1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910478896203321

Autore

Sobieraj Sarah

Titolo

Soundbitten : The Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism / / Sarah Sobieraj

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

0-8147-8858-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Disciplina

324.7/30973

Soggetti

Communication in politics - United States

Mass media - Political aspects - United States

Public relations and politics - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 What If the Whole World Isn’t Watching? -- 2 Campaign Events as Catalysts -- 3 Streets as Stage -- 4 “Apparently They Don’t Like Succinct and Articulate” -- 5 Wait, Isn’t That a Bird in Your Hand? -- 6 What About Us? -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

There is an elaborate and often invisible carnival that emerges alongside presidential campaigns as innumerable activist groups attempt to press their issues into mainstream political discourse. Sarah Sobieraj’s fascinating ethnographic portrait of fifty diverse organizations over the course of two campaign cycles reveals that while most activist groups equate political success with media success and channel their energies accordingly, their efforts fail to generate news coverage and come with deleterious consequences. Sobieraj shows that activists’ impact on public political debates is minimal, and carefully unravels the ways in which their all-consuming media work and unrelenting public relations approach undermine their ability to communicate with pedestrians, comes at the expense of other political activities, and perhaps most perniciously, damages the groups themselves. Weaving together fieldwork, news analysis, and in-depth



interviews with activists and journalists, Soundbitten illuminates the relationship between news and activist organizations. This captivating portrait of activism in the United States lays bare the challenges faced by outsiders struggling to be heard in a mass media dominated public sphere that proves exclusionary and shows that media-centrism is not only ineffective, but also damaging to group life. Soundbitten reveals why media-centered activism so often fails, what activist groups lose in the process, and why we should all be concerned.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465149103321

Autore

Qvortrup Mads

Titolo

Referendums and ethnic conflict / / Matt Qvortrup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8122-0932-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 pages)

Collana

National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century

Disciplina

328.2/3

Soggetti

Referendum

Ethnic conflict - Political aspects

Ethnic conflict - Government policy

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

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The History and Logic of Ethnonational Referendums, 1791–1945 -- Chapter 2. Difference-Managing Referendums -- Chapter 3. Secession and Partition -- Chapter 4. Ethnonational Referendums in Constitutional Law: A Case Study of Scotland -- Chapter 5. Right-Sizing Referendums -- Chapter 6. Difference-Eliminating Referendums: E Pluribus Unum? -- Chapter 7. EU Referendums: Nationalism and the Politics of Supranational Integration -- Chapter 8. Regulation of Ethnonational Referendums: A Comparative Overview -- Conclusion: Patterns and Tendencies in Ethnonational Referendums -- Appendix. Legislation and



Litigation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments

Sommario/riassunto

Although referendums have been used for centuries to settle ethnonational conflicts, there has yet been no systematic study or generalized theory concerning their effectiveness. Referendums and Ethnic Conflict fills the gap with a comparative and empirical analysis of all the referendums held on ethnic and national issues from the French Revolution to the 2012 referendum on statehood for Puerto Rico. Drawing on political theory and descriptive case studies, Matt Qvortrup creates typologies of referendums that are held to endorse secession, redraw disputed borders, legitimize a policy of homogenization, or otherwise manage ethnic or national differences. He considers the circumstances that compel politicians to resort to direct democracy, such as regime change, and the conditions that might exacerbate a violent response. Qvortrup offers a clear-eyed assessment of the problems raised when conflict resolution is sought through referendum as well as the conditions that are likely to lead to peaceful outcomes. This original political framework will provide a vital resource in the ongoing investigation into how democracy and nationalism may be reconciled.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911020334103321

Autore

Biegelman Martin T

Titolo

Building a world-class compliance program : best practices and strategies for success / / Martin T. Biegelman ; with Daniel R. Biegelman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

9786611237585

9781281237583

1281237582

9781118268193

1118268199

9780470278406

0470278404

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BiegelmanDaniel R

Disciplina

657

657.45

657/.45

658.473

Soggetti

Compliance auditing

Auditing, Internal

Corporations - Corrupt practices - Prevention

Business ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Building a World-Class Compliance Program; Contents; Foreword; AN EVOLVING FUNCTION; A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY; HIGH STAKES; SUPPORT FOR THIS ENDEAVOR; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1: Why Ethics and Compliance Will Always Matter; ETHICS IS JOB ONE; THE NYPD AND AN ETHICAL CULTURE; WHAT IS COMPLIANCE?; BUILDING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ETHICS; COMPLIANCE OBSTACLES; KEN LAY ON ETHICAL CONDUCT; THE WARNING SIGNS OF COMPLIANCE FAILURES; NOTES; Chapter 2: Tone at the Top and Throughout; INTEGRITY AT THE TOP; IT'S BETTER TO BE LUCKY THAN



GOOD; COMMUNICATING VALUES

HOW THE CEO CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCENOTES; Chapter 3: The Growth and Evolution of Compliance; A BRIEF HISTORY OF COMPLIANCE; CRACKING DOWN ON FRAUD; THE MCNULTY MEMORANDUM; EVALUATING THE SEABOARD CRITERIA IN MITIGATING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS; NOTES; Chapter 4: Caremarkand Sarbanes-Oxley: Enhancing Compliance; THE CAREMARK CASE; CAREMARK: A CRITICAL LOOK BACK; SOX RECONSIDERED; ADDITIONAL COMPLIANCE LAWS AND STANDARDS; NOTES; Chapter 5: CA's Compliance Rebirth: Don't Lie, Don't Cheat, Don't Steal; THE "35-DAY MONTH" ACCOUNTING FRAUD; THE DEFFERED PROSECUTION AGREEMENT

CA'S FIRST CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICERUNFETTERED ACCESS; BUILDING THE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM; CA'S REVISED CODE OF CONDUCT; JOINING THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY INITIATIVE; CA'S TONE AT THE TOP; RESPONSE TO VIOLATIONS OF BUSINESS PRACTICES; ENSURING FUTURE COMPLIANCE; BUSINESS PRACTICE OFFICERS; COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL PROGRAM ASSESSMENT; PAT GNAZZO'S FIVE BEST PRACTICES FOR A WORLD-CLASS COMPLIANCE PROGRAM; A NEW ERA OF OPPORTUNITY; NOTES; Chapter 6: The International Landscape of Compliance; THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT; SCHNITZER STEEL AND THE FCPA

METCALF AND EDDY CIVIL FCPA SETTLEMENTTHE CHALLENGE OF IMPLEMENTING CORPORATE COMPLIANCE IN FOREIGN ISSUERS; NOTES; Chapter 7: Compliance Programs and Anti-Money Laundering Efforts; WHAT IS MONEY LAUNDERING?; BANK SECRECY ACT; USA PATRIOT ACT; NON-FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS; THE RISE OF FOREIGN STATUTES; NOTES; About the Chapter Authors; Chapter 8: Interview with an Ethics and Compliance Thought Leader; NOTES; Chapter 9: Building a World-Class Compliance Program: The Seven Steps in Practice (Part I); THE SEVEN STEPS TO AN EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM; SEVEN STEPS OVERVIEW

STEP 1: COMPLIANCE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURESSTEP 2: ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND A CULTURE OF COMPLIANCE; STEP 3: REASONABLE EFFORTS TO EXCLUDE PROHIBITED PERSONS; NOTES; Chapter 10: Building a World-Class Compliance Program: The Seven Steps in Practice (Part II); STEP 4: TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION OF STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES; STEP 5: MONITORING, AUDITING, AND EVALUATING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; STEP 6: PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION; STEP 7: RESPONSE TO CRIMINAL CONDUCT AND REMEDIAL ACTION; AVOIDING ACCIDENTS ON THE ROAD TO COMPLIANCE; NOTES

Chapter 11: Recognizing Compliance Excellence: Premier, Inc. and Winning the Baldrige Award*

Sommario/riassunto

Written by a long-standing practitioner in the field, this timely and critical work is your best source for understanding all the complex issues and requirements associated with corporate compliance. It provides clear guidance for those charged with protecting their companies from financial and reputational risk, litigation, and government intervention, who want a robust guide to establish an effective compliance program.