The metatheory on the democratic process poses a conceptual framework for the empirical analysis of democratic processes in liberal democracies. A model of democratic processes is being developed which proceeds from certain metatheoretical presuppositions. It distinguishes, inter alia, between three subsystems of the political system and defines their relevant collective actors. Moreover, a con...

INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................586 I. PRO SE LITIGATION AND LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION .......................589 A. The Right to Proceed Pro Se ............................................... 590 B. The Federal Pro Se Docket .................................................. 591 1. Evidence of a Burgeoning Caseload ....................

Some theoreticians argue that the stability of liberalism is to a large extent an outcome of a continued existence of traditional and other forms of life in communities, which are able to slow down or hinder the immoderate expansion of individualism, but that liberal societies are liable to destroy that foundation of their stability. However, liberal society cannot allow the destruction of the ...

Knowledge from college major and minor—see OIR 10 to 15 (or 16 or 17), Teaching in the Disciplines 1.1 Cognitive, Moral, and Emotional Development of Students Integrative Learning [1] Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning [2] Undergraduate Research [3] Academic Integrity [4]. See especially the following: Research & Scholarly Integrity (The Graduate School at MSU) http://grad.msu.edu/research...

Despite being generally viewed as homogenous, the four provinces that make up Atlantic Canada have quite different Early Childhood Education and Care systems. Through in-depth interviews of policy actors within the four Atlantic Canadian provinces completed in 2011, this article illustrates that Prince Edward Island had an ‘inclusive liberal’ childcare system. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick mixe...

Knowledge from college major and minor—see OIR 10 to 15 (or 16 or 17), Teaching in the Disciplines 1.1 Cognitive, Moral, and Emotional Development of Students Integrative Learning [1] Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning [2] Undergraduate Research [3] Academic Integrity [4]. See especially the following: Research & Scholarly Integrity (The Graduate School at MSU) http://grad.msu.edu/research...

Article history: Received 1 December 2013 Received in revised form 14 March 2014 Accepted 15 March 2014 Available online 4 May 2014 Research has consistently shown that intelligence is positively correlated with socially liberal beliefs and negatively correlated with religious beliefs. This should lead one to expect that Republicans are less intelligent than Democrats. However, I find that indi...

Abstract The 1990s saw a systemic shift from the liberal post–World War II international order of multilateralism (LIO I) to post–Cold postnational liberalism II). LIO has not been only rule-based but openly pursued social purpose with significant amount authority beyond nation-state. While institutions helped increase overall well-being globally, they were criticized for using double standards...