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Journalism in Democracies During Times of War: Examining the Role of Indian and US Media
Sharma, Aradhana - eSocialSciences - 2012
This paper examines the larger issue of how a ‘free’ media performs during times of war with particular reference to US and India using case studies. It focuses on ‘national security’ becoming a major pivot around which the media discourse is shaped. How the media...
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Federal Budget of Pakistan-2011-12
eSocialSciences; Minister of Finance Pakistan - 2012
BUDGET SPEECH 2011-2012 by DR. ABDUL HAFEEZ SHAIKH, Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Planning & Development.
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Democratic Citizenship: From Proportionality to a Continuum Approach to Political Participation
Roy, Anupama - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper is an attempt to explore the meaning and significance of political participation within (a) the conceptual … framework of democratic citizenship and (b) debates surrounding representative democracy. It consists of three parts; the first … examines the idea of representative democracy and the manner in which democratic politics may be sought to be crafted as a …
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Rectifying the Anti-politics of Citizen Participation
Masaki, Katsuhiko - eSocialSciences - 2009
Can ‘participatory’ approaches to development constitute a viable strategy for promoting citizenship? This paper addresses this question by scrutinising the equivocal reaction of a peasant community in Nepal to the unfolding of one such project, which supposedly reflected their...
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Nepal: Elusive Democracy and Uncertain Political System
Baral, Lok Raj - eSocialSciences - 2012
Persistence and breakdowns of democracy are the dominant features of Nepali politics.Democracy continues to be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133112
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Social Fragmentation, Public Goods and Elections: Evidence from China
Miquel, Gerard Padro-i-; Qian, Nancy; Yao, Yang - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which religious fractionalization is taken as a proxy. [BREAD Working No. 366]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/366.pdf].
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The Sexual Harrasment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012
Labour, Ministry of; Employment MoL&E - eSocialSciences - 2012
The Lok Sabha (the Lower House of the Parliament) has, on 3 September 2012, passed the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012. The Bill now remains to be passed by the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament) and notified by the government,...
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Gender Planning, Budgeting and Auditing
Vijayan, Aleyamma; J, Daya; S, Jayasree; S, Chandrika C; … - eSocialSciences - 2008
their needs and with their participation, to find possible solutions and move towards action. This manual details the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487670
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EC Controversy: What are the Issues? EC Controversy: What Are the Issues
Iyer, Ramaswamy R. - eSocialSciences - 2009
A comprehensive and logically rigorous analysis of the issues raised by the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner N.Gopalaswami for the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, the President’s rejection and the developments that followed.
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Does Timing of Elections Instigate Riots? A Subnational Study of 16 Indian States, 1958-2004
Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya - eSocialSciences - 2009
Whether timing of the elections leads to riots or not within India. In other words, does timing of elections instigate riots? Using time series crosssectional data for 16 major Indian states for the period 1958 – 2004, it is found that scheduled elections are associated with increase in riots
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