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Beasts and Gods : how democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose / / Roslyn Fuller
| Beasts and Gods : how democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose / / Roslyn Fuller |
| Autore | Fuller Roslyn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina | 321.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy
Democracy - History Political structures: democracy |
| ISBN |
1-350-21860-X
1-78360-544-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Beasts and Gods -- Introduction: What Is Democracy? -- Part I -- 1: Democracy in Athens: People Power is Born -- How Athenian Democracy Worked -- Random Power: The Key to Democratic Success in Athens -- 2: The Myth of Representation -- First-Past-the-Post: The Winner Takes It All -- Other Electoral Systems -- Modern Democracy as Symbolic Democracy -- 3: Buying and Selling Elections -- The High Cost of Campaigning -- You Get What You Pay for: The Vicious Circle of Political Donations and Government Action -- A Fistful of Euros: Buying Irish Local Elections -- Representative Democracy: Second Place is the First Loser -- Why Referenda Fail -- Why Regulation Fails -- Elections: The Perfect Habitat for Manipulation -- 4: Participation: Bought In or Locked Out? -- The Struggle to Participate in Modern Democracy -- Participation in Modern Democracy: Running to Stand Still -- The Athenian View on Participation -- Different But (More) Equal: Decision-Making in Athens -- From Ancient Duty to Modern Privilege -- 5: Modern Democracy and the International System: A Perfect Storm -- The United Nations -- The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund -- At the International Casino the House Always Wins -- 6: Non-Governmental Organizations and the Civil Society Chimera -- The Nature of Modern NGOs: Charity Begins in the Boardroom -- The Dark Underbelly of NGO Lobbying: Roundtables, Drugs and Lots of Cash -- Representative Democracy and the International System: Fertile Ground for Oligarchy -- 7: How Did Things Get to Be This Way? The Roman Republican System and the Founding Fathers of America -- Roman Politics: Déjà Vu -- All Sizzle and No Steak: The Roman System Rots at the Core.
Forgotten Fathers: Anti-Federalists, Republicans and the Battle for the US Constitution -- Part II -- 8: The Way Forward: Digital Democracy -- The Long-Term Dangers of Electoral Democracy -- Why International Power Cannot Fix Democracy -- Digital Democracy Takes Off: Citizens' Budgets and Crowdsourced Constitutions -- The Next Frontier: Online Decisions with Loomio and DemocracyOS -- 9: Disinformed is Disenfranchised: Why Taming Mass Media is a Necessary Step Towards Democracy -- The Medium and the Message: How Communication Methods Affect Decision-Making -- Using Mass Media to Guide Public Discourse -- The Meaning of Mass Media for Democracy -- Battlefield Internet: How Many Soldiers Does It Take to Run a Facebook Account? -- Reclaiming the Narrative by Funding Massive Participation Instead of Mass Media -- Mass Media: The Single Biggest Threat to Democracy -- 10: Democracy and Dissent: The Balance Between Individual and Community -- The Truth about Individual Rights in Athens -- Fact is Stranger than Fiction: The Extraordinary Trial of Socrates -- Protecting Democracy from Dissenters -- A Fragile Balance: The Economy, the Rule of Law and Democracy -- Rebalancing the Economy Today -- The Old Bugbear: Tyranny of the Majority -- Community and the Individual: Yin and Yang -- 11: Direct Democracy Today: Cutting the Gordian Knot -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797844803321 |
Fuller Roslyn
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beasts and Gods : how democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose / / Roslyn Fuller
| Beasts and Gods : how democracy changed its meaning and lost its purpose / / Roslyn Fuller |
| Autore | Fuller Roslyn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina | 321.8 |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy
Democracy - History Political structures: democracy |
| ISBN |
1-350-21860-X
1-78360-544-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Beasts and Gods -- Introduction: What Is Democracy? -- Part I -- 1: Democracy in Athens: People Power is Born -- How Athenian Democracy Worked -- Random Power: The Key to Democratic Success in Athens -- 2: The Myth of Representation -- First-Past-the-Post: The Winner Takes It All -- Other Electoral Systems -- Modern Democracy as Symbolic Democracy -- 3: Buying and Selling Elections -- The High Cost of Campaigning -- You Get What You Pay for: The Vicious Circle of Political Donations and Government Action -- A Fistful of Euros: Buying Irish Local Elections -- Representative Democracy: Second Place is the First Loser -- Why Referenda Fail -- Why Regulation Fails -- Elections: The Perfect Habitat for Manipulation -- 4: Participation: Bought In or Locked Out? -- The Struggle to Participate in Modern Democracy -- Participation in Modern Democracy: Running to Stand Still -- The Athenian View on Participation -- Different But (More) Equal: Decision-Making in Athens -- From Ancient Duty to Modern Privilege -- 5: Modern Democracy and the International System: A Perfect Storm -- The United Nations -- The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund -- At the International Casino the House Always Wins -- 6: Non-Governmental Organizations and the Civil Society Chimera -- The Nature of Modern NGOs: Charity Begins in the Boardroom -- The Dark Underbelly of NGO Lobbying: Roundtables, Drugs and Lots of Cash -- Representative Democracy and the International System: Fertile Ground for Oligarchy -- 7: How Did Things Get to Be This Way? The Roman Republican System and the Founding Fathers of America -- Roman Politics: Déjà Vu -- All Sizzle and No Steak: The Roman System Rots at the Core.
Forgotten Fathers: Anti-Federalists, Republicans and the Battle for the US Constitution -- Part II -- 8: The Way Forward: Digital Democracy -- The Long-Term Dangers of Electoral Democracy -- Why International Power Cannot Fix Democracy -- Digital Democracy Takes Off: Citizens' Budgets and Crowdsourced Constitutions -- The Next Frontier: Online Decisions with Loomio and DemocracyOS -- 9: Disinformed is Disenfranchised: Why Taming Mass Media is a Necessary Step Towards Democracy -- The Medium and the Message: How Communication Methods Affect Decision-Making -- Using Mass Media to Guide Public Discourse -- The Meaning of Mass Media for Democracy -- Battlefield Internet: How Many Soldiers Does It Take to Run a Facebook Account? -- Reclaiming the Narrative by Funding Massive Participation Instead of Mass Media -- Mass Media: The Single Biggest Threat to Democracy -- 10: Democracy and Dissent: The Balance Between Individual and Community -- The Truth about Individual Rights in Athens -- Fact is Stranger than Fiction: The Extraordinary Trial of Socrates -- Protecting Democracy from Dissenters -- A Fragile Balance: The Economy, the Rule of Law and Democracy -- Rebalancing the Economy Today -- The Old Bugbear: Tyranny of the Majority -- Community and the Individual: Yin and Yang -- 11: Direct Democracy Today: Cutting the Gordian Knot -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814347803321 |
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Fuller Roslyn
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Behind the scenes at the WTO : the real world of international trade negotiations : lessons of Cancun-updated edition / Fatoumata Jawara and Aileen Kwa
| Behind the scenes at the WTO : the real world of international trade negotiations : lessons of Cancun-updated edition / Fatoumata Jawara and Aileen Kwa |
| Autore | JAWARA, Fatoumata |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London [etc.] : Zed Books |
| Descrizione fisica | LXXXV, 329 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Disciplina | 382.92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | KWA, Aileen |
| Soggetto topico |
World Trade Organization |
| ISBN | 1-84277-532-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-990002709450203316 |
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JAWARA, Fatoumata
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| London [etc.] : Zed Books | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Between monsters, goddesses and cyborgs : feminist confrontations with science, medicine and cyberspace / edited by Nina Lykke, Rosi Braidotti
| Between monsters, goddesses and cyborgs : feminist confrontations with science, medicine and cyberspace / edited by Nina Lykke, Rosi Braidotti |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; New Jersey, : Zed Books, 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | VII, 260 p. ; 21 cm. - |
| Soggetto topico | FEMMINISMO E POSTMODERNISMO |
| ISBN | 18-564-9382-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00308406 |
| London ; New Jersey, : Zed Books, 1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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Beyond colonialism, development and globalization : social movements and critical perspectives / / edited by Dominique Caouette and Dip Kapoor
| Beyond colonialism, development and globalization : social movements and critical perspectives / / edited by Dominique Caouette and Dip Kapoor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Zed Books, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.44 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social movements
Globalization World politics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78360-586-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511639803321 |
| London : , : Zed Books, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond colonialism, development and globalization : social movements and critical perspectives / / edited by Dominique Caouette and Dip Kapoor
| Beyond colonialism, development and globalization : social movements and critical perspectives / / edited by Dominique Caouette and Dip Kapoor |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.484 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social movements
Globalization Economic development Development studies Migration, immigration & emigration |
| ISBN |
1-350-21861-8
1-78360-586-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; About the Editors; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization; Introduction; Beyond development and globalization: constructivism, post-development, postcolonial and subaltern studies and indigenous perspectives; The book: beyond development and globalization; References; Part I: Indigenous and Peasant Movement Perspectives; 2 Subaltern Social Movements and Development in India; Introduction; Accelerated development and subaltern displacement, dispossession and assertions in India. Lok Adhikar Manch (LAM), Orissa and SSM post-mortems of developmentSSM articulations and the prospects for radical political praxis; Concluding reflections; Note; References; 3 Democratic Hopes, Neoliberal Transnational Government(re)ality; Introduction; Topographic power and transnational governmentality in Africa; Grounding the discussion: defending the salt flats of Songor; Being held in trust: a constitution for the people?; Notes; References; 4 Indigenous Movement Politics in Bolivia; Introduction; Contemporary Bolivia; Explaining the rise of the indigenous movement; Decolonization. Building a plurinational stateConclusion; Notes; References; Part II Acting across Borders; 5 What Are Peasants Saying about Development?; Introduction; The cultural politics of radical social movements; Building unity within diversity; Food sovereignty: 'feeding the world and cooling the planet'; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6 Debunking the Productivist Myth; Introduction; Productivism; Global assault on farmers; Pushing back: food sovereignty; Sustainable Uruguay; Conclusion; Notes; References. 7 Neoliberal Immigration and Temporary Foreign Worker Programmes in a Time of Economic Crisis -- Introduction; Neoliberal immigration management; Canada's brand of global capitalism pushing people to migrate; Free trade, unfree labour; Resistance through crisis: local and global; Conclusion; References; 8 Working for a Day Off; Introduction; Fighting for a day off; Links in different national contexts; Efficacy of transnational activism; Conclusion; Notes; References; 9 The Alter-globalization Movement: A New Humanism?; Introduction; Basic conception of humanism. The WSF as a humanist movement: key featuresThe rigidity and contradictions in defining the actual role of an 'open space'; The question of a political strategy; The resources problem; Conclusions; Notes; References; Part III Reflections on Critical Knowledge, Culture and Pedagogy; 10 Liberating Development from the Rule of an Episteme; Introduction; Ruling culture; Counting the productivity of cultural work; Conclusion; Notes; References; 11 Neoliberal Globalization as Settler Colonialism the Remix; Introduction; Mapping the neoliberal order; Indigenizing Harvey. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798096103321 |
| London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond colonialism, development and globalization : social movements and critical perspectives / / edited by Dominique Caouette and Dip Kapoor
| Beyond colonialism, development and globalization : social movements and critical perspectives / / edited by Dominique Caouette and Dip Kapoor |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.484 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social movements
Globalization Economic development Development studies Migration, immigration & emigration |
| ISBN |
1-350-21861-8
1-78360-586-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front Cover; About the Editors; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization; Introduction; Beyond development and globalization: constructivism, post-development, postcolonial and subaltern studies and indigenous perspectives; The book: beyond development and globalization; References; Part I: Indigenous and Peasant Movement Perspectives; 2 Subaltern Social Movements and Development in India; Introduction; Accelerated development and subaltern displacement, dispossession and assertions in India. Lok Adhikar Manch (LAM), Orissa and SSM post-mortems of developmentSSM articulations and the prospects for radical political praxis; Concluding reflections; Note; References; 3 Democratic Hopes, Neoliberal Transnational Government(re)ality; Introduction; Topographic power and transnational governmentality in Africa; Grounding the discussion: defending the salt flats of Songor; Being held in trust: a constitution for the people?; Notes; References; 4 Indigenous Movement Politics in Bolivia; Introduction; Contemporary Bolivia; Explaining the rise of the indigenous movement; Decolonization. Building a plurinational stateConclusion; Notes; References; Part II Acting across Borders; 5 What Are Peasants Saying about Development?; Introduction; The cultural politics of radical social movements; Building unity within diversity; Food sovereignty: 'feeding the world and cooling the planet'; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6 Debunking the Productivist Myth; Introduction; Productivism; Global assault on farmers; Pushing back: food sovereignty; Sustainable Uruguay; Conclusion; Notes; References. 7 Neoliberal Immigration and Temporary Foreign Worker Programmes in a Time of Economic Crisis -- Introduction; Neoliberal immigration management; Canada's brand of global capitalism pushing people to migrate; Free trade, unfree labour; Resistance through crisis: local and global; Conclusion; References; 8 Working for a Day Off; Introduction; Fighting for a day off; Links in different national contexts; Efficacy of transnational activism; Conclusion; Notes; References; 9 The Alter-globalization Movement: A New Humanism?; Introduction; Basic conception of humanism. The WSF as a humanist movement: key featuresThe rigidity and contradictions in defining the actual role of an 'open space'; The question of a political strategy; The resources problem; Conclusions; Notes; References; Part III Reflections on Critical Knowledge, Culture and Pedagogy; 10 Liberating Development from the Rule of an Episteme; Introduction; Ruling culture; Counting the productivity of cultural work; Conclusion; Notes; References; 11 Neoliberal Globalization as Settler Colonialism the Remix; Introduction; Mapping the neoliberal order; Indigenizing Harvey. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814226503321 |
| London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond mothers, monsters, whores : thinking about women's violence in global politics / / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg
| Beyond mothers, monsters, whores : thinking about women's violence in global politics / / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg |
| Autore | Gentry Caron E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.3/74 |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence in women
Political violence World politics Gender studies: women |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78360-210-4
1-78360-209-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: A Woman did that?; 2. Seeing Gender in Theories of People's Political Violence; 3. Seeing Women's Extralegal Violence; 4. Saving, Supporting and Supplicating: The Mother Narrative; 5. Femininity Gone Awry: The Monster Narrative; 6. Sex/Violence: The Whore Narrative; 7. Conclusion: Beyond Mothers, Monsters, Whores; Notes; Sources used; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461470503321 |
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Gentry Caron E.
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond mothers, monsters, whores : thinking about women's violence in global politics / / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg
| Beyond mothers, monsters, whores : thinking about women's violence in global politics / / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg |
| Autore | Gentry Caron E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.3/74 |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence in women
Political violence World politics Gender studies: women |
| ISBN |
1-350-21862-6
1-78360-210-4 1-78360-209-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: A Woman did that?; 2. Seeing Gender in Theories of People's Political Violence; 3. Seeing Women's Extralegal Violence; 4. Saving, Supporting and Supplicating: The Mother Narrative; 5. Femininity Gone Awry: The Monster Narrative; 6. Sex/Violence: The Whore Narrative; 7. Conclusion: Beyond Mothers, Monsters, Whores; Notes; Sources used; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797424903321 |
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Gentry Caron E.
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond mothers, monsters, whores : thinking about women's violence in global politics / / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg
| Beyond mothers, monsters, whores : thinking about women's violence in global politics / / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg |
| Autore | Gentry Caron E. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (210 pages) |
| Disciplina | 364.3/74 |
| Soggetto topico |
Violence in women
Political violence World politics Gender studies: women |
| ISBN |
1-350-21862-6
1-78360-210-4 1-78360-209-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: A Woman did that?; 2. Seeing Gender in Theories of People's Political Violence; 3. Seeing Women's Extralegal Violence; 4. Saving, Supporting and Supplicating: The Mother Narrative; 5. Femininity Gone Awry: The Monster Narrative; 6. Sex/Violence: The Whore Narrative; 7. Conclusion: Beyond Mothers, Monsters, Whores; Notes; Sources used; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812375403321 |
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Gentry Caron E.
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| London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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