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Alter-nation? Factions, Coalitions and Environmental Governance in the Context of Contested Post-apartheid Local State Democratisation

transition was widely lauded as a textbook case, yet declining support for the political incumbent, factionalism, the phenomena of “state-capture” and the decline of state-owned entities has raised questions ... ) hegemony. Limited research in South Africa (SA) focuses on the influence of political contest - including alternation, coalition formation and factionalism on municipal Environmental Governance (EG

From disenfranchisement to hope through youth-adult participatory action research

redistribution? A critical reading of Iris Young's Justice and the politics of difference . The Journal of Political Philosophy , 3 ( 2 ), 166 - 180 . Fraser , N. ( 2005 ). Reframing justice in a globalizing world ... context characterised by persistent cycles of declining student achievement, as narrowly determined by standardised test scores, and political demands for their work to be scrutinised (Hickey et  al., 2022

Being critical of the student achievement problem in Australia

. ( 2007 ). Does social justice matter? Brian Barry's applied political philosophy . Ethics , 117 , 391 - 412 . Baroutsis , A. , & Lingard , B. ( 2022 ). A methodological approach to the analysis of PISA ... ) and functionalist (use value) role of education. This duality is emblematic of the political and socio-economic features of the modern nation state educationalisation wherein the ‘problems’ of society

Becoming an English language teacher over lines of desire: Stories of lived experiences

shift the focus from pre-formed desires and the workings of reason to explore the socio-material and political becoming and the flows of desire that precede (and result from) the formation of subjects and ... intricate and discrete ‘white walls’ of post-colonial and neoliberal ‘faciality’ of English. Globally, English is used in association with economic, ideological, socio-political and cultural forces (Shin

Green Transitions in a COVID Economy

legal and policy responses to Covid-19 in the United States—particularly as discourse has focused on the impacts of Covid-19 response on labor markets—may provide insight into the political economy of a ... * INTRODUCTION Environmental law is in a moment of transition, both in form and in substance. At the national level in the United States, the structural institutions and political posture in the legislative and

The changing rationalities of Australian federal and national inclusive education policies

historical analyses of these developments. This paper analyses federal and national inclusive education policies in Australia spanning from 1992 to the present. Drawing upon the concept of ‘political ... traced back to marketing theory. For some, personalisation is seen as a key feature of the neoliberal political agenda (Hartley, 2007) whereas for others, it is articulated as an educational philosophy

The Uncanny Capital: Mapping the Historical Spatial Evolution of Windhoek

This paper has traced the historic spatial development of Windhoek through five distinct socio-political epochs. These different periods’ spatial, aesthetic, and representational effects on the ... the late eighteenth century, bringing significant political, social, and economic change to central and southern South-West Africa.2 These changes included the Cape Colonial and transatlantic slave

Unpacking the Addis Ababan Exceptionalism—Living and Making Sense of Violent Protests in Ethiopia’s Capital

article finds that, due to the city’s multi-ethnic character and the residents’ strong metropolitan identity, ethnic identity has not constituted a powerful tool for political mobilisation of residents ... . ( 2017 ). The politics of developmentalism, citizenship and urban youth in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia [Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy].University of Manchester. Terrefe , B. ( 2020 ). Urban layers of political

Using institutional ethnography and students’ voices to explore capacity to learn

common perspective on how much and why they enjoyed their philosophy lessons. Year 9: In philosophy, because there’s no right answer, so it’s better to discuss it and it makes us work together more than ... pedagogy employed in philosophy lessons offered another form of surprise to the school executive. The comments challenged the perceptions held of the philosophy teachers’ pedagogical range based on other

“We Closed Down Mpape on the Judgement Day”: Resistance and Place-Making in Urban Informal Settlements in Abuja, Nigeria

analytic lens with which to explore the discursive, political, and material strategies used by individuals and communities to resist the threats of displacement. Through ethnographic fieldwork in Mabushi and ... , and give meaning to their everyday places in relation to or as a response to persistent threats of displacement. We see place-making as a political endeavour and draw attention to the choices people

Environmental Law for the 21st Century

liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage.”83 The philosophy of using the threat of liability to prevent damage is also specifically endorsed in the text: “The fundamental ... philosophy that everyone has the liberty to do what they will if, but only if, their actions do not harm others.81 John Stuart Mill distinguished between what he called “harms” and “mere offenses.” Not

Culturally based learning needs of Korowai students in a lowland-remote area of Indonesian Papua: school physical environment and building design

experiences within a particular location, time and socio-political circumstance. The case study school was purposively chosen, due to its uniqueness of being situated in a remote, hunter-gatherer community that ... his or her school, influenced by individual, relational, and organisational factors inside a broader school community, and within a political, cultural, and geographical landscape unique to each school

Indigenous education policy, practice and research: unravelling the tangled web

in Indigenous education policy settings, the complexities of how different types of evidence are considered rigorous and relevant were found to be clearly implicated with broader social and political ... reduce the level of and/or improve the quality of political influence in policy development (Althaus et al., 2018) . Notions of what counts as evidence in the public policy literature are well traversed

Armed Conflict and Urbanization in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique: A Methodology for a Critical Inquiry

against the state: the historical political favouring of some ethnic groups; the eviction of local populations from their lands by extractive industries, and their exclusion from the economic benefits; the ... individual and collective dynamics between institutions and citizens; cities are spatial, social, economic, political and environmental terrains of human interaction, privileged contexts of conflict due to

Reaching High: Translating Emergent Practices of Street-Level Drug Users to Institute Harm Reduction in Durban—Implications for Urban Governance

governance processes and demonstrates the power of political opportunities, the transformative role of unexpected consequences, and the importance of informed political leadership. It also shows how multi ... routes, demand for drugs is contingent on political context and socio-economic drivers (Jewkes et  al., 2010) . As a result of changing global distribution flows from the Middle East, heroin reaches

Intellectual freedom and teaching performance assessment in Australia

conducted for over a decade; practice-based evidence and debates about unintended consequences of Teacher Performance Assessments (TPAs) highlight social and political tensions emergent when the complexity of ... ’ ongoing professional learning and practice. This is politically contestable without a philosophy of education (Wahl, 2017) . Intellectual work in ITE is also manifested in critiques of educational

“She Just Saw Me - She Didn’t Teach Me”: the perspectives of Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese youth on the student/teacher relationship in Australian schools

In recent times, young people from Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese communities have received considerable negative racialised public and political attention. This publicity has the potential ... Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese youth at school (Baak, 2019; Benier et  al., 2018; Edgeworth, 2015) . In recent times, perpetuated by racialised media and political discourse, Australian Sudanese and

The genesis, development and implementation of an interdisciplinary university Cross-School Research Group

. Using a conceptual framework based on a treatise by Jürgen Habermas (The theory of communicative action, Beacon Press, 1987) incorporating three socio-political levels (Lifeworld, Steering Media and ... ability to create fragmented and separate social and political spheres that lack an interdisciplinary legal-political science approach. This work has inspired the approach adopted in the research presented

The genesis, development and implementation of an interdisciplinary university Cross-School Research Group

. Using a conceptual framework based on a treatise by Jürgen Habermas (The theory of communicative action, Beacon Press, 1987) incorporating three socio-political levels (Lifeworld, Steering Media and ... ability to create fragmented and separate social and political spheres that lack an interdisciplinary legal-political science approach. This work has inspired the approach adopted in the research presented

Developing trauma-informed university supports for refugee background students in Australia: Refocusing through an ethics of care lens

justice. As a political scientist, Tronto’s (1993, 2013) work explores the politics of care, noting how individualisation and the dominance of economics serves to invisibilised caring relations, often in ... (government) and meso (institutional) domains create a political economy that devalues care over production and profit, and denies the intricate caring relationships we are all involved in. Foregrounding caring