Sentences with phrase «democracy in action as»

In this movement, some researchers saw democracy in action as power devolved from the state to local schools, sometimes culminating in outside stakeholder involvement.147 Many contentions about site - based management, community control of schools, community schools, and school choice were based on democratic and communitarian theory.148 Some researchers and policy makers influenced by economic theory have begun to view the relationship between schools and communities differently.

This is Dewey updated, with education for democracy in conflict with democracy in action as it acts in the real world on education.

Not exact matches

He concludes that more attention to the Bible did not necessarily mean more virtuous action; that personal engagement with the Bible did result in self - sacrificing service, but also in divisive hubris, mistaken interpretations (such as the identification of America with ancient Israel), and blindness to social evils; and that Protestant spiritual individualism undercut corrupt hierarchies and supported democracy, but also promoted political excesses and violent anti-Catholicism.

Zionism constituted Jewish democracy in action insofar as it embraced the following principles: 1.

Thucydides (The Peloponnesian War) describes the same situation as a lack of balance between action and inaction: in a democracy the people are constantly in motion, never stopping to plan or think.

To say the least, the Council sees the latest action by the Delta Forces as the highest act of contempt on our judiciary and a serious threat to our democracy, which must be nipped in the bud before they turn into a monster of unexploded political ordinances ready to explode on our faces in a few years to come if we fail to deal with it collectively as a nation.

Join Democracy Action as we call for a special election in the Missouri state legislature.

It is high time for action... As English voters go to the polls next year, the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, woe betide those politicians who seek to deny them a fair say in our democracy.

«Addressing the negative impact that the Citizens United decision has had on our democracy is important,» Stewart - Cousins said in a statement to Gotham Gazette, «but also we must take action to fix our own glaring campaign finance and ethics issues in New York State such as closing the LLC Loophole which also allows special interests to contribute endless amounts of money.

«Free speech is the cornerstone to our democracy and the defendants» actions in this instance are a flagrant violation of my client's protected rights as a citizen of this nation,» Vacco said.

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is the chief election observer for The Carter Center, described Tuesday's vote as «an inspiring day in Kenya watching democracy in action.»

Commenting on the incident, opposition youth leader in the state, Austin Okai, described the action of the Governor and the Police Commissioner as a plot to truncate democracy in the state and institutionalize autocracy where in the legislature is suspended from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities.

Apparently the prospectus defined research in the public interest as «those decisions and actions that further democracy, democratic practices, equity, and social justice.»

According to the piece, public employee union leaders and community organizations gathered in Washington, D.C. in 2014 and came up with a 3 - point plan: use the bargaining process as a way to challenge the relationships between government and the private - sector; work with community allies to create new, shared goals that help advance both worker and citizen power; and recognize militancy and collective action will likely be necessary if workers and citizens are to reduce inequality and strengthen democracy.

Students should use student voice group action as a starting point for a lifelong journey that includes learning, reflection, examination, and re-envisioning democracy in our communities; facilitators help groups down that path, and encourage students to embrace the journey.

(Those on the right who disparagingly refer to public schools as «government schools» have obviously never been to a school - board meeting, one of the clearest examples anywhere of direct democracy in action.)

I'm recasting this Take Action piece which I presented last week at the Education for Democracy plenary of the Democracy Convention in Madison WI as your Public Schools Action Tuesday recommendation for today.

Nevertheless, the GoI heralds this approach as participatory democracy in action, which reminds me of similar attempts at democratizing national, state, and local level education policymaking in the United States.

Wealth is so heavily Pareto distributed that it only takes a few rich investors to prop up whole companies (or even industries), so the overall picture gets very merky very fast in a system as complex as a capitalist democracy in terms of how much cause and effect these type of funds / actions have.

The G7 leaders agreed to jointly take a leading role in international efforts to address pressing issues, such as downside risk for the global economy and challenges to the international order through unilateral actions, as a group guided by common values and principles, including freedom, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights.

I encourage readers to listen to the HB 210 debate in its entirety, as it provides a fascinating glimpse of democracy in action — warts and all (including, for example, when Oda responds to the call for a vote with «Meow.»)

Yet while the official art - historical narrative of that generation — Basbaum's peers include Beatriz Milhazes, Leonilson and Barrão, who came of age during the emergence of Brazilian democracy — highlights an almost postpolitical identity in which art is primarily a mode of self - expression as opposed to a form of social consciousness, Basbaum's sculptures, drawings, photographs and actions see the artist tie self - affirmation to the notion of the (still) political subject.

Heather McGheeTwitterHeather McGhee is the president of Demos as well as Demos Action, policy research and advocacy organizations working for an America where we all have an equal say in our democracy and an equal chance in our economy.

These actions may be seen as a compromise between needs or democracy with in science policy and practice, but science is not really a democratic process, it is a process of discovery and often either something works or it does not work.

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Interventions in the areas of food security, agriculture and rural development, job creation, in particular for youth and women, as well as actions to support civil society organisations, democracy and human rights, are currently ongoing.

The Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters launched the #justiceforall campaign designed to raise public understanding of accessible justice challenges as a component of a healthy democracy.

Maybe what is new is the democracy theme, which assumes that everyone has a stake in the public domain, can be affected by public stress, and can be part of the solution through personal action (such as talking about issues in their social network) and collective action (by joining with others to work on change).

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,

Maybe what is new is the democracy theme, which assumes that everyone has a stake in the public domain, can be affected the public stress (Trump supporters included), and can be part of the solution through personal action (such as talking about issues in their social network) and collective action (by joining with others to work on change).