this article analyses the effects of post-zionism in israeli ,society and state. by using the discoursive analysis in social theory, the author argues that discourses such as post-zionism are the results of socio-political and economic conditions (processes), but their evolution is basically the result of the mental and value activities of their proponent, rather than the socio-political proces...

look for the political in the wrong place, on the wrong floors and on the wrong pages of the newspapers. Those decision-making areas which had been protected by the political in industrial capitalism – the private sector, business, science, towns, everyday life and so on – are caught in the storms of political conflicts in reflexive modernity. (Beck 1994:18) We have been brought up with a clear...

Starting from the political ideas of the reforms of Wang An-shi, the political and social ideas of the medium term of Chinese feudal society are studied in the article. The political ideas of the reforms of Wang An-shi contained the political meanings such as the humanism and the pragmatism, which paid attention to the public feelings and opinions, and alleged putting them into social practice....

Social media play an increasingly important role in political communication. Various studies investigated how individuals adopt social media for political discussion, to share their views about politics and policy, or to mobilize and protest against social issues. Yet, little attention has been devoted to the main actors of political discussions: the politicians. In this paper, we explore the t...

There are many reasons for the health inequities that we see around the world today. Public policy and the way society organises its affairs affects the economic, social and physical factors that influence the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age - the social determinants of health. Tackling health inequities is a political issue that requires leadership, political cour...

and universally replicable, it makes no distinction between rebellions, secession movements, or revolutions. In contrast, political theory is context dependent and there is no guarantee that results can be replicated. Hence, the review of theories of revolutions should highlight both data related to an operational frame and elements of an operational approach. Writing in 1979, Skocpol identifie...

Studies examining the relationship between globalisation and the welfare state tend to focus on the effects of economic dimensions of globalisation, the extent to which a country is part of the world market. Globalisation also has a social and political dimension and their effects on welfare states – in terms of social security transfers and generosity – are studied in this article. Data from t...

This is the first draft of the introductory chapter to a new book manuscript entitled Capitalism and Welfare: The Political Economy of Social Protection in Democratic Capitalism. It outlines a political economy approach to the study of the welfare state that emphasizes the interaction between production, skill formation, and social protection. One of the key ideas is that workers who have made ...