Sentences with phrase «role of public opinion»

It is important to recognize that among political theorists there are different conceptions of the role of public opinion in democracy, which has implications for how we think about the role of science, the media and politics..

But understanding these agreements can help to understand why people hold different views about the role of public opinion in a democracy.

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Opinion: The departure of career public servant Stephen Wood has raised questions about the role of the bureaucracy in providing frank and fearless advice.

With its ability to influence opinions, social media does remarkable harm by playing a role in the rigging of elections and public debate.

The WTO is exactly the wrong kind of organization to play such a role, since it is designed to be insulated from public opinion so as to single - mindedly pursue the single goal of free trade.

«The Const - itution does not oblige government to avoid any public acknowledgment of religion's role in society,» Justice Kennedy said in his opinion.

For most people, religion plays virtually no role in shaping their opinions on a long list of important public questions.

In the US, some 39 % of Army and Marine Corps roles are closed to females despite public opinion to the contrary.

Because a certain power structure has not been observed and respected by her, she dares to have and opinion that differs from the party line, she dares to step out of the role that religion has assigned her, and she dares to speak in a public forum.

Public opinion is running ahead of Government policy in support for families and the role of fathers.

More recently, he has embarked on research on public opinion in Egypt and on the role of emotions in British politics.

There is also growing evidence that, public opinion is divided as to the role of MPs in Ghana.

The authors will discuss the history of these theories, their roles in shaping modern - day public opinion, and their relevance -LSB-...]

Developing from work he did for the Conservative Party in his Deputy Chairman role, since 2010 [46] Lord Ashcroft has been a major independent public pollster of British political opinion.

For all the background on the rising costs of the Olympics, the failure to introduce adequate competition for key 2012 contracts, Ken Livingstone's role in the sorry affair and the souring of public opinion we recommend The TaxPayers» Alliance's 2012 Watchdog blog.

Dr Ahmad said once media play its investigative role and providing the public with information about the actions and opinions of the legislators, tyranny and excesses of arbitrary rule would be prevented.

The second annual State Of Dating In America report explores the ever - evolving public opinion on sex, infidelity, gender roles and other controversial issues.

The past played a big role in Hollywood last year, and if Oscar nominations are any measure of public opinion, then a lot of us are either unhappy with the world of now or curious about the way things were.

This annual survey — developed and reported by EdChoice and interviews conducted by our partner, Braun Research, Inc. — measures public opinion and awareness on a range of K — 12 education topics, including parents» schooling preferences, educational choice policies, the federal government's role in education and more.

Indeed, recent opinion polls suggest that if teachers were to take more prominent roles in advocating for their profession, large portions of the American public would be inclined to support them.

Supporting and leveraging the role of the principal is, in my opinion, the key to long - term improvements in the public school system.

Principal Folwell Dunbar remembers when students discussed Banksy's street art and challenged each other on the role of community opinion in permitting graffiti; their conversation was as sophisticated and passionate as the public debate forums reported in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, Dunbar recalls.

This report explores patterns of public library use among Hispanics ages 16 and older and their attitudes, opinions and views about the role of public libraries in their communities, the services public libraries offer, and the impact library closings would have on themselves and their families.

The included works also bear witness to the range of issues that cultural institutions such as museums should be examining — and thus opening up for debate — should they continue to play a central role in the formation of public opinion and sensibilities.

The curatorial choices also emphasize the role of photography in shaping public opinion as well as the longer - term matter of our shared history — how we come to know and remember it.

Over several years they have been in conversations with other artists who curate about the various implications of combining these roles, about some of the conflicts of interest that arise and about the way that as curators they take some part in the formation of public opinion of art and artists.

The Catholic Church, working with the leadership of other religions, can now take a decisive role by mobilizing public opinion and public funds to meet the energy needs of the poorest 3 billion people, thus allowing them to prepare for the challenges of unavoidable climate and eco-system changes.

As droughts have worsened, water bottling companies like Coca - Cola, PepsiCo, andNestlé are finding themselves under the microscope of public opinion for taking public water resources, packaging them for substantial profit, and then failing to adequately respond to public concerns about their local impacts, lack of transparency of data sharing, and their role in helping share the burdens imposed by water shortages and drought.

In the letter, Bate sought PM's support for his anti-malaria project, saying the project would»... afford me, and several colleagues, the opportunity of writing opinion articles and books... about the disparity between the current and correct roles of environmental public health.»

As the head of the Regulatory Unit at the Institute for Public Affairs, a right - wing think tank with close ties to greenhouse sceptics, Moran's role has been to support the Government and the fossil fuel corporations with anti-environmental opinions about climate science, the costs of emission reductions and the pitfalls of renewable energy.

The group conducts research, outreach, advocacy, and public education in service to a deeper understanding of the role of money in politics, and mobilizes public opinion and decision - makers to support comprehensive change in the financing of our elections.

She has also researched formation of public opinions on climate change, social science's role in enabling decision - makers to act on climate change under uncertainty, and media's coverage of climate change.

In my role as a member of the news media, I determined that it would be inappropriate to take down my posting of the decision based on a general claim that the opinion, issued earlier in the day to the public over the internet, referred to information contained in an appendix whose contents remained under seal.

On the one hand, public opinion in the UK has long been considered insular and Eurosceptic, but the referendum seemed to trigger the more open and confident expression of xenophobic views and suggests a polarisation of opinion on Britain's international and European roles.

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In the aftermath of the controversy generated in the past five years concerning the attorney general's (AG) opinion which was used to provide legal cover for the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the role of the AG in the termination of the BAE investigation in December 2006, and last year, the «cash for honours» issue, public confidence in the office of the AG is seen by many to have plummeted.

The two most critical points of AG Wathelet's Opinion are his interpretation of an «act of communication» and the role a» new public» plays in interpreting Article 3 (1) InfoSoc.

In his new role, Ahmed will work to engage with local and national government, the Ministry of Defence and charities to help influence policy and public opinion so that the rights of service personnel are made paramount and that veterans are given the support and respect they deserve to help them reintegrate with society after their service.

Common challenges include: legal education reform and preparing lawyers for a future that is already here; solving access to justice; defending the rule of law; creating appropriate guidelines for social media, ensuring that its role in the court of public opinion does not marginalize the legal system; and narrowing the delta between current legal delivery methods and customer needs and expectations.

L. Rev. 1741 (1987)(discussing the role public outrage and state - level legislative action had on the Supreme Court's 1976 overruling of a 1972 opinion banning capital punishment).

While accepting that maintaining confidence played a role in developing penal policy, it was not appropriate for prisoners» rights to be forfeited solely on the basis of public opinion.

The role of the media in shaping or reflecting public opinion is always arguable.

His research centers on several main issues: (1) the implications of religion and spirituality for mental and physical health and mortality risk; (2) religious variations in family life, with particular attention to intimate relationships and childrearing; (3) the role of religious institutions, practices, and values among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States; (4) the influence of religious factors on political attitudes and policy preferences; and (5) public opinion surrounding issues of race, ethnicity, and immigration in the contemporary United States.