State and culture in sustainability transformations: structural power, democracy, and the promise of a Marcusian cultural politics of critical meaning-making by Marit Hammond

“…I suggest that the critical thought of Herbert Marcuse offers an account of a critical-democratic culture that promises to arise precisely out of this ambiguity and that must be understood as a crucial foundation for sustainability transformation.…”
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Guerre, guerre civile, guerre révolutionnaire : la violence en héritage dans l'Italie républicaine, 1945-1980 by Virgile Cirefice, Grégoire Le Quang

“…This refers to the modalities of the pursuit of fascist leaders and Nazi collaborators, as well as to the sometimes radical challenge of the democratic order set up at the Liberation. The process of democratic transition is indeed threatened by the permanence of forms of political violence and by rhetorics of criminalization of the enemy, which are exacerbated by the entry into the Cold War. …”
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Determination of leadership styles of boxing trainers by Turgut Kaplan, Kayhan Serın

“…In addition, apart from democratic behavior, a significant difference was not detected in the other leadership styles in terms of demographic characteristics.…”
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México ¿la dictadura perfecta? by Rocío  Ruiz Lagier

“…During the twentieth century, many countries of Latin America suffered military dictatorships or authoritarian regimes, however, during this time Mexico was projected as a democratic and peaceful country. However, in the history of the country there have been painful events that are not only not conform the oficial history, but also are not part of collective memory. …”
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Democracia, expertise e burocracia: relações entre política, técnica e participação by Frank de Paula Ribeiro

“…This article provides a theoretical discussion concerning new models of democratic governance, focusing on the relationship between democracy, expertise and bureaucracy, especially with respect to connections between public administration, technical knowledge and participation. …”
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The role of foresight in public policy: lessons from deliberative democracy and perspectival realism by Brian Galvin

“…The modal models that these epistemic communities create present a new way of understanding foresight’s study of the future and its part in the weave of scientific evidence, opinion and analysis that constitute policy development in a democratic society.…”
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LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF REGIONAL HEAD ELECTIONS WITH A SOLE CANDIDATE: A PERSPECTIVE OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW by Firdaus Arifin

“…The phenomenon of sole-candidate regional head elections in Indonesia has posed several challenges to democratic principles, particularly with regard to legitimacy, accountability, and public participation. …”
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Exploring the Intellectual Legacies of Patrice Lumumba: An Analysis of his Contributions to the Decolonisation and Liberation of Africa by Kennedy Monari

“… This paper focuses on the intellectual legacy of Patrice Lumumba, a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …”
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Catecismos republicanos en España (1850-1874). Religión civil y propaganda democrática por preguntas y respuestas by Hernán Rodríguez Vargas

“…In Spain, between 1840 and 1848, were established political associations and democratic-republican promotion mechanisms, which over the following two decades consolidated the very political capacity to propose the formation of a Republic as an alternative to the monarchical model and, in the face of the pre-eminence of Catholicism, affirm the individual existence of a new republican civil religion. …”
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Enseignement de l’architecture paysagère et démocratie by Zydi Teqja, Albert Karaj

“…The pioneers of landscape architecture invented this profession in a period of democratic, science and industrial revolutions that encouraged civil rights movements. …”
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Landscape architecture education and democracy by Zydi Teqja, Albert Karaj

“…The pioneers of landscape architecture invented this profession in a period of democratic, science and industrial revolutions that encouraged civil rights movements. …”
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AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ YURTTAŞLIĞI AVRUPA KİMLİĞİ SORUNUNA ÇÖZÜM OLUŞTURABİLİR Mİ? by Yeşim Gündoğdu

“…European Union citizenship was firstly established within the Maastricht Treaty.As European Union (EU) has been a project that is created by the European elites, the Union has a democratic legitimacy problem since the foundation of the European Communities. …”
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The Rulemaking Authority of the Executive Branch of Government – An Analysis of Slovenian and American Theory, Legislation and Case Law by Iztok Rakar

“…The rulemaking function of the executive branch of government is a fact of life in modern democratic states. In terms of development, the importance of secondary legislation is growing in both the quantitative and qualitative sense. …”
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Między widzialnością a autentycznością w demokracji by Piotr Łukomski, Filip Pierzchalski

“…The theoretical basis for presenting democratic practice as a theatre game – more precisely, a strictly enacted and inauthentic staging based on diverse visual communication – will be Hannah Arendt’s phenomenological perspective. …”
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Foetal Haemoglobin, Erythrocytes Containing Foetal Haemoglobin, and Hematological Features in Congolese Patients with Sickle Cell Anaemia by L. Tshilolo, V. Summa, C. Gregorj, C. Kinsiama, J. A. Bazeboso, G. Avvisati, D. Labie

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Quand la démocratie s’assoit sur des volcans : l’émergence des populismes charismatiques by Alexandre Dorna

“…the populism is indissociable with the political crises and democratic entropy. The syndrome is known: formation of powerful electoral machines, the apathy of the citizens, and blindness of the elites. …”
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Online discussion threads as promotors of citizen democracy: Current opportunities and challenges for small- and medium-sized media organisations in Finland by Backholm Klas, Ruohonen Heini, Strandberg Kim

“…We investigate how journalists can apply deliberative norms to promote a democratically sustainable discussion within the threads. …”
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Network-based analysis of a small Ebola outbreak by Mark G. Burch, Karly A. Jacobsen, Joseph H. Tien, Grzegorz A. Rempała

“…We illustrate the method by reanalyzing the data from the 2014 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak described in Maganga et al. (2014).…”
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Oligarchic Hegemony in Elections: A Criminal Offense Undermining Integrity and Threatening Democracy in Indonesia by Asmak Ul Hosnah, Herli Antoni, Edi Rohaedi, Henny Nuraeny, Fauzan Azima Faturachman

“…The election of the President and Vice President serves as a fundamental pillar of democracy and a crucial moment in the democratic process in Indonesia. However, in recent decades, the hegemony of oligarchs has posed a significant threat to the fairness and integrity of the electoral system. …”
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CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY, POLITICAL DISTRUST AND AFRO-PESSIMISM IN NIGERIA POLITICS; THE FOURTH REPUBLIC IN FOCUS by Lambe Emmanuel Oyewole

“…Crisis of democracy are the threats to democratic principles. Huntington (1975) sees it as the excesses of government rule and citizenry repressions. …”
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