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Nation Formation and Social Cohesion
Author | : MISTRA MISTRA |
Publsiher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2014-06-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781928509110 |
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Nation Formation and Social Cohesion is the publication of a MISTRA research project that set out to examine different interpretations and meanings that diverse social actors attach to the calls and prospects for nation formation and social cohesion. The publication links theories of nation formation and social cohesion to actual practices, both focused on the attainment of a just society founded on the irreducible equality of all its members on the one hand, and the factors militating against achieving this, on the other. Ethnographic research in four provinces provides the substance or practice to the theoretical framing of the discourse. The study proceeds by interrogating the theoretical suppositions of nation formation and social cohesion and this serves as a starting point for a thorough reflection on these two processes. Thus a synthesis, and not a conceptual position is arrived at, where the interdependence of nation formation and social cohesion, specifically for postcolonial societies, (and South Africa in particular) can be interrogated effectively and critically. This publication, with contributors Andries Oliphant, Yacoob Abba Omar, Joel Netshitenzhe, Leslie Dikeni, Shepi Mati, Vincent Williams, Robert Gallagher and Feizel Mamdoo, is intended to add to the debate and stimulate new thinking around the diffcult processes that are being sought to build a nation in the 21st century.
Nation Formation and Social Cohesion
Author | : The Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection |
Publsiher | : Real African Publishers |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2015-02-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781920655723 |
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The fieldwork and case studies contained in this book were gathered from one-on-one interviews with residents of four of South Africa's nine provinces (Western Cape, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Gauteng). To those living beyond the country's borders, it provides insights into their daily lives and details the problems, frustrations, and hopes of residents of some of the country's most conflicted areas.
Defining and Measuring Social Cohesion
Author | : Jane Jenson |
Publsiher | : Commonwealth Secretariat |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Social indicators |
ISBN | : 1849290237 |
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Examines the literature on social cohesion. Presentsa range of indicators that have been used to measure social cohesion.
Democratic Nation building in South Africa
Author | : N. J. Rhoodie,Ian Liebenberg |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105070094854 |
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This book is a collection of essays by 50 eminent experts/analysts representing a broad range of ideological perspectives and interest groups. Its aim is to contribute to the process of democratic nation-building and the creation of a culture of tolerance by educating South Africans about the intricacies of community reconciliation and nation-building. Following a section featuring information about each of the contributing authors, the book is divided into 11 sections, which are further divided into 47 chapters. The main sections are: (1) "Nation-Building as a Democratic Means of Reconciling National Unity with Ethnic and Cultural Diversity"; (2) "The Role of Ethnic Nationalism in Nation-Building"; (3) "The Constitutional and Institutional Bases of Democratic Government in South Africa"; (4) "The Sociopolitical Conditions for Democratic Nation-Building and Intercommunity Reconciliation"; (5) "Key Socioeconomic Determinants of Democratic Nation-Building in South Africa"; (6) "The Transition from Apartheid to Democracy"; (7) "Gender Equality as a Precondition for Democratic Nation-Building"; (8) "Violence--A Pervasive Inhibitor of Nation-Building"; (9) "The Role of the Security Institutions"; (10) "International Involvement in Nation-Building"; and (11) "Concluding Overview: the Prospects for Democratic Nation-Building in South Africa." (LAP)
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well Being Research
Author | : Alex C. Michalos |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 7347 |
Release | : 2014-02-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9400707525 |
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The aim of this encyclopedia is to provide a comprehensive reference work on scientific and other scholarly research on the quality of life, including health-related quality of life research or also called patient-reported outcomes research. Since the 1960s two overlapping but fairly distinct research communities and traditions have developed concerning ideas about the quality of life, individually and collectively, one with a fairly narrow focus on health-related issues and one with a quite broad focus. In many ways, the central issues of these fields have roots extending to the observations and speculations of ancient philosophers, creating a continuous exploration by diverse explorers in diverse historic and cultural circumstances over several centuries of the qualities of human existence. What we have not had so far is a single, multidimensional reference work connecting the most salient and important contributions to the relevant fields. Entries are organized alphabetically and cover basic concepts, relatively well established facts, lawlike and causal relations, theories, methods, standardized tests, biographic entries on significant figures, organizational profiles, indicators and indexes of qualities of individuals and of communities of diverse sizes, including rural areas, towns, cities, counties, provinces, states, regions, countries and groups of countries.
On good Politicians and bad Policies
Author | : J. M. M. Ritzen,William Easterly,Michael J. V. Woolcock |
Publsiher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Administracion publica |
ISBN | : 9182736450XXX |
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One of the primary reasons that otherwise good politicians enact bad policies in countries all over the world, but especially in low-income countries, is that they face significant constraints in their efforts to bring about reform. These constraints, the "room for maneuver", are shaped by the degree of social cohesion in a country and the quality of its institution.
National Identity and Social Cohesion
Author | : Nils Holtug,Eric M. Uslaner |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Group identity |
ISBN | : 1786616106 |
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"This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the importance of national identity for social cohesion under conditions of diversity, and in particular of how identity, belongingness and deservingness are related and play an important role in the production of social cohesion"--
From Divided Pasts to Cohesive Futures
Author | : Hiroyuki Hino,Arnim Langer,John Lonsdale,Frances Stewart |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 469 |
Release | : 2019-08-22 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781108476607 |
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Offers an insightful yet readable study of the paths - and challenges - to social cohesion in Africa, by experienced historians, economists and political scientists.