A systems analysis of politicallife in Systems behaviour, 2nd ed..
Introduction de l'analyse systémique en science politique. La vie politique, considérée comme un système ouvert est sujet aux influences de l'environnement. L'A. se base, pour ce bref exposé sur un ouvrage qu'il a écrit: A framework for political
Army ; Buddhism ; Burma ; Conflict ; Crisis ; Daily life ; Policy ; Political regime ; Power ; Religion ; Society
A. presents the political history of the country and gives an insight picture of what life under military rule is like through extensive interviews conducted inside and outside the country. Burmese people feel compelled to make accommodations
with the regime in order to carry on with their daily life. A. also explores the strategies and techniques which the military has skilfully deployed in order to maintain itself in power in defiance of the popular will. After 1988 the internationalization
of Burma's politics has been realized by both the military regime and the democratic opposition as they seek allies and support abroad. But the regime unwillingness to share power with a democratic government hampers the introduction of measures to resolve
the country's political crises or lift the standard of living of the majority of the population. - (GL)
Competition ; Europe ; Local authority ; Nation-state ; Political geography ; Politicallife ; Political power ; Region ; Regionalization ; Town ; Urban administration ; Urban policy
This paper explores some issues in representing the geographies of mayoral power in contemporary Europe. It begins by summerizing the idea of a Europe of the Cities and an emerging new mayoral political class in Europe, and then discusses some
of the insights offered by cultural geography in conceptualizing this new agenda in urban politics.
Army ; Burma ; Policy ; Politicallife ; Political regime
The book is a collection of editorial and articles published in the three dailies newspaper of the military regime : Myanma Alin, the Kyemon and the New Light of Myanmar from 14 September 2004 to 17 January 2005. It resumes the political stances
South Eastern Europe : discussing quality of life indicators
Comparative study ; Eastern Europe ; Europe ; European Union ; Indicator ; Living conditions ; Living standard ; Quality of life ; Regional disparities ; Sustainable development
on six fields on inquiry : economy, education, health, housing, environment and socio-political environment. Demographic and other statistical data are taken from official publications. The analysis shows that SEE countries have lower quality of life
Quality of life is the substance of sustainable development. The paper discusses the quality of life-level in the region compared to that in European Union countries and tries to point out the main weak areas and discrepancies. The analysis is based
Activism ; Burma ; Large town ; Politicallife ; Rangoon ; Social life ; State ; Urban function ; Urban society
with contemporary developments, like the centrality of Buddhism and its holy sites with the social, political and spiritual life of Rangoon, are emphasized. The past is always remembered and close by. Certain patterns seem to recur in the former capital : state
streets from protesters and restore “order”. Rangoon is both the principal stage upon which the Burma’s politics have been played since colonial times but also one of the world’s great revolutionary city. - (GL)
Community ; Daily life ; Neo liberalism ; Policy ; Service ; South Africa
Neoliberalism has seeped into interstices which govern everyday life in South Africa. It has caused hardship and this is evidenced by a number of community struggles around basic services. It is the struggles which give rise to alternatives
to neoliberalism in terms of new organisational structures and politics. These alternatives are the subject of this paper. - (AJC)
Correlation ; Electoral behaviour ; Hungary ; Political geography ; Quality of life ; Spatial differentiation
The study is an analysis of the results of elections and referendums held between 1997 and 2006 and the quality of life in the wards of the city of Szeged. - (AM)
Modes of domination and everyday life: Some notes on recent research in City, class and capital. New developments in the political economy of cities and regions.