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Political parties, elections and democracy: A close-up on the political history of Turkey

 close‑up on the political history of Turkey Introduction It is very common that Turkish political history is categorized into periods determined by party systems and the constitutions functional in ... those time intervals.1 The classic periodization of Turkish political history is the Single Party Period, the Multi‑Party Period and the post‑1980 Period. Having utilized the classic approach, this

Evolution of the Polish political regime in the period of democratic transition

democratic transition Abstract: Transition, which is the starting point for any democratic change, in the Polish political context constituted a period of development of institutional solutions, which set the ... direction for the evolution of the political regime in sensu stricto in the years to come. An analysis of the relationship between the parliament, the president and the government requires that a reference be

Long Term Care in the Political Balance

/elders Repository Citation - LONG TERM CARE IN THE POLITICAL BALANCE Alison Barnes* These comments serve to draw together some observations of the experts - policy analysts, practitioners, and scholars ... published in this dedicated issue of Elder's Advisor, with the larger social and political discussion of health and long term care costs. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 continued the long history of

The Polish experiment 1980-1989 : revolution or transformation? Antinomies of transition from authoritarianism to democracy

themselves, can provide the key to discovering the sense, regularities, and mechanisms of the real world. This is significant for social and political studies in particular, in which the space for utilising ... the classical, natural sciences-based experiment, is very limited. The Polish political events of 1980?1989 made way for further disintegration of the colonial-imperial division of the world by

Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets

An experimental investigation into the real-time flow and control characteristics of a flying wing with articulated winglets is described in this paper. The philosophy of the concept centres around

Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets

An experimental investigation into the real-time flow and control characteristics of a flying wing with articulated winglets is described in this paper. The philosophy of the concept centres around

Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets

An experimental investigation into the real-time flow and control characteristics of a flying wing with articulated winglets is described in this paper. The philosophy of the concept centres around

Experimental Investigation into the Control and Load Alleviation Capabilities of Articulated Winglets

An experimental investigation into the real-time flow and control characteristics of a flying wing with articulated winglets is described in this paper. The philosophy of the concept centres around

Teoretyczna i metodologiczna koncepcja szkoły chicagowskiej w nauce o polityce

, emerging at the turn of the century, devoted to the study of politics was primarily inspired by the achievements and traditions of such sciences as political philosophy, legal studies or political history ...  polityce Abstract: Theoretical and methodological concept of the Chicago School in the political science. As part of the research methodology in the social sciences, sociological orientation, creat‑ ed and

Retirement Security: Leveraging the Research and Development Tax Credit

The long-term health and stability of the social security program is currently being threatened by significant demographic shifts and petty political gamesmanship. The importance of the program ...   steps   to   ensure   the   third   stage   can   transition   smoothly t o  the  fourth  stage  . Unfortunately,   there   is   a   deep   ideological   divide   between   the   two   major   political

Book Review: Aging in the Law: An Interdisciplinary Reader

This book provides a comprehensive foundation of the underlying social, economic, political, and legal aspects of some of the issues facing senior citizens. Articles and essays touch on the areas of ... presents his readers with social, political, economic, and legal commentary on the issues facing older Americans. The book offers several topical segments, each addressing a unique aspect of elder law

Book Review: Disentitlement? The Threats Facing Our Public Health Care Programs And A Rights-Based Response

entitlements in the current system, and the threats faced due to current political trends. The entitlement to health care in other countries is discussed. Jost postulates that universal access to health care ... court's protections of these entitlements,2 functional meanings of entitlements for providers and beneficiaries, 26 entitlements as a budget function, and political entitlements. Chapter four explores the

Standardization of modern democracy

mechanisms and political practice in mature democracies in Europe. This is an extremely controversial sphere, as it is associated with issues of human philosophy, religion, traditions as well as the ethnic ... standards and constitutional law patterns, as well as processes and political actions of state, judicial and social institutions, and also individual behaviours, that were formed and fixed in a particular

Baby Steps: The Changing Relationship Between Michigan Obstetricians and Certified Professional Midwives

more than nominal sums, physicians were quick to characterize midwives as dirty, unsafe, and uneducated. Physicians parlayed their own political power into influence with state legislatures and public ... Midwives (NARM) took up responsibility for administering the certification. “In 2001, the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM) was created to articulate the philosophy and

Politolog jako medialny komentator polityki

, M. D oble r. Averbury 1996; A. Po s n e r: Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline. Cambridge?London 2001; Public Philosophy and Political Science. Crisis and Reflection. Ed. E.R. St a t h a m Jr ... starting point for the issues discussed in the article is a thesis about a growing need, which stems from the dynamic development of the media, for political scientists in a role of events and political

Bringing Age Discrimination and Disability Discrimination Together: Too Few Intersections, Too Many Interstices

the * Leslie Francis, J.D., Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Law and Philosophy and Alfred D. Emery Professor of Law at the University of Utah. She was a law clerk to Judge Abner Mikva on the U.S ... the American Philosophical Association. " Anita Silvers, Ph.D., is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at San Francisco State University. She has authored or edited 8 books

Social Values and Older Persons: The Role of the Law

artificial. Almost two centuries ago, Alexis de Tocqueville, the great French observer of American society, declared after traveling through this country that "[t]here is hardly a political question in the ... environment of social and political chaos and instability is a mere cosmetic exercise doomed to long-term failure. "The 'Western model of government,'" Zakaria writes, "is best symbolized not by the mass

Reconfiguring Social Security for the 21st Century

tax has increased and the rate of return decreased, this model is likely to lose some of its popularity and its political constituency." Last, raising payroll taxes only maintains the status quo-an ... Board Chairman Alan Greenspan is in agreement.s' In addition, many policymakers and legislators on both sides of the political and economic debate agree, again at least in principle, with the concept of

Strategic dilemmas of pre-election marketing in the age of the mediatisation of politics : the case of the Warsaw referendum of 2013

Gronkiewicz-Waltz before the end of her term, set to take place on 13 Octo? ber 2013, was a part of a series of political events that significantly affect? ed or could potentially affect the power arrangement ... on the Polish political scene ? especially the market position of the Civic Platform (PO) and the Law and Justice (PiS) parties. This does not, however, change the fact that from the perspective of

Parliamentary elections in Poland 1989-2011

powers of the state in general elections is considered as the most spectacular example of the political transformation of the Polish political scene.1 During communist rule, electoral competition during ... bicameral parliament model, though it alluded to politi? cal tradition, also derived from the nature of the political contract signed as a result of the Round Table talks between the regime and the democratic