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Democratic Isolation, Thin Citizenship, And Insurrection: A Theory, Kevin G. Lorentz Ii, Kimberly Saks Mcmanaway

eJournal of Public Affairs

Citizens are deeply cynical of the actual institutions and exercising of representative democracy, resulting in increased isolation and extremism rather than nuanced public debate and democratic involvement. Three interrelated background conditions led to this inevitable point: the erasure of political citizenship by neoliberalism, the ability of technology (especially social media) to provide perfect filtering, and the resulting fragmenting of civic experience. In this paper we outline a theory of democratic isolation that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, exploited by populist politicians, and ultimately led to the January 6 insurrection.

The Temple Of Liberty As Fort Knox: The Securitization Of Democratic Space In The U.S. Capitol, Alisa J. Rosenthal, Lauren C. Bell

eJournal of Public Affairs

In response to security threats in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the U.S. Capitol was made less accessible to the public through a series of security upgrades, including an expansion of the Capitol Police force, new visitor registration programs, and the construction and implementation of physical barriers in and around the Capitol building itself. However, increased safety for members and staff has had consequences for the important symbolic representation that the Capitol building itself provides. As Parkinson (2009, 10) notes: “Capital cities are, by design, by usage or both, symbols of national institutions, values, myths, and norms – they …

Framing An Insurrection: A Typology Of Responses By Evangelical Leaders, Andrea C. Hatcher

eJournal of Public Affairs

As the January 6 insurrection unfolded, religious leaders who had supported Donald Trump were set on a behavioral process of response or silence. Some religious leaders offered statements that largely condemned the violence, others promoted conspiracy theories about the actors involved, and still others offered a defensive response. This study compiles Twitter data of religious leaders from January 1 through the six-month anniversary on July 6, 2021, and finds that their responses form a typology from the conciliatory to the antagonistic. This typology is a useful framework to assess their immediate and changing responses in the contestation of January 6. …

Pertarungan Diskursif Islam Politik Dalam Wacana Penerapan Syariat Islam Pasca Orde Baru, Joko Arizal

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Islam politik pasca Orde Baru semakin menunjukkan sepak terjang dengan beragam artikulasi gagasan. Tak jarang artikulasi gagasan antar partikularitas Islam politik itu saling bertolak belakang, termasuk pemaknaan mereka dalam mengimplementasikan syariat Islam. Untuk melihat kenyataan itu, tulisan ini berupaya menjelaskan pertarungan diskursif partikularitas Islam politik dalam penerapan syariat Islam. Islam politik ini mengacu pada Islamisme, Islam liberal, dan Islam progresif yang berperan sebagai subjek politik. Dalam mencapai tujuan itu, penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan teori diskursus yang dikembangkan dalam tradisi post-marxisme. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan varian Islam politik memiliki perspektif yang berbeda dalam mengartikulasikan pemaknaan dan tuntutan penerapan …

Pandemic And Crisis Of Trust In Media: Case Of Lithuania, Audris Narbutas

Helm's School of Government Conference - 2021-2024

In order to manage Pandemic of Covid -19, Lithuania started unprecedented campaign of promotion of vaccination. One the main instruments which were implemented by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania were Opportunity passport. This document gave permission for those people who were vaccinated to participate in many activities, which were limited to unvaccinated people including opportunity to go to huge supermarkets. However, different approach on management of Pandemic and Opportunity passport created enormous alienation in the society of Lithuania. One of the expressions of this phenomenon was dramatic decrease of trust in Media. By using process trace method I …

The Public’S Preferences In Supreme Court Rationale, William Svob

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Public approval of the Supreme Court has been decreasing in recent years. Given the literature’s consensus that Supreme Court rulings coincide with popular opinion more often than not, the decrease in popularity cannot be explained away by assuming the justices have made a series of widely despised rulings. This raises questions about what exactly the public wants the Supreme Court to do. There is an abundance of research covering the many factors that influence a justice to rule in a particular manner, but there is little written about what the average American believes should influence the Court. This study is …

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam And Egypt’S Water Security, Farah Khayry

The Undergraduate Research Journal

The Nile River is the backbone of Egypt. Egypt’s dry climate, lack of alternative water sources, and scarce rainfall and arable land intensify its reliance on the Nile River. In fact, the Nile River provides Egyptians with 97% of the available fresh water. Currently, Egypt is experiencing a rising water deficit due to wasteful water irrigation and consumption, global warming, and rapid population growth. The Egyptian population is increasing at an annual rate of two percent, creating a rising demand on the already dwindling Nile water supply. Another threat to the Egyptian Nile water supply is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance …

Revisiting The Economic Voter Hypothesis: Electoral Volatility And Economic Uncertainty In Latin America (1997-2018), Charles Tibedo

Dissertations

The large majority of studies concerning the “economic voter” have tended to follow specifications that assume retrospective, myopic, and sociotropic voter behavior. However, the magnitude of the economic effect and the conditions under which the effect is found have varied considerably across the entire body of research.

This study reframes the study of economic voting by focusing on variability in economic performance over the medium-term as a causal factor as opposed to specifying particular directions and levels of economic performance over the short-term as the necessary condition for retrospective and sociotropic voter behavior. Additionally, structural and institutional conditions associated with …

A Review Of Nepali Diaspora And Their Role In Nepal’S Development And Lessons For Developing Countries, Ambika P. Adhikari

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

United Nations data shows that the size of global diaspora had reached 281 million in 2020, and it continues to grow. Diasporas have contributed significantly to the development of their native lands through remittance, technology and knowledge transfer, philanthropy, and diplomacy. Many countries have designed policies to engage the diaspora more deeply by providing concessional citizenship and visa regimes, and attractive investment opportunities. Yet, there is room for improvement in policies and programs to enhance these prospects.

Since the 2010s, the size and expanse of Nepali diaspora has grown dramatically, the numbers perhaps reaching 800,000 in 2022 in the more …

Motives For Repression Of Chinese Ethnic Minorities: A Comparative Case Study Of Xinjiang And Tibet, Haley Grizzell

Undergraduate Honors Theses

While Xinjiang suffers genocide and Tibet has experienced human rights abuses for years from the Communist Party of China (CPC), government abuses in Xinjiang are far more severe, even though the regions represent similar (low) levels of separatist, terrorist violence. To understand this variation in the CPC’s treatment of its western ethnic minorities, I theorize that the actions in Xinjiang must be tied to regime survival, which in China is tied to performance. The CPC’s performance has been lacking in providing power for its urban population, which makes up its most important base of legitimacy. According to my theory, educated, …

Deploying Digitalisation And Artificial Intelligence In Sustainable Development Research, Peter Yang

Faculty Scholarship

Many industrialised countries have benefited from the advent of twenty-first century technologies, especially automation, that have fundamentally changed manufacturing and industrial production processes. The next step in the evolution of automation is the development of artificial intelligence (AI), i.e. intelligence which is demonstrated by machines and systems, which cannot only perform tasks but also work synergistically with humans and nature. Intelligent systems that can see, analyse situations and respond sensitively to real-time cues, from human gestures and facial expressions to pedestrians crossing a busy street, will reshape transportation, precision agriculture, biodiversity conservation, environmental modelling, public health, construction and manufacturing, as …

Political Awareness, Knowledge, And Participation Relationship Using Structural Equation Modeling Approach, Aidinil Zetra, Kartini Aboo Talib @Khalid, Ferra Yanuar, Susi Marisa

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Political participation is fundamental in consolidating democracy in which political participation influences the legitimacy of society towards the running of a government. In elections, political participation could be considered community control over a government. Therefore, modeling the factors of political participation becomes essential. This cross-sectional study investigates the relationship between political awareness, political knowledge, and political participation of individuals living in Padang, Indonesia, and participating in the general election of 2020. This study employs the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach to construct the proposed model. The stability of SEM’s algorithm is checked using a reliability test. The performance of SEM …

Canada Must Strongly Support Marshall Plan 2.0, Erika Simpson

Political Science Publications

"Canada Must Strongly Support Marshall Plan 2.0" discusses the urgent need for a modernized Marshall Plan to aid Ukraine amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia. The proposed plan aims to rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure, promote sustainable energy solutions, and enhance food security in alignment with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The document highlights the critical role of international cooperation, with Canada positioned as a key leader in mobilizing support and resources. It emphasizes the necessity of immediate and substantial financial investment to prevent further devastation and foster a vision of peace and reconstruction for Ukraine.

Menakar Pengaruh Politik Dinasti Dalam Pemilihan Kepala Daerah Di Indonesia, Halilul Khairi

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat seberapa besar pengaruh dinasti politik dalam pemilihan kepala daerah yang diukur dari tingkat keterpilihan terhadap calon kepala daerah yang terkait dengan dinasti politik. Penelitian ini juga akan menggambarkan tipe patron yang efektif dalam mempengaruhi kemenangan calon kepala daerah yang terkait dengan politik dinasti. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kuantitatif deskriptif dengan menghitung persentase dari setiap parameter yang diamati. Pendekatan kualitatif juga digunakan untuk menganalisis data hubungan calon yang terkait dinasti politik dengan patronnya. Gejala politik dinasti dalam pemilihan kepala daerah semakin meningkat dari waktu ke waktu sejak pemilihan kepala daerah langsung pertama …

The Improvement Strategies Of Political Participation For Novice Voters In Purwakarta Regency, Astika Ummy Athahirah

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran mengenai partisipasi politik pemilih pemula dan strategi yang dilakukan dalam meningkatkan partisipasi politik pemilih pemula. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif (quasi kualitatif). Adapun metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah wawancara, dokumentasi, dan penyebaran angket, sedangkan analisis data menggunakan MDAP (Manual Data Analysis Procedure). Penentuan informan dilakukan secara purposive sampling yaitu KPU Purwakarta dan pemilih pemula. Berdasarkan hasil analisis diperoleh bahwa partisipasi politik latent pemilih pemula di Kabupaten Purwakarta masih terbatas pada beberapa kegiatan saja sehingga menyebabkan literasi politik pemilih pemula masih tergolong rendah. Sebagian pemilih pemula hanya tertarik dalam mendiskusikan …

Local Politics Aristocracy Of Bali In The Post-Reform Era, I Gusti Ayu Agung Dewi Sucitawathi Pinatih, Kacung Marijan, I.B. Wirawan

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Puri (Balinese palace) is one of the cultural symbols of the Balinese people. The power system that once placed puri as a central actor became a political tradition that led to the local politics aristocracy model which still adopted the values of feudalism, including in the political life of government. This study itself aims to analyze the political culture that shapes the pattern of local politics aristocracy of Bali in the post-reform era. The theories used to analyze the problem are elite theory and patron-client theory using the point of view of political sociology. The research method is qualitative research …

Demokrasi Deliberatif Dalam Open Government (Studi Kasus Di Kota Semarang Tahun 2018-2019), Arie Hendrawan, Yuwanto Yuwanto, Dewi Erowati

Jurnal Wacana Politik

Antara demokrasi delibertif dengan open government sebenarnya mempunyai relasi interaktif. Demokrasi deliberatif berpotensi merevitalisasi open government agar tidak hanya terjebak pada pembukaan data publik di kanal-kanal digital pemerintah. Sementara itu, open government dapat lebih merasionalisasikan gagasan demokrasi deliberatif di masyarakat kontemporer dengan sistem teknologi digital. Penelitian ini hendak menganalisis, bagaimana praktik demokrasi deliberatif dalam implementasi open government di Kota Semarang tahun 2018-2019. Peneliti menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan pengumpulan data melalui wawancara dan dokumentasi. Penelitian ini menemukan, bahwa praktik demokrasi deliberatif dalam implementasi open government tahun 2018-2019 dilakukan lewat beragam aktivitas deliberasi pada ruang publik fisik dan virtual. Namun, praktik demokrasi …

Interpreting 9/11: Religious Or Political Event?, Fadime Apaydin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Terrorism or violence can be triggered by a variety of circumstances, including the religious, cultural, political, or economic conditions of the social environment, as well as the perpetrator’s personal characteristics. However, studies conducted in the aftermath of 9/11 have largely described the attacks as religious events, arguing that religion inherently causes violence or that religion is the main motivation for violence. The primary argument for the approach adopted by such studies is that secular institutions are inclined to be less violent than religious ones. A second approach, on the other hand, fundamentally opposes the arguments that led to describing the …

Full Issue - Leadership

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

“Leadership is all about changing the order of things. Machiavelli said, ‘There is nothing so difficult or so dangerous as to undertake to change the order of things.’ And that is true. It is difficult, and it is sometimes dangerous, because people resist and people are afraid. And that is why only leaders can drive change.”

“Management is the production of acceptable results within known constraints and conditions; very important. But management is not leadership.” https://ecorner.stanford.edu/videos/the-difference-between-management-and-leadership/,

Taken From Carly Fiorina, Former CEO, HP, Speech from Stanford eCorner

Periyar: A Study In Political Atheism, Karthick Ram Manoharan

Books

This volume is a thematic study of the work and ideas of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. It analyses Periyar's emancipatory, irreverent and revolutionary critique of religion using the idea of 'political atheism'. Drawing extensively from Periyar's own writings, contemporary accounts of Dravidian politics and the theory of Anarchism, this groundbreaking study provides a new perspective on Periyar's engagements with religion, caste and their collaborations with the state. Periyar is not just a new appraisal of 'Periyarism' but a reminder of its continuing significance in global conversations on justice, equality and liberty.