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The business of democracy is democracy [PDF]
The Bush v. Gore Supreme Court decision in 2000 reminded America of the sometimes paradoxical relationship between the democratic process and legal institutions. Judge Posner’s book makes a valuable contribution to an expanded understanding of the tense yet mutually reinforcing interaction of law and democracy.
McCormick, John P., Jacobson, Arthur J.
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Emigration and Democracy [PDF]
Migration is an important yet neglected determinant of institutions. This paper documents the channels through which emigration affects home country institutions and considers dynamic-panel regressions for a large sample of developing countries. The authors find that emigration and human capital both increase democracy and economic freedom.
Hillel Rapoport+5 more
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Democracy and Globalization [PDF]
One of the most conspicuous features of politics at the turn of the millennium is the emergence of issues which transcend national frontiers. Processes of economic internationalization, the problem of the environment and the emergence of regional and global networks of communication are increasingly matters of concern for the international community as
David Held, David Held
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There is a wide-ranging debate about the merits and demerits of searching for, and sending messages to, extraterrestrial intelligences (SETI and METI). There is however reasonable (but not universal) consensus that replying to a message from an extraterrestrial intelligence should not be done unilaterally, without consultation with wider society and ...
Hatfield, Peter, Trueblood, Leah
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Abstract Background The spread of knowledge on the important implications of a diagnosis of genetic disease does not correspond to a sharing of the knowledge and equal rights of children. Main body It is estimated that about 5% of newborns may have a rare disease that in ...
Marchetti, Federico, Corsello, Giovanni
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Democratic Model for Village Economic Resource Management in Nglanggeran, Gunungkidul
This article seeks to describe the results of the research with the topic of developing a model of governance of natural resources at the level of the rural communities involving community participation, both in terms of production, distribution aspects,
Puthut Indroyono+4 more
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Pers, Demokrasi Dan Negara Indonesia Post-Soeharto: Sebuah Perspektif [PDF]
The resignation of President Soeharto in May 1998 marked the end of new order era and started a fundamental change within democracy in Indonesia. As a democratic state, Indonesia arguably provides a system to guarantee the freedom of press and good ...
Sahrasad, H. (Herdi)
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Polis: Escalar de la deliberación mediante el mapeo de espacios de opinión de alta dimensión
Deliberative and participatory approaches to democracy seek to directly include citizens in decision-making and agenda-setting processes. These methods date back to the very foundations of democracy in Athens, where regular citizens shared the burden of
Christopher Small+4 more
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Professional Employees and Union Democracy: From Control to Chaos [PDF]
[Excerpt] Much of the research on union democracy and almost all of the press coverage focuses on abuses of power at the top of the organization. I look at a case at the opposite end of the democracy spectrum.
Hurd, Richard W
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Legal Protection of Health Care Workers Regarding Workplace Violence During Pandemic COVID-19
Work place violence against health care workers has happened in all over the world and begun to be a global phenomenone. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, violence against health care workers increase rapidly.
Jamal Wiwoho+3 more
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