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Plunging into Turmoil in the Aftermath of Crisis
The 2008 economic and financial crisis marked the beginning of a period of social transformation and uncertainty that continues to characterise present and future social development in unplanned and unexpected ways, with frequently harmful effects. It has highlighted the need for a deeper understanding of crises phenomena and how these affect the overall course of human development. On the one hand, the social sciences constitute a means for acquiring a better understanding of the character of the rapid and complex social transformations associated with crises. On the other hand, they can orientate people and social practices on how a greater degree of collective and democratic control can b...
Left and Right
The “great dichotomy” between left and right has been a feature of pluralist politics since its emergence in modern times. Left and right are also central to the understanding of the political history of the twentieth century and may be gaining renewed visibility in the context of the current economic crisis, both in Europe and beyond. Should scholars think, once again, with and within the dichotomy, or can they think better beyond its strictures? The contributions to this volume provide answers to these and other questions in ways that are theoretically sound and empirically informed.
Local Governance in Cape Verde
The book provides a pioneering overview of the evolution of the local government and urban policy in Cape Verde after independence, offering a multi-scale perspective of local governance in Cape Verde from 1970 - 2020. It examines the process of urban development in the country, and in the capital city in particular, and explores the consequences and challenges for spatial planning, housing, urban heritage, and the environment, namely issues related to climate change in the post-independence period.
Cabo Verdean Women Writing Remembrance, Resistance, and Revolution
Cabo Verdean Women Writing Remembrance, Resistance, and Revolution: Kriolas Poderozas documents the work and stories told by Cabo Verdean women to refocus the narratives about Cabo Verde on Cabo Verdean women and their experiences. The contributors examine their own experiences, the history of Cabo Verde, and Cabo Verdean diaspora to highlight the commonalities that exist among all women of African descent, such as sexual and domestic violence and media objectification, as well as the different meanings these commonalities can hold in local contexts. Through exploring the literary and musical contributions of Cabo Verdean women, the Cabo Verdean state and its transnational relations, food and cooking traditions, migration and diaspora, and the oral histories of Cabo Verde, the contributors analyze themes of community, race, sexuality, migration, gender, and tradition.
Understanding Corruption
This volume together scholars specializing in different parts of the world to give us a comparative understanding of the persistence of corruption in some societies. The reader is privileged to learn from the many global variations that are skilfully presented for further analyses. Corruption is a salient feature of human condition in any organized society. Further, where risks are low and the returns high, corruption is almost inevitable. Apart from this, traditional public behaviour comes precariously close to what in the West might amount to corrupt practices. Bureaucratic corruption should be understood in the light of a clash of morality on the one hand and legality on the other. There ...
Constituição, Política e Direitos Fundamentais - Estudos em Homenagem ao Doutor Vieira de Andrade - Vol. I
"Constituição, Política e Direitos Fundamentais" inscreve-se numa trilogia inovadora de estudos em homenagem a José Carlos Vieira de Andrade, a partir de alguns dos tópicos da sua obra. Reunindo uma plêiade de autores de diferentes gerações, testemunhando diversidade na receção, assumindo convergências e divergências doutrinárias, propõe-se aos leitores um percurso por um conjunto de temas essenciais para a compreensão da teoria e da dogmática constitucionais, em especial dos direitos fundamentais.
Constitutional Identity and Constitutionalism in Africa
In its modern history, Africa has experienced different waves of constitutional ordering. The latest democratisation wave, which began in the 1990s, has set the stage over the past decade for what is now a hotly debated issue: do recent, new, or fundamentally revised constitutions truly reflect an African constitutional identity? Thoughtfully navigating a contested field, this volume brings to the fore a number of foundational questions about African constitutionalism. Constitutional Identity and Constitutionalism in Africa asks whether the concept of constitutional identity clarifies our understanding of constitutional change in Africa, including an exploration of the relationship between c...
Europa, Atlântico e o Mundo: mobilidades, crises, dinâmicas culturais
O tema Europa adquire um papel preponderante no livro. Clara evidência do pioneirismo de Maria Manuela Tavares Ribeiro no estudo e na investigação nesta área do saber – Estudos Europeus, no campo da História e das Humanidades, numa época em que estas matérias estavam circunscritas aos estudos económicos e jurídicos. Como bem salienta Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins no seu texto Pensar a Europa como Democracia…: “Maria Manuela Tavares Ribeiro tem sido, no panorama do debate europeu, uma referência fundamental (…) pela abertura de horizontes novos que tem permitido, no sentido de assegurar que a Europa seja vista não como um projeto fechado e burocrático, mas como um desafio cívico, que deverá envolver Estados e cidadãos, instituições e pessoas.”
