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TL;DR: The authors use rhetorical theory to reconceptualize the diffusion of managerial practices, arguing that the diffusion depends on the discursive justifications used to rationalize it, and that when such justifications are accepted and taken for granted, a practice reaches a state of institutionalization.
Abstract: I use rhetorical theory to reconceptualize the diffusion of managerial practices. Specifically, I argue that the diffusion of a practice depends on the discursive justifications used to rationalize it. When such justifications are accepted and taken for granted, a practice reaches a state of institutionalization. Furthermore, I propose that changes in justifications and diffusion provide a basis for explaining institutionalization as both a process and a state. I then develop several propositions from this model.
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TL;DR: Do people in relatively free and affluent countries such as the United States, Canada or Germany have responsibilities to try and to improve working conditions and wages of workers in far-off parts of the world who produce items those in the more affluent countries purchase? In recent years the "antisweatshop" movement has gained momentum with arguments that at least some agents in these relatively free, affluent countries do have such responsibilities as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Do people in relatively free and affluent countries such as the United States, Canada or Germany have responsibilities to try and to improve working conditions and wages of workers in far-off parts of the world who produce items those in the more affluent countries purchase? In recent years the “antisweatshop” movement has gained momentum with arguments that at least some agents in these relatively free and affluent countries do have such responsibilities. They have had rallies and press conferences, staged sit-ins and hunger strikes, all with the aim of convincing consumers, corporate executives, union members, municipal governments, students, and university administrators in the United States or Europe to acknowledge a responsibility with respect to the working conditions of distant workers in other countries, and to take actions to meet such responsibilities.
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TL;DR: A review of several literatures about group discussion yields a mixed prognosis for citizen deliberation as mentioned in this paper, concluding that group discussion sometimes meets the expectations of deliberative theorists, other times falls short.
Abstract: Should citizens be encouraged to deliberate about matters of politics? A review of several literatures about group discussion yields a mixed prognosis for citizen deliberation. Group discussion sometimes meets the expectations of deliberative theorists, other times falls short. Deliberators can, as theorists wish, conduct themselves with empathy for others, equality, and open-mindedness. But attempts to deliberate can also back fire. Social dynamics can often account for both discussions that appear deliberative and for those that clearly fail to meet deliberative criteria. In the beginning was the group. This is the fundamental truth about human nature and politics, and neither modem nor contemporary political theory has yet come to tenns with it (Alford. 1994, p. 1).
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TL;DR: The June 2015 election results and their aftermath further confirm that Turkey has evolved into a competitive authoritarian regime as discussed by the authors and that elections are no longer fair; civil liberties are being systematically violated; and the playing field is highly skewed in favour of the ruling AKP.
Abstract: Since the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002 Turkey has undergone double regime transitions. First, tutelary democracy ended; second, a competitive authoritarian regime has risen in its stead. We substantiate this assertion with specific and detailed evidence from 2015 election cycles, as well as from broader trends in Turkish politics. This evidence indeed confirms that elections are no longer fair; civil liberties are being systematically violated; and the playing field is highly skewed in favour of the ruling AKP. The June 2015 election results and their aftermath further confirm that Turkey has evolved into a competitive authoritarian regime.
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Abstract: The notion of long range dependence is discussed from a variety of points of view, and a new approach is suggested. A number of related topics is also discussed, including connections with non-stationary processes, with ergodic theory, self-similar processes and fractionally differenced processes, heavy tails and light tails, limit theorems and large deviations.
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