Pro-Regime Posters in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-224
Author(s):  
Mateusz M. P. Kłagisz
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Political System ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Wishful Thinking ◽  
The Political ◽  
Umberto Eco ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Socialist Realist ◽  
Source Of Information

The article discusses three Afghan posters as a source of information on the political system between 1978 and 1992 and its internal dynamics. The posters are an integral part of Afghan visual culture and at the same time they are an inseparable element of the broader propaganda culture developed by communist parties. Consequently, such categories as unity, utility and wishful thinking characteristic for the socialist realist art and propaganda put the posters in the broadly understood phenomenon of Orwellian newspeak. To discuss their Orwellian dimension theoretical tools developed by Umberto Eco have been applied.

scholarly journals Indian Democracy

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niraja Gopal Jayal
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political System ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Civic Culture ◽  
The Political ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Comparative Development ◽  
Popular Imagination ◽  
Low Levels

Indian democracy calls into question many presumptions that theorists have held about the historical evolution and comparative development of democracy. It is, for instance, generally assumed that the historical conditions in which democracies arise include industrial development, a reasonably cohesive and homogeneous society, a strong middle class, and a civic culture. When India became independent in 1947, none of these conditions obtained. Though the Indian Constitution of 1950 made India a democratic republic with universal adult franchise, the country’s deeply unequal society based on caste hierarchy, low levels of economic development, and a large rural population mired in poverty and illiteracy suggested that this was inhospitable soil for democracy to take root. Nevertheless, over the last six decades and more, Indian democracy has proved to be resilient and enduring (unlike its neighbors, which gained independence at the same time). It has witnessed the holding of regular, free, and fair elections in which the rural and unlettered poor actively participate, as also social movements and a vibrant civil society that make demands on the political system that political parties may not. Above all, the idea of democracy has strikingly captured the popular imagination.

scholarly journals (De-)Mobilising the Marginalised: A Comparison of the Argentine Piqueteros and Ecuador's Indigenous Movement

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONAS WOLFF
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
South America ◽  
Political System ◽  
The Political ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Political Crises ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
Indigenous Movement ◽  
Recent Developments

In recent years, socio-political crises have challenged democracy across South America. Social movements that succeeded in mobilising marginalised sectors are at the forefront of this turbulence, Ecuador's indigenous movement and the organisations of unemployed workers in Argentina being paradigmatic cases. Recent developments point to an intrinsic weakness of both indigenous and unemployed movements, in that democratic regimes have proved highly successful at ‘taming’ them. By comparing the two movements, in terms of their internal dynamics and interactions with the political system, this article argues that common characteristics that were crucial for successful mobilisation in the first place, at the same time, help explain their vulnerability to division and clientelist integration.

No one can challenge Kagame in Rwandan polls

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Term Limits ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Income Country ◽  
The Political ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Republic Of The Congo

Significance The incumbent, President Paul Kagame, is also running after Rwanda voted in 2015 to allow him to extend term limits in a referendum. Rwigara is not the only candidate challenging Kagame, but the political system favours the incumbent and offers little opportunity for a significant opposition challenge. The electoral commission will receive official candidate nominations in the coming weeks before listing qualified candidates in early July. Impacts Kagame’s next term could start with economic challenges if the agricultural sector struggles. Regional insecurity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi poses a risk to domestic stability. The government’s goal of becoming a middle-income country in the 2020s could prove overly ambitious.

scholarly journals The Similarities between the Political System of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Laos People’s Democratic Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Ho Duc Hiep ◽  
Vu Hong Van
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Political System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Socialist Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Common Feeling

Vietnam and Laos relationship, timeless friendship is a common feeling that people of the two countries have witnessed over the years. The study of clarifying the political system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Laos People’s Democratic Republic is of great significance in analyzing the organization and implementation of political power and power of the government, organization and operation of the Party, the State and socio-political organizations. At the same time, this is also a good source of references for teachers, learners and scholars interested in research, teaching and learning. Within the scope of this article, we focus on clarifying the political system in Vietnam and Laos at the following points: (i) The concept and characteristics of the political system of Vietnam and Laos; (ii) The political institutions of the political systems of Vietnam and Laos, from which comments and assessments of the political system model of the two countries.

Partisan Participation and Ethnic Autonomy: The Case of the Mapuche Organisation Admapu, in Chile

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 591-618
Author(s):  
CHRISTIAN MARTÍNEZ NEIRA ◽  
PATRICIA RODRÍGUEZ
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Agrarian Reform ◽  
The Political ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Resistance Movements ◽  
Political Alliances ◽  
Chilean Dictatorship

AbstractThis article examines the formation of Admapu – an organisation representing a broad sector of Mapuche society that resisted the actions of the Chilean dictatorship during the 1980s. In political memory, the period of agrarian reform marks a time of hope and strong participation, but here we show how an autonomy project developed within Admapu conflicted with those making political alliances with the Chilean Left. We examine the internal dynamics within Admapu, and argue that at the end of the decade the organisation divided into factions that cemented a rupture with the political system and brought about the formation of contemporary resistance movements.

Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phill Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Imminent Risk

The Lao People's Democratic Republic is nearly fifty years old, and one of the few surviving one-party socialist states. Nearly five decades on from its revolutionary birth, the Lao population continues to build futures in and around a political landscape that maintains socialist rhetoric on one hand and capitalist economics on the other. Contemporary Lao politics is marked by the use of cultural heritage as a source of political legitimacy. Researched through long term detailed ethnography in the former royal capital of Luang Prabang, itself a UNESCO-recognised World Heritage Site since 1995, this book takes a fresh look at issues of legitimacy, heritage and national identity for different members of the Lao population. It argues that the political system has become sufficiently embedded to avoid imminent risk of collapse but suggests that it is facing new challenges primarily in the form of rising Chinese influence in Laos.

Heritage and the Making of Political Legitimacy in Laos

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phill Wilcox
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Imminent Risk

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is nearly fifty years old, and one of the few surviving one-party socialist states. Nearly five decades on from its revolutionary birth, the Lao population continues to build futures in and around a political landscape that maintains socialist rhetoric on one hand and capitalist economics on the other. Contemporary Lao politics is marked by the use of cultural heritage as a source of political legitimacy. Researched through long term detailed ethnography in the former royal capital of Luang Prabang, itself a UNESCO recognised World Heritage Site since 1995, this book takes a fresh look at issues of legitimacy, heritage and national identity for different members of the Lao population. It argues that the political system has become sufficiently embedded to avoid imminent risk of collapse but suggests that it is facing new challenges primarily in the form of rising Chinese influence in Laos.

Effect of the political system on perinatal and neonatal care in Berlin between 1950 and 2010

2015 ◽  
Vol 219 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Grünwald ◽  
M Beer ◽  
S Mamay ◽  
F Rupp ◽  
J Stupin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Neonatal Care ◽  
The Political

Ein Ende mit Schrecken – Frankreich nach den Wahlen

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (188) ◽  
pp. 495-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix Syrovatka
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Political Support ◽  
The Political ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
Crisis Of Representation ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Deep Crisis

The presidential and parliamentary elections were a political earthquake for the French political system. While the two big parties experienced massive losses of political support, the rise of new political formations took place. Emmanuel Macron is not only the youngest president of the V. Republic so far, he is also the first president not to be supported by either one of the two biggest parties. This article argues that the election results are an expression of a deep crisis of representation in France that is rooted in the economic transformations of the 1970s. The article analyses the political situation after the elections and tries to give an outlook on further political developments in France.

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