Coalition politics: A case study of an organization's approach to a single issue

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 57-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Douglas Joyner
Keyword(s):  
Single Issue ◽  
Coalition Politics

Agriculture and Its Discontents: Coalitional Politics at the wto with Special Reference to India’s Food Security Interests

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Singh ◽  
Surupa Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Doha Round ◽  
The North ◽  
Coalition Politics ◽  
Agricultural Negotiations ◽  
Coalitional Politics ◽  
Agreement On Agriculture ◽  
North And South

The demise of the Doha round of trade negotiations is often attributed to deadlocks in agricultural negotiations between the developed and the developing world. Why has agriculture been so difficult to negotiate? This article explains North-South agricultural negotiations through the lens of coalition politics, especially the shift from bloc to issue-based diplomacy from the developing world. We argue against the proposition in the negotiation literature that multiple coalitions at the international level allow negotiators room to maneuver. Our study shows that bloc coalitions in fact allowed for compromise more than issue-based coalitions in agriculture, which are often supported by strong domestic constituencies. Empirically, the article focuses on the Uruguay Round when the North and South struck an agreement on agriculture and the Doha Round, which remains deadlocked. The article also provides an in-depth case study of India’s agricultural interests and its food security program in the context of thewto.

Biomimetic Architecture Towards Bio Inspired Adaptive Envelopes: In Case of Plant Inspired Concept Generation

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Nazgol Hafizi ◽  
Mojtaba Karimnezhad
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Climate ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Concept Generation ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Single Issue ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Biological Solutions

In recent decades, the value of architecture become more due to its importance for reducing detrimental effects on the environment and natural capital. To minimize the building's impact on the environment, architectural designs should be highly incorporated into the environment rather than behaving as a separate element focused on a single issue. To address this problem, different methods and design approaches have been introduced. However, exploring the natural solutions for survival can provide invaluable data which can address the human-caused problems. Throughout decades, nature has been survived and evolved. Biological solutions due to their adaptability and multi-functionality are great source of inspiration. This article with help of content analysis method aims to review the concept of biomimetic design in architecture. And proposes plant-inspired solutions for envelope design which can play significant role on buildings’ energy efficiency. Thus, the plant-inspired concepts to be integrated on adaptive envelopes were studied. And a framework for concept generation introduced. Furthermore, a case study on an existing building envelope in the Mediterranean climate region presented and two plant-inspired techniques proposed and conceptually applied.

Toward In-Depth Coverage: Testing the Effectiveness of a Single-Issue Multimedia Course for Undergraduate Public Affairs Reporting

2021 ◽  
pp. 107769582199049
Author(s):  
Rachel R. Mourão ◽  
Soo Young Shin ◽  
Carin Tunney
Keyword(s):  
Public Affairs ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Single Issue ◽  
New Model ◽  
Specific Focus ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
Coverage Testing ◽  
Student Confidence

This article details a case study testing the effectiveness of a new curriculum for undergraduate public affairs reporting. Our intervention focused on restructuring an undergraduate reporting class to focus on a single issue (schools) and introduce mapping and video, whereas control groups used the old curriculum that was print-heavy and had no specific focus. Findings revealed that the new model helped students engage with communities at a deeper level and allowed them to produce more in-depth stories, but did not increase student confidence with multimedia techniques or class satisfaction.

Internal Politics and the Fragmentation of Armed Groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 876-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan Perkoski
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Heterogeneous Population ◽  
Armed Groups ◽  
Organizational Survival ◽  
Single Issue ◽  
Irish Republican Army ◽  
Political Dynamics ◽  
Internal Politics ◽  
External Events

Abstract Armed groups are prone to instability and fragmentation, but what explains variation among the new groups that emerge? I argue that the internal politics preceding organizational splits is critical. When it comes to the survival of breakaway groups, those forming around single issue areas gain an advantage by attracting more homogeneous, preference-aligned recruits. On the other hand, those forming over a variety of grievances attract a more heterogeneous population whose divergent views undermine cohesion and cooperation, necessitate hierarchy, and diminish the odds of organizational survival. I test this argument with a case study of two Republican groups from Northern Ireland—the Real Irish Republican Army and the Irish National Liberation Army. The findings confirm my argument and underscore the limited utility of studying organizational fractures from the sole perspective of contemporaneous external events like conciliation and repression. Rather, I show how internal political dynamics influence the composition, identity, and overall trajectory of breakaway groups. This has implications for designing effective counterinsurgent policies, for understanding the formation of armed groups, and for anticipating whether breakaway groups are likely to escalate, moderate, or adopt spoiling behavior.

‘New Green’ Pragmatism in Germany – Green Politics beyond the Social Democratic Embrace?

2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 564-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingolfur Blühdorn
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Party ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Social Democratic Party ◽  
Viable Option ◽  
Social Democratic ◽  
Coalition Politics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Green Politics ◽  
Life Threatening

AbstractCoalitions with left-of-centre parties have traditionally been regarded as the only viable option for Green parties that have shed their stance of radical opposition. The German Greens are investigated as a case study putting this assumption into doubt. Historical analysis of their relationship with the Social Democratic Party reveals how they slipped into life-threatening dependency on the latter. A survey of consecutive reinterpretations of the positioning formula ‘Neither right, nor left but ahead’ maps the struggle for an independent Green identity. An appraisal of recent debates about Conservative– Green alliances investigates the basis for Green coalition politics beyond the Social Democratic embrace.

If Not Here, Then Where?

2021 ◽  
pp. 111-138
Author(s):  
Christian Dyogi Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
The Political ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Asian American Women ◽  
American Women ◽  
Candidate Emergence ◽  
Coalition Politics

Chapter 6 presents a case study of Asian American and Latina/o candidate emergence in Los Angeles County. The county is defined by large immigrant populations, strong coalitions of racial minorities who are Democrats, unions active in electoral politics, and an effective Latina/o political infrastructure focused on candidate development and support. Yet here, as in the rest of the country, white men’s choices about where and when to run appear relatively unconstrained while women and men from other racial groups are largely focused on running in a small number of select seats. The chapter offers new data on patterns of descriptive representation among white, African American and Asian American women and men, and Latina/os in Los Angeles County for the past two decades. The chapter also uses interviews to detail how Latinas, Latinos, and Asian American women are positioned in the political context and coalition politics of the county.

scholarly journals On the Harmony Between the Cognitive Linguistic and Lexical-Stylistic Components in Literary Translation (a Case Study of J. D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye”)

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-143
Author(s):  
Anna S. Izvolenskaya
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
Literary Translation ◽  
Cognitive Analysis ◽  
Single Issue ◽  
Public Response ◽  
Cognitive Linguistic ◽  
Magnum Opus ◽  
The Comparative Study

In this paper we shall focus on the two most well-known Russian versions of J. D. Salinger’s 1951 “The Catcher in the Rye”, produced by Rita Rait-Kovaleva and Maxim Nemtsov. Although Salinger’s magnum opus was rendered into Russian four times within only 12 years (1998–2010), it is in its old, yet still relevant Rait-Kovaleva’s version that Holden Caulfield’s voice resonates with the Russian reader. Moreover, none of the new translations has received enthusiastic reviews from interpreters or critics thus far. Nor has any of those updated and upgraded renditions won recognition of philologists. While Rait-Kovaleva’s “Over the Abyss in Rye” (back-translated) is by default considered more adequate, the comparative linguistic analysis tends to revolve around the single issue of the novel’s stylistically marked language. New versions often draw criticism due to the crude manner in which the outdated teenage slang is conveyed in them. That is especially true for Nemtsov’s version, which provoked furious public response when it came out, which is why we have opted for it to be compared against Rait-Kovaleva’s. No less significant, but more neglected is the question of the novel’s moral and philosophical value and the role it should be assigned in translation. The cognitive analysis of both texts, conducted with due regard to the original’s “stratum of schematized aspects” (R. Ingarden), has revealed conformity of Rait-Kovaleva’s text to the essential messages in Salinger’s novel. This proves she had succeeded in capturing the novel’s unfading merit. This assertion is substantiated by the comparative study of the two renditions, Rait-Kovaleva’s and Nemtsov’s. More importantly, the research has demonstrated the rightful priority the text’s moral and philosophical value should be assigned in translating a classic, which Salinger’s novel definitely is.

scholarly journals A Critical Analysis of Coalition Politics in Pakistan A Case Study of PPP-led Coalition 2008-2013

2021 ◽  
Vol VI (IV) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Muhammad Touqeer Akhter Nasir ◽  
Khan Faqir
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Third World ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Coalition Politics ◽  
Democratic State

Coalition politics have played a unique role in the modernsystem of governance. It played a vital role in politics forbringing the smaller political parties closer by reducing the chances ofserious conflicts. Coalitions can be governmental, which are formed afterelections, and coalitions also can be formed before elections. Like most ofthe Third World countries, Pakistan is an emerging democratic state witha multi-party setup. Present research work tried to analyze differentaspects of coalition politics since the creation of Pakistan; however, thescope of this research was restricted to the era from 2008 to 2013. Thestudy has included the concept of coalitions, the formation of coalitions,their governance, terminations, and their implications on the politics ofPakistan. In order to get pinpoint the performance of the coalition during2008-2013, primary sources, including official documents, statements,and interviews, and secondary sources like books, journals, newspapers,and websites have been consulted. Basically, it is qualitative research, butsometimes quantitative material is also utilized. To complete the research,historical, descriptive, and experimental methods were used. The studyrevealed that how coalition politics has become a backbone of democracyin Pakistan, where many parties were getting representation in thelegislative assembly. Here, the successful tenure of the PPP-led coalitiongave new hope to the political stakeholders to work together for sustainabledemocracy in Pakistan.

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