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RESEARCH ON POLITICAL AMBITION AND RECRUITMENT HAS YET TO CONSIDER SERIOUSLY THE ROLE OF PRIVATE LIFE AND ESPECIALLY THE FAMILY IN A POTENTIAL CANDIDATE'S CALCULATION OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF RUNNING FOR OFFICE. USING THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL STUDIES 1972 CONVENTION DELEGATE STUDY, THIS ARTICLE INVESTIGATES THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF FAMILY ROLES, SUBJECTIVE CONFLICT, AND POLITICAL AMBITION.

In an examination of the content & goals of Finnish environmental policy, the basic issue is whether there are discourse & strategy coalitions of key players to be identified as well as interests with which the discourses & strategies coincide. Interviews with 41 key players in the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development revealed that environmental discourses show diversity. Two ideal types of basic environmental policy strategies -- ecological modernization & structural change -- were found. It is concluded that there is no easy starting point for unity in environmental policy making. However, additional research is needed to examine the relevant policy sectors from the broad viewpoint of social development & environmental politics. 1 Table, 3 Figures, 44 References. Adapted from the source document.

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSELVELT'S GROWING-UP YEARS AND OTHER LIFE EXPERIENCES WHICH AFFECTED HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMEN. THOUGH HE GREW UP IN A HOME WHERE A WOMAN'S ROLE WAS VERY RESTRICTED, HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTERS IN LAW HELPED HIM TO SEE THAT WOMEN WERE VITAL RESOURCES TO THE COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY DURING WAR TIME.

THE AUTHOR RESPONDS TO MAYER'S EXTENSIONS OF HIS MODEL OF ARMS RACES AND WAR INITIATION. THE VARIATIONS WHICH MAYER SUGGESTS IN FACT SUPPORT THE GENERAL POINT OF THE AUTHOR'S ARGUMENT, NAMELY THE AVOIDANCE OF WAR IS JUST AS LIKELY AS WAR, ACCORDING TO SUCH MODELS.

THIS PAPER EXAMINES HOW THE INFLUENCE OF PARTY LEADERS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY INTEREST GROUPS AND HOW THE PRESIDENT MAKES USE OF THESE NEW ARRANGEMENTS. THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL RELATIONS WITH INTEREST GROUPS IS THAT THEY COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHITE HOUSE OPERATIONS AIMED AT MANAGING POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS. THE AUTHOR TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHITE HOUSE APPARATUS TO ORGANIZE AND CENTRALIZE POLITICAL COMMUNICATIONS DURING PRIMARILY REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS SINCE WORLD WAR II. THE AUTHOR GIVES EXAMPLES OF HOW THE WHITE HOUSE HAS TRIED TO USE THE POWER OF INTEREST GROUPS TO SERVE THE PRESIDENT'S NEEDS AS WELL AS TO FEND OFF THEIR INSATIABLE DEMANDS.

THIS PAPER CONTAINS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE THEORY OF CONSOCIATIONAL DEMOCRACY, THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DUTCH RELIGIOUS CLEAVAGE, AND THE CLAIMS OF THE CONSOCIATIONALISTS AS THEY APPLY TO THE "GREAT ACCOMMODATION OF 1917", THE 1918 REFORM, AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY DURING VARIOUS TIMES. A REINTERPRETATION OF DUTCH POLITICS IS OFFERED STRESSING THE CONTRADICTORY ROLES OF THE STATE.

PAPER OUTLINES FOUR ROLES - SUBSTANTIVE EXPERT, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, CHANGE AGENT, AND SCHOLAR - WHICH HAVE HELPED TO INCREASE THE USEFULNESS OF SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH, AT THE SAME TIME MAINTAINING THE RESEARCHER'S LINKAGES TO THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY. THE PAPER SHOWS THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE ROLES AND SUGGESTS SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES WHICH MAY BE PURSUED.