that took root as a response to the breakdown of civil society represented most notably by slavery (Buescher, n.d.). Children were valued as a source of work more then than in the 21st century (Buescher, n.d.).
References
Buescher, J. (n.d.). The era of reform. Teaching history. Retrieved online: http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/24100
3. The Charity Organization Societies and the Settlement Houses addressed poverty differently. Coyne (n.d.) points out that settlement houses were "intended to serve a community of individuals by offering a broad range of services, while charities raise funds for various causes and organizations," and each treated people differently (p. 1). During… Continue Reading...
been described by a few as forming a trinity comprising of civil society, armed forces members and civilian leadership. The latter decides how the armed forces may be resourced and employed. Civilian society influences the civilian decision making entities. Recruits of AVFs are taken from civilian society, a part of which has served, currently serves, or is impacted directly by service personnel. How strong the bond is between service personnel and civil society is linked to societal readiness to take part in conflicts, resource armed forces, or accept the recommendations of military leaders. On the other hand, an armed forces leadership… Continue Reading...
press will be helping in holding the government officials to account hence increase transparency (UNESCO, 2017).
An active civil society also forms part of the essential arms of any good governance since it is the civil society that will inform the general populace, sensitize them on the goings on in the government, comment on behalf of the people and widely hold the sitting government to account over the actions they take, as well as form liaison with the external governments with the aim of making the governments, especially in third world countries, accountable to the people.
In transparent governance systems, the procedures… Continue Reading...
detracting from the common good. Catholic Social Teaching offers an idealized model of civil society in which each person is engaged in and committed to the common good: the creation and maintenance of the conditions necessary for human flourishing. The specific methods of working towards the common good, and how the common good will manifest, may vary from place to place or from time to time, but the ultimate goals of personal and collective fulfillment remain the same.
Participation in social organizations is inevitable, even for those who remain relatively detached from business or politics. Ultimately, the choices people make in their personal… Continue Reading...
as the successive globalization/imperialism fiddled or tinkered with national identity, geographic boundaries, as well as civil society? These are the factors that are of great relevance to democratization.
2. Theories & Concepts: existing research that the author builds upon or refutes in order to develop their own argument.
The author of the present study assesses some of the key issues that affect nations in the Middle East as they seek to transform into democratic jurisdictions. Towards this end, the author’s assertions are founded upon the concerns that have over time undermined the civil society notion.
3. Main Argument
In addition to being civilized, the Middle… Continue Reading...
to the debates presented in the attached readings to make your points and cite your sources.
Civil society may make up a place for democratization, owing to its ability to enable individuals to decide on living their public life and resolving common issues. Individuals who consider deliberation to be the soul of democracy ought to be drawn to a broad form of public domain. Postmodernists, who hold rather divergent views, conceptualizing democracy with regard to agonistic regard formed via identity and difference negotiations, ought to similarly be drawn to pluralism. Democrats ought to support, in general, a state complete in key elements, as appropriately organized exclusion… Continue Reading...
become divisive in practice and been the source of ethnic conflicts in Burma. Consequently, numerous civil society networks and organizations within and outside Karen ethnicity have emerged in recent years to promote unity in diversity.
The information provided in the article accurate as shown in recent ethnic conflicts in the Union of Myanmar relating to promotion national unity. Karens have experienced tremendous challenges for recognition in this region while attempts towards unity have been largely divisive. This information is important in social work practice with regards to understanding the challenges experienced by Karens with regards to having a sense of national belonging. When utilized in… Continue Reading...
freedoms and civil society,” (Gardels, 2018, p. 1). The Ottomans recognized the importance of military prowess in suppressing revolts and dissent, while also perpetuating patriarchal norms too. Erdogan’s tactics have been the same: using force to suppress dissent and preventing the emergence of pluralism or alternative voices that would threaten the fragile hegemony (Gardels, 2018). Erdogan has to consider social media and other technological advancements that enhance the flow of information and potentially empower the people, but in general has used the same tactics of authoritarian rule to ensure the stability of… Continue Reading...
the civil society, the education sector and even the victims themselves.
The research significantly contributed to the deep understanding of the history of victimology hence opening up minds on what really victimology entails. It also allows the reader to effectively understand the circumstances around the victim blaming and how these different concepts and case scenarios can be brought into the context of the contemporary challenges society faces.
Superior Council of Magistracy of Romania (2014). 'Strengthening Judicial Cooperation to Protect Victims of Crime'. http://www.inm-lex.ro/fisiere/d_926/Project%20Handbook_final.pdf
This is a report of a council that… Continue Reading...
immigration. Indeed, Puerto Rico has a special, if not distinct place in the civil society of the American nation. Puerto Rico has been owned by the US for over a century. However, it has not ever acquired a state status. Puerto Ricans have been part of the US population for over a century. Puerto Ricans do not have a vote in the US congress. Puerto Ricans can move freely throughout the US states. Such movement is regarded as internal migration. However, when Puerto Ricans move to the mainland, they leave a distinctive homeland and a culture. Such a movement comes with numerous cultural… Continue Reading...
repercussions for civil society. The rendition of black males as being sexual predators, especially of vulnerable white females, precipitated lynching, as evident in the ubiquitous mentioning of the potential for lynching used as vigilante justice for alleged rapes perpetrated by black males on white females.
The greatest contribution of Fredman’s article to historical discourse is the author’s perceptive connection between rape hysteria in accounts like those of Jack the Ripper and the subordination of women. Stories of Jack the Ripper created gendered public spaces, suggesting that women did not have equal access… Continue Reading...
the right of children both in the ideologies of civil society organizations and local authorities. To most people, it is easier to see children as the vulnerable population that needs all the care and protection they can get, rather than see them as citizens who possess the right to stand for their own rights and voice out their own views. However, if we accept that children are entitled to a home, an identity, to quality education or to protection from all forms of abuse, we are simply consenting to an approach that is right-based, and ultimately to the position… Continue Reading...
