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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin y Gandhi ante la no-violencia

open access: yesCiencia Ergo Sum, 2008
La obra de Teilhard de Chardin puede aplicarse a la no-violencia. La teoría de laevolución de Teilhard es un referente importante en su heterodoxia inicial para valorar esta otraheterodoxia de la no-violencia gandhiana.
Juan María Parent Jacquemin
doaj  

What political theory can learn from conceptual engineering: The case of “corruption”

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Conceptual change is commonplace in political theory. Recent scholarship argues that improving a concept, or “engineering” it, can sharpen its normative and explanatory power. This article illustrates what political theory can learn from conceptual engineering (CE) by examining the evolution of “corruption” as a case study.
Emanuela Ceva, Patrizia Pedrini
wiley   +1 more source

AN ANALYSIS OF ILLOCUTIONARY ACT ON JASON GRACE IN THE NOVEL “THE LOST HERO” BY RICK RIORDAN [PDF]

open access: yes
Illocutionary acts cover the intention behind an utterance and analyze the speaker’s intent and the effect on the listener, this research aims to analyze the types of Illocutionary acts and which most dominant types of illocutionary acts used by Jason ...
Abadi, Gandhi Pelita
core  

Subject, text, nation: Situating narrative fiction in nationalism studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
For the abstract, please see the PDF ...
Mondal, A
core  

Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
wiley   +1 more source

Brazil, the bomb and the poet: Cecilia Meireles and the Gandhian Seminar (1953) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In 1953, a group of nine delegates (from non-communist countries) met in New Delhi to discuss Gandhi’s “outlooks and techniques” as a creative means to resolve Cold War nuclear tensions.
Peña, K.
core  

The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
wiley   +1 more source

The Hindi language film Swades: We, the People: A different kind of journey to the East. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The analysis of motion picture depictions of leadership, as noted by numerous scholars of leadership education, lends itself well as a tool for conveying core values of leadership.
Reynolds, Kae
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Perversity, futility, complicity: Should democrats participate in autocratic elections?

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Electoral authoritarianism is receiving increasing attention from political scientists, yet it has been mostly ignored by political philosophers. This paper aims to fill some of this gap by considering whether it is morally permissibly for democrats to participate in autocratic elections as candidates or voters.
Zoltan Miklosi
wiley   +1 more source

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