Political Continuity and Change
Title | Political Continuity and Change PDF eBook |
Author | Peter H. Merkl |
Publisher | |
Pages | 632 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Comparative government |
ISBN |
A Changeless Land
Title | A Changeless Land PDF eBook |
Author | David G. Timberman |
Publisher | Institute of Southeast Asian |
Pages | 453 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9813035862 |
This book examines the elements of continuity and change in Philippine politics and government over the last quarter century. This period, from the early 1960s through 1988, encompasses three distinct phases: the decline of a traditionalâ elite democracy, the imposition of martial law and constitutional authoritarianism under Ferdinand Marcos, and the restoration of democracy under Corazon Aquino. By examining the elements of continuity and change during this period, this study attempts to provide a context for understanding current and future political developments in the Philippines.
The Anthropology of Elites
Title | The Anthropology of Elites PDF eBook |
Author | J. Abbink |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 391 |
Release | 2012-12-28 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1137290552 |
Offering insightful anthropological-historical contributions to the understanding of elites worldwide, this book helps us grasp their ways of life and role in times of contested global inequalities. Case studies include the Polish gentry, the white former colonial elite of Mauritius, professional elites, and transnational (financial) elites.
A Traditional Elite in Continuity and Change
Title | A Traditional Elite in Continuity and Change PDF eBook |
Author | Imran Manan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Electoral Politics in Africa since 1990
Title | Electoral Politics in Africa since 1990 PDF eBook |
Author | Jaimie Bleck |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 345 |
Release | 2018-11-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1108680623 |
Democratic transitions in the early 1990s introduced a sea change in Sub-Saharan African politics. Between 1990 and 2015, several hundred competitive legislative and presidential elections were held in all but a handful of the region's countries. This book is the first comprehensive comparative analysis of the key issues, actors, and trends in these elections over the last quarter century. The book asks: what motivates African citizens to vote? What issues do candidates campaign on? How has the turn to regular elections promoted greater democracy? Has regular electoral competition made a difference for the welfare of citizens? The authors argue that regular elections have both caused significant changes in African politics and been influenced in turn by a rapidly changing continent - even if few of the political systems that now convene elections can be considered democratic, and even if many old features of African politics persist.
Traditional Politics and Regime Change in Brazil
Title | Traditional Politics and Regime Change in Brazil PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Hagopian |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2007-01-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780521032889 |
This book is about politics in Brazil during the military regime of 1964-85 and the transition to democracy. Unlike most books about contemporary Brazilian politics that focus on promising signs of change, this book seeks to explain remarkable political continuity in the Brazilian political system. It attributes the persistence of traditional politics and the dominance of regionally-based, traditional political elites in particular to the manner in which the economic and political strategies of the military, together with the transition to democracy, reinforced the clientelistic, personalistic, and regional basis of state-society relations. The book focuses on the political competition and representation in the state of Minas Gerais.
Elite Families
Title | Elite Families PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Farrell |
Publisher | SUNY Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1993-09-06 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780791415948 |
This book maps the development of a regional elite and its persistence as an economic upper class through the nineteenth century. Farrells study traces the kinship networks and overlapping business ties of the most economically prominent Brahmin families from the beginning of industrialization in the 1820s to the early twentieth century. Archival sources such as genealogies, family papers, and business records are used to address two issues of concern to those who study social stratification and the structure of power in industrializing societies: in what ways have traditional forms of social organization, such as kinship, been responsive to the social and economic changes brought by industrialization; and how active a role did an early economic elite play in shaping the direction of social change and in preserving its own group power and privilege over time.