georgetown university press okt 2007 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Does religion promote political mobilization Are individuals motivated by their faith to focus on issues of social justice, personal morality, or both This title examines these topics and assesses one question central to these issues: How does faith shape political action in America's diverse religious communities.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Economic individualism and market-based values dominate today's policymaking and public management circles - often at the expense of the common good. This title demonstrates the continuing need for public interest theory in government. It offers a direct theoretical challenge to the 'utility of economic individualism'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Once described by Trygve Lie as the 'most impossible job on earth,' the position of UN Secretary-General is as frustratingly constrained as it is prestigious. The Secretary-General's ability to influence global affairs often depends on how the international community regards his moral authority. In relation to such moral authority, past office-holders have drawn on their own ethics and religious backgrounds--as diverse as Lutheranism, Catholicism, Buddhism, and Coptic Christianity--to guide the role that they played in addressing the UN's goals in the international arena, such as the maintenance of international peace and security and the promotion of human rights. In The UN Secretary-General and Moral Authority, contributors provide case studies of all seven former secretaries-general, establishing a much-needed comparative survey of each office-holder's personal religious and moral values. From Trygve Lie's forbearance during the UN's turbulent formative years to the Nobel committee's awarding Kofi Annan and the United Nations the prize for peace in 2001, the case studies all follow the same format, first detailing the environmental and experiential factors that forged these men's ethical frameworks, then analyzing how their 'inner code' engaged with the duties of office and the global events particular to their terms.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act rocked America's schools with new initiatives for results-based accountability. This work takes a critical look at mayoral control of urban school districts, beginning with Boston's schools in 1992 and examining more than 100 school districts in 40 states.