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Scriptural Justification for the American Revolution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This thesis will seek to examine the intention of the Founding Fathers regarding their decision to break from England in what became the American Revolution.
Ewing, Samuel
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Exit, Voice, and Disloyalty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Innomhuspositioneringssystem kan med fördel användas i många olika tillämpningar, allt från sjukhus till shoppingcenter. Denna rapport behandlar olika tekniker och lösningar för att designa ett positioneringssystem.
Helgesson, Dan, Nilsson, Emelie
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Education for Civil Disobedience in the Context of Democratic Decline

open access: yesEducational Theory, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, I discuss the educational relevance of civil disobedience as a form of political dissent in contemporary democracies demonstrating signs of significant democratic decline. The article challenges the plausibility of the impactful Rawlsian understanding of civil disobedience in societies in a state of democratic backsliding.
Anniina Leiviskä
wiley   +1 more source

Civilly Disobeying What? On Directness and Relevance in Civil Disobedience

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent acts of civil disobedience in protest against politicians' inaction about climate change have often targeted works of art to provoke public opinion on the issue. Such initiatives have attracted criticism from those who object to this form of political dissent.
Federico Zuolo
wiley   +1 more source

The revolution: is being televised, blogged, tweeted, You-Tubed and stood up. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
by Lisa McKenzie, LSE Fellow A spectre is haunting London and that spectre is the rumble of grass roots civil disobedience, activism and – dare I say – a people’s ...
McKenzie, Lisa
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PREAMBULAR HISTORY: THE VIEW OF THE PAST IN KEY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS

open access: yesHistory and Theory, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article claims that the preambles of foundational human rights instruments, taken together, articulate a consistent view of the past. This view is firmly rooted in historical processes, embedded in metaphysical truths, and enacted in service of the future. Part 1 assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the “preambular approach to history”
Antoon De Baets
wiley   +1 more source

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

open access: yes, 2010
Published for the New York Thoreau Fellowship. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Labadie Pamphlet Collection.
openaire   +1 more source

Devolution and Power: Employment Rights, Bargaining and Risk

open access: yesIndustrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article considers the implications of further constitutional devolution for the regulation of work and employment, taking Wales as its case study. It reviews the current profile of the Welsh labour market, the climate for industrial relations and existing structures of pay determination and collective bargaining in this context.
Jean Jenkins, Helen Blakely, Rhys Davies
wiley   +1 more source

Nonviolence and civil disobedience

open access: yesDesafíos, 2012
This paper analyzes and describes the relationship between nonviolence and civil disobedience, stressing that both of them converge on the same ethical foundation and are an expression of the relationship between citizens and the political power.
Gilma Ballesteros - Peluffo
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