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Developing human capital through a pragmatic oriented action research project…
The action research methodology used in this article is referred to as ‘intervention research’. In specific terms, it is called the Socio-Economic Approach to Management (SEAM). The SEAM approach is both participatory and collaborative. It is a pragmatic oriented action research methodology and it belongs to the French action research tradition with roots in the UK and the work of Tavistock Ins…
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- Vol. 8 no. 2. June 2010. pp. 211-232
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- 14767503
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- Action Research
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The discourse on multicultural education in Finland: education for whom?
Finland is experiencing increased immigration and therefore increased cultural diversity in its schools. This paper examines the multicultural education discourse in Finland by analysing the national and municipal curricula for the comprehensive school, educational policy documents and teacher education curricula. The focus is on how multicultural education is talked about and whether it is aim…
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- Volume 21, Issue 2 April 2010 , pages 107 - 120
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- 14675986
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- Intercultural Education
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Intercultural education in Sweden through the lenses of the national minoriti…
The aim of this paper is to discuss two perspectives in relation to intercultural education and diversity in Sweden. One of the perspectives concerns the historical and current situation of the five Swedish national minorities with a special focus on education. The second perspective is related to religious diversity and education, as connected to an increasingly democratic, plural and inclusiv…
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- Volume 21, Issue 2 April 2010 , pages 121 - 135
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- 14675986
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- Intercultural Education
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Education of ethnic minority children in Denmark: monocultural hegemony and c…
This paper explores the dominant approach to education of ethnic minorities in Denmark. Using the concept of hegemony and the political-science distinction between monocultural and multicultural positions as approaches towards a situation of increasing linguistic, ethnic and cultural diversity, the paper shows how a monocultural approach has become hegemonic in policy initiatives and legal docu…
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- Volume 21, Issue 2 April 2010 , pages 137 - 151
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- 14675986
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- Intercultural Education
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Multicultural education in Iceland: vision or reality?
In this paper, the development of educational policy and curricula in relation to the development of a multicultural society in Iceland are critically discussed. Neither policy nor national curriculum guides refer particularly to multicultural society, multicultural or intercultural education. Implementations of equity principles are not clear in the curriculum guides. These facts leave schools…
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- Volume 21, Issue 2 April 2010 , pages 153 - 167
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- 14675986
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- Intercultural Education
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Literacy instruction and integration: the case of Norway
By focusing on different subsequently implemented strategies for literacy teaching in the Norwegian primary and lower secondary schools, this paper offers a historical overview of some important aspects of learning conditions for minority children. On this basis, the paper addresses the interrelationship between different strategies of literacy teaching and integration in a more general sense.
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- Volume 21, Issue 2 April 2010 , pages 169 - 181
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- Intercultural Education
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Afghanistan: An Election Gone Awry
The 2009 vote for the presidency and local councils was marred by fraud, provoking a political crisis and casting a deep shadow over upcoming parliamentary elections. The Afghan experience calls into question whether voting should occur before other essential reforms are in place.
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- Vol. 20, No 3, July 2010, pp. 11-25
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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The Democratic Instinct in the 21st Century
Democratization is never easy, smooth, or linear, but as Indonesia’s experience in building a multiparty and multiethnic democracy shows, it can succeed even under difficult and initially unpromising conditions.
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- Vol. 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 5-10
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Iraq: A Vote against Sectarianism
Although many Iraqi parties continue to be organized along religious or ethnic lines, both the tone and the results of the 2010 parliamentary election campaign show that most Iraqi voters prefer a broader national agenda over narrow sectarian appeals.
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- Vol 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 26-40
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Lessons from Afghanistan and Iraq
After almost ten years of complex and costly efforts to build democracy in these two countries, where do things stand? What lay behind the critical choices that shaped events in these places, and what are their current prospects for success?
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- Vol. 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 41-49
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- 10455736
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The Rise of “State-Nations”
Must every state be a nation and every nation a state? Or should we look instead to the example of countries such as India, where one state holds together a congeries of “national” groups and cultures in a single and wisely conceived federal republic?
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- Vol. 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 50-68
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Liberation Technology
The Internet, mobile phones, and other forms of “liberation technology” enable citizens to express opinions, mobilize protests, and expand the horizons of freedom. Autocratic governments are also learning to master these technologies, however. Ultimately, the contest between democrats and autocrats will depend not just technology, but on political organization and strategy.
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- Vol. 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 69-83
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The Role of Regionalism
Although Ukraine’s regional divisions are often thought to be detrimental to state-building and democratization, they have in fact been a source of strength and helped to prevent tilts to the political extremes.
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- Vol. 20, No 3, July 2010, pp. 99-106
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Chile: Are the Parties Over?
For the first time since the fall of Pinochet, the Chilean right has come to power via free elections. The long-ruling center-left coalition leaves behind many achievements, but also disturbing signs of a weakened party system.
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- Vol. 20, No 3, July 2010, pp. 107-121
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Political Attitudes in the Muslim World
A new look at the World Values Survey data reveals how the Muslim world’s religious context affects individual Muslims attitudes toward democracy.
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- Vol. 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 122-135
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In praise of Vaclav Havel
A Tribute to Haclav Havel, Chech playwright and former dissident, who became not only president but the symbol of the “velvet revolutions.”
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- Vol. 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 135-142
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- 10455736
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- Journal of Democracy
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The Mirage of Democracy in the DRC
Despite its historic 2006 elections, the Democratic Republicof Chongo still lacks competent governance, leaving its democratic promise unfulfilled.
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- Vol. 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 143-157
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- 10455736
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Election Observers and Their Biases
Why do election monitors sometimes issue contradictory statements or endorse flawed elections? The answers are not always straightforward: in some case, the monitors good intentions may undermine their credibility.
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- Vol. 20, No. 3, July 2010, pp. 158-172
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Committee Parallelism and Bicameral Agenda Coordination
We examine why a significant proportion of the policy issues passed in either the U.S. House or Senate often fail to pass in the other chamber. We hypothesize that much of this failure of the House and Senate to coordinate their agendas occurs because committee jurisdictions are not parallel across chambers. To compare House and Senate agendas, we develop a comprehensive issue-level data set co…
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- Vol. 38 no. 1, January 2010, pp. 3-32
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- 1532673x
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- American Politics Research
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Cooperative Party Factions in American Politics
What are the primary factions within the Democratic and Republican parties, and to what extent do rival factions cooperate? We address these questions using a unique data set of information sharing between party organizations, media outlets, 527s, and interest groups. Using social network methods, we identify two major information-sharing clusters, or expanded party networks; these networks cor…
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- Vol. 38 no. 1, January 2010. pp. 33-53
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- 1532673x
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