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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"civic associations"”.
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Civic associations in Khayelitsha : transition from politics of resistance to community development
… role they play in development of our society. Civic Associations are but one of such institutions of civil society, and this study seeks to explore the role they will continue to play in a post-apartheid South Africa (SA). Civics truly played a major role in bringing about democracy in our …
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Community involvement as a strategy to enhance Integrated Development Planning Efficiency for effective service delivery in Mutale Municipality
… 11 Community Development Workers (CDW), 5 civic associations members, 4 business people and 14 IDP forum n:1embers from Mutale community. Quantitative method, as instrument for collecting data was used in this study. A questionnaire in ( Appendix A), was handed out to Municipal officials, …
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On Becoming
… leadership, and on the purpose and importance of civic associations (as well as our own place and purpose within them).
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Ethnic Violence on Kenya's Periphery: Informal Institutions and Local Resilience in Conflict-Affected Communities
… reveals the conditions under which coalitions of civic associations, including local peace committees, faith-based organizations, and councils of elders, <em>inter alia</em>, enhance informal institutional arrangements that contain escalation. Violence is less likely to escalate in communities …
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Immigrant Inclusion: Reframing Local Politics in Immigration Debates
… protect immigrants from deportation—can change civic behavior among immigrant groups. While I find that the individual likelihood to volunteer remains unchanged, both naturalized and non-naturalized immigrants join more civic associations on average after the adoption of a sanctuary policy. To …
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Cosmopolitan Visions and Municipal Displays: Museums, Markets, and the Ethnographic Project in Germany, 1868--1914
… and social interests and desires of scientists, civic associations, collectors, patrons and visitors, as well as the force of a growing international market in material culture, shaped the science of ethnology and German ethnographic museums. It explores the appeal of ethnology in Germany and …
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Bankruptcy, guns or campaigns : explaining armed organizations' post-war trajectories
… socio-political entities (political parties or civic associations)? To explain variation in post-war outcomes, my argument centers on the human geography of armed groups. Recruitment, deployment, and post-war migration patterns generate distinct configurations of a) collective capacity, b) …
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Duty, Honor, Country: Generalship and Institutional Magnanimity
… and societal loyalties that grow from one’s civic associations. It provides the context to understand where a person fits within the whole regime. Plutarch helps to understand the contours of Aristotle’s magnanimity more deeply by describing the lives and histories of men who either succeed …
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"But My City Was Gone": Real Estate Development and the Transformation of Moneta, Virginia
… Virginia, served as the center of commercial, civic and religious life for the families who lived on a number of area farms. The construction of nearby Smith Mountain Lake in the mid-20th century brought an influx of newcomers to Moneta—a change that has not always been welcomed by longtime …