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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"political value"”.
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The Liberalism-Communitarianism Debate: A Neo-Hegelian Aufhebung
… also working with freedom as the fundamental political value; hence I combine communitarian particularity with the liberal emphasis on freedom. At the same time, I combine substantive policies for social unity with individual rights under a revised Hegelian account of the concept of freedom.
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The politics of public records at Rome in the late republic and early empire
This study explores the relationship between political developments and the keeping of public records at Rome during a crucial time of transition in the inter-connected fields of constitutional law, politics, and administrative practices. The political value of control over records is illustrated …
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Reinhold Niebuhr and an Ethic of Humility in Deliberative Politics
… is to investigate the degree to which the political psychology of Reinhold Niebuhr contributes to a more capacious theory of deliberative politics and to what degree such a theory may permit individuals to express themselves with more workable forms of democratic practice. Considerations of …
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The Erotic Work of Asian American Activism: Harnessing Kink, Queer, and Sex Worker Praxis
… thesis argues for the historical, cultural, and political value of non-normative sexual practices and identities in Asian American activism, recognizing the forms of community care, sexual activism, and anti-assimilation politics that erotic work embodies.</p>
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Housework and Social Subversion: Wages, Housework, and Feminist Activism in 1970s Italy and Canada
… my dissertation highlights the significant political value in the way the groups theoretical perspective influenced our current understanding of social reproduction. Social reproduction refers to the unpaid activities associated with family and societal maintenance procreation, …
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‘My’ self on camera: first person DV documentary filmmaking in twentyfirst century China
… thinking and helps to form a new kind of political subjectivity, to reconstruct political value and reactivate the political space in China. These films and the filmmaking practice not only reflect some aspects of the changing concept of individual self in contemporary China, but can be …
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Ethical Values as Tools for Effective Service Delivery at the Local Government in Riga, Latvia and Vilnius, Lithuania /
… in public work is the level of work ethical values that is domiciled within local government organizations. The local government, in a democratic state, is expected to be responsive to the needs of the people. The realization of such an expectation is often dependent on public servant’s …
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Historical perceptions of Roman Catholicism and national identity, 1869-1919
… imperatives of World War One, highlighted the political value of the new position of the Roman Catholic Church in the English public sphere. Through a study of the British Mission to the Holy See based on extensive use of British and Roman archives, it argues that English national identity was …
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The forgotten class : reconceptualizing contemporary middle-income housing in New York City
… to define an amorphous population, considers the political value of defining the "middle class" broadly, and explains who actually benefits from housing class broadly, and explains who actually benefits from housing developed for this target group. It also considers the limitations of current …
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Precarious Bodies in Motion: Choreopolitics, Affect, and Flamenco Dissent in Spain
This dissertation explores the political potential of dance and dance performances in public protests whereby dancing bodies are capable of performing politics through actions and movements within the boundaries established by existing power structures. Building upon the insights of political …
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Die ongelooflike avonture van Afrikaanse filmaanpassings: filmic adaptations of Afrikaans literature with specific focus on novels, youth literature and stage plays
… in particular, have mostly been studied for its political, representational and socio-political value and its often-problematic furnishing in these categories. This dissertation explores different lenses through which Afrikaans cinemas can be studied. It models itself on Alexie Tcheuyap’s …
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AUTOMATION AND NATIONALISM: THE MICROFOUNDATIONS OF THE MIDDLE-CLASS POLITICAL REALIGNMENT?
… a microfoundational analysis of automation’s political consequences, particularly focusing on mid-skill routine workers exposed to technological replaceability. Extant literature shows that this group of workers has become a core constituency of the radical right parties, raising two key …