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Opposition (politics)
About: Opposition (politics) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 20639 publications have been published within this topic receiving 350832 citations. The topic is also known as: opposition.
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1 Jan 1940
TL;DR: In the anthropological literature the Nuer of the Sudan are a classic case of a pastoral society of a segmentary tribal type as discussed by the authors, where lineage and tribal structure define possible opponents and allies, and the institution of the leopard skin chief provides for mediation to avoid violence.
Abstract: In the anthropological literature the Nuer of the Sudan are a classic case of a pastoral society of a segmentary tribal type. Evans-Pritchard relates the social organization of the Nuer to their cattle based, nomadic life style in a semi-arid environment. This ecological context encourages a political arrangement among the Nuer based on balanced opposition between lineage and tribal segments, an arrangement called segmentary opposition. In the absence of a centralized political leadership, group conflict (feuds and war) are frequent, but not chaotic. The lineage and tribal structure of the society defines possible opponents and allies, and the institution of the leopard-skin chief provides for mediation to avoid violence.
91 citations
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6 Jan 1995
TL;DR: The authors examines the changes which occur in classical liberal ideas when they are implemented in a region with practically no liberal tradition and no socioeconomic infrastructure, and shows how liberal ideas in Central Europe are becoming constructivist, functioning as the ideological justification for a new kind of Utopian social engineering that aims at constructing capitalism.
Abstract: This study is devoted to recent developments in Central European (especially Polish) political thought, and concentrates on the emergence of liberal ideas, a subject largely neglected by Western observers. It provides a clear account of protoliberal and liberal thinking in Central Europe both before and after 1989, a critical appraisal of the democratic opposition to communism, and an analysis of economic liberalism as its rival orientation. The author examines the changes which occur in classical liberal ideas when they are implemented in a region with practically no liberal tradition and no socioeconomic infrastructure, and shows how liberal ideas in Central Europe are becoming constructivist, functioning as the ideological justification for a new kind of Utopian social engineering that aims at constructing capitalism.
91 citations
TL;DR: The women's movement in Turkey contributed to the process of democratization in the 1980s as discussed by the authors by giving more women the opportunity to participate in politics through grass roots organizations, but also helped create the political milieu conductive to the establishment of a political democracy.
Abstract: This article explores how the women's movement in Turkey contributed to the process of democratization in the 1980s. The movement did not merely give more women the opportunity to participate in politics through grass roots organizations, but also helped create the political milieu conductive to the establishment of a political democracy. The movement extended the political space allotted to civil society. In the context of a statist polity, feminist women organized independent of and in opposition to the state. They generated power through civil society as they established feminist institutions. Their movement was a secular front against Islamic revivalism, one that mostly tolerated and even influenced the Islamists. consequently, by the end of the 1980 decade, political parties which worked to consolidate political democracy in Turkey had heard women's voices, even though their response was far from satisfactory.
91 citations
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1 Jan 2001
TL;DR: The Politics of the New South Africa as mentioned in this paper provides a fascinating appraisal of the critical moments in the history and recent development of South Africa, providing detailed coverage of segregation and racial supremacy, black opposition, politics under apartheid and violence and terror, including coverage of more recent events such as the transfer of power in 1994, enfranchisement and political realignment, the post-electoral period of adjustment and socio-economic transition, the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commmission and the 1999 elections.
Abstract: "The Politics of the New South Africa" provides a fascinating appraisal of the critical moments in the history and recent development of South Africa. As well as providing detailed coverage of segregation and racial supremacy, black opposition, politics under apartheid and violence and terror, the author includes coverage of more recent events such as the transfer of power in 1994, enfranchisement and political realignment, the post-electoral period of adjustment amd socio-economic transition, the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commmission and the 1999 elections.
91 citations
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic presents an exceptional crisis situation not only for governments, but also for politicians in opposition as discussed by the authors, and the authors analyzed opposition party expressed sentiment vis-a-vis...
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic presents an exceptional crisis situation not only for governments, but also for politicians in opposition. This article analyses opposition party expressed sentiment vis-a-vis...
91 citations
Performance Metrics
| Year | Papers |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 |
| 2025 | 760 |
| 2024 | 1,131 |
| 2023 | 2,986 |
| 2022 | 3,876 |
| 2021 | 865 |