Politikk

A compelling examination of how economic development projects ignore local history, and of the effects of this shortsightedness

The book provides an insightful understanding and conflict transformation analysis of intra-ethnic conflicts in Nigeria and offers a set of recommendations. Drawn from a wealth of knowledge and research, these recommendations are crucial for a more inclusive socio-cultural conflict transformative approach in societies like Nigeria and Africa.

The book describes Japan's efforts since 2015 to exit the deflationary 'lost decades' and chart a new economic course through digital and green transformation, as well as 'new/sustainable capitalism.' The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Asia Pacific Business Review.

This book explores the role of regulatory bodies and their emergence as the fourth branch of governments.

The congregants thanked God that they werent like all those hopeless people outside the church, bound for hell. So the Westboro Baptist Churchs Sunday service began, and Rebecca Barrett-Fox, a curious observer, wondered why anyone would seek spiritual sustenance through other peoples damnation. It is a question that piques many a witness to Westboros more visible activitythe GOD HATES FAGS picketing of funerals. In God Hates, sociologist Barrett-Fox takes us behind the scenes of Topekas Westboro Baptist Church. The first full ethnography of this infamous presence on Americas Religious Right, her book situates the churchs story in the context of American religious historyand reveals as much about the uneasy state of Christian practice in our day as it does about the workings of the Westboro Church and Fred Phelps, its founder.God Hates traces WBCs theological beliefs to a brand of hyper-Calvinist thought reaching back to the Puritansan extreme Calvinism, emphasizing predestination, that has proven as off-putting as Westboros actions, even for other Baptists. And yet, in examining Westboros role in conservative politics and its contentious relationship with other fundamentalist activist groups, Barrett-Fox reveals how the churchs message of national doom in fact reflects beliefs at the core of much of the Religious Rights rhetoric. Westboros aggressively offensive public activities actually serve to soften the anti-gay theology of more mainstream conservative religious activism. With an eye to the churchs protest at military funerals, she also considers why the public has responded so differently to these than to Westboro's anti-LGBT picketing.With its history of Westboro Baptist Church and its founder, and its profiles of defectors, this book offers a complex, close-up view of a phenomenon on the fringes of American Christianityand a broader, disturbing view of the mainstream theology it at once masks and reflects.

Wie funktioniert Politik und was haben wir alle damit zu tun? Diese und alle anderen Fragen rund um Politik in Deutschland beantwortet dieses Buch. Julia Karnahl erklärt, warum Politik alle angeht. Ihr erfahrt, was Demokratie bedeutet, wie das politische System Deutschlands aufgebaut ist, was Koalition und Opposition sind und wie Gesetze entstehen. Weiter geht es mit den Möglichketen mitzugestalten: Ihr lernt, wie Wahlen funktionieren und wie Ihr euch aktiv einbringen könnt - auch außerhalb von Wahlen und ganz egal, ob mit oder ohne Partei.

This report focuses on the future of the bus industry following the change of government in July 2024, setting it in the context of the changes that have taken place since the last Labour government left office in 2010. It contains analysis of:Where we have come fromThe bus market as it has evolved since 2010, looking at income, service levels, patronage, fare levels, costs and financial performanceBus RegulationCurrent status of the National Bus Strategy, BSIPs, Franchising and Enhanced Partnerships, including funding allocationsThe Key Tasks AheadA detailed look at the four key tasks that the government, local authorities and operators need to deliver over the next few years, including: Improving performance, Increasing Service Levels, Decarbonising the Fleet, Net Zero and Modal Shift, featuring estimates of costs and other indicators.Alongside this, it provides the latest update on the Bus Industry Monitor methodology for suggesting what level of profits operators need to earn in order to sustain themselves and meet their financial obligations.The report also features five detailed Appendices to support the 100-page text, which is illustrated with 18 charts and 24 tables.

In this much-anticipated follow-up to Eyes on the Prize, bestselling author, political analyst, and historian Juan Williams turns his attention to the rise of a second civil rights movement in 21st century America.

This book examines how Singaporean leaders embrace change to stay in power, by meticulously balancing control and freedom, and prosperity and dominance.

Louisiana had the Longs, Virginia had the Byrds, Georgia had the Talmadges, and North Carolina had the Scotts. In this history of North Carolina's most influential political family, Rob Christensen tells the story of the Scotts and when they dominated Tar Heel politics.