The Salience of Local Urban Development in the Political Party Arena: A Longitudinal Analysis of Slovenian Parliamentary Party Programmes

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-638
Author(s):  
Matjaž Uršič ◽  
Alem Maksuti ◽  
Tomaž Deželan
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
The Political ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Election Manifestos ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
Political Decisions ◽  
Technical Measures

Local urban development is not determined by a collection of non-political and essentially technical measures prepared by professionals and civil servants in municipalities, but in fact strongly depends on the political nature of policy decisions and organised local interests. The planning of local urban development is, therefore, significantly influenced by political decisions based on the promises set out by political parties in their programmes. Thus, the direction of local development and the dynamics of urban growth cannot be fully understood without a thorough understanding of the views presented in party programmes. This paper aims to map the differences in Slovenian parliamentary party preferences related to local urban development across the political spectrum as well as over time (from 1990 to 2014). By implementing computer-assisted content analysis of 96 party programmes and election manifestos conventionally recognised as thematic text analysis, we identified an alarming image of the political landscape of Slovenia concerning topics related to local urban development. The analysis revealed that the majority of parties utilise local urban development concepts on a declarative level, with most dimensions of sustainable urban development being virtually absent.

scholarly journals The changing mediascape in New Caledonia broadens the political landscape

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Nic Maclellan
Keyword(s):  
New Caledonia ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Independence Movement ◽  
The Media ◽  
Culture Environment ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
The Web

Commentary: Since the 1990s, the media landscape has broadened in New Caledonia, with new magazines and websites across the political spectrum. New Caledonia’s FLNKS independence movement has long been supported by the community station Radio Djiido, which has expanded into live broadcasting and streaming on the web. But over the last decade, there has been an increase in opportunities for journalists to work with a range of new magazines, covering politics, culture, environment and economics. There is also increasing interest in the web among the young, with the beginning of internet blogging.

scholarly journals Between “us” and “them”: political subjectivities in the shadows of the 2018 brazilian election

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. e160722
Author(s):  
Charles Klein ◽  
Milena Mateuzi Carmo ◽  
Alessandra Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Institutional Politics ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article examines political subjectivities, community engagements and voting practices among residents of São Paulo’s Zona Sul peripheries in the three years preceding Brazil’s 2018 presidential election. Building on a 398-person household survey, 46 in-depth interviews, and extensive participation observation over the course of a four-year study, we argue that although most residents of our study communities across the political spectrum are disenchanted with institutional politics, many maintain political engagement through their everyday lives, including activism centered on intersectional identities and state-sponsored violence/genocide. Our discussion combines statistical analysis and auto-ethnographic inflected vignettes and is in dialogue with two common themes present in recent analyses of the Brazilian political landscape: the role of urban periphery voters in the election of Bolsonaro, and the complex connections between moralities and political subjectivities. In conclusion, we reflect on opportunities and challenges for progressive political engagement in the (post)Bolsonaro era.

Iceland’s snap election outcome will raise uncertainty

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Election Outcome ◽  
The Political ◽  
Green Movement ◽  
Political Fragmentation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
Number Of Parties

Significance The political landscape is now even more fractured than before, with the number of parties entering parliament increasing from the traditional four or five, to eight. Impacts Increased political fragmentation calls for broader coalitions and greater cooperation across the political spectrum. No three-party coalition is possible unless the Left-Green Movement and the Independence Party both participate, which appears unlikely. The revelations of the Panama Papers, which catapulted the last government out of office, appear to have lost significance. The political focus has turned to taxation and economic growth, which will be key issues for the next government. The pro-EU parties are probably not strong enough to demand a membership referendum.

Enduring Competition

2020 ◽  
pp. 226-288
Author(s):  
Robert Kelz
Keyword(s):  
William Shakespeare ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
The Political ◽  
Postwar Period ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
The West ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
Transformative Impact

This chapter tracks the trajectory of Argentina's German theaters against a changing political landscape and new waves of European emigration. In the postwar period, director Paul Walter Jacob endeavored to attract all German speakers to the Free German Stage; however, his failed efforts at reconciliation underscored the polarized environment in the Argentine capital. Without ever renouncing fascism, Ludwig Ney adopted a strategy of interculturalism to succeed professionally in Peronist Argentina. German-speaking artists from across the political spectrum embarked on cross-cultural projects, and their transformative impact on theater in Argentina is still evident today. Meanwhile, in its crusade against communism, the West German embassy intervened at both stages. Carefully staged depictions of German heritage and reconciliation reflected a specious contrivance, contingent on edited memories of the recent past. The intractable animosity ultimately led to a move away from German dramatists in favor of canonical European playwrights, such as William Shakespeare.

scholarly journals Research and Innovation Transfer in the Field of PPP Applied to Urban Regeneration Actions and Policies

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 282-290
Author(s):  
Carmelina Bevilacqua
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Structural Funds ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Innovation Transfer

The European Union has recognized the centrality of community in economic development processes by stressing the role of the cities in delivering smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The European Commission has recently published a study on how cities use ERDF to make their cities a better place to live and work [. One of the most engaging results of the study is the variable geometry of strategies in place to achieve urban and territorial cohesion through the implementation of integrated approaches. The area-based type of intervention dominates many of the practices, especially those in deprived areas, because of social, economic and environmental factors. Physical regeneration is still a major driver in creating multi-stakeholder cooperation in the integration of policies. There are relatively few cases in which the place-based approach was combined with a people-based approach and even fewer where ERDF and European Social Fund (ESF) cross-funding was developed [2]. Even the urban dimension in the EU cohesion policy is not a new issue, the way in which the Europe 2020 intends to ensure integrated approach in the sustainable urban development is quite new because it entails both thematic concentration and involvement of the community. According to the Commissions proposals, there are several ways to support sustainable urban development with the Structural Funds: Operational programmes, Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI), Community-Led Local Development, financial instruments (like Jessica and Jeremie) by enhancing new forms of Public Private Partnership. The paper reports some interesting findings of the CLUDs project with respect the role of no-profit organization in different forms of Public Private Partnerships used to regenerate urban districts in the Metropolitan Area of Boston. The research funded by IRSES Marie Curie Actions has created an international network of 4 EU universities (Reggio Calabria, Rome, Salford and Helsinki) and 2 US universities (Northeastern University of Boston and San Diego State University) in research and innovation transfer in the field of PPP applied to urban regeneration actions and policies.

scholarly journals Powerful posters

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-124
Author(s):  
Maiken Ana Kores
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Political Campaigns ◽  
The Political ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
Multimodal Analysis ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Spectrum

Given the rise in far-right and populist rhetoric in Europe, particularly in light of the 2015 refugee crisis and the racist and xenophobic responses to it, this paper provides a multimodal analysis of the campaign slogans and posters of Slovenian political parties that gained parliamentary seats during the 2018 parliamentary elections that were, alongside focusing on issues pertaining to the Slovenian political landscape, heavily infused with concerns and potential solutions on how to tackle the challenges currently faced by Europe. The aim is to examine the linguistic and visual tools used by parties across the political spectrum, and to find out if the use of certain elements is characteristic of a determined political orientation. A brief outline of Slovenian party dynamics and the conditions that have contributed to them is followed by an analysis of the parties’ political campaigns. Using the tools of political discourse analysis, the first part is centred around parties’ choice of syntax and lexis in their political slogans, as well as the imagery on their posters, whereas the second is devoted to a linguistic analysis of how parties frame and address five key common issues in their political programmes: pensions, corruption, finance, healthcare and safety. Their stances and how these differ or coincide based on their place on the political spectrum are exemplified by short excerpts from the programmes.

scholarly journals Community Led Practices and Cultural Planning: Methodological Approaches and Practices for Sustainable Urban Development

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Boccella ◽  
Giuseppina Cassalia ◽  
Irene Salerno
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Cultural Planning ◽  
The Public ◽  
Common Framework ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

The purpose of this paper is to define a common framework of the Cultural Planning application, in order to provide a range of theoretical and practical tools to combine the conservation of cultural heritage and local development in urban and rural areas, where the management of cultural heritage can have a significant role improving the active participation of the community in the public decision making process. The idea of participation is, at different levels and in different contexts, strongly present in Europe; modern urban design and planning projects are increasingly including local communities in urban development planning activities. In conclusion, the paper argues the possibility of applying the Cultural Planning tool in the field of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria strategic planning.

Chile decentralisation will face obstacles and delays

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Development ◽  
The Political ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Economic Diversification ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Spectrum ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

Subject Subnational governments and decentralisation. Significance In mid-February, the central government announced the transfer of some of its functions to a new structure of regional government that will begin to take definitive shape next year when regional governors are elected for the first time. There is broad recognition across the political spectrum of the relationship between decentralisation, regional and local development, productivity and, ultimately, economic diversification from the country’s dependence on a handful of natural resources. Impacts Senators, in particular, are wary of the election of regional governors since they will share the same constituency. Without adequate resources and powers, elected governors risk becoming merely a sound box for regional demands. Further legislation will almost certainly be required to clarify some of the provisions of the 2017 laws.

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