People, Politics & Public Power
Author : Ken Billington
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 10,56 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Ken Billington
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 10,56 MB
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Sean M. Theriault
Publisher : Ohio State University Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 27,42 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 0814209920
Author : Denise Fairchild
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 39,68 MB
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1610918517
The near-unanimous consensus among climate scientists is that the massive burning of gas, oil, and coal is having cataclysmic impacts on our atmosphere and climate. These climate and environmental impacts are particularly magnified and debilitating for low-income communities and communities of color. Energy democracy tenders a response and joins the environmental and climate movement with broader movements for social and economic change in this country and around the world. Energy Democracy brings together racial, cultural, and generational perspectives to show what an alternative, democratized energy future can look like. The book will inspire others to take up the struggle to build the energy democracy movement.
Author : Arundhati Roy
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1609802942
In her major address to the 99th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association on August 16, 2004, "Public Power in the Age of Empire," broadcast nationally on C-Span Book TV and on Democracy Now! and Alternative Radio, writer Arundhati Roy brilliantly examines the limits to democracy in the world today. Bringing the same care to her prose that she brought to her Booker Prize-winning novel The God of Small Things, Roy discusses the need for social movements to contest the occupation of Iraq and the reduction of "democracy" to elections with no meaningful alternatives allowed. She explores the dangers of the "NGO-ization of resistance," shows how governments that block nonviolent dissent in fact encourage terrorism, and examines the role of the corporate media in marginalizing oppositional voices.
Author : Ashley Dawson
Publisher : OR Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 30,5 MB
Release : 2022-06-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781682192979
The science is conclusive: to avoid irreversible climate collapse, the burning of all fossil fuels will have to end in the next decade. In this concise and highly readable intervention, Ashley Dawson sets out what is required to make this momentous shift: simply replacing coal-fired power plants with for-profit solar energy farms will only maintain the toxic illusion that it is possible to sustain relentlessly expanding energy consumption. We can no longer think of energy as a commodity. Instead we must see it as part of the global commons, a vital element in the great stock of air, water, plants, and cultural forms like language and art that are the inheritance of humanity as a whole. People's Power provides a persuasive critique of a market-led transition to renewable energy. It surveys the early development of the electric grid in the United States, telling the story of battles for public control over power during the Great Depression. This history frames accounts of contemporary campaigns, in both the United States and Europe, that eschew market fundamentalism and sclerotic state power in favor of energy that is green, democratically managed and equitably shared.
Author : Charles Wright Mills
Publisher :
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 35,95 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Power (Social sciences)
ISBN :
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 46,17 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241548052
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Author : Grant Reeher
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 2006-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081476925X
In First Person Political, Grant Reeher combats the public's alienation from and distrust of politicians by putting a personal face on everyday political life. Through moving personal interviews, Reeher allows legislators to tell their own stories about how and why they came to politics, the experience of serving in their state legislature, their decisions to stay or leave, and the many trials they face in the name of public service. Reeher contends that these politicians do have the public good in mind and often suffer great personal losses for their chance to represent the people and fight for what they think is right. His research also shows that those who choose to run for office often come from a background of deep community involvement. Reeher argues against public cynicism about our elected officials, and his profiles stir not only our praise and respect for these legislators, but also a greater belief in the democratic process itself. The excerpts from his interviews provide a rarely afforded intimate look at these politicians. What emerges from these stories is a humane and believable portrait of public servants acting on behalf of the public good, a portrait that should provide some comfort, perhaps even inspiration, for citizens concerned about the state of American democracy.
Author : Jeffrey A. Becker
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 12,81 MB
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0813145058
Most Americans admire the determination and drive of artists, athletes, and CEOs, but they seem to despise similar ambition in their elected officials. The structure of political representation and the separation of powers detailed in the United States Co
Author : Hahrie Han
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 022674406X
Grassroots organizing and collective action have always been fundamental to American democracy but have been burgeoning since the 2016 election, as people struggle to make their voices heard in this moment of societal upheaval. Unfortunately much of that action has not had the kind of impact participants might want, especially among movements representing the poor and marginalized who often have the most at stake when it comes to rights and equality. Yet, some instances of collective action have succeeded. What’s the difference between a movement that wins victories for its constituents, and one that fails? What are the factors that make collective action powerful? Prisms of the People addresses those questions and more. Using data from six movement organizations—including a coalition that organized a 104-day protest in Phoenix in 2010 and another that helped restore voting rights to the formerly incarcerated in Virginia—Hahrie Han, Elizabeth McKenna, and Michelle Oyakawa show that the power of successful movements most often is rooted in their ability to act as “prisms of the people,” turning participation into political power just as prisms transform white light into rainbows. Understanding the organizational design choices that shape the people, their leaders, and their strategies can help us understand how grassroots groups achieve their goals. Linking strong scholarship to a deep understanding of the needs and outlook of activists, Prisms of the People is the perfect book for our moment—for understanding what’s happening and propelling it forward.