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Jul 12, 2022 · The return of inflation is not just an important economic event. It is also a political one. As it becomes decreasingly plausible that it will simply fade painlessly away, tough decisions must be...
Dec 15, 2022 · We provide an A-Z guide on essential political terms that one should be familiar with to follow political conversations. From adjectives like authoritarian to words like xenophobia, our goal is to help educate everyone from beginner politically aware citizens to seasoned policymakers.
Nov 28, 2023 · As an academic and a political activist and parliamentary candidate, Faiza Shaheen is well placed to understand both the theory and practice of how change happens in society. In this Q&A with Mike Wilkerson, she discusses the realisations that spurred her to enter politics and why real change rarely starts from within the institutions of power.
Jul 25, 2024 · Incendiary language typically creates more heat than light on political issues, inflaming emotions but rarely illuminating nuanced arguments. This increases general disillusionment with...
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Apr 30, 2019 · In quotidian language, we understand what it means to ‘do politics’ or to ‘get political’, but to ask the question ‘what is the political’ is to ask an ontological question: what is the character of a political situation or action that marks it as distinctive from a social situation or action?
Some define politics quite simply as the exercise of power. This definition most clearly demonstrates two issues alluded to previously: the problem of definitions or, in other words, the issue of the contestability of concepts; and the limitation of the narrow–broad spectrum alluded to at the beginning of the chapter.
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Central to an understanding is how (a) different terms are means of framing issues such as the scale and causes of the crisis, (b) crisis terms are part of governing strategies, and (c) nongovernmental actors (opposition parties, media, lobby groups, social movements, and citizens) can seek to influence government.
