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The American deep state : big money, big oil, and the struggle for U.S. democracy / / Peter Dale Scott
The American deep state : big money, big oil, and the struggle for U.S. democracy / / Peter Dale Scott
Autore Scott Peter Dale
Pubbl/distr/stampa Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2017
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (355 pages)
Collana War and peace library
Soggetto topico Elite (Social sciences) - United States
Power (Social sciences) - United States
Pressure groups - United States
Conspiracy - United States
Democracy - United States
Conspiracy
Democracy
Elite (Social sciences)
Power (Social sciences)
Pressure groups
Soggetto genere / forma Nonfiction
ISBN 1-4422-1425-2
1-5381-0025-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Note about the cover image -- The Doomsday Project, deep events, and the shrinking of American democracy -- The deep state, the Wall Street overworld, and big oil -- The Doomsday Project: How COG on 9/11 subordinated the U.S. Constitution -- The falsified War on Terror: The deep history of U.S. protection for al-Qaeda terrorist Ali Mohamed -- The falsified War on Terror II: How the deep state has protected gulf Arab states rather than the American people -- Deep state uses and protection of al-Qaeda terrorists -- The U.S. terror war: The CIA, 9/11, Afghanistan, and Central Asia -- Deep power takes its toll on U.S. presidents, 1961-1980 -- The Doomsday Project and deep events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11 -- The American deep state, deep events, and off-the-books financing -- America's unchecked security state: The continuing of COG planning, 1936-2001 -- America's unchecked security state and lawlessness -- Why Americans must end America's self-generating wars -- Epilogue: Greek theater: Mario Savio and the Socratic quest.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910792895803321
Scott Peter Dale  
Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2017
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The American deep state : big money, big oil, and the struggle for U.S. democracy / / Peter Dale Scott
The American deep state : big money, big oil, and the struggle for U.S. democracy / / Peter Dale Scott
Autore Scott Peter Dale
Pubbl/distr/stampa Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2017
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (355 pages)
Collana War and peace library
Soggetto topico Elite (Social sciences) - United States
Power (Social sciences) - United States
Pressure groups - United States
Conspiracy - United States
Democracy - United States
Conspiracy
Democracy
Elite (Social sciences)
Power (Social sciences)
Pressure groups
Soggetto genere / forma Nonfiction
ISBN 1-4422-1425-2
1-5381-0025-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Note about the cover image -- The Doomsday Project, deep events, and the shrinking of American democracy -- The deep state, the Wall Street overworld, and big oil -- The Doomsday Project: How COG on 9/11 subordinated the U.S. Constitution -- The falsified War on Terror: The deep history of U.S. protection for al-Qaeda terrorist Ali Mohamed -- The falsified War on Terror II: How the deep state has protected gulf Arab states rather than the American people -- Deep state uses and protection of al-Qaeda terrorists -- The U.S. terror war: The CIA, 9/11, Afghanistan, and Central Asia -- Deep power takes its toll on U.S. presidents, 1961-1980 -- The Doomsday Project and deep events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11 -- The American deep state, deep events, and off-the-books financing -- America's unchecked security state: The continuing of COG planning, 1936-2001 -- America's unchecked security state and lawlessness -- Why Americans must end America's self-generating wars -- Epilogue: Greek theater: Mario Savio and the Socratic quest.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910827734203321
Scott Peter Dale  
Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2017
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American Foreign Policy and Forced Regime Change Since World War II [[electronic resource] ] : Forcing Freedom / / by Scott Walker
American Foreign Policy and Forced Regime Change Since World War II [[electronic resource] ] : Forcing Freedom / / by Scott Walker
Autore Walker Scott
Edizione [1st ed. 2019.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (152 pages)
Disciplina 327.73
Soggetto topico Democracy
International relations
Politics and war
United States—Politics and government
Security, International
Foreign Policy
Military and Defence Studies
US Politics
International Security Studies
ISBN 3-030-11232-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1. Chapter 1 A Review of the Forced Democracy Strategy -- 2. Chapter 2 The Dominican Republic -- 3. Chapter 3 Grenada -- 4. Chapter 4 Panama -- 5. Chapter 5 Afghanistan -- 6. Chapter 6 Iraq -- 7. Chapter 7 Understanding the Rationale for FD Interventions.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910338060003321
Walker Scott  
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019
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Analytical Theory of Democracy [[electronic resource] ] : History, Mathematics and Applications / / by Andranik Tangian
Analytical Theory of Democracy [[electronic resource] ] : History, Mathematics and Applications / / by Andranik Tangian
Autore Tangian Andranik
Edizione [1st ed. 2020.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (1,057 pages)
Disciplina 320.0151
Collana Studies in Choice and Welfare
Soggetto topico Welfare economics
Democracy
Game theory
Economic theory
Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy
Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
ISBN 3-030-39691-6
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto History -- Mathematics -- Applications.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910409677803321
Tangian Andranik  
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
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Ancient Greek democracy : readings and sources / / edited by Eric W. Robinson
Ancient Greek democracy : readings and sources / / edited by Eric W. Robinson
Pubbl/distr/stampa Malden, Massachusetts ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Carlton, Victoria : , : Blackwell Publishing, , [2004]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (342 p.)
Disciplina 320.9385
Collana Interpreting ancient history
Soggetto topico Democracy - Greece - Athens - History - To 1500
Democracy
ISBN 1-281-32263-6
9786611322632
0-470-70684-8
0-470-75220-3
0-470-75219-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Ancient Greek Democracy: READINGS AND SOURCES; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Map 1; Map 2; Ancient Greek Democracy: A Brief Introduction; 1 Prelude to Democracy: Political Thought in Early Greek Texts; 2 The Beginnings of the Athenian Democracy: Who Freed Athens?; 3 Popular Politics in Fifth-century Syracuse; 4 Liberty, Equality, and the Ideals of Greek Democracy; 5 Power and Rhetoric at Athens: Elite Leadership versus Popular Ideology; 6 Limiting Democracy: The Political Exclusion of Women and Slaves; Glossary of Greek Names and Terms; Index;
Record Nr. UNINA-9910145293603321
Malden, Massachusetts ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Carlton, Victoria : , : Blackwell Publishing, , [2004]
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Ancient Greek democracy : readings and sources / / edited by Eric W. Robinson
Ancient Greek democracy : readings and sources / / edited by Eric W. Robinson
Pubbl/distr/stampa Malden, Massachusetts ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Carlton, Victoria : , : Blackwell Publishing, , [2004]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (342 p.)
Disciplina 320.9385
Collana Interpreting ancient history
Soggetto topico Democracy - Greece - Athens - History - To 1500
Democracy
ISBN 1-281-32263-6
9786611322632
0-470-70684-8
0-470-75220-3
0-470-75219-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Ancient Greek Democracy: READINGS AND SOURCES; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Map 1; Map 2; Ancient Greek Democracy: A Brief Introduction; 1 Prelude to Democracy: Political Thought in Early Greek Texts; 2 The Beginnings of the Athenian Democracy: Who Freed Athens?; 3 Popular Politics in Fifth-century Syracuse; 4 Liberty, Equality, and the Ideals of Greek Democracy; 5 Power and Rhetoric at Athens: Elite Leadership versus Popular Ideology; 6 Limiting Democracy: The Political Exclusion of Women and Slaves; Glossary of Greek Names and Terms; Index;
Record Nr. UNISA-996441544203316
Malden, Massachusetts ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Carlton, Victoria : , : Blackwell Publishing, , [2004]
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Ancient Greek democracy : readings and sources / / edited by Eric W. Robinson
Ancient Greek democracy : readings and sources / / edited by Eric W. Robinson
Pubbl/distr/stampa Malden, Massachusetts ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Carlton, Victoria : , : Blackwell Publishing, , [2004]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (342 p.)
Disciplina 320.9385
Collana Interpreting ancient history
Soggetto topico Democracy - Greece - Athens - History - To 1500
Democracy
ISBN 1-281-32263-6
9786611322632
0-470-70684-8
0-470-75220-3
0-470-75219-X
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Ancient Greek Democracy: READINGS AND SOURCES; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Map 1; Map 2; Ancient Greek Democracy: A Brief Introduction; 1 Prelude to Democracy: Political Thought in Early Greek Texts; 2 The Beginnings of the Athenian Democracy: Who Freed Athens?; 3 Popular Politics in Fifth-century Syracuse; 4 Liberty, Equality, and the Ideals of Greek Democracy; 5 Power and Rhetoric at Athens: Elite Leadership versus Popular Ideology; 6 Limiting Democracy: The Political Exclusion of Women and Slaves; Glossary of Greek Names and Terms; Index;
Record Nr. UNINA-9910829864103321
Malden, Massachusetts ; ; Oxford, England ; ; Carlton, Victoria : , : Blackwell Publishing, , [2004]
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L'anima e il cristallo : Alle radici dell'arte astratta / / Stefano Poggi
L'anima e il cristallo : Alle radici dell'arte astratta / / Stefano Poggi
Autore Poggi Stefano
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bologna : , : Società editrice il Mulino Spa, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (184 pages)
Disciplina 701.17
Collana Saggi (Bologna, Italy)
Soggetto topico Aesthetics
Democracy
ISBN 88-15-31990-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ita
Nota di contenuto Ringraziamenti -- Introduzione -- Capitolo primo Mistici e materialisti -- Capitolo secondo La natura, la scienza, l'arte -- Capitolo terzo L'interno è anche l'esterno -- Capitolo quarto Estasi e destino -- Capitolo quinto Lo spirituale nell'arte -- Capitolo sesto «La mia anima chiara come il cristallo» -- Nota bibliografica -- Indice dei nomi -- Figure.
Altri titoli varianti L'anima e il cristallo
Record Nr. UNINA-9910141747303321
Poggi Stefano  
Bologna : , : Società editrice il Mulino Spa, , 2014
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L'anima e il cristallo : Alle radici dell'arte astratta / / Stefano Poggi
L'anima e il cristallo : Alle radici dell'arte astratta / / Stefano Poggi
Autore Poggi Stefano
Pubbl/distr/stampa Bologna : , : Società editrice il Mulino Spa, , 2014
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (184 pages)
Disciplina 701.17
Collana Saggi (Bologna, Italy)
Soggetto topico Aesthetics
Democracy
ISBN 88-15-31990-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione ita
Nota di contenuto Ringraziamenti -- Introduzione -- Capitolo primo Mistici e materialisti -- Capitolo secondo La natura, la scienza, l'arte -- Capitolo terzo L'interno è anche l'esterno -- Capitolo quarto Estasi e destino -- Capitolo quinto Lo spirituale nell'arte -- Capitolo sesto «La mia anima chiara come il cristallo» -- Nota bibliografica -- Indice dei nomi -- Figure.
Altri titoli varianti L'anima e il cristallo
Record Nr. UNISA-996337163403316
Poggi Stefano  
Bologna : , : Società editrice il Mulino Spa, , 2014
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Anonymous power : parties, interest groups and politics of decision making in Nigeria's Fourth Republic (essays in honour of Elochukwu Amuchezi) / / edited by Okechukwu Ibeanu [and three others]
Anonymous power : parties, interest groups and politics of decision making in Nigeria's Fourth Republic (essays in honour of Elochukwu Amuchezi) / / edited by Okechukwu Ibeanu [and three others]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (509 pages)
Disciplina 733
Soggetto topico Democracy
ISBN 981-16-6058-1
981-16-6057-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Theoretical Foundation -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Theory and Practice of Political Decision-Making in Nigeria -- Why Write This Book? -- Characterizing Political Decision-Making in Contemporary Nigeria -- References -- Chapter 2: The Church as a Political Interest Group: Interrogating Amucheazi's Study of Church and Politics in Eastern Nigeria -- Introduction -- Perspectives on Pressure Groups and Governance -- Elo Amucheazi's Contributions to Pressure Group Politics and Its Contemporary Relevance -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part II: Political Institutions and Decision-Making in Nigeria -- Chapter 3: The Non-formalization of Party Decision-Making in Nigeria's Fourth Republic -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspective -- Political Parties and Politics in Nigeria: A Historical Contextualization -- Regulation of Political Parties in Nigeria -- Party Decision-Making in Nigeria's Fourth Republic -- Non-formalization of Party Decision-Making: Implications for Politics in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Non-formal Actors and the Governance of Political Parties in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Theoretical Considerations -- Recent Manifestations of the Informalisation of Decision-Making Processes in Political Parties and Interest Groups in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Ethno-political Organisations as Political Pressure Groups in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Perspectives on Ethnic Politics: Conceptual and Theoretical Discourse -- Instrumentalist Interpretation of Ethno-political Mobilisation in Nigeria -- Ethnic Pressure Groups and Multi-party Democracy in Nigeria -- Ethno-political Pressure Groups and Non-formalisation of Political Decision-Making in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References.
Chapter 6: Legislature and the Challenges of Lawmaking in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Definitions and Functions of the Legislature in a Democratic Process -- Lawmaking Process in the Nigerian National Assembly -- Actors and the Impact of Their Interactions on Legislative Decision-Making Process -- Challenges Facing the National Assembly in Lawmaking in Nigeria -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 7: From Arbiter to Activist: The Role of the Judiciary in Nigeria Election Matters -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Election -- Election Petition -- Arbiter -- Judicial Activism -- The Judiciary and Elections Before the Fourth Republic -- Era of Judicial Activism in Elections -- Reactionary -- Imbroglio of 12 June 1993 -- High Turnover of Injunctions and Judges -- Assaults on the Judiciary -- Grievance and Bad Loser Attitude of Politicians in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Power Contests Beyond the Electoral Arena: The Dynamics and Challenges of Election Management and Consolidation in Nigeria -- Introduction -- The Contours of Electoral Contests: Election Management in Nigeria -- Beyond the Electoral Arena: The Judicialization of Politics and Politicization of the Judiciary -- Issues in Election Management and Consolidation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Intra-party Chicanery and Electoral Outcomes in Nigeria's Presidential Elections -- Introduction -- Political Parties and Electoral Contestation -- Intra-party Rivalry in Nigeria-State of the Art -- Intra-party Chicanery and the Outcome of the 2015 Presidential Election in Nigeria -- Intra-party Chicanery and the Outcome of the 2019 Presidential Election in Nigeria -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Zero-Sum Politics: Ruling Parties and Political Opposition in Nigeria -- Introduction.
Zero-Sum Inter- and Intra-party Politics in Historical Perspective -- The Character of the Nigerian State and Zero-Sum Politics -- The Electoral System and Zero-Sum Politics in Nigeria -- Breaking the Cycle of Zero-Sum Orientation Towards Party Politics -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Servant or Master: The Civil Service and Governance in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Context of the Discourse -- Background to the Nigerian Civil Service -- The Nigerian Civil Service and the Issue of Anonymous Powers -- Master or Servant: Who's Master, Who's Servant? -- Concluding Remarks: The Civil Service and Governance in Nigeria -- References -- Chapter 12: Nongovernmental Organisations and Political Decision Making in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Insight from Extant Literature: Perspectives on the Third Sector and Political Decision Making -- Theoretical Perspective -- Political Decision-Making Process: What Should Be! -- The Rational Comprehensive Model -- The Incrementalist Model -- Mixed Scanning Model -- NGOs in Various Stages in Decision Making -- NGOs and Decision Making in Nigeria's Healthcare: Failure of the Formal Structures and Advent of the Informal -- NGOs and Informalisation of Decision Making in Healthcare Provisioning in Nigeria: Evidence from Christian Aid Interventions -- Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Part III: Political Elites and the Dynamics of Political Decision-Making -- Chapter 13: Democracy Without Demos!: Political Mobilisation, Public Opinion and Governance in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework of Analysis -- The Rough Road to Democracy in Nigeria -- Demos in Democracy: Nigeria's Experience Since 1999 -- The Democracy Without Demos! Nigeria's Experience Since 1999 -- Conclusion -- References.
Chapter 14: Democratic Decay or Democratic Autocracy? Party Primaries and the Challenges of Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria 1999-2019 -- Introduction -- Intra-party Democracy, Party Primaries and Democratic Consolidation: A Review of Related Literatures -- Explaining the Absence of IPD in Nigerian Political Parties: The Peripheral Capitalist State Linkage -- Party Primaries in Nigeria-A Case of Democratic Decay or Democratic Autocracy? -- IPD in Nigerian Political Parties-The Legal Frameworks -- Primaries in Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) -- Party Primaries in the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) -- Primaries in the Defunct All Progressive Congress (APC) -- Conclusion/Recommendations -- IPD in Nigerian Political Parties: The Way Forward -- What Then Is the Way Forward? -- References -- Chapter 15: The Powerless Half? Women and Political Decision-Making in Nigeria -- Introduction -- Conceptual Clarifications -- Woma(e)n -- Politics -- Political Decision-Making -- Theoretical Framework -- Significance of Women Participation in Political Decision-Making -- Women and Political Decision-Making from Pre-colonial to Post-Colonial Nigeria -- Self-Discrimination as a Factor in Shrinking Space for Women in Political Decision-Making in Nigeria -- Conclusion: Implications for Gender Equality Campaigns -- References -- Chapter 16: Union Power: The Quest for Political Power by the Labor Movement in Nigeria -- Introduction -- On the Eve of the Fourth Republic: Labor in Partisan Polities -- Social Democratic Party/Labor Alliance -- The Fourth Republic and the Formation of the Labor Party -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17: Power Without Responsibility: The Role of Lobbyists in Nigeria's Democracy -- Introduction -- Conceptual Clarifications: Lobbying, Decision-Making and the Interconnections -- Overview of Lobby and Policy Making.
Modes of Operation of Lobbyists -- Role of Lobbyists in Public Policy-Making Process -- Lobbyists and Public Policy Making in Nigeria Democracy -- Decision-Making and "Nigerianised" System of Lobbying -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 18: Who Got What and Why? The Politics of Political Appointments in Nigeria's Fourth Republic -- Introduction -- Federalism, Plural Society and Political Recruitments-A Theoretical Postulation -- Politics of Political Appointment in the Fourth Republic: Who Got What and How? -- A. Obasanjo's Administration (1999-2003) -- Obasanjo's Administration (2003-2007) -- Umaru Musa Yar'adua Administration, 2007-2011? -- Dr. Goodluck Jonathan's Administration (2010-2015) -- Muhammadu Buhari's Administration (2011-2019) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 19: Politics of Regime Survival in Nigeria's Fourth Republic (1999-2019) -- Introduction -- Conceptualizing Politics, Regime and Regime Survival -- Theoretical Application -- Obasanjo Administration and Survival Strategy -- Internal Securitization Gamble -- Niger Delta and Militancy -- Yar'Adua Ascendancy and Economic Diplomacy -- Niger Delta Amnesty Programme and Yar'Adua's Administration -- Yar'Adua's Health Challenges and the Emergence of Cabal -- Legislature and President Yar'Adua's Failure to Transmit Written Declaration -- Emergence of Goodluck Jonathan -- The Emergence of Boko Haram and Security Crisis in Nigeria -- The Northern Quest for Power and Politics of Insubordinations -- Reforms and Economic Revivalism -- Corruption and Institutional Weaknesses -- President Buhari and the Change Mantra -- Boko Haram Onslaught and State Response -- Economic Recession in a Depleted Economy -- State and Disrespect for Rule of Law -- Insecurity and Fulani Herdsmen Crisis -- President Buhari and the Fight Against Corruption -- Conclusion -- References.
Chapter 20: The Dialectics of Political Godfatherism in Nigeria, 1999-2019.
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Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]
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