Fédéralisme d’ouverture et pouvoir de dépenser au Canada

In power since January 2006, the leader of the Canadian Conservative party, Stephen Harper, promised to break with the previous governments’ “domineering” style of governance and to put into practice a new type of “open federalism.” Specifically, this approach involved correcting the fiscal imbalance between Ottawa and the provinces, taking measures to recognize Quebec’s specificity, and limiting the federal government’s recourse to an alleged spending power. This article briefly surveys the foundations of Canadian politics and the years when the Liberal party was in power, between 1993 and 2006, to assess the measures adopted by the Harper government, particularly with respect to the spending power. This power is not attributed in the constitution nor is it founded on clear jurisprudence, but Ottawa still claims and invokes it. Despite ther promises, the Conservatives have failed to offer a satisfactory formula for limiting its usage. So, Canada remains driven by the centralising process that has prevailed since the start of the 1980’s.

Hårda nypor för ett mjukt samhälle? : Om medialisering och rasifiering i utspelspolitikens Sverige

Toughness for a soft society? On medialisation, racialisation and the politics of spin in Sweden In recent years, issues concerning the future of “multicultural Sweden” have become a salient feature in Swedish politics. One important actor in recent years’ debates about the problems confronting “multicultural Sweden” is the Swedish Liberal Party. Since the general election of 2002, the party has gained both publicity and electoral support by focusing the question of “integration of immigrants” in terms of assimilation and intensified demands aimed at the “immigrant Others”. In this article, the party’s recent developments in the area of integration policy is analysed within the framework of two general processes in contemporary politics, the politics of racialisation and the medialisation of politics. The party’s successful interventions in the area of integration policy are built on an intimate as well as complex interplay between racialisation and medialisation. The agenda articulated by the party, further, has several similarities with the agenda of “authoritarian populist” movements throughout Europe.

Operários e camponeses: a repercussão da Revolução Mexicana na imprensa operária brasileira (1910-1920)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

“Mas, e depois?”: o Terceiro Reinado nos horizontes de expectativa do final do Império (1888-1893)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

The 2011 Swiss Elections: Introduction

Parties, the Green Liberal Party and the Conservative Democratic Party. This election thus marks an end of the trend towards a growing level of party polarization. The introduction to this special issue puts these recent developments in context, discusses some of its consequences, and highlights how the articles in this special issue shed light on understanding the voting behaviour in Switzerland.

El lado B de la historia, un caso de violencia política en el corregimiento de Arauca, Caldas, Colombia, el 29 y 30 de octubre de 1949

Investigar 'el lado B' de la Historia proporciona otras respuestas y perspectivas para comprender un hecho traumático ocurrido el 29 de octubre de 1949 en Arauca, Caldas; cuando 49 personas perdieron su vida en el contexto histórico de lo que la Violentología denomina en Colombia 'La violencia'. Las indagaciones se circunscriben en el orden de ¿Qué pasó?, ¿Cómo pasó? y ¿Qué se ha narrado? Ya que las respuestas difieren, esencialmente, dependiendo de si las versiones provienen del diario manizalita 'La Patria' y la historia oficial, donde la autoría de los asesinatos fue atribuida a los liberales gaitanistas; o de fuentes tales como: el diario 'El Tiempo', los archivos judiciales, los testimonios orales de las víctimas sobrevivientes, los álbumes fotográficos y la asistencia de los estudios de memoria, donde se evidencia que la masacre fue ejecutada por la Policía, las fuerzas paramilitares de la época, conocidos como "los pájaros", y civiles conservadores que a su vez fueron la pieza procesal para iniciar la investigación judicial tendiente a "esclarecer" los hechos

El lado B de la historia, un caso de violencia política en el corregimiento de Arauca, Caldas, Colombia, el 29 y 30 de octubre de 1949

Investigar 'el lado B' de la Historia proporciona otras respuestas y perspectivas para comprender un hecho traumático ocurrido el 29 de octubre de 1949 en Arauca, Caldas; cuando 49 personas perdieron su vida en el contexto histórico de lo que la Violentología denomina en Colombia 'La violencia'. Las indagaciones se circunscriben en el orden de ¿Qué pasó?, ¿Cómo pasó? y ¿Qué se ha narrado? Ya que las respuestas difieren, esencialmente, dependiendo de si las versiones provienen del diario manizalita 'La Patria' y la historia oficial, donde la autoría de los asesinatos fue atribuida a los liberales gaitanistas; o de fuentes tales como: el diario 'El Tiempo', los archivos judiciales, los testimonios orales de las víctimas sobrevivientes, los álbumes fotográficos y la asistencia de los estudios de memoria, donde se evidencia que la masacre fue ejecutada por la Policía, las fuerzas paramilitares de la época, conocidos como "los pájaros", y civiles conservadores que a su vez fueron la pieza procesal para iniciar la investigación judicial tendiente a "esclarecer" los hechos

An appropriated state? Moldova’s uncertain prospects for modernisation. OSW COMMENTARY 168, 22.04.2015,

From the Introduction. There have been several significant changes on Moldova’s domestic political scene in the wake of the November 2014 parliamentary elections there. Negotiations lasted nearly two months and resulted in the formation of a minority coalition composed of two groupings: the Liberal-Democratic Party (PLDM) and the Democratic Party (PDM). New coalition received unofficial support from the Communist Party (PCRM), which had previously been considered an opposition party. Contrary to their initial announcements, PDLM and PDM did not admit the Liberal Party led by Mihai Ghimpu to power. Moreover, they blocked the nomination for prime minister of the incumbent, Iurie Leancă. Leancă has been perceived by many as an honest politician and a guarantor of reforms. This situation resulted in the political model present in Moldova since 2009 being preserved. In this model the state’s institutions are subordinated to two main oligarch politicians: Vlad Filat (the leader of PLDM) and Vlad Plahotniuc (a billionaire who de facto controls PDM).

A captured state? Moldova’s uncertain prospects for modernisation. OSW Commentary No. 168, 22 April 2015

There have been several significant changes on Moldova’s domestic political scene in the wake of the November 2014 parliamentary elections there. Negotiations lasted nearly two months and resulted in the formation of a minority coalition composed of two groupings: the Liberal-Democratic Party (PLDM) and the Democratic Party (PDM). New coalition received unofficial support from the Communist Party (PCRM), which had previously been considered an opposition party. Contrary to their initial announcements, PDLM and PDM did not admit the Liberal Party led by Mihai Ghimpu to power. Moreover, they blocked the nomination for prime minister of the incumbent, Iurie Leancă. Leancă has been perceived by many as an honest politician and a guarantor of reforms. This situation resulted in the political model present in Moldova since 2009 being preserved. In this model the state’s institutions are subordinated to two main oligarch politicians: Vlad Filat (the leader of PLDM) and Vlad Plahotniuc (a billionaire who de facto controls PDM).

I papi ed i vespri siciliani. Con documenti inediti.

Defense of the papacy in reply to attacks from the Italian Liberal party on the occasion of the 6th centenary celebration of the Sicilian vespers.

India and the war. Statement issued by the Governor-General of India on 17th October, 1939.

Appendixes: A. Resolution by the Working Committee of the National Liberal Federation of India, passed 10th September, 1939.--B. Statement issued by the Congress Working Committee on 15th September, 1939.--C. Resolution by All-India Congress Committee, passed 10th October, 1939.--D. Resolution passed by the Working Committee of the All-India Muslim League on 18th September, 1939.--E. Joint representation to the Governor-General from members of vavious parties, dated 3rd October, 1939.

El lado B de la historia, un caso de violencia política en el corregimiento de Arauca, Caldas, Colombia, el 29 y 30 de octubre de 1949

Investigar 'el lado B' de la Historia proporciona otras respuestas y perspectivas para comprender un hecho traumático ocurrido el 29 de octubre de 1949 en Arauca, Caldas; cuando 49 personas perdieron su vida en el contexto histórico de lo que la Violentología denomina en Colombia 'La violencia'. Las indagaciones se circunscriben en el orden de ¿Qué pasó?, ¿Cómo pasó? y ¿Qué se ha narrado? Ya que las respuestas difieren, esencialmente, dependiendo de si las versiones provienen del diario manizalita 'La Patria' y la historia oficial, donde la autoría de los asesinatos fue atribuida a los liberales gaitanistas; o de fuentes tales como: el diario 'El Tiempo', los archivos judiciales, los testimonios orales de las víctimas sobrevivientes, los álbumes fotográficos y la asistencia de los estudios de memoria, donde se evidencia que la masacre fue ejecutada por la Policía, las fuerzas paramilitares de la época, conocidos como "los pájaros", y civiles conservadores que a su vez fueron la pieza procesal para iniciar la investigación judicial tendiente a "esclarecer" los hechos

Castles in the air: the life, times and influence of the Reverend Moses Harvey (1820-1901).

The period from 1874 to 1901 was a time of significant transition in the economic and political life of Newfoundland. Twenty years into responsible government and with Confederation on the backburner, the colony’s politicians turned their attention to economic diversification, landward development and carving out the island’s place in the British Empire. The period saw both economic prosperity and retrenchment; the construction of a trans-insular railway; the adoption of policies to foster agriculture, forestry, manufacturing and mining; and diplomatic efforts to resolve France’s outstanding claims on the northwest coast of the island. At the same time, the government made an attempt to intervene directly in its primary industry, the fisheries. It created a Fisheries Commission in 1889 that recommended conservation measures and artificial propagation as ways to restore the health of some of the island’s fish stocks. They also proposed new methods of curing, packaging and marketing Newfoundland’s cod, as well as a complete overhaul of the truck system. A major player in both the public and private debates surrounding all of these subjects was the Reverend Moses Harvey. Along with being minister of the Free Church of Scotland in St. John’s, Harvey was one of Newfoundland’s most active promoters in the late nineteenth century. He served as the media mouthpiece for both Prime Minister William Whiteway and Prime Minister Robert Thorburn; editing the Evening Mercury – the official organ of the Liberal Party and then the Reform Party – from 1882 to 1883 and 1885 until 1890. As well, Harvey wrote regular columns on Newfoundland issues for newspapers in London, New York, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, and Halifax. He also produced numerous books, articles, encyclopedia entries, and travel guides outlining the island’s attractions and its vast economic potential. In short, Harvey made a significant contribution in shaping the way residents and the outside world viewed Newfoundland during this period. This thesis examines late nineteenth-century Newfoundland through the writing of Moses Harvey. The biographical approach offers a fuller, more nuanced account of some of the major historical themes of the period including the politics of progress, opening up the interior, railway construction and attitudes toward the fisheries. It also provides an insider’s prospective on what led to some of the major political decisions, policy positions or compromises taken by the Whiteway and Thorburn governments. Finally, a more detailed review of Harvey’s work exposes the practical and political differences that he had with people like D.W. Prowse and Bishop Michael Howley. While these so-called “boomers” in Newfoundland’s historiography agreed on broad themes, they parted ways over what should be done with the fisheries and how best to channel the colony’s growing sense of nationalism.

The Irish Reform Act of 1868

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Integrity and public sector governance : a democratic deficit?