characterizes each nation's political system, its networking with other countries, level of development, and media advancement, in order to pinpoint what leads to national and regional progress to or regress from democratization. Her innovative findings challenge established thinking and reveal that the growth of literacy does not lead to democratization but is instead an outcome of democracy. She also finds that networks between non-democratic and democratic states are more important to a nation's democratization than financial aid given to non-democratic regimes or the level of national development"--SKU: MM-21457619; EAN: 9781107047112, Cambridge Univ Pr, 2014, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Paperback. New. Paperback. 196 pages. Dimensions: 8.7in. x 5.9in. x 0.5in.This book is an attempt to contribute to the body of studies challenging the paradigm of African political backwardness that has dominated Africanist political science. It moves from the shortcomings in the literature about the poverty-democracy link and raises the question whether African poor are so backwarded to be unable to ask for democracy. The logistic regression analyses performed using data mainly from four waves of the Afrobarometer surveys (2000-2008) reveals that poverty instead of being an obstacle can sometimes stimulate demand for democracy. Such a result provides further support to the body of studies calling into question the paradigm of African political backwardness because it shows that even poor Africans should not be excluded from the possibility to ask for democracy. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN., LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing<