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Author : David C. Thorns
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134952600
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Fragmenting Societies? written by David C. Thorns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : David C. Thorns
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134952597
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Fragmenting Societies? written by David C. Thorns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. This book addresses a number of key themes in the debate about the nature of a contemporary capitalist society. It poses the question as to whether the present changes are creating a more fragmented society. Through a comparative historical analysis of Australia, New Zealand and Britain the book examines the restructuring of the workforce, the shifts towards more flexible work practices, rising unemployment, the growth of individualism, regional and local diversity, and the creation of new social formations. The book challenges both the more economistic versions of the New International Division of Labour thesis and the ethnocentrism of much contemporary debate on regional change. It argues for an approach based in the distinct experiences of localities, regions and nation states. Detailed empirical data are provided for Australia, Britain and New Zealand covering such areas as economic and employment change, regional diversity, restructuring of the state sector, consumption and home ownership and local social resistances and responses to change. The author is an established and widely published researcher who has conducted intensive research into the three societies examined in this book. The book will interest students in Sociology, Geography, Regional Science, Urban and Regional Planning and Political Science.
Author : Enzo Mingione
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN 13 : 9780631163992
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (639 download)
Download or read book Fragmented Societies written by Enzo Mingione and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brenda Almond
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019164787X
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book The Fragmenting Family written by Brenda Almond and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-08-28 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brenda Almond throws down a timely challenge to liberal consensus about personal relationships. She maintains that the traditional family is fragmenting in Western societies, and that this fragmentation is a cause of serious social problems. She urges that we reconsider our attitudes to sex and reproduction in order to strengthen our most important social institution, the family, which is the key to ensuring healthy relationships between parents and children and a secure upbringing for the citizens of the future. Anyone who is concerned about how the framework of society is changing, anyone who has to face difficult personal decisions about parenthood or family relationships, will find this book compelling. It may disturb deep convictions, or offer an unwelcome message; but it is compassionate as well as controversial.
Author : Patsy Healey
Publisher : Red Globe Press
ISBN 13 : 1403949204
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Collaborative Planning written by Patsy Healey and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2006-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spatial and environmental planning has long been an essential feature of all but the simplist societies. Its form, role and the principles on which it should be based, however, have become increasingly contested and controversial issues. This text draws on a very wide range of developments in social, political and spatial thought to propose a new framework for planning which is rooted in the institutional realities of the contemporary world.
Author : Chris Jenks
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761953715
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (537 download)
Download or read book Subculture written by Chris Jenks and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing subculture back to its foundations in the works of Tonnies and Durkheim and, to a lesser extent, Marx and Weber, this work provides an analysis of subculture in American urban sociology and criminology, through the traditions of the Chicago School and structural functionalism.
Author : Christopher Lloyd
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0429995202
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Social Cohesion and Welfare States written by Christopher Lloyd and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming to go beyond reiterating the stereotypical narrative of the rise of welfare states, this interdisciplinary book examines the long-run historical processes of the development of the welfare state. It focuses on the complex political, social, economic and institutional transformations which give rise to these peaceful and cohesive societies. Welfare is crucial to the story of peaceful social integration and this book explores and explains this vital connection, taking a non-linear view of the history of moving from fragmentation to peace with comprehensive welfare institutions. Chapters collectively focus on three central areas: (a) types of socio-political fragmentation, (b) the interconnection of social, political, and economic forces that led to the institutionalisation of integrationist processes and policies (including re-distributional welfare systems), and (c) how this new institutional development helped achieve, or failed to achieve, social peace and welfare. The international panel of expert contributors provide case studies from a rich variety of country contexts, including Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands, Austria, and the Nordic Countries. This thought-provoking collection of essays is well suited for advanced students and researchers in social history, economic history, political economy and social policy. Chapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.
Author : Barnett R. Rubin
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300095197
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (951 download)
Download or read book The Fragmentation of Afghanistan written by Barnett R. Rubin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monumental book examines Afghan society in conflict, from the 1978 communist coup to the fall of Najibullah, the last Soviet-installed president, in 1992. This edition, newly revised by the author, reflects developments since then and includes material on the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. It is a book that now seems remarkably prescient. Drawing on two decades of research, Barnett R. Rubin, a leading expert on Afghanistan, provides a fascinating account of the nature of the old regime, the rise and fall of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan, and the troubled Mujahidin resistance. He relates all these phenomena to international actors, showing how the interaction of U.S. policy and Pakistani and Saudi Arabian interests has helped to create the challenges of today. Rubin puts into context the continuing turmoil in Afghanistan and offers readers a coherent historical explanation for the country’s social and political fragmentation. Praise for the earlier edition: "This study is theoretically informed, empirically grounded, and gracefully written. Anyone who wants to understand Afghanistan’s troubled history and the reasons for its present distress should read this book.” —Foreign Affairs "This is the book on Afghanistan for the educated public.” —Political Science Quarterly
Author : Patsy Healey
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780774805988
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Collaborative Planning written by Patsy Healey and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on new thinking in social, political, and spatial theory to provide a framework for planning which is rooted in institutional realities but designed to foster communication and collaborative action. Contains sections on an institutionalist account and a communicative theory of planning, the changing dynamics of urban regions, and process for collaborative planning. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Yuval Levin
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465093256
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book The Fractured Republic written by Yuval Levin and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans today are frustrated and anxious. Our economy is sluggish, and leaves workers insecure. Income inequality, cultural divisions, and political polarization increasingly pull us apart. Our governing institutions often seem paralyzed. And our politics has failed to rise to these challenges. No wonder, then, that Americans -- and the politicians who represent them -- are overwhelmingly nostalgic for a better time. The Left looks back to the middle of the twentieth century, when unions were strong, large public programs promised to solve pressing social problems, and the movements for racial integration and sexual equality were advancing. The Right looks back to the Reagan Era, when deregulation and lower taxes spurred the economy, cultural traditionalism seemed resurgent, and America was confident and optimistic. Each side thinks returning to its golden age could solve America's problems. In The Fractured Republic, Yuval Levin argues that this politics of nostalgia is failing twenty-first-century Americans. Both parties are blind to how America has changed over the past half century -- as the large, consolidated institutions that once dominated our economy, politics, and culture have fragmented and become smaller, more diverse, and personalized. Individualism, dynamism, and liberalization have come at the cost of dwindling solidarity, cohesion, and social order. This has left us with more choices in every realm of life but less security, stability, and national unity. Both our strengths and our weaknesses are therefore consequences of these changes. And the dysfunctions of our fragmented national life will need to be answered by the strengths of our decentralized, diverse, dynamic nation. Levin argues that this calls for a modernizing politics that avoids both radical individualism and a centralizing statism and instead revives the middle layers of society -- families and communities, schools and churches, charities and associations, local governments and markets. Through them, we can achieve not a single solution to the problems of our age, but multiple and tailored answers fitted to the daunting range of challenges we face and suited to enable an American revival.
Author : Frank Safford
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195143126
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)
Download or read book Colombia written by Frank Safford and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colombia: Fragmented Land, Divided Society is a comprehensive history of the third most populous country of Latin America. It offers the most extensive discussion available in English of the whole of Colombian history-from pre-Columbian times to the present. The book begins with an in-depth look at the earliest years in Colombia's history, emphasizing the role geography played in shaping Colombia's economy, society, and politics and in encouraging the growth of distinctive regional cultures and identities. It includes a thorough discussion of Colombian politics that looks at the ways in which historical memory has affected political choices, particularly in the formation and development of the country's two traditional political parties. The authors explore the factors that have contributed to Colombia's economic troubles, such as the delay in its national economic integration and its relative ineffectiveness as an exporter. The three concluding chapters offer an authoritative and up-to-date examination of the impact of coffee on Colombia's economy and society, the social and political effects of urban growth, and the multiple dimensions of the violence that has plagued the country since 1946. Written in clear, vigorous prose, Colombia: Fragmented Land, Divided Society is essential for students of Latin American history and politics, and for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the history of this fascinating and tumultuous country.
Author : Axel Honneth
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438407009
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book The Fragmented World of the Social written by Axel Honneth and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1995-08-23 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ina Peters
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3658193263
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (581 download)
Download or read book Cohesion and Fragmentation in Social Movements written by Ina Peters and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ina Peters analyzes how collective identities and collective action frames have contributed to the persistence and eventual fragmentation of the collective action against the Belo Monte Dam. Reconstructing the rationale of the conflict, Ina Peters addresses theoretical research gaps regarding the dynamics – particularly cohesion and fragmentation – in social movements. The study considers the influence of the regional context and the applicability of Western theories in non-Western case studies. It is based on primary data that was collected through semistructured interviews and analyzed in detail by means of a combined top-down and bottom-up procedure based on the grounded theory methodology.
Author : Thomas L. Harper
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351522337
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)
Download or read book Dialogical Planning in a Fragmented Society written by Thomas L. Harper and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The culmination of a critical study of neo-pragmatism philosophy and its application to planning, Dialogical Planning in a Fragmented Society begins with philosopher Stanley M. Stein's examination of neo-pragmatism and his thoughts on how it can be useful in the field of environmental design-specifically, how it can be applied to planning procedures and problems. Neo-pragmatism is an approach that has been, in the past, best expressed or implied in the writing of Hilary Putnam, Richard Rorty, and, in particular, Donald Davidson, John Rawls, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Thomas L. Harper furthers this tradition by providing the context for this theoretical application from his academic background in economics and management as well as his practical experience with political decision-making processes, community planning, and economic development. The result is a fresh synthesis of ideas-a new approach to thinking about planning theory and its implications for, and relationship with, practice. Philosopher Michael Walzer has asserted that "philosophy reflects and articulates the political culture of its time, and politics presents and enacts the arguments of philosophy." Similarly, the authors view planning theory as planning reflected upon in tranquility, away from the tumult of battle, and planning practice as planning theory acted out in the confusion of the trenches. Each changes the other in a dynamic way, and the authors demonstrate the intimate and inextricable link between them.
Author : Sven W. Arndt
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191589063
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Fragmentation written by Sven W. Arndt and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-02-08 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fragmentation" is a term used in this volume to describe cross-border component specialization and production-sharing. Examination of recent trade data suggests that offshore sourcing of parts and components, as well as offshore assembly, are assuming an increasing role in the world economy. The theoretical implications of this type of specialization are examined in several chapters with the aid of both Ricardian and Heckscher-Ohlin trade models. Production is first decomposed ("fragmented") into its constituent parts and activities, and then it is at this level that factor-intensities and technologies are calibrated. The implications of intra-product specialization and component trade are investigated under conditions of free, restricted, and preferential trade. The role of multinationals is explored and the importance of cross-border service-links among component activities is examined. Overall, extension of the principle of comparative advantage beyond products to the realm of parts and components is welfare-enhancing. Industries take advantage of offshore sourcing in order to reduce costs and increase competitiveness. Component specialization offers new and additional opportunities for the exploitation of scale economies. Across a broad range of conditions, it raises output and employment. Its effects on wages are spelled out. Trade between advanced, high-wage and developing low-wage countries is an obvious candidate for the two-way application of component specialization. The empirical part of the volume presents an evaluation of new data which allow the separation of trade in components and in final products. It also provides assessments of the role of component specialization in the trade of several countries and regions. In addition to their relevance for trade theorists and country specialists, the studies collected in this volume have interesting implications for the conduct of trade policy. They contradict claims that trade with low-wage countries must be welfare-reducing and they suggest new approaches to industrialization and economic development.
Author : Robert E. Denton, Jr.
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319439227
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)
Download or read book Social Fragmentation and the Decline of American Democracy written by Robert E. Denton, Jr. and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the social and political implications of what the authors identify as the decline of the social contract in America and the rise of a citizenry that has become self-centered, entitled, and independent. For nearly two decades, America has been in a “cultural war” over moral values and social issues, becoming a divided nation geographically, politically, socially, and morally. We are witnessing the decline of American Democracy, the authors argue, resulting from the erosion of the idea of the social contract. Especially since the “baby boomers,” each successive generation has emphasized personal license to the exclusion of service, social integration, and the common good. With the social contact, the larger general will becomes the means of establishing reciprocal rights and duties, privileges, and responsibilities as a basis of the state. The balkanization of America has changed the role of government from one of oversight to one of dependency, where individual freedom and responsibility are sacrificed for group equality. This book examines the conditions of this social fragmentation, and offers ideas of an American Renaissance predicated on communicative idealism.
Author : Michael Woldemariam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108534384
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Insurgent Fragmentation in the Horn of Africa written by Michael Woldemariam and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When insurgent organizations factionalize and fragment, it can profoundly shape a civil war: its intensity, outcome, and duration. In this extended treatment of this complex and important phenomenon, Michael Woldemariam examines why rebel organizations fragment through a unique historical analysis of the Horn of Africa's civil wars. Central to his view is that rebel factionalism is conditioned by battlefield developments. While fragmentation is caused by territorial gains and losses, counter-intuitively territorial stalemate tends to promote rebel cohesion and is a critical basis for cooperation in war. As a rare effort to examine these issues in the context of the Horn of Africa region, based upon extensive fieldwork, this book will interest both scholarly and non-scholarly audiences interested in insurgent groups and conflict dynamics.
