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1. Women, Politics, and Democracy in Latin America: An IntroductionBetilde Munoz-Pogossian, Flavia Freidenberg, Mariana Caminotti and Tomas Dosek Part One: Women's Descriptive Representation: From Quotas to Parity 2. Electoral Quotas and Beyond: Strategies to Promote Women in Politics Mona Lena Krook 3. Critical Challenges of Quotas and Parity in Latin AmericaNelida Archenti and Maria Ines Tula 4. The Variation of Quota Designs and their Origins in Latin America (1991-2015)Malu A. C. Gatto Part Two: Women's Substantive Representation and Policymaking 5. Challenging Gender Inequality within the State: Policy Agencies and Quota Laws in Latin America Jennifer Piscopo and Gwynn Thomas 6. Organizational Repertoires for Advancing Women's Rights: An Analysis of Structures, Groups and Policies in National Legislatures in Latin America and the Caribbean Ana Laura Rodriguez Gusta and Nancy Madera Part Three: Public Opinion, Gender Stereotypes and Social Media"br>7. Does Gender Make a Difference? The Gender Gap in Latin American PoliticsDinorah Azpuru 8. Presidentas Twitteras: The Social Media Use of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Dilma RousseffYanina Welp and Saskia Ruth Part Four: Promoting Women's Political Participation: The Role of Domestic and International Institutions 9. Contributions of Electoral Justice to the Strengthening of Women's Political Rights: The Case of Mexico in Comparative PerspectiveMaria del Carmen Alanis Figueroa 10. Women in Elections: Identifying Obstacles and Strategies to Promote Electoral Competitiveness Betilde Munoz-Pogossian and Tyler Finn 11. Women and Politics in Colombia: Reforms, Advocacy and Other Actions led by International Development Agencies (2007-2014)Jose Ricardo Puyana Valdivieso 12. Breaking Concrete, Glass and Cash Ceilings: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations from Scholars and PractitionersFlavia Freidenberg, Betilde Munoz-Pogossian, Mariana Caminotti and Tomas Dosek

Hilary Rose, a sociologist, and Steven Rose, a neuroscientist, were two of the principal founders of the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science in the late 1960s in London. They speak about their work as scientists and antiwar activists, particularly around the issue of Palestinian liberation.

Drawing on the work of McAdam, Tarrow, & Tilly, Lefebvre, & others, we argue that analysis of political contention dynamics can benefit from attention to the spatial constitution & context of social, political, & economic processes, & the ways in which these processes are spatially experienced & contested. We contend that spatial processes are inseparable from, & constitutive of, social processes. Starting from the central geographic concepts of space, place, & scale, we discuss how a spatial perspective can produce more illuminating understandings of how people perceive, shape, & act upon grievances & opportunities. We demonstrate the utility of a spatial perspective through an examination of ways in which space is implicated in the operation of several mechanisms identified by McAdam, Tarrow, & Tilly. Finally, we introduce the papers included in this special issue on space & contentious politics, discussing the ways in which each author finds place, space, & scale to be bound up in the dynamics of political contention. 51 References. Adapted from the source document.

AbstractForty years ago, in late December 1968, John K. Fairbank, the longtime dean of American China scholars, gave a memorable presidential address to the annual meeting of the American Historical Association (AHA) in New York City. In it, he urged his fellow historians to take up a task expressed in the title of his address, "Assignment for the 1970s: The Study of American–East Asian Relations." Although he spoke amid academic upheaval over the Vietnam War, his address made it clear that he was mainly referring to China and Sino-American relations. He described China as .a uniquely large and compact section of mankind…too big and too different to be assimilated into our…culture.. He also argued that .China is too weak to conquer the world but too large to be digested by it.

Explores how consumers form complex relationships with media texts and characters, and how these readings exist in the nexus between real and fictional worlds. This collection of empirical studies uses various methodologies, including surveys, experiments, focus groups, and mixed methods, to analyze how actual consumers interpret the texts and the overt and covert political messages encoded in popular culture.--Provided by publisher

Indonesia has witnessed the growing role of Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI, Indonesian Ulama Council) and excessive introduction of shari'a in Aceh in the last decade. Undoubtedly, the MUI has played important role in defining Islam, or, to be precise, Islamic orthodoxy in the country especially after the downfall of Soeharto regime. Considering itself as the inheritor of the prophet, MUI claims to hold the sole religious authority for guiding Muslim umma in the country in all aspects of life, including people's beliefs. In this current volume of Al-Jamiah, an articles deals with the MUI discussing its controversial fatwa on Ahmadiyah that is charged of spreading deviated beliefs. Ismatu Ropi in his writing analyses the fatwa of Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) on Ahmadiyah and its impacts on more stained relationship within Muslim community in Indonesia. He examines socio-political natures before and after the fatwa on Ahmadiyah reissued in 2005 (the first fatwa was issued in the 1980s) in the lights of the emergence of new model of Islamism in Indonesia and the more conservative shift within the MUI itself particularly after the collapse of Soeharto regime.

"The general scheme of presentation begins with some chapters which sketch the psychopathological standpoint in its historical setting and which review the current criteria of political types. Then comes selected life-history material. The concluding chapters discuss the bearing of personality studies on general political theory and criticize existing methods of study"--P. 14. ; "Third impression October 1934." ; "Select bibliography": p. 268-275. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Human nature is political, and this volume explains why and how. It is of interest to students of political thought and behaviour, as well as those studying the history of ideas and political philosophy. The subjects discussed in this book include the conceptions of human nature at the heart of political argument and theory; the identification of major theories of human nature and the functions they perform in epistemological and explanatory terms; the examination of key individual thinkers and major intellectual traditions, probing the origins and impact of each view of human nature and assessing their theoretical and practical strengths; as well as a practical orientation, focusing on specific areas of politics, to highlight the role played by often competing theories of human nature and so contrast their accuracy and efficacy. The conclusion brings into close contrast the separate theories of human nature as it applies to politics, throwing into sharp relief the major problems found in its varied form and usage, and pinpoints the prerequisites for the sound but fruitful study of politics and human nature."--Bloomsbury Publishing