Political science

In addition, the “chain of explanation” is a model that was created to characterize a technique used in the studies of political ecology by Blaikie and Brookfield (EVSP620, 2016). An example of a conceptual framework that exemplifies a link between ecological changes and political-economic forces are displayed in Figure I (Scoones, 1998). Figure I displays the relationship between livelihood, organizations/institutions, and sustainability. The model is used to derive five types of analyses. The…

In the United States the political process in terms of urban planning policy can vary greatly between places and types of policies. Between the federal, state, and local governments, different actions are taken to push policies, sometime this includes public participation and sometimes it does not. It is also important to recognize that planning policies are also intertwined, meaning an environmental planning policy will likely shape the formation of a transportation or housing planning policy.…

The group BUGA UP is an example of the first type of group (Hawker 2015: 2-6), who were very noticeable and arguably influential for a while, but whom have now disappeared. While The Greens political party is perhaps an example of the latter type of group, starting as a protest movement and now a growing political party of some influence in Australian governments (The Greens 2016). Generally focussing on only a single issue, such groups are generally expressive in nature (Hawker 2015: 12-14) and…

Structural dependence on cash transfers could be linked to the ‘much faster electoral returns are more obvious than visible structural reforms’, such as those in health and education (Hall, 2012: 37). Furthermore, welfare dependence could deplete the political appeal of the program over time. Path dependence is a policy contradiction (Fine: 2012). Structural dependence on welfare could have a number of impacts on the politics of social policy, as there is…

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…

globally. This doesn’t just mean physical and tangible assets or things that can be seen or held but additionally and crucially in fact, it can be the unseen or untouchable, for example the political environment.…