A Grammar of the Common Good
Title | A Grammar of the Common Good PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Riordan |
Publisher | Continuum |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 2008-08-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
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Patrick Riordan's timely study analyzes the concept of the common good in light of recent heightened interest in globalization.
The Common Good
Title | The Common Good PDF eBook |
Author | Noam Chomsky |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781878825087 |
"How adroitly he cuts through the crap and really says something", describes "The Village Voice" of world-famous political writer and lecturer Noam Chomsky. In his latest report on the state of the world, Chomsky discusses a breathtaking variety of topics, ranging from Japan's trade policies to the "war" on drugs, corporate welfare, and much more.
Strike for the Common Good
Title | Strike for the Common Good PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Kolins Givan |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | 287 |
Release | 2020-10-08 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 047212840X |
In February 2018, 35,000 public school educators and staff walked off the job in West Virginia. More than 100,000 teachers in other states—both right-to-work states, like West Virginia, and those with a unionized workforce—followed them over the next year. From Arizona, Kentucky, and Oklahoma to Colorado and California, teachers announced to state legislators that not only their abysmal wages but the deplorable conditions of their work and the increasingly straitened circumstances of public education were unacceptable. These recent teacher walkouts affirm public education as a crucial public benefit and understand the rampant disinvestment in public education not simply as a local issue affecting teacher paychecks but also as a danger to communities and to democracy. Strike for the Common Good gathers together original essays, written by teachers involved in strikes nationwide, by students and parents who have supported them, by journalists who have covered these strikes in depth, and by outside analysts (academic and otherwise). Together, the essays consider the place of these strikes in the broader landscape of recent labor organizing and battles over public education, and attend to the largely female workforce and, often, largely non-white student population of America’s schools.
Reimagining Human Rights
Title | Reimagining Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | William R. O'Neill, SJ |
Publisher | Georgetown University Press |
Total Pages | 258 |
Release | 2021-01-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1647120357 |
In Reimagining Human Rights, William O’Neill presents an interpretation of human rights “from below,” showing how victims of atrocity can embrace the rhetoric of human rights to dismantle old narratives of power and advance new ones. Topics covered include race and mass incarceration, immigration and refugee policy, and ecological responsibility.
When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People
Title | When Bad Grammar Happens to Good People PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Batko |
Publisher | Red Wheel/Weiser |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2004-01-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1564147223 |
Ever stumble when choosing between "who" and "whom," "affect" and "effect," "lay" and "lie"? Are you worried that how you speak or write is holding you back at work? Do you fear you're making frequent conversational errors, but just aren't sure what's correct? How you use language tells people a good deal about who you are, how you think, and how you communicate. Making simple errors in written and spoken English can make you seem less sophisticated -- even less intelligent -- than you really are. And that can affect (not effect) your relationships, your friendships, and even your career. This comprehensive, easy-to-use reference is a program designed to help you identify and correct the most common errors in written and spoken English.
A Common Good Approach to Development
Title | A Common Good Approach to Development PDF eBook |
Author | Mathias Nebel |
Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
Total Pages | 234 |
Release | 2022-04-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1800644078 |
This edited collection proposes a common good approach to development theory and practice. Rather than focusing on the outcomes or conditions of development, the contributors concentrate on the quality of development processes, suggesting that a common good dynamic is key in order to trigger development. Resulting from more than three years of research by an international group of over fifty scholars, the volume advocates for a modern understanding of the common good—rather than a theological or metaphysical good—in societies by emphasising the social practice of ‘commoning’ at its core. It suggests that the dynamic equilibrium of common goods in a society should be at the centre of development efforts. For this purpose, it develops a matrix of common good dynamics, accounting for how institutions, social norms and common practices interconnect by identifying five key drivers not only of development, but human development (agency, governance, justice, stability, humanity). Based on this matrix, the contributors suggest a possible metric for measuring the quality of these dynamics. The last section of the book highlights the possibilities enabled by this approach through a series of case studies. The concept of the common good has recently enjoyed a revival and inspired practitioners keen to look beyond the shortcomings of political and economic liberalism. This book builds on those efforts to think beyond the agenda of twentieth-century development policies, and will be of interest to those working in the fields of development, economics, sociology, philosophy and political science.
Reconstructing the Common Good
Title | Reconstructing the Common Good PDF eBook |
Author | Gary J. Dorrien |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | 231 |
Release | 2008-05-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1592449492 |
This landmark study in the history and theory of modern Christian socialism examines the work of such major figures as Rauschenbusch, Tillich, Moltmann, GutiŽrrez, and M'guez Bonino. Dorrien argues that these theologians provide a singular context for addressing questions of freedom and totalitarianism, sacralization and democratization, individual autonomy and the common good. He focuses on the differing conceptions of the common good that these major theorists have propounded, and explicates as well their theological arguments on the relationship between the Kingdom of God and projects of historical praxis. With a new Preface addressing the tumultuous events in Eastern Europe, Reconstructing the Common Good develops and sustains a forceful argument for the continuing relevance of a decentralized, pluralistic, democratic form of socialism.