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Restrained democracy and its radical alternatives after 1989

open access: yes, 2019
This part introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. The part argues that the fall of communism did not mean the end of radical left-wing politics. It analyzes in more detail the notion shared by the editors and the contributors to this section that democracy is actually in crisis.
Ido de Haan
exaly   +5 more sources

Assessment of restrained shrinkage cracking of concrete through elliptical rings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.An elliptical ring test method is presented to replace the circular ring test method for assessing cracking potential of concrete and other cement-based ...
Oladiran, Olayinka Gbolahan
core   +7 more sources

Divine Discomfort: A Relational Encounter with Multi-Generational and Multi-Layered Trauma

open access: yesReligions, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has been, and will continue to be, exposed to young democracies who are grappling with deep-seated multi-generational and multi-layered traumas which are embedded in past and present conflicts as well as injustices.
Christoffel H. Thesnaar
doaj   +1 more source

The European Union’s Political Membership Criteria and Their Effects on Divided Societies: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

open access: yesJournal of Balkan Studies, 2022
While the European Union’s accession criteria have served as a driving force in promoting democracy throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has lagged behind other countries in the region in its efforts to achieve EU accession.
Danijela Dudley, Fleurine Saez
doaj   +1 more source

Democracy revisited? Prospects of (liberal) democracy (not only) in the East-Central Europe

open access: yesPolitics in Central Europe, 2021
Scholarly debate about the prospects of democracy have undergone a fundamental change in the last three decades. While the period of the 1990s might be distinguished by extensive optimism, in the 2000s we can observe a distinct change towards a more ...
Cabada Ladislav
doaj   +1 more source

The Majelis Ulama’s Fatwa on Freedom of Expression On Social Media: The Perspective of Maqashid Sharia

open access: yesAl-Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum Islam, 2022
This article criticizes MUI Fatwa Number 24 of 2017 concerning guidelines for naming through social media, wherein the decision of its legal provisions the fatwa has given many restrictions that can be understood as an effort to close the space for ...
Danil Putra Arisandy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

AUTHORITARIAN LIBERALISM IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND CONCEPTUAL MODELS

open access: yesСравнительная политика, 2020
The author conducts a comparative analysis of authoritarian liberalism’s concepts in contemporary political theory. The article deals with the main directions of interpretation of authoritarian liberalism in the framework of methodological approaches and
M. E. Popov
doaj   +4 more sources

Improving Democracy Education. A Book Review of \u3ci\u3eEducation for Democracy: A Renewed Approach to Civic Inquiries for Social Justice\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
In their book Education for Democracy: A Renewed Approach to Civic Inquiries for Social Justice, authors Steven P. Camicia and Ryan Knowles (2021) offer a timely recipe for addressing the lack of civic competence in America, which is facing a great ...
Sims, Lillian   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Authoritarian Liberalism in Contemporary Europe: methodological approaches and conceptual models

open access: yesPolitics in Central Europe, 2019
The author conducts a comparative analysis of authoritarian liberalism’s concepts in contemporary political theory. The paper deals with the main directions of interpretation of authoritarian liberalism in the framework of methodological approaches and ...
Popov Maxim
doaj   +1 more source

Why Have Constitutional Courts Been so Important for Democracy in Central Europe (…And So Hated by Those in Power)?

open access: yesLaw: Journal of the University of Latvia, 2018
The contribution reacts to various thoughts about the present state of constitutionalism in the V4 countries. The author argues that the constitutional court, an institutional check on majoritarian decision-making, has been an indispensable component of
Kamil Baraník
doaj   +1 more source

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