‘Democracy Politics’ Archives
The Political Economy of Social Justice
Dr.R.Murali Head, Department of Philosophy & Centre for Philosophical Research The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai -625011. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”- Margaret Mead I Social justice refers to conceptions of justice applied to an [...]
The Role of Legal Professionals in Consolidating Ghana’s Democracy and Good-Governance
THE ROLE OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN CONSOLIDATING GHANA’S DEMOCRACY AND GOOD-GOVERNANCE Introduction To talk about Good Governance from the African perspective, we need to make reference to the Durban Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance, which mentions among other things “just, honest, transparent, [...]
The Scotsman Politics Podcast: Danny Alexander, Calman and Gaza
The Scotsman Politics Podcast: Danny Alexander, Calman and Gaza On this week's edition of The Scotsman Politics Podcast, host Lesley Riddoch is joined by Scotsman columnist George Kerevan and assistant editor Peter MacMahon. Read more on The Scotsman
Should Politics be Kept Out of Business?
Do politics and business ever meet? Of course they do, because there is a reciprocal need between the two in every democracy. Politics equals power, but it is nothing without the money it needs to realize it; any business is mainly about money, but it also demands a secure presence, which actually means consorting with power, and thus with [...]
Political Consulting
Political consulting is the business which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns, primarily in the United States. As democracy has spread around the world, American political consultants have often developed an international base of clients. Though its most important role is probably in the production of mass media [...]
Anti-graft body a win for democracy
Anti-graft body a win for democracy This is humiliating politics for John Brumby, but good policy for Victoria. Read more on Brisbane Times
Political Parties are Like Cooperative Societies
Political parties are like co-operative societies Dalip Singh Wasan, Advocate. After the invention of concept of democracy, political parties came into being or we can say the people who were politicians gave birth to this concept of democracy in the world. The politicians wanted [...]
Toronto democracy is not as sick as you think
Toronto democracy is not as sick as you think Instead of moaning about the state of city politics, voters could do something better: pay attention Read more on The Globe and Mail
Andrew Keen: Can the Internet fix politics
Andrew Keen: Can the Internet fix politics Can the Internet fix politics? The question, of course, presumes that politics is broken which, in my view, it isn't. I think that politics -... Read more on The Huffington Post
Craig Newmark: PdF: Can the Internet Fix Politics?
Craig Newmark: PdF: Can the Internet Fix Politics? I feel that the movement toward online grassroots democracy will create a more civil, effective political system. This is not in the interest of some, but countermeasures are on their way to foil the efforts of people who don't want politics fixed. Read more on The Huffington Post
