Cries of war: Securitization of fluid transnational identities during war (a comparative study of securitization of Chinese Indians and Japanese Americans)

2021 ◽  
pp. 205789112110300
Author(s):  
Urmila Narzary
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
The State ◽  
Japanese Americans ◽  
Habeas Corpus ◽  
Transnational Identities ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Copenhagen School ◽  
Securitization Theory ◽  
The Relationship

Fluid transnational identities are an omnipresent reality in the contemporary world, but what happens when war becomes a reality or the threat of war is imminent in a State which contains fluid transnational identities? This article tries to explore these dynamics to determine if the threat from transnational identities is an actual threat during war or an act of an elite few, and what follows after the war, by comparing the experiences of Chinese Indians and Japanese Americans. The study heavily leans on securitization theory to explore the questions posed and elaborate on the situations when habeas corpus was denied thereby incarceration and internment as a practice were justified. The relationship between the transnational population and the State under the Copenhagen School is also further elaborated on.

Party Finance and Perceived Party Responsiveness

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Costa Lobo ◽  
Isabella Razzuoli
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Important Implication ◽  
Electoral Systems ◽  
Political Efficacy ◽  
The State ◽  
State Funding ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter investigates an important implication of the cartel party thesis: that parties’ shift from society towards the state has eroded voters’ sense of political efficacy. More precisely, it explores whether and to what extent parties’ financial dependence on the state shapes electors’ feelings about the responsiveness of parties. The authors do this by linking PPDB (Political Party Database) information with the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) data. The results of their analysis show that the relationship between level of state funding of parties and citizens’ perceptions of party responsiveness is positive, though not strong. This is contrary to the theoretical expectations suggested by the cartel thesis, in that electors voting for parties more dependent on the state are not more likely to have low feelings of political efficacy.

Spirit mediumship and the state in mainland Southeast Asia: A comparative perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 72-94
Author(s):  
Erik Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Issue ◽  
Political Issue ◽  
Spirit Mediumship ◽  
The World ◽  
Charismatic Authority ◽  
Religious Issue ◽  
The Relationship

This comparative study examines the complex, changing configurations of the relationships between the state and mediumship cults, under different regimes and histories in three Southeast Asian states and China. Spirit mediums are endowed with charismatic authority, owing to their access to the supernatural sphere, which stands in implicit tension with the authority of the state. This tension underlies state–mediumship relationships in Southeast Asia, but leads to diverse dynamics, according to the place of religion in each state. In the atheist, communist/post-communist states (China and Vietnam) mediumship is primarily approached as a political issue; in Buddhist Thailand as a religious issue, and in multicultural Malaysia, where Islam is the official religion, as a legal issue. Tensions prevail particularly in the communist/post-communist states, where there has been a resurgence of mediumship cults, even as these are officially proscribed as ‘superstitions’. In Thailand tensions have been ameliorated by a gradual amalgamation of the cults and popular Buddhism, while in Malaysia tensions are prevented by controls over religious practices. Further research on the relatively neglected issue of the relationship between the state and mediumship cults in the emergent regions of the world is suggested.

Cities

Goods ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Emanuele Coccia ◽  
Marissa Gemma
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
State Of Mind ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

This chapter reflects on the relationship between advertising and commodities, arguing that advertising is the most diffuse vernacular form of the symbolism that defines the state of existence of everything in a city, the main dialect spoken by stones in the contemporary world. It describes the city as a state of mind that dwells in stone, which in turn is the privileged organ of every society's collective symbolism. Politics is the mechanism that allows stones and things to sing, and thus may be considered the supreme form of architecture. The chapter explains how advertising presents commodities as moral forces by enabling cities to recuperate the premodern iconographic tradition—in which painting, sculpture, design, and music were combined with architecture. Advertising, it suggests, is the continuation and specialization of the natural public symbolism of which the walls have always been the collective organs.

Political Parties and Political Systems: The Concept of Linkage Revisited

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 808-810
Author(s):  
Robert MacDermid
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
The Comparative Study ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Alternative Organizations ◽  
Linkage Relationships

Political Parties and Political Systems: The Concept of Linkage Revisited, Andrea Römmele, David M. Farrell, Piero Ignazi, eds., Westport CN: Praeger/Greenwood, 2005, pp. x, 181.This is a book of nine short essays that develop and extend the ideas of linkage theory. The nature of the relationship between citizens and the state, through political parties and other organizations, has been a focus of study in a range of democratic regimes at least since de Tocqueville. Kay Lawson has dedicated a career to the study and classification of linkage relationships and to developing theories about how citizens and subjects are linked to the state. Lawson's best-known works included The Comparative Study of Political Parties (1976), Political Parties and Linkage: A Comparative Perspective (1980), When Parties Fail: Emerging Alternative Organizations (co-edited with Peter H. Merkl, 1988), and How Political Parties Work: Perspectives from Within (1994).. This volume does not claim to be a festschrift but it celebrates, applies and extends her work.

scholarly journals Democracy in Islam: comparative study of Muhammad Abid al-Jabiri and Abdolkarim Soroush’s thoughts

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Happy Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Political Process ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Central Concern ◽  
Religion And State ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Using analytic and interpretative approaches, this research compares al-Jabiri<br />and Soroush’s thoughts about democracy in Islam. To assess Islam’s compatibility<br />with democracy, this thesis will analyze the issues of authority, sharia, and<br />freedom according to the two scholars. Al-Jabiri and Soroush agree that the<br />concept of authority in Islam cannot be interpreted simply as God’s sovereignty,<br />but it also concerns human rights and sovereignty. A leader put justice as his/her<br />central concern in practicing policies for citizens. To pursue this hope, they also<br />propose that sharia should be reinterpreted in order to be harmonizing in accordance<br />changing circumstances and time. Al-Jabiri has different understanding<br />with Soroush about the relationship between religion and state. Al-Jabiri sees<br />that Muslims are free to choose democracy as their political life. He doesn’t<br />agree the integration of religion and state. In this case, he doesn’t agree the<br />implementation of sharia in the state. Meanwhile Soroush sees that religion has<br />an important role in the state, so that he agrees the implementation of sharia<br />because according to him it supports the political process of the state.</p><p>Muhammad Abid al-Jabiri dan Abdolkarim Soroush merupakan intelektual Muslim<br />yang memandang bahwa Islam kompatibel dengan demokrasi, dan keduanya<br />termasuk dalam kelompok moderat. Untuk menguji apakah Islam kompatibel<br />dengan demokrasi, artikel ini menganalisis isu-isu otoritas, syariah, dan kebebasan<br />menurut pandangan kedua tokoh tersebut. Kedua intelektual itu memiliki<br />pandangan filosofis yang sejalan tentang ide demokrasi dalam Islam. Misalnya,<br />konsep otoritas dalam Islam tidak saja dipahami sebagai bentuk kedaulatan Tuhan,<br />namun yang lebih penting bahwa konsep ini juga memerhatikan aspek hak dan<br />kedaulatan manusia. Syariah perlu direinterpretasi agar sesuai dengan konteks<br />perubahan zaman dan dapat mengarah pada pencapaian tujuannya. Perbedaan<br />keduanya terletak pada relasi agama-negara. Dalam hal ini, al-Jabiri memiliki<br />pandangan yang “liberal” bahwa konsep sebuah negara tidak perlu berdasarkan<br />identitas agama. Umat Islam diberikan kebebasan penuh untuk menjalankan<br />kehidupan politiknya, tanpa terbebani oleh rujukan teks-teks Islam yang masih<br />diperdebatkan. Dengan demikian, ia memandang bahwa penerapan syariah dalam<br />sebuah negara tidak perlu karena sesungguhnya syariah belum penah diterapkan<br />secara sempurna. Sedangkan Soroush berpandangan sebaliknya bahwa identitas<br />agama perlu ditambatkan ke dalam ide sebuah negara (demokrasi).</p>

scholarly journals Amalan Hisbah Dan Prospek Terhadap Pengurusan Akidah Di Malaysia: Satu Tinjauan Awal

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 01 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophian Bin Rambli ◽  
Engku Ahmad Zaki Engku Alwi ◽  
Imam Fauji
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Islamic Religion ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Islamic Institutions

This paper aims to review the practice of hisbah in Malaysia and the relationship with the management of aqidah in Malaysia. Second is to know for sure the role of Islamic institutions in the practice of hisbah especially in the management of faith in the issue and challenges in the inauguration of faith in Malaysia. This study uses content analysis to discuss deep in the practice of faith and its relationship to the management of faith in Malaysia. Although in Malaysia there are institutions such as the Position of the Progress of Islamic Malaysia (JAKIM), the State Islamic Religion Council (MAIN), the State Islamic Religion (JAIN) and the State Mufti Position (JMN) do not use the term hisbah, but intipati, implementation and function the function of hisbah is carried out by Islamic agencies concerned. This study method uses content analysis to get an initial review of the role and contribution of hisbah practice in Malaysia in the issue of the management of faith in Malaysia. And also the initial observations found elements and elements of the approach of hisbah practice are very necessary and implemented in the contemporary world to deal with issues and challenges include the management of aqidah which is emphasized as a fortress rather than threats that bring impact to the mistakes and renewal of the grip of Muslims in Malaysia. Then the role and application of hisbah practice in the management of the faith is very much needed special attention, there are governments, communities and individual Muslims so that the teachings of Islam are maintained and maintained in achieving the blessings and blessings of Allah SWT.

Marx's Idealist Critique of Hegel's Theory of Society and Politics

1989 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Duquette
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

The article is a comparative study of Hegel and Marx on the nature and function of the political state and it argues that Marx's critique of Hegel on this topic is aimed not at the “idealism” of the state, which concerns the principle of universal freedom, but rather at the “material” presuppositions of the state. Indeed, Marx's critique of political institutions is premised upon the way in which they are infected with the egoism and self-seeking of civil (bürgerliche) society. The relationship between the views of Hegel and Marx on these points is explored by (1) giving an exegesis of Hegel's conception of civil society as a foundation for freedom, (2) examining Marx's critique of Hegel's theory of the state, (3) distinguishing the Hegelian and Marxian philosophical conceptions of freedom, the individual, and community, and (4) evaluating the fairness and cogency of Marx's critique of Hegel.

Emotion Appraisals Predict Neuroticism and Extraversion

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Andrew Comensoli ◽  
Carolyn MacCann
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
The State ◽  
The Relationship

The current study proposes and refines the Appraisals in Personality (AIP) model in a multilevel investigation of whether appraisal dimensions of emotion predict differences in state neuroticism and extraversion. University students (N = 151) completed a five-factor measure of trait personality, and retrospectively reported seven situations from the previous week, giving state personality and appraisal ratings for each situation. Results indicated that: (a) trait neuroticism and extraversion predicted average levels of state neuroticism and extraversion respectively, and (b) five of the examined appraisal dimensions predicted one, or both of the state neuroticism and extraversion personality domains. However, trait personality did not moderate the relationship between appraisals and state personality. It is concluded that appraisal dimensions of emotion may provide a useful taxonomy for quantifying and comparing situations, and predicting state personality.

R. K. Singh: The Poet Who Celebrates 'senses' to attain 'Nirvana'

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-154
Author(s):  
Ram Thakur
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Inside Out

This paper discusses a few of R.K.Singh’s characteristic poetic traits that make him stand apart from all his contemporary Indian poets writing in English. His poetry is an honest attempt to portray the contemporary world in its true hue and color; present an inside-out delineation of the modern man; and touch upon all the so-called ‘untouchable’ i.e., topics such as ‘Sex’, ‘Prostitution’, ‘Cultural Degradation’, ‘Stinking Politics’, ‘Religion’, etc. Reader finds Singh celebrating all his senses in his ‘unique’ attempt to attain the state of complete ‘Peace’ or ‘Calm’. His poetry serves as a medium for him to reach the state of ‘nirvana’. Reader finds Singh’s poetry as a prism that diffracts the worldly affairs into different spectrums, analyses each, and again sums it all into a single hue of liberation and peace with ‘detachment’ displaying the mark of a seasoned ‘yogi’. The paper aims to encourage other researchers and people in the academia to explore recent band of emerging Indian poets expressing themselves in English.

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