Leading schools spiritually: Some speculative insights into Arab societies

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Izhar Oplatka ◽  
Tahani Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Leading Schools ◽  
Arab Societies

scholarly journals EGYPTIAN COMICS AND THE CHALLENGE TO PATRIARCHAL AUTHORITARIANISM

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Høigilt
Keyword(s):  
Arab World ◽  
Political Cartoons ◽  
Gender Dynamics ◽  
Art Forms ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Arab Societies ◽  
Cultural Movement

AbstractAdult comics are a new medium in the Arab world. This article is the first in-depth study of their emergence and role within Arab societies. Focused on Egypt, it shows how adult comics have boldly addressed political and social questions. Seeing them as part of a broader cultural efflorescence in Egypt, I argue that, against patriarchal authoritarianism, adult comics have expressed an alternative ideology of tolerance, civic rights and duties, individualism, creativity, and criticism of power. Specifically, they present a damning critique of Egypt's authoritarian order, as well as of the marginalization of women and broader gender dynamics in Egyptian society. Through frank humor, a playful style, and explicit graphics, they give voice to the concerns of young Egyptians. Connecting comics to other art forms such as music, graffiti, and political cartoons, I situate them within a critical cultural movement that came to the fore with the Egyptian uprising of 2011.

scholarly journals Globally-Minded Leadership: A New Approach for Leading Schools in Diverse Democracies

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel Tichnor-Wagner
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Leadership Programs ◽  
Global Migration ◽  
Leadership Attributes ◽  
Educational Leadership Programs ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Leading Schools ◽  
Critical Competencies ◽  
Depth Interviews

Global migration, global markets, and technological advances have connected the world at an unprecedented scale and have diversified the communities with which people engage and the schools in which educators teach. This study explores the school leadership attributes that facilitate the learning of critical competencies needed to thrive in a diverse, interconnected world. Using agrounded theory approach to analyze in-depth interviews with eleven practicing school principals, ten globally minded leadership practices emerged from the data. These fell under the constructs of setting the direction, developing people, redesigning the organization, and situating glocally. Findings hold implications for how educational leadership programs and professional development providers can utilize this emerging framework to cultivate globally minded leaders.

The Marxist Critique of International Political Theory

2018 ◽  
pp. 651-663
Author(s):  
Andrew Davenport
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
International Politics ◽  
World Systems ◽  
World Systems Theory ◽  
Modern Politics ◽  
International Political Theory ◽  
The Status ◽  
Leading Schools ◽  
Normative Issues

Marxism’s critique of International Political Theory (IPT) is not of specific themes but of how the latter understands international politics generally. Where IPT typically focuses on ethical and normative issues and problems of justice, Marxism has always given priority to capitalism and class, which it regards as fundamental to modern politics and as inadequately recognized within IPT. Marxism therefore rejects the view of the international as a shared “societal” space open to negotiation and compromise, and instead emphasizes irreconcilable conflict and exploitation. Through its leading schools of Imperialism, World Systems Theory, and Neo-Gramscian theory, Marxism has provided accounts of international politics that strongly contrast with the concerns of IPT. However, a potentially more far-reaching line of critique, drawing upon Marx’s analysis of liberal forms, remains undeveloped because Marxism has not yet clarified the status of the international within its theoretical space.

Between Institutions and Culture: The UNDP's Arab Human Development Reports, 2002-2005

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Trebilcock
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Development Program ◽  
United Nations Development Program ◽  
Reform Strategies ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Status ◽  
Political Freedoms ◽  
Arab Societies

AbstractThe four Arab Human Development Reports, 2002-2005, sponsored by the United Nations Development Program and written by over one hundred Arab scholars based in the Middle East and elsewhere, have attracted more attention and controversy than any other official studies of development in recent years. The Reports are controversial in at least two respects: First, they adopt a conception of development as freedom that excludes all economic variables. Second, they emphasize three major themes, building a knowledge society; expansion of political freedoms; and women's empowerment, that challenge in fundamental ways central features of institutional regimes and cultural and religious traditions in Arab societies. This paper is critical of the espousal of a form of egalitarian liberal democracy as a benchmark for formulating reform strategies in Arab societies, particularly given the role and influence of path dependence in explaining the status quo. This form of universalistic utopianism tends to discount the dramatic differences in performance amongst various Arab societies on a wide range of economic, social, and political indicators and fails to exploit the potential value of these differences in identifying and exploiting openings for feasible reform strategies.

Excluded Generations in Non-Inclusive Nations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Fargues
Keyword(s):  
Arab Countries ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
Individual Freedom ◽  
Full Membership ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Political Crises ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Family Building ◽  
Arab Societies

This chapter offers an interpretation of the political link in Arab societies through the lens of demography. The first section shows how young generations today do not resemble those of earlier times. Rising education has raised expectations, and the reduction of fertility and postponement of family building have provided young adults with unprecedented individual freedom of movement. If expectations are not met by opportunities and young people have a feeling of exclusion, freedom of movement becomes a driver of emigration and rebellion. The second part focuses on specific patterns of reproduction among Arab populations and the obstacles they put to building inclusive nations. On one side, the uniquely high prevalence of kinship endogamy means that marriage does not help unrelated population groups to integrate so that blood bonds remain stronger than national bonds. On the other side, while the circulation of people is the most significant form of exchange between Arab countries, nationality laws based on exclusive jus sanguinis do not provide newcomers with pathways to full membership; and therefore, non-citizens have emerged as a category in Arab countries. Excluded generations in non-inclusive nations set the stage for prolonged political crises.

Leading Schools Through Trauma

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Gaskell
Keyword(s):  
Leading Schools
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