Langston Hughes chez Pierre Seghers : récit d’un engagement poétique by Annick Ettlin

“…The study of this corpus of texts leads me to the following hypothesis: Langston Hughes’s reception in France was determined by the interventions of Seghers, who, rather than emphasize his status as one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance or as a political author, highlighted his commitment to the democratic diffusion of his poetry. In Seghers’s view, his biography and his work can be seen as a model poetic gesture: both active and likely to solicit action.…”
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Portrait of Moderate Islam Within Muslim University Students in Indonesia by Ahmad Jais, Sumin Sumin

“…This study finds that Muslim students in Indonesia characterize Islamic moderation as Muslims who are open to technological change, tolerant and harmonious with other Muslims and non-Muslims, non-violent, democratic, and access to comprehensive Islamic sources. …”
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ELECTION, MONEY POLITICSAND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA by Ayo Awopeju, Lawrence Olugbenga Martins

“…Despite the fact that money politics hasthe strengths, it has implications of encouraging looters, eroding competence of the candidate, weakening political participation and undermining democratic governance in Nigeria. The study concludes that unregulated money politics in elections by political parties and politicians has debilitating impact on sustaining democracy and that it is only the hostile stance of government that can completely root out the pervasive money bag politics in Nigeria. …”
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Freedom of Expression: what lessons should we learn from US experience? by Ronaldo Porto Macedo Junior

“…The US more strict and conceptual jurisprudence on this issue offers a powerful and democratic alternative to the balancing model and represents a rich conceptual analysis still unknown by Brazilian courts.…”
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L’histoire photographique de l’Amérique selon Robert Taft (Photography and the American Scene, 1938) by François BRUNET

“…Jackson’s 1871 photographs of Yellowstone, supposed to have “won” the passing of the National Park bill; and then the photograph as “document”, i.e. as visual evidence of the American “scene”, which Taft encourages his reader to collect and study as if to promote the popular practice of history. The epic and democratic dimensions of Taft’s social history are shown to merge in Taft’s treatment of Mathew Brady, “historian with a camera”, as a focal point and a kind of paradigm for photographic history.…”
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Revisiting ECB’s Technocratic Legitimacy: No Longer Fit‐for‐Purpose? by Dimitrios Argyroulis, Nikolas Vagdoutis

“…We argue that the ECB’s model of technocratic legitimacy is untenable in a democratic polity, given the extent and type of choices that the Governing Council is required to make in the current policy setting. …”
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La paradoja del desarrollo: consultas comunitarias en la posguerra guatemalteca by Vaclav Masek

“…Resistance against state-sponsored capitalist extractivism in Latin America has been invigorated by a multi-scalar alliance of indigenous and environmental movements enacting new forms of democratic participation. How do these movements draw on the most painful past as a source of inspiration to persist in their organizing, even in the face of systematic exclusion? …”
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The Iconography of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: The Symbolic Means in Visual and Design Culture by Arun Mascarenhas

“…His writings on Buddhism, social democracy, and the role of education in fostering democratic values have been subjects of in-depth analysis. …”
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Syria in Turkey-US Relations: Security, Terror and Strategic Dilemmas by Veysel Babahanoğlu

“…On the other hand, the US supports this group by renaming it the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and describing it as the most effective ground force against DAESH. …”
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Décrypter les sens à donner à la récupération alimentaire. Une étude de cas dans la ville de Montpellier, France by Andréia Tecchio, Geneviève Cortes, Elodie Valette

“…This article contributes to a better understanding of these initiatives by examining the meanings they convey in terms of a more democratic conception of food systems. The analysis is based on a case study conducted in 2022 with the association Jardins Agroécologiques Partagés (AJAP), which is involved in citizen actions around food recovery and is characterized by its strong territorial anchorage in a low-income district of Montpellier.…”
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Emergent online discourses and the (re)framing of women’s identity by Sibongile Mpofu

“… The advent of social media communication platforms, specifically blogs as sites of political engagement, means that they now constitute the key carriers of democratic public discourse. Previously marginalised groups such as women can now deliberate, interpret and re-frame their own narratives and identities. …”
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Climatic, Regional Land-Use Intensity, Landscape, and Local Variables Predicting Best the Occurrence and Distribution of Bee Community Diversity in Various Farmland Habitats in Uga... by M. B. Théodore Munyuli

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An assessment of economic and environmental impacts of refugees in Nakivale, Uganda by Alex Ronald, Mwangu

“…Uganda’s location among instable neighbouring countries and its open door policy to refugees has seen a big number of refugees flowing into the country from Southern Sudan, Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi, Eritrea, Kenya, Ethiopia and Democratic Republic of Congo. Some of the refugees are hosted in Nakivale one of the biggest refugee camps in the country located in South Western Uganda. …”
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KATALIKŲ BAŽNYČIOS KAITA LIETUVOJE TRANSFORMACIJŲ LAIKOTARPIU by Valdas Pruskus

“…First, the Catholic Church declared that in principle it agrees with a democratic political regime, however, it is far from being truth that such almost declarative approval of a democracy means identical perception of the principles of democracy, in particular freedom and tolerance, in various strata of believers. …”
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KATALIKŲ BAŽNYČIOS KAITA LIETUVOJE TRANSFORMACIJŲ LAIKOTARPIU by Valdas Pruskus

“…First, the Catholic Church declared that in principle it agrees with a democratic political regime, however, it is far from being truth that such almost declarative approval of a democracy means identical perception of the principles of democracy, in particular freedom and tolerance, in various strata of believers. …”
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The Social Structure and Ideology of the Rebel Movement in Yakutia during 1921–1922 by E.P. Antonov, V.N. Antonova

“…Having analyzed the programs, charters, appealings, private letters, and other papers, we have made the following conclusions: most rebels were for the All-Russian Constituent Assembly, building of the national state by providing provincial autonomy, as well as the multiparty system and democratic liberties. They developed the executive branch in the form of an institute for district intendants and volost, nasleg and village administrations. …”
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ابن رشد کےکلامی وسیاسی افکاراور مغربی فکر وتہذیب: ایک تحقیقی مطالعہ by Dr Ahmad, Kamran Ali

“…He seems to be interested in democratic values. He talked about rights, social justice and equality in society. …”
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ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN KADUNA STATE: THE IMPLICATION FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT by Abdullahi Umar, Abubakar Abdullahi Muhammad, Awwal Muhammad Shafiu, Abdulrahim Mahmud Dogara, Amina Lawal

“…The concept of political legitimacy is inextricably intertwined with the issues of political change, regardless of whether governments, political systems, or institutions comply with the traditional standards of legitimacy as subscribed in a democratic process of free and fair elections. The study found that electoral violence has turned into a predictable occurrence in Nigeria's political system and should therefore not be escalated to destructive levels against people's lives and property, regardless of their ethnic or religious differences.The paper also found that there are a number of variables, such as poverty, unemployment, and inadequate voter education that contribute to election violence in Kaduna State. …”
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POLITIK ISLAM MAHATHIR MOHAMMAD DI MALAYSIA DAN SOEHARTO DI INDONESIA by M. Zaki Mubarak, Mohamad Zaini Abu Baka

“…Due to the monetary crisis and democratic reforms in 1998 affected the Soeharto regime to step down and make an end to all of the political projects he has designed. …”
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Why Is Participation Low in Referendums? Lessons from Latin America by Eli Gavin Rau, Radha Sarkar, Susan C. Stokes

“…If citizens do not care enough to participate, how useful can these mechanisms be for improving the quality of democratic systems? We argue that low referendum turnout has as much to do with parties’ disincentives to mobilize voters as it does with voter disinterest. …”
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