Technology and Civility

Technology and Civility
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Publisher : Hoover Press
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 0817966714
ISBN-13 : 9780817966713
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Technology and Civility by : Heinz Eulau

Orwell in Athens

Orwell in Athens
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Publisher : IOS Press
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 905199219X
ISBN-13 : 9789051992199
Rating : 4/5 (9X Downloads)

Synopsis Orwell in Athens by : Wim B. H. J. van de Donk

Informatization is playing an increasingly important role in democratic politics. For some time already, various applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are, more or less successfully, used by politicians, representative bodies, political parties and citizens. It is, however, reasonable to believe that informatizaton will be of paramount interest for existing actors and institutions that are involved in public decision-making in a democracy. The advent of telecommunication infrastructures that will enable the use of all kinds of interactive facilities, is considered to be an important step towards a more participative democratic system. Many projects that share a common feature have been set up: their ambition to renew democratic decision-making structures and practises with the help of ICT. Most of these projects can be found at the level of local and/or regional government. In this book, the claim that these projects can reform or strengthen democratic politics is explored and discussed both empirically and theoretically. The research that is presented in this book makes clear that, as far as the role of informatization regarding the functioning of the democratic polity is concerned, it appears that informatization represents both opportunities and threats.

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
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Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Total Pages : 1914
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105119498405
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Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by : Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Rhetoric and Civility

Rhetoric and Civility
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 0791404846
ISBN-13 : 9780791404843
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Rhetoric and Civility by : Harold Barrett

This book relates the concept of civility to rhetorical disposition, and incivility to indisposition. The author discusses classical rhetorical theory and interprets it for use in all interactions, exploring origins in infancy of the rhetorical disposition and the rhetorical indisposition. He provides four case-study chapters of the lives of individuals illustrating unhealthy narcissism and rhetorical failure — Jim Jones, Joseph McCarthy, Paul Morel, and Tiberius Gracchus. These cases illustrate how unfavorable narcissism can give adverse direction to the rhetorical imperative and lead to problems in relationships. Barrett offers a rhetorical corrective.

Visual Culture and Public Policy

Visual Culture and Public Policy
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781317689560
ISBN-13 : 1317689569
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Visual Culture and Public Policy by : Victor Bekkers

Traditionally, images have played an important role in politics and policy making, mostly in relation to propaganda and public communication. However, contemporary society is inundated with visual material due to the increasing ubiquity of media and visual technologies that facilitate the production, distribution and consumption of images in new and innovative ways. As such, a visual culture has emerged, and a number of authors have written on visual culture and the technologies which underlie it. However, a clear link to policy making is still lacking. This books links the emergence of this visual culture to policy making and explores how visual culture (and the growing number of technologies used to create and distribute images) influence the course, content and outcome of public policy making. It examines how visual culture and policy making in contemporary society are intertwined, elaborating concepts such as power, framing and storytelling. It then links this to technology, and the way this can enhance power, transparency, registration, surveillance and communication. Dealing with the entire cycle of public policy making, from agenda-setting, to policy design, decision making to evaluation, the book contains diverse international case studies including water management, risk management, live-stock diseases, minority integration, racism, freedom of speech, healthcare, disaster evaluation and terrorism.

American Studies

American Studies
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 980
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ISBN-10 : 0521266874
ISBN-13 : 9780521266871
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis American Studies by : Jack Salzman

A major three-volume bibliography, including an additional supplement, of an annotated listing of American Studies monographs published between 1900 and 1988.

American Political Scientists

American Political Scientists
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 537
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ISBN-10 : 9780313015762
ISBN-13 : 0313015767
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis American Political Scientists by : Glenn H. Utter

This dictionary offers the only comprehensive collection of profiles of American political scientists, each of whom contributed significantly to the intellectual development of American political science from its beginnings in the late-19th century to the present. This second edition includes 22 new and 110 revised entries, reflecting new scholarship that emerged during the 1990s. Numerous experts helped the editors develop this consensus group of the 193 political scientists who have made the most important theoretical contributions over the years, with attention to varied approaches and the different subfields. Alphabetically arranged entries focus on the main ideas and major works by each scholar, listing list the most important publications by and about the individual. There are numerous cross-references to show how the work of one scholar has influenced another in the discipline. Appendices list the political scientists by degree-granting institutions and by major fields. A short bibliography points to important general readings about the profession. A general index makes this major reference easily accessible for broad interdisciplinary research.

The Politics of Expertise in Latin America

The Politics of Expertise in Latin America
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 249
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ISBN-10 : 9781349261857
ISBN-13 : 1349261858
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Politics of Expertise in Latin America by : Miguel A. Centeno

The ascendancy of technocratic personnel and their imposition of neo-liberal economic policies have come to define Latin American politics in the 1980s and 1990s. This book is the first comparative analysis of these events and their implications for the future of democracy on the continent. Individual chapters discuss the rise to power of these technocrats in Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Peru as well as the historical antecedents of expert rule in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Technocracy in the European Union

Technocracy in the European Union
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781317884354
ISBN-13 : 1317884353
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Technocracy in the European Union by : Claudio M. Radaelli

One of the most common and strongest criticisms of the EU is that power is held by a select few who are unaccountable technocrats sitting in Brussels who without consultation formulate policies. A fresh and innovative new series, written by leading authorities, providing students and researchers with a concise analysis of key topics relating to the state of the European Union and its future development. Combining insights from the theoretical literature with brief institutional descriptions, each book in the series focuses on the key questions, 'Where does power lie?', 'What are the likely scenarios for development?', thereby enabling the reader to gain a better sense of the dynamic processes of politics at EU level.