Sentences with phrase «of interest group politics»

«This has to be read in context of interest group politics,» Greene said.

Not exact matches

Examining modern campaign politics, the open - source movement and some of the few recent bright spots in the traditional music business, Benkler isolates a handful of «design levers» — «elements of successful cooperative human systems that we can employ to motivate [people]... to contribute to the collective effort rather than exclusively pursue their own interests (at the expense of those of the group).»

Putin's strength rests on the fact that he represents the interests of well - organized power groups, including the secret police and the military, says Andrei Korobkov, a politics professor at Middle Tennessee State University.

Offers a unique history of US health care that has never been told in depth through analysis of the centers of national politics, powerful interest groups, and even individual insurance companies and physicians» offices

At the same time, underlying shifts in the economy have again shifted the interest group politics — these days, manufacturing workers are a small share of overall US union membership, so the original impetus for the Democratic tilt against trade is going away.

To a lot of people, Republican immigration expansion rhetoric sounds a lot more like employer interest group politics than a plan to improve the economy in general.

The Conviction that questions of power are closely related to questions of value necessarily leads to the conviction that politics involves the fulfillment of community purposes as well as competition among various self - interest groups.

The tendency in politics is for interest groups to look out for their own self - interests, but Christians should think not only of themselves but what is best for the flourishing of our communities.

Even many of those who favor lower taxes (or at least oppose higher taxes) and abortion restrictions don't know the Republican Party as anything other than a vehicle for upper - class interest group politics and white identity politics.

D) I know we're a disparate community — separated by distance, age, politics, religion, opinions on IPA and whose really only mutual point of interest is Clemson (let's face it) football for those who never matriculated — but it's a great group and stories like yours make it that much more special.

New Report from Eat Drink Politics Exposes Conflicts of Interest in Australian Dietitians Group

PS I am sure your right about the AAP - and the politics of not saying what is right for fear of pissing off some special interest group bugs the crap out of me too.

Something interesting popped up on one of the online politics discussion groups today — once you're on Rudy Giuliani's supporter email list, you can check out any time you like, but it looks as though you can never leave.

Voters weren't asked to conceive of the Labour Party as a direct representation of working - class interests in aggregate — politics became about choosing which group of elites offered the best deal to you as an individual.

In its midst, ragtag bands of militia and local defence groups became larger, interlinked military - commercial networks who had interests and a wider politics of their own.

Sen. Daniel Squadron is resigning his seat in the state Senate effective Friday to join a national policy group organizing in opposition to the influence of the Koch brothers and other monied interests in politics on the state and local level.

The Senate has for the last decade been an unpredictable force in state politics and the source of heavy spending by deep - pocketed benefactors and labor groups interested in seeing which party controls the chamber — underscoring the chamber's role in determining the outcome of everything from charter schools, to tax policy and the agenda of the mayor of the city of New York.

«It causes big money interests in the form of multi-billion dollar casino companies like Genting Group, Sands, Caesars, MGM Mirage and Wynn Resorts to be the agents of reform of our politics, not its further corruption.»

From his royal decrees that groups who don't agree with him are SPECIAL INTERESTS to Andy's labeling as a SHAM statutes regarding Medicaid trend factors that his own father, Mario Cuomo, did nothing to change, Andy has become the «Crazy Eddie» of politics.

One source told Total Politics that «dozens» of MPs had expressed an interest in getting involved in the proposed group in the first few days of Conservative conference in Manchester.

In «Submarine Politics,» the New Times wrote: «Despite a $ 1.8 million campaign war chest financed by county contractors and various special interest groups like the Florida International University Foundation, and an army of heavy - hitting political strategists such as Keith Fredericks, voters flatly rejected the tax increase because of their mistrust of county government.

It causes big money interests in the form of multi-billion dollar casino companieslike Genting Group, Sands, Caesars, MGM Mirage and Wynn Resorts to be the agents of reform of our politics, not its further corruption.»

British Politics Group Quarterly... this book offers many interesting insights into the workings of the British constitution, how far the negotiations to create the coalition conform to expected constitutional norms, and how far the government has altered or seeks to alter the constitution.

Death by Food Pyramid, published by Mark Sisson, is an exquisitely researched expose on how, «Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics, and Shady Special Interest Groups Have Conspired to Ruin the Health of America», and what you can do to avoid succumbing to such bad influences.

He accepts the bribe of a ten - million dollar insurance policy from an industry political operative (Sorvino), sets up a hit on his life and goes off to offend various political interest groups, from Jews to African - Americans, by committing not adultery, but the worst sin of all in politics: subjecting the already - committed to a dose of unfettered, unfiltered honesty.

The Constitution itself was drafted and adopted in large part because of the intractable problems that interest group politics, or the problem of «faction» as James Madison described it, posed for the states under the Articles of Confederation.2 «Complaints...

For instance, it seems increasingly clear that our revered system of «local control» by elected municipal school boards can not cope with today's realities of metropolitanization, mobility, and interest - group politics.

So instead of a nasty contest between interest groups, we get «how a bill becomes law» - a presentation of civics cleansed of all politics as well as of all possible interest.

(Our own Checker Finn has not been a fan of school boards for some time and as recently as 2010 wrote, in National Affairs, that «it seems increasingly clear that our revered system of «local control» by elected municipal school boards can not cope with today's realities of metropolitanization, mobility, and interest - group politics.»)

Adding more years to the present public - education mandate would simply give ineffectual school systems additional time to fumble around while entangling pre-K education more tightly in the web of school politics, federalism disputes, bureaucratic rigidities, and adult interest groups.

Earlier this summer, the President and Secretary Duncan declared, «This competition will not be based on politics, ideology, or the preferences of a particular interest group.

This project will shift our understanding of teachers» unions as simply «self - interested» or «selfless,» to a more nuanced assessment of the role teachers play in politics, the diversity of political groups within unions, and the ways that teachers» unions in diverse contexts go beyond self - interest and become social movement actors.

«Then, instead of bickering over interest - group - driven politics, we could have a substantive, national conversation about how to refine the much - needed reforms so they create the best opportunities for kids who need them most.»

«This competition will not be based on politics or ideology or the preferences of a particular interest group,» Obama said in an appearance at the Education Department.

«Teachers unions, historically one of the most powerful interest groups in American politics, are being besieged like never before — under attack from conservative GOP governors with a zeal for budget - cutting even while taking fire from some Democrats, including President Barack Obama, who has suggested he agrees that unions can be an impediment to better schools.»

«The [2005 Bankruptcy Act] amendments represent the worst example of interest - group politics influencing law in the most negative way,» said Jason Kilborn, Professor of Law at John Marshall Law School.

Among party politics and special interest groups and scores of lobbyists, it would be impossible for one person, alone, to be heard.

Her current research interests include curatorial agency and the status of curatorship, as well as the politics of display - subjects she will be addressing in a co-curated group exhibition to be presented in Edinburgh in late 2015.

McNeil speaks of why he became interested in art; his early influences; becoming interested in modern art after attending lectures by Vaclav Vytlacil; meeting Arshile Gorky; the leading figures in modern art during the 1930s; his interest in Cézanne; studying with Jan Matulka and Hans Hofmann; his experiences with the WPA; the modern artists within the WPA; the American Abstract Artists (A.A.A.); a group of painters oriented to Paris called The Ten; how there was an anti-surrealism attitude, and a surrealist would not have been permitted in A.A.A; what the A.A.A. constituted as abstract art; a grouping within the A.A.A. called the Concretionists; his memories of Léger; how he assesses the period of the 1930s; the importance of Cubism; what he thinks caused the decline of A.A.A.; how he assesses the period of the 1940s; his stance on form and the plastic values in art; his thoughts on various artists; the importance of The Club; the antipathy to the School of Paris after the war; how Impressionism was considered in the 40s and 50s; slides of his paintings from 1937 to 1962, and shows how he developed as an artist; the problems of abstract expressionism; organic and geometric form; the schisms in different art groups due to politics; his teaching techniques; why he feels modern painting declined after 1912; the quality of A.A.A. works; stretching his canvases, and the sizes he uses; his recent works, and his approaches to painting.

Amid discussions of the (distorting) influence of interest group financing in politics during the 3 Feb debate with Secretary / Senator Clinton, Sanders said Do you think there's a reason why not one Republican has the guts to recognize -LSB-...]

Eventually the body politic will figure out that as a group scientists have ceased to be disinterested seekers of truth and joined the throngs of other self - interested parties, and must be externally monitored and regulated as such.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.

Events in the last few years have brought Egypt to the forefront of the world's interest in politics, sociology, and group psychology.