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The Will of the People: Populism and Citizen Participation in Latin America argues that while populist leaders typically claim to speak 'in the name of the people', they rarely allow the people to express their opinion independently through institutions of citizen participation. The argument is rooted in theoretical discussions and empirical analyses of trends and specific cases. The volume deals with the following questions: Why is populism so prolific in the Latin American region? How and where do populist leaders arrive to power? Is there a connection between populism and fascism as claimed by negative views of Argentinian Peronism? Are populist leaders more keen on introducing mechanisms of direct citizen participation? Are the erosions of the political party system an explanation of the emergence of populism, as seems to be the case with Fujimorism in Peru? To what extent have the governments of Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales and Rafael Correa given voice to the people through the so-called participatory democracy?
Ethnoregionalist parties are an increasingly influential political phenomenon in many Western European countries. Despite this there has been little systematic study of these important political parties. This volume fills the gap with an exploration of the successes and failures experienced by ethnoregionalist parties in post-war Europe. Regionalist Parties in Western Europe looks in detail at the fortunes of twelve regionalist parties in: the Basque country, Corsica, French speaking Belgium, Scotland, Wales, Catalonia, Flanders, Italy, and South Tyrol.
The Democratic Socialism party of East Germany, Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus, was widely thought to have no future in a reunified Germany, says Hough (German studies, U. of Birmingham). He explores how it has become a stable institution in the political landscape by establishing itself as
The first major study of India's regional parties which discusses why, when, and where they are electorally successful.
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Directory of foreign diplomatic officers in Washington.
Directory of foreign diplomatic officers in Washington.
Contesting Spain? The Dynamics of Nationalist Movements in Catalonia and the Basque Country offers an exploration of the dynamics behind contemporary shifts in the orientation of nationalist parties and movements with reference to Catalonia and the Basque country in Spain. The chapters were originally papers presented at a workshop held at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) in September 2014 as part of a research project on ‘The Dynamics of Nationalist Evolution in Contemporary Spain’, whose purpose was to gain a better understanding of why regionally-based nationalist movements have experienced shifting relationships with the Spanish state over time, in some periods ...
Todos querem uma vida maravilhosa, mas poucos conseguem. O que fazem, esses poucos? Provavelmente você já passou por problemas de todos os tipos, previsíveis ou imprevisíveis. Problemas nos relacionamentos, no trabalho, nos negócios ou na sociedade. Como o mundo é cada vez mais globalizado e integrado, não existem mais oásis emocionais onde possamos nos esconder. Os problemas dos outros, lá longe, podem também nos atingir, aqui no nosso refúgio que julgávamos seguro. A habilidade de solucionar problemas, e evoluir com o aprendizado oferecido pela oportunidade que os problemas ocultam, vem elevando o nível mental e emocional de pessoas que se tornam mestres de suas emoções. Por...
Um dia você acorda, abre os olhos e percebe que tudo mudou. Não sabe bem o motivo dessa sensação, mas sente que a sua mente não comporta mais os velhos hábitos. Beatriz está cansada, desiludida. Não entende por que, depois de anos casada, hoje está com a cama vazia. Nem seria por falta de opção, jovem, ela ainda atrai o olhar de muitos homens. No entanto, é sempre tudo igual, vazio. Ao vasculhar o passado em busca de respostas, acaba sentindo-se aflita, redescobrindo segredos guardados na mente. Revive emoções do passado, ao recordar a infância, o início de tudo que marcou a vida dela. A sensação de abandono após relatar ter sido molestada e não perceber uma atitude do pa...