... conclusions Douglass would come to in the philosophical and policy debates of today, we can say something about how the spirit of his thought might shape the lens through which we view contemporary political questions. Fundamentally, he directs us to think about the ways in which the liberal goal of securing...

... concentration and pluralism; while the second deals with the arguments involved in recent debates on the role of public service media in the new digital landscape. The chapter generally identifies the key arguments communicated in media policy debates; analyzes which expressions of media pluralism have become...

...This book as a whole studies the political rationalities associated with the different uses of media pluralism in recent media policy debates, especially within the European Union. The first part focused on different theories of democracy and the public space, as well as their implications...

...This chapter discusses the controversy generated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's decision to extend reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in higher education. It looks at two issues that have dominated Indian policy debates with regards to reservations for OBCs...

...This chapter presents case studies of eight key policy debates in Brazil undertaken during the term of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso from 1995 to 2002 that indicate the frequent recourse to the federal courts during a period of intense reform. The findings provide important insights...

... the women of the Democratic Party build public support for the bill and how they aggressively pursue its legislation. The chapter also discusses the ways in which the Senate deals with policy debates concerning women’s rights. Finally, the chapter explores senators’ actions concerning the issue of abortion...

... that accords with its real power, with its organizational ingenuity rather than its nostalgia for lost community. Having developed that conception of federalism, it then explores its implications for legal and policy debates. Moreover, it argues that in the contemporary United States, rights are often best...

... ideas in the national contexts of Germany, Britain, and the United States since the twentieth century, addressing the following questions: What are neo-liberalism's intellectual origins? What influence did neo-liberalism have on public policy debates? What are neo-liberalism's core concepts, and how...

...This article outlines the main concepts associated with urban segmentation and enclave formation. It examines the ways enclaves, segregation, and polarization have been, and continue to be, major concerns in current policy debates in the United States and other nations. The article also discusses...

... democratic government, the chapter describes complex contracts that are difficult to understand, poorly negotiated “public–private partnership” deals, and contracts that provide incentives to deny public services. With huge amounts of money at stake, privateers are increasingly weighing in on policy debates...

...This chapter highlights the economic policy debates about the appreciation of the yen which occurred during the author's five-year tenure as governor of the Bank of Japan. The term sixfold suffering (rokujuku in Japanese) entered the popular vocabulary around 2010. It was a cliché...

... diversity cultures policy debates This chapter both continues and deepens the conversation initiated in Chapter Two . Its purpose is to address a series of methodological and ethical issues that emerge from the study of religion, values and welfare using a case study approach. A selection...

... within a given country context, region, or city. It also brings together up-to-date and accessible information and analysis in an effort to raise the profile and understanding of reference budget research. The chapter places minimum income standards at the heart of global social policy debates that focus...

...Identifies some general themes that typically figure in particular policy debates in the USA and the European Union. It first traces, in the broadest possible outlines, the historical rhythm of centralization and decentralization in the USA and the EU, and then offers a few observations, for each...

...The reports that journalists offer are not called “stories” by accident. This chapter analyzes a series of cases, in wars, electoral campaigns, and policy debates, in which dramatic stories framed coverage and overwhelmed the facts. As a result, inaccuracies passed into news and the public was left...

... citizens are now seen as a necessary supplement to government intervention. But despite the ubiquity of the idea of volunteerism in public policy debates, analysis of its role in American governance has been fragmented. Bringing together a diverse set of disciplinary approaches, this book is a thorough...

... new to economics get a lot of help along the way in understanding its concepts and methods. Economics lives though its relevance to real world problems, and here the problem of global poverty is both the central focus and a vehicle for learning, to help assure well infomed future policy debates...

...This chapter focuses on British rule and the notion of Omani marriage in colonial Zanzibar. It explores policy debates in Zanzibar that revolve around marriage registration and descent categories. British officials attempted to garner approval from select Arab elite members in Zanzibar or to adjust...

...This chapter examines rationing and priority setting in the health care sector. It investigates why rationing is no longer much discussed in contemporary health policy debates, while it was on every policy maker's lips just a decade ago. It explores how the issues of rationing and priority setting...

...This concluding chapter looks at the decline of foreign policy debates, and the collapse of South Vietnam. By 1975, much of America had grown tired of foreign policy debates and many entities lost interest in global issues. Indeed, Christian sources that had previously contained numerous...