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Activism, Revolution And War: Mujeres Libres Addressing The Personal And The Political, Martha A. Ackelsberg
Activism, Revolution And War: Mujeres Libres Addressing The Personal And The Political, Martha A. Ackelsberg
Government: Faculty Publications
Mujeres Libres, an organization of anarchist women established during the Spanish Civil War, was characterized by a dual focus on capacitación (empowerment) and captación (mobilization): (a) empowering women to enable them to recognize and act on their own potential and (b) mobilizing them into the organizations of the broader libertarian movement. An exploration of the activist biographies of two of its three founders (Lucía Sánchez Saornil and Mercedes Comaposada), as well as of two of its younger activists (Soledad Estorach and Sara Berenguer), makes clear how reflecting on personal experience within a larger political frame led to the creation of …
The Proportional Representation Debate At The Constitutional Convention: Why The Nationalists Lost, John Patrick Coby
The Proportional Representation Debate At The Constitutional Convention: Why The Nationalists Lost, John Patrick Coby
Government: Faculty Publications
Representation in the national legislature, whether proportionate to people or equal for all states, was the signature issue of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The resulting Great Compromise was the signature achievement. This article argues that the nationalists’ loss on proportional representation cannot be explained simply as a pragmatic accommodation in the face of obdurate opposition by small-state delegations. Such obduracy existed, and it mattered. But it was met by obduracy in kind and in defense of a position that was inherently stronger. Why then did the nationalist coalition fail? It failed, the article contends, because, in addition to the …
Gaming The Framing: A New Way To Teach The Convention, The Constitution, And The Founding, John Patrick Coby
Gaming The Framing: A New Way To Teach The Convention, The Constitution, And The Founding, John Patrick Coby
Government: Faculty Publications
Why study the Constitution through the medium of role-play? Students playing roles will better appreciate the difficulties of framing a constitution and better understand what was at stake and what was possible for the delegates who gathered in Philadelphia—better than if they simply heard or read about the event.
Innovators And Implementers: The Multilevel Politics Of Civil Society Governance In Rural China, Sara A. Newland
Innovators And Implementers: The Multilevel Politics Of Civil Society Governance In Rural China, Sara A. Newland
Government: Faculty Publications
Early literature on China's civil society focused on organizations' autonomy from the state. However, the precise ways in which these organizations are dependent on the state - and on individual officials - are less well understood. I argue that NGOs depend on different types of officials whose career incentives vary, with significant implications for relationships with non-state actors. One set of officials, innovators, seeks rapid promotion and uses civil society partnerships to gain higher-level attention. Innovators' career goals lead them to provide support for NGOs; however, excessive reliance on innovators can force organizations to stray from their mission and can …
The Framers’ Coup: The Making Of The United States Constitution, By Michael J. Klarman, John Patrick Coby
The Framers’ Coup: The Making Of The United States Constitution, By Michael J. Klarman, John Patrick Coby
Government: Faculty Publications
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