The Transformation of the Workers' Party in Brazil, 1989–2009
The Transformation of the Workers' Party in Brazil, 1989–2009

Author: Wendy Hunter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-09-13

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1139492667

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Drawing on historical institutionalism and strategic frameworks, this book analyzes the evolution of the Workers' Party between 1989, the year of Lula's first presidential bid, and 2009, when his second presidential term entered its final stretch. The book's primary purpose is to understand why and how the once-radical Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) moderated the programmatic positions it endorsed and adopted other aspects of a more catch-all electoral strategy, thereby increasing its electoral appeal. At the same time, the book seeks to shed light on why some of the PT's distinctive normative commitments and organizational practices have endured in the face of adaptations aimed at expanding the party's vote share. The conclusion asks whether, in the face of these changes and continuities, the PT can still be considered a mass organized party of the left.

The RAND Corporation (1989-2009)
The RAND Corporation (1989-2009)

Author: J. Samaan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-06-18

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1137057351

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Based on a case study of the RAND Corporation, this shows how the uncertainties of US defense policies since the fall of the USSR can be understood and illustrated through an analysis of the evolution of the think tank community, and more particularly through a sociological study of the so-called defense intellectuals such as the RAND Corporation.

Martin Margiela
Martin Margiela

Author: Alexandre Samson

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2018-10-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0847864251

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A breathtaking survey of 20 years of fashion designs by Martin Margiela Timed to coincide with a major exhibition, this volume revisits the years during which celebrated designer Martin Margiela achieved the status as one of the most important designers at work today. One of the "Antwerp group of six" who changed the face of contemporary fashion, Margiela created 41 runway shows between 1989 and 2009 which promoted a unique vision of understated luxury -- monochromes, oversize volumes, and his signature "constructed-deconstructed" cuts - whose credo is comfort, timelessness, sensuality, and authenticity. Famously reclusive, Margiela never showed his face even at his own shows in order that the work could stand purely on its own, free from any link to celebrity or self-promotion. This volume chronicles these amazing fashion shows in careful detail: the extraordinary spaces, the music, the designer's intentions, the iconic pieces. Over the years, recurring motifs and inspirations become more apparent including anonymity, whiteness, past and anteriority, diversion. The book reveals the sensitive, poetic and incredibly innovative universe of this most influential contemporary fashion designer.

Joby, Uninterrupted -Bittersweet Symphonies and Bohemian Rhapsodies(1989-2009)
Joby, Uninterrupted -Bittersweet Symphonies and Bohemian Rhapsodies(1989-2009)

Author: Joseph Powell

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-12-05

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0557104246

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Joby, Uninterrupted--Bittersweet Symphonies and Bohemian Rhapsodies(1989-2009)This is my life, seen through the prism of 20 years of poetry, soaked in jazz and marinated in blues--me speaking the truth, in love; wearing my heart on my sleeve; crying in the wilderness; exposing my soul; bleeding on the page; screaming hysterical naked.

Party Systems and Cleavage Structures in Southern Africa
Party Systems and Cleavage Structures in Southern Africa

Author: Jürgen Langhanns

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2014-10-10

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 3738600744

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The book examines the cleavage structures and the positioning of political parties in countries of Southern Africa including Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia. Each case compares the relevant cleavages according to the formulae set of Rae and Taylor with the policies of the competing political parties according to the Manifesto Research Group Wordscores analysis. The comparative perspective concludes with the definitions of Left, Right and Liberal in the context of the Southern Africa and shows determinant of party success and failure.

The Transformation of the Workers' Party in Brazil, 1989-2009
The Transformation of the Workers' Party in Brazil, 1989-2009

Author: Wendy Hunter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-09-20

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780521514552

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Drawing on historical institutionalism and strategic frameworks, this book analyzes the evolution of the Workers' Party between 1989, the year of Lula's first presidential bid, and 2009, when his second presidential term entered its final stretch. The book's primary purpose is to understand why and how the once-radical Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) moderated the programmatic positions it endorsed and adopted other aspects of a more catch-all electoral strategy, thereby increasing its electoral appeal. At the same time, the book seeks to shed light on why some of the PT's distinctive normative commitments and organizational practices have endured in the face of adaptations aimed at expanding the party's vote share. The conclusion asks whether, in the face of these changes and continuities, the PT can still be considered a mass organized party of the left.

Testing Fresh Expressions
Testing Fresh Expressions

Author: John Walker

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-01

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1317045785

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Testing Fresh Expressions investigates whether fresh expressions of church really do what is claimed for them by the fresh expressions movement and, in particular, whether their unique approach helps to reverse trends of decline experienced by traditional churches. Part 1 examines those claims and untangles their sociological and theological assumptions. From a careful study of factors underlying attendance decline and growth, Part 2 argues that long-term decline can be resisted only if churches are better able to attract children, the non-churched or both. Part 3 tests the comparative ability of a group of growing parish churches and a group of fresh expressions to resist trends of decline and discovers some intriguing social dynamics common to both groups. Part 4 argues that fresh expressions do not fulfil the unique role often claimed for them but that they do have the capacity to help reinvigorate the whole church.

Russian Regional Politics under Putin and Medvedev
Russian Regional Politics under Putin and Medvedev

Author: Cameron Ross

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1317978897

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Many authors have alluded to the unique nature of Russia’s dual transition and its difficult task of simultaneously reforming its economy and polity. But there is in fact a third transition still far from completed that is of no less importance, the need to reconfigure central-regional relations and to create a stable and viable form of federalism. There are vast economic, demographic and political variations across the Russian federation. Therefore an understanding of regions, and the causes and consequences of cross-regional diversity, is a vitally important dimension of Russian politics that should not be overlooked. It is only by studying regional level politics that we can gain a full understanding of the complexities of Russia’s protracted transition. This edited volume examines regional politics and centre-regional relations over the period 2000-2010, including the most recent developments which have taken place under the new dual leadership of Medvedev and Putin. All eight chapters have been written by leading experts in the field of Russian politics. In addition to chapters on regional elections, parties, regional governors and local politics, there are three chapters devoted to the important developments which are currently taking place in the Caucasus. This book was published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.