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The internal fragility of representative democracy: was Schumpeter right?

In recent decades, the rapid emergence of new political leaders capturing growing social discontent with populist promises has highlighted elements of the internal fragility of democracy. Schumpeter ... -making: the limited use of “conscious rationality” by voters and the potential unfairness of political leaders. These two elements introduce systematic distortions into the process of collective decision

Democracy and Inclusive Education Policy in Post-1994 South African Schools: Goal, Tension, and Struggle

between social changes on one hand, and political democracy on the other. Consequently, the authors support the call for a continual struggle by (or for) educable learners who fall within the zones of ... procedures. In The Concept of Representation, Pitkin (1967, p. 240) advanced the idea of substantive political representation in this way: The concept of representation . . . present[s] a continuing but

The Problem of Habitual Offender Laws in States with Felony Disenfranchisement

office due to felony disenfranchisement laws. Thus, habitual offender laws target a formally disenfranchised group—people with felony convictions. That creates an archetypal political process problem. As ... he should raise that concern in the political arena, not the courts, and cast his vote accordingly. The problem for Brooker, and the one that animates this Article, is that he cannot vote. Because of

The Conundrums of Hate Crime Prevention

could prevent hate crimes from occurring in the first place. Those measures potentially include educational initiatives, conflict resolution programs, political reforms, social services, or other ... , political reforms, social services, or other proactive efforts aimed at the root causes of hate crimes. Focusing on the public conversation around anti-Asian hate crimes, this Essay argues that very

Decolonial Reflections on the Zimbabwean Primary and Secondary School Curriculum Reform Journey

forms of domination that, paradoxically, continue to exist today influence the sociocultural and political institutions in the country and delineate what is epistemologically feasible. In addition, the ... Zimbabwe was first highlighted by Samkange and Samkange (1980) who intimated that the philosophy "inspires, permeates and radiates . . . regulates our well-planned social and political organisations" (p. 34

The institutional evolution of central banks

is scrutinized under the framework of entangled political economy, revealing its origins in a process of bank and political bargains. The account clarifies the process by which the political and ... Runs . In: Boettke P, Herzberg R , Kogelmann B (eds.) The political economy & social philosophy of Vincent and Elinor Ostrom . Rowman and Littlefield , London Patrick M , Wagner R ( 2015 ) From mixed

Teaching ancient Egyptian philosophy (ethics) and history: Fulfilling a quest for a decolonised and Afrocentric education

which philosophy in general, and ethics in particular, are taught. The same will apply to other disciplines such as history, political science, and exact sciences. This exercise is philosophical and uses ... African institutions of higher learning. The genesis of ethics, a branch of philosophy, is attributed to the Greeks as if James Breasted's study of ancient Egypt did not, in the early 1930s, demonstrate

Teaching ancient Egyptian philosophy (ethics) and history: Fulfilling a quest for a decolonised and Afrocentric education

which philosophy in general, and ethics in particular, are taught. The same will apply to other disciplines such as history, political science, and exact sciences. This exercise is philosophical and uses ... African institutions of higher learning. The genesis of ethics, a branch of philosophy, is attributed to the Greeks as if James Breasted's study of ancient Egypt did not, in the early 1930s, demonstrate

What are markets? Selected market theories under genuine uncertainty in comparison

markets maximize or minimize market outcomes and argues that they enable harmony between individual and common interests. According to the political-cultural approach, markets are political arenas with ... political-cultural approach fulfill critical-rationalist requirements. Therefore, the paper compares them and finds that there are reasons to prefer the political-cultural approach and to interpret the

Judicial Resistance to New York's 2020 Criminal Legal Reforms

popular and political will to pass the reforms must extend beyond the passage of the law and must also create mechanisms to scrutinize, guide, and support the judiciary’s implementation of the law. ... . Although these reforms were democratic and popular, judges were not sufficiently incentivized to properly implement the changes. If reforms are to succeed, the popular and political will to pass the reforms

The Political Economy of Entrapment

Criminology by an authorized editor of Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons - THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ENTRAPMENT RICHARD H. MCADAMS* INTRODUCTION By the time she was eighteen, Amy ... consider and critique the literature that seeks to justify the defense based on retributive theory, utilitarian theory, and political/institutional concerns. In each case, I do not claim that there is no

Risk-Based Sentencing and the Principles of Punishment

, INEQUALITY 247–48 (1993); G.A. Cohen, How to do Political Philosophy, in ON THE CURRENCY OF EGALITARIAN JUSTICE, AND OTHER ESSAYS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY 228–29 (Michael Otsuka ed., 2011). to be punished.162 ... grateful to participants at the Stanford Law and Philosophy workshop for feedback on an early draft of this paper. And I owe special thanks to Juliana Bidadanure, Jessica Eaglin, James Forman Jr., Aziz Huq

Gender inequality and the entrepreneurial gender gap: Evidence from 97 countries (2006–2017)

the most gender equal countries. We show that gender inequalities in economic participation and opportunity as well as in political empowerment are the main drivers of this interaction effect. We find ... ) , gender inequality may also have a heterogeneous impact on the types of entrepreneurship. Gender inequality could introduce systematic distortions at multiple levels of an economic, social, and political

Reconceiving Coercion-Based Criminal Defenses

is (prima facie) wrongful because it puts wrongful pressure on [the target’s] freedom to do otherwise.”); Mitchell Berman, Blackmail, in THE OXFORD HANDBOOK ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CRIMINAL LAW 37, 62 ... personal or social characteristics such as psychological or emotional vulnerability, economic hardship, lack of a social safety net, and experience of natural disasters or political instability.56

Afterword to Lunatics and Anarchists: Political Homicide in Chicago

Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons Part of the Criminal Law Commons; Criminology Commons; and the Criminology and Criminal - AFTERWORD TO "LUNATICS AND ANARCHISTS: POLITICAL HOMICIDE IN

A Keynesian–Minskian perspective on the transformation of industrial into financial capitalism

restrictions and transaction cost, which may change over time quite drastically due to political action, technological and financial innovations and cultural changes. The growing importance of liabilities as ... fall. Both political measures as part of neoliberalism as much as genuine economic forces can be put forward here (see 6 It could be argued that the relative increase of financial assets in the balance

Humanising Online Teaching and Learning in the BEd. Foundation Phase Programme: Moving Beyond Covid-19

structures of power that control and prejudice rationality and truth (Foucault, 1984) and disputes how subjectivity converts into a political ontology (Giroux, 2007). Foley et al. (2015) reiterated that humans ... advances critical consciousness and is explained by Freire as "learning to perceive social, political, and economic contradictions, and to take action against the oppressive elements of reality" (1970, p. 17

Parent-Practitioner Collaboration to Support Sustainable Development in Early Years Education

Study Young children globally, are the most vulnerable in the face of educational, socioeconomic, health, environmental, and political threats (Koen, 2021). In South Africa, the history of apartheid ... in posthumanist theory: Retained rather than dethroned. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54(4), 395-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2020.1851190        [ Links ] Ashley-Cooper, M., van Niekerk

Mass Incarceration Paradigm Shift?: Convergence in an Age of Divergence

developments suggest that American penal philosophy may be inching toward norms—dignity, proportionality, legitimacy, and rehabilitation—that have checked draconian prison terms in Europe, Canada, and beyond. In ... divergence or convergence in penal philosophy. Notwithstanding the ebb and flow of penal attitudes, certain long-term trends have emerged in Western societies. They encompass a narrowing scope of offenders

Reflecting on Teaching in the Higher Education Context During the Covid-19 Era: A Collaborative Self-Study Project

philosophy, based on social development. We thus understand that learning is not a solo path but one that requires collaborative effort. By working collaboratively, we were able to identify new ways of ... practices. European Journal of Teacher Education, 43(4), 466-487. https://doi.org/10.1080/02619768.2020.1821184        [ Links ] Chamberlain, R. P. (2015). Using concept maps in political science. Journal of