Democracy on the Wall
Title | Democracy on the Wall PDF eBook |
Author | Guisela Latorre |
Publisher | Global Latin/O Americas |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780814214022 |
Deconstructs the implications of street art to the social, political, and cultural movements of post-Pinochet dictatorship Chile.
Fencing in Democracy
Title | Fencing in Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Miguel Díaz-Barriga |
Publisher | Duke University Press |
Pages | 117 |
Release | 2020-01-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1478007478 |
Border walls permeate our world, with more than thirty nation-states constructing them. Anthropologists Margaret E. Dorsey and Miguel Díaz-Barriga argue that border wall construction manifests transformations in citizenship practices that are aimed not only at keeping migrants out but also at enmeshing citizens into a wider politics of exclusion. For a decade, the authors studied the U.S.-Mexico border wall constructed by the Department of Homeland Security and observed the political protests and legal challenges that residents mounted in opposition to the wall. In Fencing in Democracy Dorsey and Díaz-Barriga take us to those border communities most affected by the wall and often ignored in national discussions about border security to highlight how the state diminishes citizens' rights. That dynamic speaks to the citizenship experiences of border residents that is indicative of how walls imprison the populations they are built to protect. Dorsey and Díaz-Barriga brilliantly expand conversations about citizenship, the operation of U.S. power, and the implications of border walls for the future of democracy.
Against the Wall
Title | Against the Wall PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Sorkin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781565849907 |
An analysis of the political, social, and economic ramifications of the "security fence" annex currently under construction in the West Bank.
From Dictatorship to Democracy
Title | From Dictatorship to Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Gene Sharp |
Publisher | Albert Einstein Institution |
Pages | 85 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1880813092 |
A serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Based on the author's study, over a period of forty years, on non-violent methods of demonstration, it was originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents.
Design as Democracy
Title | Design as Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | David de la Pena |
Publisher | Island Press |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2017-12-07 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1610918479 |
How can we design places that fulfill urgent needs of the community, achieve environmental justice, and inspire long-term stewardship? By bringing community members to the table with designers to collectively create vibrant, important places in cities and neighborhoods. For decades, participatory design practices have helped enliven neighborhoods and promote cultural understanding. Yet, many designers still rely on the same techniques that were developed in the 1950s and 60s. These approaches offer predictability, but hold waning promise for addressing current and future design challenges. Design as Democracy is written to reinvigorate democratic design, providing inspiration, techniques, and case stories for a wide range of contexts. Edited by six leading practitioners and academics in the field of participatory design, with nearly 50 contributors from around the world, it offers fresh insights for creating meaningful dialogue between designers and communities and for transforming places with justice and democracy in mind.
The Democracy Fix
Title | The Democracy Fix PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Fredrickson |
Publisher | The New Press |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2019-04-23 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1620973901 |
The former special assistant for legislative affairs to President Clinton, president of the American Constitution Society, and author of the "damn fine" (Elle) Under the Bus shows how the left can undo the right's damage and take the country back Despite representing the beliefs of a minority of the American public on many issues, conservatives are in power not just in Washington, DC, but also in state capitals and courtrooms across the country. They got there because, while progressives fought to death over the nuances of policy and to bring attention to specific issues, conservatives focused on simply gaining power by gaming our democracy. They understood that policy follows power, not the other way around. Now, in a sensational new book, Caroline Fredrickson—who has had a front-row seat on the political drama in DC for decades while working to shape progressive policies as special assistant for legislative affairs to President Clinton, chief of staff to Senator Maria Cantwell, deputy chief of staff to Senator Tom Daschle, and president of the American Constitution Society—argues that it's time for progressives to focus on winning. She shows us how we can learn from the Right by having the determination to focus on judicial elections, state power, and voter laws without stooping to their dishonest, rule-breaking tactics. We must be ruthless in thinking through how to change the rules of the game to regain power, expand the franchise, end voter suppression, win judicial elections, and fight for transparency and fairness in our political system, and Fredrickson shows us how.
Democracy Wall
Title | Democracy Wall PDF eBook |
Author | Helen Scott Henshaw Reed |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Conduct of life |
ISBN |