Susan Pick and Jenna Sirkin
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195383164
- eISBN:
- 9780199796854
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195383164.001.0001
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology, Health Psychology
Many international development efforts have been limited because they are elaborated as exclusively economic projects. Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen argues, however, that combating poverty requires ...
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Many international development efforts have been limited because they are elaborated as exclusively economic projects. Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen argues, however, that combating poverty requires expanding individual freedoms and capabilities, in place of bolstering only macroeconomic growth. Based on the work of IMIFAP (The Mexican Institute of Family and Population Research) in Mexico and Latin America, this book seeks to transform Sen’s philosophical approach into an operative model for sustainable development through its Framework for Enabling Empowerment (FrEE). The book offers a new, practical paradigm based in social psychology which empowers marginalized individuals to interact critically and constructively with their social, education, health and civic contexts.Less
Many international development efforts have been limited because they are elaborated as exclusively economic projects. Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen argues, however, that combating poverty requires expanding individual freedoms and capabilities, in place of bolstering only macroeconomic growth. Based on the work of IMIFAP (The Mexican Institute of Family and Population Research) in Mexico and Latin America, this book seeks to transform Sen’s philosophical approach into an operative model for sustainable development through its Framework for Enabling Empowerment (FrEE). The book offers a new, practical paradigm based in social psychology which empowers marginalized individuals to interact critically and constructively with their social, education, health and civic contexts.
Raymond Plant
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199281756
- eISBN:
- 9780191713040
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199281756.003.0014
- Subject:
- Political Science, Comparative Politics, Political Theory
This concluding chapter seeks to review the whole argument of the book to sustain the polemical claim made in the book that neo‐liberalism in fact does not possess the intellectual coherence to ...
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This concluding chapter seeks to review the whole argument of the book to sustain the polemical claim made in the book that neo‐liberalism in fact does not possess the intellectual coherence to distinguish itself clearly from Social Democracy which in the twentieth century was one of the main aims of neo‐liberals. There is a clear distinction between neo‐liberalism and libertarianism but not between neo‐liberalism and Social Democracy. This chapter seeks to underpin this claim not just be reviewing the arguments set out thus far in the book, but also by considering further points at issue, particularly for example ideas about power and the contrast which turns out to be important between power over and power to and the relationship between power and markets in these two dimensions.Less
This concluding chapter seeks to review the whole argument of the book to sustain the polemical claim made in the book that neo‐liberalism in fact does not possess the intellectual coherence to distinguish itself clearly from Social Democracy which in the twentieth century was one of the main aims of neo‐liberals. There is a clear distinction between neo‐liberalism and libertarianism but not between neo‐liberalism and Social Democracy. This chapter seeks to underpin this claim not just be reviewing the arguments set out thus far in the book, but also by considering further points at issue, particularly for example ideas about power and the contrast which turns out to be important between power over and power to and the relationship between power and markets in these two dimensions.
William H. Lawson
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781496816351
- eISBN:
- 9781496816399
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Mississippi
- DOI:
- 10.14325/mississippi/9781496816351.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, Political History
The Epilogue situates the Freedom Vote within the framework of contemporary politics and again demonstrates that the campaign is worthy of sustained analysis. The primary goal of the Freedom Vote, ...
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The Epilogue situates the Freedom Vote within the framework of contemporary politics and again demonstrates that the campaign is worthy of sustained analysis. The primary goal of the Freedom Vote, empowering citizens through the practical process of voting, is as important today as it was over fifty years ago. Voting still matters in America, and it has traction in the global political environment. The Freedom Vote, originally a mock election, is still playing a very real role in protests and politics.Less
The Epilogue situates the Freedom Vote within the framework of contemporary politics and again demonstrates that the campaign is worthy of sustained analysis. The primary goal of the Freedom Vote, empowering citizens through the practical process of voting, is as important today as it was over fifty years ago. Voting still matters in America, and it has traction in the global political environment. The Freedom Vote, originally a mock election, is still playing a very real role in protests and politics.
Susan Pick and Jenna Sirkin
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195383164
- eISBN:
- 9780199796854
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195383164.003.0010
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Psychology, Health Psychology
This chapter brings together the ideas of the book, retaking the themes of a psychological approach to development, The Framework for Enabling Empowerment, Programming for Choice, and policy, and ...
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This chapter brings together the ideas of the book, retaking the themes of a psychological approach to development, The Framework for Enabling Empowerment, Programming for Choice, and policy, and proposes a way forward. Not only economic factors but also psychological and social barriers impede optimal development, preventing enhancement of capabilities as well as full realization of individuals’ potential. With the advance of behavioral economics in recent decades, this awareness has increased. Key global political players have adopted approaches compatible with Programming for Choice. So far, these adjustments have occurred primarily at the conceptual level and less in hands-on practice, but it is only a matter of time before major development organizations begin to incorporate more concrete elements of the approach. The next step will be for governments and institutions of civil society to join in the effort to expand choice, personal agency and intrinsic empowerment.Less
This chapter brings together the ideas of the book, retaking the themes of a psychological approach to development, The Framework for Enabling Empowerment, Programming for Choice, and policy, and proposes a way forward. Not only economic factors but also psychological and social barriers impede optimal development, preventing enhancement of capabilities as well as full realization of individuals’ potential. With the advance of behavioral economics in recent decades, this awareness has increased. Key global political players have adopted approaches compatible with Programming for Choice. So far, these adjustments have occurred primarily at the conceptual level and less in hands-on practice, but it is only a matter of time before major development organizations begin to incorporate more concrete elements of the approach. The next step will be for governments and institutions of civil society to join in the effort to expand choice, personal agency and intrinsic empowerment.
Michael J. Rich and Robert P. Stoker
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801452505
- eISBN:
- 9780801470912
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801452505.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
For more than one hundred years, governments have grappled with the complex problem of how to revitalize distressed urban areas. In 1995, the original urban Empowerment Zones (Atlanta, Baltimore, ...
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For more than one hundred years, governments have grappled with the complex problem of how to revitalize distressed urban areas. In 1995, the original urban Empowerment Zones (Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia) each received a $100 million federal block grant and access to a variety of market-oriented policy tools to support the implementation of a ten-year strategic plan to increase economic opportunities and promote sustainable community development in high-poverty neighborhoods. This book confronts the puzzle of why the outcomes achieved by the original Empowerment Zones varied so widely given that each city had the same set of federal policy tools and resources and comparable neighborhood characteristics. The book's analysis shows that revitalization outcomes are best explained by the quality of local governance. Good local governance makes positive contributions to revitalization efforts, while poor local governance retards progress. While policy design and contextual factors are important, how cities craft and carry out their strategies are critical determinants of successful revitalization. The book finds that good governance is often founded on public-private cooperation, a stance that argues against both the strongest critics of neoliberalism (who see private enterprise as dangerous in principle) and the strongest opponents of liberalism (who would like to reduce the role of government).Less
For more than one hundred years, governments have grappled with the complex problem of how to revitalize distressed urban areas. In 1995, the original urban Empowerment Zones (Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Philadelphia) each received a $100 million federal block grant and access to a variety of market-oriented policy tools to support the implementation of a ten-year strategic plan to increase economic opportunities and promote sustainable community development in high-poverty neighborhoods. This book confronts the puzzle of why the outcomes achieved by the original Empowerment Zones varied so widely given that each city had the same set of federal policy tools and resources and comparable neighborhood characteristics. The book's analysis shows that revitalization outcomes are best explained by the quality of local governance. Good local governance makes positive contributions to revitalization efforts, while poor local governance retards progress. While policy design and contextual factors are important, how cities craft and carry out their strategies are critical determinants of successful revitalization. The book finds that good governance is often founded on public-private cooperation, a stance that argues against both the strongest critics of neoliberalism (who see private enterprise as dangerous in principle) and the strongest opponents of liberalism (who would like to reduce the role of government).
R. David Lankes
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780262529082
- eISBN:
- 9780262334600
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262529082.003.0009
- Subject:
- Information Science, Library Science
A short chapter arguing that librarians seek to empower the powerless and give voice to the minority.
A short chapter arguing that librarians seek to empower the powerless and give voice to the minority.
Peter Evans and Angelika Krüger
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781447305910
- eISBN:
- 9781447307754
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447305910.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations
YEPP is based on the historical movements of community development and community education. Both of these approaches are participatory and aim to empower the capacity of citizens to influence ...
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YEPP is based on the historical movements of community development and community education. Both of these approaches are participatory and aim to empower the capacity of citizens to influence directly the conditions that affect their lives. Through partnerships between the public, private and independent sectors and by operationalising YEPP's theory and concept of change, YEPP involves youth and communities in constructing their futures. The complex topic of empowerment is divided into seven domains in an empowerment matrix where change may be expected to take place at both individual and community levels. These are: personal-social; political; economic; cultural; education and training; legal and health and environment. There are 10 key non-negotiable principles that underlie the implementation of YEPP on the ground. These stress: the needs of the community and availability of resources; cross-sectoral partnerships; involvement of local stake-holders in planning, implementation and evaluation; involving young people in decision-making; integrating action with evaluation and feedback; bridging gaps between schools, youth, the community and informal education; investing in the capacities of young people; providing equal opportunities; integrating local and trans-national activities and advocating for new policies.Less
YEPP is based on the historical movements of community development and community education. Both of these approaches are participatory and aim to empower the capacity of citizens to influence directly the conditions that affect their lives. Through partnerships between the public, private and independent sectors and by operationalising YEPP's theory and concept of change, YEPP involves youth and communities in constructing their futures. The complex topic of empowerment is divided into seven domains in an empowerment matrix where change may be expected to take place at both individual and community levels. These are: personal-social; political; economic; cultural; education and training; legal and health and environment. There are 10 key non-negotiable principles that underlie the implementation of YEPP on the ground. These stress: the needs of the community and availability of resources; cross-sectoral partnerships; involvement of local stake-holders in planning, implementation and evaluation; involving young people in decision-making; integrating action with evaluation and feedback; bridging gaps between schools, youth, the community and informal education; investing in the capacities of young people; providing equal opportunities; integrating local and trans-national activities and advocating for new policies.
Jennifer F. Hamer
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520269316
- eISBN:
- 9780520950177
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520269316.003.0006
- Subject:
- Anthropology, American and Canadian Cultural Anthropology
Contrary to popular belief, many black men and women want to work and actually do. Most black men and women do the work that is hardly noticed. Joblessness, underemployment, and poverty wages have ...
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Contrary to popular belief, many black men and women want to work and actually do. Most black men and women do the work that is hardly noticed. Joblessness, underemployment, and poverty wages have been the hallmark of inner-city neighborhoods, not the suburbs. Unemployment rates in East St. Louis were strikingly high well before the high profile of massive layoffs. The East St. Louisans were clear and articulate about how their basic life circumstances affected decisions pertaining to jobs and work. East St. Louis was declared a federal Empowerment Zone in 1998. Whether low-income communities benefited on the whole from Empowerment Zone initiatives was questionable. People in East St. Louis want good jobs and the good life these are expected to bring.Less
Contrary to popular belief, many black men and women want to work and actually do. Most black men and women do the work that is hardly noticed. Joblessness, underemployment, and poverty wages have been the hallmark of inner-city neighborhoods, not the suburbs. Unemployment rates in East St. Louis were strikingly high well before the high profile of massive layoffs. The East St. Louisans were clear and articulate about how their basic life circumstances affected decisions pertaining to jobs and work. East St. Louis was declared a federal Empowerment Zone in 1998. Whether low-income communities benefited on the whole from Empowerment Zone initiatives was questionable. People in East St. Louis want good jobs and the good life these are expected to bring.
Michael B. Boston
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813034737
- eISBN:
- 9780813038193
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813034737.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, African-American History
This chapter states that the National Negro Business League (NNLB) was another forum in which Booker T. Washington espoused his entrepreneurial ideas. His statements during the Negro Farmers' ...
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This chapter states that the National Negro Business League (NNLB) was another forum in which Booker T. Washington espoused his entrepreneurial ideas. His statements during the Negro Farmers' Conference showed no consistency between his public and private articulations of his entrepreneurial ideas. The chapter analyzes the NNLB from 1900 to 1915 which demonstrates that Washington implemented and promoted his entrepreneurial philosophy as a strategy for real freedom, empowerment, and equality. His efforts made him not only a champion of African-American business development, but they also institutionalized his entrepreneurial philosophy. He hoped to use the medium of NNLB to reach the greatest number of people possible. The chapter also highlights the history of NNLB.Less
This chapter states that the National Negro Business League (NNLB) was another forum in which Booker T. Washington espoused his entrepreneurial ideas. His statements during the Negro Farmers' Conference showed no consistency between his public and private articulations of his entrepreneurial ideas. The chapter analyzes the NNLB from 1900 to 1915 which demonstrates that Washington implemented and promoted his entrepreneurial philosophy as a strategy for real freedom, empowerment, and equality. His efforts made him not only a champion of African-American business development, but they also institutionalized his entrepreneurial philosophy. He hoped to use the medium of NNLB to reach the greatest number of people possible. The chapter also highlights the history of NNLB.
Adebusuyi Isaac Adeniran
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- May 2018
- ISBN:
- 9781447335702
- eISBN:
- 9781447335740
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781447335702.003.0011
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, Development, Growth, and Environmental
This chapter examines the impact of the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS), a socio-economic framework for enabling sustainable human development in Nigeria, and how it ...
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This chapter examines the impact of the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS), a socio-economic framework for enabling sustainable human development in Nigeria, and how it incorporates the basic targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into government policy at both the national and grassroots levels. The chapter draws on the results of a study that was conducted to assess the specific impacts of the NEEDS policy in the process of improving the condition of existence in Nigeria by promoting socio-economic inclusivity. It considers the achievements of the NEEDS, the impediments that have constrained its functioning, and the lessons that have been or could be learnt from related achievements and failures of past development policies in Nigeria. It also offers some recommendations to make the NEEDS more effective in addressing the challenges and threats posed by poverty and other social incongruence in Nigeria.Less
This chapter examines the impact of the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS), a socio-economic framework for enabling sustainable human development in Nigeria, and how it incorporates the basic targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into government policy at both the national and grassroots levels. The chapter draws on the results of a study that was conducted to assess the specific impacts of the NEEDS policy in the process of improving the condition of existence in Nigeria by promoting socio-economic inclusivity. It considers the achievements of the NEEDS, the impediments that have constrained its functioning, and the lessons that have been or could be learnt from related achievements and failures of past development policies in Nigeria. It also offers some recommendations to make the NEEDS more effective in addressing the challenges and threats posed by poverty and other social incongruence in Nigeria.
Michael J. Rich and Robert P. Stoker
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801452505
- eISBN:
- 9780801470912
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801452505.003.0007
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter describes the advantages that Atlanta gained by competing for Empowerment Zones (EZ) designation. These included extensive experience with federal urban programs and a high profile ...
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This chapter describes the advantages that Atlanta gained by competing for Empowerment Zones (EZ) designation. These included extensive experience with federal urban programs and a high profile antipoverty initiative. Atlanta's EZ designation Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistant secretary Andrew Cuomo called Atlanta “the Michael Johnson of Empowerment Zones,” a reference to the American sprinter who won gold medals. However, when its EZ activities had expired, Atlanta returned $29 million in unspent EZ funds to the federal government. The remainder of the chapter attributes Atlanta's poor EZ performance to the weaknesses and deficiencies of its local governance.Less
This chapter describes the advantages that Atlanta gained by competing for Empowerment Zones (EZ) designation. These included extensive experience with federal urban programs and a high profile antipoverty initiative. Atlanta's EZ designation Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistant secretary Andrew Cuomo called Atlanta “the Michael Johnson of Empowerment Zones,” a reference to the American sprinter who won gold medals. However, when its EZ activities had expired, Atlanta returned $29 million in unspent EZ funds to the federal government. The remainder of the chapter attributes Atlanta's poor EZ performance to the weaknesses and deficiencies of its local governance.
Michael J. Rich and Robert P. Stoker
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801452505
- eISBN:
- 9780801470912
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801452505.003.0010
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This concluding chapter argues that the quality of local governance distinguishes the performance of the revitalization initiatives undertaken in the original urban Empowerment Zones (EZs). Zone ...
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This concluding chapter argues that the quality of local governance distinguishes the performance of the revitalization initiatives undertaken in the original urban Empowerment Zones (EZs). Zone neighborhoods attained better outcomes than their matched-pair counterparts where good governance was consistently practiced over the course of the initiative. Although the literature evaluating the EZ initiative has separated questions about local governance from questions about local outcomes, the study of this book has added to these concerns. The best cited EZs were effective democracies that included a broad group of stakeholders—including zone residents and community-based organizations—in the policymaking process, while still accomplishing the tasks of revitalization.Less
This concluding chapter argues that the quality of local governance distinguishes the performance of the revitalization initiatives undertaken in the original urban Empowerment Zones (EZs). Zone neighborhoods attained better outcomes than their matched-pair counterparts where good governance was consistently practiced over the course of the initiative. Although the literature evaluating the EZ initiative has separated questions about local governance from questions about local outcomes, the study of this book has added to these concerns. The best cited EZs were effective democracies that included a broad group of stakeholders—including zone residents and community-based organizations—in the policymaking process, while still accomplishing the tasks of revitalization.
Grietjie Verhoef
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- December 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780198817758
- eISBN:
- 9780191859199
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198817758.003.0004
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Business History, Political Economy
Growing divisions along political lines, and personal differences in management on different levels of Sanlam operations, landed the life office to engage in more non-life investment restructuring ...
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Growing divisions along political lines, and personal differences in management on different levels of Sanlam operations, landed the life office to engage in more non-life investment restructuring than actual insurance business. Sanlam addressed complex inter-personal Afrikaner business contestation, causing negative publicity to the company. Building down its strategic investments began in 1985 and was almost completed by 1996. Unexpected management changes and seriously underperforming strategic investments curtailed the life office’s market position. The transformation of Sanlam in response to the domestic political changes, and re-entry into the international markets, led to organizational, managerial, and business adjustments. Strategic refocusing followed, but diversification into financial services remained compromised by illiquidity. Sanlam did the first Black Economic Empowerment transaction and commenced a capital building process with the aim of a fundamental functional overhaul, following the international trend to demutualize.Less
Growing divisions along political lines, and personal differences in management on different levels of Sanlam operations, landed the life office to engage in more non-life investment restructuring than actual insurance business. Sanlam addressed complex inter-personal Afrikaner business contestation, causing negative publicity to the company. Building down its strategic investments began in 1985 and was almost completed by 1996. Unexpected management changes and seriously underperforming strategic investments curtailed the life office’s market position. The transformation of Sanlam in response to the domestic political changes, and re-entry into the international markets, led to organizational, managerial, and business adjustments. Strategic refocusing followed, but diversification into financial services remained compromised by illiquidity. Sanlam did the first Black Economic Empowerment transaction and commenced a capital building process with the aim of a fundamental functional overhaul, following the international trend to demutualize.
Julie E. Cooper
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226081298
- eISBN:
- 9780226081328
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226081328.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Political Theory
Genealogies of secularity have long depicted the secular project as one of self-deification – humans attack God’s authority only to usurp God’s place. Against these narratives, this book demonstrates ...
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Genealogies of secularity have long depicted the secular project as one of self-deification – humans attack God’s authority only to usurp God’s place. Against these narratives, this book demonstrates that secularization is not tantamount to self-deification. The secular project is a project of human empowerment. Yet scholars have misunderstood the sources from which secular empowerment derives, and the kinds of strength to which it aspires. Thomas Hobbes, Baruch Spinoza, and Jean-Jacques understand that, if humans want to rule themselves, they must acknowledge their limitations. Thus, these theorists chasten human pretension to enhance human power. To craft this alternative portrait of secular subjectivity, the book reconstructs the tradition of the non-Augustinian critique of pride, offering a detailed analysis of the place of modesty and humility, pride and self-love, in early modern philosophy. Challenging the familiar equation of the secular subject with the sovereign subject, this book helps to reframe contemporary debates about secularism, religion, and politics.Less
Genealogies of secularity have long depicted the secular project as one of self-deification – humans attack God’s authority only to usurp God’s place. Against these narratives, this book demonstrates that secularization is not tantamount to self-deification. The secular project is a project of human empowerment. Yet scholars have misunderstood the sources from which secular empowerment derives, and the kinds of strength to which it aspires. Thomas Hobbes, Baruch Spinoza, and Jean-Jacques understand that, if humans want to rule themselves, they must acknowledge their limitations. Thus, these theorists chasten human pretension to enhance human power. To craft this alternative portrait of secular subjectivity, the book reconstructs the tradition of the non-Augustinian critique of pride, offering a detailed analysis of the place of modesty and humility, pride and self-love, in early modern philosophy. Challenging the familiar equation of the secular subject with the sovereign subject, this book helps to reframe contemporary debates about secularism, religion, and politics.
Melissa Deckman
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9781479837137
- eISBN:
- 9781479833870
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479837137.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, American Politics
This chapter examines Tea Party women’s attitudes about the size and scope of government and why such programs are bad for women. This chapter also considers whether Tea Party women in the mass ...
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This chapter examines Tea Party women’s attitudes about the size and scope of government and why such programs are bad for women. This chapter also considers whether Tea Party women in the mass public share such views with Tea Party women leaders and compare their attitudes with other American women. While Tea Party women nationally are very conservative, they disagree with movement leaders about paid leave.Less
This chapter examines Tea Party women’s attitudes about the size and scope of government and why such programs are bad for women. This chapter also considers whether Tea Party women in the mass public share such views with Tea Party women leaders and compare their attitudes with other American women. While Tea Party women nationally are very conservative, they disagree with movement leaders about paid leave.
Jade S. Sasser
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781479873432
- eISBN:
- 9781479860142
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479873432.003.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, Environmental Politics
The Introduction lays the groundwork for thinking through the connections between population growth, climate change, and advocacy in the 21st century. It explores the construction of an idealized ...
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The Introduction lays the groundwork for thinking through the connections between population growth, climate change, and advocacy in the 21st century. It explores the construction of an idealized development subject that I refer to as the sexual steward: a woman who engages in reproductive self management as a form of embodied environmental responsibility. Tracing through the literatures in political ecology, women and gender in development, and international development, the chapter grounds sexual stewardship in longstanding Malthusian narratives, and argues that the redeployment of these narratives threatens to restrict the possibilities of justice-based advocacy today.Less
The Introduction lays the groundwork for thinking through the connections between population growth, climate change, and advocacy in the 21st century. It explores the construction of an idealized development subject that I refer to as the sexual steward: a woman who engages in reproductive self management as a form of embodied environmental responsibility. Tracing through the literatures in political ecology, women and gender in development, and international development, the chapter grounds sexual stewardship in longstanding Malthusian narratives, and argues that the redeployment of these narratives threatens to restrict the possibilities of justice-based advocacy today.
Dave Beck and Rod Purcell
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9781847429773
- eISBN:
- 9781447310884
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781847429773.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations
We live in changing and challenging times. After the financial crash, the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement many people are looking for social alternatives based on vibrant and powerful ...
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We live in changing and challenging times. After the financial crash, the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement many people are looking for social alternatives based on vibrant and powerful communities. For over 50 years community organising has offered a realistic way forward for improving people's lives. This book is the first to explore the diverse history of community organising, telling stories of how it developed, its successes and failures, and the lessons that can be applied today. It analyses contemporary examples of practice from the USA, UK, India, South Africa, Cambodia and Australia against both wider theoretical frameworks and their ability to contribute to sustainable social change. This book will be useful for a wide range of practitioners, students and researchers engaged in the struggle to develop new ways of building communities.Less
We live in changing and challenging times. After the financial crash, the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement many people are looking for social alternatives based on vibrant and powerful communities. For over 50 years community organising has offered a realistic way forward for improving people's lives. This book is the first to explore the diverse history of community organising, telling stories of how it developed, its successes and failures, and the lessons that can be applied today. It analyses contemporary examples of practice from the USA, UK, India, South Africa, Cambodia and Australia against both wider theoretical frameworks and their ability to contribute to sustainable social change. This book will be useful for a wide range of practitioners, students and researchers engaged in the struggle to develop new ways of building communities.
Marianne E. Krasny and Keith G. Tidball
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780262028653
- eISBN:
- 9780262327169
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262028653.003.0007
- Subject:
- Environmental Science, Environmental Studies
Hundreds of studies have documented the benefits of being able to see nature, and to take or walk or otherwise be in nature, on human health and well-being. These benefits may be physical, like ...
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Hundreds of studies have documented the benefits of being able to see nature, and to take or walk or otherwise be in nature, on human health and well-being. These benefits may be physical, like reducing stress and recovery times in hospitals, cognitive like increasing concentration and the ability to do well on problem-solving tests, and social interactions as when trees in cities provide a place for people to gather, share stories, create social bonds and even reduce crime rates. A handful of studies have also documented the impact of actively stewarding nature on well-being, including enabling older adults to feel as if they are leaving a legacy for their children and grandchildren and for the environment. Other stewardship outcomes include feelings of accomplishment or self-efficacy and of empowerment. Because civic ecology practices involve both being in nature and actively stewarding nature, we can expect significant health and well-being outcomes for civic ecology stewards.Less
Hundreds of studies have documented the benefits of being able to see nature, and to take or walk or otherwise be in nature, on human health and well-being. These benefits may be physical, like reducing stress and recovery times in hospitals, cognitive like increasing concentration and the ability to do well on problem-solving tests, and social interactions as when trees in cities provide a place for people to gather, share stories, create social bonds and even reduce crime rates. A handful of studies have also documented the impact of actively stewarding nature on well-being, including enabling older adults to feel as if they are leaving a legacy for their children and grandchildren and for the environment. Other stewardship outcomes include feelings of accomplishment or self-efficacy and of empowerment. Because civic ecology practices involve both being in nature and actively stewarding nature, we can expect significant health and well-being outcomes for civic ecology stewards.
Manduhai Buyandelger
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226086552
- eISBN:
- 9780226013091
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226013091.003.0006
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Asian Cultural Anthropology
Chapter 5 concerns the dilemmas that female shamans face in their quest for power. By exploring the rise and fall of Chimeg, a female shaman, the chapter unpacks the discrepancy between egalitarian ...
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Chapter 5 concerns the dilemmas that female shamans face in their quest for power. By exploring the rise and fall of Chimeg, a female shaman, the chapter unpacks the discrepancy between egalitarian rules and hierarchical practice and asks why female shamans’ skills as shamanic practitioners do not translate into political and material empowerment. The author explores how multiple gender systems in domestic, local, national, and state contexts impede female shamans’ ascent to power both during socialism and a market economy. Female shamans are betwixt and between: they need to be married and maintain households in order to fit the moral standards of womanhood, but their marriages and homes become obstacles to their advancement. If female shamans leave their households in order to pursue their shamanic practices, their lack of kinship and household support also impede their empowerment. They encounter a glass ceiling in either case, and so many tend to resort to unconventional sexual unions and creative strategies to maintain their audiences. Most broadly, the author argues that shamanism might give women a temporary escape from the tyranny of household patriarchy, but at the price of making them victims of patriarchy in the public sphere.Less
Chapter 5 concerns the dilemmas that female shamans face in their quest for power. By exploring the rise and fall of Chimeg, a female shaman, the chapter unpacks the discrepancy between egalitarian rules and hierarchical practice and asks why female shamans’ skills as shamanic practitioners do not translate into political and material empowerment. The author explores how multiple gender systems in domestic, local, national, and state contexts impede female shamans’ ascent to power both during socialism and a market economy. Female shamans are betwixt and between: they need to be married and maintain households in order to fit the moral standards of womanhood, but their marriages and homes become obstacles to their advancement. If female shamans leave their households in order to pursue their shamanic practices, their lack of kinship and household support also impede their empowerment. They encounter a glass ceiling in either case, and so many tend to resort to unconventional sexual unions and creative strategies to maintain their audiences. Most broadly, the author argues that shamanism might give women a temporary escape from the tyranny of household patriarchy, but at the price of making them victims of patriarchy in the public sphere.
Alex Mold
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780719095313
- eISBN:
- 9781781708606
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719095313.003.0006
- Subject:
- Sociology, Comparative and Historical Sociology
This chapter analyses the different kinds of information generated by patient-consumer groups and the uses to which they were put. The first section of this chapter considers the purpose and meaning ...
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This chapter analyses the different kinds of information generated by patient-consumer groups and the uses to which they were put. The first section of this chapter considers the purpose and meaning of information for patient-consumer organisations during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The second section of this chapter goes on to look at the activities of patient-consumer organisations both in terms of facilitating access to existing sources of information and in generating new kinds of information. The final section of this chapter assesses the long-running campaign by patient-consumer groups and others to introduce legislation that would allow patients to see their medical records. This chapter suggests that through their information-related activities, patient-consumer organisations were aiming to do more than create a ‘super-patient’ akin to the ‘super-shopper’: they wanted to promote collective as well as individual empowerment by helping patient-consumers as a whole to become better informed.Less
This chapter analyses the different kinds of information generated by patient-consumer groups and the uses to which they were put. The first section of this chapter considers the purpose and meaning of information for patient-consumer organisations during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The second section of this chapter goes on to look at the activities of patient-consumer organisations both in terms of facilitating access to existing sources of information and in generating new kinds of information. The final section of this chapter assesses the long-running campaign by patient-consumer groups and others to introduce legislation that would allow patients to see their medical records. This chapter suggests that through their information-related activities, patient-consumer organisations were aiming to do more than create a ‘super-patient’ akin to the ‘super-shopper’: they wanted to promote collective as well as individual empowerment by helping patient-consumers as a whole to become better informed.
