are political dynasties manifested in the Philippines? By Marie Jasmin M. Calalay Abstract The study aimed to do a research background about the political dynasties in the Philippines. We all know that the politics in the Philippines has been under control of a few notable families. The term coined by Filipinos to describe the practice is "Political Dynasty”. Constitution effectively broke the hold of incumbent families on power. The ability of term limits to dismantle political dynasties
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POLI0094 Political Participation: Why and How? 1st Semester‚ 2010-11 Term Paper From Twitter Revolution to Internet Censorship in China – a discussion on the Internet and political participation Introduction Politics could be defined very broadly as the adjustment efforts of humans attempting to coexist in an interdependent relationship. In defining a political system‚ we refer it to a system which is a persistent pattern of human relationships that involves‚ to a significant extent‚ power‚
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as a result of the banking crisis which has spread throughout the world since 2008. The countries in question are Portugal‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Greece & Spain all of whom have requested financial aid from the European central bank. In order for the countries to pay back the loans from the European central bank they will need to implement austerity measures in the form of raising taxes and reducing costs on public spending‚ the effect of that will be job losses within the public sector. This is turn
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1. Why have governments individually and collectively decided to crack down on corruption? Is this crack-down a permanent change or just a temporary phase? a. Over a decade‚ Corruption has become a serious threat for every nation as it directly impacts the country’s economy thereby its overall growth at all levels. b. Corruption is considered to be a global disease which has already spread across the universe in a drastic manner and no country can be proud to say that they are corruption
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POLITICAL SYSTEMS Presidential systems executive power = president legislative power = unicameral or bicameral parliament both have legitimacy derived from people USA president is the only executive‚ the only one responsible president is also the prime minister and the lead symbol of the state president cannot dissolve (rozpustit) parliament parliament cannot dismiss president (only impeachment) system of checks and balances – limits of powers – absolute separation of powers Hard to
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under the control of a few notable families. It is normal for a politician’s son‚ wife‚ brother‚ or other kinsman‚ to run for the same or other government office. The term coined by Filipinos to describe this practice is "Political dynasty"‚ the equivalent of an oligarchy in political science. One can trace its roots from the Spanish colonial times where favored families of the mestizo stock‚ or the Illustrados were given responsibilities of Gobernadorcillo‚ or Alcalde. As such‚ these men have wielded
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1.Discourse Studies in Modern Linguistics 1.1Discourse .Discourse has been defined by different linguists ‚and each one gives specific definition to it ‚and we will go through all of them . In other words discourse is a buzzword and used in many different ways. The term discourse refers “both to what a text producer meant by a text and what a text means to the receiver” (Widdowson 2007: 7). As Widdowson claims‚ “people produce texts to get a message across‚ to express ideas and beliefs‚ to explain
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Should Political Processions Be Allowed? In my essay‚ I will be trying to figure out whether political processions should be held in the different countries of the world or not‚ especially in Pakistan. But I hereby am going to explain that what such political procession actually means. “Political Procession” can also be called as “political meeting on a mass scale”. The word “Jalsa” is used for this term in Urdu. It may be described as a gathering of people on a single platform on call from a political
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European Tour Operators: Introduction: The macro-environment looks at broad trends shaping the national and international environment. An analysis of the macro environment is crucial in determining the factors which have a direct impact and/or might influence the strategic direction of an organisation. The macro-environment is difficult for organisations to influence and changes can be far-reaching. The media is usually rich source of both information and speculation and as such cannot be a reliable
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York‚ 1914‚ p.22. 6. John Carver and Miriam Mayhem‚ "A New Vision of Board Leadership: Governing the Community College" (The Association of Community College Trustees‚ Washington‚ 1994). 7. John Graham‚ Managing the Relationship of First Nation Political leaders and their Staff. Institute of Governance‚ 2006. 8. Kasper Hansen and Niels Ejersbo‚ op. cit. P. 740 9. L.D White‚ Introduction to the study of Public Administration‚ Macmillan Co.‚ New York‚ 1955‚ p 10. Rumki Basi‚ Public Administration:
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