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NEITHER ORWELLIAN NOR HUXLEYAN: THE AUTHORITARIAN STATE IN INDONESIA

led by General Suharto (Bunte & Ufen, 2008). Ever since, social and political scientists have been analyzing the causes leading to the collapse of a previously ?strong and stable? regime as well as the ... government, regardless of its variations (whether military, dictatorial, populist, monarchic, etc.), assumes a strong centralized power and a low or non-existent political freedom. Authoritarianism itself is a

THE REPRESENTED MEXICO. IDENTITY SOCIAL REPRESENTATION PROCESSES FACING THE MIGRATION PHENOMENON

representation in the modern globalization crisis context. The paper is part of a PhD research in Political Sciences at Pisa University in Italy in collaboration with the Humanist Studies Department of Roma Tre ... political, cultural and economic commotion during the first decades of the twentieth century with long-term consequences that brought about deep and important changes in the historic path of both countries

TERRORISM: SOME PHILOSOPHICAL AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS

philosophers. Swedish philosopher and a professor of practical philosophy at the University of Kalmar, Per Bauhn in his book Ethical Aspects of Political Terrorism gives such definition: “The performance of ... answer of the first very important issue: what is terrorism? The history of terrorism is probably coextensive with the history of political violence. The term “terrorism”, however, is relatively recent: it

A TENTATIVE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK TO ANALYSE THE TRADE-LABOUR LINKAGE IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION

preferences in the voting stage – it does not solve this puzzle, given that there are works reinforcing that political cleavages may exert substantive influence in the EU policymaking process. Thus, what is the ... into consideration the important role played by political parties and by the Executive. Some actors, such as Kimberly Elliot (2000), in turn, draw upon Milner?s (1997) and Lohman and O?Halloran?s (1994

OTHERNESS AND DECONSTRUCTION IN JACQUES DERRIDA

, especially in Totality and Infinity. According to Levinas, authors such as Heidegger and Husserl failed in their attempt to provide a satisfying account of Being because their philosophy was not able to think ... Western philosophy, particularly phenomenology and ontology? (Derrida 2002, p. 112-3). The philosophy of Levinas had a great influence on Derrida's thinking. Nevertheless, Derrida did not share the

INDUSTRIAL COLONIES IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY: (RE)BUILT TRADITIONS CONQUER IDENTITY - GARDEN-CITY OF HELLERAU (GERMANY) AND VISTA ALEGRE (PORTUGAL)

to look at the history of urban planning that reflects similar philosophical/political/economic concerns.Identity is a complex concept. This paper focuses on the "identity of the place": theories and ... political agenda of Muthesius (while a Prussian government member). Muthesius was responsible for the design of some housing blocks in Hellerau. While Prussian government official, Muthesius had been

HEGEMONY: THEORY AND PRACTICE. THE CASE STUDY OF U.S. POST-COLD WAR HEGEMONY OVER AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

the Soviet Union, can best be understood by placing recent events in a theoretical framework. In clearer terms, this section assumes that the key concepts of Gramsci?s and Cox?s political analysis can ... understanding of this concept, historic bloc refers to ?the structure of the society, the economic base of the society, the cultural flows that are current and the political system that exists within it? ( ibid

POWER AND SOVEREIGNTY FOR IRANIAN ELITES OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY

). Confrontation with Russia agitated consciousness of the Iranian elites and disrupted old coordinated Rhythm among social life, political sphere and cultural components (TabaTabaei, 2006, p. 53). Even, we can take ... provided the ground for emergence of a crisis in the historical consciousness of Iranians. At first, this crisis was only in the minds of a limited number of political and military elites but after some

THE IMAGE OF SYRIAN WOMEN IN TURKISH NEWSPAPERS: DOUBLE BURDEN HIDDEN IN THE FRAME

refugees are interpreted and depicted in Turkish media might become visible. With regards to these questions six newspapers which differ to their political stance are investigated: Zaman, Ortado?u, S?zc?, H ... REFUGEE Refugees are defined as the people who are forced to leave their country of nationality due to the fear of persecution on the basis of race, ethnicity, or nationality, religion, political opinion

THE STATE THEATER IN TURKISH NATION BUILDING: POSITIONING THE SELF IN THE HISTORY THROUGH TRANSLATION SCREENPLAYS

IDENTITY BUILDING IN TURKEY AND THE STATE THEATER Nations are to be understood as mental constructs of the transformed minds of the modern nation, as ?imagined political communities? (Anderson, 1991 ... within the political nation state and identification with the national culture? (de Cillia, Reisigl and Wodak, 1999, p. 155). Gellner (2013) argues that this learned membership link leads to a nationwide

GAY ENOUGH?

the center, it enables scholars to “negotiate complicated and competing theoretical and political mandates” (Luibheid, 2008 p.171). In addition, much of the scholarship aims at an extra emphasis on the ... well. Scholars such as Puar and Appadurai have warned for the politically prevailing and motivated “homonationalist” discourses present in much of the neo-imperialist, neo-colonial political rhetoric

STRATEGIES OF THE SYRIANS TOOK REFUGE IN TURKEY TO COPE WITH MIGRATION: REFLECTIONS VIA ISTANBUL SAMPLE CASE

of fact is versatile because of its demographic, political, economic, psychological, sociological and anthropological content. The definition of migration in general terms is; a geographic, cultural or ... social act of changing location for a short, medium or long period of time with the purpose of return or permanent settlement with political, economic, ecologic or individual reasons (Yalcin, 2004 p.13