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Are Conflicts in the 21st Century Mainly Identity-based?
(Latest Thinking, 2017), 17 mins
The 20th Century has been marked by a return to ethnic and religious affiliations and identifications which continue to be in the foreground of political discourse. The rise of religious groups is represented by the media as a turbulent phenomenon, which spikes new conflicts globally. These representations of coll...
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(Latest Thinking, 2017), 17 mins
Description
The 20th Century has been marked by a return to ethnic and religious affiliations and identifications which continue to be in the foreground of political discourse. The rise of religious groups is represented by the media as a turbulent phenomenon, which spikes new conflicts globally. These representations of collective identities are politically utilized. Resource conflicts and controversies about citizenship and residence rights become more dif...
The 20th Century has been marked by a return to ethnic and religious affiliations and identifications which continue to be in the foreground of political discourse. The rise of religious groups is represented by the media as a turbulent phenomenon, which spikes new conflicts globally. These representations of collective identities are politically utilized. Resource conflicts and controversies about citizenship and residence rights become more difficult to solve, because notions of identity fuel them with generalizations and prejudice. In this video, political anthropologist GÜNTHER SCHLEE argues that collective and individual identities (i.e. which collective identity an individual opts for) are subject to change over time. The ways in which groups and individuals identify often result from a dynamic interplay between political advantages, economic opportunities and plausible identity options for personal choice. Looking at the process of identification and analyzing which factors influence it may help to improve human organization on all levels.
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Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Günther Schlee, 1951-
Person Discussed
Günther Schlee, 1951-
Topic / Theme
Religious communities, Cultural identity, Social conflict, Political theory
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Derek McDowell
interview by Sarah Allen, fl. 2018 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2020), 22 mins
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interview by Sarah Allen, fl. 2018 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2020), 22 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2018
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Interview
Author / Creator
Sarah Allen, fl. 2018
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Alexander Street
Person Discussed
Derek McDowell
Topic / Theme
Gay activism and activists, LGBT life, Women and Sexuality, Birth Control, and Health, Sexuality
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Do Constitutional Courts Use Balancing to Promote Judicial Activism?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 11 mins
In an empirical analysis of the German and the African constitutional courts and the Canadian Supreme Court, the study presented in this video examines the use of the concept of balancing. Contrary to the common understanding, NIELS PETERSEN shows that courts do not use balancing to engange in judicial activism....
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 11 mins
Description
In an empirical analysis of the German and the African constitutional courts and the Canadian Supreme Court, the study presented in this video examines the use of the concept of balancing. Contrary to the common understanding, NIELS PETERSEN shows that courts do not use balancing to engange in judicial activism. Instead, they restrain themselves and employ proportionality as an instrument of rationality review, i.e. a means for compensating poli...
In an empirical analysis of the German and the African constitutional courts and the Canadian Supreme Court, the study presented in this video examines the use of the concept of balancing. Contrary to the common understanding, NIELS PETERSEN shows that courts do not use balancing to engange in judicial activism. Instead, they restrain themselves and employ proportionality as an instrument of rationality review, i.e. a means for compensating political market failures.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Topic / Theme
Constitution, Courts, Laws and legislation, Political activism and activists, Legal system
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Eli Williams
interview by Megan Temple, fl. 2018 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2020), 47 mins
Open Access
interview by Megan Temple, fl. 2018 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2020), 47 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2018
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Interview
Author / Creator
Megan Temple, fl. 2018
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Alexander Street
Person Discussed
Eli Williams, fl. 2018
Topic / Theme
LGBT life, Gay activism and activists, Women and Sexuality, Birth Control, and Health, Sexuality
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How Are Communicative Functions of Media Control Culturally Defined?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
Media Control means uses of media in terms of political power, e.g., censorship. By the means of discourse analysis, the research presented in this video investigates the communication of authorities and asks how they communicate about media they want to censor. As STEPHAN PACKARD explains, his analysis reveals tw...
Open Access
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
Description
Media Control means uses of media in terms of political power, e.g., censorship. By the means of discourse analysis, the research presented in this video investigates the communication of authorities and asks how they communicate about media they want to censor. As STEPHAN PACKARD explains, his analysis reveals two competing questions in those discourses. One is where and with what legitimacy a line is drawn between controlled communication and c...
Media Control means uses of media in terms of political power, e.g., censorship. By the means of discourse analysis, the research presented in this video investigates the communication of authorities and asks how they communicate about media they want to censor. As STEPHAN PACKARD explains, his analysis reveals two competing questions in those discourses. One is where and with what legitimacy a line is drawn between controlled communication and controlling agency; the other is which rules are generally governing the, possibly censored, communication in question.
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Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Stephan Packard, fl. 2010
Person Discussed
Stephan Packard, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Cultural norms, Scientific method, Communication, Censorship, Mass media, Propaganda
Copyright Message
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How Can German Constitutional Law Promote the Inclusion of Migrants?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 11 mins
Through immigration, our society is becoming more diverse. However, the integration and inclusion of migrants is often difficult. ANUSCHEH FARAHAT is interested in the question of how this inclusion can be promoted through the means of law. In particular, she focuses on the structural obstacles migrants face when...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 11 mins
Description
Through immigration, our society is becoming more diverse. However, the integration and inclusion of migrants is often difficult. ANUSCHEH FARAHAT is interested in the question of how this inclusion can be promoted through the means of law. In particular, she focuses on the structural obstacles migrants face when attempting to participate in society, such as when entering the job market or higher education. As she explains in this video, she, the...
Through immigration, our society is becoming more diverse. However, the integration and inclusion of migrants is often difficult. ANUSCHEH FARAHAT is interested in the question of how this inclusion can be promoted through the means of law. In particular, she focuses on the structural obstacles migrants face when attempting to participate in society, such as when entering the job market or higher education. As she explains in this video, she, therefore, examines how the constitutional law in Germany can be used to combat structural inequalities. Establishing a definition of inclusion as an interactive process involving multiple actors, not only the migrants, she has found that the German constitution already provides a tool to implement such an interactive form of integration: the principle of equality. Of course, the law can only achieve integration to a certain extent as it is also dependent on the participation of the public.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Anuscheh Farahat, fl. 2006
Person Discussed
Anuscheh Farahat, fl. 2006
Topic / Theme
Government policy, Legal system, Migrant life, Equality, Immigration laws
Copyright Message
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How Can Parliaments Optimally Organize Voting Procedures?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2019), 7 mins
Parliaments and parliamentary committees can resolve binary decisions by simple majority voting. In this video, BENNY MOLDOVANU considers the impact of voting procedures on more complex decisions, analyzing factors including the order and sequencing of votes. Modeling the games that specific voting procedures indu...
Open Access
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2019), 7 mins
Description
Parliaments and parliamentary committees can resolve binary decisions by simple majority voting. In this video, BENNY MOLDOVANU considers the impact of voting procedures on more complex decisions, analyzing factors including the order and sequencing of votes. Modeling the games that specific voting procedures induce, the work also compares the theoretical outcomes to what actually happens in parliamentary practice. Identifying procedures that ena...
Parliaments and parliamentary committees can resolve binary decisions by simple majority voting. In this video, BENNY MOLDOVANU considers the impact of voting procedures on more complex decisions, analyzing factors including the order and sequencing of votes. Modeling the games that specific voting procedures induce, the work also compares the theoretical outcomes to what actually happens in parliamentary practice. Identifying procedures that enable parliamentarians to vote sincerely, the research is highly relevant to existing legislative bodies as well as to those in new democracies.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Benny Moldovanu, 1962-
Person Discussed
Benny Moldovanu, 1962-
Topic / Theme
Government models, State and provincial government, Legislatures, Voting, Electoral reform
Copyright Message
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How Does India Achieve Change in Its Policies?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 9 mins
India has been known to be a state that never changes. Since the 1980s, and especially after the 1990s, however, India’s growth trajectory has begun to evolve and change from its static status quo. RAHUL MUKHERJI has investigated the reasons for this change, as he explains in this video. For this, he looked at h...
Open Access
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 9 mins
Description
India has been known to be a state that never changes. Since the 1980s, and especially after the 1990s, however, India’s growth trajectory has begun to evolve and change from its static status quo. RAHUL MUKHERJI has investigated the reasons for this change, as he explains in this video. For this, he looked at historical processes and compared processes that have achieved successful change to processes that have failed to achieve change. He fou...
India has been known to be a state that never changes. Since the 1980s, and especially after the 1990s, however, India’s growth trajectory has begun to evolve and change from its static status quo. RAHUL MUKHERJI has investigated the reasons for this change, as he explains in this video. For this, he looked at historical processes and compared processes that have achieved successful change to processes that have failed to achieve change. He found that India performs despite its slow developments in policies because they gradually achieve a consensus among political and social actors. Once this critical mass of ideas has been reached, changes in policies occur, for instance in the area of welfare policies, such as the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Rahul Mukherji, fl. 1999
Person Discussed
Rahul Mukherji, fl. 1999
Topic / Theme
Social reforms, Political reforms, Economic development, Government models, Government policy, Indians (Asian)
Copyright Message
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How Has the Issue of Gender Been Negotiated in Tunisia’s Recent History?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 11 mins
Since Tunisia’s independence in 1956, the country has had a unique approach to the issue of gender compared to other Arabic countries as it pushed a public discourse on modernization and women’s rights. In this video, STEFFI HOBUß describes the approach of her researcher group to analyze how the issue of gend...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 11 mins
Description
Since Tunisia’s independence in 1956, the country has had a unique approach to the issue of gender compared to other Arabic countries as it pushed a public discourse on modernization and women’s rights. In this video, STEFFI HOBUß describes the approach of her researcher group to analyze how the issue of gender has been negotiated in Tunisia and how this has influenced Tunisia’s cultural memory ever since. By combining the philosophical id...
Since Tunisia’s independence in 1956, the country has had a unique approach to the issue of gender compared to other Arabic countries as it pushed a public discourse on modernization and women’s rights. In this video, STEFFI HOBUß describes the approach of her researcher group to analyze how the issue of gender has been negotiated in Tunisia and how this has influenced Tunisia’s cultural memory ever since. By combining the philosophical idea of the resignification of concepts with an empirical approach, the team found that on the one hand, there were real improvements for women but on the other hand, the state instrumentalized and almost entirely dominated the discourse on women’s rights in order to present as a modern state what was effectively a dictatorship. This has strong implications for today’s Tunisia because any ideas and policies of modernization or feminism carry dictatorial connotations.
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Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Topic / Theme
Gender discrimination, Women's rights, Feminism
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How Is Nostalgia Felt in Post-Socialist Hungary?
(Hamburg, Hamburg State: Latest Thinking, 2017), 13 mins
Due to the current dire economic situation in Hungary many feel nostalgic about a time in their nation’s history when jobs were more secure. Young Hungarians, despite being highly qualified, have trouble finding work in their home country as well as in Europe. This led to high votes for the nationalist parties i...
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(Hamburg, Hamburg State: Latest Thinking, 2017), 13 mins
Description
Due to the current dire economic situation in Hungary many feel nostalgic about a time in their nation’s history when jobs were more secure. Young Hungarians, despite being highly qualified, have trouble finding work in their home country as well as in Europe. This led to high votes for the nationalist parties in the elections of 2014, who promise a return to the time of the great Austro-Hungarian Empire. This phenomenon can be observed specifi...
Due to the current dire economic situation in Hungary many feel nostalgic about a time in their nation’s history when jobs were more secure. Young Hungarians, despite being highly qualified, have trouble finding work in their home country as well as in Europe. This led to high votes for the nationalist parties in the elections of 2014, who promise a return to the time of the great Austro-Hungarian Empire. This phenomenon can be observed specifically in the rural areas which have felt the effects of the introduction of capitalism and the opening towards the West more strongly. In this video, CHRIS HANN explains that the discipline of Social Anthropology, and the method of participant observation, allow researchers to understand exactly how and why nostalgia is felt in contemporary Hungary. It revealed that there is a difference between nostalgia in the private space of people’s homes versus in the public domain. Publicly, Hungarians are encouraged to feel nostalgia for the times of the Austro-Hungarian Empire whereas privately many do for the more recent socialist time, when especially economically deprived parts of society felt more integrated and less ostracized.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Chris Hann, 1953-
Person Discussed
Chris Hann, 1953-
Topic / Theme
Political influence, Crisis management, Elections, Socialism, Nostalgia, Austro-Hungarians
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