Search Results - subject:"Public discourse"

Contested Cornerstones of Nonviolent National Self-Perception in Costa Rica: A Historical Approach

Huhn, Sebastian - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - 2009

Crime, violence, and insecurity are perceived as society’s biggest problems in contemporary Costa Rica. This degree of priority is especially remarkable because the country has always been considered the peaceful exception in the violent Central American region. In this paper I analyze four...

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The Culture of Fear and Control in Costa Rica (II): The Talk of Crime and Social Changes

Huhn, Sebastian - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - 2009

The Costa Rican talk of crime is fundamentally based on the assumption that a formerly explicitly nonviolent nation has been transformed into a battleground for social violence — that is, on the belief that an alarming “crime wave” is occurring today while there was no crime at all in the...

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A History of Nonviolence: Insecurity and the Normative Power of the Imagined in Costa Rica

Huhn, Sebastian - 2008

Crime, violence, and insecurity are among the most important social topics in contemporary Costa Rica. These three issues play a central role in the media, politics, and everyday life, and the impression has emerged that security has changed for the worse and that society is now threatened...

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Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: Social Perceptions in Everyday Life

Huhn, Sebastian - 2008

Central America has the reputation of being a violent region with high crime rates, youth gangs, drug traffic, and ubiquitous insecurity. Politicians, the media, and social scientists in and outside the region often claim that the societies are in complete agreement with their judgment of the...

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A History of Nonviolence: Insecurity and the Normative Power of the Imagined in Costa Rica

Huhn, Sebastian - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005497562

Discourses on Violence in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua: Social Perceptions in Everyday Life

Huhn, Sebastian - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005688732

Moral sentiments, institutions, and civil society : what can Hegel contribute to Sen's theory of justice?

Boldyrev, Ivan A.; Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - In: Review of social economy : publication of the … 71 (2013) 4, pp. 502-525

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Discharging not‐for‐profit accountability: UK charities and public discourse

Dhanani, Alpa; Connolly, Ciaran - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 25 (2012) 7, pp. 1140-1169

: first, developing a framework of NFP accountability through public discourse using the ethical model of stakeholder theory …Purpose – This paper aims to examine the accountability practices of large United Kingdom (UK) charities through public … discourse. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the ethical model of stakeholder theory, the paper develops a framework for …

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Freeway booking policy: Public discourse and acceptability analysis

Chung, Younshik; Song, Taijin; Park, Jungsik - In: Transport Policy 24 (2012) C, pp. 223-231

traffic technologies and traffic demand management policies and to analyze public discourse and acceptability for the new … public perception and acceptability. Consequently, to accomplish the analysis of public discourse and acceptability, motorist … successfully integrate public discourse and preference. Also suggested is the consideration of narrative policy as a means to …

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Discharging not-for-profit accountability: UK charities and public discourse

Dhanani, Alpa; Connolly, Ciaran - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 25 (2012) September, pp. 1140-1169

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