Volume 33, Issue 2, March 2024, Page 340-365
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Multi-level political change: Assessing electoral volatility in 58 European regions (1993-2022)
Party Politics, Ahead of Print.
In recent years, increasing attention has been devoted to electoral turmoil associated with the emergence of new political actors or the crisis of established parties at national level. However, in multi-level systems, transformations have also affected sub-national politics. This article seeks to understand some hitherto unexplored aspects of political change in regional party systems. Change is linked to the concept of instability and operationalized in terms of electoral volatility. To account for the fact that instability may be driven by distinct regional and national pressures coexisting in regional elections, a new measure of volatility has been developed. It is disaggregated into two territorial components: ‘Region-specific volatility’ (RSV) and ‘Region-transcending volatility’ (RTV). RSV refers to changes in electoral support for political parties competing exclusively in one region, while RTV is calculated for parties that ‘transcend’ regional boundaries – i.e. they are electorally active in several/all regions of a country or are part of institutionalized inter-regional networks. By applying this new measure to 385 elections in 58 European regions, this article shows that levels and types of instability have varied significantly over time, across regions and across countries. This may also account for different developments in territorial politics observed in Western Europe.
In recent years, increasing attention has been devoted to electoral turmoil associated with the emergence of new political actors or the crisis of established parties at national level. However, in multi-level systems, transformations have also affected sub-national politics. This article seeks to understand some hitherto unexplored aspects of political change in regional party systems. Change is linked to the concept of instability and operationalized in terms of electoral volatility. To account for the fact that instability may be driven by distinct regional and national pressures coexisting in regional elections, a new measure of volatility has been developed. It is disaggregated into two territorial components: ‘Region-specific volatility’ (RSV) and ‘Region-transcending volatility’ (RTV). RSV refers to changes in electoral support for political parties competing exclusively in one region, while RTV is calculated for parties that ‘transcend’ regional boundaries – i.e. they are electorally active in several/all regions of a country or are part of institutionalized inter-regional networks. By applying this new measure to 385 elections in 58 European regions, this article shows that levels and types of instability have varied significantly over time, across regions and across countries. This may also account for different developments in territorial politics observed in Western Europe.
Through the Looking-Glass: The IOM Recasting the Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Narrative at the UN and in West Africa
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Book review: Review of party politics and the implementation of gender quotas: Resisting Institutions
Party Politics, Volume 29, Issue 5, Page 997-998, September 2023.
An Atheist at God’s Funeral: Michael Harrington and Religion
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Pauline Geopolitics: Thinking Apocalyptic Politics with Jacob Taubes
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An Answer to Spivak’s Can the Subaltern Speak? A Study of Marginalized Women’s Autobiographies
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print.
This article discusses marginalized women’s resistance to patriarchal norms in a male-dominated Afghan society. This study analyses the literary modes of selected autobiographies—Fawzia Koofi’s The Favored Daughter, Sarina Sarwari’s Sokhan-i Del-i Yek Zan (Words from the Heart of a Woman) and Hadisa Osmani’s Pursuing My Dreams as an Afghan Woman—with Spivak’s essay ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’ In this article, Spivak’s idea of subaltern has been deconstructed and needs to be re-read and understood in the context of Afghan women’s autobiographies. In answer to Spivak, yes, the subaltern can speak to resist patriarchal voices, speak against women’s subjugated situation and talk about women’s emancipation. This can be demonstrated by examining Afghan women’s autobiographies. Afghan women’s autobiographies focus on women’s courage and emancipation to resist social victimization and verbal and physical violence. It further states that numerous contemporary Afghan women have highlighted women’s issues due to the absence of a strong feminist voice. Therefore, it demonstrates Afghan women’s gradual awakening, as well as their resolution to resist victimization, subjugation, oppression and violence in a patriarchal and culturally complex male-dominant society. Hence, the present study appraises Afghan women’s struggle to give them recognition and a contribution to the literature, giving a positive light to other women. These women are promoting awareness and giving a feminist message as a women’s strong voice is necessary for a progressive and gender-equality-based society. Afghan women’s writing testifies to finding an answer to Spivak’s question, ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’
This article discusses marginalized women’s resistance to patriarchal norms in a male-dominated Afghan society. This study analyses the literary modes of selected autobiographies—Fawzia Koofi’s The Favored Daughter, Sarina Sarwari’s Sokhan-i Del-i Yek Zan (Words from the Heart of a Woman) and Hadisa Osmani’s Pursuing My Dreams as an Afghan Woman—with Spivak’s essay ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’ In this article, Spivak’s idea of subaltern has been deconstructed and needs to be re-read and understood in the context of Afghan women’s autobiographies. In answer to Spivak, yes, the subaltern can speak to resist patriarchal voices, speak against women’s subjugated situation and talk about women’s emancipation. This can be demonstrated by examining Afghan women’s autobiographies. Afghan women’s autobiographies focus on women’s courage and emancipation to resist social victimization and verbal and physical violence. It further states that numerous contemporary Afghan women have highlighted women’s issues due to the absence of a strong feminist voice. Therefore, it demonstrates Afghan women’s gradual awakening, as well as their resolution to resist victimization, subjugation, oppression and violence in a patriarchal and culturally complex male-dominant society. Hence, the present study appraises Afghan women’s struggle to give them recognition and a contribution to the literature, giving a positive light to other women. These women are promoting awareness and giving a feminist message as a women’s strong voice is necessary for a progressive and gender-equality-based society. Afghan women’s writing testifies to finding an answer to Spivak’s question, ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’
Accessibility of Water (H2O) and Untouchability in India
Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Ahead of Print.
Caste has always played an imperative role in shaping and reshaping the trajectories of any development in India. Scheduled Castes, or the lower castes, signify the categories devoid of resources generally confined to the upper caste in the social structure of Indian society. Due to the role of Dr B. R. Ambedkar in drafting the Indian Constitution, some rights and safeguards were granted to the lower castes, which comprise 16.6% of the total Indian population. From the 2001 census to 2011, the Scheduled Castes population increased by 20.8% (Express News Service, 2013). Through their policies, science, technology and innovation have often brought societal transformation by generating various avenues. The opportunity has remarkably influenced people’s habits and way of life. The hate and hate crime associated with the caste identity are practised explicitly and implicitly depending upon the circumstances. The so-called lower caste people are aware of the situation and cannot do anything to change the mindset of the so-called upper caste people.The paper is not suggestive but engages primarily by referring to the context of discrimination meted out to the Scheduled Castes people for accessibility of water (H2O-two molecules of hydrogen and one molecule of oxygen). The untouchables, or the untouchability associated with them, have been subjected to and made to amalgamate with cultural, social and political status and interaction. Lower caste people are humiliated and killed for touching, entering temples, drawing water (H2O) from upper caste people’s wells, or, for that matter, lower caste children being segregated from other children in the school for the Mid-Day Meals have become so functional and way of life that it does not allow the society to come together and address barbaric mindsets and practices. The paper is based on secondary sources.
Caste has always played an imperative role in shaping and reshaping the trajectories of any development in India. Scheduled Castes, or the lower castes, signify the categories devoid of resources generally confined to the upper caste in the social structure of Indian society. Due to the role of Dr B. R. Ambedkar in drafting the Indian Constitution, some rights and safeguards were granted to the lower castes, which comprise 16.6% of the total Indian population. From the 2001 census to 2011, the Scheduled Castes population increased by 20.8% (Express News Service, 2013). Through their policies, science, technology and innovation have often brought societal transformation by generating various avenues. The opportunity has remarkably influenced people’s habits and way of life. The hate and hate crime associated with the caste identity are practised explicitly and implicitly depending upon the circumstances. The so-called lower caste people are aware of the situation and cannot do anything to change the mindset of the so-called upper caste people.The paper is not suggestive but engages primarily by referring to the context of discrimination meted out to the Scheduled Castes people for accessibility of water (H2O-two molecules of hydrogen and one molecule of oxygen). The untouchables, or the untouchability associated with them, have been subjected to and made to amalgamate with cultural, social and political status and interaction. Lower caste people are humiliated and killed for touching, entering temples, drawing water (H2O) from upper caste people’s wells, or, for that matter, lower caste children being segregated from other children in the school for the Mid-Day Meals have become so functional and way of life that it does not allow the society to come together and address barbaric mindsets and practices. The paper is based on secondary sources.
Multi-layered differentiation in the climate regime: the gradual path from Rio to Paris
Private Strike, Public Sphere: Changing Private/Public Relations in US Labor History
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