Democracia Participativa
Democracia Participativa
Participatory Democracy
  • Noticias
    News
    • Headlines
    • Titulares
    • Cuba / Cuban Affairs
    • Venezuela / Venezuelan Affairs
    • Navegando / Browsing
  • Derechos
    H. Rights
    • Derechos Humanos / Human Rights
    • Perspectivas / Perspectives
    • Denuncias / Reports
    • Organizaciones / Campaigns
  • Economía
    Society
    • Toma nota.../Take note...
    • Perspectiva económica: Elías Amor
    • Perspectiva económica: Martínez-Solanas
    • Columnistas invitados/Guest columnists
    • Mundo Sindical / A Worker's World
  • Documentos
    Data & Referenda
    • DOCUMENTOS / DOCUMENTS
    • Documentos en Español
      • Instrumentos Internacionales y Declaraciones
      • Documentos sobre Derechos Humanos
      • Cuba: Iniciativas Democráticas
      • Documentos sobre Economía
      • Doctrina Social Cristiana
      • Otros documentos y perspectivas
      • Fundamentos / Basics
    • Documents in English
      • International Instruments & Declarations
      • Human Rights Documents
      • Documents on Economy
      • Other Documents
      • Christian Social Thought
    • Libros / Outstanding Books
    • Nosotros / About us
      Enlaces / Links
  • ELECCIONES
    Referenda
    • Elecciones / World Elections
    • Referendos / Plebiscites' articles
  • Foro
    Debate
    • Categorías / Forum categories
    • Mensajes / Recent Topics
    • Buscar / Search in Forum
Democracia Participativa
Democracia Participativa
Participatory Democracy
  1. Home
  2. Documentos

Libros / Outstanding Books

Curtailing Corruption: People Power for Accountability and Justice

Written by Shaazka Beyerle on 20 December 2017. Posted in Libros recomendados / Outstanding Books.

Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2014
261 pages
ISBN: 978-1-62637-056-2

"This well researched, perceptive book constructs an important international discourse on governance. Democracy has come of age with right-to-information and anticorruption movements in the global south. Shaazka Beyerle demonstrates that, in unpacking centers of power, transparency ensures accountability in governance." —Aruna Roy, cofounder of India's Right to Information movement and Ramon Magsaysay Award laureate

"A rare work with insights for generations to come. When, as Beyerle writes, 'citizens join in raising their voices and use their collective power to fight corruption,' the countries of Africa and indeed most countries will be free." —Hauwa Ibrahim, human rights lawyer and Sakharov Prize laureate

"Curtailing Corruption is a hopeful book—showing how citizen engagement can produce real reform. It is also a practical book—explaining how mobilization happens and groups strategize. Its lessons ought to be learned by reformers worldwide. Positive change will not occur without patience, persistence, organization, and a willingness to take risks. There are no quick fixes." —Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University

BOOK REVIEW (in Spanish)

Read more …

  • Hits: 10498
Write comment (0 Comments)

Abraham's Children: Jews, Christian & Muslim

Written by Norman Solomon, Richard Harries & Tim Winter on 14 December 2017. Posted in Libros recomendados / Outstanding Books.

Richard Harries was Bishop of Oxford and is a popular speaker and broadcaster.

Rabbi Dr Norman Solomon is a member of the Oxford University Unit for Teaching and Research in Hebrew and Jewish Studies., and was previously Director of the Centre for the Study of Judaism and Jewish-Christian Relations in... Read more

Tim Winter is Lecturer in Islamic Studies at University of Cambridge, UK.

 

 

Published: 05-30-2006
Format: Paperback
Extent: 354 pages
ISBN: 9780567081612

Abraham's Children brings together
essays by leading scholars of each faith
to address key issues for the faiths
and to collaboratively identify common ground
and pose challenges for the future.
It will inspire readers in the process of inter-faith dialogue,
contribute clearly to vital religious issues
of contemporary world concern
and help readers to understand faiths
that are different from their own
.

Perhaps the most seminal story in the history of “Western civilization” is the tale of an ancient nomadic herdsman from Mesopotamia whose relationship with a mysterious and powerful supernatural being is said to have changed the course of human history. The herdsman’s name is Abraham (“Avraham” in transliterated Hebrew and “Ibrahim” in transliterated Arabic), and for centuries people known as either “Jews,” “Christians,” or “Muslims” have understood themselves to be his literal and/or metaphorical “children.” But what does it mean to be “Abraham’s children”?

"This book compares Judaism, Christianity, and Islam using seven common themes which are equally relevant to each tradition. Provoking critical thinking, this text addresses the cultural framework of religious meanings and explores the similarities and differences among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as it explains the ongoing process of interpretation in each religion. It provides the reader with a solid foundation of knowledge on the various themes found in the book. This user-friendly book makes it easy to comprehend each religion and allows the reader to notice the relations between the three Abrahamic traditions. It can help clear up a lot of misconceptions that one has regarding all three religions."

Br. Joe Roccasalva, O.S.A.
 

  • Hits: 10128
Write comment (0 Comments)

In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy

Written by Several authors on 16 October 2017. Posted in Libros recomendados / Outstanding Books.

CIMA/NED, 2017
Pages: 164
ISBN 978-0-9818254-3-4

In this new book, an outstanding group of scholars from around the world explore the rising global trend of threats to media autonomy. Curated by the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), the book explores international political and commercial media actors, as well as “prominent leaders of organized crime,” who have seized control of traditional media outlets and oftentimes aligned them with their corporate interests.

This collection of essays looks at the state of the mass media around the world with an emphasis on "media capture", which refers to vested interests, and not just the government, using the media for purposes other than their main function of providing information that can lead to action by other agents in society.

In many countries around the world today, political transitions and the rise of digital technology have changed the way governments influence the media. With some exceptions, pre-publication censorship and pre-approval of news and information is mostly a thing of the past. Political transitions in many countries have changed mechanisms of control.

As CIMA’s book notes, state-sponsored censorship and restrictions on open internet access denies citizens’ their right to alternative sources of information as well. To combat these complex challenges, Mark Nelson, Senior Director of CIMA, calls for an increase in donor funding for independent media, further regulation supporting freedom of expression, and effective governance of the global information technologies that play a crucial role in the dissemination of news online. Click here to read the full book online for free. 

  • Hits: 10810
Write comment (0 Comments)

More Articles …

  1. Tibet in Agony: Lhasa 1959
  2. Gobierno del Pueblo: Opción para un Nuevo Siglo
  3. El Cero y el Infinito / Darkness at Noon
  4. If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty
  5. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
  6. On Democracy
  7. Bumerán Chávez: Los fraudes que llevaron al colapso de Venezuela
  8. Che Guevara: "Valgo más vivo que muerto"

Page 19 of 35

  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law
Lord Acton

Buscar / Search

Identificarse / Login

Identificarse / Login

  • Forgot your password?
  • Forgot your username?

Cuba: Iniciativas Democráticas

  • CUBA, ¿Ideología o Filosofía?
  • Visiones para una Transición – Propuestas
  • Reforma Constitucional y Libertad Religiosa en Cuba
  • La transición en Cuba: Memoria Histórica, Justicia Transicional y Reconciliación Nacional. Visión y propuestas
  • MANIFIESTO DE JUSTICIA SOCIAL PARA LA CUBA DEL FUTURO

Información Básica / Basic Information

  • European Citizen's Initiative
  • World Elections Information & Results / Información y resultados electorales en todo el mundo
  • European Parliament - Political Groupings & Composition
  • ¿Qué es el Consejo de Europa? / What is the Council of Europe?
  • Cronograma electoral de América Latina
  • Plebiscitos en América Latina: una breve reseña
  • Teoría del Referendo y el Plebiscito

Hacer una donación
/ Donate now

  • Audiencia Nacional española desata crisis diplomática con China

    Dictó una orden de busca y captura contra cinco miembros de la nomenclatura china por delitos de lesa humanidad y genocidio contra el pueblo tibetano Exteriores alega que la división de poderes le impide influir en los jueces El expresidente Jiang Zemin y el exprimer ministro Li Peng (ambos en la...

  • Los malos usos de la Historia

    Una guerra dinástica, típica del Antiguo Régimen, no se puede explicar como un conflicto nacional entre España y Cataluña.Tampoco la unión de reinos bajo los Reyes Católicos fue el nacimiento de una nación Puede que alguien que no haya dedicado mucho tiempo a pensar sobre estas cosas crea que la...

  • El fenómeno de los Bitcoins

    El Bitcoin es una moneda electrónica inventada para pagar productos o servicios que utilizan el medio cibernético para sus transacciones. No está garantizada por ningún país del mundo. No depende de ningún Banco Central. No requiere convertibilidad a través de las fronteras. Por tanto, este...

  • Carta abierta sobre las violaciones a los DDHH en Venezuela

    San José, 13 de febrero de 2014 Quiero sumar mi voz a un coro de preocupación que recorre buena parte de nuestra América. Miles de estudiantes y opositores al gobierno del Presidente Nicolás Maduro en Venezuela fueron brutalmente atacados con armas de fuego por los cuerpos de seguridad. Tres...

  • Manifiesto por los Derechos Humanos y el Dálogo Social en Venezuela

    El movimiento sindical y gremial autónomo y clasista y las organizaciones sociales, condenan y rechazan el uso inhumano e inconstitucional de los Cuerpos de Seguridad del Estado y de grupos paramilitares para reprimir las legítimas protestas estudiantiles. Se han utilizado armas de fuego contra...

Facebook
© 2003 - 2025 Participatory Democracy Cultural Initiative, Inc.
  • Noticias
    News
    • Headlines
    • Titulares
    • Cuba / Cuban Affairs
    • Venezuela / Venezuelan Affairs
    • Navegando / Browsing
  • Derechos
    H. Rights
    • Derechos Humanos / Human Rights
    • Perspectivas / Perspectives
    • Denuncias / Reports
    • Organizaciones / Campaigns
  • Economía
    Society
    • Toma nota.../Take note...
    • Perspectiva económica: Elías Amor
    • Perspectiva económica: Martínez-Solanas
    • Columnistas invitados/Guest columnists
    • Mundo Sindical / A Worker's World
  • Documentos
    Data & Referenda
    • DOCUMENTOS / DOCUMENTS
    • Documentos en Español
      • Instrumentos Internacionales y Declaraciones
      • Documentos sobre Derechos Humanos
      • Cuba: Iniciativas Democráticas
      • Documentos sobre Economía
      • Doctrina Social Cristiana
      • Otros documentos y perspectivas
      • Fundamentos / Basics
    • Documents in English
      • International Instruments & Declarations
      • Human Rights Documents
      • Documents on Economy
      • Other Documents
      • Christian Social Thought
    • Libros / Outstanding Books
    • Nosotros / About us
      Enlaces / Links
  • ELECCIONES
    Referenda
    • Elecciones / World Elections
    • Referendos / Plebiscites' articles
  • Foro
    Debate
    • Categorías / Forum categories
    • Mensajes / Recent Topics
    • Buscar / Search in Forum