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Political Parties, Elections and Election Systems by Etem Aziri

differences between them. Classification of political parties according to the author, can be based on different criteria ranging from philosophy and political, to the political programs of up to parliamentary ... treatment of political parties as a global phenomenon. In 2004 published the book "Political parties and democracy", while two years "Sociology of political parties" - in modified version. This book differs

Batasuna Banned: The Dissolution of Political Parties Under the European Convention of Human Rights

This Note reviews the history of Basque terrorism in Spain and the Spanish's government's recent decision to ban Batasuna, the political party affiliated with the militant group, ETA. Although ... , three of them entirely Basque (Alava, Guipuzcua, and Vizcaya) and one only partially Basque (Navarra). ANTo­ NIO VERCHER, TERRORISM IN EUROPE 168 (1992). the terrorist group's political wing. 4 While

Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Sovereign Immunity on Trial: Noriega, Pinochet, and Milosevic – Trends in Political Accountability and Transnational Criminal Law

trial on the drug related charges for which he was indicted in 1988.30 Hoping to be granted political asylum,31 Noriega took refuge in the Vatican Embassy on December 24, 1990,32 moments before a U.S

Analyses of quality assurance and development in education

scores, leading to their terminations. These events were influenced by political and policy contexts, including post–Race to the Top initiatives. The study emphasises the significance of educational

Leo Strauss: An Intellectual Biography by Daniel Tanguay

The book ends with concluding remarks of the writer about the whole Leo Strauss’s thought. Although Leo Strauss’s philosophy is very complex especially in terms of so many different titles and ... twentieth century political philosophy but also enable to us with critical outlook about modern political philosophy and its problems. Apart from Introduction, the book consists of four main titles about Leo

Teachers gaming the system: exploring opportunistic behaviours in a low-stakes accountability system

collective accumulation of social capital drives political integration and economic development to higher levels (Putnam, 1995). Here, social capital is understood as a civic culture that can be collectively ... to all types of economic interactions and not restricted to political participation (Guiso et al., 2010) . The authors point out that relevant direct measures of civic capital may identify values

Moving Forward with the Responsibility to Protect: Using Political Inertia to Protect Civilians

suggested revision would allow the political inertia of states to work for, rather than against, civilians. ... Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.13 In the late 1990s, tensions with the West eased, prompting the U.N. to reduce the sanctions leveled against Libya by the U.N. in 2001.14 The spread of the political

Social Media, Political Change, and Human Rights

In this Essay, the role of social media in progressive political change is examined in the context of the Arab Spring uprisings. The concept of social media is explained, and Clay Shirky’s arguments ... phenomenon of social media and its role in promoting and prompting progressive political change, particularly in autocratic States. I. What is Social Media? Social media is defined as “a group of Internet

Teachers responding to cultural diversity: case studies on assessment practices, challenges and experiences in secondary schools in Austria, Ireland, Norway and Turkey

Global mobility and economic and political crises in some parts of the world have fuelled migration and brought new constellations of ‘cultural diversity’ to European classrooms (OECD 2019). This ... of teachers, are also, by tradition, linked with the cultural, historical and political agendas that exist in migrant-receiving countries and can have a positive or negative effect on student learning

Enacting teacher evaluation in Norwegian compulsory education: teachers’ perceptions of possibilities and constraints

. Ensuring equal education for all is a central political goal, which means that all pupils are to be enrolled in regular classes and that teaching must be adapted to individual skills and needs. Despite ... driver of national policy reform and efforts to improve education quality (Skedsmo, 2018) . In particular, the ‘PISA shock’ of 2001 increased the political focus on enhanced student outcomes as an

Reforming History: Turkey’s Legal Regime and Its Potential Accession to the European Union

Turkey's extremely questionable human rights practices. The most marked aspects of this record are the country's treatment of the Kurdish minority and its quashing of political dissent through the ... ability to gain accession into the EU. Part I dis­ cusses the importance of Turkey in the European Continent and its relationship with the EU over the past several years. Part II analyzes the political and

Assessment as a policy instrument and/or tool for professional development

can often be raised about how to consider the policy context, the role of debate, political agendas and stakeholders’ interests. The extent to which and how it is possible to separate interpretations of ... that is perhaps also used for political purposes. While the third and the fourth articles discuss various forms of teachers’ knowledge related to assessments designed for learning and development—as

The Western European Union, Yugoslavia, and the (Dis)Integration of the EU, The New Sick Man of Europe

to devise and implement collective security measures during the dissolution of Yugoslavia. This Article concludes that, under the limitations of its present legal and political framework, the WEU is ... political cohesion that the EU Member States have been unable or unwilling to fashion. Although the Treaty on European Un­ ion (TEU) was expected to push the EU to define, implement, and 1 See Yutiy Borko

The International Monetary System and the Erosion of Sovereignty: Essay in Honor of Cynthia Lichtenstein

When the major international organizations were established at the close of World War II, it was understood that they were concerned with international relations-political, economic, and social. As ... . However, political pressure forced the British government to publish its Letter of Intent, for Parliament, and all the world, to see what commitments the government had had to make to obtain its loan.9 "My

Albanian Book and Libraries in Kosovo

in Kosovo by the 14th century was followed with a long interruption due to socio-political circumstances. The linguistic structure of the book in libraries by the middle of the sixties of the 20th ... the political and cultural position of Albanians was also reflected in view of the growing number of publications in Albanian and network extension of libraries also changing their cultural status. In

Coming Out of the Dark: Achieving Justice for Victims of Human Rights Violations by South American Military Regimes

The military regimes of the countries of the Southern Cone of South America cooperated under Operation Condor to eradicate all political opposition throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The military ... barely operational at times.6 In El Salvador, almost 2% of the population were wiped out as a result of political killings and disappearances during its 1980-1992 civil war.7 In the countries of South

Large-scale diagnostic assessment in first-year university students: pre- and transpandemic comparison

). There are four versions of the general knowledge exam, one for each area. Only area IV has philosophy items (Table 1). The English and Spanish tests have 60 items for each language. The Spanish portion

Chasing Ghosts: Pursuing Retroactive Justice for Franco-Era Crimes Against Humanity

ministers of having committed these crimes. Throughout Spain’s transition to democracy and beyond, Spain has adhered to a “pact of forgetting,” formalized by a 1977 amnesty law, in which political leaders ... during the Civil War and the near forty-year dictatorship that followed.8 After Franco’s death, Spaniards and their political leaders chose to leave painful memories behind in a “pacto del olvido”(“pact of

Continental Drift: Contextualizing Citizens United by Comparing the Diverging British and American Approaches to Political Advertising

There is perhaps no more vital an issue to a healthy democracy than its attitude towards political speech. Because political speech—and particularly political advertising—has a profound influence on ... a democratic society, there is perhaps no more fundamental an issue than choosing how to protect political speech—and why.1 The Founders of the United States enshrined the right to free speech at the

Democracy in Brazil: The Evolving Role of the Country’s Supreme Court

federation, and moderator of political and social conflicts. It is also important to stress the relevance of the Brazilian Supreme Court as a criminal court, overseeing inquiries and criminal suits involving ... instruments through which citizens and legal and political entities can exercise oversight of the constitutionality of the acts of public authorities, while guaranteeing the supremacy of the Federal