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The Politics and Piety of Neoclassical Architecture: How Early American Elites Practiced an Old Religion to Subvert the New One

The Western political revolutions of the 18th century established the ideals of liberty, patriotism, and democracy the United States government grounds its identity into this day. The motive of these ... new nation around Roman political and aesthetic standards. Chronicling the subservience inherent in Roman civic religion, as well as the internalizing nature of visual propaganda, the borrowed ancient

Ten years later: What has become of FLP?

how new challenges, such as digital communications, have shaped family language practices. We further explore how political conflicts have influenced families of forced migration and families in ... languages and in the contexts of UK, Norway, Finland, Mexico, Singapore and New Zealand. Entering into a new phase of FLP at a time with heightened political crisis and war in Europe and the Middle East, we

Rights That Are Not Guaranteed: Failures of Government Policy on Homelessness

Since the 1980s, the rising number of homeless people has caused the problem to become a significant political issue. Politicians have made promises in their campaigns to solve the emergency every ... homelessness. This paper examines the political context of housing insecurity to argue that housing is a human right, and that homelessness is a failed policy decision. Homelessness comes in four different forms

Policy formation for adult migrant language education in England: national neglect and its implications

dominant language of their new environment, to support their settlement. A willingness to learn the language is a marker of social inclusion from a political perspective too: an insistence that migrants have ... , 1998: Article 13.1). A willingness to learn the language is a marker of social inclusion from a political perspective too, and an insistence that migrants have an obligation to use English has been a

Family, a racialized space: A phenomenological approach to examining Afghan refugee families’ language policies in Norway

 embodiment The lived body has been a major subject of theorization in the phenomenological tradition of philosophy that has tried to understand the embodied experience of the world. Among the philosophers, as ... incorporated in our analysis of FLP. To do so, I have argued that the understandings of embodied experiences developed in phenomenological philosophy, such as Nishida’s notion of historical body, could be one

Aspirational family language policy

tension can become heightened when major political events push families to question their carefully balanced family language policies and, in some cases, change them significantly to reflect a repositioning ... " (p. 29). In line with the focus of constructing social meanings in discursive interactions (Gumperz, 2015) , the authors investigated manifestations of home country political developments and

With Liberty and Justice for Some: How Felony Disenfranchisement Undermines American Democracy

American philosophy regarding corrections through a case study of Florida. This paper concludes with an examination of the constitutionality of the practice at its core. It suggests potential solutions for ... its core. It suggests potential solutions for American policymakers to consider as the American political consciousness continues to shift from punitive correctional policy to less punitive. Keywords

Normative language policy and minority language rights: rethinking the case of regional languages in France

policy and planning research with a nuanced normative ethical analysis as employed in political philosophy and political theory. After outlining the foundational work on minority rights that has emerged ... analytic political philosophy, especially considering the latter’s recent interest in language rights and linguistic justice more broadly (e.g. Patten 2001, 2014; Kymlicka and Patten 2003; De Schutter 2007

Language advocacy in times of securitization and neoliberalization: The Network LanguageRights

? On the one hand, answering these questions heavily depends on the political, social, cultural and linguistic context, as well as on the interests, stakes and positions of the advocacy actors. On the

Has language as resource been the basis for mother-tongue instruction in Sweden? On the evolution of policy orientations towards a uniquely enduring bilingual policy

for Education. 3 Based on the Multiculturalism Policy Index, http://www.queensu.ca/mcp, accessed 25 March 2023. Q4: How was the LPP orientations’ evolution underpinned by political ideologies? Given ... diversity. In contrast to the other two orientations, the underpinnings of language as resource in terms of political ideology have been the topic of intense academic debate. The main points of criticism

Introduction to the thematic issue: language policy and political theory

and outcomes interrogated in the pages of this journal are premised on this dynamic within language. The second paradox frames a rather distinct sub-discipline of - political science and philosophy ... disciplinary divide (e.g. in political philosophy Kymlicka and Patten 2003; De Schutter 2007, 2008; Castiglione and Longman 2008; Van Parijs 2011). In sociolinguistics see, (for example, Tollefson 1991

Criminal Injustice: An Examination of Racial Profiling and Discriminatory Police Practices in Canada and the United States

). According to Blalock (1967), this threat can come in two different forms: (1) economic and (2) political threat. Minorities are perceived as an economic threat as they compete for jobs, housing, and other ... economic resources, threatening the economic well–being and dominance of White people. As minorities strengthen their political power, they are seen as a threat to the political hegemony of White people. In

Semi Structured Interview: Public Perceptions of Family Resource Centers as Seen by Staff Personnel, with an Emphasis on the Undocumented Community

questions: How do you feel about today's political climate in regard to the undocumented community; Do you think the family resource center has enough resources for undocumented people; How can we better ... abolitionists used hashtags like #not1more and #defundhate to draw attention to his mass deportation movement (Hlass, 2022). It is crucial to recognize the political atmosphere in the United States and the anti

Amid signs of change: language policy, ideology and power in the linguistic landscape of urban Rwanda

that Rwanda has a national language, Kinyarwanda, known by 99.4 per cent of the population. The analysis shows that political aspects of language policy decisions are downplayed. Officially, both ... English. This does not just happen. It forms part of political decisions and strategies, and we should approach the changing linguistic landscape as an expression of post-genocide politics. It is

The Perpetuation of Racial Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System

cognition when perceiving them” (Haslam, Loughnan, 2014) . Throughout American history, it is easy to find clues towards this dehumanization of those with dark skin. Political cartoons, literature, even ... Anderson , E. ( 2012 ). The Iconic Ghetto . The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science , 642 ( 1 ), 8 - 24 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716212446299 Bronson , J. , Carson , A. ( 2019

Human Cattle: Prison Overpopulation and the Political Economy of Mass Incarceration

punishment, rather than incarceration, in dealing with criminals (Campers, 2012) . Jails were primarily only used to detain political offenders, religious offenders, and accused individuals awaiting trial ... political leaders failed to consider the inhumane conditions that individuals face within prison walls. Under the Pennsylvania system, which was introduced in 1790, inmates were subjected to solitary

The Downfall of Capitalism: Its Exploitation of Mental Health and the Working Class

capitalism has had adverse effects on the working class, and has brainwashed them into believing that working long hours leads to a happy future. The political state of America is not focused on the well-being

Examining the Relationship Between Legal Systems and Forensic Science: Current Issues and Proposed Solutions

even just the basics of scientific philosophy is much better than the ignorance that currently predominates. Evans et al. (2019) offers many theoretical solutions; this paper has pulled out the three

Development and Validation of the Youth Sociopolitical Action Scale for Social Media (SASSM)

young people are building movements that change norms and policies at national and global levels (Anyiwo et al., 2020) and can transcend structural barriers to political participation, such as the ... , in which youth learn about the root causes of systems of inequity; political efficacy, in which youth become empowered to create sociopolitical change; and sociopolitical action, where youth resist

Ricento, T. (ed): Language Policy and Political Economy: English in a Global Context

is taught as an additional language; (b) to make the case that political economy represents an advantageous perspective for such an interrogation; and (c) to reflect critically on whether English