scholarly journals “Appearance and the Supersensible World”: Emptiness of the Biopolitical Critique of Power

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-158
Author(s):  
Rok Svetlič
Keyword(s):  
State Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Central State ◽  
Phenomenology Of Spirit ◽  
Science Of Logic ◽  
Democratic Culture ◽  
Regulative Principle ◽  
The World ◽  
Explanatory Mechanism

This paper takes up for its subject the specific explanatory mechanism of biopolitical discourse. By drawing on two concepts from Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s philosophy, it argues that this type of discourse creates no hermeneutical surplus. The first concept can be found in Phenomenology of Spirit, in the chapter “Force and Understanding: Appearance and the Supersensible World”, and the second in The Science of Logic in the chapter “Formal Ground”. It will be demonstrated that the biopolitical critique of power does not distinguish between explicandum and explicans – at its core, it enacts a tautology. It takes merely one moment out of a complex phenomenon under interpretation (this being a moment of negativity), which is in fact common to all phenomena. Then it takes this moment to be the regulative principle guiding the dynamics of the interpreted phenomenon. The problem of this method of explaining is not that it is wrong, but that it is always true. Tautology is an empty always-truth. From beginning to end of this paper, biopolitical discourse is understood from the perspective of trust in the State organism as a central State-building virtue of the democratic culture. Ultimately, the paper shows that biopolitics is just one way of taking oneself out of the thought of the world, which inevitably inhibits the ability of the State to provide for the basic needs of the population.

scholarly journals Upaya Indonesia Meningkatkan Pariwisata Maritim melalui Diplomasi Kebudayaan di Asia Tenggara

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harits Dwi W. ◽  
Bagus Subekti N.
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Cultural Diplomacy ◽  
State Building ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government

Indonesia is one of the largest archipelagic countries in the world, having more than 17,000 islands. It becomes one priority to the state building, more importantly in the national economy. State economic development can be driven by maximizing the potential of seawater through the tourism industry, especially in maritime tourism which is one part of the third pillars of the maritime axis. Maritime tourism may serve as an instrument of Indonesian diplomacy to compete in Southeast Asia’s tourism race. It could be very significant when the government is able to manage the potential resources. This paper argues that maritime tourism is potential for Indonesian development through maritime tourism industry in the future. This paper employs cultural diplomacy concept to describe how cultural diplomacy plays role as an instrument in promoting Indonesia’s tourism industry in the region.Keywords: maritime tourism, cultural diplomacy, tourism industry

Putin’s Russia: The State-Building Strategy

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Busygina
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
State Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Administrative Reforms ◽  
The World

Today state-building processes go on in many parts of the world. In this article I look at Russia’s political development through the prism of state-building, with a focus on Putin’s state-building strategy and the factors that have made its realization possible. I argue that throughout the duration of his reign Putin distinguished himself as a vigorous and effective state-builder with a clearly defined state-building strategy. The paper examines his three-staged strategy: the weakening of Yeltsin’s “ruling coalition” and the accumulation of resources; administrative reforms and policy changes; nation-building.

Legitimism, liberalism and nationalism: the nature of the relationship between North and South in Italian unification

Modern Italy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Meriggi
Keyword(s):  
State Building ◽  
The Other ◽  
Central State ◽  
Italian Government ◽  
Western Discourse ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
Italian Unification ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
North And South

During the years following national unification, the Mezzogiorno became one of the greatest problems for the Italian government. On the one hand, because of its social and economic backwardness and the loyalty of some sections of the population to the previous illiberal government, it was devalued by the national political and military elite as a part of the large and undeveloped ‘South’ of the world, which was at that time affected by the criticism of ‘orientalistic’ Western discourse. On the other hand, it was also the place where the democratic and progressive opposition to the moderate liberal national rulers was stronger. A transnational and transregional perspective shows how the Mezzogiorno contained two different coexisting nations, a reactionary and a progressive one, which were in mutual conflict and, at the same time, on different grounds, in conflict with the central State. Building the state in the South meant, for the Italian liberal elites, discovering an ambiguous and dangerous periphery of the Nation.

scholarly journals Islamic Traditions and State Building in Ukraine

2004 ◽  
pp. 156-162
Author(s):  
Ammar Kanah
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
State Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Judicial Power ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Religious System ◽  
The World ◽  
Reference Form ◽  
Islamic Society

In the modern world, Islam, as a social and ideological phenomenon, is in the eyes of its adherents not only a universal religious system, within the framework of which during the historical development there were various schools and directions of Muslim theology, law, exegetics, Sufism, but also a model of ideal organization society. For many generations of Muslims around the world, the “Medina experience” has been and continues to be the reference form of organization of Islamic society and the state. It was in the period from 622 to 632 years. in Medina, a supernatal Muslim community and proto-state arise, led by Muhammad, who possessed the fullness of secular, spiritual and judicial power.

Building for the State

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Scheidel
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
State Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Free Labor ◽  
The World ◽  
Historical Times

In this chapter, Scheidel carries out a wide-ranging comparative analysis to explore premodern strategies for achieving state-building projects. He identifies two main options: rulers can either compel their subjects to perform the necessary work under the supervision of the authorities, or they can compel them to hand over resources that can be used to compensate workers who are hired or otherwise employed by the state. Scheidel surveys relevant examples from around the world and, on the basis of that survey, argues that Greek and Roman state strategies of labor procurement were highly exceptional. Once we enter the world of the Iron Age polis, we lack evidence of regularized civilian corvée among citizen populations. In Rome, civilian corvée for construction was likewise unknown, at least in historical times. Contracting in a free labor market was the default arrangement.

Liberalizing, state building, and getting to Denmark: analyzing 21st-century institutional change

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 933-950
Author(s):  
Ryan H. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Change ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
State Building ◽  
The State ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
The World ◽  
World Income ◽  
High Level

AbstractThis paper undertakes a descriptive analysis of changes in economic institutions across countries from 2000 to 2016, using Economic Freedom of the World and the “State Economic Modernity” index. This latter index is a recent creation, similar conceptually to state capacity, measuring what can variously be thought of as state building, effectiveness, and economic power. These two indexes are used in concert with one another to classify countries into eight directions of institutional change. Despite recent pessimism, countries besides those at the top world income bracket have continued to liberalize, while wealthy countries have merely stagnated. At the high level aggregates, there is little movement in state economic modernity over this period, although there is considerably heterogeneity among individual countries. Of those measured, Rwanda is the single country to make the greatest movement toward the development benchmark of “Getting to Denmark.”

TOURIST BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Stefania Mosiuk ◽  
Igor Mosiuk ◽  
Vladimir Mosiuk
Keyword(s):  
National Economy ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
The World ◽  
Potential Resource ◽  
Favorable Conditions

The purpose of the article is to analyze and substantiate the development of tourism business in Ukraine as a priority component of the national economy. The methodology of this study is to use analytical, spatial, geographical, cultural and other methods. This methodological approach provided an opportunity to carry out a complete analysis of the state of the tourism industry of the state and to draw some conclusions.The scientific novelty lies in the coverage of the real and potential resource potential for the development of the recreational and tourism sphere in Ukraine, detailing the measures for the country ‘s entry into the world tourist market. Conclusions. Analyzing the state and prospects of tourism business development in Ukraine, it should be noted that this industry is one of the priority areas for improving the economy of the country. Historical, cultural – ethnographic, gastronomic, sanatorium and resort potentials of the country will lead the country into world leaders of the tourism industry when creating favorable conditions for investment and proper marketing.

The World Opened to Everyone. The Main Library of Krasnoyarsk Region has Celebrated 75-year Anniversary

2010 ◽  
pp. 99-100
Author(s):  
Julia N. Shubnikova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
The State ◽  
Krasnoyarsk Region ◽  
The World ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Krasnodar Region

On the State Universal Scientific Library of the Krasnodar region, which is one of the largest regional libraries in the Russian Federation.

Digital Economy: New Opportunities and Threats for the Development of the World Economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. A. Strelkova
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
The State ◽  
Market Exchange ◽  
Country Level ◽  
The World ◽  
Business Structures ◽  
Definition Of

The paper examines various approaches to the definition of the term «digital economy» in the scientific and business environment along with factors and forms of its development in different countries taking into account the specifics of the current stage of the Russian economy, which is a matter of particular importance in seeking new sources of the world economy growth. The subject of the research is opportunities and threats inherent in the process of digitalization of economies and their impact on the operation of international and national markets as well as the development of the world economy as a whole. The purpose of the paper was to analyze the practical experience in the formation and development of the digital economy in foreign countries and Russia and identify the changes it brings to the activities of state institutions and business structures, established rules of market exchange, the process of promotion and use of innovations. All the above made it possible to determine the country-level specifics of the digital economy evolution reveal the contradictory nature of its manifestations and justify the necessity for active participation of the state in stimulation and support of potentially promising digital innovations in various sectors of the economy. It is concluded that the level of the digital economy development depends on the real-sector performance, the maturity of markets, the state of the national economy. It is highlighted that the criteria for a comprehensive assessment of the results of the economy digitalization must be developed.

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