Universalism

The best practice To begin with, the best practice assumed that there is a best bundle of human resource (HR) policies and practices that will help organisations in achieving goals which universally fit for any organisations across industries and countries (Armstrong, 2011: 33). The definition brings out the limitations on the best practice. Firstly, there are numerous sets of best HR bundle of practices, for example Pfeffer (1998) suggested a bundle of practices to generate profit by putting…

When John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice emerged into the realm of political philosophy in 1971, it not only breathed life into modern-day liberalism but it also inspired the rise of sharp criticism, as philosophy often is wont to do, from different political morals. Included in that mo-saic of contrasting views is modern-day communitarianism. Drawing primarily upon the insights from renowned philosophers Aristotle and Hegel, communitarians place a greater emphasis on the role of the community in…

Under neo-liberalism the welfare state is marginal, consisting of welfare benefits, which are often stigmatized (Cavadino & Dignan, 2006). In Sweden social policy was motivated by a trade union movement focused on ‘universalism’. The state promotes employment, and the funding of welfare as well as an active labour market programme to lessen the effects of deindustrialization and economic changes. This is very different to America and to New Zealand as in a neo-liberal…

requirement of relativization in social identification this is known as universalization of particularism; while the social- political frameworks that result as an impact of premier league football is known as particularization of universalization of universalism. The nostalgic construction discoursed within football reflects greatly particular global responses especially to the social changes (Bogusz, et al,…

Since the French and Indian War had just happened, Britain was in a lot of debt, so they decided to exploit the American Colonies so they could create greater revenue to pay off the debt and regain economic stability. The debt was so huge that it made the British government fall apart, thus it lead to conflicts that ultimately caused the Revolutionary war (Kindig, 1995). The British government decided to impose a series of taxes or navigation acts on the colonists to pay off the debt (Radojini;…

inadequately implemented. So, the implementation of human rights should be universal and non-selective. For more clarity, I will give a concrete example to show how a cultural relativist would implement a certain human right differently from a Universalism. Women could be a good example as they suffer of many serious problems in that violent practices can be justified in the name of traditions. For example, Female genital mutilation is one of the well-known practices, which can be justified as…

ntroduction A Chinese American immigrant murdered his wife when he learned her infidelity on him. But he was only sentenced to 5-year probation considering traditional Chinese culture allows men to take out anger on their wives if they were shamed. An Afghani father was charged with child abuse in the U.S when he kissed his infant son’s penis in public though it is a normal way to show affection to children in his home country. (Sikora 1-3) When…

1.1 Why Postcolonialism? It is difficult to say what postcolonialism exactly is. There is no ‘tradition’ per se as there is a philosophical tradition for deconstruction or psychoanalytical theory. In anti-colonial movements and postmodern critique of colonialism as a project of modernity one can find ideas that preceded postcolonial theory. The most important feature of postcolonialism is a shift in the dominant ways in which relations between Western and non-Western people and their worlds were…

Population Demographics Indonesia is a series of volcanic islands situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans, with a population of 253 million people it is the largest country in Southeast Asia. Their most prominent religion is Islam, with 87% of its population practicing Muslims they are the most populous Muslim-majority country in the world (Dolven). Indonesia has great strength in international trade because the country has access to main sea lines. This accounts for the wide variety…