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prejudice, meritocracy, and class boundaries are not remotely new. However, new political concerns over inequality and the emergence of the revolutionary 2013 Savage-Bourdieu model of class stratified in layers by types of capital has seemingly sparked a minor renaissance in sociological studies, political policy, and punditry.1 Within the last five years this emphasis has started to be reflected in discourse across the political spectrum, particularly as deprivation and merit have become…

policies on an everyday basis. Many laws help to keep the nurses and their patients safe. The nurses’ involvement with politics begins the moment they begin nursing school. The very curriculum that nurses must successfully accomplish is the result of a political process in order to implement a standard for minimum education to enter the workforce. Nurses learn about community health nursing and the importance of advocating for their patients. It may be overlooked that being politically active…

way political institutions has affected bureaucratic behavior. They explained that bureaucrats go through an adaptation processes in the political environment sending and receiving multiple stimuli and stimulus. Rourke (1991) explained the level of involvement of bureaucratic role in policy development and the way administrative agencies has been impacted by changes in the political arena. Synthesis Punctuations in the Local…

III. Critical Response to Alice H. Amsden’s Thesis At the heart of Escape from Empire, Amsden explains how shifts in American policy between the First and Second American Empire were a detriment to the development of the Third World. More specifically, Amsden’s thesis is that because of American policy rigidity, the Third World could be better suited for development if it cultivates self-determined policy. It is from this dichotomy between progressively driven policies and ideologically driven…

formulation and implementation representative of all interest? Of the literature reviewed, the accepted consensus is that descriptive representation is important and generally leads to representative policy making and application. Bureaucracies are political…

countries on arguments presented throughout. 1.1 Background International business is a comprehensive term which is often utilised to describe the conduct and execution of business transactions, manufacturing, investments and the transportation of goods that take place between a varying number of different countries, transcending geographical borders and boundaries (Daniels, J et al, 2014). The term ‘international business environment’ pertains to environments or areas within which business…

In 2001, Portugal became the first European country to fully decriminalise possession of small amounts of all controlled substances - for personal use. Though there has been a large reduction in drug related deaths in the following years, statistics show that use of controlled substances has increased in a number of areas. Health actors in this policy area are very strongly tied to each stage of the policy cycle, including evaluation, and despite some successes, this policy has been evaluated as…

lenses; political economy, liberal, and globalisation approaches (Freeman: 2006, Joppke: 2000, Sassen: 2000). While institutional approaches provide the relevant…

Historically, holding a public office was something to be proud about. In recent years, there is more apathy and distaste from young people to get involved and run for political office. It does not matter at what level that office may be. It could be at the local, state or national level. As this has been the case for many years, it has in recent years become more evident. Lawless and Fox, in Running from Office, looked at this problem and made recommendations in an effort to resolve and…

not, over shadow the female politician’s formation of arguments, her opinions and policies and future visions and that, in itself is a problem. (McIntosh, 2013). It’s a problem because this is over-sexualizing and underrepresenting women in the political workplace. Erika Falk, who is the author of “Women for President: Media Bias in Nine Campaigns”, examines the campaigns and reports of every female candidate. She learned that female candidates were “subjected to quadruple the amount of…