The Canadian senate in bicameral perspective / / David E. Smith

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456282803321
• Autore: Smith David E. <1936->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2003; ©2003
• ISBN: 1-281-99455-3; 9786611994556; 1-4426-8060-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.71/071
• Soggetti: Legislative bodies - Canada - Reform; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Canadian; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I -- 1. Bicameralism: A Concept in Search of a Theory -- 2. Bicameral Perspectives -- 3. The Senate as an Object of Study -- Part II -- 4. Representation -- 5. Federalism -- 6. Legislation -- 7. Responsible Government -- Part III -- 8. The Canadian Senate: What Is to Be Done? -- 9. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective is the first book-length scholarly study of the Senate in over a quarter century and the first such analysis of the upper house as one chamber of a bicameral legislature. David E. Smith's aim is to demonstrate the inter-relationship of the two chambers and the constraint this poses for Senate reform. He analyzes past literature on the Senate and current proposals for reform ? such as Triple-E Senate ? drawing detailed comparisons between Canada's upper chamber and the upper chambers of Australia, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.There is a revival of interest and literature abroad in upper chambers and also in bicameralism. Using Parliamentary debates and committee reports, as well as a broad reading of comparative literature, ; The Canadian Senate in Bicameral Perspective sets the Canadian Senate into this international milieu, contextualizing the debate and arguing for a renewed investigation into its future.

The social origins of violence in Uganda, 1964-1985 / / A.B.K. Kasozi ; with the assistance and collaboration of Nakanyike Musisi and James Mukooza Sejjengo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782645503321
• Autore: Kasozi A. B. K. <1942->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Montreal ; ; Buffalo : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 1994; ©1994
• ISBN: 1-282-85705-3; 9786612857058; 0-7735-6487-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 347 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Altri autori (Persone): MusisiNakanyike; SejjengoJames Mukooza <1954->
• Disciplina: 967.6104
• Soggetti: Violence - Uganda - History - 20th century; Social conflict - Uganda - History - 20th century; Uganda Social conditions 1971-1979; Uganda Social conditions 1979-; Uganda Politics and government 1962-1971; Uganda Politics and government 1971-1979; Uganda Politics and government 1979-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Errata slip tipped in.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [288]-338) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Maps -- Abbreviations and Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A Legacy of Violence -- Precolonial and Colonial Uganda -- Inequality and Violence in Uganda -- From Nakulabye to Namugongo -- From a Negotiated to an Imposed Constitution, 1962–66 -- From a Civilian to a Military Dictatorship, 1966–71 -- Idi Amin and the Politics of Survival, ; 1971–79 -- Weak Governments and Social Chaos, 1979–85 -- Four and One-Half Years of Brute Violence, 1980–85 -- Civil War, 1981–85 -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- The Language Debate -- Buwunga Subcounty: A Case Study of the Impact of Violence on a Local Community -- Some of the Massacres under the Military Commission and Obote’s Regime, 1980–84 -- Some of the Victims of Amin’s Years of Terror, 1971-79 -- A Few of Those Reported Killed during Obote’s Second Regime, 1981–85* -- Some of the Detainees at Luzira Gazetted by Ugandan Authorities -- Memorandum of Uganda’s Religious Leaders to Obote, August 1981* -- Letter of the Leader of the Opposition to the President of Atrocities* -- Memorandum from the Chairman of the National Resistance Movement to the Commonwealth Prime Ministers and Haeads of Government* -- Public Statement by Uganda’s Ambassador to the Scandinavian Countries, Ibrahim Mukiibi -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Using a convincing causal model of violence, Kasozi attributes the major causes of violence in Uganda to social inequality, the failure to develop legitimate conflict resolution mechanisms, and factors that have influenced the domain and patterns of conflict in that society (such as lack of a common language, religious sectarianism, vigilante justice, and gender inequality). He concludes the study by drawing comparisons with neighbouring countries and offering some prescriptions for alleviating the violence. Kasozi was assisted by Nakanyike Musisi and James Mukooza Sejjengo, who participated in the research on this book. The Social Origins of Violence in Uganda is one of the most thorough and comprehensive analyses of the causes, levels, and incidence of more than two decades of violence in Uganda.